Comments on: Garbage Collection Workers To Work Overtime

By: charles

charles — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 17:59:59 +0000

Won’t work buh! Bermies roadside trash locations won’t allow for such a system. Unlike other places where there are curbs and cul-de-sacs, etc., we have tribe roads and limited pick up points.
The e man team works fine. Sometimes 1 guy has to direct traffic, while the other operate the truck and picks up the trash.

I believe the problems are the fact that we need to find ways to reduce our trash output, be more mindful of how we dispose of our trash and we need more vehicles to keep up with the demand. Not sure when the last review was done for work load per operating vehicles.

By: Andrew Carmichael

Andrew Carmichael — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 22:18:56 +0000

I am disgusted by the comments I have read, and I would really like to tear a few of you an new one. However, if you take your garbage to Tynes Bay, or better yet, reduce and re-use, there won’t be that much garbage to pick up. That cuts down on the man hours picking your crap up. It may also mean that the truck may be able to cover the whole route without having to dump its load.

By: Opinions Matter

Opinions Matter — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 20:01:35 +0000

You may wish the check the definition. The proposed transparency is not an oligarchy. The current “closed” door approach IS though.

By: HeyBye

HeyBye — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 17:48:01 +0000

It is amazing they need three people on a trash truck.
In many places in the states and else where, there is only the driver on-board and he gets out and wheels the trash over to the truck and it’s hydraulically dumped into the vehicle.
Bda needs to automate their trucks and standardize on trash bins so one person can operate a trash truck.
Cutting back on the head count per truck,this will save tax payer money and improve efficiency.

By: Nuffin but da Truth

Nuffin but da Truth — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 15:35:24 +0000

it would be really easy to do that and there is nothing an idiot like you can do about it.

By: Mazumbo

Mazumbo — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 15:30:07 +0000

Sounds like Oligarchy talk to me. LOL

By: Mazumbo

Mazumbo — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 15:21:49 +0000

40 Thieves Old Oligarchy all the same, Henry Tucker ,James Pearman, John Cox, Reginald Conyers, Howard Trott, Stanley Spurling, Bayard Dill, Harry Butterfield ,Trimingham”s ,Gibbons and all the other names and families who where before who abused their power and authority over the years at the cost of hard working BERMUDIANS!!!!!!!!

By: Mazumbo

Mazumbo — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 14:39:19 +0000

You know what ya got but you don’t know what ya gonna get. LOL

By: Mazumbo

Mazumbo — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 14:15:49 +0000

There are disciplinary procedure”s that are in place to avoid the mess that we are in and when you don’t follow them that’s what happens. We always hear about people urging others to be law abiding citizens and there are guide lines to follow to being a law abiding citizen, likewise with management there are guidelines to follow ,and the policy that you claim has no punishment attached to it as a matter of fact it was not distributed to anyone(when it was asked to be retrieved from the computer there where no cc attachments, useually when news like that is implemented there would be an attachment to EVERYONES pay slip so who dropped the ball.!!!!!

By: Rockfish#1and#2

Rockfish#1and#2 — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 12:49:00 +0000

Bob Richards continues to borrow money to pay government workers.
Trevor Moniz is wasting it due to his inability to stand up to the same workers.
Derrick Burgess is on the sidelines stirring the pot for political gain.
What a shambles!

By: Hall

Hall — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 12:27:06 +0000

The quarry guys where down tools how could the collection guys have there trucks if they had been down for repairs you all run off at the mouth and don’t have the facts it was most likely a mechanic bring the truck to marsh folly after repairing it. The collection guys didn’t down tools for you all information if a truck broke down or got a flat tire who was suppose to fixes it the man in the moon.

By: Argosy

Argosy — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 11:41:14 +0000

This “overtime” settlement/concession clearly exemplifies just what is wrong in today’s Bermuda.

We are worse than broke and there “workers” and their Union are celebrating this extra drain on our economy.

It’s a sad state of affairs and shows no sign changing.

Bermuda is doomed to fail IMHO…

By: onion

onion — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 11:18:39 +0000

Shooting themselves in the foot actually. Can you imagine picking up the stinking garbage after it has been sitting there for days. Rather them than me. Privatize the garbage and ferries and we will have no more problems. What will it take for people to realize that we are in deep financial trouble and all have to pull together.

By: shutthemdown

shutthemdown — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 10:31:05 +0000

I would like to see you ubb/oba idiots try to make it private. All this tought talk out of you fools.

