A matter of perspective

From the Ministry of Truth:

Premier Doesn't Expect Nurses to Strike
October 20, 2008

Premier Danny Williams says he would be very surprised if nurses went on strike. Government and the union are caught in a contract dispute, with the nurses set to decide their next action during their convention in Corner Brook this week. They are already refusing to perform some of what they consider non-nursing tasks in health care facilities. Meantime, government has launched an ad campaign, reiterating its position.

Premier Williams suggests not only nurses, but NAPE as well, take the 21.5 percent compounded increase over four years now, because uncertain times could be on the horizon. The premier says government is now facing a situation where the price of oil has dropped in half. He says from a union perspective they should be delighted and grab this offer now and be secure.

Ah, for the simpler times when it was, y'know, up to a union to determine what is, or is not, a "union perspective".