Do strikes accomplish anything?
Because at this point, you'd think they would have come to a consensus. But still they have not. How long has it been going on? 3 months? 4 months? More?
Ontario's Ministry of Transportation has been on strike far too long.
Personally, I think that strikes accomplish very little and are selfish acts that are effecting the rest of us negatively. They are consumed with what they want, not thinking about the consequences that this will have on the rest of society. And after all this time, they're only going to negatively effect themselves.
Sure, the union may eventually get what they want, but at what cost? What's going to happen when all the angry teens swarm in to the ministry in hopes of finally getting their license? The drive test centres are going to be overwhelmed as people flood in, demanding to finally take the test to get their license. What if this causes carelessness when they're grading people, as they frantically rush to keep up with the demand of young drivers? How can we assure that young drivers are performing adequately, when the ministry is being negligent themselves? It will be hard to assure safety on the road if this strike continues for much longer.
As for myself, I should have had my license well over two months ago. That was when I had my test booked. But unfortunately, I had to call in and cancel. I re booked it to be in December, hoping that the strike would be over by then and I could therefore beat the rush of people booking their test in response to the end of the strike. But it looks like, yet again, I'm going to have to cancel my test.
Have any negotiations been made yet? Are they any closer to coming to an agreement?
It does not look like much progress has been made within the ministry.
As for the rest of us, we'll have to continue idly waiting for a consensus to be made.
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Sorry for the angry rant. But it seems unfair to be denied the driving test when I'm a fully capable driver. I want the freedom of being able to drive; and I want my license before I graduate.
So what do you think? Do you agree? Have you heard any news of them getting closer to ending the strike? Do you have your licence?
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I agree with your point of view but i think you focused on the inconvenience towards teenagers a little to much, what abut the effect on the trucking industry, they have to update their licences more often, and now they are not able to do that.
ReplyDeleteI have a test booked for mid january, they should be off strike soon, the testers probable can't survive on their savings for to much longer.
They are negociating right now, so hopefully they will be done soon.
Good post, you clearly outlined you frustration towards this inconvenience.
Ugh, F*F(#*( I know what you mean, this is getting ridiculous. The public always has to pay the price of the greed of others. You did a great job at presenting facts and your opinion, it was very persuasive and convincing. Yay for persuasive techniques!
ReplyDeleteAGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I HATE THIS SOO MUCH!
ReplyDeletei too, sincerely hope that in the spring, at the latest, this strike ends. I feel as though your frustration mimicked my own, which made this piece easy to relate to. It played off of my own emotions. I also like how you addressed the main issues of the strike. A lot of angry teenagers are just ranting for the sake of ranting and not taking into account the legal/political aspects. you intertwined them quite nicely.