
	Thursday September 9, 2010

You Can Count Me In

Why should I support the campaign being launched by the Budget Impact Committee of my union?

Although budget cuts often lead sooner or later to job losses, a normal human reaction on the part of someone caught up in their daily lives is to think that their name will not come up and they will not be affected.

Governments like Multi National Corporations are trying to do more with less and the result is always deterioration in services to the public, to clients or to workers. These budget cuts are not going to reduce our taxes or raise our salaries.

The loss of one’s job is a grievous event. The impact ripples through the household, the workplace and the community. Families fall prey to the economic demons of day to day life. The workplace is impacted as the survivors fear further job losses, maybe their own. Stress builds as morale and wellness erode. We are all vulnerable to this evil that is beyond our individual control.

In solidarity we can fight this evil. Our union has organized and instituted a campaign to counteract proposed job cuts. The Budget Impact Campaign is alive and well. Our efforts to date have successfully stopped the proposed cuts at the Cash Counter. Much more remains to be accomplished.

I will wear the button; “You’ll miss us when we’re gone! 2006.”
I will help handout pamphlets and brochures.
I will educate my family, my friends and my neighbours about the proposed job cuts and the terrible consequences.
I will sign the online petition.
I will support my Union.

By supporting our Union’s Campaign, we support our fellow Sisters and Brothers.

CAN WE COUNT ON YOU ?

Denis Lalancette, 2nd National VP UTE

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