BC Taliban Federation!

I'll be using that nest week at the anti-union rally!
A long drawn out discussion yesterday at a coffee shop had me shaking my head. A young kid told me that because of the union his job was safe and he couldn't be fired. I asked him why he felt that way and if he was aware of the BC Labour Laws? He gave me a blank stair. I asked him if he wanted me to explain to him what the BCLL were?! He shyly said yes. I explained that after the unions had made their way into BC in the 40s that the BCLL was created. It took what the unions wanted and made it a law of BC that all employers had to follow. Firing someone isn't as simple as they think and even if they are fired the BCLC gets involved to insure the BCLL was followed correctly and to insure the firing was justified. I told him that all those things he has that he thinks are because of the unions backing now were things that were brought out by the government to protect the workers. I went on to tell him that in this day and age a union is as useful as a tampoon dispenser in a male's washroom.
Jenny Simms now has a body guard and police protection. The reason is simple. People in BC think she is worse then Hitler and twice as mouthy. I heard she even has a panic alarm in her home complete with a safe room. That doesn't surprise me as she has no friends in this house.
They have just voted to strike here in BC when their Jun 24th contract runs out. I have heard from one teacher that she and others will boycott the strike because they feel that they earn a good wage already and that they should be working with the government instead of constantly fighting it. The Minister of education on TV earlier this week said that they are trying to work with Ms. Simms, but she is so hostile that it's near impossible to say anything with getting a glare or some form of sarcastic remark returned.
If the BC Taliban Federation was to fire MS Simms, I'm sure this contract negotiation could be as beneficial to the teachers as it has been for the nurses...Thses days the nurses union is in hiding and has their trap shut.
BC Taliban Federation...Still laughing over that one...
