Update: video added below
Co-op kids – community kids
There has been talk with co-op members who have seen issues with children being exposed to the striking behaviour.
I have a video of the van being surrounded and yelled at with the school but on the other side dropping off a child to the inner city complex. I also have one of our co-op kids running home and then leaving again with mom. Both being very aware of the strikers and trying to get away before confronted. The incident of D___ yelling at J___ when he tried to ask for quiet because his son had just come home from hospital. D___ yelled (and swore) at him he didn’t care about his kid. Also, the strikers surrounded J__ L___’s vehicle while her 4 year old son was in the car and yelled at him – the kid – about how bad his mommy was (she’s a nurse and should be supporting the union. (Cops were called on that one).
So it is not to say ANY parent is bad or kids in need of care – just the opposite, they are trying to protect the kids – certainly the strikers do not stop their behaviour is being watched by kids (all the bullying behaviour they are taught in school NOT to do and it is happening daily.)
The union is using tactics we teach are kids are wrong – so learning that at school and then coming home to watch a child looking at strikers and yelling ‘garbage’ how is it we are supposed to tell them that adults know how to behave appropriately. School is now out for the summer. But in June at 3:00 p.m. the security van would leave or try to leave with one staff and the strikers surrounded the van and did their taunting, yelling and so forth – right at the same time the Yellow School Bus dropped off a small child living in the Innercity Housing Complex.
On at least two occasions, strikers approached co-op kids. One incident was to try to get a child (a minor) to sign a petition to get SAIL back to the bargaining table.
On another occasion children were offered ice cream without their parent’s permission or any concern over lactose intolerance or other allergies. Or how creepy it is to be offered ice cream by a stranger.
On another occasion, a family of five was coming to the co-op to visit family. One striker started to talk to the parents and the kids were distracted by a promise of ice cream at the truck (divide and conquer). The three children went to the other side of the truck and due to the doors being opened, the kids were out of their parents eye sight. Again, we try to teach our kids about stranger danger and not accepting items from people not approved by a parent. The parents were totally distracted by the one striker. And some pretty disgusting melted frozen mess was given to the kids.
Now that summer is here, parents are frustrated, because they can’t let their kids play outside. Kids feel uncomfortable riding their bikes and are anxious in their own home.
If AUPE had any integrity or professionalism they would have a standard protocol that all activities cease when children are near the striking action. Actually the protocol I would really like to see is that all unions agree not to picket/have strike action at a persons home – or as in our case, 87 homes in common buildings.
Updated: A member asked me to include this.
On one of the AUPE member's FB page, there is a pic of his beautiful little girl. After reading about how dispicable the picketers have been towards parents with their children present, I have been tempted to write the following on his FB page.Some background on this: one of the picketers was heard to threaten a mom with calling Children's Services on her - in front of her daughter. Will post about that when more details and permission is aquired.
"[_____}. What a beautiful little girl you have! I hope you are treating her well. Wouldn't want to have to call Social Services on you!"
Notice that I said I've only been tempted to do so. I have way more class than any AUPE member!!
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