Montreal reporters get Time and Half on vacation = Lockout

cranberry · Jan 27, 2009

In Exile said:

It never ceases to amaze me the degree to which so many American workers adopt the attitudes of management and the posture that leaves them grabbing their ankles while screaming "thank you" as loudly as they can.

Every labor standard ever, beginning with child labor laws, the 40-hour work week, paid vacation, sick time and insurance were earned by people who fought and sometimes died for it.
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Thank you.

JC · Jan 27, 2009

AMacIsaac said:

Mark2010 said:

Average salary is $88,000?!?! Sign me up, dude!

Six weeks of paid vacation? Insane. I've always thought the entire idea of paid vacation was pretty silly. Let employees take whatever vacation seems reasonable, but why on earth pay them for it? This ain't Stephon Marbury and the Knicks, for pete's sake. Maybe some companies could save some precious coin by doing away with paid vacations.
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You know less about employee relations than you do about hockey.
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I didn't think that was possible.

lone star scribe · Jan 27, 2009

JC said:

Mark2010 said:

For me, it was giving up the idea of having a spouse and kids, driving a big car, etc.
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I have a feeling after reading your posts that this is something you did not need to worry about.
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Maybe the spouse and kids can go on vacation without him.

JC · Jan 27, 2009

Stitch said:

The Good Doctor said:

Mark2010 said:

Seriously, getting back to the original post. Maybe it's stuff like that that has gotten papers --- as well as other businesses --- into this financial quagmire to begin with. We eagerly accept raises and bonuses when times are good. But yet we whine to the heavens when the reverse is true.

Are we really so naive as to think this sort of thing wouldn't happen? I'm suprised that it didn't happen years ago.
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Wait, aren't you the guy who said having a mixed-race society is problematic? Was that you or someone else?
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Here's the quote:

http://www.sportsjournalists.com/forum/posts/2281891/

Not ignored. But you can't say both "it's a great day because a black man is president" and, at the same time "race doesn't matter, it's the other stuff."

I understand why black persons of all ages are excited by this. I don't see why white persons share the enthusiasm.

I have never been one to champion the "benefits" of diversity. I think living in a mixed-race society creates far more problems than it solves. Just one man's opinion.
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Wow, not only are you a moron but you're a racist one at that.
Segragation and no vactions not the world I'd want to live in.

Public School · Jan 27, 2009

JC said:

My god, 20,000 per year? Set your goals high my friend. Who the Fuck can live off 20,000 per year, especially if they have a family.
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But see, you have to give up ridiculous excesses like having a family. Didn't you read that part?

jps · Jan 27, 2009

In Exile said:

It never ceases to mamaze me the degree to which so many American workers adopt the attitudes of management and the posture that leaves them grabbing their ankles while screaming "thank you" as loudly as they can.
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