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OPSEU/SEFPO
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 24, 2002 18:00
Stay away from Algonquin Park this weekend, union advises
TORONTO - The union representing striking Ontario Public Service employees is asking people to stay away from Algonquin Park this weekend.
"The workers who would normally be managing, protecting, and sustaining the natural beauty of Algonquin Park are on strike," said Leah Casselman, president of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union. "They have not been on the job to make the park ready to accept 10,000 visitors. It is not business as usual. There is no way visits to the Park can be as safe and enjoyable as they would normally be. We抮e asking visitors to treat the Park as closed until our strike is over."
The park had been scheduled to open for trout season this weekend.
OPSEU members at Algonquin Park work as Conservation Officers, Wardens, Canoe Rangers, Planners, Biologists, support staff, maintenance staff, and resource and compliance monitoring technicians. They and their supporters will set up picket lines at locations throughout the park this weekend, beginning on Thursday morning.
"Our members want this strike over as quickly as possible so we can go back to doing what we do best, which is using our expertise to serve the public," said Casselman. "That can抰 happen until this government recognizes the value of the dedicated people who look after wonderful Ontario resources like Algonquin Park."
Ontarians can help return Park services to normal by contacting Ontario Premier Ernie Eves and urging him to take a direct role in negotiating a quick end to the strike, said Casselman.
"Eves has been saying he抯 a Premier who listens and acts," she said. "That抯 good. That抯 exactly what we want him to do."
The strike by 45,000 direct government employees began March 13.更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
OPSEU/SEFPO
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 24, 2002 18:00
Stay away from Algonquin Park this weekend, union advises
TORONTO - The union representing striking Ontario Public Service employees is asking people to stay away from Algonquin Park this weekend.
"The workers who would normally be managing, protecting, and sustaining the natural beauty of Algonquin Park are on strike," said Leah Casselman, president of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union. "They have not been on the job to make the park ready to accept 10,000 visitors. It is not business as usual. There is no way visits to the Park can be as safe and enjoyable as they would normally be. We抮e asking visitors to treat the Park as closed until our strike is over."
The park had been scheduled to open for trout season this weekend.
OPSEU members at Algonquin Park work as Conservation Officers, Wardens, Canoe Rangers, Planners, Biologists, support staff, maintenance staff, and resource and compliance monitoring technicians. They and their supporters will set up picket lines at locations throughout the park this weekend, beginning on Thursday morning.
"Our members want this strike over as quickly as possible so we can go back to doing what we do best, which is using our expertise to serve the public," said Casselman. "That can抰 happen until this government recognizes the value of the dedicated people who look after wonderful Ontario resources like Algonquin Park."
Ontarians can help return Park services to normal by contacting Ontario Premier Ernie Eves and urging him to take a direct role in negotiating a quick end to the strike, said Casselman.
"Eves has been saying he抯 a Premier who listens and acts," she said. "That抯 good. That抯 exactly what we want him to do."
The strike by 45,000 direct government employees began March 13.更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net