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As of 12 mins ago the TTC went on Strike.
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Originally Posted by Carlos Tevez
Saw this on CP24 trying to look for the Suns/Spurs game
Word I got a text at like 11:45 and was like "the hell is this from?"Originally Posted by Khonfruntashun
I was on my way home from Hamilton when I got a text message about the strike.
Originally Posted by Freshsince1982
Smart move by the TTC to stirke the way they did.
A) think of had they striked on a week night, i know some people were stranded, by thousands less then if they had walked off on a monday night at 12 am.
B) it puts alot of pressure on the union to reach a deal asap.
One of the issues is, if a worker gets hurt on the job, they only get 80% pay. At my job if I was to get hurt, i get 100%, I think its more than fair they get the 100%. Im rootin for them
Rob Ferguson
Francine Kopun
Toronto Star
A law ordering 9,000 striking TTC staff back to work was passed this afternoon, in time to get transit service rolling later today and avoid commuter chaos tomorrow.
"When people can't get to work that's a major problem," said Labour Minister Brad Duguid.
MPPs from al three parties gathered for a rare Sunday sitting at Queen's Park. It took them just 31 minutes to unanimously pass the law, prompted by Friday night's abrupt and unexpected shutdown of the country's transit system.
^True. They aren't the nicest people at times.
im pretty sure 80% is standard injured unionized employee rate, but idk that for sure. if someone can correct me, please do.Originally Posted by Carlos Tevez
Originally Posted by Freshsince1982
Smart move by the TTC to stirke the way they did.
A) think of had they striked on a week night, i know some people were stranded, by thousands less then if they had walked off on a monday night at 12 am.
B) it puts alot of pressure on the union to reach a deal asap.
One of the issues is, if a worker gets hurt on the job, they only get 80% pay. At my job if I was to get hurt, i get 100%, I think its more than fair they get the 100%. Im rootin for them
Are you kidding me?
These guys are the laziest pieces of crap in the city. They make $30/hr to drive a stinkin bus around and they still complain. When someone asks for directions they are snarky and rude.
At the very least they could show up on time but they cant even do that. I cant tell you how many times I've left my house 10 minutes BEFORE the bus was supposed to arrive only to see it pass me by. How about Scarborough Town Centre where the bus will either leave 5 minutes before its supposed to or show up 10 minutes late?
Ticket collectors make $35/hour and they cant even do that right. Most of the time I see them playing video games or reading something. 90% of the time I dont even put my fare in if I see their not paying attention.
They should be grateful to be making all that money without any skills at all. Immigrant workers would do their jobs at 1/2 the wage.
At the end of the day, ticket prices are annually increasing while services are decreasing. TTC fares are increasing faster than the rate of inflation. After this strike is settled it wont be long before fares are $3 each and metropasses are $120. As usual, gas prices will be blamed, not greedy TTC employees.
I agree with everything here. I would love to get $30/hour guaranteed - that's $62,000 a year. I actually make much more than that, however, myjob security is virtually non existant. An interesting quote from a toronto star articleOriginally Posted by Carlos Tevez
Originally Posted by Freshsince1982
Smart move by the TTC to stirke the way they did.
A) think of had they striked on a week night, i know some people were stranded, by thousands less then if they had walked off on a monday night at 12 am.
B) it puts alot of pressure on the union to reach a deal asap.
One of the issues is, if a worker gets hurt on the job, they only get 80% pay. At my job if I was to get hurt, i get 100%, I think its more than fair they get the 100%. Im rootin for them
Are you kidding me?
These guys are the laziest pieces of crap in the city. They make $30/hr to drive a stinkin bus around and they still complain. When someone asks for directions they are snarky and rude.
At the very least they could show up on time but they cant even do that. I cant tell you how many times I've left my house 10 minutes BEFORE the bus was supposed to arrive only to see it pass me by. How about Scarborough Town Centre where the bus will either leave 5 minutes before its supposed to or show up 10 minutes late?
Ticket collectors make $35/hour and they cant even do that right. Most of the time I see them playing video games or reading something. 90% of the time I dont even put my fare in if I see their not paying attention.
They should be grateful to be making all that money without any skills at all. Immigrant workers would do their jobs at 1/2 the wage.
At the end of the day, ticket prices are annually increasing while services are decreasing. TTC fares are increasing faster than the rate of inflation. After this strike is settled it wont be long before fares are $3 each and metropasses are $120. As usual, gas prices will be blamed, not greedy TTC employees.