An inspiring conversation about the growing international movement of people taking a stand against the encroachment of big tech on their lives, which started as a club in a New York high school. Worth your time.
Worker Education
FYI – Overnight Field Trip LOU
For those to whom it would be useful:
We have a Letter of Understanding with the school district that governs overnight field trips. These are the standards it lays out:
- If it has been determined necessary for a CUPE employee to go on an overnight trip, the opportunity should be offered to employees in order of seniority, first only to CUPE employees on site, and if all of them turn it down, to all CUPE employees.
- While on the trip, the worker will earn their normal wage for their current job classification. They will be paid for a minimum of 14 hours per day with no overtime.
- If an emergency requires the employee to work more than 14 hours per day, they will be paid time-and-a-half for any additional hours.
For your Summer Edification
For anyone looking for something to fill their ears over this summer break, the Canadaland Commons podcast has been releasing a series about the history of labour in Canada. The series is well researched and produced, with quick episodes that give a lot of context for the modern state of work in our country and the gains and losses made by the labour movement.
The first episode is available here: Work #1 – The War on Workers.