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The Struggle for Fairness: SAG-AFTRA and WGA Strikes Disrupt Film Industry

Posted by [email protected] | Jul 16, 2023 | Alberta, Calgary, Economy, Edmonton, Movies, News, Ontario, The United States of America, Toronto, Unions |

Shifting Dynamics in the Entertainment Industry In a major upheaval for the entertainment...

Library workers are on strike in Toronto

Posted by [email protected] | Mar 19, 2012 | Toronto, Unions |

For those who do not already know, library workers are on strike in Toronto. The city and union reps could not see eye-to-eye in time to avert the strike.All library locations are closed today as some 2300 hundred workers now...

Strike! Lots of confusion in York Region (YRT and VIVA)

Posted by [email protected] | Oct 24, 2011 | Canada, Markham, Newmarket, Ontario, Public Transit, Richmond Hill, Toronto, Unions, Vaughan, Viva, YRT |

There seems to be a lot of confusion over what is running and what is not in York Region. Details from the YRT/VIVA site are listed below, however there is much confusion over exactly which routes are not in operation. Some TTC...

Toronto Mayoral candidate Rossi plans on stopping all TTC Light-Rail (Transit City) Expansion

Posted by [email protected] | Jan 22, 2010 | Canada, Environmental Issues, GTA Development, GTA Issues, GTA News, LRT, News, Ontario, Politics, Public Transit, Toronto, Unions, Viva, YRT |

Have we learned nothing from history and the reasons why there is a lack of good public transit options in the city of Toronto? What about jobs for the people of Thunder Bay? Again, with another knee-jerk reaction we may loose...

York Region Viva bus service ends Wednesday September 25 2008 at 4am – No service in York Region

Posted by [email protected] | Sep 24, 2008 | College, GTA Issues, GTA News, Markham, Newmarket, News, Ontario, Public Transit, Richmond Hill, Students, Toronto, Unions, University, Vaughan, Viva, YRT |

680News staff | Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 7:42 pm Thirty-five-thousand commuters in York Region will have to find another way to work or school come Thursday morning. That’s because Viva bus drivers will go on...