Prior to 1981 Para-transit in Vancouver was done by small non profit organizations. The disabled community mounted a campaign to have the government provide public transportation for people with disabilities. Thanks to the efforts of people like Tim Louis they were successful. A public transit system for people with disabilities labelled “HandyDART” was created in 1981. It was a disappointment to the disabled community that this new service was to be contracted out.
Workers and clients in HandyDART were marginalised under ridiculous contracts that split the lower mainland into fragments. Vancouver City alone, until 1984, was divided into multiple service providers. Workers for the largest provider, Pacific Transit Cooperative were organized into the Amalgamated Transit Union.
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Workers have been struggling for almost three decades for recognition within the “TransLink family”.
At present we fight a David vs. Goliath battle against MV Transportation, an American corporation. TransLink awarded a three year contract to this company that wants to decimate working conditions ...
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