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Picket line going up around BC Place Monday morning
VANCOUVER/CKNW(AM980)
Martin MacMahon | Email news tips to martin.macmahon@corusent.com
1/27/2013

Unionized workers at BC Place will be going on strike Monday morning.

BC Government and Service Employees Union Spokesperson Karen Tankard says the workers have been without a contract since May, and are taking action after talks didn't go anywhere last week.

"The main sticking point is job security. There is work that goes on in BC Place that is being contracted out to private contractors that our members believe they should be doing. They're worried about their jobs going forward."

No events at the stadium are expected to be affected by the strike.

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  1. KenS_33 posted on 01/28/2013 08:13 AM
    Really!! Job security, in the real world, you keep your job by working hard.
  2. StephenG_3 posted on 01/28/2013 10:30 AM
    Job Security, should not be permitted as such promotes a lazy attitude by workers.
    1. Ken280 posted on 01/28/2013 02:59 PM
      @StephenG_3 You have not had a union job I see! Statement like yours show Ignorances.Do you honestly see union people just sitting down and doing no work and keep their Jobs,you will say they are protected for this,think again and tell us what you really know ! Haha, let me hear all your foolish crap of spin as you liberals/Con of the coalition love to spew and to whom are you trying to sway! The great unwashed and uneducated as you right winged zealots love to proclaim! Go NDP Go
  3. AlexK posted on 01/28/2013 10:54 AM
    Wow ,,, Ignorance is bliss ,,Ken and Stephen you should look into things before you pontificate. BC Place is a good employer and treat staff fairly well , staff are very motivated and work hard. Most are part time and hold multiple jobs to survive.They just want more of the opprotunnity instead of outside contractors getting the work. And if the Libs' stopped raising the price of everything , Transit, Medical ,,etc etc maybe they would settle for no increase. Hopefully your employer is not doing that to you ,,, but you may live in your Moms' basement for all I know ?
    1. commonsense posted on 01/28/2013 04:27 PM
      @AlexK Libs do not raise transit fees. TransLink does. But, federally and municipally, those governments need to be credited for increasing rates, fees and taxes as well.
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  4. taxed to death posted on 01/28/2013 12:28 PM
    leave the picket line up till the times of india is over lets see how chubby clake does then!
  5. speakup posted on 01/28/2013 02:16 PM
    NO events effected???
    Then why are they striking and who are they striking against?

    Toobad it was not a teh hockey arena
    NOW that would be FUNNY

    wonder how many HOCKEY fans are UNION MEMBERS
    isn't that one of the unspoken brotherships of Union peeps
    Support and no line crossing?
    WELL it is HOCKEy and I think that probably surpasses all brotherhoods!
    WORD!
    1. Ken280 posted on 01/28/2013 03:02 PM
      @speakup they are in a union also bleep up!
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