Disillusioned by anti-Union knee-jerk remarks. These are people fighting to keep rights not new ones. Complaining that the current union protest is preventing people from working by marching on four streets surrounding a single block for two days now; anyone tried getting around the city without hitting a construction obstacle that have been causing problems all summer? It’s also hard for a union to negotiate a contract when an employer won’t talk, how can you blame a union from protesting when their rights are unilaterally legislated away, leaving the employer free to ignore any requests to talk. Critics are outraged by the salary of one union member while ignoring management salaries up to 10 x that of union members. How many VPs does one agency need? I’m amazed that consolidating a bunch of top heavy agencies into one would result in a mere $5 million in savings; obviously the savings will be realized by removing front line positions instead of reducing the number of high paying plum titled positions. I wonder how many VP Agency Consolidation, VP Process Amalgamation, VP Executive Compensation, VP Management Remuneration, VP Management Position Retention, VP Whatever Title Required for a 6 Figure Salary, or VP Position to be Determined Later the amalgamated agency will have? Unions are one of the last large organizations that can speak out for regular Nova Scotians. Unions are an essential voice in holding governments accountable. When the Unions’ last rights are legislated away and it loses its voice to speak up for Nova Scotians, who will people turn to. —Pork Barrel Pillager