GO Transit Changes during a Strike
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GO Transit Changes during a Strike
In the event of a strike, GO Bus operations to McMaster will continue.
HOWEVER:
GO Buses will pick up students at Emerson & Main Street West. (near where the funeral home was previously located)
GO Buses will drop students at Bowman & Main Street West. (across from the hospital)
These are on the side of campus near the Information Technology Building (ITB).
You can search for both of these locations on Google Maps. When the search has finished, you will see the option of clicking on a photograph that you can pan through to determine your surroundings and identify the area if you are unfamiliar with it.
It is also important to note that as of October 30th, GO Transit made changes to all of their routes (regardless of whether or not they are connecting to McMaster) so please check the GO schedules for more information on departure and arrival times.
You should also visit the Compass website, which will be updated often in regards to changed to GO service in regards to the strike.
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11-01-2009 at 01:22 PM
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does this take effect for buses at like 6 am tomorrow morning? because if the strike isnt official till 8 am, then go might cross till then?
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11-01-2009 at 03:47 PM
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does this take effect for buses at like 6 am tomorrow morning? because if the strike isnt official till 8 am, then go might cross till then?
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Good question.
I would imagine they will start doing it first thing tomorrow even if the strike doesn't officially start until 8 am. Picket areas and whatnot will probably be set up beforehand.
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11-01-2009 at 04:03 PM
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This is so shitty.
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11-01-2009 at 04:09 PM
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This is so shitty.
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now we have to haul ass to catch the bus |
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11-01-2009 at 04:22 PM
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Could someone explain.. what connection the stupid Go bus has with the god damn strike?
This is just so lame.
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11-01-2009 at 04:29 PM
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If there are changes with the GO bus....how about the HSR? Is there any info on that?
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11-01-2009 at 04:33 PM
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Could someone explain.. what connection the stupid Go bus has with the god damn strike?
This is just so lame.
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Union solidarity. It makes me really upset. I've started a Facebook group and hopefully will start a letter campaign towards the city about the HSR, which is also affected by this problem. |
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11-01-2009 at 04:36 PM
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While I could be wrong, I'm pretty certain they were forced into it.
The woman I spoke to on the phone was using phrases like:
"We're no longer allowed to enter the campus"
(Me): "How close are these stops to Mac?"
"I'm not sure, but I'm guessing they'd give us the closest ones possible."
It really did not sound as though this was a GO decision. It could be though, but it didn't entirely seem that way.
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11-01-2009 at 04:41 PM
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While I could be wrong, I'm pretty certain they were forced into it.
The woman I spoke to on the phone was using phrases like:
"We're no longer allowed to enter the campus"
(Me): "How close are these stops to Mac?"
"I'm not sure, but I'm guessing they'd give us the closest ones possible."
It really did not sound as though this was a GO decision. It could be though, but it didn't entirely seem that way.
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Back when support workers were talking strike it was on the Hamilton TV news CHCH that at least at the HSR end it was union solidarity. |
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11-01-2009 at 04:44 PM
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From CUPE's website.
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Where will HSR/Go Transit buses stop during the strike? They will NOT cross the picket lines, and so will not come onto campus for the duration of the strike.
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Sounds like a politically motivated refusal to work to me.... |
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11-01-2009 at 04:49 PM
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Are they allowed to picket on campus?
How would they block the GO Buses? (The minute the GO gets off the main road, they're on Mac property). Are the picket lines going to form on the road?
(I have never seen a strike)
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11-01-2009 at 04:52 PM
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Are they allowed to picket on campus?
How would they block the GO Buses? (The minute the GO gets off the main road, they're on Mac property). Are the picket lines going to form on the road?
(I have never seen a strike)
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They're not picketing on campus. Its not allowed
Its just a solidarity thing though. Other unions won't cross the symbolic picket line, coming into McMaster would mean crossing a union's picket line and the unionized driver's can't/won't/don't want to do that.
Its stupid imo to blindly support any union strike but whatever, there's nothing we can do about it. We just have to suck it up and continue to be inconvenienced further and further by this strike.
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11-01-2009 at 04:58 PM
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I have a feeling it's more of a 'make sure our service still runs on time' thing. If they cross the lines there will be inevitable delays. To make sure this doesn't happen, they drop off/pick up away from the picket lines.
GO is generally are good at making sure they arrive at the times the schedule says.
HSR...well....they're a different story.
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