{"id":911,"date":"2012-05-09T16:01:31","date_gmt":"2012-05-09T20:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.une-sen.org\/press\/?p=911"},"modified":"2012-05-09T16:01:31","modified_gmt":"2012-05-09T20:01:31","slug":"a-sincere-word-of-thanks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/?p=911","title":{"rendered":"A sincere word of thanks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-912\" title=\"mediathanks\" src=\"http:\/\/www.une-sen.org\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/mediathanks.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/mediathanks.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/mediathanks-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The past few weeks haven\u2019t been the easiest, to say the least. Though, even with the added stress of dealing with layoffs \u2013 some of us personally, some of us through friends, families and coworkers \u2013 countless UNE members volunteered to tell their story to Canadians.<\/p>\n<p>I would like to personally thank each and every one of you who took a moment to put a face to these mass layoffs and spoke about the impact on public services.<\/p>\n<p>In solidarity,<\/p>\n<p>Doug Marshall<br \/>\nNational President<br \/>\nUnion of National Employees<!--more--><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The following are links to news stories featuring quotes from our members. There were a lot of them \u2013 and we\u2019re sure we missed a few. If you know of any that should be on this list, send us a link at <a href=\"mailto:communications@une-sen.org\">communications@une-sen.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eddie Kennedy<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/technology\/story\/2012\/05\/01\/nl-parks-canada-cuts-501.html\">Parks Canada cuts seen as &#8216;attacking&#8217; tourism industry<\/a> \u2013 CBC<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/thechronicleherald.ca\/novascotia\/91586-historic-sites-to-take-hit?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=banner&amp;utm_campaign=most_read\">Historic Sites to take hit<\/a> \u2013 Herald News<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.montrealgazette.com\/travel\/Parks+Canada+hardest+latest+announcement+public+sector+cuts\/6546038\/story.html\">Parks Canada hit hardest in latest announcement of public sector job cuts<\/a> \u2013 Montreal Gazette<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.news1130.com\/news\/local\/article\/357785--parks-canada-workers-bracing-for-job-cuts\">Parks Canada workers bracing for job cuts<\/a> \u2013 News1130<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/new-brunswick\/story\/2012\/05\/01\/nb-kouchibouguac-job-cuts-1020.html\">Kouchibouguac Park workers shocked by job cuts<\/a> \u2013 CBC<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/story\/2012\/05\/01\/ns-cape-breton-parks-canada.html\">Parks Canada cuts hit Cape Breton hard<\/a> \u2013 CBC<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.capebretonpost.com\/News\/Local\/2012-04-30\/article-2967529\/Parks-Canada-cutting-Cape-Breton-jobs\/1\">Parks Canada cutting Cape Breton jobs<\/a> \u2013 Cape Breton Post<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/prince-edward-island\/story\/2012\/05\/01\/pei-parks-canada-job-cuts-584.html\">Parks Canada job cuts leaves P.E.I. workers shaken<\/a> \u2013 CBC<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/politics\/ottawa-notebook\/ottawas-quiet-removal-of-internal-auditors-draws-fire\/article2417643\/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&amp;utm_source=Politics&amp;utm_content=2417643\">Ottawa\u2019s quiet removal of internal auditors draws fire<\/a> \u2013 The Globe and Mail<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/04\/30\/parks-canada-hit-hard-in-latest-round-of-public-sector-job-cuts\/\">Parks Canada hit hard as nearly 4,000 public-sector workers receive job notices<\/a> \u2013 National Post<\/p>\n<p><strong>Daniel Toutant<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lapresse.ca\/le-nouvelliste\/actualites\/201205\/01\/01-4520917-26-postes-coupes-au-parc-national-et-aux-forges-du-saint-maurice.php\">26 postes coup\u00e9s au Parc national et aux Forges du Saint-Maurice<\/a> \u2013 Le Nouvelliste<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin King<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/edmonton\/story\/2012\/05\/01\/edmonton-national-park-job-cuts-jasper.html\">More than 100 Parks Canada staff to lose jobs in Alberta<\/a> \u2013 CBC<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.revelstoketimesreview.com\/news\/149877235.html\">Harper government cuts 14 Parks Canada jobs in Revelstoke<\/a> \u2013 Revelstoke Times<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.canada.com\/travel\/Parks+Canada+seeks+private+operators+mountain+springs\/6550003\/story.html\">Parks Canada seeks private operators for mountain hot springs<\/a> \u2013 Canada.com<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/hqyellowknife.com\/news\/local\/news\/Local\/12\/05\/2\/Federal-staffing-cuts-hit-Parks-Canada-in-the-NWT\">Federal staffing cuts hit Parks Canada in the NWT<\/a> \u2013 CJCD Mix 100 News<\/p>\n<p><strong>Geoff Ryan<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/north\/story\/2012\/05\/02\/north-parks-canada-cuts.html\">Parks