By: Felix

Felix — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 09:26:18 +0000

My trash is very ripe after baking several days in the sun. Shame I cannot add more to it. Enjoy!

By: Building a better Bermuda

Building a better Bermuda — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 01:23:30 +0000

Time for work equality laws on the books

- a standardized base pay scale and benefits system throughout the civil service, based on experience and years of service
- legislation making it to be non-mandatory to be part of a union, irregardless of place of employment
- legislation for companies to have a stated base pay scale and benefits, and that if a union negotiates to have these changed for their members, they are changed for all employees
- legislation regulate the power unions are able to wield and responsiblities, including penalties for failure to provide their financial statements
- legislated penalties for labor law violations for both union and employers

By: Building a better Bermuda

Building a better Bermuda — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 00:51:53 +0000

So you are saying that he shouldn’t go unpunished when violating a policy with a clearly laid out punishment. All he had to do was seek permission from management, if he was suc a sterling and responsible employee, he would have done just that.
As to the fact that we now have to pay overtime to the very people who ILLEGALLY downed tools and caused this very problem.

1 – we should not have paid them for as many of the days as they were off
2 – I have no problem paying them for the out of hours they now need to work to clean up this mess, but it should be at regular time
3 – Mr Burgess really needs to stop play politics with this, there is little doubt that he was behind the scenes egging on his Union brothers on and he is as responsible for the mess in his constituency as the union. The hypocracy that he utters every time he tries to talk like he is representing the people of this country is appalling.

By: Cocks

Cocks — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 23:58:26 +0000

Who were the 40 thieves? Can you name names?

By: Ed

Ed — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 23:54:15 +0000

Privatize everything, transportation, garbage collection, you name it privatize it.

By: Ed

Ed — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 23:50:13 +0000

Privatize the garbage collection.

By: Come On Man

Come On Man — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 23:47:05 +0000

I hope they are not working overtime for overtime pay. That will only mean the jokes on the public. Next time this sh*** happens. I’m dumping my trash on the BIU steps. What a load of rubbish

By: Nuffin but da Truth

Nuffin but da Truth — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 23:43:25 +0000

I was thinking about dropping off my trash at the biu,it is the headquarters of trash after all.

I betcha ex pats could do the job in half the time and without joining any stupid union that takes their money and gives nothing in return.

By: Tolerate

Tolerate — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 23:38:17 +0000

Hahaha, why you think the whole strike for four day and get paid for two and a half went over with no fuss. Do you really think the Union would have let that one go if they did not already know the afford that would be required to clear the back log. They knew over-time was coming; Hell, my trash barely gets pickup regularly when they are on the job.

By: Sir George Somers

Sir George Somers — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 23:04:09 +0000

Everybody should take their trash and dump it othe doorsteps of the BIU!

This is getting ridiculous, paid overtime after striking! Where is the money??

By: Y-Gurl

Y-Gurl — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 22:59:43 +0000

There are many many private contractors who could do the trash pick up for a fraction of the WE cost and no illegal strikes.

By: Same old same old

Same old same old — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 22:25:12 +0000

Idiot.

By: Mazumbo

Mazumbo — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 22:21:16 +0000

They make the least contribution to society!!!! Let them not pick up your trash for a month and see how much of a contribution they are to society!!!! LOL

By: Opressed

Opressed — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 22:00:14 +0000

An open letter to minister Moniz,
Mr. Moniz, it’s obvious that you cannot do the right thing where the people of this island are concerned. Please resign by the beginning off the WORK day tomorrow. If you don’t have the guts to even do that, I would hope that Premier Cannonier would force your hand and request your resignation, immediately.

I will gladly step in and run the W&E department, gratis.

By: Y-Gurl

Y-Gurl — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 21:58:30 +0000

Wow, the result of no education , the thing that surprises me the most would be the fact you were able to read the comments before attempting a reply (or did someone read it to you) either way I WON’T be waiting on your reply! And you better hope that service isn’t privatized because your worst nightmare will come true in the form of an APPLICATION FORM.

By: Mazumbo

Mazumbo — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 21:42:38 +0000

THE Union being a pain is a part of RETRIBUTION. For all the years our for fathers fought and where humiliated after building this country to where it is today now their descendants are benefiting from the struggle and foundation they laid just like the oligarchy’s descendants are benefiting for generations. Karma is a B—-.LOL

By: Opressed

Opressed — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 21:11:41 +0000

For the past 40+ years, this island has been run by the biggest bunch of F$$**** P###IES ever to walk this planet. Please can we have a real government? This is absolutely disgusting. Time for the OBA to step aside, call a general election whereby only people with huge b@$$s will be able to be voted in.

