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From: "Christoph Reuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 11:58 AM
Subject: Re: [Futurework] Future of work?
> Ed Weick wrote:
>> Chris, what we have to recognize is that it is often "little" decisions,
>> large on a local scale but small on a global scale, that work their way
>> through an economic and political system and bring about long term changes.
>
> Do you know the story of the frog in the pot getting warmed up?
> "Social-democrats" keep the frog from leaping out.
Sorry, I don't get it.
>
>
>> By striking down a provincial law, the Supreme Court of Canada told the
>> Government of British Columbia and cannot cut its costs by outsourcing work
>> to private companies and that it has to bargain collectively with its
>> employees. It struck down a provincial law that permitted such outsourcing.
>
> What's the effect on employees of private companies (which, I assume, are
> most employees in Canada)?
Don't know. It would depend on how the government of BC handled things. If it
moved services back into the public sector, some employees might become public
servants. But I think we'll have to wait and see. Governments often find
their way around awkward situations or pretend to be doing something but not
doing anything.
>
>
>> There is another event currently underway in Canada that could bring about
>> significant change in the way large businesses treat their junior employees.
>> This is a class action suit against one of our major banks alleging failure
>> to pay front-line employees for overtime work. Again, a relatively small
>> action that could have widespread repercussions.
>
> Yes: to provide another incentive for companies to move jobs out of Canada.
Yoiks!! Does this mean that everytime I want to pay a Visa bill or take some
money out I'll have to go to India??
>
> Chris
>
Ed
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