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- From: kkelly@TC1.ccs.ryerson.ca (Kevin Kelly)
- Subject: Re: NDP "communism?" (was Re: A vote for Reform...)
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- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 16:27:45 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan22.014114.1347@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca> golchowy@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca (Gerald Olchowy) writes:
- >From: golchowy@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca (Gerald Olchowy)
- >Subject: Re: NDP "communism?" (was Re: A vote for Reform...)
- >Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 01:41:14 GMT
- >In article <93020.174629SPRAGGEJ@QUCDN.QueensU.CA> John G. Spragge <SPRAGGEJ@QUCDN.QueensU.CA> writes:
- >>In article <1993Jan19.174121.4480@mdivax1.uucp>, robinson@mdivax1.uucp (Jim
- >>Robinson) says:
- >>>Just out of curiousity, do you support doing away with the secret ballot
- >>>that was used for union certification purposes? This was one of Harcourt's
- >>
- >>Automatic certification exists in Ontario. It seems to me a waste
- >>of money to run a vote when almost 50% of the possible voters have
- >>already committed themselves to vote for one side.
- >>
- >
- >Democracy is never a waste of money...and a secret ballot is essential
- >to protect the rights of the individual. But then the labour movement
- >has never been interested in democracy!
-
- On what do you base this pearl of wisdom. What is your experience of
- Unions? Have you ever belonged to one? Or are you one of these "I know
- people in Unions and...". Or do you base this statement on what you read in
- the press?
-
- >
- >Gerald
-