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However, once the State backs away from its end of this core compromise, why would we expect unions to continue to hold up their end?
Labor relations theory predicts that the System will break down if the compromise breaks down.
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Labor relations theory predicts that the System will break down if the compromise breaks down.
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August 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM
However, once the State backs away from its end of this core compromise, why would we expect unions to continue to hold up their end?
Labor relations theory predicts that the System will break down if the compromise breaks down.
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Labor relations theory predicts that the System will break down if the compromise breaks down.
4/6
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Canadian labor relations System is based on a core compromise:
- Unions will be very tightly regulated, including one of most restrictive strike laws in the world.
BUT
- In exchange, the State will protect a right to strike & force ERs to bargain with "certified" unions.
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- Unions will be very tightly regulated, including one of most restrictive strike laws in the world.
BUT
- In exchange, the State will protect a right to strike & force ERs to bargain with "certified" unions.
3/6
August 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Canadian labor relations System is based on a core compromise:
- Unions will be very tightly regulated, including one of most restrictive strike laws in the world.
BUT
- In exchange, the State will protect a right to strike & force ERs to bargain with "certified" unions.
3/6
- Unions will be very tightly regulated, including one of most restrictive strike laws in the world.
BUT
- In exchange, the State will protect a right to strike & force ERs to bargain with "certified" unions.
3/6
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Recall my point from last week
The % of Canadians working in private sector covered by collective agreements is lower today (15%) than before labor laws that created the System (17% in 1940) were passed.
Canadian unions are right to question whether the System still works. Resistance follows.
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The % of Canadians working in private sector covered by collective agreements is lower today (15%) than before labor laws that created the System (17% in 1940) were passed.
Canadian unions are right to question whether the System still works. Resistance follows.
6/6
August 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Recall my point from last week
The % of Canadians working in private sector covered by collective agreements is lower today (15%) than before labor laws that created the System (17% in 1940) were passed.
Canadian unions are right to question whether the System still works. Resistance follows.
6/6
The % of Canadians working in private sector covered by collective agreements is lower today (15%) than before labor laws that created the System (17% in 1940) were passed.
Canadian unions are right to question whether the System still works. Resistance follows.
6/6
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#AirCanada returns to bargaining table after it realizes government’s attempt to ban strikes isn’t working.
Tentative deal reached.
Who could have predicted that parties would bargain seriously if strike/lockout threat is real?
www.thestar.com/business/fli...
www.thestar.com/business/fli...
Tentative deal reached.
Who could have predicted that parties would bargain seriously if strike/lockout threat is real?
www.thestar.com/business/fli...
www.thestar.com/business/fli...
Flight attendants union says tentative deal reached to end Air Canada strike
Air Canada's flight attendants went on strike Saturday after failing to reach a deal.
www.thestar.com
August 19, 2025 at 11:42 AM
#AirCanada returns to bargaining table after it realizes government’s attempt to ban strikes isn’t working.
Tentative deal reached.
Who could have predicted that parties would bargain seriously if strike/lockout threat is real?
www.thestar.com/business/fli...
www.thestar.com/business/fli...
Tentative deal reached.
Who could have predicted that parties would bargain seriously if strike/lockout threat is real?
www.thestar.com/business/fli...
www.thestar.com/business/fli...
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Goes without saying that the Liberal’s much hyped law banning replacement workers doesn’t achieve anything if the government prohibits strikes and lockouts.
Sometimes I like to point out obvious things.
As you were.
Sometimes I like to point out obvious things.
As you were.
August 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Goes without saying that the Liberal’s much hyped law banning replacement workers doesn’t achieve anything if the government prohibits strikes and lockouts.
Sometimes I like to point out obvious things.
As you were.
Sometimes I like to point out obvious things.
As you were.
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epistemic anti-motivation
December 16, 2024 at 8:02 PM
epistemic anti-motivation
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Ontario investigating recruiter in Alberta who helps supply low-wage foreign workers to Canadian Tire stores www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Ontario investigating recruiter in Alberta who helps supply low-wage foreign workers to Canadian Tire stores
Allison Jones, who owns a recruiting agency and an immigration consultancy, denies probe continuing, though acknowledges complaints were filed
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 25, 2024 at 2:23 PM
Ontario investigating recruiter in Alberta who helps supply low-wage foreign workers to Canadian Tire stores www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
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Reminder of where things are, for those who insist on turning a blind eye (or worse). 🧵
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
November 21, 2024 at 12:32 PM
Reminder of where things are, for those who insist on turning a blind eye (or worse). 🧵
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
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Canada’s security agencies suspect Modi knew of plot to kill Sikh activist: Intelligence has also tied India’s External Affairs Minister to interference operations, source says
Canada’s security agencies suspect Modi knew of plot to kill Sikh activist
Intelligence has also tied India’s External Affairs Minister to interference operations, source says
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 20, 2024 at 2:26 AM
Canada’s security agencies suspect Modi knew of plot to kill Sikh activist: Intelligence has also tied India’s External Affairs Minister to interference operations, source says
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Opinion - The meltdown in Canada’s refugee system: The backlog of pending refugee-claims is now over 260,000. When the Liberals took power, the number was only 9,999. What happened?
The meltdown in Canada’s refugee system
The backlog of pending refugee-claims is now over 260,000. When the Liberals took power, the number was only 9,999. What happened?
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 16, 2024 at 11:50 AM
Opinion - The meltdown in Canada’s refugee system: The backlog of pending refugee-claims is now over 260,000. When the Liberals took power, the number was only 9,999. What happened?
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Canadian dollar has been testing 71 U.S. cents today – lowest level since early in the pandemic.
November 15, 2024 at 6:38 PM
Canadian dollar has been testing 71 U.S. cents today – lowest level since early in the pandemic.
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Striking numbers on asylum claims made by international students in Canada. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
November 14, 2024 at 3:10 PM
Striking numbers on asylum claims made by international students in Canada. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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Opinion - Canada’s dirty money is funding instability in the Middle East: Hamas’ and Hezbollah’s financial tentacles span the globe, and reach deep into Canada, whose outsized problem with dirty money is well-documented
Canada’s dirty money is funding instability in the Middle East
Hamas’ and Hezbollah’s financial tentacles span the globe, and reach deep into Canada, whose outsized problem with dirty money is well-documented
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 14, 2024 at 5:43 PM
Opinion - Canada’s dirty money is funding instability in the Middle East: Hamas’ and Hezbollah’s financial tentacles span the globe, and reach deep into Canada, whose outsized problem with dirty money is well-documented
