Toronto’s largest membership-based cycling advocacy group may adopt a new moniker. This week, members of the Toronto Cyclists Union will consider a proposal from their board of directors to change the organization’s name to Cycle Toronto. The rebrand, which members of the union will put to a vote at the TCU’s annual general meeting on [...]

Given the whiff of union-bashing in the air as municipal labour strife looms, it’s hard to imagine a headline such as the one employed here by clothier Philip Jamieson being created by a similar business these days. While today’s vintage ad appeared in a publication dedicated to covering the union movement, it does suggest that [...]

As the York Region transit strike moves into its third week, commuters are facing extra-long travel times and feeling frustrated and confused about what is both causing and drawing out the transit mess. With a privatized system that includes three contractors with multiple divisions, two unions, and general management provided by York Region itself to [...]

This past Saturday was the first truly beautiful day of the season. The sun was out, the temperature was high, and up to 10,000 Torontonians decided to go for a walk from Yonge-Dundas Square to City Hall. “Hey hey, ho ho, service cuts have got to go!” the crowd chanted down Yonge Street during the [...]

Every Saturday at noon, Historicist looks back at the events, places, and characters—good and bad—that have shaped Toronto into the city we know today. Image from Eaton’s – Golden Jubilee (1869-1919) (T. Eaton Co Ltd, 1919). At exactly ten o’clock in the morning on February 25, 1931, more than five hundred women of the International [...]

It's not news that, especially in recent years, a lot of passionate, involved and interested/interesting riders really do give a damn about what the TTC is up to. It's also not news, however, that the TTC is famous for leaving a bad taste in its collective riders' mouths. From its unveiling of crappy transit merchandise (despite ample feedback on merchandise people actually want) to its crappy rider survey (which Torontoist reconfigured to get more...

TTC EMPLOYEES WANTED PAY: 26.58/hr JOB REQUIREMENTS: • Able to be rude and unhelpful • Must be constantly late • Willing to waste tax payer moneyTTC service, union wages, and graffiti. If this post gets fewer than thirty comments, we'll be very sad. Thanks to Corinne Alstrom for the tip! And thanks to the people who helped decipher the hard-to-read middle bullet point. Photo taken by Jonathan Goldsbie, at the southwest street-level entrance to...