Workers employed by the Halifax Regional Municipality are asking the city to bring snow clearing services back in-house to regain control of quality, problems with contractors, costs, and the city’s ability to meet accessibility needs. “HRM council has to decide what is more important: do they put the safety of their citizens first, or do they continue to cater to contractors, who have shown that their work is inferior to the work performed by Local 108 members,” says CUPE 108 President Scott Lillington. “Workers employed by the city were able to get their routes completed and were able to meet service standards, even with sub-par equipment,” says Lillington. “The contractors simply don’t care about public safety, only their bottom line. There is no acceptable reason why their routes weren’t cleared on time during recent snowfalls – or at any other time.” “Clearly, the threat of fines is not working,” adds … Read more…