Striking YRT workers take revolt onto buses
Striking York Region Transit workers prepare to board a bus during their strike Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011.
Striking York Region Transit workers are taking their revolt beyond the picket line.
After staging rallies and picket lines off an on during the seven-week strike, the workers have crammed onto some YRT buses that are still running, leaving no room for passengers trying to get to work or school during the morning commute.
This is the workers' latest attempt to disrupt YRT operations to get their message across, and it will likely upset passengers who can't board a bus because it's too full.
Officials from Amalgamated Transit Union Local 113 say they bought tickets and intend to ride certain buses for several hours this morning.
During the strike, GO Transit buses aren't pulling into Richmond Hill Centre to avoid delays caused by picket lines.
About 600 bus drivers and mechanics have been on strike since Oct. 24, halting service to 60 per cent of the region's bus routes. The workers, employed by Miller Transit and First Canada, are represented by ATU locals 113 and 1587.
With files from Cam Woolley
After staging rallies and picket lines off an on during the seven-week strike, the workers have crammed onto some YRT buses that are still running, leaving no room for passengers trying to get to work or school during the morning commute.
This is the workers' latest attempt to disrupt YRT operations to get their message across, and it will likely upset passengers who can't board a bus because it's too full.
Officials from Amalgamated Transit Union Local 113 say they bought tickets and intend to ride certain buses for several hours this morning.
During the strike, GO Transit buses aren't pulling into Richmond Hill Centre to avoid delays caused by picket lines.
About 600 bus drivers and mechanics have been on strike since Oct. 24, halting service to 60 per cent of the region's bus routes. The workers, employed by Miller Transit and First Canada, are represented by ATU locals 113 and 1587.
With files from Cam Woolley
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