OC Transpo Strike 2008

It’s just after 9:30pm, and all signs are pointing towards a transit strike. Combined with a winter storm on its way, Ottawa is heading towards a traffic armageddon on Wednesday morning. Here’s a round-up of some news and notes from the web today.

 * 
[
 OttawaCitizen.com
](http://www.ottawacitizen.com/)
has the most coverage of any online source.  At least a dozen articles linked from the main page, under the headline

 "
 [
  Prepare for a transit strike, city and union warn
 ](http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Business/Prepare+transit+strike+city+union+warn/1048989/story.html)
 ".


 * 
[
 CTV's web site
](http://ottawa.ctv.ca/)
features a
[
 video interview with transit union president Andre Cornellier
](http://watch.ctv.ca/news/clip120101#clip120101)
.  It's a rather brutal example of how

 not

to do PR.

   



 * 
Lots of reader feedback on
[
 CBC's web site
](http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2008/12/09/ot-081209-strike.html)
.  Their latest update on the strike situation has spawned nearly 200 comments from readers.  Lots and lots of blame being thrown around to all sides.

 * 
The City of Ottawa posted a copy of
[
 the final offer
](http://ottawa.ca/cgi-bin/pressco.pl?&Elist=15014&lang=en)
they presented to the transit union.

The potential strike was the #1 topic among local bloggers today. Some highlights:

 * 
FlackLife:
[
 How not to get support, Transit Union edition
](http://www.flacklife.com/2008/12/how-to-not-get-support-transit-union.html)

 * 
KnitNut.net:
[
 Dr. Seuss to Mayor Larry
](http://knitnut.net/?p=866)

 * 
Public Transit in Ottawa:
[
 Public opinion strongly against OC Transpo
](http://www.transitottawa.ca/2008/12/public-opinion-strongly-against-oc.html)

 * 
Over on LiveJournal, the
[
 OCTranspo Community
](http://community.livejournal.com/octranspo/)
has been keeping readers up to date all day.

And finally:

If you’re looking for a ride – or you can offer a ride – check out OttawaCarPool.ca **

**

** Related: ** Ottawa OC Transpo Guide