Labour Disputes
Strikes and labour disputes have affected TTC service on various occasions:
- 1952: Strike shuts down TTC service for 19 days
- 1970: Strike, 12 days
- 1974: Strike, 23 days
- 1978: Strike, 8 days
- 1989: Labour disruption, 41 days. (While not an actual strike, service was significantly disrupted.)
- 1991: Strike, 8 days
- April 19, 1999: Strike, 2 days.
- May 29, 2006: Labour dispute, 1 day.
- April 26, 2008: Strike, under 2 days.
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