tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post7301181875310420068..comments2024-03-27T01:58:22.445-07:00Comments on The Gazetteer: This Day In Snookland...The Race To The Bottom.RossKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07677239332112652522noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-30273802942075971642013-02-07T21:04:25.920-08:002013-02-07T21:04:25.920-08:00Union and piggy-backers. We've all been up aga...Union and piggy-backers. We've all been up against the wall for a variety of reasons for just about 40years now.<br /><br />Kerkhoff had their victory years ago. The victory was a loss for our province.<br /><br />Union mine workers have just won a big one for everybody in Tumbler Ridge. That victory was the biggest of wins for everybody in this province. Bigger than the HST fight even.Mr. Beer N. Hockeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07184518909716677938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-64463593390237991282013-02-05T09:28:23.190-08:002013-02-05T09:28:23.190-08:00Hugh--
Very good point. I really don't know h...Hugh--<br /><br />Very good point. I really don't know how young families even begin to do it anymore.<br /><br />_____<br /><br />Eleanor--<br /><br />Yes. That has all but disappeared...Now it is all about how bad things will get if the other side wins...Funny though how the Progress Board rankings are never mentioned.<br /><br />_____<br /><br />You'd be talking about all those unionized workers, right Beer?<br /><br />I think that likely extends to the construction sector as well.<br /><br />And, clearly, in 5 years time, it will be the mining sector as well.<br /><br />And, if Ms. Clark's friends and influential uncles are released once again does anyone actually think the assault on unionized public sector workers won't crank up once again?<br /><br />.RossKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677239332112652522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-89293998653273288472013-02-04T20:19:17.370-08:002013-02-04T20:19:17.370-08:00There is more to it but I am thinking the median w...There is more to it but I am thinking the median wage drop has a lot to do with the emptying of our province's forests and sawmills of workers in the past few decades. Mr. Beer N. Hockeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07184518909716677938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-52790781490207177152013-02-04T13:13:56.447-08:002013-02-04T13:13:56.447-08:00You don't hear the slogan "best place on ...You don't hear the slogan "best place on earth" so much as you used to. Guess this is one of the reasons why.Eleanor Gregorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-17028863820326310222013-02-04T12:26:08.624-08:002013-02-04T12:26:08.624-08:00Put that in the context of what has happened to th...Put that in the context of what has happened to the cost of housing and rent since 2001.Hughnoreply@blogger.com