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PEIUPSE/NUPGE campaign highlights the move away from "compassion and cooperation in favour of a society leaning toward privatization and the elimination of people and services that all Islanders depend on.”
Charlottetown (06 June 2012) -The PEI Union of Public Sector Employees (PEIUPSE/NUPGE) is launching a public action campaign to defend the public service from ongoing attacks leveled by the current provincial government. The campaign is called Wave Goodbye to PEI.
PEIUPSE President Shelley Ward says “the goal of the campaign is to raise awareness about the provincial government’s systematic dismantling of the public service and, indeed, way of life of all Islanders.”
She explained that “the theme of the campaign – wave goodbye to PEI – will be present in all campaign materials and represents the idea that we are waving goodbye to the Island way of life we know and love; waving goodbye to compassion and cooperation in favour of a society leaning toward privatization and the elimination of people and services that all Islanders depend on.”
“The goals of the campaign are to build support for the public service and to create a deterrent against further cuts,” says Ward. “The campaign will be rolled out to the PEIUPSE/NUPGE membership through a mail-out, and to all Islanders in the form of TV, radio and print advertisements."
The campaign will also feature a dedicated website (www.wavegoodbyetopei.ca) containing a host of information about the campaign and how to get involved.
The President of PEIUPSE continued, “the ads are short, to the point, and emotive. They focus on key issues where the government has made poor policy decisions such as reducing vital services for Islanders and implementing cuts to public service employees. Other issues central to the campaign include closing liquor stores in favour of introducing private agency stores, rural decline, and removing essential services for at-risk youth on PEI.”
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