A union representing employees of the Canada Line is expected to continue talks until at least 4 p.m. today in an effort to avert a strike.
Stephanie Smith, president of the BC Government and Service Employees' Union, says negotiations with Protrans BC are proceeding with the help of a negotiator after 72 hours' strike notice was served.
She says employees of the Canada Line, which runs between Richmond and Vancouver and to and from the airport, are paid three per cent less than those doing the same jobs on the SkyTrain.
About 180 workers including attendants, control room operators and administrators voted 98 per cent in favour of strike action.
The vote happened in November over their demands for fair wages.