Another attack on unionized city workers, you know the stories we all hear, about the guys standing around doing nothing. Well such was the case when the City of Montreal decided to secretly spy on its blue collar workers and see how they were working. As a result the city bosses alleged they found workers taking to long to fill potholes. However there are always two sides to a story. This one will make the rounds of course because it is a stereotype, but the union side will probably get less coverage. So lets hear from them...
"The city is trying to advance its own interests by turning the public against the blue collar workers," says union spokesman Michel Fontaine. He's worried the city will use this issue to promote privatization of its municipal work force. Fontaine also has questions about how the investigation was undertaken. "How could the workers in question not have done their work for so many hours and be under surveillance, but not have a supervisor present?"
Yeah that was convenient having the supervisor the shift foreman away when the workers were being video taped. So where was he, and how come he didn't get suspended....I smell a rat.
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