Thursday, August 25, 2005
Just Because You're Anonymous Doesn't Mean You Don't Have to Think
From http://cbclockout.blogspot.com/ : an anonymous CBC lockout blog :
"Anonymous Post 1: Rabinovich's 'Iraq'
Anybody notice a distinct equivalence going on here?
Bush/Cheney/Rice=Rabinovich/Stursberg/Chalmers
I can't help but feel that these two groups got into the situations
they are in for similar reasons. On the surface, it looked like a good
idea...but the intelligence was WRONG.
And it's going south in a BIG hurry.
I'm glad I'm not in 'George' Rabinovich's army right now."
The last thing we need is melodrama, on the picket lines or wherever. I don't like propaganda and I have a distaste for melodrama (but you wouldn't know it by what I write).
The lockout is ridiculous and pointless, and in that way it's similar to most of the moves made by Bush and his cabinet, but comparing US involvement in Iraq (or any other locale) leaves a bad taste in my mouth. It also smacks of sensationalism. The same sort of sensationalism that is fueling speculation on the picket lines. Last week the Toronto Star ran an article suggesting Don Cherry would cross the picket line if he had to and that was not what he said at all. Cherry said he wasn't sure whether he would support the union which is an entirely different kettle of fish altogether. People are looking for sound bites and rallying points and the best way to do that is through sensationalizing the mundane. Is anyone surprised Don Cherry isn't a union man? Should we be surprised that he isn't coming down to Fort Dork to picket? Of course not. That's not news.
From http://cbclockout.blogspot.com/ : an anonymous CBC lockout blog :
"Anonymous Post 1: Rabinovich's 'Iraq'
Anybody notice a distinct equivalence going on here?
Bush/Cheney/Rice=Rabinovich/Stursberg/Chalmers
I can't help but feel that these two groups got into the situations
they are in for similar reasons. On the surface, it looked like a good
idea...but the intelligence was WRONG.
And it's going south in a BIG hurry.
I'm glad I'm not in 'George' Rabinovich's army right now."
The last thing we need is melodrama, on the picket lines or wherever. I don't like propaganda and I have a distaste for melodrama (but you wouldn't know it by what I write).
The lockout is ridiculous and pointless, and in that way it's similar to most of the moves made by Bush and his cabinet, but comparing US involvement in Iraq (or any other locale) leaves a bad taste in my mouth. It also smacks of sensationalism. The same sort of sensationalism that is fueling speculation on the picket lines. Last week the Toronto Star ran an article suggesting Don Cherry would cross the picket line if he had to and that was not what he said at all. Cherry said he wasn't sure whether he would support the union which is an entirely different kettle of fish altogether. People are looking for sound bites and rallying points and the best way to do that is through sensationalizing the mundane. Is anyone surprised Don Cherry isn't a union man? Should we be surprised that he isn't coming down to Fort Dork to picket? Of course not. That's not news.
If you're drinking cheep booze to forget, make sure it's union.
From http://umcp.org/index.php/DrinkUnion?version=26:
Union-made Beer (Inconclusive as I couldn't find a list of Canadian brewed union beer)
Anheuser-Busch
Foster's
IceHouse (Plank Road)
Leinenkugel
Leinenkugel Ice
Lowenbrau
Lowenbrau Dark
Lowenbrau Malt Liquor
Lowenbrau Special
Magnum
Magnum Malt Liqour
Meisterbrau
Meisterbrau Light
Meisterbrau Malt Liquor
Miller Genuine Draft
Miller Genuine Draft Light
Miller High Life
Miller High Life Ice
Miller High Life Light
Miller Ice
Miller Lite
Miller Lite Ice
Miller Reserve
Miller Reserve Amber Ale
Miller Reserve Lager
Miller Reserve Velvet Stout
Miller Special Dark
Milwaukee's Best
Milwaukee's Best Light
Molsen Gold is union-made, but anti-union Coors made a bid to buy them
Red Dog
Sharp's (non-alcohol)
"Anti-Labor Booze (Don't buy)
Coors: COORS - KILLIANS - KEYSTONE
is infamous for union-busting and the boycott called in response by the local. They also have been threatened with boycott as recently as last year for activities in one of their subsidiaries. Not to mention their extraordinarily sexist commercials and major donations to right wing think tanks such as the Heritage Foundation. The family also started the Adolph Coors Foundation, which enjoys funding right-wing efforts to put the Jesus back in public schools.
