From RMoran at ciea.bc.ca  Thu Jan 22 15:22:47 2004
From: RMoran at ciea.bc.ca (Roseanne Moran)
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 15:22:47 -0800
Subject: [LabComm] bargaining communications
Message-ID: <4119EC095B2CFE4E80731B5776F10282113BAD@dc01.ciea.corp>

Hi everybody.
 
I am wondering if any labour communicators our there have creative
bargaining communications ideas from recent and current rounds of
bargaining. Given the ability to use electronic communiations are there
website or email strategies that have worked well, particularly to get
members engaged? Other ideas in terms of organizing events, stunts or
media relations would be very welcome. Thanks in advance and solidarity.
Roseanne.
 
Roseanne Moran, College Institute Educators' Association of BC (CIEA) 
Communications & Policy
400-550 W.6th Ave.,  Vancouver V5Z 1A1
Phone 604 873-8988
 
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From shannon at bcpolicyalternatives.org  Thu Jan 22 15:39:50 2004
From: shannon at bcpolicyalternatives.org (Shannon Daub)
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 15:39:50 -0800
Subject: [LabComm] bargaining communications
In-Reply-To: <4119EC095B2CFE4E80731B5776F10282113BAD@dc01.ciea.corp>
Message-ID: <BC359F46.7916%shannon@bcpolicyalternatives.org>

Hi Roseanne,

This isn?t from bargaining, but the recent explosion of campaign
mini-documentaries and flash animations has been brilliant and very
effective. The viral marketing approach. Thinking of moveon.org and the Bush
commercials, and themeatrix.com (have you seen that one; really incredible).
Or the Zazou condoms one. If you wanted to commission something along those
lines, I would suggest talking with Raised Eyebrow web studio, Lauren and
Emira, 604-721-4002, for ideas and contacts.

Shannon

On 1/22/04 3:22 PM, "Roseanne Moran" <RMoran at ciea.bc.ca> wrote:

> Hi everybody.
>  
> I am wondering if any labour communicators our there have creative bargaining
> communications ideas from recent and current rounds of bargaining. Given the
> ability to use electronic communiations are there website or email strategies
> that have worked well, particularly to get members engaged? Other ideas in
> terms of organizing events, stunts or media relations would be very welcome.
> Thanks in advance and solidarity. Roseanne.
>  
> Roseanne Moran, College Institute Educators' Association of BC (CIEA)
> Communications & Policy
> 400-550 W.6th Ave.,  Vancouver V5Z 1A1
> Phone 604 873-8988
>  
> 
> 
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From nknickerbocker at bctf.ca  Thu Jan 22 17:11:37 2004
From: nknickerbocker at bctf.ca (nknickerbocker)
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 17:11:37 -0800
Subject: [LabComm] BCTF wins at BC Supreme
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.1.20040122171101.00b1e890@pop.bctf.ca>


NEWS RELEASE

For immediate release                                   January 22, 2004
Arbitrator's ruling quashed:
Teachers' contract should not have been gutted, court rules

B.C. teachers welcomed a B.C. Supreme Court decision today that quashes an 
arbitrator's determination to delete from the their collective agreement 
many important provisions. Neil Worboys, president of the B.C. Teachers' 
Federation said the ruling is excellent news for students and parents, as 
well as teachers.

"As a result of the stripping of our collective agreement, we lost 
provisions that protected limits on class sizes, and that guaranteed 
support for students with special needs," Worboys explained. "Over the last 
two years, students around B.C. have been in some of the largest classes in 
decades, even as resources and staffing support has been cut."

In January 2002, the B.C. Liberals passed Bill 28, the Public Education 
Flexibility and Choice Act, which was designed to eliminate many provisions 
from the collective agreement between the BCTF and the B.C. Public School 
Employers' Association. Today's ruling found that the arbitrator cut far 
more from the collective agreement than the law allowed.

