Tenants of Centennial House, the apartment building that shares land with city hall, say they're being unfairly impacted by the municipal inside workers' strike.
Resident John Stirling says delays are relatively brief but there shouldn't be any delays.
"My wife is not well. You know we have to get out to go to medical appointments and you know, it just seems that we're blocked and held going out and coming into the apartment building."
The apartment and city hall were both built as centennial projects in 1967 and they share an entrance off Reg Cooper Square.
They also share an underground parking complex with the entrance off Dufferin Ave, where the bulk of the strikers are and where all vehicles are forced to wait before entering.
For every strike location, the picket captain will set the tone.
CUPE members admit, some captains take a harder line than others.
Striking workers say there's been some trial and error but they insist they're trying to limit the impacts on residents.
A pharmacy delivery came in through the back without interruption and package delivery also went off without a hitch.
But Stirling says apartment dwellers have a separate exit out of the garage and shouldn't be stopped in any way, shape or form.
"Still, you know, you're stopped to identify yourself and they should know that if you're coming out of that building we're tenants of the building," he says.
Stirling says he's not taking sides but adds the apartment residents don't deserve to be inconvenienced.
"We're not part of the strike, I feel they should leave us out of there strike."
The building manager declined to speak on camera but says she continues to get multiple complaints everyday about the strike's impact on residents.
At least a couple of times a day she has to intervene to allow someone in or out.
