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Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) locals in Windsor blanketed residents of that city with more than just good wishes when they and other unions sent out seasons greetings cards pointing out that service cuts that will occur with the city’s proposed budget for 2008.
Sporting smiling municipal employees in a Christmas setting, the cards were sent to every Windsor resident courtesy of CUPE 543 inside workers, CUPE 82 outside workers and CUPE 2067 library workers in cooperation with other unions. The card asks residents to call the Mayor and their city councillor about the service reductions, and provides the appropriate telephone numbers to make calling easier.
There is no doubt that the city is going to be reducing services with a proposed tax increase of just .95 per cent in the coming year, says Mark McArthur, President of CUPE 543. We know that if this budget passes, there will be layoffs as well.
McArthur said the CUPE locals, along with Windsor bus drivers, firefighters, utility workers and the Civic Association of Non-Union Employees, came together because the public wasn’t paying enough attention to the issue. Local media had gotten the idea that municipal workers should make concessions to help out the city. Our message is that if you don’t pay taxes, you’re not going to have services, added McArthur.
CUPE 82 President Bob Farough took the actual photo that graced the cover of the greeting card. CUPE library workers led by President Doug McNeil also helped drive the card campaign.
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