Cleaning Jobs: Mayor Rob Ford

Ana Bailao Dept: My mom had to have two jobs. At age 15, I was cleaning offices downtown for two years, Bailao told council Wednesday, her voice breaking. I know this industry, and these are new immigrants coming to this country . . . These are the most vulnerable people in this city. , according to The Star. Ford s latest loss, following rebukes on the 2012 budget and transit expansion, was one vote shy of the 30 his foes need regularly to completely seize the council agenda and urging her colleagues to protect city cleaners targeted for outsourcing, Councillor Ana Bailao choked back tears Wednesday, recalling life as a new immigrant scrubbing Toronto offices with her mother. Council agreed, voting 29-12 to defy Mayor Rob Ford and seize oversight of any future contracting-out of city cleaning jobs from an internal committee of senior city staff. That overturns the long-standing practice of council voting on contracts only if they re worth $20 million or more. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.