The everybody Impossibilty

When you’re in any position of authority or decision-making, you cannot make everyone happy. And yet, so many “leaders” try to bounce from outraged group to outraged group, hoping to magically make the majority happy enough that they won’t set something on fire. Here’s the bind the local city council has painted themselves into: aContinue reading “The everybody Impossibilty”

Labour Disputes and Government Intervention

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”