Recently the Viva bus system in York Region has gone on strike leaving 35,000 passenger without transport. As of this morning there has been talk that on Wednesday there will be a meeting to discuss the terms in which would need to be met to get the bus drivers working again. Veolia is one of four private companies that operate transit for York Region for about $90 million a year. Viva represents about a third of the overall York ridership. This morning labour minister Peter Fonseca said that he hopes the moderator of the meeting can get the buses running again. However, there will not be a back-to-work legislation as there was one last spring when the Toronto Transit Commission went on strike. Fonseca said that the back-to-work legislation is only used in extreme circumstances and this does not count as one. I personally do not ride the Viva very often but I can understand that many people rely on it as a main mode of transportation. This is very good news for anyone who was affected by the strike. This would affect more then just the people riding the bus but would also affect everyone that those people worked for since they could possibly not go to work. This would also force many people to drive cars rather then take public transportation, which in turn would be worse for the environment.
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