Disgust; and a certain amount of contempt.

What else would any reasonable person feel for the words, position and behaviour of Vancouver’s striking outside workers vis-à-vis volunteers cleaning up after the fireworks.

Verbally attacking, threatening and running off citizens who volunteered their time and energy to clean up after the fireworks out of civic pride, in order to ensure the success of the Celebration of Light.

“Taking our jobs away”. What overblown bombast.

The other members of the union, who failed to call these thugs on their behaviour and denounce their actions, should hang their heads in shame and apologize to citizens. Perhaps their silence is just that they live in fear of these thugs in a union local so obviously lacking in true leadership.

I am not sure who should be more ashamed – the citizens who in the face of the strike are so lacking in manners and simple consideration for others to clean up their own garbage OR the union membership for its failure to put in place leadership with common sense or to exercise control over the thugs in their ranks.

Both groups deserve a swift kick in the ass for their disgraceful behaviour.