Tawnos
A guy with a bass
http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?id=113552
"However, Quebec labour ministry spokeswoman Michele Poirot says NHL players aren't covered under the province's labour code. Ditto in B.C., where the NHLPA isn't certified as a union, says provincial labour ministry spokesman Graham Currie."
OK, scabs in BC is not a problem. Because the NHLPA isn't recognized as a union there. Nor is it recognized as a union in Quebec. However, it IS recognized as a union everywhere in the United States and apparantly in Ontario and Alberta as well. Ironic that the two provinces in which replacements are illegal, the NHLPA isn't recognized as a union. Iconoclast is completely wrong though, the NHLPA is a real union.
Either way, back to the main topic. Snider, Illitch, Stanley Kroenke (Avs), Tom Hicks (Stars), MLS&E.. no way are these guys for replacement players. I'd be surprised if James Dolan (Rangers) was as well, given that he's in the media and knows that the American media is going to destroy the NHL if they go to replacements. The media is an element people forget about.
"However, Quebec labour ministry spokeswoman Michele Poirot says NHL players aren't covered under the province's labour code. Ditto in B.C., where the NHLPA isn't certified as a union, says provincial labour ministry spokesman Graham Currie."
OK, scabs in BC is not a problem. Because the NHLPA isn't recognized as a union there. Nor is it recognized as a union in Quebec. However, it IS recognized as a union everywhere in the United States and apparantly in Ontario and Alberta as well. Ironic that the two provinces in which replacements are illegal, the NHLPA isn't recognized as a union. Iconoclast is completely wrong though, the NHLPA is a real union.
Either way, back to the main topic. Snider, Illitch, Stanley Kroenke (Avs), Tom Hicks (Stars), MLS&E.. no way are these guys for replacement players. I'd be surprised if James Dolan (Rangers) was as well, given that he's in the media and knows that the American media is going to destroy the NHL if they go to replacements. The media is an element people forget about.