Ottawa transit union turns down mayor's call for another vote
Striking transit workers will not get the chance to vote on the final offer issued by the City of Ottawa before the strike because they already voted overwhelmingly against a very similar offer, says a spokesman for their union.
Randy Graham, international vice-president for the Amalgamated Transit Union, responded Monday to repeated challenges from Mayor Larry O'Brien to allow members to vote on the offer issued by the city two days before the strike, which the city said was its final offer.
Graham accused the mayor of political posturing.
He said the final offer differs very little from the one that union members rejected when they held a strike vote on Dec. 3. At that time, the union voted 98 per cent in favour of a strike.
Graham said the small amount of money added in the final offer make no difference, as the strike isn't about money but scheduling.
On Sunday, Mayor Larry O'Brien and OC Transpo head Alain Mercier issued another letter to transit workers represented by Amalgamated Transit Union Local 279.
It explains in detail the city's contract proposal on scheduling, the main issue of disagreement between the city and the union.
"I ask you to continue to inquire with your union executive as to why you're not being given a chance to vote on this very fair offer," O'Brien said at a news conference Sunday.
Mercier said the offer is equitable for drivers, increases public safety by assuring rest periods and also ensures Ottawa's transit service is more efficient in the future. He reiterated that the city is ready to go back to the bargaining table.
The city's scheduling proposal pairs up morning and afternoon shifts for the same day. Drivers currently choose morning shift and afternoon shifts separately. The city says the new proposal will spread out work more evenly among more senior and less-experienced drivers, reduce the amount of travel required between morning and afternoon shifts, and ensure drivers get enough rest between consecutive work days.
However, the union is calling the proposal "block booking," and says it infringes on workers' ability to arrange their own schedules.
Union officials maintain they will agree to the city's contract offer if the scheduling proposal comes off the table for negotiation at a later date.
About 2,300 transit drivers, dispatchers and maintenance workers walked off the job on Dec. 10.
From Ottawa transit union turns down mayor's call for another vote
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请问大家，union leader的工资是哪里来的。除了member交union fee还有哪？罢工罢一天，工资就涨1%啊。我真有点搞不懂，在cfra广播里，很多oc司机都想回去上班，就是那个union head不给人家vote，是不是怕人家回去上班，他没奖金了？
Striking transit workers will not get the chance to vote on the final offer issued by the City of Ottawa before the strike because they already voted overwhelmingly against a very similar offer, says a spokesman for their union.
Randy Graham, international vice-president for the Amalgamated Transit Union, responded Monday to repeated challenges from Mayor Larry O'Brien to allow members to vote on the offer issued by the city two days before the strike, which the city said was its final offer.
Graham accused the mayor of political posturing.
He said the final offer differs very little from the one that union members rejected when they held a strike vote on Dec. 3. At that time, the union voted 98 per cent in favour of a strike.
Graham said the small amount of money added in the final offer make no difference, as the strike isn't about money but scheduling.
On Sunday, Mayor Larry O'Brien and OC Transpo head Alain Mercier issued another letter to transit workers represented by Amalgamated Transit Union Local 279.
It explains in detail the city's contract proposal on scheduling, the main issue of disagreement between the city and the union.
"I ask you to continue to inquire with your union executive as to why you're not being given a chance to vote on this very fair offer," O'Brien said at a news conference Sunday.
Mercier said the offer is equitable for drivers, increases public safety by assuring rest periods and also ensures Ottawa's transit service is more efficient in the future. He reiterated that the city is ready to go back to the bargaining table.
The city's scheduling proposal pairs up morning and afternoon shifts for the same day. Drivers currently choose morning shift and afternoon shifts separately. The city says the new proposal will spread out work more evenly among more senior and less-experienced drivers, reduce the amount of travel required between morning and afternoon shifts, and ensure drivers get enough rest between consecutive work days.
However, the union is calling the proposal "block booking," and says it infringes on workers' ability to arrange their own schedules.
Union officials maintain they will agree to the city's contract offer if the scheduling proposal comes off the table for negotiation at a later date.
About 2,300 transit drivers, dispatchers and maintenance workers walked off the job on Dec. 10.
From Ottawa transit union turns down mayor's call for another vote
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请问大家，union leader的工资是哪里来的。除了member交union fee还有哪？罢工罢一天，工资就涨1%啊。我真有点搞不懂，在cfra广播里，很多oc司机都想回去上班，就是那个union head不给人家vote，是不是怕人家回去上班，他没奖金了？
