tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7218149071529011844.post1006186067941264486..comments2024-03-09T05:03:54.979-05:00Comments on Public Transit in Ottawa: UPDATE: Backlash against a mayor: The SFUO calls for new negotiationsPeter Raaymakershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10883553886241429786noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7218149071529011844.post-88168998639337335472008-12-23T00:04:00.000-05:002008-12-23T00:04:00.000-05:00Not sure why they are still going on about the UPa...Not sure why they are still going on about the UPass. Council approved the UPass during budget at a cost recovery rate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7218149071529011844.post-17971310274624555082008-12-19T21:18:00.000-05:002008-12-19T21:18:00.000-05:00Interesting report - I saw similar cards at Carlet...Interesting report - I saw similar cards at Carleton last week, printed by CUSA (the folks who brought you Shinerama-gate, the nationally broadcast Cystic Fibrosis controversy of several weeks ago).<BR/><BR/>Concur that SFUO's campaign was too one-sided - they should also have had cards to the ATU, with Cornellier as another Grinch. It's easy to dump on the Mayor and city councillors, but a bit more difficult to get the message into the faces of the unions as their offices tend to be much less accessible to the public.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7218149071529011844.post-7626661907833921152008-12-17T20:18:00.000-05:002008-12-17T20:18:00.000-05:00Should we be surprised by the President of the Tra...Should we be surprised by the President of the Transit Union?<BR/><BR/>I guess we only have to listen to the president of the Student Union ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7218149071529011844.post-21869488438880455642008-12-17T13:44:00.000-05:002008-12-17T13:44:00.000-05:00Haldenby and the SFUO need to forget their loyalti...Haldenby and the SFUO need to forget their loyalties to unions and give a swift kick in the ass to whomever is hurting students. Why not put both O'Brien and the union president on the card? Well that wouldn't be too solitary, would it? <BR/><BR/>Fuck solidarity, I want buses back.<BR/><BR/>(excuse my language, I cannot think of a different way to phrase my strong feelings of anger)Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10467433390378879762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7218149071529011844.post-47433653783667718992008-12-17T10:40:00.000-05:002008-12-17T10:40:00.000-05:00Good question, Andy, but McGuinty can't legislate ...Good question, Andy, but McGuinty can't legislate Ottawa bus drivers back to work for some inter-provincial reasons; I've heard because OC crosses the border into Quebec. So it would have to be federal arbitration, and the city apparently has their reasons to prefer negotiation to arbitration.Peter Raaymakershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883553886241429786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7218149071529011844.post-20340379930899601102008-12-17T06:18:00.000-05:002008-12-17T06:18:00.000-05:00Why don't you ask Premier Dalton McGuinty to give ...Why don't you ask Premier Dalton McGuinty to give Ottawa the same special treatment that he gives to The City Of Toronto. When the TTC workers strike he legislates back to work and to arbitration.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08408980791673021797noreply@blogger.com