Tuesday, April 28, 2009

CUPE Honcho Sid Ryan Back in Windsor

Sid Ryan is back.

The President of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (Ontario) is back in Windsor helping striking City of Windsor employees. Uhhhhhhhhh I don't think so!!

In a recent post I strongly suggested to City Hall workers to keep Sid at home.

Ask yourself, why is Sid spending so much time in Windsor?? It can't be because he loves Windsor, nobody believes that!!!!!!!!

He is in Windsor to block the wedge. If striking employees in Windsor have to give up stuff, very important stuff, like benefits and salary hikes, what would happen to municipal employees in lesser towns?? Hey, Sid's job is on the line. And if he has to keep every city of Windsor employee on strike for weeks or months to protect his backside, it will be done. Amen and Amen.

Again, unlike Gord Henderson, and shame on him, I take no position on this strike. I am just a pragmatist watching how city hall employees are being used and abused.

Dear City Hall Employees:

You do good work and you are very much needed. Don't pay any attention to Gord Henderson's bullcrap. However right now politics is not in your favour. Global financial meltdown, auto meltdown, stimulus spending that is not working, big deficits coming, new tax hikes coming (just look at Tecumseh), swine flu, etc. etc. And last but not least, probably even Alan Halberstdat has tested the political winds and can't risk supporting you. Although in the end he will say he did!! That's our Alan!

This is just not Fair Play.

Cut the best deal you can and get back to work. Let Sid Ryan use some other folks as his fodder!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yours truly,

Fair Play Blog