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New York Times
15-07-2025
- Climate
- New York Times
Why the New York Subway System Keeps Flooding
For many New Yorkers, the waterlogged subway stations around the city on Monday night were a familiar disruption to their commutes. Though service returned to normal by Tuesday morning, the storms that struck the region served to highlight — once again — just how overmatched New York City's subway system is by the increasingly extreme weather caused by climate change. The subway system, which is more than a century old, is relied on by millions of passengers every day and weaves the five boroughs into a singular city. But it has a longstanding infrastructure problem that is only getting worse as rainfall gets heavier and more frequent. Even as some improvements have been made, the M.T.A. is in a race against time; in 25 years, the likelihood of torrential rainfall events in the region is projected to almost double. Twenty of the 472 stations in the sprawling subway network had to be temporarily closed on Monday night, including bustling stops along the 1, 2, 3 and 6 lines in Manhattan, which run the length of the island and link to the Bronx. There were widespread service delays as water sloshed onto busy tracks and platforms. Amateur video footage showed streams of water flowing through the 23rd and 28th Street stations, on the 1 line. Bored through layers of dense bedrock, the subway system is surrounded by the groundwater that runs beneath the city. Even on a dry day, transit workers are routinely dispatched to plug leaks and pump out typically between 10 million and 13 millions of gallons of water from the system, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the state agency that operates the city's mass transit system. On Monday night, transit workers pumped out more than 15 million gallons of water from the system, in part because the city's sewage system backed up, the M.T.A. said. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
CTV News
02-07-2025
- Business
- CTV News
Edmonton transit workers get 3% raise a year after reaching agreement with city
After nearly a year of negotiating, the City of Edmonton has finalized a new collective bargaining agreement with transit workers. Workers who are part of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 569 will receive a three-per-cent raise each year until Dec. 11, 2027. The previous agreement ended on Dec. 31, 2023, meaning workers will get retroactive pay. 'We are pleased to finally have a ratified collective agreement,' said ATU 569 president Steve Bradshaw in a statement Wednesday. 'Though not all of our objectives were achieved, this outcome sets us on a path to continue working towards achieving those pending objectives in future rounds of bargaining.' Bradshaw said collective bargaining is a complicated practice at the best of times – and this round was no different. 'It is to everyone's credit that we come away from the table, not only with a new collective agreement in place, but also with our collaborative working relationship intact.' The agreement also includes increased shift differential pay, increased footwear allowances and increased enhancement to health benefits. There are over 2,500 transit workers in the city including bus drivers, maintenance personnel and other transit employees. 'These are difficult jobs, they have been difficult jobs for a while,' said Ward pihêsiwin Coun. Tim Cartmell. 'I think it's a reasonable and fair deal.' Cartmell, who is also running for mayor, said council heard workers were also feeling financial pressures with COVID-19 inflation. Ward Dene Coun. Aaron Paquette said increased safety measures that were voted on by council earlier this summer will increase safety for transit workers, something that has been top of mind, especially for those working downtown. 'We've had infinite incidents and we've had people feeling unsafe,' said Paquette. 'We've been through a really dark time post-COVID, I think everyone can recognize that.' 'These are good moves and I think we have turned the corner on the dark times of COVID.' The city and the ATU began negotiations on Aug. 14, 2024.
CTV News
10-06-2025
- CTV News
CTV National News: Widespread commuter disruptions expected in Montreal
Watch Some commuters were stranded in Montreal as transit workers went on strike outside of rush hour. Genvieve Beauchemin on the service impact.
CTV News
07-06-2025
- Business
- CTV News
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
06-06-2025
- Business
- 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
