Miaking theatre Williams’ way NCRTH SHORE INOW: PAGE 25 TWENTY YEARS December 6, 1939 News 985-2131 Classified 986-6222 Distribution 986-1337 68 pages 25¢ CAPILANO BOARD TO VOTE ON DEAL DECEMBER 12 ollege staff ratifies tentative 3-year deal CAPILANO COLLEGE support staff have ratified a ten- tative contract with the North Vancouver-based college that will give them an 18.5 per cent compounded wage increase over the three-year term of the agreement. NEWS photo Terry Peters NORTH VANCOUVER City Fire Department firefighters were called in Monday afternoon to douse a fire at Lewis Hands On Hobbies Arts & Crafts, 1641 Lonsdale. The crew put out a small fire burning in a back room sturage and coffee area. