QUESTION
What details can you provide about complaints concerning the safety of utility workers?
0:12:51
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45 sec
The council member inquires about complaints related to the safety of utility workers and expresses concern over a lack of reported complaints. The assistant commissioner explains that after updates to relevant laws a few years ago, unions representing utility workers were often able to negotiate agreements providing protections comparable to or better than the Fair Work Week laws.
- The assistant commissioner states he has been in regular contact with the union representing these workers.
- He encourages reporting any complaints to his department for investigation.
- His department is willing to review and address grievances related to utility worker safety.
Julie Menin
0:12:51
Can you please provide because I'm concerned with the utility safety that there hasn't been there haven't been complaints since I wanna better understand and that the utility safety workers.
0:13:01
Howard Bauchner: How much
Carlos Ortiz
0:13:03
I'm sorry, a chair.
0:13:04
I think with respect to utility safety workers, I've been in touch often with the union that represents these workers.
0:13:10
And I think subsequent to the those updates being passed a few years ago, in many cases, they were able to negotiate shade CVAs that provided analogous or better protections to our Fair Work Week laws.
0:13:22
That said, I've been in touch with them to say, like, if you have complaints, please bring them to us and Certainly, if we hear of utility safety workers, few of our office does or anyone in the council, we would love to work with them to look into investigate those complaints.
Julie Menin
0:13:36
Okay.