A6 : Sunday News, September 20, 1981 He 9 Es Life is later squeezed between a rock and a hard place. The “rock” is the new demand of the B.C. Teachers Federation for full bargaining rights at the local level. Hitherto, annual negotiations between the school boards and the BCTF have been confined exclusively to salary issues. In the coming fall bargaining sessions the teachers are pressing for the negotiations of ALL terms and conditions of employment -- including such matters as class sizes and “learning conditions” -- in a legally binding contract. For the moment the BCTF disclaims any intention of striking or other job action to back its new demands. But how long this restraint will survive if the school boards insist on restricting negotiations solely to money matters remains an open question. One thing seems clear. The additional bargaining areas sought by the teachers, if conceded, can hardly fail to increase the total bill for the educational package. And this, of course, would. bring school boards into painful collision with the “hard place” -- the outrage already expressed by taxpayers over soaring school costs at a time of declining enrolment. Only Victoria can ultimately solve that problem with an entirely new school financing formula which removes _ the education burden wholly or largely from property taxes.The new BCTF: policy makes it doubly urgent for Education Minister Brian Smith to come quickly to the rescue of the school boards. Free course A Toronto college recently had to cancel a course on Canadian Humor because only one person showed up. The disappointed instructor attributed the lack of interest to the “inferiority complex” of Canadians. A. much more’ jikely explanation, we suggest, is that potential students figured they could get far better value for money simply by watching Canada’s current crop of political comedians. 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DERRICK HUMPHREYS Canada” loses more working days due to in- . dustrial disputes — mostly during labor negotiations — than any other country. With twice the population of Australia, Canada has four times the working days lost from half the number of disputes. To correct this situation in B.C. I suggest the economy needs five things: * A climate of integrity, confidence and mutual respect by invested capital and organized labor under a canopy of just rules under the law. * A respected code of conduct on both sides, far removed from the “strike vote” and “lock out” weapons. *® An avenue of just reference to arbitrate outstanding points of dif: ference immediately they exist. © A basic approach to tailor economic progress as a cohesive whole within the province. e Regulation of associations of employers and unions of employees in equal status under the law. The intent of the above is to avoid adversary roles between employees’ unions and employers’ associations, thereby abolishing cessations of work with their resultant paralysis. For this purpose I would propose nine measures to be enshrined in the law: economic MONEY FOR VALUE: The sick real estate market has received another sharp slap in the face from Ray and Ruth Swift of North Van, winners of the 1981 PNE prize home and lot in Coquitlam, worth a cool quarter of a milhon. For the first time in PNE history the winners were offered the choice of the property or cash-in-licu. They opted for the cash and it's not hard to follow their logic. They already own a mice Edgemont Boulevard home Their five grown children have all fled the nest’ The $250,000 cheque presented to them last weck by PNE_ president Erwin Swangard, invested at today’s modest 19 per cent, wall yield a tidy little income of $3.958 per month “This way.” says Ray. a warchouseman in his mid fifties with Pacific Truck & Trailer Ltd) in North Van. “the moncy will allow us to do many of the things we've only dreamed of before Well now take the Hawatian hohday we couldn't afford Instcad we went to Bowen Island for three weeks and came bach August 25 just to goto the PNE * They toured the house there bought $16 worth of 0 : in 1. A basic wage applicable throughout the province —— on top of which payment for trades, skills, geographical location, together with allowances for shift ° dif- ferentials and peculiar conditions of work, agreed. 2. The basic wage to be2 varied monthly according to the cost of living index. 3. District allowances for geographical variations in the cost of living to be calculated as variations of the basic wage and to be applicable throughout all industries. 4. Employees’ unions and employers’ associations to are negotiate universal em- ployment contracts, ap=<: plicable throughout the province, within any one industry. : 5. Profit-sharing — based on productiyity within each ‘ separate entrepreneurial organization —- to be a regular factor in industrial agreements. . 