What services are impacted by city worker strike in Brampton?

While Mayor Patrick Brown says the city won’t be held “hostage” by some 1,200 striking municipal workers, the job action has led to disruptions on transit and several other departments.

“CUPE will not hold our City hostage,” Brown said of the strike in a post on social media.

He says the city offered the union representing over 1,000 Brampton city workers “a fair, multi-year deal identical to the Mississauga agreement.”

But the union says the city is “refusing to negotiate fair wages” and offered deals “that will erase the hard-fought gains made by our members.”

Here are all the City of Brampton services affected by the strike:

Animal Services

Shelter tours are unavailable while the strike is ongoing but all other services are operating as usual. Emergency services remain available but the city says longer than normal wait times may be possible.

Brampton Fire and Emergency Services

All services are operating as usual and emergency services remain available.

Building

The City will not be accepting or reviewing building permit applications until further notice as the Building division is operating with reduced services.

The Brampton Building and Business Portal is also temporarily unavailable for applying for permits or booking inspections.

City Clerk’s Office

All civil marriage ceremonies and licensing services are operating as usual, but the city says residents should expect significant delays in accessing City Hall as they will need to cross the picket line to enter the facility.

“New marriage ceremony requests will be scheduled tentatively and confirmed one week prior to the date,” the city says.

Court and Administrative Services

The courthouse at 5 Ray Lawson Blvd remains open for all services.

Enforcement and By-law Services

An already over-taxed Enforcement & By-Law Services department is operating with reduced services. The city says it will focus “on vital services and safety-related complaints” during the strike.

Recreation

Some recreation centres are open but operating at reduced hours while others have been closed.

Drop-in and registered programs will continue to run at open facilities during their modified hours of operation only.

All rentals scheduled during a time when the recreation facility is closed are cancelled and permit holders will be refunded with a credit for each cancelled rental.

Service Brampton

All services are operating as usual but the service kiosks at the Cassie Campbell Community Centre, the Gore Meadows Community Centre and the Save Max Sportsplex have been temporarily closed.

Performing Arts

Performances at the Rose Theatre, Lester B. Pearson and Cyril Clark are impacted by the labour disruption.
Please visit the website for detailed impact information and additional details for ticket holders.

Brampton Transit

A bulletin on the Brampton Transit website says the strike by 1,200 city workers is causing “significant disruptions” to service and encourages riders to make alternate plans.