The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #136266   Message #3368306
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
26-Jun-12 - 03:18 PM
Thread Name: BS: The US worker revolution has begun
Subject: RE: BS: The US worker revolution has begun
UFCW (private sector)
currently asking:
Statuary Holidays be preserved
Stop blacklisting migrants
Organizing Walmart Workers of Canada
Stop Bill C-38
Fairness for Zellers workers in Quebec
Equal rights for Ontario Agworkers
Save our public services
Retirement security for everyone
and others

Public Service Alliance of Canada
Advance collective bargaining
Against Bill-C-38 omnibus
Protect union access to workplace
Justice for aboriginal peoples
Stop gutting of Parks Canada
Stop privatization of Canada Post
Stop pension grabs
Save fish stocks
Stop closure of prison farms
Stop government from forcing Canadians to choose between strong public services and strong economy
and others

"A growing number of PSAC members work for private sector enterprises and in the broader public sector including universities, women's shelters and others."

Why distinguish between public and private sector with respect to goals?
Both want many of the same things.