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Old 10-20-2010, 12:24 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by Resolute 14 View Post
Look at the Telus strike a few years ago - that was all about union greed. This bill would hold management hostage to unreasonable unions.

Which NDPer introduced this bill, anyway?
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Originally Posted by Mark Twain
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The Telus LOCKOUT was about keeping Telus jobs in Canada, and had nothing to do with wages. A battle their union ultimately lost.

And the bill was introduced by Monsieur LaFramboise of the Bloc Quebecois, Argenteuil--Papineau--Mirabel riding

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Originally Posted by MarchHare
Coal miners in China? Yeah, those guys desperately need a strong union. But what do white collar telecom workers in Canada need a union for other than demanding unreasonable higher salaries than market forces would dictate?
Keeping their jobs, instead of losing them to India or god knows where else.
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