TTC Union

• TTC union walks back telling staff not to disclose COVID-19 vaccination status to employer

  ATU Local 113 issued a statement late Wednesday morning telling its members to now comply with the TTC's policy to disclose their vaccination status by the Sept. 30 deadline.

  Canada

  Sep 29, 2021
  
• New TTC chair, union president round out top-level transit leadership changes

  Coun. Jaye Robinson was appointed chair of the Toronto Transit Commission in December, and ATU Local 113 President Carlos Santos assumed his position on Jan. 1.

  Politics

  Jan 7, 2019
  
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• TTC union says Presto card system malfunctions daily as Metropasses being phased out

  In a letter addressed to Premier Doug Ford, the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 113 said Presto outages occur “at all times of day.”

  Canada

  Dec 7, 2018
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• TTC union demands safety audit of transit stations after serious attacks on operator

  ATU Local 113 is demanding the TTC conduct safety audits of all transit stations and that they make the necessary improvements.

  Traffic

  Sep 27, 2017
• TTC union demands right for subway workers to wear masks following air quality study

  The union representing TTC workers is demanding employees be allowed to wear protective masks while on the job following a recent air quality study of the subway system.

  Canada

  May 16, 2017
• Job action possible over subway air quality: TTC union

  The union representing 11,000 TTC workers in Toronto is warning about possible job action if management doesn’t allow workers to wear protective masks if they wish.

  Environment

  May 1, 2017
• TTC clarifies air quality in subway system is ‘safe’ following report on high pollution levels

  The Ministry of Labour has ruled air in the subway is "not likely to endanger" after three "work refusal" situations involving employees.

  Health

  Apr 27, 2017
• Toronto transit union president Bob Kinnear resigns

  The head of the union representing transit workers in Toronto has resigned following a public battle with the union's U.S.-based parent association.

  Canada

  Mar 17, 2017
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• Unifor lends its support behind Bob Kinnear in spat with TTC union’s parent association

  Unifor Union President Jerry Dias is lending his support behind ousted TTC union leader Bob Kinnear after the union's Washington-based parent association placed the local under a trusteeship last week.

  Feb 7, 2017
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• Temporary trustee of TTC union reinstates 10 board members, but not president Kinnear

  Over half of the leadership team that makes up the Toronto Transit Commission local union has been reinstated by their parent U.S.-based Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU).

  Canada

  Feb 4, 2017