VANCOUVER - Boat show hit by strike :-(
 

For those of you wanting to attend the Vancouver, BC boat show, at BC Place
Stadium, it could be canceled :-(

http://vancouver.cbc.ca/regional/ser...t-show20050207

It's a great show, if anyone can attend it. And well worth the admission
cost. Hopefully, it will still go ahead.

The article says:

Waddell said that the recreational boating industry generates
approximately $1.4 billion annually for the B.C. economy, and
employs nearly 15,000 full-time workers. She said the show
is important because B.C.'s boating industry is spread throughout
the province. "They come from all over to view products and
see dealers, who are all in one place."

oh well, maybe if the city starts sharing all that money with the people who
actually work at the show, they won't have this problem.



"none" wrote in message
...
For those of you wanting to attend the Vancouver, BC boat show, at BC
Place
Stadium, it could be canceled :-(


http://vancouver.cbc.ca/regional/ser...t-show20050207

It's a great show, if anyone can attend it. And well worth the admission
cost. Hopefully, it will still go ahead.

The article says:

Waddell said that the recreational boating industry generates
approximately $1.4 billion annually for the B.C. economy, and
employs nearly 15,000 full-time workers. She said the show
is important because B.C.'s boating industry is spread throughout
the province. "They come from all over to view products and
see dealers, who are all in one place."

That would be too bad.

But who do those layabout stadium workers think they are, anyway?
Demanding 2% annual wage increases? Of all the nerve.

(Want to keep the union out of the workplace? Foster a working
environment where the union would be unneccesary).

You have to be a bit empathetic with workers earning 9-10 USD an hour
and hoping to merely keep abreast of inflation. Quite a bit different
than the boat shows that unions screwed up on the east coast- there
were some shows at one time where as an exhibitor you were prohibited
from unpacking and setting up your own display.......(had to call in a
$100 minimum Teamster). Once you had your booth erected, you were
required to pay a member of the electrician's union a minimum amount
(probably $75-100) to "connect exhibit to stadium grid"........IOW,
plug in your extension cord.

The BC thing sounds like its the actual stadium folks- ushers, ticket
takers, janitors, etc.....asking for a 2% raise.

wrote in message
oups.com...
That would be too bad.

But who do those layabout stadium workers think they are, anyway?
Demanding 2% annual wage increases? Of all the nerve.

(Want to keep the union out of the workplace? Foster a working
environment where the union would be unneccesary).

You have to be a bit empathetic with workers earning 9-10 USD an hour
and hoping to merely keep abreast of inflation.

Remember who's site you were reading... they aren't telling the whole story.
And their salary average included PART TIME workers. Want to bet the
full-time semi-skilled aren't earning *significantly* more? And this is
socialist Canada, eh? No health care costs... government takes care of you.

Quite a bit different
than the boat shows that unions screwed up on the east coast- there
were some shows at one time where as an exhibitor you were prohibited
from unpacking and setting up your own display.......(had to call in a
$100 minimum Teamster). Once you had your booth erected, you were
required to pay a member of the electrician's union a minimum amount
(probably $75-100) to "connect exhibit to stadium grid"........IOW,
plug in your extension cord.

Yep... our good old unions. Any wonder why our jobs are moving overseas?

But hey... an unskilled factory worker can afford private school for the
kids, 4WD SUV and minivan, boat, big house and TV, etc... all on barely
managing to graduate high school. What a deal.

"hkrause" wrote in message
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Jack Goff wrote:

But hey... an unskilled factory worker can afford private school for the
kids, 4WD SUV and minivan, boat, big house and TV, etc... all on barely
managing to graduate high school. What a deal.

Well, Jackoff, stick to it, and maybe you'll be able to get that
unskilled factory job in a few years.

Well, to paraphrase one of your lib friends... Krause, I see that you still
don't have the mental capacity to post like
an adult, and, because of your failure in life, must resort to childish name
calling. Grow up.

Since you two are lock-steps libs, I'm sure you have no argument with that,
eh?

"hkrause" wrote in message
Well, Jackoff, stick to it, and maybe you'll be able to get that
unskilled factory job in a few years.

First he'd have to graduate high school.

"hkrause" wrote in message
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Don White wrote:
"hkrause" wrote in message

Well, Jackoff, stick to it, and maybe you'll be able to get that
unskilled factory job in a few years.


First he'd have to graduate high school.


Actually, he'd have to change his name first. Think about a guy named
Jackoff working among people who work for a living.

Great... it couldn't be a union shop then, huh?

"Don White" wrote in message
...

"hkrause" wrote in message
Well, Jackoff, stick to it, and maybe you'll be able to get that
unskilled factory job in a few years.

First he'd have to graduate high school.

How sweet... Harry's alter ego, little Donny, chimes in.

It's tough having to play the straight guy, huh, Don?

"'''' has infinite patience and many interesting ways to offer up
payback."''''''



krause,, you are a coward and an unethical liar that lacks integrity,,,

Calling my IP provider like you did with all your lies was a good one,,,
trying to convince them that I am threatening your life,,,lol,,, that is a
good one,,, trying to convince them that I am hacking into your computer to
gain your ID ,, that is a good one,,, actually krause it confirms the
accuracy of my thoughts,,, Trying to convince my IP provider that I
manipulated my TCIP and IP to reflect yours,,, lol,,, oo,, that is also a
good one,,,

krause,, you are an unethical liar,,, lacking integrity,, you make the
regular liar look good,, you lack integrity krause,,,coward,,, back shooting
coward,,, suck,,,

lol,,, krause,,, the proof that you are a liar is stacking higher,,, ever
get the feeling that your puppets are simply baiting you?? lol,,, ever get
the feeling that it is you who is the pu ppet?








"hkrause" wrote in message
news:1107830369.381bf49ae10e2437552c2ec43baec719@t eranews...
Jack Goff wrote:

But hey... an unskilled factory worker can afford private school for the
kids, 4WD SUV and minivan, boat, big house and TV, etc... all on barely
managing to graduate high school. What a deal.

Well, Jackoff, stick to it, and maybe you'll be able to get that unskilled
factory job in a few years.

On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 17:09:59 -0800, "none" wrote:

For those of you wanting to attend the Vancouver, BC boat show, at BC Place
Stadium, it could be canceled :-(

http://vancouver.cbc.ca/regional/ser...t-show20050207

It's a great show, if anyone can attend it. And well worth the admission
cost. Hopefully, it will still go ahead.

The article says:

Waddell said that the recreational boating industry generates
approximately $1.4 billion annually for the B.C. economy, and
employs nearly 15,000 full-time workers. She said the show
is important because B.C.'s boating industry is spread throughout
the province. "They come from all over to view products and
see dealers, who are all in one place."

I hold a dual citizenship (US and Canada) and have some very high-up
boating friends up there. Ill make a few calls, and see what I can do.