BCRTC Fails to Inform Union of SkyTrain Safety Report

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 21, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- The BCRTC issued a third WorkSafeBC report to the British Columbia Rapid Transit Company Ltd. (BCRTC) on August 21, 2026, the report was not provided to SEIU Local 2 or the Union’s workplace health and safety committee. The report addresses the safety of union members cleaning the SkyTrain in Vancouver, employed by Dexterra Group Inc. The report was issued and emailed to the BCRTC but not to SEIU Local 2 or the Union’s health and safety committee.

SEIU Local 2 obtained a copy of the report and has been critical of BCRTC's handling of workplace safety issues. According to SEIU Local 2, some of the most concerning items in the report include the prime contractor, BCRTC, failing to coordinate health and safety activities across employers at a multi-employer site like the SkyTrain. Specifically, the report states that BCRTC is responsible for coordinating health and safety activities across employers at the multi-employer site but has failed to do so, contravening the Workers Compensation Act 24 (1), and putting workers at risk.

The report also highlights that WorkSafeBC Inspection Report #202618976951A, p.3, found that BCRTC has been inspecting Dexterra’s operations since they took over the contract in February 2026 but did not focus on Occupational Health & Safety until July or August. In February, they found Dexterra lacked Safety Data Sheets. In March, they found chemicals without appropriate labels. When WorkSafeBC inspected the workplace in June, they found similar issues.

SEIU Local 2 has not been provided with a copy of the report, but a link to photographs of the report is available to the media on the Dexterra Watch website. The notice of compliance report was due to WorkSafeBC (Workers’ Compensation Board) on September 11, 2026, the same day an SEIU health and safety committee member became aware of the report’s existence.

Lenna McVeety, who is also an SEIU steward, was alerted to the report by a member of CUPE, who came across the report in their crew room. Dexterra employees do not have access to the CUPE crew room, which is kept locked.

Both BCRTC and Dexterra had ample opportunity to make SEIU and its members aware of the report. SEIU met with Sany Zein, the President and General Manager of BCRTC on September 1, 2026, and he did not mention this report. Dexterra managers participated in a joint health and safety committee meeting with SEIU on September 2, 2026, but they did not share the report, nor did they raise the issue.

SEIU Local 2 represents over 10,000 cleaners across Canada, including the Dexterra employees cleaning the SkyTrain. CUPE represents the SkyTrain attendants, control operators, and maintenance & technical staff.