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TORONTO — Some labour leaders so feared a Progressive Conservative victory in the June 12 election they “sold their souls” to back the Liberals, the president of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union said Thursday.

“The labour movement was so afraid of Tim Hudak being elected that they sold their souls to the Liberals,” said OPSEU president Smokey Thomas.

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The PC leader was straight forward during the campaign about his vow to cut 100,000 public sector jobs, but Premier Kathleen Wynne was not as clear about the Liberal’s plan to reduce the number of government workers, added Thomas.

“Hudak was honest in what he was going to do, and he paid a price for it,” he said.

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“Now Kathleen Wynne’s $1.25 billion in savings is going to cost jobs (and) she needs to come clean with us about her plans.”

Hudak complained during the campaign about the fact 19 unions — including those representing Ontario Provincial Police as well as nurses and firefighters — paid for anti-Conservative attack ads that saturated TV and radio airwaves, spending more than the political parties.