72 hour strike notice served on Hertz – YVR and downtown Vancouver

Burnaby, BC – COPE 378 has now served 72 hour strike notice on Hertz rental cars and will be in a position to take job action as early as Friday morning.
COPE advised earlier today that talks had broken off and the mediator had booked out of negotiations. The union has been in mediation with Hertz since January following a unanimous strike vote by employees at Hertz Rental Cars.
“No one wants to shut down services during the Olympics and we have been working extremely hard to avoid this situation by getting Hertz to negotiate a fair agreement,” said Ross. “But we have a very strong mandate from our members and it is obvious the employer is completely unwilling to work with us.”
Hertz is one of the largest car rental companies in the world and has operated for 80 years. COPE 378 has represented employees at Hertz Canada since 1969.

-30-

Contact: Lori Winstanley 778 828 4039 or 604 473 3862