Toronto could learn from Montreal

Ok - a few days of assential-only service, a little leaning on by the province - and Montreal's transit system has a tentative deal with its maintenance workers. It will be interesting to see what wage increases have been agreed upon.

I'll bet there less than the ultra-generous (1 - 1.5% OVER inflation each year) that the TTC granted the Amalgamated Transit Union here in Toronto.

Of course, in Toronto, the TTC commissioners are no deep into the union's pockets that they are choking on the lint. Howard Moscoe publicly telegraphed what HE was willing to pay. Well - we got the on-day wildcat strike anwway.

Montreal seems to understand that it's running a transit system for the riders and residents - rather than Toronto which sees the transit system as a gravy train for union members.