British Columbia Labor Minister Jennifer Whiteside said she appointed veteran labor mediator Vince Ready to help negotiate a collective agreement with the union representing 911 emergency operators.
Whiteside said he appointed Ready as a “special mediator” under the province’s labor relations code as 911 call takers represented by CUPE Local 8911 and E-Comm try to reach a new collective agreement.
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Whiteside said Ready’s work begins today, and will last up to 10 days.
He said if a resolution cannot be reached within that timeframe, he can issue “binding recommendations regarding all outstanding issues.”
Whiteside said he was grateful to Ready for taking the job, which had been required by both parties to reach an agreement.
The union, which represents more than 700 emergency communications workers in B.C., issued a 72-hour strike notice after months of talks with E-Comm failed.
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