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In Dylan's song, "Brownsville

A Guy Called LULU — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:52:42 +0000

In reply to Toronto mayor pushes his union-busting dream

In Dylan's song, "Brownsville Girl" are the following lines.

You know it's funny how things never turn out the way you have them planned
The only thing we knew about Henry Porter is that his name wasn't Henry Porter.

The only thing we know about Qnonymous is that his name is not Qnonymous, and even that is unverified, but its funny how his comments just don't yurn up the way he had them planned.

That last part isn't in a Dylan song as far as I know.

Well, the initial skirmish is

acanuck — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:56:57 +0000

In reply to Ack, Say it ain't so. We

Well, the initial skirmish is over, with a tentative deal after all-night bargaining.No details yet but, as usual, both sides had to put water in their wine:

http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1126534--strike-averted-city-and-outside-workers-reach-tentative-agreement

The union knew it lacked public support because of the messy strike/lockout that preceded the current contract, and Mayor Ford ran the risk his unilateral actions would be ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, which in 2007 found that "freedom of association" includes the right to collective bargaining.

Ford, by the way, is a troglodyte whose ham-fisted approach to city employees and the media has created dissension even within his own party. One of his first cost-cutting moves was to target Toronto's excellent library system. He obviously doesn't read, and he didn't see why taxpayers should subsidize those elitists who do.

We've got a buffoon Mayor

Qnonymous — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:45:09 +0000

In reply to Ack, Say it ain't so. We

We've got a buffoon Mayor here, Bruce, but in the end, I think the worst case was avoided.

Ack, Say it ain't so. We

Bruce Levine — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:42:16 +0000

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Ack,

Say it ain't so. We depend on you guys up north to set an example for the role unions should play in a free and democratic society and how collective bargaining should work.