TTC workers are set to strike on Friday and 'there will be no TTC service' if they do
Here's what you need to know about subway, bus and streetcar service disruptions.
People in Toronto walking by the TTC subway station on Queen Street.
Workers with the Toronto Transit Commission — known as the TTC — are set to strike on Friday, June 7, 2024.
If the TTC strike happens, "there will be no TTC service" and here's what you need to know about the impact on your commute.
This 2024 TTC workers strike is related to the collective agreement between Toronto's transit service and members of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 113.
Recently, the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled in favour of TTC workers and upheld their right to strike after the provincial government appealed a decision to rule strikes unconstitutional.
ATU Local 113's executive board set this TTC strike deadline for June 7.
That's when workers can walk off the job and start striking.
A spokesperson for ATU Local 113 told Narcity that "if a strike were to take place, it would be a full withdrawal of services."
Workers on strike would include transit operators who drive TTC buses, subways and streetcars.
ATU Local 113 represents 12,000 transit workers in the city and nearly all of those workers are set to strike.
"Only a small number of those workers will remain on the job to service Wheel-Trans as an act of good faith," a spokesperson for ATU 113 said.
So, if you use Wheel-Trans or care for someone who uses Wheel-Trans, that service won't be disrupted.
A spokesperson for the TTC told Narcity that the union represents thousands of frontline workers including drivers, maintenance staff, collectors, and more.
"If they withdraw their labour, there will be no TTC service," according to the TTC.
That means you should probably start making alternate plans for getting around the city in case workers go on strike and you can't use any TTC subways, buses or streetcars.
Also, the union told Narcity there will be picket lines if the TTC strike happens but the locations haven't been finalized yet.
So, there could be picket lines at subway stations, the TTC head office or other transit locations in the city that could impact your commute.
According to ATU Local 113, this is the first time in 10 years that the union has been able to strike.
It comes after a court decision found Ontario legislation banning TTC workers from striking to be a violation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
The last time ATU Local 113 members who work for the TTC went on strike was back in 2008.
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