The NDP is certainly not asking whether it should abandon organized labour, but maybe organized labour should ask whether it abandon the NDP. What does it say about the New Democratic Party when it is the only political organization of unions, for unions and organized labour over the last thirty
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The Scott Ross: We All Lose In BC Teacher Labour Dispute
Who will win in the latest labour dispute between BC teachers and the provincial government? It doesn’t matter, we are already losing. Now a politician isn’t going to tell a province this, a union representative isn’t going to hold a press conference to point it out, and people aren’t going
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: CUPW will challenge the back-to-work legislation
Canada Post union to challenge back-to-work legislation in court – thestar.comAs I was pointing out, the legislation is illegal, and the union is going to challenge it in court. Now the decision will depend on if Harper has stacked the Supreme Court wi…
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Conservative back to work legislastion breaks the law and could result in lasting consequences
To Ride, Shoot Straight and Speak the Truth: On back to work legislation. Whoa, deja vu.Excerpts:It’s worth noting that even lawyers aren’t evading it as much as they used to. In 2007, the Supreme Court of Canada, in the BC Health Services case, overtu…
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Canada Post cuts home deliver to 3 days a week.
Canada Post cuts home delivery to 3 days a week – thestar.com
I swear that I only get delivery 3 days a week now and in the past few months.
Long before this strike, there have been days when the building has got no mail delivery.
So, for me, this of…
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Continue readingFeminist Mom in Montreal: Daycare strike
The $7 a day home daycares in the Montreal area went on strike yesterday, including my son’s daycare. I was a little bit worried because I also had a French test at school yesterday. In the end, my neighbour watched my son while I wrote my test. His da…
Continue readingFeminist Mom in Montreal: Daycare strike
The $7 a day home daycares in the Montreal area went on strike yesterday, including my son’s daycare. I was a little bit worried because I also had a French test at school yesterday. In the end, my neighbour watched my son while I wrote my test. His daycare closed
Continue readingFeminist Mom in Montreal: Daycare strike
The $7 a day home daycares in the Montreal area went on strike yesterday, including my son’s daycare. I was a little bit worried because I also had a French test at school yesterday. In the end, my neighbour watched my son while I wrote my test. His daycare closed
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