To Carpool or Not to Carpool: That is the Question for Transit Workers in Toronto
Controversy erupts in Toronto after the TTC informed transit employees that it isn t safe to carpool to work…driving people around on transit. January 13, 2021, 6am PST | James Brasuell |
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A controversy at Toronto s transit agency, the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), presents more evidence of the ethical challenges facing essential workers during the pandemic especially the essential workers upon which so many other essential workers depend. The TTC is directing its employees not to carpool to work, even as it assures the public its transit vehicles are safe during the pandemic, reports Ben Spurr. The transit workers’ union is accusing the transit agency of hypocrisy. But health experts say the directive for workers not to hitch a ride together is backed by evidence.
One of the buses in the Saint John Transit fleet. (Staff photo)
The Saint John Transit Commission and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1182 have reached a new three-year collective agreement.
The deal, which was ratified January 10, was announced during Monday night’s Common Council meeting.
All transit union workers will receive a 1.036 per cent raise retroactive to Jan. 2, 2020, with a zero per cent raise in 2021. The 2022 wage increase will follow the city’s wage escalation policy.
Transit Commission Chair Trish Ellsworth said they were pleased with the agreement.
“The measures set forth will continue to contribute to strengthening the delivery of public transit as a professional, efficient, and affordable service,” said Ellsworth. “I want to thank those involved in seeing the negotiation process through.”
Winnipeg guilty of unfair labour practice against transit operators, Manitoba Labour Board says
The Manitoba Labour Board has ruled against the City of Winnipeg in a dispute over tactics in a strike by transit drivers and staff in 2019, saying it threatened union members with disciplinary action for not collecting fares.
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Labour board sides with union in dispute over 2019 strike tactics in what ATU calls huge win
Posted: Jan 12, 2021 1:47 PM CT | Last Updated: January 12
A Manitoba Labour Board ruling says drivers had the right not to tell passengers they had to pay fares and the city s response threatened legal strike activities. (Gary Solilak/CBC)
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority is going to run some bus lines more frequently so fewer passengers get left behind, including routes that serve Mountain View and Palo Alto.
Local government leaders, private sector executives get behind bill to expand MTA funding
Local government leaders, private sector executives get behind bill to expand MTA funding
By: WMAR STAFF
and last updated 2021-01-11 17:37:28-05
BALTIMORE â On Monday, many gathered outside the Johns Hopkins Metro Station in support of new legislation to significantly increase funding for Maryland s public transit system.
The Transit Safety and Investment Act, is sponsored by state legislators, Senator Cory McCray and Delegate Brooke Lierman.
It aims to provide the MTA with the money needed to address a host of issues they say have been put off for too long.