I want to clarify my proposal to reintegrate the PMUA into the City as it concerns the PMUA's frontline workers.
Who are these frontline workers? They are those who work the trucks, clean the shopping districts, run the Transfer Station and process payments.
Here is what I said:
PMUA Executive Director Eric Watson says he laid off 20 of 170 employees, 1 of every 8. These workers had no say in the matter and no union to protect them.
Mr. Watson froze salaries and demanded unpaid furloughs. The workers had no say in the matter and no union to protect them.
Under my plan, frontline PMUA workers would immediately be better off since they would enjoy the protection of the union and would not be subjected to arbitrary layoffs, salary freezes and mandatory furloughs by the PMUA 's Executive Director.
The money saved by eliminating the high-paid executives would be used to make sure the frontline workers won't be sacrificed for the big cats' big salaries.
I would make sure frontline workers are represented on the citizen committee I will appoint to plan the reintegration of the PMUA into the city.
I am dedicated to protecting the interests of Plainfield's taxpayers and the welfare of the frontline employees of the PMUA.
There has been a lot of interest in my proposal, and I will take up some other comments and questions in future posts.
Regards, Adrian
Thank You, Plainfield!
9 years ago
Thank you for the clarification. Most, if not all, residents would agree that the frontline workers are an extremely capable group of people. They work hard each day to keep Plainfield clean. What Plainfielder's need to ask is: Does it take 5 top executives to run the PMUA? Why does a provider who has such a large customer base need to charge nearly twice what surrounding UNION county haulers are charging? If PMUA was created for residents, why charge a household $25 for putting an extra bag out?
ReplyDeleteThe answer is Mr. Watson, other top executives and the board of commisioners lack accountability to those whom they serve.
PMUA frontline employees are well appreciated and residents are greatful for all they do.