Are Unifor Members, CompulsoryUnion Dues,
Paying for Their Union Chief’s Politics?
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August 20, 2019 4:46 pm
Unifor head tells union’s media members he hears concerns about Tory-bashing but won’t stop
Amanda
Connolly
National Online Journalist (Politics) Global NewsNational
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“I have heard from some members in the media sector,
in particular journalists, who do not like our union’s involvement in politics. I am writing as a courtesy to share with you our
plans to aggressively fight to stop a wave of anti-worker conservatives from
taking away our rights and your jobs,” Dias wrote.
“We do not tell members how to vote but I will be
speaking out against the Conservative Party.”...
Its not the first time Dias
has rejected concerns that his rhetoric hurts the journalists he is supposed to
represent.
He brushed off questions
about those concerns earlier this year during an interview on Global’s The West
Block, telling host Mercedes Stephenson that he is entitled to say whatever he
wants.
“The whole argument is about journalistic integrity.
It’s about free speech. I’m entitled to my free speech just like everyone
else,” he said....
Journalists have a
professional responsibility not to be involved in activities that could create
the perception of a conflict of interest.
For those covering politics, that is generally
accepted to mean they refrain from engaging in partisan rhetoric or being a
member of a political party.... (emphasis
added)
[read more at link below]
https://globalnews.ca/news/5789602/unifor-media-members-rhetoric-concerns/
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Stephen J. Gray
August 21, 2019.
