Thank you to all the volunteers who helped today to prepare for the Labour Day Parade tomorrow!
Reminder to all our ATU Local 113 members to join us with your families at the parade tomorrow and to collect your Labour Day gifts! See you all tomorrow!
ATU Local 113 is standing in solidarity with striking of OPSEU Local 546 (TSSA) workers Rally, on Friday Sept 2, 2022, along with the Toronto & York Region Labour Council.
ATU Local 113 Executive Board Member Brian Connolly with OPSEU President JP Hornick & striking OPSEU Local 546 (TSSA) workers.
ATU Local 113 Executive Board Member Brian Connolly with Toronto & York Region Labour Council President Andria Babbington – UNITE HERE 75, Toronto & York Region Labour Council Vice President Jeff Irons – IBEW Local 353, Toronto & York Region Labour Council Secretary Treasurer Abdi Hagi Yusuf – CUPW Toronto, and striking OPSEU Local 546 (TSSA) workers.
Premier Doug Ford has put forward legislation that will give Mayor John Tory more powers to make decisions in secret. This is designed to allow the City of Toronto to privatize more TTC jobs faster.
Toronto doesn’t need the Mayor to have more power, Toronto needs a mayor with the courage to use the powers he has to stand up for the people of this city.
Local 113 Board members were pleased to see NDP MPP Tom Rakocevic deliver our message to the Ontario Legislature yesterday. “Toronto has already been weakened by key decisions being moved out of public debate and into secret backrooms. This legislation will only move more decisions into secret negotiations.”
In the next few years, binding contracts will signed with private, for-profit companies to build and operate new lines that will impact service across Toronto. Premier Ford’s strong mayor legislation will only empower Mayor Tory to make more backroom deals and speed up contracting out and cutting TTC service. TTC’s privatization doesn’t just help corporations make more money, it reduces wages and opportunities for workers. The TTC has always been a way for people, especially from diverse equity-seeking groups, to gain access to entry level jobs, get training, and then advance. The current TTC leadership’s contracting out plan will turn every TTC job into a dead end, low wage job.
Local 113 is grateful to MPP Rakocevic for his support in our fight to defend quality public transit service for the people of Toronto.
At the General Meeting held yesterday, ATU Local 113 Members, Shop Stewards and the Executive Board proudly recognized Lou Kellen and Ian Cooper for their heroism! Last week, these two transit heroes saved the life of a 4-year-old girl who wandered onto the tracks at Warden Station.
OBITUARY
Arthur William PATRICK
17 JANUARY, 1939 – 30 JUNE, 2022
(TTC Driver, Shop Steward, Board Member, President of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 113)
Passed away peacefully on Thursday June 30, 2022, in his 84th year. Arthur, loving husband of Bebe Patrick. Dear father of Larry Patrick (wife Rita), Lori Patrick, Sandy Patrick Morrow, Lisa Patrick Field (husband Bruce), Theresa Patrick (husband Jeremy Priede). Cherished grandfather of Shane, Ryan, Tami, Amber, Kyle, Tristen, Elliott and Genevieve, and great grandfather of Shane Jr., Ashley, Alexis, Ava, and Clover. Predeceased by his parents Robert Noah Patrick and Hanna Mary Patrick.
Friends may visit at the Kane-Jerrett Funeral Home, 6191 Yonge Street, North York, (South of Steeles Avenue) on Wednesday, July 6, from 12-1 p.m. Funeral Service in the Chapel on Wednesday at 1 p.m. followed by Cremation.
In Memory of Arthur Patrick, if so desired, a donation to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or Alzheimers Society would be appreciated.
Always in our hearts. Never forgotten. Always loved. R.I.P.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.kanejerrettnorthyork.ca for the PATRICK family.
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/en-ca/obituaries/toronto-on/arthur-patrick-10815466
We are deeply saddened to hear the news of the passing of Brother Art Patrick, former President of ATU Local 113, who served the office from 1992 to 1997. His dedicated leadership and vision helped strengthen our union well beyond those years. We offer our sincerest condolences to his family and friends.
ATU Local 113 wishes all its members and fellow Canadians a Happy Canada Day! While this country continues to be the land of opportunity, we must also recognize the need for continued reconciliation efforts with Indigenous communities across the country. We stand by the rich history and traditions of Indigenous Peoples and will continue to honour the land on which our transit workers operate.
On National Indigenous Peoples Day, ATU Local 113 is celebrating the culture, traditions, history and languages of Indigenous Peoples across Canada. Today, we honor the many contributions Indigenous Canadians have made to this country. We would also thank our Indigenous members for their various contributions to our union and community.
We were horrified to hear today that a woman was set on fire at Kipling Station and has been hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. Everyone at Local 113 wishes her a quick and complete recovery. We also thank the transit workers and riders who rushed to help her.
ATU Local 113 stands in solidarity with our brother, Brent Pelletier, and all members of the Indigenous community. Far too many Indigenous Canadians have a tragic story like Brent, where a member of their family was taken from them too soon. In the continued search for justice, we support Indigenous people through awareness initiatives such as Red Dress Day. We remember the murdered and missing Indigenous women who were never found, and we are an ally to the community in their time of grief.
