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unionization
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posted 21 September 2008 02:23 PM
wow....read most of the past thread and seems like everyone is ganging up on presteve foods. sounds to me everyone wants to make an example of them. yet, i bet there are countless other employers who are far worse and have been around longer; yet everyone is concentrating all their efforts on presteve. you all are only getting one side of the story i.e - the media side. ever think about the idea that the media only tells you certain facts. you know, the facts that will get the most attention and the media doesnt care who they hurt along the way. they only care about themselves and their ratings. we also need to get the other side of the story i.e - presteve foods and hear first hand from the employees what exactly is going on and their take on everything. my guess is most of the media is getting their facts from the union and thus one sided. we need more time to hear everything before we can make conclusions. dont you agree? i have a feeling that if presteve foods is, in fact, found guilty of everything, we wont hear the end of it; but if they are proven innocent, they will get no appologizes and life will go on like nothing happened. thats pretty much how our society is and will always be.
From: Chatham | Registered: Sep 2008
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posted 21 September 2008 03:05 PM
Guess you didn't read babble's policy statement when you signed up: quote: In defining itself as "progressive", rabble.ca embraces a pro-human rights, pro-feminist, anti-racist and pro-labour stance. Discussion which develops and expands progressive thought is encouraged and welcome.
And to answer your question, yes at least one paper spoke with a company rep. And the housing has been covered. From the article linked to in the first post: quote: Company lawyer Claudio Martini said every effort is being made to comply promptly with the ministry orders."Ulysses, right now, is taking care of business," Martini said. "He's right on top of it." Martini didn't think the company would have any difficulty complying with all orders within appropriate periods of time. "They will be dealt with; they will be complied with," the lawyer said. ... With the bunkhouse closed, Laporte said the company agreed to put 13 women into a motel and transport them to work. Another 13 women using the bunkhouse have gone to friends' homes or found other accommodation, Laporte said.
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