TTC union members vote in favour of new contract
More than 80% of ATU Local 113 members voted 'yes' on new deal with management
A union representing some 12,000 TTC workers says its members have ratified a new contract after a lengthy negotiating process that nearly ended in a strike.
In a news release late Tuesday, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 113 said more than 80 per cent of its members voted in favour of the deal.
The contract "prioritizes job security, improved benefits, fair wage increases" and addresses some of the union's concerns about the ongoing process to integrate public transit across municipal boundaries in the GTA, the release said.
The agreement covers a roughly three-year period until March 31, 2027.
ATU Local 113 represents about three quarters of all TTC employees, including many frontline roles such as operators, fare collectors, maintenance workers and stations staff.
Bargaining with TTC management began in February, shortly before the previous collective agreement expired in late March.
Union members had voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action, but a last-minute deal struck in the early morning hours of June 7 prevented workers from walking off the job.