See who else is on strike today?
London transit strike.
11/18/09 Traffic not so bad on the roads today. Seems like commuters have arranged alternative arrangements successfully. Came across this article today
According to some workers, LTC manager Larry Ducharme's $137,000 salary in 2008 represents a 28% jump over his 2004 salary of $107,000. lfpress.com
11/17/09 Commuters, college students and school kids running around without a head today! Bus drivers picketing at the company headquarters Highbury Ave. Para transit is working.
What does LTC management have to say? LTC has offered the union a 9% increase during three years, including an 8.3% wage hike and improved dental and disability benefits and working conditions.
(This is a very generous offer, most managements from transit companies world wide are now offering a zero percent raise this year. Who gets dental now a days? What is the hourly wage for drivers and mechanics? Please let us know. )
What does union say? Union demanding 20% pay raise.
11/16/09 London Ontario 450 transit bus drivers to strike at midnight tonight. Talks did not end well yesterday, after several months of negotiations.
Here's what LTC has to say
Commuters better make plans tonight, find your walking shoes, find a ride, get your bike out.
All routes effected, Waterloo, Wellington, Grenfell, Dundas, Northridge, Fanshawe, Bradle, Queens, Stoney Creek, Highbury...
Local businesses be prepared to loose income.
Last strike was 30 years ago.
We need local source!
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London Ontario transit, 35 routes, 75,000 and 80,000 trips each day, 20.8 million passengers annually, including thousands of university and college students.
Heads up goes to London International Airport
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Transit Union Local 741 represents 450 transit workers.
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