The City has received the No Board Report which was requested from the Ministry of Labour. This outcome sets the legal strike deadline for the refuse collection workers of CUPE Local 416 for Thursday, February 27. A release from Toronto Monday says “challenging” issues remain including job security, parental leave, benefits and wages. It says a contingency plan for a strike will be released soon. The strike would occur east of Yonge St. only. The west half of Toronto is serviced by a private contractor, Green For Life (GFL). Toronto suffered through a 36-day garbage strike in the summer of 2009. The misery of that event created a memory that permitted the subsequent privatization of the west side by Mayor Rob Ford.
