Thank You, Mr. DiLibero

The Westerly Sun reports that the Town Council is proposing to cut the Director of Senior Meals (is that the official title?) but the seniors will still get their meals. The only change will be administration.  The current Director, Mark Radicioni, is pretty pissed and intends to see if the union can help him keep his job.  Personally, I think he should be put in charge of the GIS Department and save us some money that way.   But the article goes on to say,

 Because the meal site director was a position included in a union contract with the town, DiLibero told the council Radicioni may be able to file a grievance.

Well, we only have one person to blame for the union contracts:  William DiLibero.  Ok, that may not be entirely true.  DiLibero may not have been involved in all the current Town contracts, but he has been involved in some.  I would like to know if he was involved in this one?  And if so, why is it written in such a way to permit a person to file a greivance/etc. if they are let go when their department is closed down?  It seems like a pretty simple contract clause to me:  If your department is shut down for any reason, you can and will be fired.  Apparently not.  Bill, please write that down and keep it in a safe place for future reference (ie the next contract negotiation).  Here is a better thought, hire a professional to negotiate our contracts next time.  Preferably one from out-of-state!  Lets stop being pennywise and pound foolish, shall we?