rubberdinghy Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 (edited) Well, my deadline is Wednesday...Lets hear some good vibes for public transit in Ottawa NOT going on strike Thursday...As much as a vacation would be nice, $50 a week strike pay just won't cut it... Edited November 10, 2005 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Would that explain why bus drivers have been so surly lately? Guy this morning didn't even want to open the door to let me on!!(((((((((AVERTED STRIKE VIBES))))))))) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elemeno Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 no work. no pay.god bless unions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Oh.I thought you were going to prison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im going home Donny Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Believe me Dinghy I'm harnessing the force with all my powers on this one.....don't strike, start hiring....howler wants to drive a bus...HONK!HONK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gentlemonkey Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 The last OC strike was a full blown nightmare. Are there talks underway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asparagus Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Sweet, you can start making me breakfast again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted October 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Anytime dude... Talks are underway...they have been for a while...but the only news we ever get is from a friend of a friend...I get my updates from the Sun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodRev Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 (edited) The OC on strike? [color:purple]But however will I secure my fix of tasteless, bland, shallow, whitewashed, American rich kid pseudo soap opera? Seriously though, transit strike is bad news. Here's to a swift and amicable resolution. {{{{{{{no strike, eh}}}}}} Edited October 18, 2005 by Guest Should that be purple? I mean all those things, but I don't want to watch it. Confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 $50 a week strike pay? Thats rough.Glad my union pays more or did at one time, we now have arbitrators which averts any possibility of a strike.(not that I care for that too much)Hope it doesn't happen for your sake rubberdingy.no work. no pay.god bless unionsWhich is really no different then non-union. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Best hopes/wishes/vibes with this. Strikes are important, and I've spent enough time on the picket line to get the point, but any negotiator can be needlessly muleheaded. I do hope they can all see straight and that things work out best for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popo weenie Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Well, my deadline is Wednesday...Lets hear some good vibes for public transit in Ottawa NOT going on strike Thursday...As much as a vacation would be nice, $50 a week strike pay just won't cut it...hope you don,t go out on strike as it would be for long, no way can u live on 50$ a week ,doesn,t the other union pay so much also what a hell of a mess this world is into ehsending all good vibes to you all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 According to an Ottawa Sun article, talks are still underway, which is good news: because there needs to be at least 72 hours notice for a strike, it won't be happening tomorrow (or a day or two after that).Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted October 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Thanks for that Brad...I was just about to scour the papers for info!! That's goodish news...the only bad thing is that I read in an article the other day the city may want to take a hard stance against our union...Whatever the outcome, councillors said one of the biggest stumbling blocks between the city and the union is over whether employees with light rail will all belong to the ATUIn our contract currently we cannot be let go due to outsourcing...If they outsource the light rail, some of us could be out of jobs, and with the Barrhaven-Rideau Centre line due to be finished in 2009 that's alot sooner than I hope... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 I certainly hope there is not a labour disruption.I start a new job downtown, Nov. 7th, and plan to take the bus to work to avoid parking charges.I haven't had to bus it to work in 17 years! I've always had free parking.Keeping my fingers crossed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Can anyone explain why OC Transpo would want to outsource staffing of the light rail? The quick answer would be to lower costs, since, presumably, it wouldn't be unionized at first, but that could easily change, and then OC Transpo would have to deal with two different unions, on different contacts, which could double transit disruptions.As well, wouldn't it make integrating the light rail with the rest of the system harder? AFAIK, for Toronto and Montreal, their rail systems are fully integrated with the street vehicles (both in terms of staffing, and things like ticketing).Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted October 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 I agree Brad...I think the first thing they are looking at is saving money...which the city has already done with OC...Those slinky buses that they bought are WAY underpowered, biggest mistake, but it was all about saving the cash...and it's only gonna cost money in the long run...same with those stupid new "penis" busses...what garbage...I also heard somewhere that a strike could save the city tons of cash...something along the lines of 16 million a week, if we were off for a week, think about that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcane Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 I would guess that outsourcing the light rail staffing would put the headaches of having to deal with difference in technology at arms length. I don't know if this means dealing with a different union (I suspect so) or simply having to deal with teaching people how to drive trains.It takes a lot of training to become an engineer, just like it takes a lot of boating to become a sailor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted October 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Yeah...and we already have qualified engineers who can drive the thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted October 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 update....Uh-oh... 2.6% my ass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted November 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 Hey...just an update...we saw the city's final offer today...they raised it to 2.8%-3%-3% over 3 years...voted today...didn't look good...Anyways, official results will be out tonight/tomorrow...Don't be worried about a strike though...I'm not...both sides just have to keep talking....things I overheard today were encouraging... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gateaux Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 Selfish bastards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 bus rides are already friggen $2.75, this is gonna make them go over $3 ! Theives! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 This is the kicker. Those rat-bastards wouldnt be going on strike right away. They are going to wait until it is uber cold. I say fire the lot and hire taxi cab drives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 Bring back the old rickshaws, I say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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