“Two Toronto civic unions will be in a legal strike position as of 12:01 a.m. on June 22, setting the clock ticking on last-ditch efforts for the city to clinch collective agreements with its indoor and outdoor workers. Negotiations have stalled over the city’s proposal to reform sick leave, a $186 million unfunded liability on the books. Employees currently get 18 sick days a year, which they can bank and cash out at the end of their careers, receiving pay for months after they stop working.”
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Showing posts with label Pet Peaves. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pet Peaves. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Do Not Call List!
Even though the rules are lame (newspapers can still solicit for new subscriptions for Christ's sake), the do not call list is official in Canada... Sadly, the website was down on the first day of it's launch:
Click here for no more phone spam, kind of
Click here for no more phone spam, kind of
Friday, April 18, 2008
Pet Peave: Butts
I wish we could be a bit like Singapore...
We have way too much litter in Toronto. It's especially evident in the spring, when all the melted snow leaves behind the evidence left by winter litterers.
The worst of all are the cigarette butts. I don't get how a person who would normally never litter, can take a few drags from a cigarette, and in good conscious, chuck the half used butt on the street. What is up with that? We should have some serious litter laws to curb this shitty behaviour!
We have way too much litter in Toronto. It's especially evident in the spring, when all the melted snow leaves behind the evidence left by winter litterers.
The worst of all are the cigarette butts. I don't get how a person who would normally never litter, can take a few drags from a cigarette, and in good conscious, chuck the half used butt on the street. What is up with that? We should have some serious litter laws to curb this shitty behaviour!
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