Strike data is gathered by AI agents and can make mistakes. Please double-check the sources. Learn how it works
← Back to 🇨🇦 Canada strikes

Metro Vancouver: Coast Mountain Bus Company job action expanded from 2 September 2026

The dates for this strike have changed since the original announcement.

See the updates below for details.

Last Updated:

Minor Public transport

Transit operators at Coast Mountain Bus Company, which runs buses, SeaBus and community shuttles across Metro Vancouver for TransLink, escalated their job action on 2 September 2026 by taking the recovery breaks in their contract at route termini instead of skipping them to keep buses on time. On 3 September 2026, Unifor also said it was withdrawing voluntary union services and support provided to acting supervisors. Buses, SeaBus and shuttles continue to run, with limited delays expected on some routes.

Talks resumed on Saturday 12 September 2026 at the request of mediator Trevor Sones, the first bargaining since members rejected the last offer. The job action continues while the parties meet; buses, SeaBus and community shuttles keep running with limited delays.

This alert was originally created on 3 September 2026.

Public Impact

🚌 Bus

Effective Dates

Updates

Sep 23, 2026
✅ Completed
The job action ended when a tentative agreement was reached on 13 September 2026; Unifor members ratified the agreement on 21 September (68% in favour), so no bus or SeaBus strike will take place.
Sep 23, 2026
✎ Update
The dispute is over. The recovery-break job action was suspended when the union and Coast Mountain Bus Company reached a new tentative agreement on 13 September, and members ratified it on 21 September with 68 per cent in favour. Buses, SeaBus and community shuttles run normally.
Sep 13, 2026
🛑 Canceled
Coast Mountain Bus Company said on 12 September 2026 that it reached a tentative contract agreement with Metro Vancouver transit operators, ending the ongoing job action while buses, SeaBus and community shuttles continue running.
Sep 13, 2026
✎ Update
Unifor and Coast Mountain Bus Company returned to the bargaining table on Saturday 12 September at the request of mediator Trevor Sones. The job action continues in the meantime and buses, SeaBus and community shuttles keep running, with limited delays on some routes.
Sep 7, 2026
✎ Update
The job action at Coast Mountain Bus Company is continuing. Operators are taking their full recovery breaks at route termini, and TransLink continues to say that service impacts are limited and will be communicated through Transit Alerts. Buses, SeaBus and community shuttles are running. No new bargaining dates have been announced.
Sep 6, 2026
✎ Update
The job action widened on 3 September 2026, when Unifor said it would also withdraw voluntary union services and support provided to acting supervisors while buses, SeaBus and community shuttles continued running.

Organizers

Affected Locations

  • Metro Vancouver
  • British Columbia

Sources

📲
Strikes change — follow this one from your phone
Dates move, actions get called off, new ones pop up. With the app, the latest on this strike is always one tap away. Planning a trip? Add it and see which strikes could affect your dates.
Get the app → iOS & Android
AI AI-Assisted Content: This alert was compiled by AI agents and may contain inaccuracies. Please check the cited sources above. Learn more about our AI.

Know the strike news in your country?

Our system finds strikes; people make sure they are right. Become a country editor — about 10 to 15 minutes a day.

Become an editor