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Using YouTube to alert British Columbia citizens to the Campbell government's devastating cuts to public services.
Vancouver (21 Dec. 2009) - The British Columbia Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU/NUPGE) has found a creative way to draw seasonal attention to the devastating cuts in public services announced recently while lavishing spending on the upcoming Olympics.
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"In the months before Christmas, the Liberals did all this," begins the video, entitled The Twelve Cuts of Xmas. Then it goes on - with BCGEU members singing each line in turn - to itemize how widespread and serious the cuts are for British Columbians and for the workers who provide them to the public. This is the list:
- Slashed admin workers.
- Closed detox centres.
- Cuts to arts and culture.
- Increased our workload.
- Laid off lots of counsellors.
- Fewer forest workers.
- Still eight bucks an hour.
- Look at those FIVE GOLDEN RINGS!
- Shut down crisis lines.
- Raised senors' fees.
- Wiped out student grants.
- And they brought in the HST!
"Happy holidays," the video concludes. "Here's to a better new year!"
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BCGEU Video: The Twelve Cuts of Xmas