City of Winnipeg Budget 2013
January 15, 2013 at 1:02 PM
CUPE Local 500 has been keeping an eye on the details regarding the City's operating and capital budgets.
For the first time, the city tabled both the capital and operating budgets on the same date. While the budget calls for a property tax increase, many departments remain under-funded and the city’s infrastructure deficit continues to grow. One of the biggest concerns to the Union is the $13.6 million dollars identified in vacancy management. This continuing practice of leaving positions vacant, has taken its toll on almost every single department within the City of Winnipeg. Not only is this process a non-transparent erosion of the City’s front line-services, it ultimately impairs the City’s ability to deliver needed programs.
The operating budget also impacts the St. Boniface and St. James Museums, who both received cuts to their grants. Employees at both these locations are Local 500 members.
The Local has been making presentations at various standing committees of Council on behalf of the membership. We will also be appearing at the upcoming City Council meeting on Tuesday, January 29.
You can read the Local's presentation to Standing Committee on Infrastructure and Public Works and/or Standing Committee on Protection and Community Services.
Today’s Poll: Do you agree with the city's 10 per cent funding cut to museums
Please consider voting no in the following poll to show politicians that public opinion is against this. Also please consider passing it along in your network. As you well know, this proposed 10% cut will have a devastating impact on all the city museums.
Link to the poll which is open for today:
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/polls/Do-you-agree-with-the-citys--186860972.html?c=y&pollSubmitted=y&viewResults=y&mr=1&oid=2&pid=186860972&cid=8500584
