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keeptransitpublic @keeptransitpub

The Conservative Government wants private multinationals running transit across Ontario. We say Keep Transit Public. (A campaign by @atu_canada.) keeptransitpublic.com Hamilton/Toronto/Mississauga/Brampton Joined May 2017
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OFL @OFLabour

6 days ago

“Unions have long supported @AndreaHorwath for her opposition to privatization... We fully expect her to uphold this principled stance–and protect public services and the good union jobs that sustain them.”-OFL President @waltonmom More: ow.ly/76KK50Rmzcw #KeepTransitPublic

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HDLC @hamiltonlabour

2 weeks ago

In 2022, @AndreaHorwath, @CraigCassar and Esther Pauls committed to keeping LRT Operations with HSR on @ATU107's Election Survey. Today they all broke that commitment and trust with ATU and organized labour. Their votes made the difference in contracting out ATU jobs.

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CPC Hamilton @CPCHamilton

2 weeks ago

Please join us May 1st at 4pm! We stand with @ATU107 and @keeptransitpub !

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keeptransitpublic @keeptransitpub

2 weeks ago

Disappointing decision made today by city council to give over 150 union jobs to private control.

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Joey Coleman @JoeyColeman

2 weeks ago

Disappointing decision made today by city council to give over 150 union jobs to private control.

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HDLC @hamiltonlabour

2 weeks ago

It appears that the HDLC adopted boycott of a private operator for Hamilton LRT will be in effect for a decade. Councillors and the Mayor contracted out @ATU107 jobs to an unknown operator. Shameful display of wayward trusteeship over tax dollars! #HSRnotLRT @keeptransitpub

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HDLC @hamiltonlabour

2 weeks ago

Taxpayers in #HamOnt will be paying the operator of the LRT. The City of Hamilton has the @hsr that has operated busses and light rail in the city for over 125 years and who the public wants to operate LRT. Today, Hamilton Council decided to pay an unknown corporation to do it.

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Joey Coleman @JoeyColeman

2 weeks ago

@EnvHamilton "the municipality assesses all aspects of operational activities from the third party at the 10-year mark" x.com/joeycoleman/st…

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Joey Coleman @JoeyColeman

2 weeks ago

@EnvHamilton "the municipality assesses all aspects of operational activities from the third party at the 10-year mark" x.com/joeycoleman/st…

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Joey Coleman @JoeyColeman

2 weeks ago

FINAL VOTE PASSES 9-6 City's preference for LRT operation: Private operation for the first 10 years, with City of Hamilton (HSR) to take over operations in Year 10. #HamOnt #yhmcc (Must be ratified on Apr 24 at Council)

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Evan Ubene @HowUbene

2 weeks ago

@JohnPaulDanko @keeptransitpub Clr @tammyhwang is differentiating between the Hamilton LRT and Waterloo LRT by saying Hamilton's LRT is owned by Metrolinx whereas Waterloo's LRT is owned by The City of Waterloo. This is a great point...

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Evan Ubene @HowUbene

2 weeks ago

@JohnPaulDanko @keeptransitpub @tammyhwang Clr @alexwilson96 asked Michael Murray (former Waterloo CAO) if he knew what the profit margin of the Waterloo LRT was. Mr. Murray did not know. Privatization in a nutshell folks. Let's blindly trust that the folks trying to maximize profit will allocate resources effectively.

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keeptransitpublic @keeptransitpub

2 weeks ago

YES Councillor Hwang, if we go with Option 2 we are giving up all control over LRT. Option 4 we will have operations in our control.

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Evan Ubene @HowUbene

2 weeks ago

...if the costs to operate are slightly higher under the public model, that's because a public operator is more willing to pay for improving service instead of cutting corners to enhance profit.

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Evan Ubene @HowUbene

2 weeks ago

...if the company negotiates a contract with an exit clause, the charges the city pays will reflect that (i.e. they will go up). Also, under public ops we know costs the city pays for the project will at least go towards improving it. Not the case for private...

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Evan Ubene @HowUbene

2 weeks ago

Now City Staff are talking about a plan that would allow the city of Hamilton to take full control of operations after 10 years. As McMaster Professor Stephen McBride said, the private company will simply factor in risks to the costs of the contract...

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Environment Hamilton @EnvHamilton

2 weeks ago

Why not at least have a preference to avoid this if we can? #HamOnt

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Environment Hamilton @EnvHamilton

2 weeks ago

City of #HamOnt's only established responsibilities are: pay for operations, set fares, fare enforcement. Worst case scenario: - We're locked in on paying whoever Metrolinx chooses - Fare deliberation could be impacted by operation cost - Enforcement is pitched as necessary

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