I’d do anything, just to hold you in my arms… - Coping with the TTC Strike: Part 4 (and conclusion?)

Posted in GO Transit, TTC, Toronto, canada, public transit, transit links by Simon Tonekham on April 27th, 2008

continued from part 3 of “Coping with the TTC Strike”:

GO, Dalton McGuinty!

After an intense debate for half-an-hour on a rare Sunday afternoon session at Queen’s Park, the provincial government has passed a piece of legislation that made the TTC strike illegal. All MPPs (Members of Provincial Parliament) were dispatched to Queen’s Park on a historic moment. The new legislation, known as the “Toronto Public Transit Service Resumption Act” has received royal assent and tonight, all TTC operators are ordered back to work as early as tonight. This is from the TTC’s website:

“With the passage of back-to-work legislation today at Queen’s Park, the Toronto Transit Commission is pleased to announce that service will resume later on Sunday April 27, with full rush-hour service running Monday morning, April 28.

The TTC has contacted all of its employees. Those who were scheduled for a shift this afternoon are being asked to report to work. It will take the TTC approximately three to four hours to bring the service up to safe, normal operating standards. The TTC has every faith that the women and men who move this city will do so with professionalism.

Some customers may experience delays early in the process of restoring service. The TTC acknowledges the frustration and inconvenience everyone has faced since Friday evening, and is working hard to restore service as quickly as possible. The TTC also requests the public to please remember that TTC employees have a right to be treated with dignity. The TTC’s chief concern is safety – both for its customers and its workers.”

This is what Premier Dalton Mcguinty quote:

“I ask that upon restoration of TTC services, users extend their usual courtesy to workers there for the invaluable they provide, Courtesy and goodwill are the foundations upon which we should all seek to build.”

Provincial labour minister Brad Duguid has his say about the lifeblood and the “Heart” of the TTC:

“We encourage the TTC and its unions to continue bargaining and to reach mutually acceptable agreements, At the same time, we cannot stand by while the dispute shuts down the vital transportation system in Toronto, affecting millions of people and businesses.”

Riders in the big city can breathe a big sigh of relief as the strike is almost fading away. If you are visiting or living in Toronto and realize that the strike is going on for long, but right now the riders have to worry about is - their patience. So i’m asking you this, “where were you and what you (or your friends) were doing before the transit strike hits Toronto?”

To finish this blog off, I’m leaving you two music video sby Simple Plan and their song is called “Your Love is a Lie”. I also include “I’d do anything”. Dalton McGuinty will do anything to resolve the situation….Enjoy the music videos to cure your post-strike symptoms:

Simple Plan - “Your Love is a Lie”: