DCL 21081 Limojet strike update/news
Published by Patrick March 30th, 2006 in DCL's, Lower Mainland, Photos Tags: dcl, limojet, Photos, strike, vancouver.Update @ 2PM: Unionized FedEx workers refused to make deliveries to the entire complex where LimoJet’s main office is located. Picketing continues as talks have resumed on both sides. Here are some photos from the picket line.
Picket lines went up at 8:30 a.m. this morning in front of the Limojet offices on Shell Road in Richmond. When Principal Herb Dhaliwal decided to leave the Limojet offices, PSAC Members blocked Herb’s exit using Limousines and their bodies. Despite his best efforts, Herb was unable to leave the parking lot. A few minutes later after parking his car Herb was seen leaving the area on foot and was picked up moments later on Shell Road.
Picket at Vancouver Airport not expected to disrupt services
Mar, 30 2006 - 8:10 AM - VANCOUVER/CKNW(AM980) - A picket line at Vancouver’s International Airport is not expected to disrupt services this morning, unless you’re planning to take a limousine.
Contract talks between Limo Jet Gold and its unionized drivers have broken off, so the 30-members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada have walked off the job.
Union leader Patti Ducharme says there are no immediate plans to move the picket line away from the company’s head office on shell road. “First thing this morning, no, but I wouldn’t rule out us moving those picket lines from corporate headquarters to other operational bases during the course of the day,” Ducharme said.
Ducharme says talks broke off shortly before midnight.
The company is owned by former Liberal MP and Cabinet Minister Herb Dhaliwal.
source: cknw.com