01-24-2020, 12:52 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-24-2020, 12:52 PM by robdrimmie.)
(01-24-2020, 12:25 PM)PhilippAchtel Wrote:(01-24-2020, 12:08 PM)robdrimmie Wrote: I'm fortunate that it's only about a 15 minutes walk for me to Mill Street Station, and I work downtown. I regularly take the ION and walk home in the evenings, so doing it in the morning isn't a huge additional burden.
I have no idea how I'm supposed to advocate for people to use GRT in the future. This situation is fucking absurd and I'm livid with both sides.
If GRT was a business, shutting things down like this would lead to profit loss. Since it's a public service and the region clearly doesn't care how long the strike goes on, they have every incentive in the world to just sit back and watch people suffer. What are the workers supposed to do when the region won't bargain in good faith?
Why would you "both sides" something like this?
Because both sides are being assholes. Job action can take several forms and increase in severity. The union chose to impact the health, education and livelihoods of over 70,000 people who relied on them by fully shutting down the system in January, the minute they were in a legal strike position.
They are not acting in the rider's best interest, nor is that an obligation of theirs. But to suggest that they have not decided to "sit back and watch people suffer" to forward their interests is not even a little bit compelling.
Understand that being upset with the union does not mean I'm on the Region's side.