Tom Korski Talks with Alex about the Latest on The Canadian Postal Workers

Tom Korski  Managing editor Blacklock’s Reporter joins Alex Pierson to discuss:

Canadian Postal Workers shot down the Canada Post’s latest proposal, offering  hikes of about 13 per cent over four years and restructuring to add part-time workers to the deal. 68.5% of members voted against the deal. 30% Wanted a deal. 

 https://www.blacklocks.ca/were-watching-says-hajdu/

 

The Commons transport committee  has summoned all confidential records detailing $1.1 billion in federal financing to buy Chinese-made vessels for B C Ferry Services Inc. “We can stop this loan,”

https://www.blacklocks.ca/mps-demand-china-contract/

 

A lawyer at the Department of Finance  is the first federal employee to withdraw tweets under a new Treasury Board policy prohibiting vulgar and partisan social media posts. He tweeted 9 to 10 times in a typical workday including messages ridiculing Conservatives and profane posts like one that boasted: “The nice thing about being in government is being able to introduce laws that allow you to f—k up without people being able to sue you for it.

https://www.blacklocks.ca/twitter-code-hits-first-staffer/

 

The federal prison system now has more employees than inmates, according to Correctional Service figures. It follows a finding by the Correctional Investigator that Canada has one of the costliest prison systems in the world. The “more than 20,000 employees” outnumber 14,837 inmates in 43 federal penitentiaries, figures showed.

https://www.blacklocks.ca/staffers-outnumber-inmates/

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