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Dear #Vancouver,
#translink 72-hour strike notice is out. If negotiations keep going poorly by Thursday night, Friday’s commute is going to be chaotic.

“Hire more drivers & buy more buses” feels like they’re striking more for my benefit than theirs!
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Ok #Vancouver,
We don’t yet know if the #translink #transitstrike will happen Thursday midnight.

We don’t know if it’ll be a full shutdown, rolling strike, or a work-to-rule slowdown as they fulfill exactly the parameters of their contract: bc.ctvnews.ca/all-options-ar…

It’s all TBD.
Our 2001 #yvr #transitstrike lasted 123 days until legislation forced unions back to work. (cbc.ca/news/canada/br…). Then, blame was placed squarely on TransLink’s chair.

We have even more people using transit now. And unions are asking for things that benefit riders. Ridership increasing since 1999
Walking, biking, carpool, taxi, & hitchhiking were popular in 2001.

Now we have more ability to remote-work, car shares, bike shares, & more capacity to coordinate rides.

What’s your backup plan?
My plans:
I teach at SFU & UBC. I don’t want students to miss out just because they can’t get to campus, so I’m looking into remote streaming lectures.

I’ll need to carshare for my narrative game design class: I’m not doing a winter night bike commute from UBC to north shore.
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