Minutes
City Council
Monday, November 23, 2020

Brian Hogan, President – Windsor & District Labour Council

Brian Hogan, President – Windsor & District Labour Council, appears before Council to state opposition to the proposed contracting out of caretaking services Phase II, as this runs counter to Windsor’s economic goals, and suggests that these specific positions have proven to be of vital importance in light of the covid-19 pandemic and suggests that there is a form of systemic prejudice in putting these particular positions up for contracting out.

Dave Petten, President – CUPE Local 543

Dave Petten, President – CUPE Local 543, appears before Council to state opposition to the proposed contracting out of caretaking services Phase II, suggesting this would be a risk in terms of cutting corners and with the ongoing covid-19 pandemic, now is not the right time to be putting this forward and concludes by reinforcing the need to maintain high quality cleaning services for the corporation.

Greg Lemay, Resident of Ward 7

Greg Lemay, resident of Ward 7, appears before Council to state opposition to the proposed contracting out of caretaking services Phase II, as this proposal sounds like long-term pain for short-term gain and suggests that the quality of work will suffer and jeopardizes the positive spin-off effects that benefit the community.

Natalie Popovic, President – Windsor District CUPE Council

Natalie Popovic, President – Windsor District Labour Council, appears before Council to state opposition to the proposed contracting out of caretaking services Phase II, suggesting that Council keep these jobs in-house and thus stay local.

Tracey Cota, Caretaker – City of Windsor

Tracey Cota, Caretaker – City of Windsor, appears before Council to state opposition to the proposed contracting out of caretaking services Phase II, and provides an overview of all the services that caretakers provide, which goes above and beyond what is expected.

Eli Houad, Caretaker – City of Windsor

Eli Houad, Caretaker – City of Windsor, appears before Council to state opposition to the proposed contracting out of caretaking services Phase II, and provides an overview of all the services that caretakers provide, which go above and beyond what is normally expected, especially in light of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

Moved by: Councillor McKenzie

Seconded by: Councillor Kaschak