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ottawasun.com - Ottawa and Region - Transit talks break down
Drivers' union walks away from bargaining, city officials say
Talks between the city and the union representing striking bus drivers broke off last night.
City spokesman Michael Fitzpatrick said union officials walked away from the table.
Lawyers for the city and the transit union have been in court since 10 a.m. because the city is trying to prevent the striking bus drivers from picketing outside the Civic Centre during the world junior hockey championship.
At a press conference this morning, Mayor Larry O'Brien announced the city has asked federal Labour Minister Rona Ambrose to intervene and order a supervised vote by union members on the city's latest offer.
When asked whether he was embarrassed that the world junior hockey championship is in town and the city has no transit service, O'Brien backed away from the microphone and said, "Next question."
The strike began Dec. 10. The main obstacle has been the issue of scheduling. The city wants to change the system, which currently allow bus drivers to choose their schedules and routes.
In a press release, the union said the city "failed to show any flexibility on their complicated scheduling proposals," and Mayor Larry O'Brien has "condemned Ottawa's transit riders to a long, cold winter."
"The union came to the table to settle this dispute, to put buses back on the road, but (Mayor) Larry O'Brien has made sure none of that will happen," said union president Andre Cornellier.
O'Brien said the scheduling issue was largely resolved and money appears to be the union's main concern.
Drivers' union walks away from bargaining, city officials say
Talks between the city and the union representing striking bus drivers broke off last night.
City spokesman Michael Fitzpatrick said union officials walked away from the table.
Lawyers for the city and the transit union have been in court since 10 a.m. because the city is trying to prevent the striking bus drivers from picketing outside the Civic Centre during the world junior hockey championship.
At a press conference this morning, Mayor Larry O'Brien announced the city has asked federal Labour Minister Rona Ambrose to intervene and order a supervised vote by union members on the city's latest offer.
When asked whether he was embarrassed that the world junior hockey championship is in town and the city has no transit service, O'Brien backed away from the microphone and said, "Next question."
The strike began Dec. 10. The main obstacle has been the issue of scheduling. The city wants to change the system, which currently allow bus drivers to choose their schedules and routes.
In a press release, the union said the city "failed to show any flexibility on their complicated scheduling proposals," and Mayor Larry O'Brien has "condemned Ottawa's transit riders to a long, cold winter."
"The union came to the table to settle this dispute, to put buses back on the road, but (Mayor) Larry O'Brien has made sure none of that will happen," said union president Andre Cornellier.
O'Brien said the scheduling issue was largely resolved and money appears to be the union's main concern.
