CUPE 2269 job action update - October 14

CUPE 2269 has advised the following for Tuesday, October 14:

• Unionized employees will not provide equipment or technical support for in-person or online meetings, with the exception of Council Meetings held in Council Chambers. 

• Unionized employees will not provide access to systems to facilitate non-Union employees performing struck work, nor any related onboarding. 
• Unionized employees will not assist in the creation of any manuals or instructional materials on how to perform Union work.
• Unionized employees will not collect fees for Police Information Checks. 
• Unionized employees will not escort contractors or tradespeople at the Squamish RCMP detachment. 

For clarity, the following measures also remain in place:

• A standby and overtime ban across the Public Works department.
• Unionized employees will not collect drop-in admission fees at Brennan Park or the 55 Activity Centre.
• Unionized employees will not collect fees for self-led programs at the 55 Activity Centre.  
• Unionized employees will not verify that patrons have paid admission before entering the ice arena.
• Unionized employees will not issue parking tickets.
• Unionized employees will not process in-person payments for Business Licence Applications, Building Permits, Planning Permits, Bulk Water Payments, Water On/Off, or Engineering Service Agreements.
• Unionized employees will not issue eApply folder numbers, access codes or enter payment information into Flowpoint.
• Engineering Technicians and Engineering Technician Coordinators will not complete technical reviews, payment processing, or issue work permits.   
• Unionized employees will not train, instruct, or provide guidance to exempt managers or employees on how to perform Union work.

In terms of any additional anticipated public impacts the District advises of the following:

• Equipment or technical support for in-person or online meetings will be provided by non-Union staff.
• Access to systems to facilitate non-Union employees performing struck work, and any related onboarding will be provided by non-Union employees.
• Any assistance in the creation of any manuals or instructional materials on how to perform Union work will be provided by non-Union employees.
• Fees will continue to be accepted for Police Information Checks. Collection of payments will be undertaken by non-Union employees.
• Contractors or tradespeople at the Squamish RCMP detachment will be escorted by non-Union employees.
• Verification of paid admission before entering the ice arena will be undertaken by non-Union staff.
• Technical reviews, payment processing, and the issuance of work permits will be undertaken by non-Union staff.
• In-person Building, Planning and Engineering payments will continue to be accepted at Municipal Hall. Collection of payments will continue, and will be undertaken by non-Union staff.
• Online Building, Planning and Engineering payments will continue to be accepted at squamish.ca/online-services.
• Collection of recreation user fees will continue (including self-led and drop-in program fees), and will be undertaken by non-Union staff.

 As an assurance to residents, essential services to maintain the health and safety of the community have been designated by the Labour Relations Board of BC and certain unionized staff working in these areas have been designated as essential service workers. These include services such as water supply and distribution, wastewater (sewage) treatment and collections, snow and ice control, and fire and police protection. Essential service workers will continue to perform their role during any strike action.

For a complete list of impacts from CUPE 2269 job action, view the Current Operational and Service Impacts section at squamish.ca/strike.

 

 

October 14, 2025