How a strike by Toronto’s inside workers would make your life suck

Going on strike seems to be the thing to do these days, and we’re wondering if the city’s inside workers will be next to get picketing. Though CUPE Local 79 members voted 85 per cent in favour of a strike mandate, union leaders have promised not to walk off the job early Saturday morning unless the city foists new working conditions on them. The city hasn’t yet said whether it’ll do that, but—worryingly—it has released a list of the services that would be affected in the event of a work stoppage: daycares, municipal museums, community centres, fitness facilities and pools. Better run down to Fort York or get in that swim while you still can. Read the entire story [Globe and Mail] »