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2 Friday, November 24, 2023 brooklintowncrier.com Brooklin's Community Newspaper Proud to be a Brooklinite Since 2000. Published 24 times per year. Editor, Richard Bercuson 613-769-8629 • editorofbtc@gmail.com • Circulation 8000 • Delivery via Canada Post Locally owned and operated. A publication of Appletree Graphic Design Inc. We accept advertising in good faith but do not endorse advertisers nor advertisements. All editorial submissions are subject to editing. For advertising information, contact: Email: mulcahy42@rogers.com Next Issue: Friday, December 8, 2023 Deadline: Friday, December 1, 2023 Brooklin TOWN CRIER.com Monday - Thursday 9:00am-7:00pm Friday 9:00am-5:30pm Saturday 9:00am-5:00pm Sunday Closed Top Dollar for Your Trade 1201 Dundas St. East, Whitby SALES 905-668-5846 SERVICE 905-668-8871 PARTS 905-668-8853 ORDER YOUR PRE-OWNED CAR WITH US! SALES (905) 721-6599 SERVICE (905) 721-6588 PARTS (905) 721-6577 445 Winchester Road East, Brooklin Check out our Pre-Owned Inventory on our website! Hyundai Breakaway Sales Event. Swing by to take a practice shot on our Net in the showroom! Made for Those Who Drive Hockey!Made for Those Who Drive Hockey! Let's be clear. Strikes or labour action of any kind can be messy and sometimes even deadly. Workers want something and feel put upon when they don't get it, especially after long periods of inactivity. Management, many of whom used to be those very workers themselves, gets its dander up and often considers demands to be unreasonable. Meanwhile, those directly affected by a strike action are almost never happy, a universal truth. On two occasions as a teacher, we picketed government buildings and MPPs' offices. Once, it was a two-week lockout. We were not to interfere with the public and not to block entrances and exits to public buildings or malls. Marching with a placard aloft was unsettling enough. While we were ticked, we also knew the reality, that the public had little sympathy for teachers striking for wages or conditions. They would never consider doing what we did, managing and educating their children, yet many would not overtly support what we felt were manageable demands. Which brings me to the Whitby strike. I sympathized with the workers. At first, I didn't completely understand the issues until I read more, talked to a worker and realized that maybe they had a point. Of course, we all saw the impact it had on the town. Near me, an open trash bin in Less than half the picture: About the strike By Richard Bercuson continued on page 3