Toronto saved what from the garbage strike?

[Mia.Colpa]

According to the Star, the gross savings in salaries and benefits resulting from the 39 day strike was $93.3 million, the net savings after strike related costs and lost revenue is $33.2 million.

This works out to about $3,110 gross savings per employee, as 30,000 went on strike. This equates to about an annual salary with benefits to $29,000.
Sounds low, but those are the numbers if you believe the city strike balance sheet.

Sorry, no rebates to residents, will be used to mitigate future city taxes.

If fugi was the mayor, we would have saved well over $300 million gross.

 

[oldjones]

These were garbage truck loaders, daycare workers, gardners and data entry clerks that were striking. None of them known as high-wage occupations. I'd say your math's probably not bad.

 

[buckwheat1]

how much was paid out in overtime, hotels for bargining committee lawyers ect

 

[landscaper]

These were garbage truck loaders, daycare workers, gardners and data entry clerks that were striking. None of them known as high-wage occupations. I'd say your math's probably not bad.

garbage truck loaders are not high wage earners, what city are you living in?

The drivers and loaders switch off during the day, outside of any seniority increases they make the same, the gardeners are in teh 20.00 per hour range.

 

[fuji]

If fugi was the mayor, we would have saved well over $300 million gross.

Vote for me and I'll set you free!

 

[Mia.Colpa]

how much was paid out in overtime, hotels for bargining committee lawyers ect

$27.4 million for strike-related wage costs, ie. overtime, regular pay and reimbursements to non-union staff, post-strike overtime for union members

$12.2 million for special strike costs, ie. security, temporary dumps, newspaper/public service ads, ferry service for islanders, food for staff, food vouchers for shelter residents


$20.5 million for lost revenues, ie. daycare fees, camps, rec programs and permits, recyclables, unprocessed red light tickets, marriage licences and wedding bookings


Further breakdown on the above, $2.1 million lost on payments for recyclables never delivered, $616,000 on red light camera tickets not processed, $110,000 lost marriage licence fees and wedding bookings, $5.1 million on strike related security (WOW!!!!), $3.1 million running temporary dumps.

 

[JohnLarue]

Tourism Impact

The long term cost to the cities tourism industry probably will never be know.
It however is probably counted in the tens or hundreds of millions rather than single digits

Self-serving narrow minded public unions are a plague on society

 

[oldjones]

garbage truck loaders are not high wage earners, what city are you living in?

The drivers and loaders switch off during the day, outside of any seniority increases they make the same, the gardeners are in teh 20.00 per hour range.

So you say. If you think you have them, real numbers please. And perhaps, like Mia.Colpa, you could attempt to link them to the topic at hand. We're trying to understand the City's strike savings not rehash the exhausted topic of whether grbage guys are overpaid.

But it is nice to think at least someone respects them for as "high wage-earners". Gusess that's why it's such a popular job-choice.

 

[james t kirk]

The long term cost to the cities tourism industry probably will never be know.
It however is probably counted in the tens or hundreds of millions rather than single digits

Self-serving narrow minded public unions are a plague on society

I knew you'd chime in with this one.

I'm wondering how many cities the size of Toronto in North America are NOT unionized. Perhaps you could name one (1).

Truth be told, the City probably prefers dealing with one entity, one contract, a set of rules, etc. All of which dealing with a union gives them.

Even if the City was non-unionized, the hourly wages would be the same, the only savings would be that there would be less union BS in terms of "that's not my job" and anyone could pick up a shovel if need be.

The problem in Toronto isn't necessarily that the workers are paid too much, it's that there's too many of them. Whether that's a function of the union, or mgt, or both, I really don't know. Probably both I would guess.

 

[Le Cock D'or]

The problem in Toronto isn't necessarily that the workers are paid too much, it's that there's too many of them. Whether that's a function of the union, or mgt, or both, I really don't know. Probably both I would guess.

I confirm the city has so much wastage it's deplorable, poor management on cost control. That's one area to improve besides others.

 

[Cassini]

$110,000 lost marriage licence fees and wedding bookings

$110,000 saved in weddings not occurring? At, $130/marriage license, that means 846 weddings did not happen.

At $10,000/marriage/person, the strike just cost the divorce lawyers $16.92 million!