Gallo of Sonoma Wines refuses to extend health benefits to the 75% of its workers that are farm labor contractors. Click on the link to sign a letter in protest to Director of Operations Matt Gallo. Gallo owns a lot of brands - see a list of all Gallo's brands.
Guinness: GUINNESS STOUT - KILKENNY IRISH - RED STRIPE - MITHWICK'S ALE - DRAGON STOUT
made in the U.S. are being boycotted by the AFL-CIO in coordination with the bottlers local. However, Guinness made in Ireland and bought outside the U.S. are most likely made by the unionized workforce in Ireland. No word on the Guiness "imported" from Canada. That's just weird."
A history of Canadian unionized brewery workers
From http://umcp.org/index.php/DrinkUnion?version=26:
Union-made Beer (Inconclusive as I couldn't find a list of Canadian brewed union beer)
Anheuser-Busch
Foster's
IceHouse (Plank Road)
Leinenkugel
Leinenkugel Ice
Lowenbrau
Lowenbrau Dark
Lowenbrau Malt Liquor
Lowenbrau Special
Magnum
Magnum Malt Liqour
Meisterbrau
Meisterbrau Light
Meisterbrau Malt Liquor
Miller Genuine Draft
Miller Genuine Draft Light
Miller High Life
Miller High Life Ice
Miller High Life Light
Miller Ice
Miller Lite
Miller Lite Ice
Miller Reserve
Miller Reserve Amber Ale
Miller Reserve Lager
Miller Reserve Velvet Stout
Miller Special Dark
Milwaukee's Best
Milwaukee's Best Light
Molsen Gold is union-made, but anti-union Coors made a bid to buy them
Red Dog
Sharp's (non-alcohol)
"Anti-Labor Booze (Don't buy)
Coors: COORS - KILLIANS - KEYSTONE
is infamous for union-busting and the boycott called in response by the local. They also have been threatened with boycott as recently as last year for activities in one of their subsidiaries. Not to mention their extraordinarily sexist commercials and major donations to right wing think tanks such as the Heritage Foundation. The family also started the Adolph Coors Foundation, which enjoys funding right-wing efforts to put the Jesus back in public schools.
Gallo of Sonoma Wines refuses to extend health benefits to the 75% of its workers that are farm labor contractors. Click on the link to sign a letter in protest to Director of Operations Matt Gallo. Gallo owns a lot of brands - see a list of all Gallo's brands.
Guinness: GUINNESS STOUT - KILKENNY IRISH - RED STRIPE - MITHWICK'S ALE - DRAGON STOUT
made in the U.S. are being boycotted by the AFL-CIO in coordination with the bottlers local. However, Guinness made in Ireland and bought outside the U.S. are most likely made by the unionized workforce in Ireland. No word on the Guiness "imported" from Canada. That's just weird."
A history of Canadian unionized brewery workers
30 Pieces of Silver or an I-Pod
Telus Buys off Striking Workers with Mp3 Players
CBC is going to have to do better than that, most of the locked out picketers already have Mp3 players. Now a powerbook with wi-fi, that I don't have and I'm positive I'm not alone. Bye-bye dialup!
Moves such as the free MP3 player are a rarity in Canada, according to Anil Verma, a professor of industrial relations at the University of Toronto.
Let's hope that by the above she means that gifts priced as low as 60-100 dollars are a rarity and most employers offer bigger ticket items.
Telus Buys off Striking Workers with Mp3 Players
CBC is going to have to do better than that, most of the locked out picketers already have Mp3 players. Now a powerbook with wi-fi, that I don't have and I'm positive I'm not alone. Bye-bye dialup!
Moves such as the free MP3 player are a rarity in Canada, according to Anil Verma, a professor of industrial relations at the University of Toronto.
Let's hope that by the above she means that gifts priced as low as 60-100 dollars are a rarity and most employers offer bigger ticket items.
