It was bound to happen. We have a government who is intent on privatizing and contracting-out many jobs and services in B.C. They are also intent on busting all of the unions. They have passed legislation that essentially tore up the contract of teachers in the province. They have made deep cuts to health, education and social services in an attempt to provide the infrastructure necessary to host the Olympics. All of this while cutting taxes to the highest income earners. Of course it is the elderly, the disabled, and the children that suffer most.

Starting Monday clerical and support workers will protest in solidarity with the health workers. On Tues. another union joins. On Wed., another union and so on. The Canadian Federation of Labour is headed for a general strike. This hasn't happened for twenty years.