Update on CUPE 2269 job action - October 8

CUPE 2269 has advised the following for Wednesday, October 8.

 

 

As part of ongoing job action, the Union will implement the following additional measures: 

 

• Engineering Technicians and Engineering Technician Coordinators will not complete technical reviews, payment processing, or issue work permits.  
• Unionized employees will not collect fees for self-led programs at The 55 Activity Centre.  

 

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 Recreation Centre or The 55 Activity Centre.
• Bylaw officers 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.
• 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:

 

• 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 8, 2025