Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Showing posts with label Inside City Workers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Inside City Workers. Show all posts

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Toronto's Inside City Workers Vote to Strike, May Join Picketing Library Staff

On Tuesday, Toronto's 23,000 inside workers overwhelmingly voted in favour of a strike mandate, unless a contract is successfully negotiated with the city.

The inside workers' union, CUPE Local 79, gave formal notice that its members would be willing to go on strike as early as Saturday.If contract negotiation remains unsuccessful, Toronto's inside workers will join 2,300 striking library employees, who started picketing on Monday.

Toronto's inside workers includes city child care workers, nurses, janitors, parks and recreation staff and ambulance dispatchers. The union's city contract expired on Dec. 31, 2011. On Tuesday, over 85 per cent of its members voted in favour of a strike.

The members of both CUPE Local 79, and CUPE Local 4948, the Toronto Library Workers Union, are fighting to protect their job security, and basic employment rights.

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