Bill 37 which was passed by the legislature has effectively eliminated the right to strike. Teachers brought this issue before the UN who ruled that it contravened our right to assembly. However, the B.C. government is ignoring this and continues to take us to court (their court and their laws).

As of this morning, the BC court ruled that the health care workers were in contempt of court and ordered them back to work. They must return to work but it looks like the other unions are still going to walk out one at a time (since we no longer have the right to strike, it is being called a day of protest). This protest involves a huge segment of the work force, including all school personnel, public transportation, doctors and health care workers and social services. The wood workers are also joining in this protest.

Don't you wish there was some mechanism whereby Canada and the U.S. could walk off the job to protest the war in Iraq?