Dear editor:
I have been out to the picket line to support the FFDACL workers on strike. I have found them to be very friendly and upbeat.
I have heard that the workers’ biggest disappointment is to see the clients suffering from the lack of services they are now receiving. Are the people servicing them now qualified to do their jobs properly?
I have a family member who receives such services in another community. I know personally that it takes a very qualified person to deal with developmentally-handicapped individuals.
I do not think the workers are asking too much in light of the cost of living as everything has been going up. According to the paper, our prime minister is asking for a 42 percent pay increase and MPs a 20 percent increase, which I understand they vote on themselves.
It’s time to get negotiations going so everyone can benefit from this dilemma.
Signed,
Ken Martin
Concerned citizen
Fort Frances Times
Local News from Across the Rainy River District
