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Guest
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050917.wcourier0917/BNStory/Front/
'As traffic roared past the corner of York and Adelaide Streets one morning
this week, a debate raged on the sidewalk outside the Starbucks that has
become the latest hangout for Toronto's bicycle couriers. The crowd was
motley, to stay the least, with a cast of characters that ranged from a
young Lance Armstrong type to a silent stoner with rotting teeth and a bike
that looked like it had been assembled from cast-off parts.
'At issue was the biggest development ever to hit the courier community:
the possible unionization of Toronto's courier firms by the Canadian Union
of Postal Workers. Although the prospect of higher wages, paid vacation and
a dental plan might be expected to spark interest, few of the sidewalk
debaters seemed ready to embrace the idea of joining Big Labour.'
'As traffic roared past the corner of York and Adelaide Streets one morning
this week, a debate raged on the sidewalk outside the Starbucks that has
become the latest hangout for Toronto's bicycle couriers. The crowd was
motley, to stay the least, with a cast of characters that ranged from a
young Lance Armstrong type to a silent stoner with rotting teeth and a bike
that looked like it had been assembled from cast-off parts.
'At issue was the biggest development ever to hit the courier community:
the possible unionization of Toronto's courier firms by the Canadian Union
of Postal Workers. Although the prospect of higher wages, paid vacation and
a dental plan might be expected to spark interest, few of the sidewalk
debaters seemed ready to embrace the idea of joining Big Labour.'
