Fraser Valley Regional Library issues 72-hour lockout notice

Libraries across the Lower Mainland are going to be dark and devoid of life this weekend after the Fraser Valley Regional Library announced a 72-hour lockout notice on Tuesday (March 3).
The notice comes after a failure to meet an agreement in the lengthy contract negotiation with CUPE 1698, which represents more than 300 library workers in the Fraser Valley.
Negotiations have been ongoing since June 2025, but no actual bargaining has taken place since November.
Using a mediator appointed by the