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	   Topic: two newish articles on transit unions in Toronto | 
  
  
	Ian 
	   
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	 Forum: Surface Transit - Canada   Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2014 11:12 am   Subject: two newish articles on transit unions in Toronto | 
  
  
	Public transit strikes in Toronto and New York: towards an urbanization of trade union power and strategy: 
 
 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Public+transit+strikes+in+Toronto+and+New+York%3A+towards+a ... | 
  
  
	   Topic: City council debates essential service legislation | 
  
  
	Ian 
	   
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	 Forum: Surface Transit - Canada   Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 10:50 pm   Subject: City council debates essential service legislation | 
  
  
	Two things are interesting about this debate. 
 
 First, even though the 'left' on the council defeated the motion, they allowed the right to define the terms of the debate. The question was simply ho ... | 
  
  
	   Topic: More thoughts on strike | 
  
  
	Ian 
	   
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	 Forum: Surface Transit - Canada   Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 6:12 pm   Subject: More thoughts on strike | 
  
  
	| the point is that the ability of your rep to best represent your interests depends in part on public support for the union. this is true in all labour relations, but especially at the ttc because mana ... | 
  
  
	   Topic: More thoughts on strike | 
  
  
	Ian 
	   
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	 Forum: Surface Transit - Canada   Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 11:24 am   Subject: More thoughts on strike | 
  
  
	comments and corrections would be most welcome!
 
 
 What Emergency?
 An Assessment of Toronto’s 2008 Transit Strike
 Ian MacDonald
 
 Last weekend’s two-day transit strike in Toronto rais ... | 
  
  
	   Topic: Blog entry of note on transit strike | 
  
  
	Ian 
	   
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	 Forum: Surface Transit - Canada   Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 10:06 am   Subject: Blog entry of note on transit strike | 
  
  
	poleconanalysis.blogspot.com
 
 
 Thursday, May 1, 2008
 Transit strike exposes fault lines in labour movement
 
 The Ontario legislature convened at 1:30 pm, April 27 – the first time in histor ... | 
  
  
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