"Talks between the TTC and CUPE Local 2, which represents about 700 people who install and maintain the transit network's electrical, signal and communications systems, began in January, according to TTC's CEO Mandeep Lali. The deadline for a deal was first extended from midnight to 6 p.m. Saturday as both sides believed there was "enough progress to reach a deal," according to the TTC's website."
"In an update to its website Saturday evening, the transit agency said they would continue bargaining with CUPE Local 2 past the 6 p.m. deadline. However, the TTC did not specify how long the parties would remain at the negotiating table. In a statement to CBC Toronto Saturday evening, CUPE Local 2 spokesperson Katrina McGaughey said the TTC informed the union at 5:59 p.m. that it would continue reviewing the most recent proposal."
"A deadline to make a deal has been extended to Saturday at 6 p.m. As the deadline approached, the TTC was in a legal lockout position, meaning they could block CUPE Local 2 workers from their jobs, while the union was in a legal strike position. Nearly all CUPE Local 2 members 99.5 per cent voted in favour of a strike mandate in April after their previous agreement expired the month before."
Talks between the Toronto Transit Commission and CUPE Local 2 continued into Saturday evening, with the deal deadline extended for a second time. Negotiations involve about 700 maintenance workers who install and maintain electrical, signal, and communications systems. The first extension moved the deadline from midnight to 6 p.m. Saturday, based on progress toward an agreement. The TTC later said bargaining would continue past 6 p.m., without stating how long talks would last. CUPE Local 2 said the TTC informed it at 5:59 p.m. that the agency would keep reviewing the latest proposal. The parties were in legal lockout and strike positions, and nearly all members voted for a strike mandate in April, though the union previously said it did not intend to strike.
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