Re: Transit strike

From
Sharon Speirs <sspeirs@thekey.com>
To
Claudia Vasquez <claudia.vasquez@thekey.com>
CC
Anna Ranay <aranay@thekey.com>, Elizabeth Manjarrez <emanjarrez@thekey.com>, Home Care Assistance2 <homecareassistancescheduling@homecareassistance.com>, Robin Behl <rbehl@thekey.com>, Timothy Thomas <tt@thekey.com>
Date
Sun, 21 Jan 2024 17:50:40 -0800
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Perfect Claudia
Thank you


Sharon, Speirs

Canadian Staffing Manager

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On Sun, Jan 21, 2024 at 4:00 PM Claudia Vasquez <claudia.vasquez@thekey.com>
wrote:

> Hi team,
>
> Please note the following bus route will still be operating in the event
> of a strike, hopefully this also helps us a bit and all skytrain lines will
> be operating. As of now, they have changed the time from 3 am to 1 am
> tomorrow.
>
> The following bus routes are not operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company,
> so they *will be* operating:
>
>    - 214 Blueridge / Phibbs Exch* (will not provide connections to
>    Vancouver)
>    - 215 Indian River / Phibbs Exch
>    - 227 Lynn Valley Centre / Phibbs Exchange
>    - 250 Horseshoe Bay / Dundarave / Vancouver
>    - 251 Queens / Park Royal
>    - 252 Inglewood / Park Royal
>    - 253 Caulfield / Vancouver / Park Royal
>    - 254 British Properties / Park Royal / Van
>    - 255 Dundarave / Capilano University
>    - 256 Whitby Estate / Park Royal / Spuraway
>    - 262 Lions Bay / Caulfield
>    - 280 Bluewater / Snug Cove
>    - 281 Eagle Cliff / Snug Cove
>    - 282 Mt Gardner / Snug Cove
>    - 370 Cloverdale / Willowbrook
>    - 372 Clayton Heights / Langley Centre
>    - 560 Murrayville / Langley Centre
>    - 561 Langley Centre / Brookswood
>    - 562 Langley Centre / Walnut Grove
>    - 563 Langley Centre / Fernridge
>    - 564 Langley Ctr / Willowbrook
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 21, 2024 at 3:20 PM Robin Behl <rbehl@thekey.com> wrote:
>
>> Thank you, Sharon. Appreciate it. So that everyone is aware- below is the
>> message I have sent to the caregivers.
>>
>> Subject - Important Notice Regarding Potential Transit Disruption
>>
>>  Dear Team, I trust this message finds you well. I wanted to bring to
>> your attention the possibility of a transit strike commencing tomorrow
>> morning. While this information has not been confirmed, it is essential
>> that we remain proactive in ensuring our ability to fulfill our commitments
>> to our clients. Kindly make necessary arrangements to independently reach
>> your client's residence, bearing in mind that it is your responsibility to
>> arrive punctually and depart from the client's house on schedule.
>>
>> As of now, the sky trains including Canada line remain unaffected, and
>> the blue buses in West Vancouver will continue their services. While we
>> will make every effort to assist you, it is crucial that you take the
>> initiative to plan your commute as close to the client's house as possible.
>>
>> Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in this matter.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> On Jan 21, 2024, at 3:16 PM, Sharon Speirs <sspeirs@thekey.com> wrote:
>>
>> Team
>> It is still not 100 % confirmed but transit could go on strike as of 3 am
>> Monday morning if the mediation is not where the union wants- it would be
>> 48 hours of total shutdown.
>> Robin is sending out a message to all of the caregivers essentially
>> saying they should be proactive in figuring out how to get to their clients
>> as it simply is not feasible or realistic to think we are going to cover
>> all of the costs.
>> That being said here is what our conversations should look like
>>
>> 1. Can you get to a sky train station or Canada line? West coast express
>> is also working and it goes to waterfront
>>
>> 2. One arrived at those locations is there a blue bus  that can get you
>> to your clients?
>> All blue buses in west Vancouver are NOT affected by the transit strike
>> 3. We can help caregivers to get to where they need to go but they have
>> to also be a part of the solution and it is not an option to get an Uber
>> from Surrey to Northvan when they can get downtown .
>> Many of our caregivers do live in households that have cars so they need
>> to ask for help from drivers in their families etc to at least get them
>> somewhere reasonable for us to help them
>> Case managers you will need to think about ensuring clients know there
>> could be delays
>> It will be crucial that everyone is available to help on the phones as it
>> could be very busy for the next couple of days
>>
>> For us we need to stay on top of this and potentially we may need to
>> assist caregivers who are in areas where there are no buses and they have
>> no alternative
>> More to come …..
>> Sharon
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Sharon, Speirs
>>
>> Canadian Staffing Manager
>>
>> 778 279 3634
>>
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> *Claudia Vasquez*
> *Staffing Manager*
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