Ottawa Faces an Impending Transit Strike
Posted by: Cheryl Waram in News, tags: News, strikes, unionsOC Transpo drivers, dispatchers, and maintenance workers are expected to walk off the job at 12:01am this Wednesday. Last week, members of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 279 voted overwhelmingly against the City’s offer.
The University of Ottawa has notified all students that the impending strike will have no effect on scheduled exams. It reminds students of its carpooling directory and reduced parking rates for the holiday/exam season. OC Transpo has also issued some advice for getting around town during a strike (although I’m more likely to study from home than to “Consider Cycling as an alternative” in December.)
Little distinguishes this dispute from others: as always, public opinion varies but all hope that a contract can be reached soon.
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It is so wrong that a union has the legal ability to not just directly hurt a company, but ruin the economy of a city, put innocent people out of work and hurt families. I hope that the bus drivers appreciate the harm that they brought upon the innocent. Years ago, Ronald Reagan fired all air traffic controllers, gave them a number of days to resign if they chose, and those that didn’t lost their air traffic control jobs permanently. This is what is needed here. There are a lot of people who would love to have a bus driver job. By the way, I said the same thing to, then Toronto Mayor, Mel Lastman during the last garbage strike. He didn’t have the guts to do it.
Giving employees some strength in negotiation with an employer has gotten out disproportional. Here, the damage to others is severe and they do not have direct recourse to push back. That is wrong. Citizens are victim of bully unions.
Further, I object to the secret negotiations. As an Ottawa taxpayer, I cannot see who is behaving badly, greedily, etc. I cannot decide to vote out the current city administration if I can’t judge their behaviour, nor can I see how bad the union behaviour is if I’m kept in the dark. I believe that in cases where the impact on the public is so damaging, we should be able to judge the facts. I feel helpless against the bus drivers and their unions, don’t you?
I couldn’t agree more. I believe that the secret negotiations that are occurring are ridiculous. Not knowing who is getting what, when and way is beyond ridiculous. I believe that thisneeds to be public information and if it doesn’t become so soon could create more harm than good.
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