Shouldn’t the economy be working for all of us by now? After all, we’ve been swallowing the prescription of the world’s financial leaders since the ‘80s, yet our quality of life is going down. We see the harsh results everywhere. People around the world, including the students in Quebec, are courageously defending their beliefs about [...]
Archive for the ‘Labour’ Category
A Rising Tide Floats All Boats
Tuesday, June 12th, 2012ATAMANENKO UNCOVERS ABUSE OF AREA WORKERS BY CANADA POST
Thursday, July 21st, 2011CASTLEGAR, BC – Alex Atamanenko, MP (BC Southern Interior) is furious about the treatment of area postal workers discovered by one his staff during a visit to the Castlegar Post Office (PO) yesterday. “It is clear that the Canada Post Corporation (CPC) feels empowered to degrade their employees in any way they choose knowing full [...]
Postal Legislation – Affront to Democracy
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011For Immediate Release – June 27, 2011 Ottawa, ON – Alex Atamanenko, MP, (BC Southern Interior) says that the lock-out imposed by Canada Post management was a draconian tactic to trample the rights of Canadian workers. Although they had initiated rotating strikes, postal workers agreed to keep the mail moving. Once the lock-out was announced, [...]
Statement in the House of Commons
Tuesday, June 21st, 2011Mr. Alex Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior, NDP): Madam Speaker, I would just like to make a comment that I have been following the file of Canada Post and its effect on our rural communities for quite a while now. I have seen some pretty devastating policies that cut back part-time work and that transferred [...]
Atamanenko: Time to Stand up for Striking Workers
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011Ottawa, ON – Alex Atamanenko, MP, (BC Southern Interior) says that anyone who truly believes in democratic principles should be outraged that the Conservative government’s response to Air Canada’s (AC) employee strike action is to threaten back to work legislation that will criminalize their job action. “This is an unprecedented assault on labour rights and [...]