THE FIFTH COLUMN

"This column is dedicated to the proposition that Canada (and indeed the world) is in a crisis situation and that fundamental social change is required to remedy this situation." - The First Column, Lambda November 2, 1971 This blog is inspired by my column of the same name in the Laurentian University Newspaper, Lambda, from 1971-1973. The title refers to the concept of subverting the system from within. To read key excerpts from those columns read the first few posts in this blog.

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2014-10-29

Started Enjoying Our New Community Mail Box Last Week

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I know as a progressive I am supposed to oppose the transition to community mailboxes (CMBs) for all urban and suburban residents but logic ...

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2009-05-28

No More OC Transpo Strikes - Why

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One sentence says it all : " Acting Mayor Michel Bellemare, along with the city manager, solicitor, and OC Transpo general manager wor...

2009-02-02

Labour-Management Relations at OC Transpo – Moving Forward After The Strike

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This was a strike that had to be, but never should have been. After over 50 days of the workers going without pay and the city going without...

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2009-01-29

The Phony Safety Issue in the OC Transpo Strike

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It is not because safety is not important that I say that this is a phony issue. It is a phony issue because there was no concern raised by ...

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2009-01-23

OC Transpo Strike – Who Is To Blame

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It is really easy to blame the drivers, mechanics and their union for the strike. However the facts do not support that. The strike was call...

2009-01-17

City of Ottawa Does Not Believe It's Own Rhetoric – OC Transpo Strike

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Special Saturday Fifth Column The Amalgamated Transit Union has made a proposal that could end the OC Transpo strike almost immediately by ...

2009-01-16

Should Public Transit Be Declared An Essential Service

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As an environmentalist, I am inclined to say yes to that question because of the extensive environmental benefits provided by public transit...

2009-01-09

Solidarity Forever: It Is Time For OC Transpo to Negotiate in Good Faith

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In the late 1990s working conditions and morale at OC Transpo were such that it was described as a poisoned workplace, which culminated in t...

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2008-12-26

Larry O'Brien's Lies and the Tragic History Behind OC Transpo's Scheduling System

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This post is dedicated to the memory of Clare Davidson, Brian Guay, David Lemay, Harry Schoenmakers, and Pierre Lebrun, victims of the po...

2008-12-12

What's The Big Deal About OC Transpo Scheduling

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The OC Transpo strike is not about the money. If the proposed changes to the scheduling system were taken off the table the drivers and mech...

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2008-12-10

OC Transpo Union Chief - World's Worst Communicator

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Some of you may have thought it was Stéphane Dion, but as OC Transpo workers start a strike that will impact thousands of members of the pub...

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2008-04-29

Should the Right to Strike be Sacrosanct

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The labour movement has always held the Right to Strike to be sacrosanct. In reality though, the biggest gains made by workers have been gai...

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2008-04-26

TTC Strike - Special Weekend Fifth Column

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So what is going on here . The first factor to consider is why did the membership reject the tentative agreement, proving yet again, that de...

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rww: Kanata, Ontario, Canada; Richard W. Woodley was born in Sudbury, Ontario in 1950. He earned an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Laurentian University where he was the News Editor of the student newspaper Lambda and active in student politics. He was active in the New Democratic Party and Waffle in Sudbury and Kanata, as well as Kanata municipal politics. He was a member of the Bridlewood Residents Hydro Line Committee (BRHLC) and creator of the now archived Bridlewood Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs) Information Service. He worked on Parliament Hill for 33 years indexing the Debates of the House of Commons (Hansard) and it's committees. Richard has been an outdoorsperson and environmentalist for most of his life and a life long cyclist.

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