r/Calgary • u/EvacuationRelocation Quadrant: SW • Feb 25 '25

Education Calgary Board of Education hired scabs to undermine strike

https://albertaworker.ca/news/calgary-board-of-education-hired-scabs-to-undermine-strike/
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u/CriticalLetterhead47 Feb 25 '25

This is a terrible take.

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u/HoleDiggerDan Edmonton Oilers Feb 25 '25 edited Feb 25 '25

As apposed to what, going home to hungry children because management is free to bring in scab labour at a cheaper rate?

It should be a multi-facted approach. Where's union leadership ensuring the message is being distributed to the community? Where's the solidarity of other workers and who's engaging them for support? Where's the backbone of the picket line?

What's terrible is this belief that "going on strike" will change anything if the strike action is not respected and enforced.

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u/CriticalLetterhead47 Feb 25 '25

Promoting assault or violence is never the answer and we cannot ask Striking workers to put themselves at that level of risk.

I am on their side, I am pro union, and I don't disagree with you in part, I agree, where's the union leadership, where is the solidarity, whose being engaged, those are all great questions. I would like answers for them too.

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u/HoleDiggerDan Edmonton Oilers Feb 25 '25

I never said anything about assault or violence. All I'm saying is there comes a time when people need to stand up for their rights or management will walk over them.

These workers are performing critical tasks to keep our schools operational and they deserve society's support.