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The developments (or lack thereof) in the ongoing transit strike are being covered extensively by several local blogs. If you’re looking for new and commentary, check out these ones first: * [ Public Transit in Ottawa ](http://www.transitottawa.ca/) * [ OC Transpo Community @ LiveJournal ](http://community. ...

In the news today: * The majority of the transit union members vote " [ no ](http://www.transitottawa.ca/2009/01/union-soundly-rejects-citys-offer.html) " to the city's offer ... but [ 25% vote yes ](http://gordon.dewis.ca/2009/01/09/25-of-the-atu-279-voted-to-accept-the-offer/) . * [ A mediator will meet with both sides on Monday ](http://watch. ...

Ottawa bloggers have been busy today writing about the OC Transpo Strike. It’s Day 30, and also the day the union votes on the city’s offer. * FlackLife: [ Ottawa bus strike, YouTube edition ](http://www.flacklife.com/2009/01/ottawa-bus-strike-youtube-edition.html) * gordon.dewis.ca: [ Mr. Pot meet Mr. ...

** What’s new today: ** * [ Talks between the union & OC Transpo will begin again on Saturday ](http://communities.canada.com/ottawacitizen/blogs/greaterottawa/archive/2008/12/18/encouraging-news-on-the-bus-strike.aspx) * [ The union launches a web site (finally) ](http://www.ottawatransitstrike.com/) ** Related: ** Ottawa OC Transpo Guide

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/Mayor_Grinch.jpg) Worth reading today: David Reevely says that OC Transpo can’t be trusted – and not just because they’re on strike … Nick Taylor-Vaisey posts a photo of some " How the Grinch Stole Transit " flyers … a poet has posted more Grinch stories on LiveJournal … meanwhile David McClelland reports on new plans for a downtown transit tunnel . ...

Peter comments on the death threats to union boss Andre Cornellier and the battle for public opinion … David Reevely explains why you can’t just fire all the bus drivers … Gordon Dewis blogs about the mayor blogging about the strike, and sets up an iKettle to support the Salvation Army… ** ...

Recommended reading: ** ** * Public Transit in Ottawa: [ Evolution of a strike ](http://www.transitottawa.ca/2008/12/evolution-of-strike.html) (A look at the front pages of the Citizen and Sun from the past few days.) Related: [ What about the free dailies? ](http://www.transitottawa.ca/2008/12/free-dailies-with-no-bus-based-readers.html) * The Ottawa Project: [ Transit privatization ](http://ottawaproject. ...

Three things today: We heard a similar story twice today, both from employees at large workplaces. Wednesday morning, first day of strike, big snowstorm. Somehow regular bus riders make it into work without a problem. The ones that didn’t make it into work? ...

News & notes from around the interwebs today: * Once again [ OttawaCitizen.com ](http://www.ottawacitizen.com/) has the most comprehensive coverage. Lots of news, [ photos ](http://www.ottawacitizen.com/story.html?id=1056989) , and maps, all updated frequently throughout the day. We enjoyed all of the posts on [ The News Desk ](http://communities. ...