6. Industry bonuses to employees for high-profit natural resources productivity. 7. Standardized = social benefits for all industries (i.e., health plans, pension plans, holidays, etc.) 8. Mininium = two-year contracts between the employees’ union and the employers’ association. 9. Negotiations between the employees’ union and the employers’ association to begin prior to the expiration of the existing employment contract — with any dif- ferences remaining thereafter to be automatically adjudicated by an Arbitration Court. Hearings before the Arbritration Court would be sunday brunch by Noel Wright lickets and never believed they had a chance to win. As a result, Ray and Ruth are now planning to live happily ever afterwards — while Erwin Swangard = unex- pectedly finds himself in the real estate business Indefatigable News food columnist Eleanor Godley 1s leaving no casseroles un- turned in her mission to make the North Shore a gourmet’s paradise This Tuesday she starts a new cookery course at) North Van's Neighborhood House entitled “Avoiding Leftovers and Alternatives to Meat and Potatoes”. Mcanwhile helped by Ireme Adams of North Van and Marian Ashworth of West Van she launched ai class on “In- ternational Dishes” last Wednesday at West Van Senior Citizens Centre and is starting a third one next Friday (Sept 25) at the Kiwanis Senior Citizens building in Lynn Valley To learn more about learning the joys of cooking call Eleanor at 926-9619 HAPPY FLASHES: New sub post offices in Dun- darave and Ambleside have been promised by PMG Andre Ouellet in a ictter to Mayor Derrick Hum- phreys... Park Royal's Per Dantelsen reports the birth of a foal on the North Mall early Friday -- to donkey Sara, a star of the Children’s Petting Zoo... North Shore Optimists hold their big bash, the President's Baill, next Saturday at North Van Rec Centre -- call Bob Robinson = (922-0094) re tickets. Fisherman's Wharf boaters will have their day in court Oct. 15, says West Van Alderman Diana = Hat- chinson, when the Marine Task Force holds a public meeting A bouguct to North Van's Kay and Brian Welwood for “adopting” (with their cheque book) nine year-old Santos Reyes Hernandez of Honduras via Poster parents Canada Plan of Aaimal lovers all over the North Shore are gneved by the recent death of Elste (Mrs. Victor) Sharp of North Van -- a dedicated worker for several ycars in the cause of lost and abandoned pets with Doris Orr's “ qd e in the form of sworn evidence and the court's rulings on outstanding differences would be bin- ding. The court-would have powers to impose fines on any individual or individuals involved in strike or lockout action — which would amount to breaking a legal agreement. In the event of a strike or lockout (unnecessary under the foregoing procedure) the court would also be em- powered to freeze the bank accounts of the offending party (employees’ union or employers’ association) for the duration of thestoppage. Our situation today is that almost any alteration would be an improvement. The $300 million lost this year would have become $1,000 million as it is handled through our economy. We use the law for all other rules af our society with an acceptable measure of justice. If nobody wants strikes, then let us stop having them with mutual dignity under the law. Perhaps the major op- ponents of the foregoing would be the heads of in- dustry and unions that are non-resident in Canada and who exercise some foreign dictation on industrial disputes here. (Dernck Humphreys, Mayor of West Vancouver, writes here in his private capacity as a management consultant and former senior executive in the mining industry. ) D.O.N.A.T.E. group. will be sadly missed. She SCRATCHPAD: Named acting vice-principal of Hillside Secondary last week by West Van School Board is Dave Stigant... West Van's Robert Sutherland has been appointed B.C. and Yukon director of this year’s Canada Savings Bond payroll savings plan cam- paign... Meanwhile, organizer for the CSB payroll plan on the North Shore is investment exec. Ciifford Bird... Next Sunday (Sept. 27) has been proclaimed the first annual “Rivers Day” in B.C and if you're interested in secing them cleaned up, call Wayne Stetsky, the Ministry of Lands man in North Van, at 929-1291... A treat this Tuesday (Sept) 22) for local Beyptologists when John Black shows his King Tut slides with accompanying talk, 730 pm at North Van City Library, 121 West 14th Happy birthday today (Sept) 20) to North Van Kiwanis Joan LeBlond and Pam Weseen... Repeat that this Thursday (Sept. 24) for Malcolm MacDonald... And dont forget tomorrow's blood donor clinic (Sept 21). 2to 8pm at Lions Gate Hospital oe @ WRIGHT OR WRONG: Nothing ts invariably the best thing to do ina hurry.