TTC Operators Fearing For Safety Upon Return From Sudden Strike
Posted April 27, 2008 12:00 pm.
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They did what they felt they had to do, and now many of the TTC drivers and operators that walked off the job abruptly in the first minutes of Saturday morning fear some of their passengers might be seeing red when they meet again early Monday.
“We do not want our families to be jeopardized by one of us not coming home at the end of the day,” said 20-year TTC veteran Ken Morgan.
“We want to go home and see our families at the end of the day just like the people that we carry on a daily basis.”
Though TTC and union officials had promised 48 hours notice before any strike action, little more than a single hour was given ahead of the roughly 36-hour strike. The reason, according to some is that employees feared for their safety once word got out a strike was imminent.
That their return could be met with equal amounts of derision doesn’t escape Morgan or his coworkers. For that very reason, TTC special constables will also be back in full force for the Monday morning rush.
As for Morgan, he’s just asking for a little patience and understanding.
“We try to give you the best service we have with the equipment that we have, with the scheduling that we have,” he insisted. “We do the best that we can.”
The good news was that in the hours after service resumed Sunday evening, Toronto Police had no reports of any incidents.
