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Kevin Pacey
01-06-2020, 12:41 AM
Fwiw, here's the wiki re: Trade unions:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_union

Kevin Pacey
01-06-2020, 01:52 AM
torontosun.com/opinion/columnist Brian Lilley: Ontario teachers' rich demands laid bare:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-teachers-rich-demands-laid-bare

Kevin Pacey
01-21-2020, 01:10 AM
torontosun.com/opinion/columnist Christina Blizzard: Families are pawns in teachers' labour dispute:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/blizzard-families-are-pawns-in-teachers-labour-dispute

Kevin Pacey
01-22-2020, 10:14 PM
torontosun.com/opinion/columnist Bonokoski: Holding children for ransom is teachers' go-to shakedown:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/bonokoski-holding-children-for-ransom-is-teachers-go-to-shakedown

Kevin Pacey
01-31-2020, 11:00 PM
nationalpost.com/opinion/Randall Denley: Ontario teachers should be glad Premier Doug Ford didn't go after the really big stuff [re: pension setup]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/randall-denley-ontario-teachers-should-be-glad-doug-ford-didnt-go-after-the-really-big-stuff

Kevin Pacey
02-03-2020, 01:13 AM
torontosun.com/opinion/columnist Brian Lilley: Teacher unions spend millions to score generous increase [personally I think education should be treated as an essential service - no strikes allowed]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-teacher-unions-spend-millions-to-score-generous-increase

Kevin Pacey
02-08-2020, 01:47 AM
nationalpost.com/opinion/NP-view: Time to end teachers' right to strike:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/np-view-time-to-end-teachers-right-to-strike

Kevin Pacey
02-22-2020, 12:45 AM
torontosun.com/opinion/columnist Brian Lilley: Ontario teachers demanding Ford government give them everything:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-ontario-teachers-demanding-ford-government-give-them-everything

Kevin Pacey
02-29-2020, 02:09 AM
torontosun.com/opinion/columnist Brian Lilley: Public knows Ontario can't afford more raises for teachers:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-public-knows-ontario-cant-afford-more-raises-for-teachers

Kevin Pacey
03-02-2020, 09:39 PM
torontosun.com/news/provincial/[Ontario Premier Doug] Ford blows a gasket over teacher impasse:

https://torontosun.com/news/provincial/ford-blows-a-gasket-over-teacher-impasse

Kevin Pacey
03-06-2020, 11:22 PM
torontosun.com/opinion/columnist Brian Lilley: Ontario teachers' unions can't say yes to a good deal:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-teachers-unions-cant-say-yes-to-a-good-deal

Kevin Pacey
03-21-2020, 07:42 PM
nationalpost.com/opinion/Randall Denley: COVID-19 plus labour dispute leave no easy path to reopening Ontario schools:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/randall-denley-covid-19-labour-dispute-leave-no-easy-path-to-reopening-ontario-schools

Kevin Pacey
08-25-2020, 10:38 PM
torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Lilley: Opposition and unions scaring parents over back-to-school:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-opposition-and-unions-scaring-parents-over-back-to-school

nationalpost.com/opinion/Randall Denley: Ontario parents don't deserve school fearmongering whipped up by union politics:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/randall-denley-ontario-parents-dont-deserve-school-fearmongering-whipped-up-by-union-politics

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Lilley: Ontario's top doctor says send them to school:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-ontarios-top-doc-says-send-em-to-school

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Lilley: Ford says teacher union bosses just want a fight:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-ford-says-teacher-union-bosses-just-want-a-fight

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Average high school teacher costs taxpayers more than 100K a year:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/average-high-school-teacher-costs-taxpayers-more-than-100k

Kevin Pacey
09-07-2020, 10:58 PM
torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Lilley: The truth about the Sick Kids report and back-to-school:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-the-truth-about-the-sick-kids-report-and-back-to-school

Kevin Pacey
09-07-2020, 11:03 PM
torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Lilley: Ford can play nice with [some] unions:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-ford-can-play-nice-with-unions

Kevin Pacey
02-10-2021, 11:27 PM
torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Lilley: Tone-deaf teachers unions demand a break in March:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-tone-deaf-teacher-unions-demand-a-break-in-march

Kevin Pacey
07-21-2021, 12:49 AM
torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Lilley: Teachers campaign against Lecce and for their fat salaries:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-teachers-campaign-against-lecce-and-for-their-fat-salaries

Kevin Pacey
11-03-2021, 12:05 AM
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Tuesday [COVID-19 testing in 3 major New Brunswick regions is on hold due to striking CUPE workers]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-canada-world-canada-nov2-2021-1.6233685

