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About 2,200 GO Transit bus operators, station attendants and other employees will go on strike Monday, the union representing them said Friday—with the potential job action set to affect some transit service.
The Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1587 said the planned strike comes after members voted 81 percent against a contract offer from employer Metrolinx.
The union has said negotiations between the two sides began in April and members have been working without a contract since June 1.
Local president Rob Cormier has said the union’s key issues include job security and job safety relating to hiring contract workers from outside companies.
“Our members have made it utterly clear. We will not accept a deal unless it addresses our primary concern, which is contracting out,” Cormier said in a written statement....