Posted on 04/01/2011 9:56:31 AM PDT by rellimpank
Don’t be fooled by the dry title.
“Review of the Efficiency of the Job Duties of Motor Truck Drivers,” a report released Wednesday by Chicago Inspector General Joseph Ferguson, is as sensational and infuriating as any TV-news “sweeps week” exposé.
“Asleep at the Wheel” would have been a snappier title. “Idling for Dollars.” “Paid to Park.”
Rather than following a few city work crews around and capturing video of union truck drivers sitting in their cabs dozing, snacking and reading the newspaper at better than $30 an hour, Ferguson and his team combed through city contracts and conducted field interviews to establish just what the responsibilities are, department by department, division by division for the 1,400 to 1,800 city truck drivers.
The conclusion: About 200 of them have phony-baloney jobs.
(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.chicagotribune.com ...
sounds similar to the city workers here in St.Paul.
http://kstp.com/article/stories/S1552281.shtml?cat=0
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