PSAC strike: Union fined for hotdog stand outside Prime Minister’s Office
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Ottawa bylaw officers issued $4,305 in fines to striking PSAC members in Ottawa on Wednesday and Thursday. The infractions included blocking a sidewalk while grilling hot dogs.
PSAC members striking in Ottawa this week were fined thousands of dollars by Ottawa bylaw officers after cooking hotdogs in front of the Prime Minister’s Office.
City of Ottawa bylaw officers issued $4,305 in fines to striking Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) members in Ottawa on Wednesday and Thursday for bylaw infractions, the city told Global News on Friday.
Global News captured PSAC members on Thursday grilling hotdogs in a tent set up on the sidewalk outside the Prime Minister’s Office for members striking on Parliament Hill.
One member displayed three tickets to reporters.
The City of Ottawa told Global News that on Wednesday, bylaw officers received a complaint about a tent and table set up on the sidewalk, saying local bylaws prohibit individuals from blocking any road, sidewalk or right-of-way to ensure safe passage.
The officers requested the tent and table be removed. When they returned later, the tent table were still in place. The officers issued $1,230 in fines.
Officers issued $1,845 in fines on Thursday when the tent and table had been set up once again. The city dished out $1,230 in fines that same day for “similar enforcement action” at Tunney’s Pasture, a federal worksite located about 15 minutes west of Parliament Hill.
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