Public support? What dat?
Memo to the Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union, and to its head, Joan Jessome: No matter how righteous you think your cause may be, having healthcare workers at a children's hospital -- and the IWK is the most apple-pie charity in the province, with every school and community group apparently putting on funding drives for it -- walking off the job is not a good strategy if you want to gain any public support.
The Halifax Chronicle-Herald reports:
I would hate to be a union communications officer in this case. It's the PR assignment from hell.
The Halifax Chronicle-Herald reports:
Ms. Jessome said she regretted the impact a strike would have on children like those being discharged Friday and their families, but that the workers were fed up.We're talking about families with sick kids, and the workers are fed up? Are the workers, getting a raw deal? I have no idea, but I wouldn't be surprised. But striking at a children's hospital? And trying to get public support?
I would hate to be a union communications officer in this case. It's the PR assignment from hell.
Labels: Nova Scotia, PR, Stupidity
posted by Philip Moscovitch Link
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2 Comments:
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Brilliant post, Phil. Thank you for saying what many of us are thinking. I'm sick to death of these sorts whining on about what a raw deal they get. Walking off work from a hospital full of sick kids sure isn't a way to get sympathy from the thinking public.
cheers, jodi
I'm wondering if there isn't another issue here that we may be missing. How did we end up with a situation where the people who take care of our sick kids are so unhappy?
Shoudn't a priority in our society be keeping these workers well paid and satisfied with their working conditions?
Would we have heard or known about how unhappy they are, if this hadn't happenned?
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