Bentley
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Ned Yeung
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BREAKING: Alberta unions warn Premier Danielle Smith: unprecedented use of the Notwithstanding Clause against workers will result in an unprecedented response from unions in defence of worker rights. At an emergency meeting held today at 5:00pm (MT), the Common Front, an umbrella group for all Alberta unions, leaders unanimously endorsed the following message to Premier Danielle Smith: On behalf of the more than 350,000 working Albertans who we represent, we urge you, in the strongest possible terms, to rule out the use of the Notwithstanding Clause as part of your government’s approach to the teachers’ strike. Invoking the clause would be unprecedented in the history of Canadian labour relations. It would also escalate the situation from a confrontation between your government and the teachers to a confrontation between you and the entire Canadian labour movement. If governments start using the Notwithstanding Clause as a tool in their dealings with workers and unions, it will make a mockery of the constitutionally protected right to strike. Without a robust and reliable right to strike, worker bargaining power will be eroded, and with it, the wages and living standards of all Canadian workers. If you take this unprecedented approach, we will have no choice but to mobilize an unprecedented response. There are many avenues your government could pursue to negotiate with public sector unions that do not involve invoking the Notwithstanding Clause. We urge you to choose them.
BREAKING: Alberta unions warn Premier Danielle Smith: unprecedented use of the Notwithstanding Clause against workers will result in an unprecedented response from unions in defence of worker rights. At an emergency meeting held today at 5:00pm (MT), the Common Front, an umbrella group for all Alberta unions, leaders unanimously endorsed the following message to Premier Danielle Smith: On behalf of the more than 350,000 working Albertans who we represent, we urge you, in the strongest possible terms, to rule out the use of the Notwithstanding Clause as part of your government’s approach to the teachers’ strike. Invoking the clause would be unprecedented in the history of Canadian labour relations. It would also escalate the situation from a confrontation between your government and the teachers to a confrontation between you and the entire Canadian labour movement. If governments start using the Notwithstanding Clause as a tool in their dealings with workers and unions, it will make a mockery of the constitutionally protected right to strike. Without a robust and reliable right to strike, worker bargaining power will be eroded, and with it, the wages and living standards of all Canadian workers. If you take this unprecedented approach, we will have no choice but to mobilize an unprecedented response. There are many avenues your government could pursue to negotiate with public sector unions that do not involve invoking the Notwithstanding Clause. We urge you to choose them.
BREAKING: Alberta unions warn Premier Danielle Smith: unprecedented use of the Notwithstanding Clause against workers will result in an unprecedented response from unions in defence of worker rights. At an emergency meeting held today at 5:00pm (MT), the Common Front, an umbrella group for all Alberta unions, leaders unanimously endorsed the following message to Premier Danielle Smith: On behalf of the more than 350,000 working Albertans who we represent, we urge you, in the strongest possible terms, to rule out the use of the Notwithstanding Clause as part of your government’s approach to the teachers’ strike. Invoking the clause would be unprecedented in the history of Canadian labour relations. It would also escalate the situation from a confrontation between your government and the teachers to a confrontation between you and the entire Canadian labour movement. If governments start using the Notwithstanding Clause as a tool in their dealings with workers and unions, it will make a mockery of the constitutionally protected right to strike. Without a robust and reliable right to strike, worker bargaining power will be eroded, and with it, the wages and living standards of all Canadian workers. If you take this unprecedented approach, we will have no choice but to mobilize an unprecedented response. There are many avenues your government could pursue to negotiate with public sector unions that do not involve invoking the Notwithstanding Clause. We urge you to choose them.
