By Robert Devet Eight PEI blood collection workers, all women, all part timers, have been on strike for close to eight months now. As Rankandfile reported in January, the women want a guaranteed minimum number of hours each week. That would allow them to qualify for benefits, and bring a bit of predictability into their Continue readingCanadian Blood Services: A bloody shame
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By Robert Devet 138 days. That’s how long blood collection workers at the Canadian Blood Services (CBS) in Prince Edward Island have been walking the picket line. The eight CBS workers, members of the Nova Scotia Union of Public and Private Employees (NSUPE) are all part-timers. And they’re all women. All they want is a Continue readingCanadian Blood Services Workers in PEI on Strike for Over Four Months