Haven’t written anything about this yet, I have been trying to stay objective and fair, but man if there is something I need to comment on, it’s the media image that the Transit Workers are delivering.<\/p>\n
httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lr9l8B-Z5Ms&NR=1<\/p>\n
I’m not even going to get into what I think about the terms of these negotiations, but instead let’s discuss having Andre Cornellier represent the drivers in the media.\u00c2\u00a0 Clearly he has very little experience in front of the camera, that much is obvious.\u00c2\u00a0 He is basically trying to have an argument with each interviewer.\u00c2\u00a0 His demeanor should be carefully controlled so that public opinion might sway in their favour, but instead he generates very little sympathy.\u00c2\u00a0 His quote from this video is the most telling:\u00c2\u00a0 “Inconveniencing people.\u00c2\u00a0 What’s wrong with that?”<\/p>\n
httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bN9U9lSOpMo<\/p>\n
That is exactly the wrong approach to take, in my opinion.\u00c2\u00a0 In the mind of the average commuter it’s pretty hard to imagine that it’s the city’s fault that the buses aren’t running.\u00c2\u00a0 It’s obvious that the bus drivers are striking, not the city.\u00c2\u00a0 So it’s the union’s job to make sure that they come across as the reasonable side of this argument, hopefully generating goodwill and some support from the average person.\u00c2\u00a0 We all know the strike is about money, despite Andre’s feeble efforts in the next video to convince Micheal O’Byrne it’s not.\u00c2\u00a0 The opportunity to select their shifts is the oldest trick in the book, allowing senior members to maximize their overtime, working in teams to call in sick at just the right moment to let their buddies get maximum pay.<\/p>\n
httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gkBIsGTlUT8<\/p>\n
I would be really concerned if I was a union member that this guy was representing me.\u00c2\u00a0 Making the bus drivers to be the bad guys in the eyes of the city will only hurt them in the long run.<\/p>\n
**More posts on this topic here<\/a> and here<\/a> and here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Haven’t written anything about this yet, I have been trying to stay objective and fair, but man if there is something I need to comment on, it’s the media image that the Transit Workers are delivering. httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lr9l8B-Z5Ms&NR=1 I’m not even … Continue reading