London paratransit drivers voted to unionize, result faces legal challenge [Video]

It could be several weeks before the city’s paratransit operators learn whether they’ll be joining their London Transit Commission (LTC) counterparts under the banner of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU).

On Tuesday and Wednesday, roughly 150 workers with the LTC division of Voyago, the company contracted to operate paratransit in London, voted on whether to join with ATU Local 741, the same local representing LTC drivers.

It was the culmination of a months-long unionization drive at the London-based company over worker concerns that insufficient wages, staff turnover, and long hours were impacting service reliability. 

A total of 131 people cast a ballot, and all who signed a card for membership voted, according to an email from an ATU organizer to the bargaining unit. Drivers for Voyago’s inter-community service and King’s/Brescia Shuttle are also in the unit.

The results remain unclear after the union says Voyago challenged the vote under the Labour Relations Act, sending the matter to the Ontario Labour …