STM suspends maintenance union chief
The STM has suspended Gleason Frenette, head of its maintenance union. No specific problem is mentioned, but (and this is starting to sound like a refrain) intimidation and “verbal violence” are alluded to.
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Chris 11:29 on 2020-01-28 Permalink
Words are not violence. Words can be hurtful, etc. but they aren’t violence. This modern phrasing diminishes real violence.
Ian 13:49 on 2020-01-29 Permalink
Huh interesting, I was wondering if thee was anyone left who wasn’t aware of the seriousness of bullying and intimidation as forms of mental abuse, but now I know. FWIW it also falls under federal laws against criminal harassment. https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-46/section-264.html
Chris 22:37 on 2020-01-29 Permalink
Ian, not sure your point there. Those things are bad to be sure, but aren’t violence either. Not everything bad is violent.