by rondelord | Jul 25, 2015 | Canadian unions, Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
A former Waterloo police officer who was suspended with pay for three years sent an email to police mocking them for paying him while he golfed, travelled and took a course that would allow him to pursue a career as a firefighter. Craig Markham, 37, sent the email on...
by rondelord | Jan 14, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Mounties are eagerly anticipating a decision this Friday from Canada’s top court over whether they can unionize. Currently, RCMP members are not part of the labour relations regime established for other federal public sector workers. Instead, they elect staff...
by rondelord | Jun 3, 2014 | Canadian unions, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The Ontario Provincial Police Association put out two election ads in an unprecedented attack on Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak Monday. “We work hard every day. We risk our lives. Tim Hudak says he’s a friend but Tim wants to cancel our contract, cut our...