- Michael Kras
- 16 Nov 2023
HSR workers and City of Hamilton reach tentative agreement
It’s promising news as the City of Hamilton has announced they have reached a tentative agreement with Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) workers and the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 107. A re...
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- Michael Kras
- 09 Nov 2023
No Hamilton bus service indefinitely as HSR workers strike
There is not yet a clear path forward as Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) operators commence a strike action, effectively suspending all local public transit until further notice. Members of the Amalga...
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- Michael Kras
- 06 Nov 2023
HSR workers to begin strike on Thursday, all bus service suspended
Beginning Thursday, local public transportation in Hamilton will be suspended indefinitely due to Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) employees commencing strike action this Thursday. The Amalgamated ...
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- Michael Kras
- 11 Nov 2022
GO Transit workers reach tentative deal with Metrolinx
After a week-long strike action that saw all GO Bus service suspended, unionized GO Transit workers have reached a tentative deal with transit agency Metrolinx. The deal still needs to be reviewed by ...
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- Michael Kras
- 07 Nov 2022
GO Bus service suspended as 2,200 transit workers strike
GO Transit users should plan accordingly this week as roughly 2,200 unionized transit workers go on strike, leaving GO Bus service completely suspended until further notice. The Amalgamated Transit Un...
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- Michael Kras
- 11 Aug 2022
GO Transit workers may go on strike if deal isn’t reached
GO train and bus service in Hamilton and beyond could be significantly impacted soon. That’s because 93 per cent of GO Transit workers have voted to approve a strike if transit agency Metrolinx cont...
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- Michael Kras
- 11 Mar 2021
Barton Jail inmates go on hunger strike as COVID-19 outbreak grows
Inmates at the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre on Barton Street are currently on a coordinated hunger strike as they demand safer conditions amid the jail’s growing COVID-19 outbreak. Around 50 ...
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- Craig Clark
- 27 Jan 2020
Hamilton elementary teachers will be striking again on Friday
Ontario elementary school teachers announced another one-day strike scheduled for this Friday in Hamilton. #ETFO gives notice of strike action for Peel, Hamilton school boards https://t.co/9kHHDNtb8...
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- Michael Kras
- 23 Jan 2020
Hamilton elementary school students will not receive report cards this term
A result of the ongoing labour actions of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (EFTO) in response to its dispute with Ford’s Progressive Conservative provincial government, elementary sc...
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- Craig Clark
- 21 Jan 2020
Hamilton Catholic school teachers are striking today
The Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board is one of the school boards participating in a one-day strike today. Elementary and secondary schools closed to students Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020 du...
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