Commuters who rely on public transit to get to work, school or elsewhere in Toronto will have to find other ways to get around the city if a public transit strike goes ahead as planned later this week. Nearly 12,000 TTC workers could walk off the job Friday at 12:01 a.m.
if negotiations between the transit agency and the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) 113 don't produce a new contract — which could disrupt travel plans for tens of thousands of commuters. A strike would mean subways, buses and streetcars won't run, but the Wheel-Trans service for people with disabilities would continue to operate. If you're one of the people who normally takes public transit in Toronto, here is some information to help you plan ahead.
Union says TTC workers will strike on June 7 if no deal reached TTC workers could strike this week. Here's what they want Other transit systems Metrolinx, the provincial transit agency that operates the GO Transit bus and train networks, said in an email it "always has contingency plans in place" in the event of service disruptions. The agency added that GO trains and the UP Express will continue to operate as normal, and its stations will remain open, but it wouldn't say whether those plans include increasing the frequency of trains and buses.
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