The labour dispute between Electro-Motive and its workers is gathering a lot of attention (as it should) and a lot of sympathetic political attention. But what are the actual options available, and what are the repercussions? The offer put forward by the company, essentially demanding that the workers take a 50% pay cut, is unfair.Continue reading “Labour Disputes and Government Intervention”
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Buzzwords A’plenty!
A buzzword is a word that used to sell an item without really explaining anything about it. Buzzwords can have a very technical origin, and they might have meant something useful at some point, but by the time they are bandied about by the general populace, they’ve become vague placeholders that are meant to triggerContinue reading “Buzzwords A’plenty!”
Missing my own bed
The school trip is an experience that is almost entirely a mystery to me. My mother’s over-protective tendencies, combined with our families financial restrictions, meant that any trip that had any perceived physical risk, would go out of the city and/or last longer than an afternoon was not for me. I have a clear memoryContinue reading “Missing my own bed”
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