Ned Yeung
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Ned Yeung
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Bentley
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Ned Yeung
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Ned Yeung
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Ned Yeung
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BREAKING: Alberta unions warn Premier Danielle Smith: unprecedented use of the Notwithstanding Clause against workers will result in an unprecedented response from unions in defence of worker rights. At an emergency meeting held today at 5:00pm (MT), the Common Front, an umbrella group for all Alberta unions, leaders unanimously endorsed the following message to Premier Danielle Smith: On behalf of the more than 350,000 working Albertans who we represent, we urge you, in the strongest possible terms, to rule out the use of the Notwithstanding Clause as part of your government’s approach to the teachers’ strike. Invoking the clause would be unprecedented in the history of Canadian labour relations. It would also escalate the situation from a confrontation between your government and the teachers to a confrontation between you and the entire Canadian labour movement. If governments start using the Notwithstanding Clause as a tool in their dealings with workers and unions, it will make a mockery of the constitutionally protected right to strike. Without a robust and reliable right to strike, worker bargaining power will be eroded, and with it, the wages and living standards of all Canadian workers. If you take this unprecedented approach, we will have no choice but to mobilize an unprecedented response. There are many avenues your government could pursue to negotiate with public sector unions that do not involve invoking the Notwithstanding Clause. We urge you to choose them.
BREAKING: Alberta unions warn Premier Danielle Smith: unprecedented use of the Notwithstanding Clause against workers will result in an unprecedented response from unions in defence of worker rights. At an emergency meeting held today at 5:00pm (MT), the Common Front, an umbrella group for all Alberta unions, leaders unanimously endorsed the following message to Premier Danielle Smith: On behalf of the more than 350,000 working Albertans who we represent, we urge you, in the strongest possible terms, to rule out the use of the Notwithstanding Clause as part of your government’s approach to the teachers’ strike. Invoking the clause would be unprecedented in the history of Canadian labour relations. It would also escalate the situation from a confrontation between your government and the teachers to a confrontation between you and the entire Canadian labour movement. If governments start using the Notwithstanding Clause as a tool in their dealings with workers and unions, it will make a mockery of the constitutionally protected right to strike. Without a robust and reliable right to strike, worker bargaining power will be eroded, and with it, the wages and living standards of all Canadian workers. If you take this unprecedented approach, we will have no choice but to mobilize an unprecedented response. There are many avenues your government could pursue to negotiate with public sector unions that do not involve invoking the Notwithstanding Clause. We urge you to choose them.
BREAKING: Alberta unions warn Premier Danielle Smith: unprecedented use of the Notwithstanding Clause against workers will result in an unprecedented response from unions in defence of worker rights. At an emergency meeting held today at 5:00pm (MT), the Common Front, an umbrella group for all Alberta unions, leaders unanimously endorsed the following message to Premier Danielle Smith: On behalf of the more than 350,000 working Albertans who we represent, we urge you, in the strongest possible terms, to rule out the use of the Notwithstanding Clause as part of your government’s approach to the teachers’ strike. Invoking the clause would be unprecedented in the history of Canadian labour relations. It would also escalate the situation from a confrontation between your government and the teachers to a confrontation between you and the entire Canadian labour movement. If governments start using the Notwithstanding Clause as a tool in their dealings with workers and unions, it will make a mockery of the constitutionally protected right to strike. Without a robust and reliable right to strike, worker bargaining power will be eroded, and with it, the wages and living standards of all Canadian workers. If you take this unprecedented approach, we will have no choice but to mobilize an unprecedented response. There are many avenues your government could pursue to negotiate with public sector unions that do not involve invoking the Notwithstanding Clause. We urge you to choose them.
Ned Yeung
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Ned Yeung
@ned@beige.party  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago
Fighting the Gigified Race to the Bottom Without question, the union is now in a pitched battle to keep Canada Post a viable crown corporation. But focusing too narrowly on the twists and turns of the negotiations can obscure the broader political economy shaping this fight. Beyond poor investment decisions, Canada Post is increasingly being squeezed by a gigified delivery sector dependent on the hyperexploitation of workers. The parcel delivery business in Canada is now dominated by low-cost firms that engage workers through subcontracting and other forms of precarious employment. In the face of this unfair competition, Canada Post’s share of the parcel delivery market has cratered. Many private delivery firms classify their workers as “independent contractors,” paying them by the delivery rather than by the hour and evading regulations governing overtime pay, rest periods, and maximum daily and or weekly hours. Even where drivers are classified as “employees,” subcontracting employment structures make it extremely difficult to unionize. Amazon’s “delivery service partner” model is but one example.
