Transit workers reject deal that leaves some local workers behind

Timmins, ON –Transit workers in Timmins, Ontario, began a strike today after voting down a tentative agreement that would introduce divisions within the workplace. “Transit workers in Timmins have been among of the lowest-paid in the province, and frustration has been building for years,” said Rosanna Moreau, the secretary-treasurer for CUPE 1544. “One of the…