‘budget proposals.
OS And: ‘North Vancouver
District-also faces a cutback
in policing which-may lead
to. more. crime in the
municipality. ~
‘The figures are so alar-
ming:‘that some District.
aldermen are “questioning
whether ..the municipality
‘can afford’ the RCMP, a
"question , also raised by a

' ‘

“ity acts to avoid construction » shutdown

By: TERRY LAVENDER

North Vancouver City council risks a major
confrontation with its striking workers by in-
troducing a bylaw to allow outsiders or ‘scabs’ to
do work usually done by City staff, says Alderman
Gary Payne. 2 Payne voted in favor of

oo the bylaw introduced at
Monday’s City council
meeting, but warned fellow
aldermen “I see ai con-
frontation coming because
of this.”

The bylaw, which has to.
come before council again
for final adoption, will give
specially certified
professional electrical
engineers the authority to
inspect electrical wiring in
construction projects.

‘The engineers, who as
professionals are not
unionized, will be checking
to see if projects are in
compliance with the
Canadian Electric Code, said
the City director of permits

WEDNESDAY:
' Showers,
slightly cooler.

THURSDAY:
Continuing

Norh Vancouver ‘residents because “of

couple of -City aldermen at
the beginning of this year.
But. both. North Van
mayors . have. rejected.. an
alternative ‘to the RCMP at.
the present time and hope

‘that the federal’ proposal. is.

open to change during.
current... renegotiations of.
RCMP contracts.

‘CONTINUED ON PAGE Aw’

and licences Frank Morris.
Several construction sites
in North Vancouver have
already been picketed by
Canadian Union of Public
Employees(CUPE) . workers
because privately-employed

electricians have been doing

inspection work,

Mortis told council CUPE
might very well set up more
pickets if the proposed
bylaw is passed.

Such, picket lines would
probably be legal, he said,
but added, “I wouldn't
pretend to know what the
case would be under the
labor laws.”

At present contractors can
get registered clectricians to
do the inspecting.

But -Morris .noted that
contractors are reluctant to
do this during the strike as
electricians are unionized,
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pressure on local GVRD representatives. (Terry Peters photo}

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2 AS THE STRIKE DRAGS ON lato tts filth week, the lines of residents walting to take.
‘ thelr garbage to the Premier Street dump get longer each weekend. Traftic backed up
last Saturday as CUPE picketers spoke to each driver, handing out literature Garging

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