bus strike!!!!

[antlerman]

now this is good...real good.....

 

[Hornee]

Fantastic!

Maybe these bus drivers should pull a cow's pussy over their heads & maybe some big bull will come along & Fucck some sense into them!

 

[GlavaMan]

I received this via email yesterday but the it was a different camera angle! Classic!

 

[herelookin (pt2)]

That's a classic... a Kodak moment, shame they'll never use it though.

 

[good to go]

Why are they not just legislated back to work.

 

[Anynym]

Why are they not just legislated back to work.

Since OCTranspo operates in both Ontario and Quebec, it's federally regulated. Because the Liberals, NDP, and Bloc decided to try to undo the results of the last election, the House was prorogued. Because the House isn't sitting, it would take an order-in-council to do anything about the strike, and that really isn't going to happen.

 

[Ladyluvr69]

I LOVE this pic.

I HATE bus drivers and especialy That brilliant Andre Cornolier.

 

[dummpy]

??? Did you say cornholer?

What amazes me is how the other 10,000 cities with buses in North America can schedule bus drivers? Shouldn't the union be worried about their schedules too? is there not a precedent from these other cities on how this is done? It can't be that big mystery

But what the heck in the interest of saving a buck we should re-invent the wheel! (Christ Microsoft probably even has a software package for bus driver schedules! $89 plugin off the shelf)

 

[VelvetCyclone]

Since OCTranspo operates in both Ontario and Quebec, it's federally regulated. Because the Liberals, NDP, and Bloc decided to try to undo the results of the last election, the House was prorogued. Because the House isn't sitting, it would take an order-in-council to do anything about the strike, and that really isn't going to happen.

So you are blaming the continued bus strike on the Liberals, NDP and Bloc when Mike Baird has repeatedly said that the CONSERVATIVES will not declare them an essential service and order the drivers back to work? Nicely done. I think I'll declare the global recession on Geraldo given that makes just as much sense.

Kudos to Wilde on the sign.

 

[pornfiend]

Maybe,once he's finished solving all the rest of the world's problems,Barack(the Mesiah)Obama can solve the transit situation.

 

[Mike62]

Dont get me wrong, I blame the bus drivers just as much, but Mr. BaldHead, the only city mayor more corrupt than Mayor Quimby is as much to blame here. Just another example of why I always say
"Everybody is Wrong"

 

[thompo69]

Since OCTranspo operates in both Ontario and Quebec, it's federally regulated. Because the Liberals, NDP, and Bloc decided to try to undo the results of the last election, the House was prorogued. Because the House isn't sitting, it would take an order-in-council to do anything about the strike, and that really isn't going to happen.

The Liberals, Bloc and NDP tried to make the government respect the results of the last election. Because keeping power is more important to Harper than actually governing he prorogued the House, and because of that they can't be legislated back to work before next week. You can't order people back to work by OiC.

 

[Mike62]

The Liberals, Bloc and NDP tried to make the government respect the results of the last election. Because keeping power is more important to Harper than actually governing he prorogued the House, and because of that they can't be legislated back to work before next week. You can't order people back to work by OiC.

The Liberals, Bloc, and NDP are the ones who are not respecting the results of the election. The Conservatives won the most seats and garnered the most votes. They ARE the Government. Absolutely no one voted for a Liberal-NDP-Bloc alliance. They have NO mandate.

 

[antlerman]

Now...they are rumors flying around that there will be lay-offs will be 3 1/2 months after the strike ends for junior drivers.......that is really gonna hurt some.......too bad...hahahaha

 

[Mike62]

Not only layoffs, even when the strike ends, the service will still take months to get back up to speed....over 200 of the buses have had their safety inspections lapse during the strike (mechanics are off too), plus there are plenty more that will lapse as service begins, plus normal maintenance, etc. etc.

 

[Anynym]

So you are blaming the continued bus strike on the Liberals, NDP and Bloc when Mike Baird has repeatedly said that the CONSERVATIVES will not declare them an essential service and order the drivers back to work? Nicely done. I think I'll declare the global recession on Geraldo given that makes just as much sense.

::Sigh::

I don't know who this Mike Baird is that you're referring to, but declaration of OCTranspo as an essential service would not be done unilaterally by any federal government. At best, it would only be done at the request of the City of Ottawa.

But there are certain aspects of any service being declared as an "essential service", and there has been no indication that the City would ask for any such declaration. Generally, "essential services" are those necessary to protect life and limb (police, fire, ambulance). As a result, the process for negotiating contracts are very different, and would reasonably be expected to result in a much more expensive contract for the city in the case of OCTranspo. I believe you would find a more detailed discussion of this option under "Rants and Raves" on CL.

 

[thompo69]

The Liberals, Bloc, and NDP are the ones who are not respecting the results of the election. The Conservatives won the most seats and garnered the most votes. They ARE the Government. Absolutely no one voted for a Liberal-NDP-Bloc alliance. They have NO mandate.

The government is not the party with the most seats, it is the party (or parties) that command the confidence of the House. That's how parliamentary democracy works. Despite Harper's dreams, we do not have a presidential system.

 

[VelvetCyclone]

declaration of OCTranspo as an essential service would not be done unilaterally by any federal government. At best, it would only be done at the request of the City of Ottawa.

Ah. So given that the city has not made such a request, you admit that your claim that this strike is ongoing because parliament was prorogued was a red herring. Thank you.

 

[OnTheWayOut]

The government is not the party with the most seats, it is the party (or parties) that command the confidence of the House. That's how parliamentary democracy works. Despite Harper's dreams, we do not have a presidential system.

The renegade Bloc has the confidence of no one. Hell, during their Conservative mandated "timeout" the Liberals gave the boot to their "leader" and installed a new knucklehead. That really instilled some confidence, lemme tell ya!

 

[Anynym]

Ah. So given that the city has not made such a request, you admit that your claim that this strike is ongoing because parliament was prorogued was a red herring. Thank you.

Not at all. And if you re-read what I posted, you'll find that I never said anything about why the strike is ongoing. I addressed a question about the possibility for union members to be legislated back to work.

If you want opinions on why the strike is ongoing, that's a whole different discussion.