CANADIAN LABOUR EDMONTON:

SUPPORT NICK DREIGER:

Nick Dreiger is a shop steward for the Canadian Union Of Postal Workers (CUPW) in Edmonton Alberta and an organizer for the IWW. He was recently fired because of a number of charges related to either his union activities or his show of political support for the Occupy Edmonton encampment. The following is a solidarity campaign message from the Toronto IWW.

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Please support fired CUPW Steward & IWW Organizer
Posted by MoS ⋅ February 13, 2012

Reinstate postal worker shop steward.

Edmonton CUPW Shop Steward and IWW organizer Nick Drieger has been fired after many years of service at Canada Post. He was fired due to honking his horn at an action near Occupy Edmonton, who were not allowed on the university campus at the time.

His termination was based on

1.Attitude towards police.
2.A ticket for stunting (honking his horn).
3.Being out of his delivery area.
4.Activity on a wild cat strike when he was on vacation.
The plan for Tuesday February 14th is to fill their managers emails with letters of outrage over the conduct of firing this worker based on these charges.Thank you, solidarity, and lets fight to win. An injury to one is an injury to all.

Please begin sending emails and letters to the following people in response to Nick Driedger’s termination.

Wesam Haymour
Title:SPT TRANSPORTATION
Location: 9808 103 A AVE, T5J 2T6
Edmonton Alberta
Email: wesam.haymour@canadapost.postescanada.ca

Brenda Young
Title MGR SHIFT
Location:12135 149 ST, T5L 5H2
Edmonton Alberta
Email: brenda.young@canadapst.postescanada.ca

Robert Mccutcheon
Title DIR PLANT OPERATIONS
Location: 12135 149 ST T5L 5H2
Edmonton Alberta
Email: ben.mccutcheon@canadapost.postescanada.ca

Azam Bacchus
Title: OFFICER OF LABOUR RELATIONS
Location: 12135- 149 ST T5L 5H2
Edmonton Alberta
Email: azam.bacchus@canadapost.postescanada.ca

SAMPLE LETTER:

To: ________________

I am writing out of concern over the treatment of Shop Steward Nick Driedger, who has recently been dismissed. It is my understanding that Mr Nick Driedger advances the welfare and safety of his fellow workers in this role. It is hard to believe that someone as honest, positive, and hard working as Nick should be dismissed, especially in light of the charge discussed below.

Mr Nick Driedger has been accused of stunting, a charge of which he has not been found guilty. According to eyewitness testimony, he was merely honking his horn, which could only make him more visible as he drove through an area with many police and protesters. Also, according to eyewitnesses, he ceased after hearing shouting from the officers in question. The eyewitness testimony in his favour is substantial, and it is disturbing that Canada Post Corporation would find Nick Driedger guilty in advance of the verdict of a court of law.

I, ____________________ request that Nick Driedger be reinstated as a full time mail service courier with no harm to his seniority. I also request that any targeting of him due to his activities as a CUPW shop steward come to an immediate end.

CANADIAN LABOUR/CANADIAN ANARCHIST MOVEMENT-EDMONTON:

EDMONTON IWW LECTURE NEXT MONTH:

Coming next month, January 23, 2009, a lecture by Roy Adams, sponsored by the Edmonton IWW. Here's the announcement...

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Roy Adams Talk:
The Edmonton General Membership Branch of the Industrial Workers of the World is announcing a public talk by Roy J. Adams, Professor of Industrial Relations (Emeritus) at McMaster University. Roy will be speaking at the Ukrainian Centre, 11018 97 Street NW in Edmonton on January 23, 2009 at 7:30 PM.

Professor Adams is the author of over 150 professional publications and numerous popular works as well. A founder and current Steering Committee Chair of the Society for the Promotion of Human Rights in Employment whose mission is to promote awareness, understanding and respect for core labour rights as human rights, his current research focuses largely on the implications for Canada of international human rights developments. His 2006 book, Labour Left Out: Canada's Failure to Protect and Promote Collective Bargaining as a Human Right, presaged the Supreme Court's 2007 Health Services decision constitutionalizing collective bargaining. He is a frequent contributor on labour issues to the online magazine Straight Goods, as well as to Our Times and International Union Rights.

Roy's "passion is workers' rights and in particular the right to organize and bargain collectively and the failure of Canadian governments (including most certainly Alberta) to secure and effectively promote that right. I am keen on talking about that stuff to anyone who'll listen."

For more information please contact Steve Nixon 780.984.9070

CANADIAN ANARCHIST MOVEMENT-EDMONTON:

SEPTEMBER 2008 ISSUE OF 'THE WOBBLY DISPATCH' NOW ONLINE:

Speaking of Edmonton the Edmonton Branch of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) is one of the most dynamic branches in Canada. They publish a newsletter, 'The Wobbly Dispatch' and Volume 6, Issue 3 (September, 2008) is now available in a downloadable pdf format at their site. Stocked full of features and photos, this issue celebrates the 10th anniversary of the latest incarnation of the IWW in Edmonton. Here are some of the contents:

*Looking back and Working Forward: May Day, Edmonton and Struggle.

*Don't Mourn [Learn to] Organize! Recent and Upcoming Workshops.

*Stolen Sisters Walk.

*Ending Systemic Oppression of the Young.

*We Call it Freedom.

*On Leadership.

*Book Review: The Russian Revolution in Ukraine.

*View From the Basket.

Plus many shorts, photos, cartoons and much more. Drop on by for an interesting and inspiring read.