tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post1366590676803325509..comments2024-03-29T10:02:52.586-04:00Comments on Politics and its Discontents: Thomas Walkom TodayLornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-20191718267118936632012-12-21T08:14:50.858-05:002012-12-21T08:14:50.858-05:00You make some excellent points here, Dan. Unfortun...You make some excellent points here, Dan. Unfortunately, like most services, those provided by teachers are, I suspect, largely taken for granted. Their value to the economy, as you point out, is unfortunately only grudgingly recognized during labour disruptions. Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-49683724251822584912012-12-21T00:52:04.012-05:002012-12-21T00:52:04.012-05:00Until the teachers and public servants are ready t...Until the teachers and public servants are ready to walk off the job in mass there is no sense even talking about a strike.<br />That is the truth. To put it another way, so long as you are afraid of losing your house more than you fear losing your job and finding a new job you are little more than a slave and your owner can do as he pleases with you.<br />Another point is the teachers and civil servants have much more economic clout than they realize. Schools free parents from the job of raising their own children. If parents had to educate and look after their children about half of the parents with children in school would have to quit their jobs.<br />I doubt if the people running businesses want to see that many of their staff suddenly gone. I know they don't want to pay their employees enough to hire people to care for their kids either.<br />Public service employees are the same thing. I can't imagine running a government office without any employees in it. But hey, OK, lets see how good the ministers are at doing it all themselves.<br />Until your people are willing to show solidarity and ignore laws that say you can't quit working you wont get anywhere.<br />Union or not union, aye, there is the rub.<br />Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13830092289095568640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-11643449516914921732012-12-20T10:16:23.244-05:002012-12-20T10:16:23.244-05:00As long as progressive newspapers such as The Star...As long as progressive newspapers such as The Star continue to get the message out, Owen, perhas there is hope.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-78704051941484683172012-12-20T10:12:31.250-05:002012-12-20T10:12:31.250-05:00It would be nice to think, Lorne, that the public ...It would be nice to think, Lorne, that the public has begun to understand who and what is driving government agendas these days.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.com