The union representing 96 workers who control train movements gave a 72-hour strike notice after mediated talks with Toronto Terminals Railway failed to yield a settlement
The technicians who control train movements at Toronto’s Union Station are set to strike on Tuesday night at midnight, disrupting passenger rail service at Canada’s busiest transportation hub.the rail station’s track switches and signals gave a 72-hour strike notice after mediated talks with Toronto Terminals Railway failed to yield a settlement.
Union Station in downtown Toronto is the main rail hub for the Greater Toronto Area, seeing about 200,000 passengers before the pandemic. The biggest users of the tracks are GO Transit, Via Rail and Union Pearson Express. It is also home to a GO Transit bus depot and a Toronto Transit Commission subway.
Spokespeople for TTR and the federal labour department and minister’s office did not respond to interview requests. “It’s a critical piece of infrastructure and we need all of our contractors working, but in the event of a labour disruption you have to have a backup plan. And we have one,” Ms. Aikins said. “Our hope is it will significantly reduce any delays or cancellations needed but it doesn’t eliminate them entirely. There’s always the potential for that. And the longer a strike goes on the more difficult it becomes to manage your contingency plan.
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