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The municipal labour dispute inches toward fourweek mark JENNIFER THUNCHER
jthuncher@lodestarmedia.ca
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he hope of both sides is that by the time this story hits newsstands on Thursday, there will be a deal in place between the District of Squamish and Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 2269. As of press deadline, however, that isn’t looking promising. Next week will mark four weeks since the dispute first resulted in job disruptions. Most recently, union president Celeste Bickford said that bringing in a third party was the only way forward given the breakdown in the relationship. Mayor Armand Hurford said the District interpreted that request for a mediator as a step forward, and back to the negotiating table. “It is welcome news that the union has expressed willingness to return to the bargaining table and seek the assistance of a mediator; we see this offer as an indication that the union is willing to move and compromise to reach an agreement,” Hurford said in a statement over the weekend. PHOTO BY JENNIFER THUNCHER/THE SQUAMISH CHIEF
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CUPE Local 2269 members on the picket line outside of The 55 Activity Centre Oct. 19.
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