The COPE strike at Porter FBO in Toronto has generated lots of facts, fiction and fantasy. One need only read Porter’s Facebook page to see how truly uninformed many folks are, even the self-professed experts. They talk a lot, but never support their propositions with any facts. Hourly wages Fiction: Porter claims its wages are [...]
Where does one begin to comment on this travesty put upon us by Education Minister Laurel Broten and her cronies in government, and at the Ministry of Education? Flashback to February 2012. All school board sector unions are summoned to Toronto to what can only be described as a multi-ring circus. The government, through its [...]
“Organize or lose! Those are the stark choices facing Canada’s labour movement today. As we look south of the border and witness the relentless assault on what is left of organized labour, what we see could easily become our future. Only 7% of private sector workers are unionized, leaving public sector workers focused in the [...]
What a great idea this is! For several years now, COPE Local 523 in Kapuskasing, Ontario has been celebrating COPE Day. This is in honour of the Canadian membership of an international union (OPEIU) breaking with the U.S. dominated union and forming a completely autonomous Canadian Union. To quote Local 523, from its literature celebrating [...]
Where will you be on Saturday, April 28? I hope you will be attending one of the many Day of Mourning services for workers killed and injured on the job. I will be attending the service in Hamilton, wearing my black and clear ribbon. Black will represent all workers injured or who have died on [...]
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