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Inside and Outside Workers Vote Today

By 250 News

Tuesday, May 20, 2008 03:58 AM

Victoria Day, City workers install a new section of pipe  on the eve of their  contract vote (photo Opinion250 staff)
 
Prince George, B.C. – Today, Prince George’s inside and outside workers will vote on the last contract offer from the City.
The Unions are recommending the deal be rejected. 
 
Barry O'Neill will be the guest speaker at the general meeting which takes place at the Legion at 7:00pm tonight.
 
While details of the package have not been released, CUPE Locals  399 and 1048 have indicated the offer falls short in the final year, and would leave the workers behind settlements in other areas of the Province.
 
The 600 inside and outside workers have been without a contract since the end of December.

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Comment Posted by: PGDriver on May 20 2008 6:36 AM
With the way things are going in the north they should be happy they have good paying jobs, if not there are lots of forestry workers that would love to take there place....
Comment Posted by: YamaDooPolCat on May 20 2008 7:41 AM
Reject the offer. What's the city going to do about it? Nothing. The city has no problem going back to the taxpayers for more money, so belly up to the table boys.
Comment Posted by: lostfaith on May 20 2008 8:28 AM
Great attitude PGDriver. What do you do for a living? City manager?
Comment Posted by: realitycheck on May 20 2008 10:43 AM
The offer looks good. CUPE would be stupid to reject it. Too many local union executive members with personal axes to grind and no grasp of reality.

Time for the membership to see past their BS and vote to accept a very fair offer (and maybe signal to them that their time is over).
Comment Posted by: lostfaith on May 20 2008 12:01 PM
The details of the package have not been released and you are able to make a decision on it? You gotta be a city manager.
Comment Posted by: realitycheck on May 20 2008 1:57 PM
The details were e-mailed to EVERY City employee (Union and non-Union) by the Acting City Manager late last week. It leaked out....go figure with 500+ people having a copy.

I'm definitely not a City Manager...that I can assure you.