Toronto's public transit system, the country's biggest, was shut down April 25th by a strike. Almost nine thousand drivers and other workers walked out after rejecting a tentative three-year deal reached just days earlier. Toronto Mayor David Miller called on the Ontario government to bring in back-to-work legislation. (The Ontario government ordered the striking employees back to work in a historic Sunday sitting of the legislature, ending the strike after just two days.)

Date: 2008-04-25
Placeline: TORONTO, Ontario.
Source: The Canadian Press
Length: 14 seconds

Transcript Prediction: << the strike action is unacceptable and it's unnecessary the agreement negotiated between the Toronto Transit Commission and its employees was fair and reasonable >>

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