The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George says CUPE 1699 members withdrew services from a number of locations today, including:
- 155 George Street office building
- Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill
- Shelley Regional Transfer Station
- Cummings Road Regional Transfer Station
- Mackenzie Selct Waste Landfill and Regional Transfer Station
- Vanway Regional Transfer Station
- Valemount Regional Transfer Station
The Regional District added the Union did not provide them any notice that these services would be withdrawn.
Previous job action continues as well, and CUPE 1699 members will no longer:
- perform temperature checks of compost piles or feedstock
- monitor or triage IT help desk tickets
- work overtime and will not work outside their regular scheduled hours, except as required to fulfill essential services obligations
- train managers or exempt employees in any manner, except as required in the essential services order to provide essential service levels
- collecting fees at Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill, Mackenzie Select Waste Landfill and Regional Transfer Station, Valemount Regional Transfer Station, Vanway Regional Transfer Station, Robson Valley Recreation Centre and Canoe Valley Recreation Centre
- perform any illegal dumping cleanups including all remote locations, unstaffed locations, and all illegal dumping at facility gates or outside facility boundaries
- collect fees, accept payments or assist with any financial transactions at reception or at the service centre at the 155 George Street office building including creating invoices and receipts (all payments and invoicing tasks must be completed by managers or exempt staff)
- perform the daily measuring of the active face at Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill
- create “pass cards” for landfills or transfer stations
- accept or distribute incoming mail or packages
- conduct cash runs, perform cash outs, or deliver daily deposit receipts related to customer transactions for processing including end-of-day batching of Interac terminals, as well as mid-month and month-end cash outs at all landfills, transfer stations, recreational facilities and the 155 George Street office building
According to the Regional District, the Foothills Regional Landfill remains open, but there could be a high volume of traffic at the site.
The 155 George Street building is open as well, but the following sites are closed:
- Shelley Regional Transfer Station
- Cummings Road Regional Transfer Station
- Mackenzie Selct Waste Landfill and Regional Transfer Station
- Vanway Regional Transfer Station
- Valemount Regional Transfer Station
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