tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post676867397440931178..comments2024-03-28T22:02:16.520-04:00Comments on Politics and its Discontents: The Star Continues Its Stellar WorkLornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-29046281225711754082012-12-04T18:24:41.193-05:002012-12-04T18:24:41.193-05:00Thank you for your comment, John. Could you provid...Thank you for your comment, John. Could you provide more information about the protest?<br />Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-59266485326118421542012-12-04T17:30:26.250-05:002012-12-04T17:30:26.250-05:00The star's investigation did not discover the ... The star's investigation did not discover the letter<br /> sent from on high in TDSB managment to each tradsperson<br /> praising the unpresentated amount of quality work done<br /> by in house trades people..The star found a few oddities<br /> in hundreds of millions of work and beat it to death !!<br /> The Union and TDSB managment are arrogant and refuse to adhere to their responsibility in a competent and respectfull manner. ASK the person who has been toting the protest<br /> outside of TDSB from early spring!! JOHN WALSH <br /><br /> <br /> <br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-62417082129255469452012-06-25T12:36:37.825-04:002012-06-25T12:36:37.825-04:00Even still Anon, the $3,000 charge for installing ...Even still Anon, the $3,000 charge for installing the electrical outlet in the school library and was later reduced to $1,000 due to a 'clerical error' - (yeah right), the $1,000 charge still rather high for 2 hrs work given the (2) electricians are paid the rate of $38 per hr and they charged for 76 hr.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-71187189031103018742012-06-23T08:09:14.268-04:002012-06-23T08:09:14.268-04:00Here are two pertinent excerpts from the original ...Here are two pertinent excerpts from the original article:<br /><br />The work in question was carried out by some of the 900-strong maintenance and construction trades people who have an exclusive contract with the Toronto District School Board.<br /><br />Under a longstanding agreement with Jimmy Hazel’s Maintenance and Construction Skilled Trades Council, almost all of that work must be performed by its members, who are TDSB employees. Projects larger than $1.5 million, or those requiring special skills, can only be done by companies whose workers are part of affiliated unions.<br /><br />I also disagree with your characterization of the story as an 'anti-union hatchet job.' I would call it good investigative journalism.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-80184254571942895932012-06-22T23:12:29.804-04:002012-06-22T23:12:29.804-04:00It is not an "exclusive contract". The b...It is not an "exclusive contract". The board is free to hire outside labour, if they bid lower. <br /><br />For example, the $250,000 kitchen was handled by an outside company because they bid lower.<br /><br />The Star, and the principle, who made the complaint did not reveal that the charge for the pencil sharpener was reversed, when it was revealed that the TDSB sent a carpenter to do the job that should have been done by the maintenance staff. The principle told to get in-house staff to do minor maintenance in future. The $3000 dollar charge was reduced to $1000.<br /><br />Anti-union hatchet job that just happened to appear on the front page of the Star on the same day as McGuinty's austerity budget was passed.<br /><br />http://tradescouncil.com/media.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com