Category: Collective bargaining


Teachers off work

 

There is a teachers, work  action, scheduled for Monday the 26th the local swimming pool is offering support for children effected by the work action, by having a theme day. A person at the pool said the day has no significance other then support for children that may have the day free. They are asking them to bring a lunch with nut free snacks, a source says that there are to many allergies linked to nuts and the pool does not want to have to supervise children with that kind of risk. A retired doctor says that peanuts are especially linked to that sort of thing.

The action affects the public school district and is does not include the college system. A member at work at a local college on Monday said they do not know what the issue is and does not know if they will be supporting it.

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The mainstream media reported 17 districts out on Monday, now there is a teachers strike day scheduled for thursday here at the city run pool , and for district 58.   8.30 to 400 pm For kids.

Today in History:May 27th 1941

The United States declares an “unlimted national emergency”

Today in history: May 27th 1703

Peter the Great founds the City of St Petersburg

The day that starts the boxing week sales once the day to remember the poor. Help support the entry workers in retail that may get benefits after a years service.

Today in history: December 27th 2001

China gets permanent trade with the United States.

English: This is a logo for Teck Cominco.

English: This is a logo for Teck Cominco. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The Teck, Highland Valley Mine operation near Logan Lake in BC has been under going an expansion. The mill building was the center of the upgrade as well as three domes that put some operations inside at the huge mine. A source says that the mill will be commissioned in February 2014.

Iron workers at  the project told us that they are in the process of removing the huge amount of scaffolding around the 80 foot tall mill structure.

Today in history: December 20th 1916

Micheal Chartrand , Canadian union leader born. (d 2010)

Merit of Merritt

Its good that it is friday….

There were some steel workers outside the local civic center this after noon . One of them said that they  had a meeting about a vote  as they had  not had a contract with the Mill for 3 months.. A poster on the wall showed a letter from the union president  saying a strike vote is put off as the employer had applied to the board for a ruling if the action would be legal.

Rody Rogers a member  agreed that the climate for negotiations is better than decades ago when mortgage rates were high.

Today in history: October 18th 1648

Shoemakers in Boston form the first collective bargaining unit.