tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7218149071529011844.post1293944923796494293..comments2024-03-09T05:03:54.979-05:00Comments on Public Transit in Ottawa: Public reaction after the strike: RevisitedPeter Raaymakershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10883553886241429786noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7218149071529011844.post-11169829863330905232009-01-15T04:11:00.000-05:002009-01-15T04:11:00.000-05:00If anything, public reaction has been extremely re...If anything, public reaction has been extremely restrained.<BR/><BR/>The union has shown a callous disregard for human welfare. They are forcing Ottawans to walk long distances in weather that the Ottawa paramedic service is warning people not to go out unless it is absolutly necessary. The union is costing city residents eight million dollars a day in damages and is deliberately targeting students and the disabled.<BR/><BR/>Each one of these actions alone is an outrage against human dignity. Taken together, these are acts of violence against the people of Ottawa.<BR/><BR/>The union is not fighting City Hall for a better deal; they're waging war on <B>us</B> by any means at their disposal. It is absurd to expect Ottawans not to respond in kind with all the tools we have at our disposal.<BR/><BR/>Taken in this context, public reactions have been <I>extremely</I> restrained.<BR/><BR/>If union drivers return to work and find themselves treated like the human scum that they are, then they have only themselves to blame.<BR/><BR/><BR/>PRIVATIZE OC TRANSPO. FIRE ATU 279.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7218149071529011844.post-55666941276383245502009-01-14T19:23:00.000-05:002009-01-14T19:23:00.000-05:00Those who are hurt the most can't even get downtow...Those who are hurt the most can't even get downtown to protest.<BR/><BR/>Only ATU could afford to go to City Hall this morning.<BR/><BR/>Shame! Shame! Shame!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7218149071529011844.post-43190563230114731402009-01-14T18:50:00.000-05:002009-01-14T18:50:00.000-05:00Why haven't riders rallied and protested.Because a...<B>Why haven't riders rallied and protested.</B><BR/><BR/>Because a lot of them either can't get to a good protest site without bus service there, or are too tired from their other walking to walk to one.<BR/><BR/>A lunch-hour weekday protest at City Hall would be the likeliest to generate turnout.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7218149071529011844.post-62714782395128429352009-01-14T11:44:00.000-05:002009-01-14T11:44:00.000-05:00Ok, let's just get on with it I for one have a goo...Ok, let's just get on with it I for one have a good friend that is a bus driver and he is angrier than I am and I am still being docked for an eco-pass and have to walk over 12km each way to work and back and work 6 days a week some weeks. I don't blame anyone for showing frustration and really think overall we've shown a lazy attitude/approach. Why haven't riders rallied and protested. Maybe even blockaded some government buildings to prevent them from getting to and from work. I would be willing to lose a days pay as I know a lot of people out there have probably lost much, much more than that maybe perhaps even the roof over their heads.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7218149071529011844.post-59997472589223724182009-01-13T22:17:00.000-05:002009-01-13T22:17:00.000-05:00There should be a "clear the air" session — a long...There should be a "clear the air" session — a long one, not the usual 90 minute crap you get from the city where no one gets to speak for more than 20 seconds — at the end of this.<BR/><BR/>City council, OC Transpo, ATU, all on a dais. Open mics where the public can just vent their spleens.<BR/><BR/>That'll be my "inducement". Doucet can take his month of free transit and shove it.WJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070910923518931583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7218149071529011844.post-79538468382905875232009-01-13T19:57:00.000-05:002009-01-13T19:57:00.000-05:00I think comparing the fattys dfrom the modern ATU ...I think comparing the fattys dfrom the modern ATU with the children, teenagers and single mothers from 1919 is offensive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com