Another Garbage Strike?
- Thread starter SkyRider
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We certainly had a lefty Mayor during the garbage strike, but you only get a strike when the employer refuses union demands, and the employees realize giving up their paycheques and walking out is their last hope.
The fact is that lefty Miller was a hard-bargaining, go to the mattresses guy, so when it was his turn righty Rob inherited a discouraged union with an empty war-chest for Doug Holyday to buy off with chump change. That has nothing at all to do with either Mayor's political leanings. Right-left is a simpleminded way to look at civic politics anyway, and even less useful when looking at contract talks, which are settled by non-political functionaries if they're competently and successfully conducted. But since you already labelled the present Mayor a middle-roader, you should toss your own coin.
Rather than considering the current Mayor's political stance, maybe it would be more useful to look into the stance of the current union leaders. Or whether your neighbours are any more willing than they were last time to handle their own trash for a few days to get the deal they claim they want. It was the former that called the strike, and the latter demanded the settlement.
They shouldn't be. They are private companies on contract to the City not part of the City Workers Union
canada-man
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Unfortunately, civil servant unions being what they are, could still disrupt the general public's life, by illegally blocking private companies access to facilities.
This is going to prove what the mayor is made of.
But it doesn't bother me, I've had uninterrupted, excellent, private company service for over 25 years.
FAST
Maybe Tory should get off his throne and preempt this before it gets a chance.
The King of Toronto must something for us serfs.
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It's a matter of having the correct political climate. Lots of people on council don't want it. But another strike will allow for it to happen. The union can either accept poorer terms or watch as they lose it outright.
It will depend on if the union is willing to lose the pick up and sacrifice the workers(although many will be transfered) for other gains.
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