Brian Mason and AUPE

There was a previous post with a video of Brian Mason talking about the "poverty wages" our SAIL staff is supposedly suffering under.  This is a man who thinks $19.50 an hour is "poverty wages" and not a "living wage."

Personally, I've never made as much as $19.50 an hour in any job I've had, an have never felt deprived or underpaid for my work.  To the average person, that is frikkin' awesome, and a salary that they'd give their eye teeth to be able to earn.  As for the arbitrary term, "living wage," I know people who live just fine making far less, and others who make considerably more, but are always broke.  What is or isn't a "living wage" is up to the individual, not the government, and not any union.

That video goes back a ways, though.  One could be forgiven for thinking that, perhaps, Brian Mason wasn't well informed.  Perhaps he doesn't know about what's going on?  Maybe, if he really know how his constituents were being treated, he would support them, rather than union bullies.

Mason, however, knows what's going on.  Not only does he support it, he attacks those who try and point it out.

I'd mentioned he was trading twitter barbs with one of our members.  Here is what Mason thinks of what's going on.  (Names left in, due to the public nature of the conversation.)

It turns out that calling attention to what is going on and asking Mason hard questions equals "anti-labour" and "pro-scab."

Mason tries to portray himself as somehow supporting co-ops to keep their own services, and that he cares sooo much.  Unfortunately, his actions (or lack of them) speak so loudly, we cannot hear his empty words.

AUPE had got in on the conversation, too.

AUPE's comment needs to be noted for two things.  The first is that they are, once again, trying deflect away from their own actions by making accusations against SAIL.  As if that somehow justifies what they are doing?  It's illogical, but True Believers are easily fooled.

The other issue, however, is the part I blotted out.

NO information about financials from negotiations is to be publicly discussed.

NONE.

Yet, here they are, tweeting about SAIL financials (based on their past behaviour, the number is probably false, anyhow).

They also don't seem to understand the concept of living on a limited budget, as SAIL does.

But then, AUPE functions on millions of dollars of enforced union dues, so it's not like they ever have to worry about little things like budgets and being able to pay for essentials.