[psa] TTC on strike as of midnight...

[misskitty_79]

When I got on the streetcar to work this evening, my driver informed me that I shouldn't stay out late, since they were going on strike.

Confirmation can be found in the following links:

• Google news search;
• ATU Local 113's press release

Updated @ 01h20: Mayor David Miller says TTC workers will be ordered back to work:

• Unacceptable and irresponsible;
• We've got people downtown tonight who might have relied on public transit. How are they going to get home?

Updated again @ 10h10: Sunday legislation possible:

• TTC back by Monday? (good article, though I'm not sure where/why the sports tie-in occurred)

Comments

[tehjos.livejournal.com]

Oh fucking great. If they're not back in service by Sunday night, I'm gonna miss work.... Grr.

[gashin.livejournal.com]

It's always too bad when city governments don't give enough of a shit about unions, union workers, and the transit-using segment of the population to avoid likes of public transport strikes.

[horsetraveller.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the info. I'm coming to Toronto tomorrow and had planned to Greyhound/TTC it. But it seems more secure if I drive my own little car.