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ARCHIVED NEWS 2006-2007

Black History Month/ Feb 1 2006  
Winnipeg Transit Funding / Feb 16 2006  
Workers Bill of Rights / Feb 17 2006  
CUPE Strike Threat / Feb 17 2006  
CUPE Ontario Walk Out / Feb 22 2006  
Ontario Gas Tax Allocations / Feb 23 2006  
The Tommy Douglas Story / Feb 28 2006  
International Women's Week/ Mar 01 2006  
Media Coverage ATU Assault Stance/ Mar 22 2006  
Labour Politics Transit News/ Mar 23 2006  
Budgets: Alberta/New Brunswick/Ontario/Quebec Mar 24 2006  
What's New for April 2006?  
Ontario Traffic Signal Pre-emption April 18 2006  
Ontario Human Rights Ruling Transit Accessibility April 2006  
What's New for May 2006?  
May Day & Mayworks Arts Festivals May 1 2006  
Violence Against Transit Workers May 8 2006  
CSIS Says Terrorist Attack Probable May 11 2006  
Nova Scotia Tax Break for Transit Passes May 25 2006  
Guelph Transit to get Camera System June 20 2006  
TTC to Install Cameras & Shields June 22 2006  
Saskatoon & Saint John Transit Funding June 23 2006  
Eight Special Constables to Patrol YRT June 28 2006  
Two Edmonton Assaults in One Week June 29 2006  
Untendered Contracts to Bombardier June 29 2006  
Security News & Updates July 2006  
Transit Pass Tax Break in Effect July 06 2006  
Man Convicted of Spitting on Local 741 Driver July 06 2006  
TTC Chair Moscoe Crackdown on Employeee Smoking and
the Calls for his Resignation July 17 2006
 
Man Pleads Guilty in 2005 Assault on Guelph Transit Driver July 24 2006  
CAW: Vancouver Bus Drivers Assaulted Almost Every Other Day July 28 2006  
York Regional Transit System Lauded as "Model for the World" August 3 2006  
Newfoundland to Receive $82 million in Gas Tax Funding August 10 2006  
Ottawa Mayoral Candidates Unhappy with Promotion of LRT During Campaign
August 12 2006
 
Saskatoon's Paratransit Service Vastly Improved Since Taken Back from
Private Contractor August 15 2006
 
Greyhound Driver Assaulted August 16 2006  
Flaherty Says Funding for TTC Subway "No Longer a Sure Thing" August 23 2006  
Bombardier Bid for TTC Subway Cars Called "Fair & Reasonable" August 24 2006  
Ten-Point Blueprint for GTA's Public Transportation September 11 2006  
CUPE Calls for Better Protection of Montreal Transit Workers September 13 2006  
ATU LOCAL 966 Thunder Bay Rejects Offer September 18 2006  
Winnipeg Assault Conviction Upheld on Appeal September 19 2006  
Durham Transit Workers Strike Vote September 21 2006  
Canada's Big city Mayors Call for Permanent Transit Funding September 21 2006  
Ottawa Bus Drivers "Overreacting" to Bus Slaying September 27 2006  
Jail Time Insufficient for Guelph Assault September 28 2006  
Former TTC GM Heads West October 5 2006  
Durham Transit Workers Strike October 6 2006  
OC Transpo Head Leaves Abruptly October 6 2006  
Bob Rae says Drivers Should Pay for Gridlock October 13 2006  
Ontario Provides $313 million for Transit and Appoints MacIsaac to Head GTTA
October 13 2006
 
Guelph Local 1189 Ratifies Contract
October 17 2006
 
Thunder Bay Local 966 Has Tentative Contract
October 19 2006
 
Federal Conservative's "Clean Air Act" Unveiled
October 20 2006
 
Local 1374 Stages Information Picket
October 24 2006
 
Federal Anti-Scab Legislation Passes Second Reading
October 25 2006
 
UK Global Warming Study Says Economies Will Be Affected Unless Action is Taken Now
October 30 2006
 
Local 113: Job cuts feared if Bombardier gets transit work
November 1 2006
 
Local 279: Ottawa Mayoral Candidate proposes driver "code of conduct"
and Paratransit Cuts Loom
November 1 2006
 
Offender Sentenced to 3 Months Time Served for Beating Bus Driver Unconscious
November 3 2006
 
Flaherty Unclear On How Much Infrastructure Funding is Earmarked for Transit
November 7 2006
 
ATU Members and Former Canadian Council Director Honoured at CUTA Conference
November 9 2006
 
Oc Transpo Passenger Assaulted November 13 2006  
Man Pepper Sprayed on TTC Bus Near Death November 14 2006  
Feds Announce $37m for Transit Security November 15 2006  
Saskatoon Assault November 23 2006  
TTC News: New Tokens and Driverless Subways November 24 2006  
Flaherty's Fiscal Update: Bad News for Transit? November 24 2006  
Streetcars Will Cost More Later: TTC November 30 2006  
Assault News/Updates (Saskatoon; Winnipeg; Edmonton) November 30 2006  
CUTA POLL: Canadians Want More Government Investment in Public Transit December 4 2006  
December 6: National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada
December 5 2006
 
CAW Transit Local Offers Reward for Information on Assaults December 5 2006  
Bob Kinnear Re-elected President of Local 113 December 7 2006  
29 Year Old Adam Giambrone to Chair TTC December 7 2006  
Ottawa City Council Approves Subway Transit Plan December 7 2006  
Sorbara: Hope for Federal Funding for TTC Subway Extension December 8 2006  
OC Transpo Bus Stolen: "Drunken" Passenger Charged December 8 2006  
OC Transpo Bus Drivers Skip School Run After Assault December 8 2006  
FCM Calls for More Federal Support for Transit December 14 2006  
STATSCAN: The Gap Between the Rich and Poor Widens December 14 2006  
CUTA: Ridership Increases in First Half of 2006 December 19 2006  
Family of Murder Victim Sues OC Transpo Driver December 20 2006  
TTC Bus Hijacked at Gun Point December 31 2006  
TTC Faces Potential Driver Shortage January 8 2007  
Halifax's Metro Transit Hopes to Add 50 Buses January 9 2007  
Massive Bus Purchase Looms in Edmonton January 9 2007  
Probation for Victoria Driver Assault January 11 2007  
4% of Canadian Worders say Depression Limits Their Life January 16 2007  
Russian Transit Put on Terror Alert January 18 2007  



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