GO Transit workers' union says Metrolinx not negotiating "in good faith" as strike begins | FULL

The union representing around 2,200 GO Transit bus operators, station attendants and other employees says workers will go on strike at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, despite negotiations over the weekend. The Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1587 says it was unable to secure a contract with GO operator Metrolinx.

“Negotiations have failed because Metrolinx failed to come to the table with a reasonable offer to address any of our key issues,” Local 1587 President Rob Cormier said in a statement Sunday evening.

Key issues include job security and job safety relating to hiring contract workers from outside companies, according to the union.

The union is accusing Metrolinx of refusing to budge on those issues during the most recent round of talks.

“We have been bargaining in good faith for more than seven months with the aim of avoiding a transit stoppage, but I cannot say the same of Metrolinx’s negotiators,” Cormier said.

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