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“Monday

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ternational Union: *: *

And’ the  threé unions -
involved voted- over-
whelmingly in favor of °
striking to back up contract :
. demands. -

The meatcutters voted 94 |
per cent in favor of strike’.
action. ..

On Sunday ‘night, the
3,500 retail cashiers . and .

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The Bakery Confectionary -
and Tobacco Workers In-’
ternational Union voted 98 ‘
per cent for strike action.

The 5,500.. workers. are
employed in Safeway, in:
dependent SuperValu
stores, IGA;>~High-Low,
Stong’s. Markets, Wood- —
ward's, Overwaitea, Weston
- Bakeries ‘and McGavin's

. Bakeries. ab
_ The members, who have
been without a’ contract
since March 31, ‘earn ‘base
rates of $8.33: to’ $9:68 an
hour for retail clerks, $11.38
an hour for journcymen
meatcutters and $441 per 35-
hour week for bakery _
workers. Union spokesmen -_
refused to ‘specify what —
salary increase they are ~
striving for in the new et,
collective agreement. . ; . ee

The unions are bargaining. «: .
with the B.C. Food Industry |
Labor Relations Council,
which applied for mediation
after negotiations broke
down May 14.

The Lower Mainland’ ..
settlement sets the
precedent for food industry
contracts throughout the
province.

Rename LGH |
extended
care unit

The residents of the ex-
tended care unit at Lions
Gate Hospital don’t like the
name of their home.

So they're going to change
it.

Or someone will.

The hospital is holding a
contest open to all to find a
less institutional name for
the 125 bed unit.

Residents hope to have
the name changed in time
for the celebration of its 10th |
anniversary to be held June
17,

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