BUS罢工的事情有什么最新消息？

[青龙桥]

消息两则:

1. 司机罢工蓄谋已久 （CBC OTTAWA）：
Striking Ottawa transit workers disappointed as city rejects proposal
Bus driver Paul Sowden said it seems as if things are once again at an impasse.

Sowden said bus drivers were aware since the beginning of last year that a strike "was pending" and hence are ready to stick out longer.

"Many have worked the overtime in summer and have saved up our pennies so that we can carry ourselves through."

2. 罢工结束后OCT可能暂时LAYOFF 500人 （OTTAWA SUN）
ottawasun.com - Ottawa and Region - Drivers face layoffs
OC Transpo general manager Alain Mercier said yesterday he may have to lay off as many as 500 drivers once the strike ends, until the buses can start rolling again at full capacity.

 

[highland]

夏天打洞攒下的粮食还没到正月肯定没吃完，不工作可以一天只吃一顿稀的，这样坚持一年肯定没问题

 

[R.Kelly]

熬过冬天,天气变暖以后就没人理那帮司机了.几个月没有收入,到时候他们日子就难过了,政府到时候可以在合同上反击一下.

 

[青龙桥]

OTTAWA CITIZEN:

No transit back-to-work order: labour minister

OTTAWA — The City of Ottawa and the Amalgamated Transit Union are on their own when it comes to ending the transit strike, federal Labour Minister Rona Ambrose said Wednesday.

"It's the responsibility and the obligation of both these parties to get back to the table and come up with a negotiated settlement as quickly as possible,” she said. “That's in the best interests of the citizens of Ottawa, and it's in (the city and union) hands to solve.”

加拿大真是有人拿钱，没人干事。

 

[青龙桥]

市府的律师很冷酷。

CBC OTTAWA：
Ottawa transit back-to-work order unnecessary: city lawyer

Ottawa's transit strike poses no immediate danger to the safety or health of the public, and therefore it isn't necessary to designate regular transit services essential, the city's lawyer told city council Wednesday, the 43rd day of the strike.

City clerk and solicitor Rick O’Connor said that is the conclusion of his analysis of residents' submissions to the Canada Industrial Relations Board, according to a City of Ottawa news release.

The city has submitted a response to the board, the release said,
The board has power under the Canada Labour Code to order employees back to work during a strike "to prevent an immediate and serious danger to the safety or health of the public."

 

[aiya]

when the mayor and city council increase their salary

check the link:
O'Brien backs raise for council, himself
they were not tough like this time. Mayor gets $32,000; councillors to get $25,000 increase

That gives new councillors a salary of $95,000 -- plus a $6,000 car allowance.
"It's an unreasonable political position to put people in to vote for an increase in their own salaries," said Mr. O'Connor.

those were 23% and 35% increase of their salary, it was approved only by half a day. those are tax payer's money.

now it is hurting ottawa citizen, like the lawyer said. they don't care, ottawa residents don't affect that much by this strike. so they have time to wait union come back and accept the offer. the longer they wait, the more money they save. remember they(city) save,
now for past over month, their work is to close the door and only discuss how to fool us and make the strike longer. their should do something to benefit us, not hurt us. now a lot of people suffered this strike. we are even getting property tax rate increased. I don't really see the point why is so tough on this strike if we have to pay more property tax. if they really think that they are saving tax payer's tax, fine! LOWER our property tax and give us money back which they are saving now. otherwise show us all the money go to the related public service. not like the usage of this link:

Mayor's consultant was paid $1,200 a day

our money might end up paying some of their friend's unnecessary report.

Mr. Hunter's contract was amended to allow the extra days, as well as payment of only $600 a day for seven of the days. In total, he made $80,454 over four months.The invoices he sent for payment simply listed the days he worked and the rate of pay and did not describe the work performed.

The City of Ottawa at first refused to release Mr. Hunter's fee rate and invoices, but the Citizen appealed the refusal.
One of the city's arguments for not releasing the information was that it did not want to have to defend such spending in public.
"This information may cause the city to needlessly expend time and money on countering negative public opinion and media coverage," the city said in its submissions for the appeal.

It shouldn't be a secret. These are public dollars. These are taxpayer dollars," she said.

 

[lindamy]

谁给讲讲，为什么不把公交车作为essential service?

 

[waterloo]

谁给讲讲，为什么不把公交车作为essential service?

没钱

 

[lindamy]

没钱

要增加很大开销吗？这钱省了，我们太辛苦了。

 

[青龙桥]

谁给讲讲，为什么不把公交车作为essential service?

CBC OTTAWA
Most striking Ottawa transit workers want their work deemed essential: bus driver

Essential services

Essential services are defined by the federal government as services that are necessary for the safety or security of the public or a segment of the public. They are governed by essential services agreements between the employer and the bargaining unit representing employees. The agreements specify a required level of service during strikes, which positions will provide that service and how many employees are necessary to provide that level of service.

In the case of OC Transpo, its Para Transpo service, which provides door-to-door transportation service for the disabled, has been declared essential and continues during the strike.

