I have to give a huge shout out to all of the volunteers who came down to Sunset Beach and English Bay and cleaned up all of the garbage left behind from the Celebration of Lights fireworks; you people are fabulous. Despite having several CUPE union members standing there hurling insults at you while you were cleaning, you trudged on. It’s our neighbourhood and I have heard several of my neighbours commenting on how the beach has never been so clean. Perhaps the CUPE members were choked that yet another bargaining tool was taken away from them but honestly, how many of these CUPE employees actually live in the City of Vancouver? Cause I do and my taxes pay your wage…isn't this extortion? Or are you going to tell me that the City of Vancouver does not pay you a high enough wage so that's why you are 'forced' to live in places like Surrey, New Westminster and Port Moody? There is no way in HELL the city should allow your contracts to end a few months prior to the 2010 Olympics; fuck that noise. Flame away.Thursday, July 26, 2007
West End residents rock
I have to give a huge shout out to all of the volunteers who came down to Sunset Beach and English Bay and cleaned up all of the garbage left behind from the Celebration of Lights fireworks; you people are fabulous. Despite having several CUPE union members standing there hurling insults at you while you were cleaning, you trudged on. It’s our neighbourhood and I have heard several of my neighbours commenting on how the beach has never been so clean. Perhaps the CUPE members were choked that yet another bargaining tool was taken away from them but honestly, how many of these CUPE employees actually live in the City of Vancouver? Cause I do and my taxes pay your wage…isn't this extortion? Or are you going to tell me that the City of Vancouver does not pay you a high enough wage so that's why you are 'forced' to live in places like Surrey, New Westminster and Port Moody? There is no way in HELL the city should allow your contracts to end a few months prior to the 2010 Olympics; fuck that noise. Flame away.
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I am pretty sure if a bunch of hastily assembled volunteers can do your job better than you, then you should probably be a little less vocal about the 'inadequate' salary being paid to you for the aforementioned job.
I wonder if we could dress up a bunch of monkeys and...
I think you know where this is going.
Unions are archaic and an opiate of the narrow-minded, underwhelmed, underqualified, over paid working mass.
BTW-drove by City Hill today and there was a grand total of 2 picketers all around the building-whatever happened to solidarity in numbers or did the weekend get in the way?
Folks, here's where to bring your garbage to:
CUPE Local 15 - Vancouver Municipal, Education & Community Workers
545 West 10th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V5Z 1K9
CANADA
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