Since the strike started on May 7, Artspace members have been enduring near constant bullying, harassment, intimidation, threats and even violence from AUPE picketers.
There have been numerous calls to the police over the past 12 weeks.
It took the police 3 days to do something about the air raid siren.
They've never done anything about the other constant noise.
They've done nothing about the threats, or even the physical assaults.
When AUPE showed up late on a Sunday night and held a loud party on our street, the police came and did nothing.
Today, the picketers didn't show up, though AUPE did.
So did the police.
They came for a flat tire on the AUPE van.
Now, I can understand the frustration of unexpected flat tires. Especially when you believe that someone may have done it intentionally. Been there, done that.
But it never even occurred to me to phone the police over something so minor.
After all, they barely show up for break ins or vandalism.
Yet, here they were, over a flat tire.
At AUPE's beck and call.
So much for "equal under the law."
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