Comments on: TTC Strike Surprise (Or: How to Lose Friends and Alienate People) http://www.joeydevilla.com/2008/04/26/ttc-strike-surprise-or-how-to-lose-friends-and-alienate-people/ Joey deVilla's Personal Blog Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:37:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1-alpha-10188 hourly 1 By: Milan Davidovic http://www.joeydevilla.com/2008/04/26/ttc-strike-surprise-or-how-to-lose-friends-and-alienate-people/comment-page-1/#comment-12882 Milan Davidovic Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:41:21 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2008/04/26/ttc-strike-surprise-or-how-to-lose-friends-and-alienate-people/#comment-12882 On the one hand, union and management bargaining teams reached a tentative deal, so our expectation that the union membership would ratify the deal is not unreasonable. On the other, we know that they hadn't voted on it yet; perhaps we could have kept that in mind. On the one hand, union and management bargaining teams reached a tentative deal, so our expectation that the union membership would ratify the deal is not unreasonable.

On the other, we know that they hadn’t voted on it yet; perhaps we could have kept that in mind.

]]> By: Carson T. Foster http://www.joeydevilla.com/2008/04/26/ttc-strike-surprise-or-how-to-lose-friends-and-alienate-people/comment-page-1/#comment-12879 Carson T. Foster Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:11:42 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2008/04/26/ttc-strike-surprise-or-how-to-lose-friends-and-alienate-people/#comment-12879 As a member of a union, I have some sympathy for the difficult position the membership was put in. But to announce a strike at 10pm on a Friday night, with 2 hours notice, after the majority of the ridership has already used the service for exactly half of their Friday travel is not just mean spirited, it's malicious. Forget the 48 hour warning. Go on strike after the regular business day finishes. a couple of hours later (2am) Let people get home safely. Did any of the union management consider the position they put single woman into? To put so many people into a state of flux, with few affordable options, puts TTC workers at odds with an essential aspect of the TTC. The riders. It is a service industry, after all, and without riders, there is no TTC. As a member of a union, I have some sympathy for the difficult position the membership was put in.
But to announce a strike at 10pm on a Friday night,
with 2 hours notice,
after the majority of the ridership has already used the service for exactly half of their Friday travel
is not just mean spirited,
it’s malicious.
Forget the 48 hour warning.
Go on strike after the regular business day finishes.
a couple of hours later (2am)
Let people get home safely.
Did any of the union management consider the position they put single woman into?

To put so many people into a state of flux,
with few affordable options,
puts TTC workers at odds with an essential aspect of the TTC.
The riders.
It is a service industry, after all,
and without riders,
there is no TTC.

]]> By: Mary http://www.joeydevilla.com/2008/04/26/ttc-strike-surprise-or-how-to-lose-friends-and-alienate-people/comment-page-1/#comment-12871 Mary Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:42:21 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2008/04/26/ttc-strike-surprise-or-how-to-lose-friends-and-alienate-people/#comment-12871 Tonight I was perfecting my bike route from St. Clair and Keele to Yonge and St. Clair (via Davenport and side streets) and passed a house on Davenport with a sheet hung off the balcony, on which was written "TTC is the mafia". So this does seem to be a common sentiment. It's supposed to rain Monday. Even though they're likely to be ordered back to work by then, I'm still cycling to work. Tonight I was perfecting my bike route from St. Clair and Keele to Yonge and St. Clair (via Davenport and side streets) and passed a house on Davenport with a sheet hung off the balcony, on which was written “TTC is the mafia”. So this does seem to be a common sentiment.

It’s supposed to rain Monday. Even though they’re likely to be ordered back to work by then, I’m still cycling to work.

]]> By: Justin http://www.joeydevilla.com/2008/04/26/ttc-strike-surprise-or-how-to-lose-friends-and-alienate-people/comment-page-1/#comment-12867 Justin Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:51:08 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2008/04/26/ttc-strike-surprise-or-how-to-lose-friends-and-alienate-people/#comment-12867 it's too bad that wikipedia locked bob kinnear's entry - it would have been fun to watch the edits on it today. it’s too bad that wikipedia locked bob kinnear’s entry - it would have been fun to watch the edits on it today.

]]> By: Sandy http://www.joeydevilla.com/2008/04/26/ttc-strike-surprise-or-how-to-lose-friends-and-alienate-people/comment-page-1/#comment-12866 Sandy Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:37:59 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2008/04/26/ttc-strike-surprise-or-how-to-lose-friends-and-alienate-people/#comment-12866 Goddammit, I already hated the TTC, and now this! Goddammit, I already hated the TTC, and now this!

]]> By: Joh Leung http://www.joeydevilla.com/2008/04/26/ttc-strike-surprise-or-how-to-lose-friends-and-alienate-people/comment-page-1/#comment-12865 Joh Leung Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:26:13 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2008/04/26/ttc-strike-surprise-or-how-to-lose-friends-and-alienate-people/#comment-12865 TTC suckss!!! No wonder they're called teh mob: Get this http://canadaimmigrant.wordpress.com/2008/04/01/ttc/ TTC suckss!!!
No wonder they’re called teh mob:

Get this

http://canadaimmigrant.wordpress.com/2008/04/01/ttc/

]]> By: sandy ward http://www.joeydevilla.com/2008/04/26/ttc-strike-surprise-or-how-to-lose-friends-and-alienate-people/comment-page-1/#comment-12864 sandy ward Sat, 26 Apr 2008 14:03:10 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2008/04/26/ttc-strike-surprise-or-how-to-lose-friends-and-alienate-people/#comment-12864 Going back on the 48 hour notice is crazy! I understand that safety would be an issue after announcing a strike but they should have known that going in... neither side is looking very good right now. Going back on the 48 hour notice is crazy! I understand that safety would be an issue after announcing a strike but they should have known that
going in… neither side is looking very good right now.

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