A thousand public employees out of work.
from the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Public and Private Employees
“The $90 million dollar announcement is tangible proof that government had at its disposal the necessary funds to continue to provide essential public services.”
NAPE is reacting with outrage to the recent announcement that the provincial government is lending the Kruger Corner Brook paper mill $90 million.
"We have been saying since budget day that government's decision to throw a thousand public employees out of work and dramatically reduce public services was a political choice based on some misguided idealogy rather than their ability to pay," said Carol Furlong, NAPE president. "The 90 million dollar announcement is tangible proof that government had at its disposal the necessary funds to continue to provide essential public services."
"This clearly demonstrates that government had choices other than force a thousand Newfoundlanders and Labradorians and their families into economic uncertainty. It was a callous move to lay off public employees when government clearly had other alternatives to deal with its short-term fiscal problems."
Calling on the provincial government to review affected departments and agencies, Furlong said the layoff of a thousand workers would "have a devastating effect on the economy."
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