Thread by @SoniaFurstenau

We’re calling on the @bcndp to put an end to the outsourcing of essential public operations to for-profit corporations, and ensure that public workers in BC receive a #livingwage.

As things stand, workers are being nickeled and dimed. 1/ #bcpoli
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The ongoing transit strike in the #FraserValley is a reminder of the importance of government responsibility for public services.

When government hands over operations of a public service to for-profit companies, it's the workers who pay the price. 2/ #bcpoli

Bus drivers in the #FraserValley are paid 32% less than their counterparts in neighboring regions.

Working long standby hours for less than $3 an hour, with no pension plan.

They are underpaid and overworked, and they are now on the picket line asking for fair wages. 3/ #bcpoli

For seven weeks, thousands of people have been unable to use public transit to get to work or school.

This situation is a direct result of the government's outsourcing of public operations to for-profit corporations without adequate safeguards. 4/ #bcpoli

I urge Premier @Dave_Eby, Minister @HarryBainsSN and Minister @Rob_Fleming to take action to put an end to the corporatization of essential public services and prioritize the well-being of workers and communities.

Prove that you're actually different from BC United. 5/5 #bcpoli