Tag: union

Barguing.

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Megan

Best new word I’ve heard in a long time – Barguing – which essentially is arguing at the bargaining table instead of negotiating. It’s a fitting term for what is quickly becoming a frustrating process. But at least it looks like we are taking… Continue Reading “Barguing.”

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Category: MeTags: bargaining, labour, leadership, union

Arise!

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Megan

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Happy May Day to all 🙂 Rather than go to work, I’ve got an all-day union meeting and then I’m speaking at the Commercial Drive May Day festivities this evening. Which is about as close as we ever get to celebrating International Workers’ Day… Continue Reading “Arise!”

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Category: Analytic Ranting, MeTags: activism, labour, MayDay, struggle, union

The election story.

Posted on April 23, 2008 by Megan

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Last weekend’s union convention is a bit hazy in my mind at the moment, having finished up with four days of politicking with a late-night flight to Ottawa for bargaining. And have I mentioned that I barely ate or slept until a full day… Continue Reading “The election story.”

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Category: Me, WorkTags: labour, union

Voice.

Posted on April 3, 2008 by Megan

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I remember the voice coming out of my kitchen radio sometime back in 2003 or 04 – before I moved to the Sunshine Coast – when I still lived above Turks, on the Drive. It caught me, that voice and the poetry it was… Continue Reading “Voice.”