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A union local that represents nearly 12,000 Toronto Transit Commission workers says it has struck a deal with management, averting a strike that would have caused chaos for millions of commuters.
Muriel Draaisma · CBC News
· Posted: Jun 06, 2024 9:32 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 minutes ago
Will the TTC go on strike? Union, transit agency set to speakThe leaders of both the Toronto Transit Commission and ATU Local 113, the union that represents some three quarters of the agency’s workers, are set to speak with reporters after the strike deadline passes at midnight ET. The union says workers are ready to strike as of 2 a.m. ET if a new deal isn’t reached.
A union local that represents nearly 12,000 Toronto Transit Commission workers says it has struck a deal with management, averting a strike that would have caused chaos for millions of commuters.
The Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 113 said in an update shortly after 11:30 p.m. that it has reached a framework that allows it to put a planned strike on hold. The union local had planned to strike at midnight Thursday if no deal had been reached with the TTC.
“We will continue to work through details and to arrive at a fair and reasonable contract that we can recommend to our members to ratify,” ATU Local 113 said in the update.
“Our demands have been reasonable. We asked the TTC for assurance on job security, for protections on contracting out our jobs, for improvement in benefits for active members and pensioners. Today we finally saw action on these critical issues.”
The union local said it would continue to provide updates as things progress.
Leaders of the TTC and ATU LOcal 113 are expected to speak at a news conference. You can watch that in the player above.
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Muriel Draaisma is a reporter and writer at CBC News in Toronto. She likes to write about social justice issues. She has previously worked for the Vancouver Sun, Edmonton Journal and Regina Leader-Post. She is originally from B.C. Have an idea for a story? You can reach her at muriel.draaisma@cbc.ca.
