Thursday, August 19, 2010

Transit talks last all of 5 minutes

A transit strike in Thunder Bay is one step closer. It comes with the breakdown of contract talks between the Amalgamated Transit Union and the city. Union boss Charlie Brown says the meeting lasted all of 5 minutes today. He says when the city came in and refused to change it's position both sides agreed there was no use in continuing the talks. The union members will be in a legal strike position 17 days after the conciliator hands down her report.