Human Resources Legislative Update

TTC “Essential Service” Legislation Passes Second Reading, Referred to Committee

Human Resources Legislative Update

TTC “Essential Service” Legislation Passes Second Reading, Referred to Committee

Date: March 9, 2011

On March 8, 2011, Bill 150, the Toronto Transit Commission Labour Disputes Resolution Act, 2011, carried at Second Reading and was ordered referred to the Standing Committee on General Government.

As previously reported, Bill 150 is proposed legislation that would designate the Toronto Transit Commission an essential service and provide for binding arbitration by a neutral third party where a collective agreement cannot be reached through bargaining.