10 - Wednesday, November 30, 1994 ~ North Shore News

Kevin

Gillies

AN 11TH-HOUR deal prevented Canadian Union of
Public Employees (CUPE) local 389 froin going on strike
this week and closing North Vancouver schools, CUPE
represents 700 janitors, teacher assistants and office sup-
port staff in North Vancouver's public schools. The deal
reached with North Vancouver School District 44 averted
a strike that would have kept approximately 17,000 stu-
dents home from school, Two years ago when the Korhin

oat

Commission was studying the public education sector in
B.C., many school boards submitted that teachers should
be considered an essential service. The issue of closing
down schools as a bargaining tactic affects everyone in the
community. Collective bargaining is considered a funda-
mental right in any democratic society. However, taxpay-
ers, parents and students are denied their right to an edu-
tation aiready paid for.

Should school district staff be considered essential services?

Jessica Baker
North Vancouver

Yes, because no one
should be able ta clase
down ny school to get 4
better education.

Mike Haggerty
North Vancouver

No, Janitorial staff
should not be cansidered
essential services, but
they should not be able
to withhold our educa-
tion.

educated

down,

Westview upgrade
session held today

A HIGHWAY improvement pro-
ject is being planned for the North
Shore, and you can learn more
about it at an information drop-in
meeting today.

The Ministry of Transportation
and Highways plans to construct
an interchange at the intersection
of Westview Drive and the Upper
Levels Highway.

The latest developments
regarding the Westview
Interchange highway improvement
project will be featured at an open
house session at Larson elemen-

tary school’s gymnasiuni.

The school is located at 2605
Larson in North Vancouver.

The drop-in will take place
from 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Ministry staf€ will be on hand
to answer questions and listen to
public comments about the pro-
posed interchange.

Once completed, the Westview
interchange will alleviate the con-
gestion caused by traffic controi
lights installed on the highway at
the intersection of Westview and
the Upper Levels Highway.

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Zack Montana
North Vancouver

Yes. | want to get
and J
want my school shut

Valerie ‘Tomecek Lisa
North Vancouver North Vancouver

They should because I believe they should
we need somewhere for be able to strike but still
our kids to go for two have to maintain a skele-
reasons; one, to keep tal staff so the kids can
them off the streets and go to school,
two, because parents
still have to go to work.

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