tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7218149071529011844.post6849116242292258877..comments2024-03-09T05:03:54.979-05:00Comments on Public Transit in Ottawa: Layoffs loom for drivers if bus fleet remains uncheckedPeter Raaymakershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10883553886241429786noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7218149071529011844.post-53911429000507155432009-01-20T10:05:00.000-05:002009-01-20T10:05:00.000-05:00Union busting, plain and simpleIf ever there was a...<I>Union busting, plain and simple</I><BR/><BR/>If ever there was a union that deserved busting.<BR/><BR/><I>Trying to scare the most junior employees into submission</I><BR/><BR/>All the union does is take money from the most junior members anyways. They don't join the union out of choice, but because they are told to or coerced into it. And then they get to pay 'protection' so that some guy who wears a suit except when he's on TV gets to make 200K/year off their back by enforcing rules on seniority (which junior members don't have much of) and the like.<BR/><BR/>It's essentially an organized protection racket.<BR/><BR/>What a crock indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7218149071529011844.post-57224539054605427062009-01-20T09:57:00.000-05:002009-01-20T09:57:00.000-05:00DIRM: That could be the most poorly, verging on sc...DIRM: That could be the most poorly, verging on schizophrenic, comment I've ever read. Congratulations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7218149071529011844.post-1845881492632837252009-01-19T21:24:00.000-05:002009-01-19T21:24:00.000-05:00Wow, you guys are good Jon D., 21 minute from post...Wow, you guys are good Jon D., 21 minute from post to "reply".<BR/><BR/>There must be dozens of you paid just to "reply"...<BR/><BR/>ATU should think about this strategy; at the end they have 2300 idle people who could contribute to this war of hate and showing who has bigger dick: General A or General B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7218149071529011844.post-23586824770816524752009-01-19T19:35:00.000-05:002009-01-19T19:35:00.000-05:00What a crock, "union busting". It's called econom...What a crock, "union busting". It's called economic reality. No buses in service, no drivers needed. Simple.<BR/><BR/>I sure hope the drivers comprehend the magnitude of the decision they've made. Legal strike, for sure - but you got to live with the repercussions.<BR/><BR/>"According to Mercier, close to 750 drivers will remain off the job for the first two weeks once the strike is over and as many as 500 won’t be able to earn a pay cheque for up to five to six weeks and in some cases as many as seven weeks. That’s bad news for drivers been off the job for the past six weeks."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7218149071529011844.post-4947209642411951742009-01-19T19:14:00.000-05:002009-01-19T19:14:00.000-05:00Union busting, plain and simple. Trying to scare t...Union busting, plain and simple. Trying to scare the most junior employees into submission. Nice try.<BR/><BR/>I guess that's their way of "not negotiating in the media".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com