We All Pay
The strike by city of Toronto workers is very much in the news recently. I considered simply documenting the growing mess on the streets but I think that story is left perfectly well up to your imagination. Temporary dump sites have been set up all over the city so that residents can avoid attracting rodents with their overflow of household waste. While that is a helpful measure by most counts, it isn’t a solution.
Most of the temporary dumps are city parks. So, in addition to the superficial inconvenience of gagging from the odour of hot garbage while walking your dog or playing some frisbee, there are real concerns about leakage into surrounding areas. I understand the concerns of the union and by all means, they should be able to stand firm on their demands. But, I think that this kind of service is absolutely necessary for a civilized society. The effects just keep coming. The price for their bargaining position is far too high.
has anyone thought, i wonder, of scaling down their garbage output? we take out half a bag of garbage/week…WITHOUT composting (soon, though). And most of our stuff is compostable, since I cook most days.
I suppose that could be counted in the PLUS column when considering the effects of the strike. I think it’s forcing people to think about how much garbage they generate. At least for the time that it immediately affects them. Woo (moderate). Score one for the green guy!
2002 – CUPE blamed YOUR municipally elected government for the strike in during the Pope’s first and last visit to Toronto.
2009 – CUPE now blames YOUR municipally elected, as well as your provincial elected government for their strike.
2016 – CUPE now blames YOUR municipal, provincial and federal elected governments for their strike, and is now sueing Canadians for 30 decades of back paid sick days “in lieu of”.
within the 5 days i’ve been here, the city has started to show signs of wear and tear. wind swept through all day yesterday and dirtied it up good and proper. if this thing isn’t resolved soon, you’ll see this transformation get ugly fast.