Premier Dwight Ball has changed his position.
That’s the first thing.
Here’s the way James McLeod described Ball’s position on cuts to the public service. It’s from the Saturday Telegram:
“We’ve met with some of the labour organizations and leaders right now, so what we’ve committed to — and it hasn’t changed — is attrition still remains as the primary source for us to see changes in numbers around the public sector, and a fair negotiating process,” Ball said.
“Once we get into that fair negotiation, we will see then what direction the discussion goes.”
Ball said job cuts in the government will be tied together with contract negotiations.
“They’re all connected, because it’s all where you save money and expenses,” he said.
