tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7218149071529011844.post2698643164797718187..comments2024-03-09T05:03:54.979-05:00Comments on Public Transit in Ottawa: Union soundly rejects City's offerPeter Raaymakershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10883553886241429786noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7218149071529011844.post-20871741209056627792009-01-09T19:34:00.000-05:002009-01-09T19:34:00.000-05:00Those who are not senior drivers but voted NO are ...Those who are not senior drivers but voted NO are hopelessly too stupid to understand the contract and what's good or bad for themselves, they had to be bottle-fed by the Union.<BR/><BR/>I always believed, UNTILE NOW, that as long as they are qualified to do the job they are paid to do, their education does not matter.<BR/><BR/>When they attended in large number the "information session" (it's really misinformation session), it only proved that they are unable to read the contract and make up their own mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7218149071529011844.post-62879797442936179202009-01-09T18:00:00.000-05:002009-01-09T18:00:00.000-05:00Eligible voters -- 2,353Total votes -- 2,033Total ...Eligible voters -- 2,353<BR/>Total votes -- 2,033<BR/>Total non-voters -- 320<BR/>No votes -- 1,516<BR/><BR/>1,516 members, or 75% of those who voted, rejected the offer.<BR/><BR/>But that is 75% of the 86% of union members who actually cast a ballot.<BR/><BR/>So, in the end, the Sun is not wrong to suggest that 64.4% of union members actually rejected the offer.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02426443776346923048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7218149071529011844.post-26354759414410810582009-01-09T16:27:00.000-05:002009-01-09T16:27:00.000-05:00Isn't it 75% of eligible voters voted No, and 64% ...Isn't it 75% of eligible voters voted No, and 64% of those who actually voted, voted No?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7218149071529011844.post-87235133005380304052009-01-09T10:57:00.000-05:002009-01-09T10:57:00.000-05:00I have to like how the Sun structured their headli...I have to like how the Sun structured their headline. Not 75% vote No, but 64% of eligible voters vote No. To make the number look less convincing. <BR/><BR/>Who uses "eligible voters"? I mean, nobody leads a headline saying "22% of eligible voters voted for the Conservatives"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7218149071529011844.post-86710618922005737302009-01-09T10:18:00.000-05:002009-01-09T10:18:00.000-05:00Well, then I'd say call the union on their core po...Well, then I'd say call the union on their core point. They say this is about scheduling not money.<BR/><BR/>Then give them scheduling, and either write in a wage freeze or a rollback and give them none of the other demands.<BR/><BR/>Have them put their money where their mouth has been.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com