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Liberty and Equality
So it's been an awfully long time since I've posted. Increasingly I've been wanting to revive this sorry excuse for a weblog, but I've been fairly busy with work, in addition to the fact that I'm getting married in a few months. That doesn't mean that the banal and inane (banane?) things that I used to write about aren't still fluttering around ( Read more... ) -
TTC Unionised employee sleeping on the job
Generally, I have a problem with the way unionised employees are perceived in today's society. I won't start on my rant about how Unions, over the years, have fought hard to establish the protections that all workers now enjoy (8-hour work day, health and safety, etc.), because that could take all day ( Read more... ) -
Share it fairly but dont take a slice of my pie
Deal Reached in Congress on $789 Billion Stimulus Plan
I won't post the whole article, as it is quite long. I will, however, comment on it, as if you actually read it. Firstly, how is it that Republicans, now firmly out of power, can argue that they are the party of fiscal responsibility under the current circumstances? Only 3 Republican ( Read more... ) -
So I lost the election.
Not sure if I wrote about this before, but I was running for a position on my local union's executive committee, and the results were announced last Saturday at the membership meeting. I didn't win (which is how I'm putting it to those who supported me, but really I just want to scream "I LOST!!!"... but that's bad politics ( Read more... ) -
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Two posts in one day?!? This is unheard of."Canada’s richest CEOs pocket the average Canadian wage of $40,237 by 9:04 a.m. January 2nd - before most Canadians have booted up their computer for another year of work,” says Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) Research Associate Hugh Mackenzie ( Read more... ) -
Many questions, few answers
Is starting a Facebook group a new avenue for social activism, or is it just the path of least resistance to voicing one's displeasure? Over the last several weeks during the strike at York University for example, I have read, seen or heard numerous mentions of the creation of Facebook groups by students and parents as a means to vent negative ( Read more... )
