Canada: Transit Strike Shuts Down Ottawa

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | December 24th, 2008 | Trackback

A strike by 2300 bus drivers, mechanics and dispatchers has shut down public transit in Ottawa since Dec. 10 and negotiations have failed to produce an agreement over who will control the drivers’ scheduling and route assignments. The union feels it should make those decisions and the city says it needs to do so to make the transit system cost efficient. Until the buses start rolling again, travel around Canada’s capital city will be disrupted.

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