The 0 0 0 Sum Game of Business Unionism in Toronto
Submitted on January 17, 2012
By David Bush - Toronto Media Co-op
Honestly I don’t get it...On the eve of Toronto’s budget battle [Canadian Union of Public Employees] 416, representing 6000 outside workers, publicly announced it would be willing to take a 3 year deal that would freeze wages. CUPE 416′s President Mark Ferguson justified the position by stating that the move will save money for services. The union leadership hopes the move to eat a three year wage freeze...will show the public that it is bargaining in good faith...On Monday the city said that the wage freeze was not good enough...In effect it wants to break the union.