Unrelated:
LILLEY: When Canadian flags are offensive, it's time to clean up Ontario's schools:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-when-canadian-flags-are-offensive-its-time-to-clean-up-ontarios-schools

Also unrelated:
Unifor membership elects Lana Payne as new leader [Their first female president; Unifor is the largest private-sector union in Canada, representing more than 300,000 members]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/unifor-elects-new-leader-1.6547144

Kevin Pacey
10-07-2022, 08:55 PM
globalnews.ca/news/Ontario education workers’ union takes step toward strike:

https://globalnews.ca/news/9184712/ontario-education-workers-cupe-impasse-contract-talks/

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/LILLEY: We only love or defend Charter rights when it suits us [Canadians claim they love the Charter of Rights and Freedoms but the truth is we only kind of like it and only if it matches our political views that day. The current furor over Ontario Premier Doug Ford using the Notwithstanding Clause is driven mainly by people opposed to Ford politically, but many of them were happy to see Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoke the Emergencies Act suspending liberties just a few months ago.]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-we-only-love-or-defend-charter-rights-when-it-suits-us

Kevin Pacey
11-02-2022, 01:36 PM
torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/LILLEY: School union calls Ford gov't a bully while threatening strike to shut schools [It’s a bit rich for the head of an education union, which has been threatening to strike, to accuse the Ford government of bullying. Striking during the school year, putting kids who have suffered through three school years with COVID and union strife in the system, is in itself a bully tactic.]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-school-union-calls-ford-govt-a-bully-while-threatening-strike-to-shut-schools

nationalpost.com/opinion/Randall Denley: It was either give in to the union or stand up for students: Ford made the right choice [Using the notwithstanding clause to impose a contract is a dramatic move, but Ontario premier had no other way to avert a disruptive strike]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/randall-denley-it-was-either-give-in-to-the-union-or-stand-up-for-students-ford-made-the-right-choice

Kevin Pacey
11-21-2022, 05:58 PM
torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/LILLEY: Students win as CUPE blinks and calls off strike for Monday [After threatening a second strike in two weeks that would have shut down much of the province’s school system, a tentative agreement was struck late Sunday.]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-students-win-as-cupe-blinks-and-calls-off-strike-for-monday

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/LILLEY: Over last 20 years, school staffing has increased 25% while enrollment remained flat [Despite claims that the education budget has been cut, the numbers tell a different story]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-over-last-20-years-school-staffing-has-increased-25-while-enrollment-remained-flat

Unrelated:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada/US rail strike: House votes to block potential work stoppage:

[url]https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63814432

Kevin Pacey
12-16-2022, 06:54 PM
nationalpost.com/news/politics/Unions vow to fight order for public servants to return to office 2 to 3 days per week [The new blanket policy was announced to departments Thursday, according to documents obtained by the National Post; Most federal public servants will be obligated to report to the office up to three days a week as of March 31, a move applauded by Ottawa businesses and the City but staunchly opposed by unions, who say they are considering “all options” to fight the order.]:

https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/breaking-ottawa-mandates-public-servants-to-return-to-office-2-to-3-days-per-week-by-april

Kevin Pacey
05-05-2023, 10:29 AM
Slightly old article:
torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/GUNTER: Striking PSAC workers still cashing in:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/gunter-striking-workers-still-cashing-in

Kevin Pacey
05-25-2023, 10:19 PM
nationalpost.com/opinion/Randall Denley: Unions want to turn Ontario schools into the priciest restaurants in town [Giving every student in the province two meals a day is more fantasy than fiscal reality]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/unions-want-ontario-schools-priciest-restaurants-in-town

Kevin Pacey
07-18-2023, 10:51 PM
reuters.com/world/americas/canada-port-workers-return-picket-line-after-rejecting-wage-agreement-2023-07-18:

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canada-port-workers-return-picket-line-after-rejecting-wage-agreement-2023-07-18/

Kevin Pacey
08-04-2023, 09:19 PM
nationalpost.com/opinion/Randall Denley: Money is no longer the problem for Ontario's nurses [Province's nurses at the top of the pay scale now have the highest wages in the country. Now it’s time to end the years of complaints]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/randall-denley-money-is-no-longer-the-problem-for-ontarios-nurses

Kevin Pacey
09-02-2023, 12:38 AM
nationalpost.com/opinion/randall-denley-keeping-ontario-schools-open-post-pandemic-isnt-the-priority-for-some-teaching-unions:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/randall-denley-keeping-ontario-schools-open-post-pandemic-isnt-the-priority-for-some-teaching-unions

Kevin Pacey
10-22-2023, 04:46 PM
globalnews.ca/news/Is a teachers strike looming? What Ontario government and unions say:

https://globalnews.ca/news/10034607/teachers-strike-vote-2023-explainer/