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Metro Vancouver transit users are facing another possible strike.

The union representing 900 SkyTrain workers in the region has issued a 72-hour strike notice to its employer, the BC Rapid Transit Company.

CUPE 7000 says in a statement that no significant progress has been made on key issues, after four full days of mediation and more than 40 days of direct bargaining.

The union says bargaining is ongoing and it will release an update Saturday on the possible job action.

The notice comes the day after members of another union representing transit workers voted to ratify a tentative agreement, averting full-scale strike action.

Unifor members, including bus drivers and Seabus operators, agreed to a three-year collective agreement with Coast Mountain Bus Company that will see wage increases of up to three per cent.

CUPE 7000 represents SkyTrain attendants, control operators, administrators, maintenance and technical staff.

"We are still committed to reaching an agreement at the table, and our committee will make itself available day and night, over the weekend, to reach a fair deal without any interruption of service," Tony Rebelo, president of CUPE 7000, says in a statement.

"We will need to work very hard to reach a deal that addresses our concerns about wages, forced overtime, staffing levels and trades adjustment language, among other issues."

Members of the union voted 96.8 per cent in favour of striking if a contract can't be reached, on Nov. 21.

Canada Line and West Coast Express are not affected by these negotiations.

The last contract expired on August 31, 2019.