2008 Toronto Transit Commission strike

Strike action by Toronto Transit Commission employees January 2022 thumb|right|Damage caused during the labour disruption On April 26, 2008, employees at the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) went on strike.https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/torontonians-in-shock-after-transit-workers-strike/ Torontonians in shock after transit workers strike April 26, 2008 CTV News Toronto May 25, 2019 May 25, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190525185546/https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/torontonians-in-shock-after-transit-workers-strike-1.291607 live http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=848785 TTC Settlement Rejected by Union April 26, 2008 April 30, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080430210901/http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=848785 live All TTC bus, streetcar and subway service was suspended, leaving thousands of people stranded across the city.https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/world/americas/27canada.html?ref=world Toronto Transit Workers Strike Suddenly, Stranding Thousands April 26, 2008 The New York Times April 26, 2008 May 3, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180503050553/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/world/americas/27canada.html?ref=world live Although the strike action was legal, the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 113 did not provide 48-hour notice of the service withdrawal as they had previously promised they would do. Instead, the ATU only provided 90 minutes' notice before the service withdrawal.TTC workers on strike Toronto Star https://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/418713 April 26, 2008 April 26, 2008 Tess Kalinowski Noor Javed April 27, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080427181913/http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/418713 live Bob Kinnear, president of ATU Local 113, claimed that the lack of an advance notice was necessary to protect the TTC employees from "angry and irrational members of the public". General synopsis Strike shuts down Toronto's transit system The strike occurred when the two unions, ATU Local 113 and Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 2, voted 65% to reject the offer made on April 20, 2008. The result of the ratification vote was completed just after 10:00 p.m. on April 25 and Torontonians and TTC employees were given approximately 90 minutes' notice before the job action began. The rejected offer had offered TTC operators a 3% wage increase each year for three years. Some operators and maintenance staff were not pleased with the offer. There were also concerns over the injury compensation package and, according to some reports, contracting out work.https://transittoronto.ca/archives/weblog/2008/04/25-workers_re.shtml Workers Reject Deal. Strike on at Midnight https://web.archive.org/web/20220113193547/https://transittoronto.ca/archives/weblog/2008/04/25-workers_re.shtml January 13, 2022 live January 13, 2022 April 25, 2008 TTC employees voiced their concerns over the week prior to the strike. Back-to-work legislation Toronto transit workers ordered back to work thumb|left|Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty At approximately 11:45 p.m. on April 25, minutes before the strike began, Toronto mayor David Miller held a news conference stating that the strike action was "unacceptable and irresponsible" after the ATU failed to comply with the initial 48-hour strike notice and the subsequent rejection of the contract.https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2008/04/26/ttc_strikes_as_deal_falls_apart.html TTC strikes as deal falls apart Kalinowski Tess April 26, 2008 Toronto Star May 25, 2019 May 25, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190525185545/https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2008/04/26/ttc_strikes_as_deal_falls_apart.html live The mayor made a special request to Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty asking him to seek back-to-work legislation, a special law that would block the TTC strike from continuing. By 12:30 p.m. on April 26, the provincial government had signed an Order in Council allowing for a rare Sunday sitting of the Ontario legislature to consider a bill (Bill 66) to order the union and its members back to work.Benzie Robert Curtis Rush Order in council signed Toronto Star April 26, 2008 https://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/418772 April 26, 2008 April 27, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080427181934/http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/418772 live On April 27, 2008, Bill 66 was unanimously passed by the Ontario Legislature, a process which only took 30 minutes. The law was quickly given royal assent by David Onley, the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, and it came into force at 2 p.m. The TTC was given a few hours to ensure the system was ready to operate and to build up service. Most transit service resumed by that evening.TTC ordered back to work Toronto Star April 27, 2008 https://www.thestar.com/GTA/Transportation/article/418964 April 27, 2008 Rob Ferguson Paola Loriggio Francine Kopun April 30, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080430004235/http://www.thestar.com/GTA/Transportation/article/418964 live Offer Term: three years, expiring March 31, 2011 Wages: April 1, 2008 – 3%; April 1, 2009 – 3%; April 1, 2010 – 3% Vision Care: $300 every 2 years; plus $50 for exams Dental Care: major restorative, including implants up to $2,500 Orthodontic: up to $4,000 (50% TTC coverage) Physio & Chiro: $1,000 max ($35 per visit) Long-term Disability: $2,550 max, per month Source: TTChttp://torontoist.com/2008/04/ttc_agreement_d.php TTC Strike 2008: Negotiated Settlement Details April 27, 2008 April 30, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080430221612/http://torontoist.com/2008/04/ttc_agreement_d.php live See also Organized labour Ontario 2006 Toronto Transit Commission wildcat strike Adam Giambrone, city councillor and Chair of the TTC Toronto Transit Commission personnel References External links TTC website TTC Watch Toronto Transit Commission strike, 2008 Category:Labour disputes in Ontario Category:Toronto Transit Commission Toronto Transit Commission strike, 2008 Toronto Transit Commission strike, 2008 Category:Amalgamated Transit Union Category:Transportation labour disputes in Canada Toronto Transit Commission strike, 2008