Here’s my attempt at staying current in the news, rather than constantly being four months behind. I have to admit, Twitter is definitely helping me loads with keeping up with the local news. If it weren’t for Twitter, TwitterFox, blogTO, torontoist, cp24news & 680News I’d be totally in the dark!
Anyways, today it’s been announced the Toronto City Workers are going on strike. While the term “Toronto City Workers” encompasses much more, the main issue on many people’s mind is going to end up being the lack of garbage collection.
First off. Ughs. Toronto in the summer is pretty gross. We have heat waves, we have the need for “cooling off centres” in & around the city, we have rodent problems. (I really shouldn’t say “We” because I don’t live in the city, but whatever, it sounds better.)
Second… we also really enjoy hosting parties of varying sorts, like the upcoming Pride week festivities, Canada Day, and lots of little cultural fests every weekend. All of these events generally do end up generating more garbage, just from having a larger volume of people congegrating on a smaller space. Reading a bit more has the Mayor on edge of either giving in, or possibly calling in private companies to help with clean-up post-festivities. In effect, hiring “scabs.” Wrong? Sure. Necessary? Yes. (in my opinion)
I’ve never been a part of a union that meant anything, so I really don’t have a positive opinion on unions. Since the media sensationalizes everything, all I ever hear is negavity towards unions, making me wish at this point they’re past their prime. It’s no longer a necessity in the work place.
And… it’s garbage. Dirty stinky garbage that will cause no end of rats and mice and squirrels and raccoons and ants and cockroaches and all sorts of other undesired visitors. Because sure, bags of garbage can be hauled away at a moments notice once the strike is over, but who’s left with all these newly hatched visitors with nowhere to go and nothing to eat?
