STRIKE SUSPENDED

To the GO Transit Bargaining Unit Members of Local 1587:

TENTATIVE AGREEMENT FOR GO TRANSIT WORKERS

Your Executive Board would like to thank our members for their patience and understanding during this collective bargaining period.  ATU Local 1587's membership solidarity is a testimony to the labour movement.

Please be advised that your bargaining committee has reached a tentative agreement with Metrolinx (GO Transit) and the work stoppage set for 12:01 a.m. on Monday, October 24, 2011 has been postponed pending ratification.

YORK REGION TRANSIT on STRIKE

To our members, passengers and general public:

Please be advised that the Miller Transit and First Student bargaining units operating York Region Transit in Richmond Hill, Markham, Georgina, Aurora and Newmarket have rejected their respective offers and are now set to

STRIKE

at

12:01 a.m. on October 24, 2011

The Union's bargaining committee maintains their commitment to their members and ridership by remaining available and prepared to bargain in good faith with the respective employers in an attempt to avoid this strike action.

Union members will accommodate our passengers until the end of business on October 23rd.

ATU Local 1587 will keep their members and the public apprised of any changes.

Negotiation Update...STRIKE ACTION!

    STRIKE   

12:01 a.m. on October 24, 2011

set for

Metrolinx

(GO Transit)

First Student and Miller Transit

(York Region Transit) 

The Union bargaining committees continue to negotiate with Metrolinx (GO Transit), First Student and Miller Transit (YRT) in an effort to resolve all outstanding issues to avoid a strike.

Failure to reach a tentative agreement

will result in a strike action.

Union members will accommodate our passengers until the end of business on October 23rd.

ATU Local 1587 will keep their members and the public apprised of any changes in their strike action.