I work for the city here in Edmonton, not transit, but a transportation department nonetheless. Just last year, we turned down our contract offer from the city, and essentially voted to strike. The problem was that the city was absolutely not going to give our union any more money. The contract offered raises better than any other city department, including the police. So we voted again, and it passed the second time.
Maybe the transit union needs to realize that what the city is offering, is all they are going to get. I just hate unions right now. Working for the city is not going to make anyone rich, if you want to make a ton of cash, go up north because there is plenty of work up there.
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