Three months after Drive Test employees walked off the job, driving instructors are holding a rally at Queen’s Park.
“It's affecting us very badly,” said one woman at the protest. She has been a driving instructor for 27 years.
“About 10,000 instructors in Ontario are financially very hard hit. We have no work. We are educators; we are supposed to be teaching.”
The strike began on August 21, preventing new motorists from acquiring a license.
“About 10,000 instructors in Ontario are financially very hard hit. We have no work. We are educators; we are supposed to be teaching.”
The strike began on August 21, preventing new motorists from acquiring a license.
"Most Ontarians are not even aware that the strike has stretched for 100 days," the instructor added.
That put hundreds of people who teach driving out of a job and on Monday, they took their protest to the Ontario government.
The instructors have at least one ally: Progressive Conservative MPP Jim Wilson introduced a private members bill last week that would force 600 employees back to work.
The legislation, called the DriveTest Labour Dispute Resolution Act, 2009 would force DriveTest operator, Serco-Des Inc., and the United Steelworkers Local 9511 to resolve their dispute through binding arbitration.
Liberal and NDP MPPs abstained from voting.
The instructors have at least one ally: Progressive Conservative MPP Jim Wilson introduced a private members bill last week that would force 600 employees back to work.
The legislation, called the DriveTest Labour Dispute Resolution Act, 2009 would force DriveTest operator, Serco-Des Inc., and the United Steelworkers Local 9511 to resolve their dispute through binding arbitration.
Liberal and NDP MPPs abstained from voting.
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