11-22-2018, 08:22 AM
(11-21-2018, 08:42 PM)darts Wrote: We are understaffed on Ambulance but the cities are unable to reduce fire staffing levels at all.
I think part of it is the unions, part of it is I think at least some mandated service level but I am not sure if it is at the city level or province.
I wonder what would happen if another city were to attempt to eliminate its fire department entirely and contract with one of our fire departments to provide the service.
Our firefighters can not reasonably complain about a slight change in assignment; meanwhile in theory the firefighters in the other city are no longer required so there is no labour dispute; their jobs simply don’t exist any more. And both cities are still providing sufficient fire service.
I’m sure there is some BS provision somewhere that forbids this.