Head Tale

1. Has strong command of the facts
2. Knows the history of long-ago negotiations that influence this round of bargaining
3. Clarifies that everything that Canada Postal workers have which others without might see as “too generous” or “too much” is because all of these things were ultimately agreed to by management and/or changes in labour legislation.
4. And for the stuff that management agreed to, the union often gave up something else – eg. taking a lower raise below the rate of inflation to have more vacation time.

@imhere4justice

#canadapoststrike #CanadaPostlying #public #news #cupw #canada_life?? #shame #management #conflictofinterest #mismanagement

? original sound – I’mhereforjustice

RPL last went on strike in 2002 and Saskatoon Public Library has just agreed to a contract after job actions and other escalations.

RPL is about to enter bargaining – I was on the bargaining committee a couple rounds ago and am again going into this round so it will be interesting to contrast and compare.  Whereas last time was a very new experience for me (I was actually an alternate that was brought in last minute after a bargaining committee member left the library), this time I think I’ll be the second most experienced person at the table outside of our union Vice-President.

On this day in 2002, workers at the Regina Public Library began a month-long strike. One of the key issues was pay equity. The predominantly female workforce at the library claimed they had been subjected to gender-based wage discrimination. #canlab #cdnpoli #skpoli pic.twitter.com/ZiXbvshBrn

— Labour History Girl (@labour_girl) April 16, 2023