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Sid
June 22, 2009 / 15:22

Having been involved in 3 strikes and 3 loses I feel for the trashman et all.
18 days sick sounds great. Banking it and cashing it in sounds better. Thus you showed up to work and cash in some day.
Those who show up to work sick...cough cough , in my view can f-off.
I know people that didn't have a major sickness got 15 days a yr sick and retired with no sick days.

Gene
June 22, 2009 / 15:37

Anyone who needs 18 sick days a year doesn't need a job, they need a hospital.

Rick C in Oakville
June 22, 2009 / 22:43

x2 Gene, it's the "entitled to my entitlements" mentality.
18 sick days (more than 3 weeks a year plus, what 4-6 weeks of vacation. So you may get a city employee on the job maybe 9-10 months a year, try this in the private sector and your company will be filing for chapter 11. I just love the BS from the city and the union, basically it's a reward for showing up to work!!!
The CAW soon found out how far Spa days etc. could go when your company is bankrupt. Decent wage, some benefits, and maybe 1-2% increase is just about all the city owes them. When T.O. is bankrupt like California, let the crocodile tears flow.
24,000 employees, they have the city by the short ones. Just like the Auto industry, these dinosaurs better get a reality check to what the real world is experiencing.

Bob B
June 22, 2009 / 23:56

This whole strike is BS and carefully planned by our friend Mayor Miller. He is going to take part in the negotiations in a couple of days and miraculously come up with an agreement. You watch!!!

Murph
June 23, 2009 / 11:50

Miller is a Hamilton loving, bike riding, tax hungry, spend hungier bully.

Jake
June 23, 2009 / 13:33

You know the private sector - gov't worker stuff gets tiring. I've been on both sides and seen effiency and slack.
Just because someone has a business it doesn't mean it is run well. The end result could be bankruptcy ... even with an effient boss. Gov't bottom line is save costs thus lineups all day.

Murph
June 23, 2009 / 15:24

I think that the best solution is come up with a new tax and ensure that all public sector unions get their 18 sick day roll over + pay increase.

Dalton gave Miller the power to tax, so lets see what he comes up with.

Luc
June 23, 2009 / 16:19

Those guys are getting screwed, I'm a jail guard with 160 sick days. I got so much time off it's like being retired......

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