Employees of Aveos were left holding the bag after the company shut down last week.
Air Canada
Air Canada's tango with its workers
Labour Minister Lisa Raitt and Air Canada CEO Calin Rovinescu do a two-step over Air Canada workers.
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Air Canada's shame
Lisa Raitt just denied 6,800 Canadian citizens of a fundamental right.
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Death by a thousand cuts: Teachers, airline workers and Canada's public pensions
Government attacks against worker rights and the social wage are threatening hard-earned gains and advances for workers in Canada on many fronts and in many incremental ways. In this two-part series, we will look some of these struggles and what is at stake, with Part 1 focusing on the teachers' union in British Columbia, airline workers and the public pension. Part 2 takes a look at what must be done if we are to protect individual, public and social rights in Canada.
B.C. teachers defend education
Not Rex: Adios Aveos
Vulture Capital firm Ace Aviation Holdings is about to distribute $300 million to its shareholders. But employees of Aveos, a former Ace holding, were left holding the bag...
Canadian activists occupy Labour Minister Lisa Raitt's office
Canadian activists occupy Labour Minister Lisa Raitt's office in response to the attack on Air Canada workers. Support Air Canada Workers: http://www.facebook.com/groups/344577022247270/
Not Rex: Air Canada tango? You bet!
Labour Minister Lisa Raitt and Air Canada CEO Calin Rovinescu sure can dance. Too bad Air Canada workers can't cut in...
Air Canada CEO Calin Rovinescu gets served!
On March 2, 2012 hundreds of Air Canada worker and members of IAM, CAW, and CUPE made sure Calin Rovinescu got the message at the Air Canada 75th anniversary party.
November 7, 2011 |
Federal arbitrator Elizabeth MacPherson released a decision on the arbitration between Air Canada and its flight attendants. Paul Moist, national president of CUPE, calls it profoundly disappointing.
Lisa Raitt's three principles of labour law
Posted below is a slightly longer version of my column in today's Globe and Mail regarding the Harper government's highly creative approach to making up labour law on the run.