"In light of the fundamental nature of the errors of law, the determination 
of the arbitrator must be quashed," Justice D.W. Shaw concluded.

"We are elated that the Supreme Court has affirmed what we've said all 
along," Worboys said. "This ruling shows that, once again, the B.C. 
Liberals have gone too far in their unwarranted attack on teachers, on our 
union, and on contractual guarantees of quality education for students. The 
act in question was clearly written to facilitate the government's 
underfunding and erosion of services to students, and we are delighted that 
its implementation has been overturned."

Worboys said that B.C. teachers have a long history of negotiating 
provisions to enhance working conditions for teachers, which also enhance 
learning conditions for students.

"Students and parents are aware of the consequences of removing protections 
for class size limits and support for students with special needs from the 
collective agreement," Worboys said. "Without them in contract, it's much 
more difficult to uphold the high standards we want for every classroom."

He added that the BCTF will be analyzing the judgment in greater detail 
before deciding on a course of action, but that teachers will be energetic 
in reasserting the working and learning conditions that were stripped from 
the collective agreement.

-30-

For more information, please call Nancy Knickerbocker, BCTF media relations 
officer, at 604-871-1881 (office) or 604-250-6775 (cell).

****************

"The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in times of great 
moral crisis, maintain their neutrality." Dante, 1265-1321

Nancy Knickerbocker
BCTF media relations officer
Office: 604-871-1881
Cell:   604-250-6775
Toll free: 1-800-663-9163
  



From weststar at telus.net  Sat Jan 24 12:21:07 2004
From: weststar at telus.net (West Star)
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2004 12:21:07 -0800
Subject: [LabComm] bargaining communications
References: <4119EC095B2CFE4E80731B5776F10282113BAD@dc01.ciea.corp>
Message-ID: <018d01c3e2b7$996ff650$0724aecc@DBRYWG31>

MessageHi Roseanne,

Creative communications ideas are my business!  Happy to discuss.

Best regards,

Bill Tieleman
West Star Communications
Tel 604-844-7827

Read the Georgia Straight and watch CBC TV's Canada Now Thursdays for political commentary from Bill Tieleman
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  From: Roseanne Moran 
  To: LabComm at bcfed.net 
  Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 3:22 PM
  Subject: [LabComm] bargaining communications


  Hi everybody.

  I am wondering if any labour communicators our there have creative bargaining communications ideas from recent and current rounds of bargaining. Given the ability to use electronic communiations are there website or email strategies that have worked well, particularly to get members engaged? Other ideas in terms of organizing events, stunts or media relations would be very welcome. Thanks in advance and solidarity. Roseanne.

  Roseanne Moran, College Institute Educators' Association of BC (CIEA) 
  Communications & Policy
  400-550 W.6th Ave.,  Vancouver V5Z 1A1
  Phone 604 873-8988



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From organize at bcfed.com  Fri Jan 30 11:25:28 2004
From: organize at bcfed.com (John Weir)
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 11:25:28 -0800
Subject: [LabComm] Liberal tax cut graphics for your use
Message-ID: <3D6D51D9DD03D611BBA700508B97628C41CB8C@BCFEDNT>

Dear Sisters and Brothers:

Attached is a Zip file containing the Liberal tax cut bumper sticker
graphics that you may be interested in using.

The file includes an Adobe PDF of all the stickers, separate GIF graphics of
each, and a rolling animated version of all 5 I've created to put up on our
website.

In Solidarity,

John Weir 
Director of Organizing and 
Executive Assistant to the Secretary-Treasurer 
British Columbia Federation of Labour 
200-5118 Joyce Street 
Vancouver, BC, Canada V5R 4H1 
<mailto:organize at bcfed.com> 
Phone - (604)-430-1421, Ext. 238 
Fax - (604)430-5917 
Websites - <http://www.bcfed.com/>
<http://www.6buckssucks.com/>
For information about joining a union, please visit
<http://www.bcfed.com/organize/index.htm> 

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