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Ld L = 30 -- Scugog Citizen -- Tuesday, ApFil 30, 1996 ¢ . .- aA ; - Public services - stop and think about it. They're a vital part of our communities here in Victoria County. Services which You know you can count on, because they're brought to you by public employees who, in man are your neighbours and friends. But now those services are being threatened by your local elected officials. Rh . r- Victoria County out of sync In the current round of contract talks with.three CUPE locals, county negotiatiors have tabled massive takeaways which could result.in service reductions and job losses. All this while other local gov- . ernments in the region are managing to get agreements with no such-concessions. Some public employees are even getting modest wage increases this year. _ Meanwhile, after three years of wage: rollbacks under the Social Contract, Victoria. County ponent are now facing a long list of concessions - everythirig from pay rates to overtime provisions. Your county inside and outside workers and employees of Victoria Manor would like you to know that we are not the ones making unreasonable demands during this round of contract talks. As a taxpaying | resident of Victoria Cqunty, ask yourself... if other local governmentsin the region can get signed agree- ments with no such drastic cuts to services and jobs, whyan't Victoria County? «~~ PR wo A message from Locals 855, . the Canadi * Union of Publi Employees 855 9 and 1167 \ --- t 0