A court has reinstated embattled TTC union president Bob Kinnear following a power struggle between the local leader and the parent union.

An Ontario Superior Court of Justice granted Kinnear an injunction over the trusteeship of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 113 on Tuesday.

The move follows a power struggle at the union which came to light on Feb. 03, when Kinnear and all 17 local officers were removed from their roles by the U.S.-based parent union.

At the time, Kinnear said that the local had filed an application with the Canadian Labour Congress that would have enabled members “to make a determination on what union they want to affiliate themselves with.”

ATU eventually reinstated some of the officers who were dismissed.

But since then, accusations have flown back and forth between the two parties, each claiming to represent the true will of union members.

Manny Sforza, who had been acting as the temporary trustee of the local union on behalf of ATU, said the injunction marks “a sad day for all workers in our city.”

“The court’s decision to reinstate Bob Kinnear undermines a long history of union democracy in the province,” Sforza said in the statement.

There was no immediate word from Kinnear on the development.

The TTC has said that the dispute is not affecting service for customers.

In an email Tuesday, TTC CEO Andy Byford told CP24 that the conflict “is a purely internal matter for the union.”