This Blog will discuss politics, government, corruption, police, S.I.U., courts, education, min. of attorney general, min. of labour, v.o.i.c.e. and other current and past events of interest to concerned citizens. In the "About me" section to the right and down I have included the names of persons whom I have tremendous respect for. Their influence on me however has been primarily environmental (and personal) and this is therefore a disclaimer that all words posted on this Blog/Website are mine and I alone am responsible for them. I say this with the greatest respect and affection to my friends.

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

POLITICIANS AND EMPLOYERS IN LOVE



An Opinion column in today's Waterloo Region Record is certainly timely. It's written by Martin Regg Cohn and titled "Hudak's new Tory vision: a low-union, low-wage Ontario". My only criticism of Mr. Cohn's article is the word "new". Yes some Tories are further to the right than others but nevertheless Hudak's position is hardly new. The reason this opinion piece is so timely is of course courtesy of the Marriott beach resort in Muskoka by the name of Rosseau. Talk about blatant and talk about arrogant. Meanwhile an idiot spokesperson for the Ministry of Labour is quoted as saying "we look forward to continuing discussions aimed at ensuring a fair and balanced relationship between employers and employees". There has never been such a relationship in this province during the last fourty years that I've been in the labour force. That comment is sheer puffery and horse manure. That it's coming from a Liberal spokesperson tells you that at heart they aren't much better (or smarter) than the Conservatives.

There are a number of reasons why Ontario's manufacturing sector has hit the skids although Ontario and Federal governments are front and centre. They embraced so called free trade knowing that a few would get richer and many more would lose ground. For Tim Hudak, leader of the Ontario Conservative party, to scapegoat organized labour for Ontario's decline is just precious. Labour never was that strong and certainly in my working life has grown smaller and weaker. Yes I've seen abuses by organized labour but for each one I've seen a hundred abuses by organized business and industry. While the sharing of tips with management/ownership is a front and centre issue, those idiots in Muskoka thought it was just a great time to blackmail their unorganized labour into giving up a larger percentage of their tips. Shame on the company, shame on the management and shame on a Ministry of Labour and province of Ontario who have fostered these disgusting attitudes among employers.
Posted by at

3 comments:

  1. Bev McDowellJuly 8, 2012 at 4:04 AM

    Re: Allan's comment that our Ontario manufacturing sector has "hit the skids". Has anyone tried to buy canned fruit that is "manufactured" in Ontario lately? I checked all of the canned fruit in the store and could not find any fruit that is manufactured in Ontario. This is ridiculous, with all of the farming that we have in Ontario, we should be processing it here in our own province.

    ReplyDelete
  2. AlanJuly 8, 2012 at 4:14 AM

    I still don't fully understand the competitive advantage of a manufacturer hundreds or thousands of miles away from their market. Yes there are multiple cost factors involved but petroleum and transporation costs have never gone down. Surely there is a major advantage to a manufacturer who doesn't have high transportation costs to market?

    ReplyDelete
  3. BevJuly 8, 2012 at 4:55 AM

    In my opinion, the drastically cheaper labour costs in places like China and Mexico, is the reason that so many of our industries have moved their operations to these places.

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)