Tentative deal struck between TTC, maintenance workers union: TTC CE | CBC News

The Toronto Transit Commission and CUPE Local 2 reached a tentative agreement for maintenance workers. The deal is a one-year bridge intended to provide immediate certainty for employees, customers, and the city. It is also meant to support stability during the FIFA World Cup. Negotiations began in January for about 700 workers who maintain electrical, signal, and communications systems. The TTC extended its lockout deadline twice after an initial cutoff on Saturday, while the union remained in a legal strike position and the TTC remained in a legal lockout position. More details will be shared only after union members ratify the agreement and the TTC Board approves it. Earlier, the union president said CUPE Local 2 was not calling for a strike, and wage increases and stable scheduling were key issues.

"The Toronto Transit Commission and the union representing maintenance workers reached a tentative deal Monday afternoon, according to the commission's CEO, Mandeep Lali. The tentative deal is a one-year bridge, Lali said in a social media post Monday. He said it provides immediate certainty for our employees, our customers, and the city. It also allows for stability during the FIFA World Cup, said Lali."

"Negotiations with CUPE Local 2, the union representing about 700 workers who maintain electrical, signal and communications systems for the TTC initially began in January, Lali has said. The TTC extended its lockout deadline twice since Saturday, which was the initial cutoff. I want to thank our employees for the work they do every day to support our customers, and I want to acknowledge the patience and trust of the people who rely on the TTC, Lali said."

"Lali said he can't share more details about the agreement until it's ratified by the union's members and the TTC Board. CBC Toronto has reached out to CUPE Local 2 for more details. Negotiations lasted through the weekend, with the TTC in legal lockout position and the union in legal strike position."

"Earlier in the week, the union's president Sumit Guleria said CUPE Local 2 was not calling for a strike and TTC spokesperson Stuart Green had said the lockout deadline would not be extended as they needed to reach a deal before the FIFA tournament. Leading up to the Saturday deadline, Guleria said higher wages and stable scheduling were sticking points during negotiations."

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