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Kathleen Wynne is no Ronald Reagan


The similarities between the 1981 air traffic controllers' union issues in the United States and today's school union officials are so very similar.
The negotiations however are not even close.
In 1981, the 11,000 U.S. air traffic controllers went on an illegal strike demanding their work week be cut to 32 hours and an annual increase of $10,000 (sounds like the current school board issues to me).
So, then president Ronald Reagan, who was very fair, but firm when he needed to be, fired all those who didn't stop all the illegal nonsense and return to work immediately. And yes, all issues were resolved overnight.
Here in Ontario, we just saw our fearless premier try to make us believe she is getting firm by threatening the unions with ultimatums: “Get to work, or loose your pay.”
Whatever Kathleen? Who wrote your script? The unions?
We just learned how you paid almost $4 million to these same unions for any out of pocket money they may have had during the current negotiations and work to rule actions. How much are you paying for all the families that had extra costs when you allowed the schools to upset everyone's day-to-day lives, day cares, etc., etc.?
I thought so — nothing.
Kathleen, you can't be trusted by most people in this province because you don't listen to the voice of the majority. You always choose to go it your way, and usually the unpopular and not financially responsible way.
You claim in a TV add that you don't want to leave a bad legacy for your grandchildren by not doing what is needed. Well how about the legacy of being the first premier (running a very close second is your predecessor) to take Canada's financial engine and heart, Ontario, and running it into chapter 11? That is what you are doing. Good legacy.
Even Bob Rae and his NDP ways were not as damaging to this amazing province as you are now.
Don't sell anything. Put away your cheque book, and fix everything and finance it with all the new found money you will have by paying all those on the public payroll a fair wage.
Brian Perras,
Caledon
PS — I know many teachers and they all love their job and they also are very angry with the way the union leaders are dragging them through the mud and looking so very unprofessional.
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