Sam’s Strike?
I noticed the picketers in the recent civic strike have changed their placards to read ‘Sam’s Strike’ rather than ‘on strike’. I wonder what they hope to accomplish with this latest tactic. It seems a personal attack to me. They negotiate with the GVRD, not the mayor.
Yes the mayor did give 3 instructions to the GVRD which could be seen as overstepping however he’s the one who has to make any new budget work so I don’t think it unreasonable for him to set certain limits. The first two, completely reasonable, directions I’ve discussed previously in my blog: that the contract not end right before the Olympics or during a municipal election.
The 3rd instruction was to pursue a 5 year deal analogous to what other municipalities have done as a possible solution to the impasse.
So they’re attacking the guy who’s trying to save the city from labour strife on the world stage, keep the issue from becoming politicized, and suggesting possible solutions that have worked elsewhere.
I have to admit when Sam won the election I wondered if anyone would have the balls to attack the man in the wheelchair. I’m not saying he deserves a free pass because of his disability but attacking him could be a PR nightmare.
