TTC workers vote in favour of strike action amid contract talks

The Toronto Transit Commission is breaking a decades long policy of silence about suicides in subway stations.

The union representing some 12,000 TTC workers has voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike if contract negotiations with the transit agency fall apart.Posted: Apr 29, 2024 7:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

Amalgamated Transit Union Local 113 says its member who voted in a tally taken Friday night were 98 per cent in support of strike action. "Our members are clearly angry and upset about how they have been treated at work," ATU Local 113 said in a statement.Earlier this month, the union said the TTC is "refusing to align" on key issues like job security, wages and benefits. The union represents workers who operate and maintain the TTC network.

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