TTC Strike, Part Deux
Apparently I still need to rant about Monday's wildcat TTC strike. Even though the labour action is over, the story continues to unfold.
Bob Kinnear, a slime ball and Toronto Transit Union President, is still in the media spotlight over Monday's strike. In a CTV interview yesterday, he had the audacity to say with a straight face that he did not authorize a wildcat strike. Instead, he laid the blame at the feet of the union membership for spontaneously not reporting for work. Solidary indeed!
Torontonians were really good about handling the strike, given there was no notice given. Well, sorry, that's not true. Mayor David Miller was notified of the "non-strike" by the union on Sunday, but decided not to tell the public. I'm not making this up.
What's more, Kinnear is up for re-election as union president, so most likely, the reason for the strike was to justify his existence to his membership.
For those of you who have never been to Toronto, let me tell you that our city is BIG. People rely on transit to get to important medical appointments they have been waiting months for. Many use transit to travel to their jobs which do not pay if you're not there. Plenty of seniors will have to do without this week because their homeworker couldn't make it to their place.
All of this because some jerk wants to keep his six figure salary.
Bob Kinnear, a slime ball and Toronto Transit Union President, is still in the media spotlight over Monday's strike. In a CTV interview yesterday, he had the audacity to say with a straight face that he did not authorize a wildcat strike. Instead, he laid the blame at the feet of the union membership for spontaneously not reporting for work. Solidary indeed!
Torontonians were really good about handling the strike, given there was no notice given. Well, sorry, that's not true. Mayor David Miller was notified of the "non-strike" by the union on Sunday, but decided not to tell the public. I'm not making this up.
What's more, Kinnear is up for re-election as union president, so most likely, the reason for the strike was to justify his existence to his membership.
For those of you who have never been to Toronto, let me tell you that our city is BIG. People rely on transit to get to important medical appointments they have been waiting months for. Many use transit to travel to their jobs which do not pay if you're not there. Plenty of seniors will have to do without this week because their homeworker couldn't make it to their place.
All of this because some jerk wants to keep his six figure salary.
posted by Jason at 9:29 AM
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