tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476825681109011814.post2452873880743250891..comments2023-06-08T06:52:51.532-04:00Comments on Guelph Politico: VIDEO - The Lockout From the Union POVAdam A. Donaldsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12212181549039679400noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476825681109011814.post-35111915761903534302014-07-22T17:15:55.492-04:002014-07-22T17:15:55.492-04:00I appreciate that you took the time to speak in so...I appreciate that you took the time to speak in some depth with transit drivers and share the information you collected in your video with everyone. It’s the first bit of news I’ve seen that goes into some depth and it’s welcome detail indeed as I try to comprehend what is going on.<br />Next, you could attempt to get answers from city staff or management! Nothing I've watched or read seems to tell me WHY they are locking out their workers rather than continuing to bargain with them, especially when the union has not taken a vote in favour of strike action. Taxpayers pay the salaries for city managers and staff and both councillors and citizens have the right to expect answers about this ridiculous decision to lock out workers. Without a reasonable response that is not full of rhetoric and devoid of the most basic detail, we are left to assume that the city has decided to suspend service, blame it on their employees, take their summer holidays and then happily balance their budget after they recoup the $1M+ loss they suffered in the last year due to their own scheduling and poor management. <br />Of course, I believe the city will suddenly have a desire to negotiate again – I predict this will happen in late August – in order to avoid losing the huge amount of money that each full time university student pays to support the bus system. <br />All this drama by city managers to save a few bucks on the backs of those who can ill afford the lack of service and who don’t have the power to fight. I am disgusted that the managers I pay aren't at the bargaining table. I say, "Get back to the table, it's your job." It may be tough work for the city managers, but as I seem to recall, their remuneration reflects the effort.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com