By: Y-Gurl

Y-Gurl — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 21:03:52 +0000

These clowns are permanently on overtime, they work a couple of hours a day and get paid for 8, they strike then get paid to clear up the crap that’s on the streets, the overtime is possibly the one and only thing that could be “engineered” by this department. They make the least contribution to society ( the entire W&E not just garbage collectors) and cost us the most and now we are paying to have them work slow on overtime

By: jt

jt — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 20:48:56 +0000

Not just the garbage that is stinking.

By: Family Man

Family Man — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 20:36:10 +0000

Well there’s an intelligent reply, spelling mistakes and all. I guess if you had stayed in school and paid attention during your lessons you might have a job that required you to work eight hours a day though instead of a W&E job where you could knockoff at 3:00pm after a two hour lunch. So I’d have to say it looks like you made a good decision to stay dumb.

Perhaps you can explain why the government is involved in garbage collection in the first place? This should all be put out to private tender; two, three or more contracts to cover the entire island with rolling maturities on the contracts. If the private companies want to be unionized, that’s great but lets have no more political blackmail.

By: Mazumbo

Mazumbo — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 20:02:01 +0000

It’s very sad how a small organization can control the island (FORTY THIEVES) LOL

By: watching

watching — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 19:58:08 +0000

Part of governing is handling labour disputes. If Minister Moniz isn’t willing or able to then turn it over to a Minister that is. But it is easier for some to just blame the union at every turn. I agree that the union can be a pain but they arent going anywhere.

By: micro

micro — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 19:56:18 +0000

They should work with no overtime pay. Collection has been irregular for the past three months if not longer; a number of times particular neighbourhoods will be skipped, trucks will come after 5, Tuesday collection has been non-existent for a while. The recent industrial action has very little to do with this.

By: Mazumbo

Mazumbo — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 19:55:12 +0000

Next time management would think twice before they make stupid decisions. Suspending an employee who’s worked for 16 years with an unblemished record for driving a vehicle he normally drives on a regular basis, Sounds like a role model employee to me(unless your looking for someone PERFECT)Gone are the day”s when you can fire someone when you feel like it and those of you who don’t like it GET OVER IT,LOL. Like the saying goes (Don’t start no s— wont be no s—)and that’s all your smelling right now after all the garbage is gone. LOL

By: PLP Policy Maker

PLP Policy Maker — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 19:07:09 +0000

soon this will be work for expats too !

By: Joonya

Joonya — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 18:56:58 +0000

This is absolutely disgusting. BIU needs to go. Its very sad how a small organization can control the vast majority of the population. Next time we should do what one commenter suggested and that is to dump it on BIUs front door..

By: d.o.

d.o. — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 18:53:10 +0000

i agree with the burning part because I am sure as hell not going to bring it, re bag it, or waste my money buying disinfectant. I dont get paid for “downing tools” then get OT for doing so.

By: d.o.

d.o. — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 18:50:14 +0000

spot on M.T. and he has the gall to complain. Hell I am on east end route but it is a crap shoot for Tuesday pick up, usually Wednesday late late afternoon.

By: Triangle Drifter

Triangle Drifter — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 18:43:09 +0000

Thats the scam. Simple inna? Privatise, Privatise, Privatise!!!!

By: bun out

bun out — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 18:41:33 +0000

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHH

By: ontherivet

ontherivet — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 18:19:55 +0000

Overtime with no pay? They’ll stike for the better part of the next decade for that…

By: A.B>C"

A.B>C" — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 18:19:17 +0000

Truth is killin’ me

Family Man

Bermuda Boy

theres more out there STFU SERIOUSLY

nada to do then whine and bit** get a F……. life dumb f****

waitin for ur stupid replys stupid a**es

By: ontherivet

ontherivet — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 18:17:42 +0000

LOL!! Me Too!

By: ontherivet

ontherivet — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 18:14:40 +0000

Yes…a seemingly simble solution but the nafai…sorry unions will have non of that. as a matter of fact Family Man you may be in danger for suggesting such things….

By: Let's Think About This...

Let's Think About This... — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 17:52:53 +0000

Maybe they passed those areas because they’re assigned other ones…

By: jenni

jenni — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 17:50:46 +0000

Why can’t we go back to the days of old and burn the trash until this is under control. I think we need to do something instead of complaining, let’s think of health and our visitor, the more we put out the worse things are getting.