"We know that getting vaccinated is one of the most important things that people can do to put the pandemic behind us. Together we will get through this," TTC's CEO Rick Leary said in a statement issued Saturday. "I want to thank all the employees who have complied with the Policy and I want to thank all our customers for their support. "We do encourage vaccination, we do know that it minimizes risk, but at the end of the day, our members have to make the decision on their own."Īs a result of a potential staff shortage, the TTC has reduced service on several routes starting Nov.
"It's around 1,200 operators, 500 or 600 maintenance personnel, which varies from a different variety of jobs," he said, adding that he doesn't ask members why they don't want to get the COVID-19 vaccine. It is unclear how many employees will be placed on unpaid leave as of Sunday, but Santos told CTV News Toronto that he knows of just under 2,000 workers who will be impacted. Employees could be terminated if they do not comply by Dec. 20 will be placed on unpaid leave until they receive their shots. As of today, 90 per cent of the transit agency's 15,061 employees have disclosed their status.Īccording to the TTC, employees who are either unvaccinated or have not shared their status by the end of Nov. 20 to get both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. While I had hoped the court would put a stop to this policy while we fought in arbitration, I am confident we will ultimately prevail." "We believe the TTC's policy of suspending and terminating unvaccinated workers is unfair and will be struck down at arbitration. "We are very disappointed with the court's decision to deny our request to suspend operation of the TTC's mandatory vaccination policy," President of ATU Local 113 Carlos Santos said in a statement.
In a news release issued Saturday, ATU confirmed the court denied their request. The TTC's largest union has lost its bid to block a COVID-19 vaccination policy that could see thousands of employees placed on unpaid leave.Įarlier this month, the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 113 asked the Ontario Superior Court to grant an injunction that would prevent the mandatory vaccine policy from being implemented for a period of up to 60 days.Īt the time, the union argued that the pause would give an auditor time to make a decision on a grievance filed over the policy.
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