Members of Unifor Local 114 including bus drivers, mechanics and cleaners may go on strike soon.
According to a statement from Unifor, the union issued a 72-hour strike notice to PWTransit Monday night after workers voted to reject a tentative agreement. The strike deadline is 2 p.m. Thursday.
PWTransit is contracted by BC Transit to provide services in Campbell River and the Comox Valley and work as transit operators, handy dart operators, mechanics and cleaners.
Workers were set to vote on the tentative agreement last weekend. Wages are at the core of the dispute, and the union has been asking for wages to be increased so they are on par with services in similar-sized B.C. communities.
Both regions have been plagued by a driver shortage this year, the company says it has been actively hiring but the union says the wage gap with other communities has made recruitment difficult.
With files from Grant Warkentin, Vista RadioÂ
