« Carolyn McCarthy Sued by Gun Owner | Main | Democrat Fat Cats Avoid Gas Tax »
July 22, 2008
Moonbattery Piles Up on Montreal Sidewalks
Moonbattery is making a mess of Montreal sidewalks. Acting on a union complaint, a labor arbitrator has decreed that sweeping sidewalks is the exclusive domain of blue collar workers, striking down a bylaw requiring owners to clean up in front of their shops and apartments.
According to property-owner Peter Sergakis, this means sidewalks won't get clean:
The blue-collar workers wouldn't bend to pick up a cigarette butt. They're spoiled. I don't have much faith that they're going to clean the sidewalk. I think we're going to go back to the dirt.
However…
[Union president Michel] Parent said the city should hire more workers if it wants a tidy city.
To actually get anything clean using union labor, it's going to take a lot more workers:
In the winter of 2006, as potholes cratered Montreal streets, an internal city investigation secretly followed three work crews. The 10 workers enjoyed marathon lunch breaks but only managed to fill nine potholes over three days.
There you have it, socialism in a nutshell: The government expropriates money to pay bums to do nothing while the world goes to seed.
On tips from Michael W. and Lyle.
Posted by Van Helsing at July 22, 2008 11:41 AM
Comments
Oooo. Looks like the Feminists have forgiven O'BammaLammaDingDong.
McSexist
July 21, 2008
Kate Sheppard is the political reporter for the online environmental magazine, Grist.org. She has also written for The American Prospect, Bitch, The Guardian and MSN.
http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/3799/mcsexist/
Posted by: Cluebat from Exodar at July 22, 2008 12:51 PM
I worked under union work rules at a steel mill for a couple of summers. It was ridiculous. Sleeping in the truck, spotting deer on night shift, old guys telling us to slow down "or else the boss will give us another job after lunch". And "safety" was used as a pretext to get the young guys to slow down all the time.
Posted by: forest at July 22, 2008 1:19 PM
Canada. O Canada.
How the mighty has fallen.
Posted by: Larry Sheldon at July 22, 2008 1:21 PM
The problem is much, much worse with City of Toronto workers. I know several people who've worked for city of toronto: 3 hour lunch breaks, long naps, going home early or for most of the day, all while being paid way too much, at full time hours
Posted by: Matthew Walters at July 22, 2008 1:25 PM
Canada, America's Hat.
OT – consider the source
Even if remotely true, its fun to watch Silky get smeared a little, aint it?
Posted by: Oiao at July 22, 2008 2:41 PM
So John Kerry uses the racist epithet "tar baby" in a live interview. Do you think this is a career ender for him?
Me neither. Wait! I think I hear the outrage from the mainstream media...
Posted by: Lyle at July 22, 2008 3:45 PM
Remember, it is now not PC to use the term 'Black Hole'...........
Posted by: Oiao at July 22, 2008 3:59 PM
I’ve been watching this drama of hope unfold over at No Quarters for about a month. Finally, this is getting picked up by the fringe print media.
Document forensics expert: Obama "birth certificate" a "horrible forgery"
Posted by: Oiao at July 22, 2008 4:56 PM
Posted by: Oiao at July 22, 2008 5:18 PM
A note from your beloved Democratic Party: Only the little people pay gas taxes.
Posted by: V the K at July 22, 2008 7:15 PM
After college, I worked in the offices of a state agency. One time, our group was moved from one side of the floor of our building to the other. We picked up our computers and moved them over.
The union filed a grievance, claiming it was THEIR job to move all office furniture. So, we had to carry all of our stuff back across the floor to where we had been. Then, we waited for a week until the union guys got around to doing it.
Posted by: V the K at July 22, 2008 8:06 PM
9 pot holes filled in 3 days? Thats better than they union guys who work for PENN DOT in Pennsylvania - they spend half their time leaning on shovels. Drive thru any PA construction zone and youll see what I mean.
Posted by: Anonymous at July 23, 2008 4:47 AM
