Tuesday, September 13, 2005
CBC 74: Will Fred and Krista be sacrificial lambs?
Chatter emerging from inside the Toronto Broadcast Centre seems to indicate that there may be an uncertain future for Fred Mattocks and Krista Harris, as a result of the infamous memo about how to treat picketers.
The key phrase was:
CBC, of course, later backed down on those recommendations.
Some inside speculation is asking: if Mattocks and Harris are the focus of employee hostility, how can they function in their roles as operations managers once there is a return to work? The speculation is asking: Will they be asked to fall on their swords to ensure some harmony?
There are also those inside who are asking: "Were they [Fred and Krista] just following orders?" After all, the memo was a summary of a conference call where other managers took part. From this side it appears those insiders want responsiblity for the memo placed on the bigger desks; that there is even more substance to the speculation that senior management did expect a quick and easy victory, that senior management expected picketers would be quickly demoralized if their lives were made as miserable as possible.
Since I wrote my Master's Thesis on Command Responsibility, the answer is that the president of the corporation, Robert Rabinovitch, and Richard Stursberg and Jane Chalmers as those directly in charge of English television and radio, are ultimately responsible for the lockout itself and any resulting actions.
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5:54 PM posted by Robin Rowland
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Chatter emerging from inside the Toronto Broadcast Centre seems to indicate that there may be an uncertain future for Fred Mattocks and Krista Harris, as a result of the infamous memo about how to treat picketers.
The key phrase was:
there should be no other managers or other non-CMG staff visiting the line, nor should there be any attempts to "improve the mood" on the line, by providing food or drink, for example. It's very important, if there is a lock-out, that we bring a quick resolution to the work stoppage. A quick resolution will be helped by picketers focussing on the reality of their situation. Making things more comfortable for the picketers does not support this goal.
CBC, of course, later backed down on those recommendations.
Some inside speculation is asking: if Mattocks and Harris are the focus of employee hostility, how can they function in their roles as operations managers once there is a return to work? The speculation is asking: Will they be asked to fall on their swords to ensure some harmony?
There are also those inside who are asking: "Were they [Fred and Krista] just following orders?" After all, the memo was a summary of a conference call where other managers took part. From this side it appears those insiders want responsiblity for the memo placed on the bigger desks; that there is even more substance to the speculation that senior management did expect a quick and easy victory, that senior management expected picketers would be quickly demoralized if their lives were made as miserable as possible.
Since I wrote my Master's Thesis on Command Responsibility, the answer is that the president of the corporation, Robert Rabinovitch, and Richard Stursberg and Jane Chalmers as those directly in charge of English television and radio, are ultimately responsible for the lockout itself and any resulting actions.
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5:54 PM posted by Robin Rowland
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