rebusrankin Posted April 19, 2016 Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 I stand corrected Bigg Jay. My understanding is that it was all but that's only off some articles, not a member of the MGEU or anything. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigg jay Posted April 19, 2016 Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 No worries, I don't know the exact number myself but I know it's not 100%. In some cases, it's actually worse! Some contracts are 5 years instead of the usual 4 (I'm guessing they are banking on an ndp come back in 4 years). rebusrankin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelownabomberfan Posted April 19, 2016 Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 (edited) how is that even possible - no layoff clause. I remember the out-going NDP in Nova Scotia did a similar "screw you" to the taxpayers and handicapped the ability of the government taking over to lay off a lot of the unnecessary NDP deadwood they had hired during their 4 years of mismanagement and corruption. In BC the NDP gave the BC teacher's union control of class size and composition, if you can believe it (talk about a conflict of interest) before being punted out of office. The Liberals took away this right almost immediately, and now it's been in court for 15 years, with a final ruling to be handed down by the Supreme Court of Canada (the Supreme Court of BC ruled in the government's favour). Hard to believe that unions can be given rights like no layoff clauses and the ability to hire as many teachers as it sees fit, and the government coming afterwards is powerless to stop this blatant screw job, or has to incur millions of dollars of costs (taxpayer dollars all) just to fix it. We are almost due for another NDP government here in BC, and I can just see those bozos handing the BCTF the class size and composition power again, with another gazillion dollars spent in legal fees after the NDP are punted to claw that right back again. Oh.. I just love the NDP... Edited April 19, 2016 by kelownabomberfan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelownabomberfan Posted April 19, 2016 Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-challenges-no-layoff-clause-for-civil-servants-1.3069929 Here's the article. Just plain criminal. Shame NDP shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebusrankin Posted April 19, 2016 Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/brandon-east-flyers-wrong-polling-location-1.3542806 Drew Caldwell with the trickery. Hope he losses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelownabomberfan Posted April 19, 2016 Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 1 minute ago, rebusrankin said: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/brandon-east-flyers-wrong-polling-location-1.3542806 Drew Caldwell with the trickery. Hope he losses. It might just be general NDP ineptitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelownabomberfan Posted April 19, 2016 Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 http://globalnews.ca/news/2449500/mgeu-members-promised-no-layoffs-for-five-years-in-new-contract-offer/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unknown Poster Posted April 19, 2016 Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 1 hour ago, iso_55 said: There was danger & still is that I'll lose my left leg below the knee as I have been dealing with a foot infection that is resistant to antibiotics. I had surgery for the third time since last July to try to get the thing stopped. My doctors think they have found the appropriate antibiotics to get rid of it but I'll still have 2-3 months to go before I'm fine with no amputation. Thanks for asking kbf. Appreciate it. #fingerscrossed Goodness. Best wishes man. kelownabomberfan and StevetheClub 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unknown Poster Posted April 19, 2016 Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 1 hour ago, bigg jay said: Not 100% true. The MGEU is made up of different locals so there are multiple contracts that got negotiated. Some contracts did include a 4 year no layoff clause but not all of them. That's ridiculous that one government can do that. Then again, I wish my union had that for me. lol I wonder if the new CEO of Hydro will survive. I hear he might not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iso_55 Posted April 19, 2016 Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 13 minutes ago, The Unknown Poster said: Goodness. Best wishes man. Thanks, been a struggle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelownabomberfan Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 2 hours ago, The Unknown Poster said: That's ridiculous that one government can do that. Then again, I wish my union had that for me. lol I wonder if the new CEO of Hydro will survive. I hear he might not. It's one thing if your union gets you job security. But if there's a whole pile of people that were hired for basically no reason, and now you can't fire them, you are essentially powerless to cut spending. You are stuck. The BC government saw the union hiring thousands of extra teachers without regard to the cost and had to put a stop to it, one way or the other. It's great to have three students per teacher but that's an unsustainable system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 Not a big surprise, but it looks like the Conservatives are in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unknown Poster Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 Big win. Disapponted that Robinson won his seat and Wab looks to win too. But it's blue in my area of St Norbert. Fletcher wins. Several upsets and cabinet ministers out. Selinger wins his seat. Bokari looks to lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomic Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 Bokhari was a disaster! I am so disappointed in the Liberal party Brandon Blue&Gold, sweep the leg and bigg jay 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebusrankin Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 Bokhari is going to be replaced methinks. bigg jay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unknown Poster Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 Dr Gerard back as leader of libs maybe? Or Lamerioux? looks like some declaring Wab winner. Bakari in third place. Was a lousy campaign for her. And a squandered election for the Liberals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigg jay Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 1 hour ago, kelownabomberfan said: It's one thing if your union gets you job security. But if there's a whole pile of people that were hired for basically no reason, and now you can't fire them, you are essentially powerless to cut spending. You are stuck. The BC government saw the union hiring thousands of extra teachers without regard to the cost and had to put a stop to it, one way or the other. It's great to have three students per teacher but that's an unsustainable system. People who are appointed to jobs rather than earn them through competition usually get classified as being out of scope and don't fall under collective agreements. Those are usually good paying political appointments so those people can (and will) be axed. It happened quickly after the Filmon government fell and I expect that will be the same this time around as well. sweep the leg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Unknown Poster Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 Selinger now claiming they ran an "excellent well executed campaign". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Dee Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 7 hours ago, iso_55 said: There was danger & still is that I'll lose my left leg below the knee as I have been dealing with a foot infection that is resistant to antibiotics. I had surgery for the third time since last July to try to get the thing stopped. My doctors think they have found the appropriate antibiotics to get rid of it but I'll still have 2-3 months to go before I'm fine with no amputation. Thanks for asking kbf. Appreciate it. #fingerscrossed Best wishes iso.. iso_55 and StevetheClub 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unknown Poster Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 Selinger resigns as leader. Interim leader will be appointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebusrankin Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 Selinger had to resign. Rana should too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigg jay Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 17 minutes ago, The Unknown Poster said: Selinger now claiming they ran an "excellent well executed campaign". Delusional. After he said that, I wouldn't have been surprised if he had decided to stay on as leader. Glad he did the right thing... Just a couple years too late! rebusrankin and Brandon Blue&Gold 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iso_55 Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 Greg Sellinger always struck me as being a stupid politician. He fought off a mutiny 2 years ago as leader only to bring down his entire party in the end. He should have got out back then but just refused. He couldn't see he was dead from that point on as a politician. Anyway, the guy's out. Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out, Sellinger. kelownabomberfan, rebusrankin, Brandon Blue&Gold and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostyWinnipeg Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 36 minutes ago, The Unknown Poster said: Selinger now claiming they ran an "excellent well executed campaign". Compared to the Liberals? True. Hey Obby Khan was at my station tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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