04-18-2023, 08:33 PM
(Thread started in Politics because I'm sure it would be moved here if it wasn't.)
The largest public service union in Canada has been in a legal strike position for a few days now. They just announced that they're walking the picket line as of 12:01 am ET.
I'm not in that union. (My union has the word "Professional" in its name, and sticks by it; we prefer binding arbitration to strikes. So I've never walked a picket line. I'm not saying one approach is better or worse than the other.)
Maybe I should work from home tomorrow. (I've never crossed a picket line, either. But I can't just blow off work.)
The people who assess tax returns and send out the refund checks are in that union. And it's tax time. I expect some public pressure to get this solved quickly.
Funny thing... the last time they went on strike was in 1991, just after I started my civil service career (as opposed to a few government summer jobs). They haven't taken job action since then, until now, which is pretty close to when I can finish my civil service career. Book Ends happen in Real Life, too.
The largest public service union in Canada has been in a legal strike position for a few days now. They just announced that they're walking the picket line as of 12:01 am ET.
I'm not in that union. (My union has the word "Professional" in its name, and sticks by it; we prefer binding arbitration to strikes. So I've never walked a picket line. I'm not saying one approach is better or worse than the other.)
Maybe I should work from home tomorrow. (I've never crossed a picket line, either. But I can't just blow off work.)
The people who assess tax returns and send out the refund checks are in that union. And it's tax time. I expect some public pressure to get this solved quickly.
Funny thing... the last time they went on strike was in 1991, just after I started my civil service career (as opposed to a few government summer jobs). They haven't taken job action since then, until now, which is pretty close to when I can finish my civil service career. Book Ends happen in Real Life, too.