Rookies
06-10-2009, 06:38 PM
Ok, stayed over at my lederly Mom last night and gave JR AMPLE opportunity to search the entire Universe for this one... but he didn't find it! ;)
Now, during my lifetime I've worked for small biz, big biz, small Gov, big Gov and have been a member of a large, quiet Union and a very, very militant one. Generally, I'm in favour of their overall pursuits, especially the long established rights. e.g. They were and are a big supporter of socialized medicine.
My F-In-Law, God rest his soul, was a former coal miner and UMW member from N.E. Pa. always believed that Unions were there to : "protect the interests of the azzhole worker. " Sometimes. And sometimes ya gotta wonder:
Come Jan. 1, the allotment will be a dozen bottles a month, down from
six dozen a month (or 72 dozen a year), and in five years, it will be
zero. For current workers, who also get 72 dozen bottles a year, the
allotment will drop to 52 dozen. No five-year cut-off is planned.
Retirees held a protest outside the brewery last Friday. They've
demanded a meeting with top company officials and will get one within
the next two weeks.
"There was no consultation, we just received a letter that this is a
done deal, which is totally unfair," said Bill Bavis, who retired six
years ago after 32 years at Molson's in St. John's. "I think with the
economic downturn they're trying to take advantage of us, as a way to
cut retirees' benefits and justify it." :lol:
See: http://www.thestar.com/article/647664
Now, during my lifetime I've worked for small biz, big biz, small Gov, big Gov and have been a member of a large, quiet Union and a very, very militant one. Generally, I'm in favour of their overall pursuits, especially the long established rights. e.g. They were and are a big supporter of socialized medicine.
My F-In-Law, God rest his soul, was a former coal miner and UMW member from N.E. Pa. always believed that Unions were there to : "protect the interests of the azzhole worker. " Sometimes. And sometimes ya gotta wonder:
Come Jan. 1, the allotment will be a dozen bottles a month, down from
six dozen a month (or 72 dozen a year), and in five years, it will be
zero. For current workers, who also get 72 dozen bottles a year, the
allotment will drop to 52 dozen. No five-year cut-off is planned.
Retirees held a protest outside the brewery last Friday. They've
demanded a meeting with top company officials and will get one within
the next two weeks.
"There was no consultation, we just received a letter that this is a
done deal, which is totally unfair," said Bill Bavis, who retired six
years ago after 32 years at Molson's in St. John's. "I think with the
economic downturn they're trying to take advantage of us, as a way to
cut retirees' benefits and justify it." :lol:
See: http://www.thestar.com/article/647664