I haven't heard one union say anything of the sort. Right now they're just trying to avoid losing their hard-fought gains made over the years.
In most cases governments aren't actually rolling back wages, they're being sneaky about it: Hiring part time workers (to which the collective agreements don't apply) so they don't have to give benefits or job security. Contracting out services to non-union companies. "Laying off" union employees then hiring them back as contract workers (again no benefits or job security). More and more government services are being declared "essential services" thus losing their right to strike. As these attacks against wage earners continue, we hear of CEOs of government corporations making seven-figure salaries. We hear of huge waste and corruption within some departments and government corporations that goes unchecked for years. Yet when it's "belt tightening time" it's always labour they go after. That, I think, is what these unions are protesting. I'm sure they don't want an increase in government spending any more than anyone else. Cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: "Daniel J. Matyola" <danmaty...@gmail.com> Sent: May 14, 2012 5/14/12 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> Subject: Re: PESO - Solidarity, Brother Yes indeed, endless and limitless government spending is the solution to everything! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 11:54 AM, frank theriault <knarftheria...@gmail.com> wrote: > The weekend before May Day unionized government workers from around > the province rallied here in Toronto at Queen's Park (the legislature > buildings) against proposed government cutbacks. Got loads of photos, > but this was the best of them: > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/05/solidarity-brother.html > > Wouldn't want to argue with these fellows about austerity measures... > > ;-) > > Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. > > cheers, > frank > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
