Eug
Senior Member
I'm sitting here with a bunch of people from other unions. It's interesting to hear that none of them have any sympathy for the garbage workers. The biggest stickler not surprisingly are the bankable sick days.
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I get 17K net per year, what am I doing wrong?
I get 17K net per year, what am I doing wrong?
The calculator works per period. So you're calculating what someone would get if he made $34,000 every other week. Now that's a nice salary!
Family blames city workers' strike for death
Say ambulance took too long to respond
July 14, 2009
Vanessa Lu
CITY HALL BUREAU CHIEF
Jim Hearst's loved ones blame the city workers' strike for his death by an apparent heart attack, saying an ambulance did not come to his aid for at least 30 minutes despite three 911 calls.
The city says ambulance response times for high-priority urgent calls have not been affected by the walkout, even though under an essential services agreement the service is running at 75 per cent staffing... continued...
I heard on the radio that management is covering some.i don't understand, they say they can maintain service at 75% staffing level. if that were true, wouldn't 25% of their employees working on any given shift in usual non-strike times be unnecessary?
EI and CP are about $2,100 or so at that salary. I haven't run 100%, but I'm getting about $4,700 of tax for someone earning $34,000 with no dependants. That leaves $27.2K ... 20%, not 28%. (and that doesn't account for much in the way of deductions; presumably they would be getting about $200 a year for transit pass tax credit, and GST tax credit).How does one live in this city on $34K gross a year? Take off approx. 28% for Fed. tax/CPP & EI = $25K
EI and CP are about $2,100 or so at that salary. I haven't run 100%, but I'm getting about $4,700 of tax for someone earning $34,000 with no dependants. That leaves $27.2K ... 20%, not 28%. (and that doesn't account for much in the way of deductions; presumably they would be getting about $200 a year for transit pass tax credit, and GST tax credit).
Oh, looks like I'm late to the party ... others have similiar numbers ...
I was recently renting a half-decent 3-bedroom house (basement was rented to someone else) for $1,350. I'm sure $500 is possible for shared accomodation. No car. Cable is certainly a luxury. $34K is certainly a living wage.
But is it what you should be paying someone for decades, for a career?
I really don't have any problems with the City's wages (and less problem than the wages of outfits like Wally World).
How does one live in this city on $34K gross a year? Take off approx. 28% for Fed. tax/CPP & EI = $25K. Factor in rent, hydro, phone, cable, insurance and that doesn't leave an awful lot to live on.
More important that what they get paid is that they are only half as productive. The private sector contractors can do it with half the manpower. If you held salary cost constant, you could pay each garbage worker double: the princely sum of $100,000 per year plus benefits. At least, that's what it costs the city to run this service. Does that make sense to you, dt?
If the City of Toronto could manage to come close to the Etobicoke model but the workers still get a fair working wage and decent benefits, I'd be all for it.
If he's pissed off both the residents, and the Union - then he's doing his job, and is down the middle.Whose side is Miller on anyway?
http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090713/toronto_strike_090713/20090713?hub=Toronto
I hate to say it but Lastman is right. Why isn't Miller sticking up for the residents of this city and insisting that the union not detain those dropping off garbage for 15 mins? If this keeps up, illegal dumping will increase exponentially as frustrated residents decide that it's not worth their time to follow the law. Whose side is Miller on anyway?