Comment 38239

By grassroots are the way forward (registered) | Posted February 19, 2010 at 21:42:38

Rustry: Yes of course that what the point was, those who are unskilled workers should be happy with making minimum wage.

I was at a forum in Toronto a couple weeks back, and well many people were involved, workers who were unionizied, and those workers who were not unionized and community activists around workers rights. It is a given that all sides must come together, to fight issues such as precarious employment which is a driving factor as to why many workers are struggling.

I have watched this city change in my lifetime and not for the good but voices like Merediths are not helping when they regulate those who are unskilled, who may not be able to attend higher education for a number of reasons to live in poverty for the rest of their lives, since people like her would not dare to rock the boat and actually fight for better wages, benefits or even pensions. There was a time when workers who were unskilled, blue collar workers were seen as important contributors.

I watched a film on the strike of 1946 and that was community pulling together, as people, the working people, the blue collar people stood together and fought for their right to become a collective. Even the business community at the time knew how important this battle was.

Why is it all these white collar people graduating from higher education ar afaid to stand on a line and they accept low wages in terms of their skills, then have the nerve to regulate others to low or minimum wage to justify their existance.

Comment edited by grassroots are the way forward on 2010-02-19 20:44:42

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