Posted on: March 14, 2008  @ 10:00

Moya Greene Sees Red – Gives Notice under Libel and Slander Act

I thought it would be prudent to let members know that I have received a letter from Torys, a law firm acting on behalf of Moya Greene. The letter gives me and CUPW notice “under the Libel and Slander Act…that the posting entitled “Tim Hortons Goes Greene” on the CUPW website, is defamatory of Ms. Greene.”

Ms. Greene’s lawyers have asked the union to “remove the posting from the website and to desist from any further dissemination of this material.”

I really don’t see why anyone would think that my “Tim Hortons Goes Greene” blog posting is libellous or slanderous.

Social satire? Yes.

A legitimate critique of the activities of a public sector official? Perhaps.

A perfectly understandable response to a number of workplace issues? Absolutely.

But libel and slander? No

You can read the blog for yourself. It is reprinted below.

The union has no intention of taking it down.

 

 

Posted on: February 25, 2008 @ 15:40

Tim Hortons goes Greene

Maintaining a quality public post office is a full time job. At least it should be. So how does the president and CEO have the time to take on a part time job with Tim Hortons? And why would she?

Seriously, she won’t actually be behind the counter handing out coffee and crullers and encouraging folks to roll up the rim to win. But Moya Greene, Canada Post president and CEO has recently been appointed to the Board of Directors of Tim Hortons. I would have thought that the Canada Post CEO would have more than enough work to keep her busy managing a multi billion dollar corporation that employs over 65,000 people and provides postal service to over 30 million customers. I would have also thought that she was pretty well paid and wouldn’t have to moonlight.

Actually, I’m pretty sure her salary is more than adequate and that her workload keeps her gainfully employed much more than eight hours a day, five days a week. So why would she agree to sit on the Tim Hortons board? Inquiring minds want to know. And CUPW members have a few ideas. I’ve gotten a flurry of emails from postal workers expressing a number of theories. I’ve culled through them and here are my favourite top ten reasons why the president and CEO of Canada Post Corporation accepted a position on the Tim Hortons Board of Directors.

10. So she (or her driver) doesn’t have to get in line to get her morning coffee.

9. So she can reduce the corporation’s employee engagement budget with her employee discount on donuts.

8. So every CPC workplace can have their own Tim Horton's (like Toronto’s gateway plant and CPC headquarters).

7. So all letter carriers can have their meal on route at Tim’s (rumour has it there’s a national agreement between Tim Hortons and CPC to do just that).

6. So she can get tips on how to better franchise Canada Post.

5. So she can put postal franchises in all Tim Horton's outlets (or Tim Horton’s franchises in the few remaining corporate retail outlets).

4. So she can get ideas for spiffy new retail clerk uniforms.

3. So she can borrow Tim Horton’s temporary workers to staff vacant RSMC routes in Alberta.

2. So she can deregulate the donut industry.

1. So she can continue to give crumbs (or Timbits) to RSMC members in negotiations.

 

 

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