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THE RISE AND FALL (?) OF THE BRITISH COLUMBIA TEACHERS' FEDERATION
Just one year ago, BC teachers returned to class from what was the longest teacher strike in Canadian history. Teachers, upset with over a decade of deteriorating funding and particularly with large and complex classrooms, were unwilling to accept a contract offer which simply maintained the status quo. In one of the highest strike mandates in the BCTF’s history, they chose to strike.
This was not something new for BC teachers. In fact, this was the third strike in a decade. Teachers walked off the job for two weeks in 2005, and for three days in 2012. Teachers in BC have also refused to administer standardized tests, been on various types of work to rule for multi-month periods, and conducted a wide variety of local actions to push for various improvements. It is not for nothing that the union has a reputation for militancy. Read more!
OTTAWA'S 'UNRULY' CABBIES: EXPLAINING THE LOCKOUT
By Joel Harden, CUPE Local 4600 Chief Steward and delegate to the Ottawa & District Labour Council
If you believe the mainstream media, Ottawa’s airport is under siege by a an unruly mob of tax drivers since the lockout began on August 11. For the most shrill commentators, it’s a full-on “crisis”.
At issue is a labour dispute now entering its fifth week, where drivers are refusing a 400 percent fee increase demanded by Conventry Connections (the main employer for airport cabs) and the Ottawa Airport Authority (OAA). Both want new levies amounting to $4.50 per taxi customer. Read more!
SASKATCHEWAN'S CREEPING HEALTH CARE PRIVATIZATION: AN INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL BUTLER
In response to increasing public concerns in Saskatchewan over the privatization of hospital laundry services and the provincial government’s push for private MRI clinics, The Council of Canadians and the CUPE Health Council have organized a five city tour against the privatization of healthcare in Saskatchewan.
Rankandfile.ca editor Gerard Di Trolio spoke with Michael Butler, National Health Care Campaigner at the Council of Canadians, about what the Brad Wall government is doing to health care in Saskatchewan. Read more!
WORKERS MUST REMEMBER HARPER'S ATTACKS WHEN THEY GO TO THE POLLS IN OCTOBER
by Haseena Manek
Harper has been Prime Minister for almost a decade. In that time, the Conservative government’s war on workers has touched nearly every sector and industry. Through a combination of policy and propaganda, the Conservatives have started to dismantle the system of protections that have been put in place by decades of advocacy by labour organizations and unions. Their right-wing agenda has generated policies that hurt the environment, social services and all workers, especially People of Colour, Indigenous communities, women, the poor and other marginalized groups. Read more!
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