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robbie_dee
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posted 05 September 2005 05:11 PM      Profile for robbie_dee     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Toronto Star article on CBC, Telus and Hydro One strikes & lockouts

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Three high-profile labour disputes raging in Canada are a sign that working people are beginning to fight back after years of setbacks, union leaders say.

As unionized workers march in Labour Day parades across the country this weekend, a renewed battle for job security, along with better wages and benefits, is foremost on the minds of organized labour.

"There's an arrogance right now that the employers have governments on their side (and) they've undermined some of the strengths of unions," said Buzz Hargrove, president of the Canadian Auto Workers.

"Workers everywhere are just starting to say, `Look, we're fed up with this. We're going to start demanding that we have respect and we have job security and we have decent wages and benefits.'"


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