Meanwhile, Service Employees Union Local 73 warned that Daley plans to compromise public safety by laying off 293 civilian employees of the Chicago Police Department and forcing uniformed officers to do civilian jobs.
Employees targeted for layoff July 1 include 186 crossing guards, 67 detention aides and 40 traffic control aides, the union said.
“Detention aides work in lock-ups. They’ll be replaced by police for sure. Crossing guards are replaced by police now if they’re absent. Layoffs will mean more of that. And traffic control aides would probably be replaced by uniformed officers,” said Matt Brandon, secretary-treasurer of Local 73.
Crossing guard coverage is a joke. Most districts are covering three crossings a day anyway. And last week, they held an awards brunch for crossing guards who hadn't missed a day of work all school year by (get this) having the guards miss work! Perfect attendance all year except for the day of the brunch. We got half a dozen letters saying that almost five extra crossings per district had to be manned by beat cars that morning.
The Traffic Control aides though, we heard that there was this nifty new invention that was going to change the world. The authorities in Cleveland, Ohio have been testing these devices since 1914:
We haven't seen a Traffic Control Aide that didn't screw up traffic 10 times worse than it was by just standing in the intersection waving like demented robots. Call us nuts, but these crazy signal things just might work!
The Traffic Control aides though, we heard that there was this nifty new invention that was going to change the world. The authorities in Cleveland, Ohio have been testing these devices since 1914:
We haven't seen a Traffic Control Aide that didn't screw up traffic 10 times worse than it was by just standing in the intersection waving like demented robots. Call us nuts, but these crazy signal things just might work!
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