The Greater Vancouver
Regional District (GVRD) is
playing a daingérous game®
with our municipal em-
ployces

and. with our

in health and .
benefits, Abat

or™ ’ municipal Pe plovee
could accept.

The two cutbacks © in-
volved are a drastic

their .own. pockets) and a

freezing of retirement
benefits (any years worked

,

after 1980 would not be

counted in calculating

re. _ them.

retirement | benefits in the
future). .

Both these benéfits were
‘negotiated over a period of
years. The union employees
knew these benefits: ‘cost
money so ‘they took the
benefits in licu of further
wage increases. They want
and need these benefits and
are determined to keep

The Labour . Relations

| Department of ‘the GVRD
_ knew this. and. wet they in-

improvemen ts in
collective agreement.

One is the demand of
equal pay for work of equal
value. This affects mainly

the

Constitutional view
forced on ‘Canada

Dear Editor:

When Trudeau and his
supporters say their con-
stitution proposals HAVE to
be passed by the British
Parliament because it is put
forward by the Canadain
Commons and Senate, they
are goimg against the will of
many of the provinces and
the people yet parliament is
elected to carry out the
“will” of the people.

‘How can politicians who
are “here today and gone
tomorrow” FORCE on the
population their personal
views which will affect all of
us for the rest of our lives
and our children too?

A majority government
has become an aggressive
and arrogant dictatorship
with Trudeau's personal
ambition to make far
reaching changes for the
Canadian people against
their wishes. No one in our
history has done so much
harm to the cast-west
relationships and now to

Anglo-Canadian
ships, whipping up an-
tagonism to Britain’s
position which is not of their
making, °

The power group in
government seem to think
that by perpetual repetition
of their lies they are going to
make the public believe
them and when they excuse
their actions by saying there
has not been agreement on
the constitution changes in
over 50 years, how much
time has actually been given
to trying during that period?
Just spasmodic attempts,
which also show that it
should not be in the hands
of politicians only.

As for the N.D.P., Messrs.
Broadbent, Waddell and
others have made them-
selves a laughing stock with
their plan to “investigate”
Sir John Ford’s remarks
regarding the British at-
titude.

Name withheld by request.

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relation- ©

Their wages are on the
average, according to union
sources, *.$2.18.. an hour
($81.00 a week) less than
_ outside employees. They get
this lower wage not because
their work is less onerous or
_ less responsible. but, only
because:they are women: It's
2 straight open and shut case
of. discrimination." Women
employees and their union
ate determined to begin
correcting this situation. I
don't blame them a bit. In
fact they have my full

support. The | ‘demand ‘for-

equal pay for equal ‘work’ is
entirely ~ “justified © if: our
democratic society-has any
meaning. ~

The other demand of the
union ‘is. for a substantial -
wage increase. They callita
catch-up increase, necessary

Dear Editor: -

With ~ reference: to. the
letter in’ the -Sumday News,
Janiiary 25, 1981, by Brian
N.W. Thomas.

Mr, Thomas noted that
our..council had approved

the purchase of the

property
in the 1500 block Argyle for
nearly $300,000 of taxpayer's —

money.

Take heart, Mr. Thomas,

I noticed another property,

previously purchased by our _
council. in the: 1400- Block: .
Argyle — this, ‘has “been ‘«.

covered ~ with °
loads and loads of sawdust.

Could .

for the day.
Call or visit
us soon.

‘women office | employees. ,

it. be -that our |
council are finally admitting .
that they are running a three

stubborn - and “unreasonable

A beautiful bouquet
created especially

demand of the GVRD for
cut backs in sick leave and
retirement benefits. If the
GVRD would withdraw thse

; demands, I have no doubt

that negotiations © would

result ina quick settlement

ofthe strike.

In. my, opinion that's the
roadtogo.

While I'm on the subject
.of labour relations, I would
like ‘to express my opinion
that our District council

) for the circus _

ring circus up at the hall: ‘and |
y the act out

into the open, ‘where we can
all watch their performance.
When they get to the
elephants, let’s not forget the
; .

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h Pacific Properties Ltd. _

You" Il be sure to cap-

directly with its own em-.
ployees and not hand. over
this responsil to an
outside body like the GVRD**
which obviously has other"
fish to fry.

Ernie Crist . :
North Vancouver District :
alderman

Howard P. Brown
West Vancouver

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of your special
valentine.