tension if you will) that exists within that relationship. Party in the next federal election. Not happening.

Meaning that friendships between women and men cannot maintain themselves So, if you are one of those lucky ones who do have an amicable relationship
indefinitely because of the very fact that there will always be some element of with someone of the opposite sex and it’s actually working, hats off to you. Enjoy it
attraction, which, in the end is what leads to the demise of the friendship. while you can!

Inevitably, one person ends up with romantic feelings for the other. Either one,
or both, parties’ feelings are acted upon and a romantic relationship ensues, ending
the platonic aspect of the friendship. Alternatively, if romantic feelings are voiced

.by one of the friends and the other person doesn’t feel the same, the friendship is
compromised.

And men and women trying to be friends when a third party—ahem—a
significant other, is added to the mix? The chance of friendship being maintained at
that point is about the same as Stephen Harper running as the leader of the Green

When unions go too far, «...,.....

 

I received the letter hell would have had to freeze over before I’d vote for them. To

*m a big supporter of workers’ unions. In fact, I’m part of the British Columbia that end, with me the BCGEU’s letter campaign backfired.

Government Employees Union (BCGEU). However, sometimes they do things that Many others were apprehensive about the letter too. But it didn’t matter who

bother me beyond belief. you supported, even some NDP supporters were upset about it. For many of us, the
One of those things happened during the federal election. I received a letterin issue wasn’t about what they sent, but the betrayal of our trust and confidence in

the mail from the BCGEU. Since we had just voted on a new collective agreement — them.

that decides our wages and the like I figured it had something to do with that; but There was little we could do after the fact except stroll around the outside of
instead, I found a letter and a pamphlet encouraging me to vote for the NDP. BC Place and mutter a bit incoherently about it. However, I think that right now all

Now, I understand that the NDP is the working man’s dream. Unlike the other the BCGEU has succeeded in doing is getting the workers of my local to wonder
parties, they actually like workers unions. However, I followed up and the letter what it is exactly that they’re doing with our union fees.

was written and sent on union time. This rankles me because my union dues are
supposed to go towards things like strike pay in the event of a strike, the costs of
union-employer mediation, arbitration, and contract negotiations. One thing I’m
sure it’s not supposed to go towards is sending out partisan letters telling me why I
should vote for a particular party.

I work hard for my money and I hate to see it wasted. I’m not paying the
BCGEU money from every paycheque so that I can be inundated with one party’s
political ideology.

As a worker, I think that it’s great that my union supports the NDP, but there is
a line. For me the line was crossed when my union used the contact information I
gave them for the sole use of updating me about what was going on at the union to
mail me the support letter.

Of course, since I feel so strongly about the letter and how and why it was
sent, I did not vote NDP. To be fair, I probably wouldn’t have anyways, but after I

  

 

 

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