- Due to some » confusion i in
‘announcements at North
“Vancouver District council's
inaugural: meeting last
‘Monday, : two mistakes arose
in the caption to the front

AS’: Sanday News, December 13, 1981

board decired Thursday:
“... we cannot agree that
Reverend Smith played an
important role in the
decision to shut down the
operations of'the society.”

NO LOCKOUT

And by closing down, the
_ Society: did not lock out ‘its
employees, the board ruled.

“Once an employer makes
an unequivocal decision to
cease all of its operations,
with no intention. of
reopening, the employer's
purpose cannot be said to
satisfy the subjective
element in the definition of
lockout,” the ruling states.

The board acknowledges
that the decision to close
downoperations was taken
because of anti-union
motives but has reserved its
‘ decision as to whether this
was contrary to the unfair

page picture in Wednesday's
News (see below).

The cake-cutting gen-
tlemen on the left is Dave
Jacobs, elected chairman of
the Squamish Band Council -

labour practice provisions of
the labor code, for two
weeks.

. But the declaration that
the only employer of the
drivers was the tran-
sportation society, which no
longer exists, appears to rule
out any opportunity. for a
‘damages settlement by the
union. '. ;

BCGEU Director Jack
Adams told the News
following . Thursday's
decision: “We. will probably
close’ the matter now. We
have : gone about as far as we
can.”

He considered that even
without damages, the matter
had been. satisfactorily
concluded from the union’s
point of view.

“Now we have succeeded
in getting the people a good
collective agreement we will
probably drop it,” he said.
“Our major objective was

“Chief Phillip Joe as
incorrectly stated. Leonard
George on the right is
Counsellor (not Chief) of the
Burrard ‘Band — whose Chief
is his uncle, John George.

operation of ‘the

get a: good agreement..and:’
that has been achieved,” he
said, referring: to the set-

. tlement-for.$8-an: hour -now

the drivers work: for North
West Transit, compared to
their previous Pey of $4.20
anhour. . - ;

_-ANTLUNION... / nn ConcInding:tha the presenc

ae

In its written decision, the
board makes it clear that it
considers the: only reason the
society; * ‘closed’ down —
tran.

was

sportation service .

‘because of: its bpposition to

the union:

The board- refers to the --

“strained relationship”

between the society and the
union and the negative
attitude towards the union
by society manager Norman
McLeod.

The News apologizes to
Chiefs. Phillip Joe and John
George, and to Chairman

Dave Jacobs for the inad-
vertent errors.

to protect the mployees: and., oy:

- of the transport service.-by

’ Was

. “From ail ‘the evidence,
the ‘picture'emerges of.a

who: sees the union as-

standing in the way of ‘the
-administration of --the
society,” it says of McLeod.
It sums up the reason fo
closing down the operation

saying: “We-have no troubl

“of the union “was the major~”
motivating factor.”
And referring ‘to the

pressure placed on the seven
. drivers: to” pull out ‘of ' the
union, the board states:
“Because the decertification
not cancelled; *: the
‘decision to ‘shut down. "was
finalized.” a

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