By Daniel Dale of the Toronto Star: The library workers’ decision to walk off the job surprised even the left-leaning councillor who leads the library board’s labour relations committee. “I really thought they would stay at the table,” said Councillor Sarah Doucette, an opponent of Mayor Rob Ford. She called the strike, which forced all … Continue reading »
Posted in March 2012 …
A 3 year degree will shortchange students
First the Drummond report and now a discussion paper tabled by the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities recommend that Ontario compress the traditional four-year university degree to three years. The discussion paper proposes year-round university courses, more than half of them online. This, the paper claims, “will improve the productivity of publicly funded resources.” … Continue reading »
U.S. Warns Apple, Publishers Justice Department Threatens Lawsuits, Alleging Collusion Over E-Book Pricing
The Justice Department has warned Apple Inc. and five of the biggest U.S. publishers that it plans to sue them for allegedly colluding to raise the price of electronic books. From the article: The case centers on Apple’s move to change the way that publishers charged for e-books as it prepared to introduce its first iPad in early … Continue reading »
Collective Bargaining Update from Ron Melchers
Go to the “Collective Bargaining” page to read the notes from yesterday’s meeting.
