The CBC is reporting that Corner Brook – immediately following the signing of a four-year agreement to increase pay to its firefighters – has laid off 4 firefighters. “Throughout the entire bargaining process, union officials were advised that the city could not meet their salary demands without workforce changes. The union was adamant that they would not partake in any discussion relating to staff reductions yet continued to demand a wage increase,” said Corner Brook Mayor Neville Greeley in a news release today. Looks like the union called the city’s bluff and 4 of its members paid the price.
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How do the remainding firefighters feel about their own job security?
Can the city of Corner Brook put a dollar value on the safety of their citizens?
Cut and slash…cut and slasn jobs. Sounds like the Harper way for sure.
Won’t this seriously hinder the remaining firefighter’s ability to do their jobs?
It’s not like the requirements for staff would change – there’d still be a need for x many firefighters available at all times, wouldn’t there?
Neville Greeley would fit in well in Harper’s cabinet.