• enkers@sh.itjust.works
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    “Any federally regulated company, it’s a win for them at this point,” Boucher told Reuters in his first interview since the Thursday lockout. “This is disastrous for labour, for workers.”

    That title is a bit of a misrepresentation of the union leader’s position. It should have read:

    Canadian rail decision is a win for companies; disastrous for labour, and for workers, union leader says.

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      2 months ago

      To be fair, when I hear a union rep saying “this outcome was good for the employer”, I kind of assume it is consequently bad for the workers. I don’t really believe win/win situations really happen in labour agreement negos lol

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        Yeah, I agree, but you still have to be able to read between the lines to grock what it’s saying. They left out the more important explicit part.

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      He probably didn’t say “and” If he did that it would be miss quoting which IMO is worse

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        You’re nitpicking. It’s not a direct quote anyways; it’s already paraphrased. They had no issue editorializing “them” to “companies”, so adding an implied “and” wouldn’t be any worse than that.

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            Maybe I misunderstood your previous comment, because I’m not sure I understand what you’re trying to say here.

            Are you saying my version of the title would have been fine without the “and” I added? I’m struggling to understand what you’re taking issue with.