Thursday, November 19, 2009

Overpaid Milwaukee County Custodial Workers Call in “Sick”

This is just stupid.

One day after the Milwaukee County Board agreed to privatize scores of county housekeepers, 19 of the 25 custodial staff at the Courthouse complex called in sick, county officials said Thursday.

Jack Takerian, the county’s interim director of public works, said he didn’t know for sure the reason for all the sick calls, but said it probably was a reaction to the news about their jobs going to a private firm.

Do they realize that whichever private firm gets the contract might need to hire some more people?  Do they think this makes them look like attractive employees to said firm?

(7) Comments
Posted by Owen at 1933 hrs
Politics + Politics - Wisconsin

  1. The county janitors just proved that it was right to replace them.

    Posted by steveegg on November 19, 2009 at 2031 hrs


  2. Union minded folks don’t think that way. They expect the government to take care of them in some other way.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on November 19, 2009 at 2115 hrs


  3. Fire them all.  Useless entitlement-minded crybabies.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on November 19, 2009 at 2135 hrs


  4. I agree, all 19 should be fired tomorrow.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on November 19, 2009 at 2151 hrs


  5. Produce a doctor’s note - or just walk your lazy butt over to the UE line.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on November 19, 2009 at 2226 hrs


  6. While the Blue Flu usually works for the police these guys will quickly discover that the Brown Flu is the neutron bomb of stupid work actions.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on November 19, 2009 at 2228 hrs


  7. Perhaps their negotiated & contracted accumulated sick days are about to be laid off.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on November 19, 2009 at 2237 hrs


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