Mounties Given Right To Create New Labour Relations Scheme
Friday, January 16, 2015 @ 8:57 AM
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says the Mounties have the right to engage in meaningful collective bargaining, but has not explicitly stated that they have the right to form a union.
The landmark, 6-1 ruling gives the federal government a year to create a new labour relations scheme, setting the stage for talks among RCMP members, Commissioner Bob Paulson and Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney.
The Supreme Court overturned a previous ruling of its own from the 1990s which upheld an exclusion that barred the Mounties from forming unions like federal public servants, who gained the right to collective bargaining in the late 1960s.
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Get ready for the tax increases
Been a long time coming, good.
the bcliberals signed the last contract with the rcmp, a full 1/3 of their force plus, essentially sight unseen, not being aware of the remuneration details, and now these buffoons will get the advantage of a union as well.
we live in a police state where the rcmp abuse, abduct and kill with impunity. letting them unionize is further evidence of the top down corruption of what is not at all a democratic or humane system.
we currently have rcmp members holding seats in the house of commons in ottawa and the legislature in victoria, and now these members will not only be bound by their conflicting oath but as well by the strength of a ‘legal’ union.
we are being ‘governed’ by a gang, a criminal gang.
no wonder owning and wearing armor by civilians is illegal. these cowards have us in a choke hold, keep us in a perpetual ‘lockdown’ so adding yet another layer of protection is no surprise whatsoever, they know they are guilty and should well expect to be ‘targeted’.
Posted on Friday, January 16, 2015 @ 5:36 PM by a_britishcolumbian
they know they are guilty and should well expect to be ‘targeted’
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Dude, not cool!
I can see it now. “You cuff him”. “Ain’t my job, you cuff him”. “Hmmm, not my job either, we better call our steward.”
Abritish columbian; Who you gonna call, the HA? LMAO!
So this is the situation. The RCMP negotiate a contract with the Federal Government. Once the contract is settled the bill is sent to the Municipalities to pay. Municipalities pay something like 75% of the RCMP contract, however they have no input into the contract negotiations.
If you want to see a perfect example of taxation without representation, this is the one.
We do have an alternative, and that is to set up our own police force, however the citizenry and politicians in Prince George do not have the gonads to go down that road. At least if we began the process, we might be able to have some determination on what we pay the RCMP.
If policing costs keep rising, I suggest that we will have to look at another way to get the job done.
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