Useless Unions

Well, it's nearing the lunch hour in Toronto and by now, every man, woman and child in the country is FULLY aware of the transit situation in our fair city. Why? Because anything that happens in our city is far more important than anything that could ever happen anywhere else. Hear that Calgary?

Most likely after today, Torontonians will be criticized for being whiners and complainers just because they can't catch their bus. However, this widcat strike is significant. Three quarters of a million people use the TTC every day to get to work. During rush hour, subway trains run almost back to back, filled with communters.

Sadly, this strike is centred around 106 TTC employees who are not losing their jobs or being asked to put their life in danger. They are being asked to work the night shift. Boo hoo. 53 janitors and 53 maintenance workers don't want to work the night shift, so they have shut down the transportation artery of Toronto, inconveniencing a little under a million people.

The union representing transit workers have used up what very little goodwill they had with the public and they have contributed to the tarnished image of the union movement in general.

Too bad if you don't want to work the night shift. Suck it up, buttercup.