Al2 - Sunday, November 14, 1982 - North Shore News Job aid inadequate—Mayor VOTEfor RESPONSIBLE DECISIONS EMERGENCY work programs are being set up to aid a few of the thousand unemployed in West Vancouver - but it’s not enough to help those in desperate need says Mayor Derrick Humphreys. Participants in the com- munity recovery program - funded by the federal and provincial governments - will be able to earn $50 a week extra to their unemployment benefits by doing trail clear- ing, park improvements, and cemetary expansion jobs in the municipality. But even as the idea was being approved at West Vancouver council Monday, Mayor Humphreys lashed out at the scheme as inade- quate because it did nothing to help those on welfare — the really needy. “Il think it is extremely sad that people on welfare have been overlooked. Many of them are in a far worse plight Relies on CUPE FROM PAGE At Job creation programs that would receive priority under the project are those that improve community services and facilities or enhance heritage sites and promote tourism im the community. District Social Planner Lenna Jones explained to council in a_ letter that sponsors of the CRP program “may be non-profit organizations, service groups, municipalities and other governments.” However, any group which does sponsor the job creation program does not become the employer af the participants. In essence, workers would be em- ployed by the unem- ployment insurance com- mission and the provincial labor ministry. Project workers would be paid $240 a week in unemployment benefits, regardless of existing payments received from UIC. Presents By WENDY HA YSOM than those on UIC. Some other program is desperately needed to help them,” he said. In a press release, issued earlier in the day, Hum- phreys said he was surprised welfare recipients were not eligible for the program, because these are the peopie who have been cut off from DIC and “they would only have enough money to put food on the table and perhaps should be the first to be considered in any job creation program.” The mayor said he was gravely concerned about the In addition, the provincial Ministry of Labor said it would chip in about $50 a week towards project operating costs. But the snag in CRP hes with whether or not local CUPE workers approve the CRP project. Without its members’ endorsement, the job creation scheme doesn’t get off the ground. Even though local politicians support the initiative to get area unemployed back into the work force, and Alderman Marilyn Baker agrees “it looks like a good, solid proposal”, District's CUPE local 389 has yet to respond formally to CRP. And according to Alderman Ernie Crist who said he had _ personally contacted union officials, about the matter, the chances of local 389 ap- proving the scheme are minimal at best unless the wage scale offered by both governments is increased to a decent level. “I have been in touch the first Canadian Snowing of The Royal Society of Marine Artists London, England at 2932 Granville Street Vancouver 8 C¢ Tel. (6004) 752 O91 1 or (604) 752 8217 November Srd (9th 1962 Other Gallery Locations: 667 Howe St., Vancouver 681-2817 2022 Park Royal South, West Van 926-2615 rising figures of 1,000 unemployed and 500 on welfare in West Vancouver. Council was most anxious, he said, to take part in the recently announced job creation program. It has set up ten work projects hoping to employ 47 people and has applied for funds totalling $43,200 to pay for super- visors’ wages, equipment rental materials and general supervision and administra- tion. Humphreys was also critical of the provincial government’s proposed $50 per person to cover tools overheads and supplies: “It is easy to See this is an insuf- ficient overhead allotment as any type of work requires ~ trucks, gasoline, shovels, picks, tools, chain saws etc,” he commented. (with CUPE officials),” said Crist, “and the union 1s opposed to it ... because this is more or less tied into UIC and it’s a substandard wage.” Crist added that’ the unemployed should not be taken advantage of simply because of their financial circumstances and their need for jobs. Baker, however, pointed out that substandard wages are relative and “it certainly isn’t substandard wages in comparison to the minimum wage.” At which point Alderman Jim Ball added: “I don't think anybody (participating in CRP) expects to get top union wages.” Under the make-work project no work will be done DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD Elect Regan for: Responsible Management Educational Standards Good planning/evaluation Accountability of tax money Needs of children first DAVID COBB Tite Last Indiaman - “Princess Amelia’ ott endorsement However, any program is better than no program at all, he told council, which must now wait for its ap- plication to take part in the program to be approved by the federal and provincial governments. Both levels of government are involved because the federal government will pro- vide the additional UIC benefits and the provincial government will provide the $50 per week per person to the employer for operating expenses. The West Vancouver Municipal Employees Association has approved the project. And Mayor Humphreys pointed out in his press release that the municipality has reduced its own work force’ by retirements and resignations without making any layoffs. by CRP participants which normally would be per- formed by District's municipal staff. Assurances were also given by the municipality's personnel department that no district employee would lose their job or be laid off as a result of the federal government program workers. . Until District hears back from CUPE officials, the CRP project will remain in limbo despite council fully endorsing the proposal. 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