TORONTO — Ontario’s top court has upheld the right of Toronto Transit Commission workers to strike, a decision that comes just days before they plan to walk off the job.

The Court of Appeal for Ontario dismissed an appeal Thursday by the provincial government of a lower court ruling that had declared a law eliminating the workers’ right to strike unconstitutional.

The Amalgamated Transit Union Local 113 -- which represents about 12,000 TTC staff -- said after the ruling that it set a June 7 strike date{ai:summary}<p>Toronto Transit Commission workers win the right to strike in a legal battle against the government. Tensions rise as the workers prepare to walk off the job. #politics</p>

TTC workers have right to strike, appeal court upholds ahead of possible job action

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