http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/01/28/rue-frontenac-launches/ Can you think of a better name? Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:19:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/01/28/rue-frontenac-launches/comment-page-1/#comment-60591 Martin Patriquin Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:38:57 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=3886#comment-60591 They 'choose' to do so because they if they didn't, they wouldn't have any benefits (strike pay, for example) and wouldn't likely be asked to return once whatever work action is over. They aren't unionized; ergo, the union doesn't offer them any protection. For people who make their living by freelancing (hint: it's not Martin Brodeur or Jacques Demers), this is a pretty good way to go broke. They 'choose' to do so because they if they didn't, they wouldn't have any benefits (strike pay, for example) and wouldn't likely be asked to return once whatever work action is over. They aren't unionized; ergo, the union doesn't offer them any protection. For people who make their living by freelancing (hint: it's not Martin Brodeur or Jacques Demers), this is a pretty good way to go broke.

]]> http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/01/28/rue-frontenac-launches/comment-page-1/#comment-60496 Fagstein Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:50:28 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=3886#comment-60496 I don't use the term literally. But it's faster to write than "freelancer who has chosen to cross the picket line in order to continue contributing" I don't use the term literally. But it's faster to write than "freelancer who has chosen to cross the picket line in order to continue contributing"

]]> http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/01/28/rue-frontenac-launches/comment-page-1/#comment-60485 Martin Patriquin Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:39:52 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=3886#comment-60485 What on earth is a 'freelance scab'? Seriously, that makes no sense. If you are a freelancer who has been working for a publication before a strike/lockout, you are by definition not a scab. What on earth is a 'freelance scab'? Seriously, that makes no sense. If you are a freelancer who has been working for a publication before a strike/lockout, you are by definition not a scab.

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