TTC and union announce tentative deal to avert strike as FIFA World Cup approaches
The bridge agreement would avert service disruptions and now goes to ratification by the union and TTC board, with details still withheld.
- On Monday, the Toronto Transit Commission and CUPE Local reached a tentative labour agreement covering nearly 700 skilled electrical and signal workers, averting potential service disruptions before the FIFA World Cup.
- With the FIFA World Cup arriving in Toronto very soon, transit service stability became critical; hundreds of thousands of visitors are expected for the international tournament, making service disruptions potentially severe.
- After the Ministry of Labour issued a no-board report late last month, the transit agency faced a 17-day countdown for legal job action, prompting both parties to agree to deadline extensions over the weekend.
- TTC CEO Mandeep Lali called it a "one-year bridge deal," while CUPE Local 2 president Sumit Guleria said the agreement reflects "the hard work and solidarity of nearly 700 skilled workers" maintaining Toronto's transit system.
- The tentative agreement now awaits ratification by the TTC Board and Union members, though neither party has released specific contract details at this time, leaving terms undisclosed until formal approval.
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TTC and union announce tentative deal to avert strike as FIFA World Cup approaches
TORONTO - The Toronto Transit Commission and a union that represents about 700 electrical, communications and signals workers say they've reached a tentative labour agreement.
TTC reaches tentative agreement with union, averting transit disruption
Possible TTC disruptions weeks before the start of the FIFA World Cup have been averted as the transit agency reached a tentative agreement with the union representing its electrical and signal workers on Monday.
TTC avoids strike after reaching deal with union leaders
There’s some good news for transit riders. The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) reached a tentative agreement on Monday with the union representing nearly 700 of the service’s electrical workers. “From the outset, our priority has been to reach an agreement that is fair to employees, aligned with comparable industry contracts, and is affordable for customers, as well as the City and its taxpayers,” TTC CEO Mandeep S. Lali wrote in a statement. “…
TTC and union announce tentative deal to avert strike as FIFA World Cup approaches – 105.9 The Region
TORONTO — The Toronto Transit Commission and a union that represents about 700 electrical, communications and signals workers say they’ve reached a tentative labour agreement. The TTC and CUPE Local 2 made the announcement in a statement on Monday afternoon. It comes after a deadline for job action, which had already been extended once at 12 a.m. Saturday, passed on Saturday evening without a settlement. At that time, both sides said they would …
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