Government run operations with wages "not even close to market".
https://livewirecalgary.com/2019/11/...-to-the-green/
In Tuesday’s extended version of this week’s combined meeting of council, councillors debated a matter of urgent business to develop a Request for Proposal (RFP) to secure a long-term golf course management contract for the operations and service of City of Calgary golf courses.
“The bottom line in the issue with golf courses is the wages,” Sutherland told LiveWire Calgary.
“The wages are not even close to market. And because they’re not even close to market, they’ve gone from a profitable position to a negative position and will get even worse, not better.”
One of the biggest hurdles in the process, Sutherland said, is the succession rules in their union contracts. Should the golf courses be contracted out, current personnel would be kept on board with their current wage.
“We don’t want to be handcuffed and I think it’s absolutely unfair that we would have to be forced to lose money.”