Translink (Northern Ireland) controversies
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2020
Unifor launches legal challenge to TransLink layoffs
Lawsuit filed
Unifor announced that it was launching a legal challenge against layoffs by TransLink, alleging that Coast Mountain Bus Company did not provide proper notice. TransLink stated that its subsidiary had honoured the collective agreement and met its legal obligations. The dispute concerns the notice given for the layoffs, with the union contesting the subsidiary's compliance and TransLink maintaining that its legal duties were fulfilled.
Unifor said it was launching a legal challenge against TransLink’s layoffs, alleging that Coast Mountain Bus Company did not provide proper notice. TransLink said its subsidiary had honoured the collective agreement and met its legal obligations.
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Balbir Mann, president of Unifor Local 111, which represents transit operators, alleged the company didn't provide proper notice of the layoffs.
The union representing Metro Vancouver's bus drivers says it's launching a legal challenge to TransLink's recent mass layoffs.
"It is CMBC's position that it has honoured the collective agreement and met all legal obligations," the statement said.