All Entries Tagged With: "City of Ottawa"
OC Transpo Drivers, Mechanics Reject Deal To Resolve Scheduling Issues
So much for labour peace following the public relations disaster we all remember as the ‘OC Transpo bus strike:’ “And Mike Aldrich, the acting president of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 279, says membership sent a message when 61 per cent of voters rejected the proposed deal, but the union still wants to work with the city to [...]
City, Bus Drivers Union Reach Deal
Remember the negative reaction Ottawa bus drivers received from their 53 day bus strike? It looks like the bus drivers’ union does: “The agreement is the result of a new collaborative approach to labour relations that has unfolded over the last year, Mercier says in a memo to the mayor and council.” “As a [...]
Workers Ratify Deal, Trash Strike Averted
(CUPE) Local 1338 ratifies new agreement with Waste Management after a marathon 36-hour negotiation: “In a difficult economic climate, our members have demonstrated with this agreement that the system works, stated Sauve.” “When negotiations began, the employer placed several concessions on the table. While we did not get everything we would have liked, we successfully [...]
City Forecasts Stimulus Cash Surplus
Ottawa’s stimulus projects are expected to come in $31 million under budget – City staff want to use extra money on additional projects: “In June 2009, 115 projects worth $375.8 million were approved under the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund, and another $25.6 million were approved under the Recreational Infrastructure Canada Project.” “Newell said all but one [...]
Council Race Fill Up, But School Is Out
With a month left to register for election, the majority of school board zones have two or less candidates: “In fact, if the deadline were today, eight of the 10 zones in the Ottawa Catholic School Board would be acclaimed.” “The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board has a few more races. Four out of 12 zones [...]
Ken Gray: Wake Up Ottawa — You’re Sleepwalking Toward Transit Disaster
The Bulldog writes that Ottawans need to stop spending big dollars for projects that don’t work; that the biggest problem with the current light-rail plan is that is does nothing to solve the problem of commuting: “The new, badly flawed light-rail plan could run as much as 15 times the city’s startup cost of the Lansdowne project [...]
City Won’t Ask Feds For LRT Land For $1
The City of Ottawa budgets $40 million to buy federal land: “Gloucester-Southgate Coun. Diane Deans wanted the city to make the request, but the majority of council voted against it. “One thing is certain. If we don’t ask for it, we’re not going to get it,” Deans told council before the vote Wednesday.” “City staff didn’t [...]
Possible Strike Won’t Affect Garbage Pickup
However, Local 1338 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, which represents 65 waste haulers and landfill employees at Waste Management Canada, warns that apartment and condominium residents, businesses and light industry could face disruptions in as little as two weeks: “But regardless of what happens during these contract negotiations, there will be no disruption of [...]
Wellington To Be Renamed?
Is the debate over changing the name of Wellington Street to Sir John A. Macdonald Boulevard a great opportunity for people to learn more about both men? Let OEN know what you think in our “Recent Comments” section: “The community is learning a lot about its history and certainly the Duke of Wellington. Most people probably [...]
Ottawa Municipal Candidate Information
Thanks to Blake Batson at Perspective Ottawa for this excellent Ottawa municipal candidate website listing: Please click here for the listing
