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Many Brampton commuters are indignant, saying they had been caught off guard by the municipal strike that affected transit operations as we speak (Nov. 7).
A number of have taken to social media to vent their frustrations saying they had been left stranded at bus stops ready for a experience that by no means got here.
“Just great. No bus. Late for work. How come we didn’t know about this in advance?” mentioned one common Brampton Transit consumer.
One other on-line consumer complained that customers had no advance discover that there could possibly be a labour dispute.
“A notice on a bus stop would have helped from city of brampton , the thousands of people waiting to take transit today who wont get anywhere. The few I could get to who had been waiting for so long who had no idea because they don’t use Twitter. You owe us and these workers.”
A bulletin on the Brampton Transit web site says the strike by 1,200 metropolis employees is inflicting “significant disruptions” to service and encourages riders to make alternate plans.
Talks between the town and employees represented by the Canadian Union of Public Workers 831 broke down in a single day, resulting in as we speak’s job motion.
In addition to transit, the strike may even have an effect on animal companies, the constructing division, the town clerk’s workplace, courtroom companies, and bylaw enforcement.
Within the days main as much as the strike the difficulty had been coated within the media however on-line the data from the town has been scant, in response to some.
A fast examine of the Brampton Transit web page on Fb accommodates no details about an impending strike, nor does it have any info on the present state of affairs. On X (previously Twitter) notices by Brampton Transit had been posted at 2:58 a.m. and 4:41 a.m. this morning.
One one who was contacted by way of social media by INbrampton.com mentioned the town “dropped the ball on this one” and may have been extra proactive in letter the general public learn about an upcoming labour dispute.
“So many people in Brampton rely on buses to get to work in the morning,” mentioned the girl who recognized herself as Maisa. “This is not good. So many people were left scrambling to get to work.”
The Metropolis of Brampton has been contacted for touch upon this concern.
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