By Pepper Parr
September 14th, 2022
BURLINGTON, ON
Well – here is a decision that will keep the Monarchists very happy.
Hearse bearing the Queen as it is about to enter Buckingham Palace
Not only will everyone be able to watch the funeral at the Performing Arts Centre – the Mayor said she was going to be there.
But every employee of the city will get the 19th of September as a paid holiday.
Turns out that the collective Agreements the city has with the unions requires that they get the day off as a paid holiday.
Cost to the public purse $244,000
I asked the people at the Performing Arts Centre if their bar would be open. Thought it right and proper to hoist a pint to the Queen.
Bar will not be open.
Union contracts are a public document. They do not get November 11th off as that is a FEDERAL holiday. The 19th has been declared a FEDERAL holiday and not a STATUTORY holiday. The tax payer is being fed a line of BS. Pepper I find it hard to believe that the thousands of non union staff would only cost 22K to show up that day.
If city staff would like to watch the Queen’s funeral. They can do what the rest of us have to do. Get up early, watch the funeral and go to work. There is no need for a day off. The Federal government is already going to cost us enough.
Please Pepper print the section of the union contract that gives the members a day off when the Monarch dies. Time for MMW to justify paying people to do nothing while getting the money from those that will be working and paying taxes.
Editor’s note: We don’t have access to the Union Contract. If there is a union member who would like to shared you know how to reach us.
While I understand the union having the language to allow for the day off, why was it also then given to the non union staff? It would seem the city could save a lot of money by only allowing unionized staff the day off.
Editor’s note: The savings was reported to be $22,000 – which did strike us a low – just felt it was higher.