In late December, federal Labour Minister Rona Ambrose ordered the Canada Industrial Relations Board to look at essential services agreements concerning OC Transpo. As part of that process, the independent tribunal received close to 3,000 submissions from the public as well as submissions from both the City of Ottawa and the union.

The two sides were to send their responses to the public submissions to the board by Wednesday. Based on the submissions, the board is to decide whether the strike poses an immediate and serious risk to public health or safety.

The board has the power to make orders such as back-to-work orders and confirm or change existing essential-services agreements, depending on its conclusion.

 

[aiya]

check our mayor and councillors doing during the strike

CTV Ottawa- City councillors sign up for conference in Whistler - CTV News, Shows and Sports -- Canadian Television

they are taking vacations with the money they save from the strike and leave us suffer.
Despite a fragile economy, Ottawa's mayor and 11 city councillors have signed up for a trip to Whistler this spring.
The group is heading to the popular vacation destination to attend a municipal conference in June.
A number of councillors, however, concede the trip sounds like a vacation.
"I just think the optics are terrible of having this conference in Whistler during a time of recession," said Coun. Diane Deans.
"I've attended a number of other conferences that are not in vacation destinations and I think that would have been a better choice . . . because it definitely leaves the wrong impression with the public."
Deans says she's not sure now whether she'll go to Whistler.
The junket will cost taxpayers more than $40,000.

 

[开喜]

看了楼上几个贴, 感觉... ... 是不是到了把矛头对向市政府的时候了? 罢工刚开始的时候, 矛头99%都是对准工会的, 毕竟要求加薪要求控制排班要求尊重的是工会, 是工会把大伙儿推到冰天雪地里的. 现在呢, 到了骂市政府的时候了?

我觉得还是团结起来对付工会吧. 两头打会分散势力. 要想复工至少应该有一头服软, 让两头都服软似乎更难一些.

至于那个Rona Ambrose, 我从来就没看好过她, 她当环境部长的时候就不做事, 给人家从国际会议上骂回来后就被撤换了. 她就会说,说,说, 没见她做过什么有用的事情. 这事搁她手上当然谈不出什么来.

 

[Cyan]

听说要罢到3月份. 是真的么

 

[青龙桥]

CTV Ottawa:

CTV Ottawa- Feds prepared to order bus drivers back to work - CTV News, Shows and Sports -- Canadian Television

Federal Labour Minister Rona Ambrose says she is prepared to introduce back-to-work legislation ...

The federal government will need co-operation from the opposition in order to get the legislation passed. Ambrose said she's already approached the Liberal Party to ask for their support.

But it was unclear late Wednesday whether they would support the measure, which could take several days to pass. The Bloc Quebecois and the NDP have said they will not support the legislation.

An emergency debate on the issue is set to take place Thursday following a motion introduced by Liberal MP Mauril Bélanger, who represents Ottawa-Vanier.

The developments on Parliament Hill come after the Canada Industrial Relations Board ruled Wednesday morning that OC Transpo is not an essential service and doesn't pose a direct threat to the public's health and safety.

 

[青龙桥]

议员们今天关于OCT罢工的发言：

Official Report * Table of Contents * Number 002 (Official Version)

Mr. David McGuinty (Ottawa South, Lib.):
Mr. Speaker, tomorrow marks the 50th day of the public transit strike in the city of Ottawa. Students are dropping out of school, cancer patients cannot get to their treatments, and seniors cannot get out to buy their groceries. This is under the authority of the federal government. Ottawa's economy has been badly hit, with almost half a billion dollars in lost economic activity, jobs lost, and businesses closing.
The federal government chose to intervene by forcing a union vote. Do the Conservatives actually have anything further planned to help the parties settle their dispute and bring an end to this transit crisis?

Hon. Rona Ambrose (Minister of Labour, CPC):
Mr. Speaker, I share the frustrations of the hon. member. I know he is from the Ottawa area and I can assure him that I have heard from his constituents as well. This strike has hurt the people of Ottawa, especially those most vulnerable, such as seniors, students and people who use public transit.
I can assure him that we have been working very closely with both of the parties, urging them to show some compromise and flexibility. We will continue to work through our mediators to try and find a negotiated settlement as quickly as possible.

Hon. Mauril Bélanger (Ottawa—Vanier, Lib.):
Mr. Speaker, the government employs tens of thousands of public servants in Ottawa and Gatineau, and these employees are being affected by the OC Transpo strike.
Can the President of the Treasury Board state that he has done everything in his power to mitigate the impact of the strike on these employees? Has he created new, flexible hours of work? Has he authorized more work at home? Has he provided all the additional parking spaces needed, and is he open to other measures if, unfortunately, the strike should continue?

Hon. Rona Ambrose (Minister of Labour, CPC):
Mr. Speaker, this strike is a very great hardship for the people of the Ottawa area. In particular, I know that the public service and the federal government have allowed people to work from home. I know people are carpooling. People are sharing. In this area people have gone to great lengths to help their neighbours.
I continue to urge both parties to come to a negotiated settlement. I urge them to make sure they show flexibility and compromise in this situation in order to get back to a negotiated settlement as quickly as possible so that we can get buses back on the streets.