Canada to cut or reduce 64 jobs in North<\/a> \u2013 CBC<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nunatsiaqonline.ca\/stories\/article\/65674ottawa_cuts_civil_service_jobs_in_nunavut_other_territories\/\">Ottawa cuts civil service jobs in Nunavut, other territories<\/a> \u2013 Nunatsiaq Online<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/north\/story\/2012\/05\/03\/north-aandc-iqaluit-cuts.html\">Aboriginal Affairs cuts 17 jobs in Iqaluit<\/a> \u2013 CBC<\/p>\n<p><strong>Angela Decker<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ottawacitizen.com\/health\/Jobs\/6573307\/story.html\">Looming layoffs \u2018toxic\u2019 for PS morale<\/a> \u2013 Ottawa Citizen<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewesternstar.com\/News\/Local\/2012-05-01\/article-2967566\/Parks-Canada-cuts-impact-47-jobs-in-western-NL-and-Labrador\/1\">Parks Canada cuts impact 47 jobs in western NL and Labrador<\/a> \u2013 The Western Star<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mike LeBlanc<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.24hmontreal.canoe.ca\/24hmontreal\/actualites\/archives\/2012\/04\/20120430-135021.html\">Plus de 7000 postes f\u00e9d\u00e9raux en jeu<\/a> \u2013 24h Montr\u00e9al<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.news919.com\/news\/local\/article\/358775--nb-parks-affected-by-federal-cuts\">NB parks affected by federal cuts<\/a> \u2013 News 1919<\/p>\n<p><strong>Isaac Armstrong<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ns.dailybusinessbuzz.ca\/Provincial%20News\/2012-05-02\/article-2968769\/NS-Jobs-in-jeopardy-at-Aboriginal-Affairs\/1\">NS: Jobs in jeopardy at Aboriginal Affairs\u200e<\/a> &#8211; Daily Business Buzz \u2013 Nova Scotia<\/p>\n<p><strong>Edward Martin<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ottawacitizen.com\/health\/Jobs\/6573307\/story.html\">Looming layoffs \u2018toxic\u2019 for PS morale<\/a> \u2013 Ottawa Citizen<\/p>\n<p><strong>Harold Floyd and David Cardinal (Local 70101)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ottawacitizen.com\/health\/Jobs\/6573307\/story.html\">Looming layoffs \u2018toxic\u2019 for PS morale<\/a> \u2013 Ottawa Citizen<\/p>\n<p><strong>Garry Larouche<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/thunder-bay\/story\/2012\/05\/03\/tby-pukaskwa-park-update.html\">National park cuts may impact tourism<\/a> \u2013 CBC<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mary Anne Walker<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.windsorstar.com\/news\/Point+Pelee+workers+brace+cuts\/6551059\/story.html\">Point Pelee workers brace for cuts<\/a> \u2013 The Windsor Star<\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Gagner (Local 00155)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.windsorstar.com\/2012\/05\/01\/point-pelee-hit-by-parks-canada-cuts\/\">Point Pelee hit by Parks Canada cuts<\/a> \u2013 The Windsor Star<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yvon Beaudoin<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.journaldemontreal.com\/2012\/05\/07\/des-tresors-demenageront\">Des tr\u00e9sors d\u00e9m\u00e9nageront<\/a> \u2013 Journal de Montr\u00e9al<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lapresse.ca\/le-soleil\/actualites\/societe\/201205\/15\/01-4525619-parcs-canada-abolit-45-postes-a-quebec.php \">Parcs Canada abolit 45 postes \u00e0 Qu\u00e9bec<\/a> &#8211; Le Soleil<\/p>\n<p><strong>Benoit Dubeau<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.radio-canada.ca\/regions\/saguenay-lac\/2012\/05\/02\/004-compressions-parc_marin-saguenay-saint-laurent.shtml\">Huit employ\u00e9s de moins au parc marin du Saguenay-Saint-Laurent<\/a> \u2013 Radio Canada<\/p>\n<p><strong>Omar Murray<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/video\/#\/Radio\/Local_Shows\/Saskatchewan\/1558597428\/ID=2230045845\">Parks Canada Cuts Hit Saskatchewan<\/a> \u2013 CBC Radio (audio)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/saskatchewan\/story\/2012\/05\/01\/sk-parks-cuts-saskatchewan-120501.html\">Cuts to parks hit across Saskatchewan\u200e<\/a> &#8211; CBC<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ckom.com\/story\/parks-canada-hit-federal-job-cuts\/54922\">Parks Canada hit by federal job cuts<\/a> \u2013 News Talk 650 CKOM<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.radio-canada.ca\/regions\/saskatchewan\/2012\/05\/01\/004-parcs-canada-compressions.shtml\">Parcs Canada : les pertes d&#8217;emplois frapperont plus fort Fort Walsh et Prince Albert<\/a> \u2013 Radio Canada<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The past few weeks haven\u2019t been the easiest, to say the least. Though, even with the added stress of dealing with layoffs \u2013 some of us personally, some of us through friends, families and coworkers \u2013 countless UNE members volunteered to tell their story to Canadians. I would like to personally thank each and every &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/?p=911\" class=\"more-link\">>><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;A sincere word of thanks&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/911"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=911"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/911\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}