Protecting child care subsidies during lawful strikes and lockouts
2 councillors voted differently at Council
- Mayor Jeff Lealagainst at committee → for at Council (here)
- Councillor Kevin Duguayagainst at committee → for at Council (here)
Councillor Votes
Full Resolution Text
Whereas, local labour-management policy language requires updating to reflect the good faith intended by broad provincial expectations, and to align with municipalities widely; Whereas, it is a judgement to convey that a lawful strike is not an approved activity, requiring a penalty; AND Whereas, being subject to eligibility screening for as an “exception” is arbitrary and based on a penalty assumption that a strike is unlawful; Thus, the City of Peterborough cannot therefore disapprove lawful strike hours as eligible hours; MOTION THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: a) That staff expedite their review of and revision of section 4.9 of Labour Disputes in Social Services Operational Practices Document S01-FS-0268, to ensure that no participant receiving subsidy at the time of the labour disruption will be impacted by the loss of the subsidy for the duration of the lawful strike/lockout. b) That staff report back to council with the relevant updates by the end of September and allow all subsidies until the policy is revised.