«The Mayors» Council plan not only quickly improves
transit service with 25 % more buses, it will give those driving to work or school the option to leave the car at home and take
transit, which is better for our environment,» McGarrigle said, adding that the BC Federation of Labour, representing over 500,000
unionized workers across the province, unanimously supported a resolution Unifor Local 111 introduced to endorse a Yes in the referendum.
Friday night 9,000 Toronto
Transit Commission's
unionized workers voted on a tentative deal with the TTC and, despite the expectation by both the media and Toronto residents that they would either accept the deal or give 48 hours notice of any strike action, they did not accept the deal and went on immediate strike at midnight.