An empty bus parking bay is pictured inside of a transit bus maintenance facility in Brampton, Ont., on June 7, 2024.Photo by Arlyn McAdorey/The Canadian Press

Transit, other services disrupted in Brampton, Ont., as workers strike

CUPE local 831 workers walked off the job Thursday morning after entering a legal strike position at 12:01 a.m.

· National Post

Brampton, Ont., says transit and other local services are facing disruptions and delays after 1,200 municipal employees went on strike.

CUPE 831, a local unit of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, says workers walked off the job Thursday morning after entering a legal strike position at 12:01 a.m.

The union says it’s been trying to negotiate a deal with the city for close to nine months.

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