| BRR TE SR September 9, 1990 LOCAL FISHERMAN Serafino Cusano is silhouetted against the evening sky as he casts his net for smelt at Ambleside Beach. Classifieds 986-6222 Catch up on local gossip Joy Metcalfe: 40 Distribution 986-1337 56 pages NEWS photo Neil Lucente Serafino says he brings the small fish home to his wife who fries them in olive oil and salt and pepper for a tasty meal. Labor unrest hits NV waterfron Van. Shipyards contract talks collapse LABOR UNREST is threatening (o paralyse a major portion of | North Vancouver’s waterfront. By Surj Rattan News Reporter Less than one week after union- ived BC Rail workers set up picket fines around the North Van- couver-based company s 0 opera: lions across the provinees. contract talks berween) Vancouver Ship. yards Co. Lid. (VSCL) and the Marine and) Shipbuilders’ Union local $06 cothapsed on Thursdity, Marine and Shipbuilders’ Union president Ron Ferguson said: he will present. the company’s luest contact Offer to his members Monday at the North Vancouver shipyard. Hie declined to give dstails of the company’s offer untif it: had been delivered to bis union's membership. There are approximately 300 members of the Maring and Ship- builders’ Union currentts employed at VSCT., Fhe last contract between the union and VSCTL. expired on Sept. £, 1989) It was a three-year deal with an option to extend it for an additional year, The two sides had been at the Hegotiaung table prior to the con. tracts expiration, Noo strike or leckout at) Van- couver Shipyards at this time could hive a severe economic im pact on the company, fi ois currently building two Sis-million ferries for the B.C. Ferry Corp. to be used along the Sunshine Coast. Construction of the two 83- vehicle ferries, which will increase the shipyard’s workforce fram 330 ta 390, Is expected to be VSCT Cs bigevest project for the nest year. The companys recently delivered a aéfear cable ferry, commissioned by the provincial transportacion and highways ministry, to the RKootenays where it will ply the Arrow Lakes. A fabor dispute could alse hamper the company’s plans to help build a new $120 million, 470 sehicle, 2.100 passenger S' class superferry for the ferry corpora tion, Phe contract for the vessel was awarded Phutsday to North Van- couver’s Versatile Pacific Ship- yards Ine., and Vancouver Ship- yards general manager Tom Ward has said) that sub-contracts: from the ferry: project would: likely be awarded to both Vancouver Ship- yards and Allied Shipbuilders. Ward said such oa contract would provide jobs for benween 100 and 12Q people “Yor a good year." insouver Shipyards is owned by Seaspan International Lad. The company declined fo com- mento on the collapse of contract talks. Meanwhile, Vancouver Wharves Tid. has obtained a BoC. Supreme Court injunction prohibiting surik- ing BC Ral workers from VANCOUVER SHIPYARDS manager Tom Ward..company building two $18-million ferries for B.C. Ferry Corp. picketing the North Vancouver company’s main Capilana Road access route. Pickets can still be erected at two BC Rail access routes to the east. NORTH SHORE HIGH ‘TECH: 20