Union rally in Vancouver as port strike continues | Winnipeg Free Press
Union rally in Vancouver as port strike continues | Winnipeg Free Press
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VANCOUVER – A rally is to take place in Vancouver today as the strike at British Columbia’s ports stretches into its second week. International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada says th...
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What are their demands (more or less exactly)?
It's always easier to defend those workers when we know their demands are reasonable (which most of the time, they are.)
1 0 ReplyFrom their strike notice:
Our Main Objectives are:
- To stop the erosion of our work through Contracting Out
- To protect current and future generations from the devastating impacts of Port Automation
- To protect longshore workers from record High Inflation and sky rocketing Cost of Living
2 0 ReplyStill a bit vague, but I hope it's more useful when negotiating.
If you say we want XX% raise it focuses the discussion too much on numbers and sometimes doesn't address the true source of the problems
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