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Originally posted by AustralianGQ u sound pissed just b/c u ride the TTC. everyone deservers a good living wage, we need unions to stand up for workers rights. they are not demanding outrageous demands. they are going on strike b/c the city refuses to pay workers when they need to take time off due to on the job injuries like ******s causing shit on buses and stabbing a driver. they should go on strike to get their point across. the city needs to stop dicking around and give them what they want, if u cant afford it, find a way, stop wasting our hard earned tax money on stupid shit and maybe the city wouldnt be so broke, stop giving urselves a raise. if u have a problem with this, then stand up for the workers and the union and if the ppl are on their side, the city will cave.

Dude, you live in Caledon - what the fuck do you know?

Do you ride the TTC to get to work? No. Do you have to put up with service delays, crumbling infastructure and overcrowding on a daily basis? No. Did you get screwed over by the last strike? No.

It's all well and good to be lobbying for better compensation for lost time and injuries, but what does inconveniencing the public at large have to do with it? Why do I need to be made a pawn in some pissing contest between the TTC and the unions?

I know you probably relish your little jaunts downtown to buy jeans at Garage in the Eaton Centre, but for those of us who rely on effective transit so we can get to work (to pay taxes that fund the TTC), this is just another in the long series of ways in which the comission screws us over.

I'm 100% for privatization of the TTC. What's the worst that happens, 3 fare hikes in 4 years...wait - already done. Um, overpaid workers...wait - got that, too. Political interference in transit policy and operations....check.

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Originally posted by Dr. DAS I'm 100% for privatization of the TTC. What's the worst that happens, 3 fare hikes in 4 years...wait - already done. Um, overpaid workers...wait - got that, too. Political interference in transit policy and operations....check.

I'm not always a fan of privatization, because of the negative effects it could have on service. But when you put it this way, I think you maybe right. What is the worst that could happen? There is no way the TTC could get worse!

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Originally posted by Orko I'm not always a fan of privatization, because of the negative effects it could have on service. But when you put it this way, I think you maybe right. What is the worst that could happen? There is no way the TTC could get worse!

oh cmon bobby, we both know that it could get MUCH worse.

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Originally posted by ÖZmözis You know what pisses me off about the TTC is when I pay 1.75 in bunch of change they don't even look or they tell me to have a nice day. But when I actually pay 2.75 in change they question me and tell me that wasn't 2.75 that I put in. Yesterday for example going home from work. I put in 2.75 in change, quarters, dimes and nickels. This b*** inside the booth tells me "hey that wasn't 2.75 you put in, I can see you know" So I replied, "You might want to get your eye sight checked, those glasses might be the wrong prescription for you, count it again if you want" and I just continued walking...

Weird... TTC is 3.00 now

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Originally posted by loca Weird... TTC is 3.00 now

lol 2.75!
Viva is 3.00

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Wtf... i've been paying 3.00


http://www.toronto.ca/ttc/pdf/yrt_f...ard_-_08-01.pdf

Probably because I saw that

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Originally posted by loca Wtf... i've been paying 3.00 http://www.toronto.ca/ttc/pdf/yrt_f...ard_-_08-01.pdf Probably because I saw that

that's YRT!
lol!

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If I happen not to have 0.75 I'll pay 3.00$. I'm sure it wont be long until it is 3.00$, though.

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Originally posted by Frenchie If I happen not to have 0.75 I'll pay 3.00$. I'm sure it wont be long until it is 3.00$, though.

won't be surprised tbh

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Originally posted by UmmiE Trust me bro its bad......a regular job is liek 10 bucks but Govt jobs are like freakin 18.00 to 21.00/hr.......Good luck with getting a job in TTC ..... It all depends on who you know or if anyone you know works there.Plus all the govt jobs have tricks and trick of their own to get their own friends and relitives.

Well I guess I'll throw my 2 cents in...Some of you know that I'm a Coach Technician repairing/maintaining the TTC buses at the HILLCREST complex( the old GMs are the best buses ever built and the new HYBRIDS are JUNK )...I applied several times over a couple of years before I finally got the call in 1995 that I was going to be hired.Before that I worked at car dealerships and stressed as hell .RIght now I make $32.45/hr and is the average wage in what you may find at various garages or truck garages ( I have my S and T licenses)..ANyway Its somewhat true that back then there was one TTC staff in charge of hiring who was taking bribes but he is long gone...Today I don't think its like that anymore and that the TTC is hiring for various positions according to skills, etc...

I will say this though....you couldn't PAY me enough to drive a bus in Toronto and deal with the assaults.It happens EVERY day in various degrees...I agree that there are some drivers that are assholes and shouldn't even work at the TTC including guys I work with in the maintenance dept...I get REALLY pissed when they complain about the dumbest things while my friends whould DIE having a well paying job washing parts, etc...I would also NOT like to drive a subway because its BOOOOORING work and have to deal with "jumpers"( that happens more often then you think but is not reported for obvious reasons)

Bottom line is that the drivers outnumber maintenance like 5 to 1 and so we don't have a choice because we are all in the same union and have to go with the flow..

I prefer to just do my job and do it well and not get injured in the process


SHOULD THE TTC BE AN ESSENTIAL service?...I just wonder why it hasn't been done YEARS ago...the only thing I can think of as to why its not is because of costs...I'm not an economist so maybe you guys have a better answer ( Maybe Jay has the answer? )

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Originally posted by UmmiE Trust me bro its bad......a regular job is liek 10 bucks but Govt jobs are like freakin 18.00 to 21.00/hr.......Good luck with getting a job in TTC ..... It all depends on who you know or if anyone you know works there.Plus all the govt jobs have tricks and trick of their own to get their own friends and relitives.

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