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Contract signed to end a few weeks of concrete strikes in Metro Vancouver

Members will begin returning to work on Saturday morning, says Mike Mayo, business representative at IUOE Local115

Teamsters on strike at Granville Island's Ocean Concrete. The strike by concrete truck drivers at Rempel Bros. Concrete operations started on May 20.
A team star on strike at Ocean Concrete on Granville Island. The concrete truck driver strike at Lempel Brothers began on May 20th.Photo courtesy of NICK PROCAYLO /PNG

5 weeks in Lower Mainland and Fraser ValleyAn agreement has been reached to end the concrete strike.

Rempel Bros.'s concrete truck driver strike began on May 20th.

Representative of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local115 and Rempel Bros. Concrete Negotiator A tentative agreement was reached at the end of Thursday and approved by members on Friday night.

Members will begin returning to work Saturday morning, Mike Mayo, Business Representative and Negotiation Agent Leader at IUOE Local115, said in a news release.

"There is no doubt that the desperately needed spout will start this weekend. Members can rest assured that their work will be safe in the future," Mayo said. ..

Initially, trade unions identified the main concerns that led to the conflict: working hours, missed breaks, wages, and the right to refuse excessive overtime, and drivers did not have enough breaks14 I was asked to work overtime.

The strike initially affected more than 50% of Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley construction projects, targeting residential, industrial and public infrastructure projects such as the Pattullo Bridge replacement and Broadway. It was made. Subway project.

The parties worked with the mediator, Jacquie De Aguayo, the former chair of the Labor Relations Commission.

"This was a tough negotiation. Both sides were so strong in what they wanted that they would not have been able to find a solution to the strike without the help of mediator De Aguayo." Said Josh Towsley, Assistant Business Manager. 49}

  1. Teamsters on strike at Granville Island's Ocean Concrete at 1415 Johnston St. in Vancouver BC., on June 7, 2022.

    Strike by a concrete truck operator stagnating construction throughout Metro Vancouver
  2. The Lafarge cement plant in Richmond has curtailed production while it races to repair damage from a May 31 fire.

    Lafarge cement plant cuts production, B.C. Added to concrete shortage

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