A bylaw adopted last year forces owners to sweep in front of their properties but sweeping is the exclusive domain of union blue-collars, arbitrator Andre Rousseau concluded, and the city has no business enlisting "volunteers" to do the work.
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While I am all in favor of unions protecting the jobs of workers (my dad was an organizer in NYC in the 50s and 60s), I totally object to the union trying to prevent property owners and other volunteers from keeping the city clean. We have that problem in my town, at least as far as volunteering to keep the parks clean.
There is one thing about protecting your jobs, but quite another for using the union to bully concerned citizens.
Here (at least in South Australia, anyway) we have Scout/church/social clubs and groups adopt main streets or areas to keep tidy - they get signage to promote their group on that main street, and the area is kept clear of rubbish. It seems to work.