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articles in today’s Capilano
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couver Villager will be
delivered on Sunday, July 9,
and the Lyza Valley Echo
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July 5, 1989 News 985-2131 Classified 936-6222 Distribution 986-1337 36 pages 25¢

STRIKES CAUSE BACKLOG OF ELECTIVE SURGERY

LGH getting back to normal

as employees return to work

BELEAGUERED PATIENT services at Lions Gate Hospi-
tal should be back to normal by Thursday following the
tentative two-year agreement reached late Friday between
the Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU) and the Health
Labour Relations Association (HLRA).

LGH president Robert Smith
said Tuesday it will take several
days to determine the extent of
elective surgery backlogs created
by the 17-day health wnions’ strike
and to get all areas of the hospital
back to Full operation.

“But there are no major con-

Siaff here have
been quite
extraordinary in
ensuring patient
safety throughout
the strike.’*

—LGH president

Robert Smith

cerns at this moment,’’ he said.
“We are very eager to get
everything back to normal. Staff
here have been quite extraordinary
in ensuring patient safety
throughout the strike.’”*

The tentative HEU deal calls for
a 6.25 per cent increase retroactive
to April 1 and additional five per
cent and 1.35 per cent increases

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By TIMGTHY RENSHAW
April 1, 1990 and Aug. 1, 1990,
respectively.

Total compounded increase over
the term of the contract, excluding
special premiums or benefits, is
13.85 per cent on an average wage
of $12 per hour.

HEU membership will vote on
the agreement this week. Results of
the vote will be released late Tues-
day afternoon.

The HEU agreement followed
the tentative three-year deal reach-
ed June 26 between the B.C.
Nurses’ Union and the HLRA.

BCNU members, who began
their strike at LGH June 34, will
vote on their contract July 12. The
nurses’ picket line was honored
both by the HEU and the Health
Sciences Association of B.C.
(HSA), which had reached a ten-
tative agreement with the HLRA in
May.

Both the BCNU and the HSA in
turn honored HEU picket lines
after they were set up June 22 at
LGH and other B.C. hospitals.

The tentative BCNU deal would
provide a tota] 29.5 per cent wage
increase over the term of the con-
tract.

LGH closed approximately 260
of its 420 acute care beds and was
reduced to essential and emergency
services only during the strike.

Wednesday snd Thursday,
Sports ................ 11 seamy with cloudy periods.
TV Listings............20 Chance of showers. Highs

What's Going On........ 9 "ear 21°C.

NEWS photo Tom Burley

RAIN DIDN’T dampen the spirits of North Shore residents during Canada Day festivities on Saturday.
Heather Mowatt, 212, gets a good look at special events held at Lonsdale Quay from atop the shoulders
of ker father, Ed. Other official festivities were held at Ambleside Park in West Vancouver. See more

phoios on page 3.