Fighting the Gigified Race to the Bottom Without question, the union is now in a pitched battle to keep Canada Post a viable crown corporation. But focusing too narrowly on the twists and turns of the negotiations can obscure the broader political economy shaping this fight. Beyond poor investment decisions, Canada Post is increasingly being squeezed by a gigified delivery sector dependent on the hyperexploitation of workers. The parcel delivery business in Canada is now dominated by low-cost firms that engage workers through subcontracting and other forms of precarious employment. In the face of this unfair competition, Canada Post’s share of the parcel delivery market has cratered. Many private delivery firms classify their workers as “independent contractors,” paying them by the delivery rather than by the hour and evading regulations governing overtime pay, rest periods, and maximum daily and or weekly hours. Even where drivers are classified as “employees,” subcontracting employment structures make it extremely difficult to unionize. Amazon’s “delivery service partner” model is but one example.
Fighting the Gigified Race to the Bottom Without question, the union is now in a pitched battle to keep Canada Post a viable crown corporation. But focusing too narrowly on the twists and turns of the negotiations can obscure the broader political economy shaping this fight. Beyond poor investment decisions, Canada Post is increasingly being squeezed by a gigified delivery sector dependent on the hyperexploitation of workers. The parcel delivery business in Canada is now dominated by low-cost firms that engage workers through subcontracting and other forms of precarious employment. In the face of this unfair competition, Canada Post’s share of the parcel delivery market has cratered. Many private delivery firms classify their workers as “independent contractors,” paying them by the delivery rather than by the hour and evading regulations governing overtime pay, rest periods, and maximum daily and or weekly hours. Even where drivers are classified as “employees,” subcontracting employment structures make it extremely difficult to unionize. Amazon’s “delivery service partner” model is but one example.
Ned Yeung
@ned@beige.party  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago
Fighting the Gigified Race to the Bottom Without question, the union is now in a pitched battle to keep Canada Post a viable crown corporation. But focusing too narrowly on the twists and turns of the negotiations can obscure the broader political economy shaping this fight. Beyond poor investment decisions, Canada Post is increasingly being squeezed by a gigified delivery sector dependent on the hyperexploitation of workers. The parcel delivery business in Canada is now dominated by low-cost firms that engage workers through subcontracting and other forms of precarious employment. In the face of this unfair competition, Canada Post’s share of the parcel delivery market has cratered. Many private delivery firms classify their workers as “independent contractors,” paying them by the delivery rather than by the hour and evading regulations governing overtime pay, rest periods, and maximum daily and or weekly hours. Even where drivers are classified as “employees,” subcontracting employment structures make it extremely difficult to unionize. Amazon’s “delivery service partner” model is but one example.
Fighting the Gigified Race to the Bottom Without question, the union is now in a pitched battle to keep Canada Post a viable crown corporation. But focusing too narrowly on the twists and turns of the negotiations can obscure the broader political economy shaping this fight. Beyond poor investment decisions, Canada Post is increasingly being squeezed by a gigified delivery sector dependent on the hyperexploitation of workers. The parcel delivery business in Canada is now dominated by low-cost firms that engage workers through subcontracting and other forms of precarious employment. In the face of this unfair competition, Canada Post’s share of the parcel delivery market has cratered. Many private delivery firms classify their workers as “independent contractors,” paying them by the delivery rather than by the hour and evading regulations governing overtime pay, rest periods, and maximum daily and or weekly hours. Even where drivers are classified as “employees,” subcontracting employment structures make it extremely difficult to unionize. Amazon’s “delivery service partner” model is but one example.
Fighting the Gigified Race to the Bottom Without question, the union is now in a pitched battle to keep Canada Post a viable crown corporation. But focusing too narrowly on the twists and turns of the negotiations can obscure the broader political economy shaping this fight. Beyond poor investment decisions, Canada Post is increasingly being squeezed by a gigified delivery sector dependent on the hyperexploitation of workers. The parcel delivery business in Canada is now dominated by low-cost firms that engage workers through subcontracting and other forms of precarious employment. In the face of this unfair competition, Canada Post’s share of the parcel delivery market has cratered. Many private delivery firms classify their workers as “independent contractors,” paying them by the delivery rather than by the hour and evading regulations governing overtime pay, rest periods, and maximum daily and or weekly hours. Even where drivers are classified as “employees,” subcontracting employment structures make it extremely difficult to unionize. Amazon’s “delivery service partner” model is but one example.
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