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CTV News
a day ago
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Durham Region Transit strike averted as tentative deal reached
A Durham Region Transit bus is seen in this undated photo (Unifor). Bus service in Durham Region will run as scheduled this weekend as the union representing area transit workers has struck a tentative deal with their employer on Friday, swerving away from potential strike action. Unifor Local 222, representing Durham Region Transit (DRT) workers, has said it has been looking for wages that fall in line with other transit agencies in Mississauga and Brampton, adding they earn up to $5 per hour more. If an agreement wasn't reached, the union planned to walk off the job—halting bus service—as of 12:01 a.m. on June 7. DRT said there would be no interruption to transit services as a result of the deal. In a release issued on Friday, the union said the details of the agreement won't be shared until after a ratification meeting in the coming days. The union represents around 616 employees who work as transit operators, maintenance workers as well as in dispatch and specialized services at Durham Regional Transit. According to the union, DRT serves more than 14 million riders every year. With files from CP24's Chris Fox
CTV News
2 days ago
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- CTV News
Durham Region Transit strike averted as tentative deal reached
Bus service in Durham Region will run as scheduled this weekend as the union representing area transit workers has struck a tentative deal with their employer on Friday, swerving away from potential strike action. Unifor Local 222, representing Durham Region Transit (DRT) workers, has said it has been looking for wages that fall in line with other transit agencies in Mississauga and Brampton, adding they earn up to $5 per hour more. If an agreement wasn't reached, the union planned to walk off the job—halting bus service—as of 12:01 a.m. on June 7. In a release issued on Friday, the union said the details of the agreement won't be shared until after a ratification meeting in the coming days. The union represents around 616 employees who work as transit operators, maintenance workers as well as in dispatch and specialized services at Durham Regional Transit. According to the union, DRT serves more than 14 million riders every year. With files from CP24's Chris Fox
CTV News
3 days ago
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Durham Region bus drivers strike could begin Saturday
A Durham Region Transit bus is seen in this undated photo (Unifor). Bus service in Durham Region will end early on Friday ahead of a potential strike which could begin at the stroke of midnight. Durham Region Transit says that it plans to end scheduled service at 11 p.m. on Friday due to the possible strike by members of Unifor Local 222. However, it says that if Unifor Local 222 members do not walk off the job at 12:01 a.m. on June 7, scheduled service would resume on Saturday. On Wednesday, Unifor Local 222 said that it was awaiting a final offer from Durham Region but 'is not confident it will be enough to deter strike action.' The union has said that its key issue at the bargaining table is wages and bringing them in line with transit workers in Mississauga and Brampton, who it says earn up to $5 per hour more than its members. 'We are fighting tirelessly to close this unjust wage gap and secure a fair contract that recognizes the hard work, dedication and professionalism of DRT members,' Unifor Local 222 President Jeff Gray said in a news release on Wednesday. Unifor Local 222 represents approximately 616 employees, who work as transit operations maintenance workers as well as in dispatch and specialized services at Durham Regional Transit. Durham Region Transit has said that it has been participating in collective bargaining with the union since March 31 but has been unable to negotiate a new agreement. The union says its members voted 98 per cent in favour of strike action on May 21.
CTV News
3 days ago
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- CTV News
Durham Region bus drivers strike could begin Saturday
A Durham Region Transit bus is seen in this undated photo (Unifor). Bus service in Durham Region will end early on Friday ahead of a potential strike which could begin at the stroke of midnight. Durham Region Transit says that it plans to end scheduled service at 11 p.m. on Friday due to the possible strike by members of Unifor Local 222. However, it says that if Unifor Local 222 members do not walk off the job at 12:01 a.m. on June 7, scheduled service would resume on Saturday. On Wednesday, Unifor Local 222 said that it was awaiting a final offer from Durham Region but 'is not confident it will be enough to deter strike action.' The union has said that its key issue at the bargaining table is wages and bringing them in line with transit workers in Mississauga and Brampton, who it says earn up to $5 per hour more than its members. 'We are fighting tirelessly to close this unjust wage gap and secure a fair contract that recognizes the hard work, dedication and professionalism of DRT members,' Unifor Local 222 President Jeff Gray said in a news release on Wednesday. Unifor Local 222 represents approximately 616 employees, who work as transit operations maintenance workers as well as in dispatch and specialized services at Durham Regional Transit. Durham Region Transit has said that it has been participating in collective bargaining with the union since March 31 but has been unable to negotiate a new agreement. The union says its members voted 98 per cent in favour of strike action on May 21.
CBC
3 days ago
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Transit service in Durham region to end early Friday ahead of potential strike
Bus service in Durham region will end early Friday night as bus drivers prepare to walk off the job at midnight. Unifor Local 222, which represents workers at Durham Regional Transit, will be in a legal strike position as of 12:01 a.m. Saturday, June 7. The union and transit agency have been in collective bargaining negotiations since March 31, but haven't been able to reach an agreement, says an update from Durham Regional Transit posted to its website. To prepare for a potential service disruption if transit workers go on strike, the transit agency says it will end bus service by 11 p.m. Friday. If a strike doesn't happen, regular bus service will resume Saturday. The Durham Region Transit Commission is expected to present a final offer to the bargaining committee on Thursday, but the union is not confident it will be enough to deter strike action, Unifor said in a news release. Wages are a key sticking point in the contract negotiations, with the union arguing that transit workers in surrounding "905-area code" municipalities like Mississauga and Brampton earn up to $5 more per hour than Durham Region Transit employees for doing the same work, despite working in communities with similar population sizes and growth projections. "We are fighting tirelessly to close this unjust wage gap and secure a fair contract that recognizes the hard work, dedication and professionalism of DRT members," said Unifor Local 222 President Jeff Gray in the Unifor news release. Members voted 98 per cent in support of taking strike action, if necessary, on May 21, the news release says.
