Mr.Canada Posted March 8, 2011 Report Posted March 8, 2011 TTC union boss Bob Kinnear has declared that the TTC brass are firing people for a litany of reasons that just sound insane. It's obvious that this a first salvo fired in the war of TTC vs City Hall and their quest to take away the TTC's right to strike. Mr. Kinnear said that the union has been “swamped” with cases of employees who were fired for using their cellphone during their break and away from their vehicles, telling union members about a female driver who he said was “immediately relieved of her duties for using her cell to photograph a criminal who had assaulted her.” She waited, Mr. Kinnear said, until she had stopped the bus before taking out her phone.Source Swamped with cases Bob? Give me a break. If the woman really was dismissed so easily then of coarse that was wrong, obviously. However for him to say that people are being fired on the spot for having a cell phone on them or for calling 911. Quote "You are scum for insinuating that isn't the case you snake." -William Ashley Canadian Immigration Reform Blog
SF/PF Posted March 8, 2011 Report Posted March 8, 2011 TTC union boss Bob Kinnear has declared that the TTC brass are firing people for a litany of reasons that just sound insane. It's obvious that this a first salvo fired in the war of TTC vs City Hall and their quest to take away the TTC's right to strike. Swamped with cases Bob? Give me a break. If the woman really was dismissed so easily then of coarse that was wrong, obviously. However for him to say that people are being fired on the spot for having a cell phone on them or for calling 911. Either Kinnear is correct in his claim that TTC management is trying to incite the union, or TTC management is made up of rules-oriented thinkers that just don't "get it." Or both. I don't find it especially hard to believe, though. I've seen dozens of people fired for having a cell phone on them, or even a powered off cell phone in their lunch bag in the lunch room. I suppose it depends on what sectors you've worked in. Quote Your political compass Economic Left/Right: -4.88 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.15
guyser Posted March 8, 2011 Report Posted March 8, 2011 TTC union boss Bob Kinnear has declared that the TTC brass are firing people for a litany of reasons that just sound insane. It's obvious that this a first salvo fired in the war of TTC vs City Hall and their quest to take away the TTC's right to strike. Swamped with cases Bob? Give me a break. If the woman really was dismissed so easily then of coarse that was wrong, obviously. However for him to say that people are being fired on the spot for having a cell phone on them or for calling 911. Bobs BSing us. The woman was back on the job after a timeout. Quote
Mr.Canada Posted March 9, 2011 Author Report Posted March 9, 2011 Bob Kinnear needs to be fired. He is calling suspensions and being sent home for the day being fired. These people live in a fantasy world. In the real world when you're fired, you don't come back to work Bob. Again the left is silent on this issue as well. Does the left have any credibility at all? The left is so partisan that they cannot even admit when something is wrong. And they call the right partisan...wow. First the are mum on the $50 million fiasco pulled off at the TCHC and now they are silent on this. Quote "You are scum for insinuating that isn't the case you snake." -William Ashley Canadian Immigration Reform Blog
Michael Hardner Posted March 9, 2011 Report Posted March 9, 2011 They don't give management leeway in enforcing rules. It's just not that kind of environment. The union will claim that management is showing favoritism or somesuch. This is how bad management-labour relationships work. Quote Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner
Mr.Canada Posted March 9, 2011 Author Report Posted March 9, 2011 Again the silence of the left is deafening. The partisanship of these people is incredible. Quote "You are scum for insinuating that isn't the case you snake." -William Ashley Canadian Immigration Reform Blog
SF/PF Posted March 9, 2011 Report Posted March 9, 2011 Bobs BSing us. The woman was back on the job after a timeout. Was she reinstated as a result of the appeal? Was she ever actually told that she was fired? We don't know. Quote Your political compass Economic Left/Right: -4.88 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.15
Mr.Canada Posted March 10, 2011 Author Report Posted March 10, 2011 Was she reinstated as a result of the appeal? Was she ever actually told that she was fired? We don't know. These hard left union people live in an alternate reality from the one that exists for us normal people. Quote "You are scum for insinuating that isn't the case you snake." -William Ashley Canadian Immigration Reform Blog
SF/PF Posted March 10, 2011 Report Posted March 10, 2011 These hard left union people live in an alternate reality from the one that exists for us normal people. How so? Do you have information on the details of this incident that no one else does? Quote Your political compass Economic Left/Right: -4.88 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.15
nicky10013 Posted March 11, 2011 Report Posted March 11, 2011 These hard left union people live in an alternate reality from the one that exists for us normal people. And that reality is? Quote
Mr.Canada Posted March 11, 2011 Author Report Posted March 11, 2011 And that reality is? Simplle that the y don't understand what it's like for normal people. Quote "You are scum for insinuating that isn't the case you snake." -William Ashley Canadian Immigration Reform Blog
nicky10013 Posted March 11, 2011 Report Posted March 11, 2011 Simplle that the y don't understand what it's like for normal people. So what is it really like for normal people? Do tell. Quote
Mr.Canada Posted March 11, 2011 Author Report Posted March 11, 2011 So what is it really like for normal people? Do tell. Most people who take the TTC don't earn $35/hr like a TTC driver and have the risk or being fired being a real possibility. We'll start there. Quote "You are scum for insinuating that isn't the case you snake." -William Ashley Canadian Immigration Reform Blog
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