Strike shuts down Toronto's transit system
{{date|April 26, 2008}}
{{Canada}}
[[Image:Ttc-streetcar.jpg|thumb|left|200px|A Toronto streetcar]]
Public transit service in [[w:Toronto|Toronto]] was suddenly shut down for Saturday when [[w:Toronto Transit Commission|Toronto Transit Commission]] workers rejected a draft labour contract on Friday.

The transit operator's major union, [[w:Amalgamated Transit Union|Amalgamated Transit Union]] Local 113, reneged on an earlier promise to give 48 hours notice before taking strike action. This about-face prompted Toronto Mayor [[w:David Miller (Canadian politician)|David Miller]] to condemn the union's actions as "unacceptable" and "irresponsible".

Meanwhile, the Ontario provincial government is preparing a back-to-work law this weekend. If this is passed on Sunday, Toronto's transit service would likely resume for the Monday morning [[w:Rush hour|rush hour]].

Toronto transit advocate Steve Munro reacted to the strike situation noting communication problems from the Local 113 union. He further commented that "Local 113 has blown its relationship with the most pro-labour Commission and Council they could hope to have across the bargaining table.  From here on, who can trust their signature on a contract?"

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== Sources ==
{{wikipedia|2008 Toronto Transit Commission strike}}
*{{source|url=http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/418713
|title=TTC workers on strike
|author=Tess Kalinowski, Noor Javed
|pub=Toronto Star
|date=April 26, 2008}}
*{{source|url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/04/26/ttc-saturday.html
|title=Toronto transit strike could be short-lived
|author=
|pub=CBC News
|date=April 26, 2008}}
*{{source|url=http://www.canada.com/topics/news/story.html?id=6fc00ec3-68cb-4914-b0fe-5f01e4d35b61
|title=Transit strike begins in Toronto
|author=Katie Rook
|pub=CanWest News Service
|date=April 26, 2008}}
* [http://stevemunro.ca/?p=819 Toronto transit observer Steve Munro: "Is Local 113 Out Of Its Mind?"], Steve Munro's Website (blog)

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[[Category:North America]]
[[Category:Canada]]
[[Category:Ontario]]
[[Category:Toronto, Ontario]]
[[Category:Politics and conflicts]]
[[Category:Transport]]
[[Category:Rail transport]]
A Toronto streetcar
Public transit service in Toronto was suddenly shut down for Saturday when Toronto Transit Commission workers rejected a draft labour contract on Friday.

The transit operator's major union, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 113, reneged on an earlier promise to give 48 hours notice before taking strike action. This about-face prompted Toronto Mayor David Miller to condemn the union's actions as "unacceptable" and "irresponsible".

Meanwhile, the Ontario provincial government is preparing a back-to-work law this weekend. If this is passed on Sunday, Toronto's transit service would likely resume for the Monday morning rush hour.

Toronto transit advocate Steve Munro reacted to the strike situation noting communication problems from the Local 113 union. He further commented that "Local 113 has blown its relationship with the most pro-labour Commission and Council they could hope to have across the bargaining table.  From here on, who can trust their signature on a contract?"
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