“C6 - Wednesday, February 11, 198i.-

re

Blew
, :

-

LE

“Municipal .governments in Greater Vancouver in negotiations with
striking civic unions. have offered: what they believe is a fair deal on wages
and:workirg:conditions for their employees. Ce ,
“In making‘this settlement offer, civic governments have been clearly
__, “aware: of the fact that they have:to.not only provide fair wages and working
‘ ‘conditions for their employées, but at ‘the'same time be fair to the municipal
| taxpayers who inthe end have topay the bill. ~ oo te
~: The employers acknowledge ‘a gap exists between municipal employee my

rates and those of the community at large. This:gap has resulted from Anti- :
{inflation Board.scontrols and. budgetary restraints imposed by senior

woman, . salons ..may_, well:

have>. to’ accept’, “non-*;"'
traditional hours of doing |

' governments.in the last few years.
"The proposed pay raises represerit a serious commitment on the part of
civic governments to narrow the gap. At least four per cent of the total cost of
the settle it package is designated as.a “catch-up” supplement. |

B men would get an additional 75 cents-an-hour adjustment fora
5 ‘per hour. ; ; |

xamples' of how the offered pay increases would improve some

=| Guirent Rate

- Starting level Labourer ‘$8.00 perhour | $9.30perhour { 16.3 |

- Joumeyman Tradesman

$10.62 perhour | $1257 perhour | 195 |
"Junior Clerk (fouryears’ service) | $ 986 permonth | $1,213permonth'| 230 |
Typist Il (fout yeats’ service) "| $1,048 per month | $1,268 permonth | 21.0 |
| Secretary/Steno iil (four years’ service) _[ $1,209 per month | $1,384 permonth | 14.5 |

Janitor/Building Service Worker |
(four years’ service) _. ' $1,253 per month | $1,481 per month
Clerk Ill (four years’ service). . | $1,434permonth [$1,650 permonth | 15.1 |
Building Inspector | (four years’ service) | $1,988 per month | $2,348 permonth | 181 |

a ce Wanna naar ; © Fringe benefits: ° ©

the. techniques required to... . "

achieve: these fashions. It's in addition, the unlons have been offered a substantial number of im-
all’ part..of what keeps oo provements to a fringe benefits package that already exceeds the general
hairdressing such an exciting community average.

and vibrant industry...

“What. hair fashions will From the taxpayer's point of view, the total cost of the package for the

be in the 80s, no one knows. ; striking unions will amount to at least $16 million for the municipalities tn-
All we know for certain is. volved. " , _

that they will be different.

a ; ; The approximate increase for the average property owner arising from.
and the changes will require this package alone will range from $36 per year to $50 per year, depending on
adaptation on the part of the where the property owner lives. Se. ;
hairdresser. In Vancouver, the average increase on the tax bill will-be about $43; in

“This retail market has Burnaby, $37; Coquitlam, $40; New Westminster, $50; North Vancouver City,
‘traditionally been. a very #- $48; North Vancouver District, $36; and Richmend, $39, Toe
small part of the beauty “} In contrast, the direct wage demands of the: unions, when ‘the ‘strike
salon business but its growth - . began, would more than triple that cost to the taxpayer. It would medn an:
potential - he feels, is Increase to the average taxpayer ranging from $108 to $150 4 year depending .

These . | on where the taxpayer lives.
ne peease consumers The combined payroll for the striking unions represents slightly-less |
ra déreanding inore and” than 50 per cent of total municipal wage costs, and taxpayers should be
more. informetion before aware that negotiations are already underway with other clyic unions such as
cine ‘ policemen and firefighters whose settlements will add further to this In-

Poennsing Products. in creased tax bill. Oe |
“me” ge Aeration are uo Your civic governments, of course, have no money of their own. Property i.
longer’ prepared to be me, owners and tenants pay the cost of government through taxes — Including °
pigeon-holed or put in the pay of civic workers. , a:

convenient categories as far
.48 products are concemed,

«
'

“They're looking for the We beileve our proposal provides the fairest possible balance betweenthe = —
right product that's right for demands of the striking unions and the rising tax costs faced by ourcitizens.
them. Not because it hap- os Dy a Coe

pens to be right for

thousands of others. a THE GREATER VANCOUVER REGIONAL DISTRICT
_- \Finally, today's consumer Labour Relations Committee
is increasingly less prepared. Representing the District of Burnaby, Burnaby Pliblic Library B:
Ic urna ui wblic Library Board, District of f

to invest his or her valuable Board, Greater Vancouver Regional Diatrict, City of New Westminstar, North Shon salon boord of Hoan Gily of Noth wae of,
time in searching tor Fear pNcraate canta, atigtol Nar vancouver North Vancouver fecrsllon Commission CiyoiPon Mandy fy

i g . . Board, ouver, Vanco mt .
products to buy ... The | aes art eating eee vancouver Muteum ad Planet Atsocinion, Fay-Cam Co-aporaive Assocation,
beauty salon of the 80s is in a pe, 7
unique position to step into ae oe re ~~ o |
this market and develop it to sons ae Lo, oe ,

‘ts full potential.” Z ce . ar