A Hero, Unjustly Pooh-Poohed

Another fine example of just how crappy organized labor can be:

[Councillor's aide] Mike Patton took on extra duties last Thursday when he mopped up what he called a "poo apocalypse" in a downtown [Ottawa] public library.
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"Clearly someone was not feeling well and had a bit of a diarrhea issue, and it was all over the seat and the floor and the toilet, in the stall area ... So, I came over to see if the situation had been remedied and, unfortunately, nobody had had a chance yet to get to it, so I cleaned it up myself."
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The response? Library officials complained the aide took work away from unionized workers and suggested he mind his own business in the future.

It boggles the mind.

The poo apocalypse (I'd've preferred "apoocalpse", but that's neither here nor there) was still stewing three hours after being reported to library staff.  It wasn't until a complaining patron called Councillor Rick Chiarelli, chairman of the library board (whose assistant is the brave offal thwarter in question) that the situation got taken care of.

The appropriately named Patton deserves a medal, a thank you, a key to the city of Ottawa, and a big jug of antibacterial soap.  Not the scorn and admonition of public officials too lazy to handle the problem in the first place.