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“No it’s not what we wanted to hear. I think it’s wrongheaded think- ing. It’s the corporate agen ,” said OPSEU Local 245 president Jay Jackson for Sheridan’s suppon stafi. Local union representatives voiced concerns about job loss, cuts already made and affects of further cuts on the community - reduced hos- pital bed numbers, rising enrolment but fewer available spaces at commu‘ nity colleges and reduced support for mental health patients integrated into the community. “If we don’t do something now, we’ll be in real trouble two years down the road,” he told the group. “I represent everybody. I have to do what I think is right. We have to get costs down, government is too big and the costs are too large. It may or may not be popular, but what the people who elected me to do was to make the tough decisions. I fimfly believe this province will be finished if we don’t make those tough deci- sions,” said Carr. Carr said the PCs will propose amendments that may quell some union concerns. His third reading vote will depend on those amendments’ success. They represented nearly 2,000 academic and support staff of Sheridan College, Syl Apps Youth Detention Centre, Halton Support Services and Oaklands Regional Centre union employees - wanted to The Social Contract Act steps in to legislate - with an Auglst 1st deadline - where provincial govemment/public sector union negotiations fell short That’s what the Tory MPP told eight local Ontario Public Sector Employees Union (OPSEU) repre- sentatives at his oflice Friday. By ANGELA BLACKBURN Oakville Beaver Stajf r akville South MPP Gary Carr will support Premier Bob M Rae’s Social Contract Act on second reading - or in principle. Carr will back NDP on Social Contract Jackson and Local 245 vice-presi- Carr said he supports the local ser- vices provided but said, “We are bankrupt.” He spoke about cheques bouncing if the province loses on credit ratings associated with intema- tional bond ratings - something Jackson said can be interpreted dif- ferent ways. Asked about general public sup- port for the Social Contract, Walters said, “We are part of the general pub- lic. We are taxpayers giving service to a lot of people. I work with their children. We have as much of a right to have our rights upheld in terms of collective agreements as anyone else.” Carr said he agrees with the prin- ciple of the Social Contract Act, but not the implementation strategy. He said amendment proposals could include a freeze on hiring with con- tracts respected until they open for renegotiation. He suggested attrition could accomplish a lot The union representatives asked why their members should be asked â€" even forced -_to pay for out of control government costs, what would hap- pen to service levels within commu- nities and why they should see their jobs lost or wages rolled back and pension funds slashed by reopening of the collective agreement process. “If we stand here and don’t do something, in two years the cuts will be deeper and harder. Nobody likes to do it, but I will be supporting it (the act) in second reading,” he said. “You would be getting let off good companed to the private sector,” said Carr. dent Libby Walters also disagreed with Carr that services other than education and health care should be privatized to reduce government costs. Some demonstrators wore tâ€"shirts reading “Your Public Service, You Can’t Afford to Lose Them,” and buttons proclaiming, “Trash the Corporate Agenda”, “Whose Job’s Next?”, “Let’s Get Ontario Working” and, “Pink Slip Floyd.” “Why would an NDP government The MPP also suggested employ- ees may be the ones to know where waste exists and'where cuts can be be doing this if they didn’t think there’s a problem?” Carr asked. Walters said the government is looking only at one strategy. “There are other ways like slicing through the thickness of management.” Rowling's more fun If there's more than one Try it and see Bring two fiends or three _H§EVE1FHEEGANEWITHEA<31â€"l§GAVESPAIDFDHtaOOunâ€"QOOMWFFEIWHHTHISCDUPCN Photo of Manul'rfe Ride for Heart 1993 National Series: Vancouver, May 16; Kitchener-Waterloo] June 6. 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