1weasel
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More lazy reporting from The Toronto Star's Nick Aveling in today's paper.  The headline reads:

 

Cracks in union resolve as strike nears Week 4 520 workers decide to cross picket lines as others refuse to endorse 'stupid' dump site wait times

"As Toronto enters Day 21 of a strike that has stopped garbage collection, curbed municipal services and shut down scores of daycare centres, more than 520 striking city employees have decided to cross their own picket lines and go back to work, city officials say."

 

 

However, Aveling later says: "

Exactly which workers - inside or outside, full-time or part-time - have crossed the lines is unclear. Also unclear is how many of their requests to return to work have been granted. A city spokesperson declined to comment, and Daley said the union does not keep track."

 

Of course, that reveal is buried deep in the "article".


Schism in Toronto CUPE strike: Summer workers start petition to get legislated back to work By: Sineed (80 replies) July 3, 2009 - 6:14pm
  • Re: Schism in Toronto CUPE strike: Summer workers start petition By: Doug (Jul 9 2009 - 3:06pm)
  • Hmmm... picketers demanding By: Unionist (Jul 8 2009 - 11:45pm)
  • Supposedly they are the By: Stargazer (Jul 8 2009 - 6:05pm)
  • Well why wouldn't they be By: remind (Jul 8 2009 - 6:00pm)
  • Never thought of that but By: Stargazer (Jul 8 2009 - 5:55pm)
  • Maybe they are getting paid By: remind (Jul 8 2009 - 5:17pm)
  • Saw some of those students By: Stargazer (Jul 8 2009 - 5:14pm)
  • Re: Schism in Toronto CUPE strike: Summer workers start petition By: Unionist (Jul 8 2009 - 4:54pm)
  • Yup.  It's either show up By: Michelle (Jul 8 2009 - 3:20pm)
  • Don't you have to do picket By: M. Spector (Jul 8 2009 - 3:17pm)
  • Thanks for posting that, By: Michelle (Jul 8 2009 - 3:15pm)
  • cmkl wrote: CUPE strike pay By: Lard Tunderin Jeezus (Jul 8 2009 - 3:11pm)
  • CUPE strike pay is $200 per By: cmkl (Jul 8 2009 - 3:04pm)
  • meanwhile Miller says "it is By: remind (Jul 8 2009 - 9:54am)
  • His first By: Unionist (Jul 4 2009 - 11:04pm)
  • Thank you old goat for By: remind (Jul 4 2009 - 6:47pm)
  • Self_important_ass.  I'm By: oldgoat (Jul 4 2009 - 6:37pm)
  • N.Beltov wrote: Well, it's By: Unionist (Jul 4 2009 - 5:12pm)
  • N.Beltov, the Facebook group By: Self_important_ass (Jul 5 2009 - 2:18pm)
  • Hey Brendan, While I agree By: city_worker (Jul 4 2009 - 4:57pm)
  • Well, it's true that By: N.Beltov (Jul 4 2009 - 4:21pm)
  • Hi, I'm the self-interested By: Self_important_ass (Jul 4 2009 - 4:14pm)
  • If the self-important ass By: Unionist (Jul 4 2009 - 8:38am)
  • I find this the most By: spatrioter (Jul 4 2009 - 8:19am)
  • I certainly empathize with By: Doug (Jul 4 2009 - 2:22am)
  • *hands clapping* By: remind (Jul 3 2009 - 10:15pm)
  • Sineed wrote:   Dude - By: Unionist (Jul 3 2009 - 8:26pm)
  •   I can actually sympathize By: Tommy_Paine (Jul 3 2009 - 8:17pm)
  • Unionist wrote: Maybe the By: Sineed (Jul 3 2009 - 7:56pm)
  • It's been a horrible day of By: Stargazer (Jul 3 2009 - 7:40pm)
  • Maybe the 17-year-old should By: Unionist (Jul 3 2009 - 7:31pm)
  • Not to mention that summer By: Cueball (Jul 3 2009 - 7:19pm)
  • That "scum" is probably some By: Michelle (Jul 3 2009 - 7:13pm)
  • Whichever scum started this By: Unionist (Jul 3 2009 - 6:49pm)
  • Whoops, I forgot to add the By: Sineed (Jul 3 2009 - 6:22pm)