NORTH VAN
EDITION

October 5, 1983 Newsroom 985-2131

Classified 986-6222

LINE DRAWING shows what may be ballt at Rarrard Yarrows shipyards in North Van.

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No produdivity, no North Shore ship

A VOTE today will help determine whether one of
two ice-breaking ships Burrard Yarrows will build
for the federal government will be constructed at

that company’s North Vancouver yards.

Unton represented
employees are voting on a
“memorandum of = agrec
ment”’ that deals with im
provements tn productivity at

the shipyard
Without the im

provements, both ice
breakers would be built at the

By MARK HAMILTON

company’s Victoria
according to president
Challinor

Challnor said Friday he
was dchghticd with the federal
government's deusion to

yards,
Don

award the $108 5 milhon con
tract for the two ships to bis
company.

At the same timc, he said
that it is vital that the com.
pany get agreement from the
unions on improvements in
productivity if one of the
ships is to be bualt tn North
Vancouver

Challinor said that com
pany wants to have one bualt

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