These are people that have lost their jobs in the past in the manufacturing industry and they thought trucking would be a good career for them, yet they come in only to find out there's another set back - they cannot go for road tests," said Gus Rahim, president of the Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario.
The strike is also affecting instructors who are getting laid off because enrolment has come almost to a standstill, and opposition parties say it's time for the government to step in to force an end to the strike.
Premier Dalton McGuinty said the government was encouraging both sides in the dispute to come to an agreement but wouldn't get involved in the negotiations.
Labour Minister Peter Fonseca insisted the government must let the collective bargaining process take its course, despite any inconveniences.
http://www.cjbk.com/news/14/1016904
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