Assuming Stevie Spiteful stays in power, that is, and after watching both the NDP and the Liberals, this week-end, along with Stevie Spiteful’s spin machine in his media, it looks…
I've pointed out before how the Cons' deliberate attack on the Canadian Union of Postal Workers figures to create damaging incentives as federally-regulated employers consider how to handle future collective…
I suppose the doyens of public opinion research will tell us the answers soon enough, but I'm wondering if, as Bob Rae claims, the NDP fell into a Tory-set trap…
- I would like to thank and congratulate the NDP caucus for their opposition to the back to work legislation concerning the Postal Workers. It is an important, if symbolic,…
This, just in, from Derek Blackadder at LabourStart. While it is addressed to trade unionists it should resonate with anyone who believes in democracy. The Conservative government’s decision to impose…
It all makes perfect sense to me now. At first I thought it strange that the Tory government was ordering its wholly-owned crown corporation and its Tory government-appointed president to…
Usually even the mention of Margaret Wente's name can ruin my day but her article in today's Globe & Mail is actually not too bad in terms of laying out…
The link below is to a solidarity leaflet to distribute/post in your community, workplace, school etc. Done in B&W to save on cost, feel free to download and use at…
I have nothing against postal workers or unions in general, but going on strike during the midst of an economic recession is, in my opinion, completely insane. Like many others…
The Socialist Party of Ontario wishes to express its unequivocal solidarity with the workers of Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers in their present strike against the…
Not exactly a shock, I suppose, since I worked at CUPW for seven years. But I'm reading a bunch of stuff online about how we 'must' support postal workers because…
Inspired by this story:http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/05/30/canada-post-strike.html
CANADIAN LABOUR:CUPW ORGANIZES PHARMACY POSTAL EMPLOYEES:It's been a long standing policy of Canada Post to remove actual post offices and place outlets in such places as 7-11s and pharmacies. This,…
