It’s bad news for those looking to get their license: the DriveTest strike has now entered its eighth week, and no new talks are scheduled.
Ontario’s driving inspectors walked off the job on August 21.
The United Steelworkers Local 9511, which represents the 500 examiners, and Serco, which operates 55 full-time examination centres and 38 part-time locations, haven’t met since Saturday.
That’s when a mediator decided both sides needed a cooling-off period.
At issue are claims of dwindling hours and insufficient job protection.
Serco acquired the right to provide driver examination services from MTO in September 2003 for a 10-year term for the sum of $114 million after the decision was made to privatize the service.
All road tests have been cancelled and would-be drivers will eventually be allowed to reschedule without any penalty.
Ontario’s driving inspectors walked off the job on August 21.
The United Steelworkers Local 9511, which represents the 500 examiners, and Serco, which operates 55 full-time examination centres and 38 part-time locations, haven’t met since Saturday.
That’s when a mediator decided both sides needed a cooling-off period.
At issue are claims of dwindling hours and insufficient job protection.
Serco acquired the right to provide driver examination services from MTO in September 2003 for a 10-year term for the sum of $114 million after the decision was made to privatize the service.
All road tests have been cancelled and would-be drivers will eventually be allowed to reschedule without any penalty.
If all you need is a license renewal, don’t worry: The Ministry of Transportation has extended your expiry until after the end of the labour disruption. You do not need to do anything to ensure that your license remains valid at this time.
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