Calgary flames won’t pay their hourly staff during Covid-19

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by dino7c

Flames should 100% change their stance but why are they taking the brunt of it? I am honestly asking...aren't a bunch of teams in the same boat or are the Flames doing something worse?

Calgary is a big Canadian media market but make no mistake, other teams are getting roasted as well.

[Itse]

My bosses aren't taking their salaries right now so they could better pay us, their employees. They're not millionaires, they're going to feel it in their personal lives.

I have a ton of respect for them.

I have very little respect for the Flames management right now.

[GoFlamesGo]

I'm a diehard fan and love the team, but this was a dumb decision and PR nightmare.

I don't know why I'm so triggered by this, but I decided to start a GoFundMe campaign to support CSEC hourly and event employees. Please help share it if you believe they should be compensated.

As a long time Calgary Flames season ticket holder and former Saddledome hourly employee myself, I am very disappointed in Calgary Sports and Entertainment's (CSEC) decision to not pay hourly and event employees for cancelled shifts as a result of the season being paused due to the Coronavirus outbreak.

It is troublesome to see these individuals left in the cold during these difficult times. Lots of teams and players in the NHL and other sports leagues have stepped up to take care of their staff and community. It's the right thing to do. Arena employees are as much a part of our beloved Flames as the players themselves.

Let’s come together as a community and show them that we won’t leave anyone behind.

Please join me in helping raise funds to help our fellow Calgarians through this period of adversity.

100% of the proceeds will be donated to CSEC hourly and part time employees. I have contacts within the Flames organization and will find a fair way to distribute the funds. If the Flames ownership group changes their mind and decides to compensate their employees, all proceeds will be donated to the Flames Foundation, a local charity, or we’ll find a way to still compensate CSEC staff.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/tm3y6-emp...-entertainment

[Monahammer]

N. Murray ######bag strikes again

[ToraToraTora]

I just got a response back from my rep saying that he will pass it on to management. At least they're checking emails at 7 on a Saturday?

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[Corral]

Edwards et al are not losing any sleep over this. They know that just about every person complaining here can hardly wait for the season to resume and will continue spending money on the flames when it does.

[Rando]

Originally Posted by dino7c

Flames should 100% change their stance but why are they taking the brunt of it? I am honestly asking...aren't a bunch of teams in the same boat or are the Flames doing something worse?

The money given to them to build a new arena is a major reason why. It's still fresh story. Guy like Olberman hears the team was just given 275 million it's an easy story.

[Roughneck]

Originally Posted by GoFlamesGo

I'm a diehard fan and love the team, but this was a dumb decision and PR nightmare.

I don't know why I'm so triggered by this

The whole arena push was from a typical playbook so it wasn't unique to the Flames, but making the big hubbub about how it's 'more than just a business, think of what it means to the community' type PR push and then making what boils down to a cold business decision makes this different than most companies that are also trying to do the minimum they're legally obligated to do.



If CSEC wants to be leaders in the community and their operations being held to a different standard than other businesses in the city, then they had better behave like it. Doing this was not behaving like a 'part of the community' and that's why it has a different taste than say, WestJet, cutting staff.

[Bunk]

Still no response from the Edwards. To be fair, it is the middle of the night in London.

[Barnet Flame]

Originally Posted by Bunk

Still no response from the Edwards. To be fair, it is the middle of the night in London.

Where does he live?

I’ll egg his house.

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by Barnet Flame

Where does he live?

I’ll egg his house.

Sure can't toilet paper it...

[Rando]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

Sure can't toilet paper it...

He'd love that, he'd probably try to re-sell it.

[united]

Originally Posted by GoFlamesGo

I'm a diehard fan and love the team, but this was a dumb decision and PR nightmare.

I don't know why I'm so triggered by this, but I decided to start a GoFundMe campaign to support CSEC hourly and event employees. Please help share it if you believe they should be compensated.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/tm3y6-emp...-entertainment

Just finished watching UFC Brasilia and was slow to get off the couch afterward so caught some of SportsCentre. They showed that some of Brad Marchand's friends started a GoFundMe for TD Gardens staff and a number of Bruins have contributed to it.

Krejci $1,000
McAvoy $1,000
Rask $1,000
Marchand $1,000
Nordstrom $1,000
Pastrnak $1,000


Some good friends started this go fund me page for the TD Garden employees. Please take a look
https://www.gofundme.com/f/bruins-td-garden

https://twitter.com/user/status/1238849176835969026

[EverfresH15]

Wow big spenders. They gamble more than that on plane rides.

[Flash Walken]

Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan

#ShameTheFlames is trending on twitter.

Such an easy way to help out employees and get great PR.......and they fumble the ball. Very disappointed.

This is what I realized.

It was so easy to do the right thing and I expected them not to and they didn't disappoint.

What kind of organization am I cheering for?

[zamler]

Originally Posted by Barnet Flame

Where does he live?

I’ll egg his house.

Good luck finding those I suggest hockey pucks.

[djsFlames]

Originally Posted by Itse

My bosses aren't taking their salaries right now so they could better pay us, their employees. They're not millionaires, they're going to feel it in their personal lives.

I have a ton of respect for them.

I have very little respect for the Flames management right now.

That's amazing.

As another posted early on after this news broke, for a boss/owner that does their part to help employees make ends meet, they will absolutely make it back with the inspired effort and good will their employees will put in as a result.

Positive reinforcement and good faith goes a much longer way than many higher ups think. When you make employees feel valued through such actions, they will give you far greater results than someone that believes they are disposable. There is no question.

Its beyond PR. What will be the mindset of future employees knowing how much CSEC would care for them if it came to such a situation? You're just poisoning the reputation of your brand from the inside. I'm sure that's great for a business that wants to run 35+ more years in a new building.

Would be insane to wait much longer to reverse this decision.

[CactusJack]

I wonder how much they saved from Kenney’s corporate tax cuts and handouts this year???

[Reggie Dunlop]

Season Ticket holder and former hourly CSEC employee starts a GoFundMe to raise money.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/tm3y6-emp...cp+share-sheet

[expo2428]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

Season Ticket holder and former hourly CSEC employee starts a GoFundMe to raise money.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/tm3y6-emp...cp+share-sheet

Yeah the actual guy posted a few above you lol. Shows it is going to work well! I hope everyone donates to show our owners the fans care about the city even if they dont