The latest
attack on public sector unions by the McGuinty government has far
less to do with government sorting out budget issues and more to do
with ensuring that corporate dollars will flow to the provincial
liberals in the 2011 election.
McGuinty's cowardice towards putting the citizens of Ontario first is the equivalent of Harris' venomous frontal attack on the same people.
These activities are easily hidden behind the attack on public
sector unions as sadly and incorrectly people in public sector
unions are portrayed as somehow unworthy of the benefits that have
only been derived through decades of hard fought collective
bargaining done within the confines of such legislation as the
labour relations act.
McGuinty and Harris the 2nd, Hudak, should stop hiding their pandering and catering to business by trying to make themselves seem somehow noble by hammering public sector union members.
If these same governments realized that wealth is in the hands of
the people they would turn every legislative initiative on its
respective head and make only trade deals that keep manufacturing,
resource and high tech jobs in Ontario while vigorously supporting
our public services and public sector workers. Hot on this, would be
encouraging people to unionize to ensure that wealth is shared and
to enforce regulations that protect people and jobs ahead of
corporate coffers.
It may be time for the people of Ontario to revisit the election
paradigms of the past and vote for not only a socially responsible
change in 2011, but a change in the representation format such that
we will finally elect a government that is elected by a true
majority.
Dave Trumble
President
Grey-Bruce
Labour Council
