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Etobicoke News Local Development Strike looms as Toronto’s outside workers and City Hall remain far apart
| Strike looms as Toronto’s outside workers and City Hall remain far apart |
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| Written by Mike |
| Saturday, 13 June 2009 13:53 |
 The union representing Toronto's outside workers says a strike that could see our streets filled with garbage is becoming increasingly likely.
CUPE Local 416 represents 6,000 employees in departments including solid waste, water and wastewater treatment, animal services, parks and recreation, transportation and emergency medical services.
The union has been negotiating with the city since January and today, its leaders provided a bleak update on their negotiations with the city.
They say the two sides are still far apart and that the city has a large binder of concessions it would like the union to make. Union leaders say the city wants to remove benefits, including those that cover seniority, sick leave and other areas.
"They are trying to rewrite our contract, which is one that has been negotiated over decades," says local president Mark Ferguson.
According to the union, wages have not yet been discussed in the negotiations. The two sides remained at the bargaining table on Thursday and will be in a legal strike or lockout position as of 12:01 a.m. on Monday, June 22.
For many of us Torontonians and Etobians this brings back horrid memories of the summer of 2002 when workers were off the job for almost three weeks before being legislated back to work.
If in fact this is to reoccur it would be wise to prepare now. How? Reuse instead of recycle. Eat “closer to the farm” as the saying goes. This will result in less garbage and waste from processed foods. Compost, compost, compost! This is another way to avoid the green bins from overloading and well, stinking up the place.
If we mentally and physically prepare for what may be a long and annoying strike we’ll get through it.
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  written by sandy, March 17, 2011
Almost 2 years after this post and how things have changed. with so much home recyling and composting I have almost no real garbage at all. There's going to be very little leverage for these workers in the future.
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