| On a day Locke Harbour was to celebrate its
step into 'greatness' indeed it was just that. The usual dignities
were in attendance of course, Prime Minister Bayda, Mayor Hobart of
Locke Harbour, coupled with the other mayors involved. Even the
people came out to celebrate, just not in the way Mayor Hobart
expected.
'Opportunistic vermin' was the words of the day for the mayor who was furious at the 'embarrassment' afforded him and his city on their, 'day of glory'. Union leader Ressie Weiler offered no apologies. 'The mayor has been constantly supporting the rich industries in their attempts to reduce our wages, so the mayor especially should have expected this and deserves it'. Weiler noted further that with the government working on a new constitution for the new country, coupled with Mayor Hobart insisting upon 'special status' for 'his' city, it was, 'the only way we could get our point across that we needed to be taken seriously'. Prime Minister Bayda chuckled when asked whether he was disappointed with the actions of the workers. He noted that, 'the workers have legitimate concerns that have not been addressed by those in authority'. He further stated that, 'in light of my meeting with Ms. Weiler this afternoon I told Birty (Mayor Birt Hobart) to expect something along these lines'. ________________________________________ 'Birty, wanted a city state! Well he got it, and everything that comes with it!' -John Simmons, protestor ________________________________________ An aide for the prime minister noted later in an interview that, 'this industry has told us to keep our hands off so we have done that as long as there were no serious incidents. In light of today do not expect that policy to continue for much longer'. It is widely expected that Parliament will address this issue early next week, though some political insiders were noting that this protest was expected by the prime minister and that 'legislation solving this problem is waiting to be pushed through later tonight'. Meanwhile, with mayoral elections to be held later this year, one can only wonder if this entire incident was set in motion by the office of the prime minister. Aides to both men have refuted this theory in questions today yet still one is left to wonder. In the end though it was a memorable day for the city of Locke Harbour, as one protestor put it, 'Birty, wanted a city state! Well he got it, and everything that comes with it!' |
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