It's a foul anti-union bill worthy of a Banana Republic or a tea bagger place like Alabama.It would strip unions of their privacy rights, bury them in paperwork, and cripple their ability to defend Canadian workers.It was introduced by the obscure Con backbencher Russ Hiebert in 2011. And all but
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Montreal Simon: The Incredible Clown Convolutions of the Loser Tim Hudak
There's an old saying in Quebec, more Con or more stupid than that and you die.But it clearly doesn't apply in Ontario eh?Because if it did the loser Tim Hudak would be mummified by now. Instead of bouncing up and down like a Con clown.Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Margaret Thatcher and the Con War on Unions
I know why they called her the Iron Lady. May she rust in peace. I know why she's the patron saint of Stephen Harper's Con regime.I know why she waged war on the miners of BritainSo she could smash the unions and Thatcherize her country, like the Cons would Harperize this
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Why It’s Time to Chase the Dream in Harperland
And so ended, unofficially at least, the summer of 2013. Another Labour Day parade has marched into memory. The Snowbirds have drawn a giant heart in the sky and departed. The boats are going home, the birds are flying south.But what a day it was eh? Starting with this amazing
Continue readingMontreal Simon: A New Union Declares War on the Con Regime
In a country where so many have lived on their knees for so long. In a country where so many have looked on helplessly as the Harperite cult destroys everything that once made us proud to be Canadians. It's really great to see that Canada's newest union is declaring war
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Continue readingMontreal Simon: Electro-Motive and the Great Betrayal
When I see how the workers at Electro-Motive are suffering it breaks my heart. From Lynda: We have discussed the food bank. Worry that Paul will not be able to find another job that will pay our bills Now the worry that we will have no health coverage. The worry
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Electro-Motive and the Sellout Cons
First they were told they must agree to have their wages cut in half, their benefits slashed, and their pensions gutted. Then when they refused to get down on their knees, they were locked out. Tonight they’re worrying about how they are going to feed their families after their plant
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Electro-Motive and the Real Battle for Canada
I couldn’t make it to London, Ontario today. And I was so disappointed. For it must have been a stirring sight. A crowd of more than 10,000 descended upon this city’s Victoria Park to support local workers who have been locked out of their jobs since the new year. They
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Ugly Lockout and the Quiet Revolution.
Golly. I don’t think I’m going to have to consult my horoscope to find out where I’m going to be, and what I’m going to be doing on Saturday the 21st of January. Because I already know. In London, Ontario, supporting these locked out Canadian workers. And why am I
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Great Choo Choo Run
Well I see that Great Choo Choo Leader is trying to put some distance between him and the lockout at the Electro-Motive plant in London, Ontario. Even though he once used the factory to shill his corporate tax cuts. “This is a dispute between a private company and the union
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Harper Cons and Our Hollowed Out Country
It was -17 degrees in London, Ontario, today, where a foreign company has locked out 400 Canadian workers. To try to slash their wages and benefits by more than fifty percent, and gut their pensions. And in Alma, Quebec, where another foreign company has locked out 700 Canadian workers, and
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Harper Cons and the Race to the Bottom
What would you say if you worked at Caterpillar’s Electro-Motive plant in London, Ontario, and found yourself locked out? Because you wouldn’t agree to have your wages and health benefits cut by more than fifty percent, and your pension eliminated altogether. Even though Caterpillar is making record profits. Its CEO
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Occupy Movement and the Nature of the Beast
Twenty four hours after this little campsite was demolished, I see that Margaret Wente couldn’t restrain herself from going down to St James Park, squatting on all fours, and delivering this dreary dump. Despite the current circumstances, every single protester in North America is pretty well guaranteed a comfortable middle-class
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