News Reporter A recently implemented union con- Mract has caused problems for elder- y clients and their in-home help, o North Shore Home Support orkers charge. The workers, who asked not to be named, aid many clients aren’t happy because they ave lost support workers they have known for a decade or more. Some workers have een upset by that separation and the inflexi- bility of the new contract. But union and management representa- Rives said new workers would provide the ame service as the clients’ previous support elpers. According to the two workers, clients, which include the elderly and ‘victims of car hccidents and disease, were stressed when xplaining to new workers what had to be Hone in their homes. “It’s really unfair to jake people make all those adjustments,” aid one worker, who has 5% years of experi- mence with the agency. Since. the union agreement came into force, she has been given seven new clients, " The government, she said, has tried to sell Fhe image of bringing health care closer to ome and spending health dollars in the best ay. “I don’t think it’s been done in this sit- ation,” she said. ; , A. The worker said the only good thing the ontract has done is bring isolated home sup- ort workers together. BCGEU spokesman Soren Bech said the niority-based contract provides for schedul- fig similar to‘other non-profit home support Agency workers represented by the union. He aid without sucha, system, senior workers Bvith higher wages would lose. hours to less- . ‘