Downtown Khazan: Ice Cold Utopia

[Cthulhu_of_R'lyeh]

Happy Birthday, Jcogginsa. ^_^



Job security isn't a concern. We're public servants, we're in a legal strike position, and there's more than 150K of us that might be walking off. It's just...ugh. No pay, strike, etc. Not the best situation for anyone.

But we've been screwed over (like everyone else) for years with 'cost of living adjustments' to our pay that are much, much lower than the actual rise in cost of living (most often we get a 1 to 1.5% yearly cost of living adjustment when the CoL has risen by 2.5-3.5%...over 20 years, this makes a difference, especially to people who are on the lower end of the salaries). This has been happening since the last strike, more than 20 years ago. And with inflation being what it is, and the government offering a ridiculous cost of living adjustment in our new contract, and then balking at ANY negotiation - they refused to budge, asked for arbitration themselves, and when the arbiters told them 'no, you need to give concessions, union is being reasonable here' they walked from the table, this is their usual gameplan - the Union decided it had enough. Especially since it's tax season, and the Canadian Revenue Agency workers have also had enough and want to walk off (and are in a legal position to do so).

So...biggest strike in many decades is lining up right now, and for a change the average citizen isn't complaining about 'privileged fedgov workers' because EVERYONE has realized (amazingly) that we're all getting screwed. <-- there is still complaining, but it's not nearly as omnipresent as it has been in the past.

Negotiations are ongoing, with Treasury Board actually making concessions (they scrambled back to the table once we started the strike vote), but there's still a decent chance of striking.

Strike. Break them.

[Sharpandpointies]

Strike. Break them.

Thanks. That's for sure on the menu. ^_^

[Cthulhu_of_R'lyeh]

Thanks. That's for sure on the menu. ^_^

At the very least it seems like you have the power to enact meaningful change, and bring living wage more in line with living wage. Much as I'm sure an actual strike wouldn't do you any favor in the short term. My hope is that it'll actually help you medium to long.

So you know. What I said before

[bruceleegreyhulk]

a movie based on a single chapter of Bram Stoker's Dracula.

[Dark Soul # 7]

Four Knight of the Apocalypse: Everybody's dealing with the trauma of Jade's death, and I've gotta say that there's something compelling about Chion's douche behaviour being fueled by sorrow and anger. This is a nice way to up the stakes for everybody, and I hope Jade doesn't get resurected down the line.

Kaiju #8: Shinomiya gets to be badass and have solid character development. That's it. That's the chapter. spoilers:

And there's a little hint about the monsters' interpersonal relationships.

end of spoilers

[Dark Soul # 7]

So there was recently an official global poll to determine the top 99 most popular Naruto characters. The results for that poll are in and they're kinda surprising.

For example, Sakura beat out Naruto, Sasuke AND Kakashi. Full results in the video.



Some are calling foul play.

[Guy1]

[Guy1]

[Guy1]

[bruceleegreyhulk]

[Len Ikari145]

Today's my Birthday

Happy Birthday, Jcogginsa!

[Jcogginsa]

Grattis på födelsedagen!

Hope you have a nice celebration.

Happy Birthday, Jcogginsa. ^_^



Job security isn't a concern. We're public servants, we're in a legal strike position, and there's more than 150K of us that might be walking off. It's just...ugh. No pay, strike, etc. Not the best situation for anyone.

But we've been screwed over (like everyone else) for years with 'cost of living adjustments' to our pay that are much, much lower than the actual rise in cost of living (most often we get a 1 to 1.5% yearly cost of living adjustment when the CoL has risen by 2.5-3.5%...over 20 years, this makes a difference, especially to people who are on the lower end of the salaries). This has been happening since the last strike, more than 20 years ago. And with inflation being what it is, and the government offering a ridiculous cost of living adjustment in our new contract, and then balking at ANY negotiation - they refused to budge, asked for arbitration themselves, and when the arbiters told them 'no, you need to give concessions, union is being reasonable here' they walked from the table, this is their usual gameplan - the Union decided it had enough. Especially since it's tax season, and the Canadian Revenue Agency workers have also had enough and want to walk off (and are in a legal position to do so).

So...biggest strike in many decades is lining up right now, and for a change the average citizen isn't complaining about 'privileged fedgov workers' because EVERYONE has realized (amazingly) that we're all getting screwed. <-- there is still complaining, but it's not nearly as omnipresent as it has been in the past.

Negotiations are ongoing, with Treasury Board actually making concessions (they scrambled back to the table once we started the strike vote), but there's still a decent chance of striking.

Happy Birthday hoss!

Happy birth Jcogg!

Happy birthday day Jcogginsa

Happy Birthday Jcogginsa.

Happy Birthday, Jcogginsa!

Thanks for the well wishes, all of you!

[Sharpandpointies]

New Dr. Strange comic is out. It's pretty good.

[Cleric of Hell’s Brigade]

After 10 years in the same position, my company is moving me to the Main building.

I’ve spent less than a month there in ten years. Wild.

[Len Ikari145]

After 10 years in the same position, my company is moving me to the Main building.

I’ve spent less than a month there in ten years. Wild.

I hope your transition goes well.