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October 2007

Because violists are just too easy to pick on

October 2, 2007 07:14

Ah, the joys of living in a city like Vancouver, where apparently the right to picket trumps the right to safety:

Vancouver police said William George McClure, a city clerk who belongs to CUPE Local 15, was involved in an assault against a 55-year-old violist.

... The city's inside workers, represented by CUPE Local 15, were supposed to stay 10 metres away from the stage door during the Vancouver Symphony of Orchestra's[sic] opening night Saturday, following a B.C. Labour Relations Board ruling Wednesday.

But McClure, 54, allegedly crossed the zone and engaged in a heated conversation with the victim, police said. He then allegedly struck the victim in the groin, something police consider a minor assault, police said.

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