sentences:  By 1989, privatization and deregulation were in full swing and the government was floating trial balloons about privatization of some of its most important human services.Membership continued to decline, mainly through cuts to the government service, and AUPE faced substantial debt, reduced revenues and crippling building costs.When bargaining stalled in 1990 and government pressed ahead with its divestment of people services, social workers in Local 006 led a 22-day strike over workload and staffing.