If declaring the TTC an essential service inevitably leads to higher wages, as the mayor claims and presents as a major reason for rejecting the idea, why are the workers and the union opposed to it? Lindsay Luby asked.
A few muffled responses failed to dull the moment of lucidity from the Etobicoke councillor. But, never mind. The David Miller regime is not about to allow any intrusion into the rights of transit workers to strike at will and throw the city into chaos. So the upcoming debate at city council on whether or not to declare the TTC an essential service is merely an exercise in futility, much like the vote at executive committee Monday.
The vote was 8-1 against asking the province to declare the TTC an essential service. Apparently, a TTC strike costs the city as much as $50 million a day. And the C.D. Howe Institute says government workers classed as essential labour invariably end up getting more pay, a premium that could cost the TTC $25 million over a three-year contract. Who to believe?
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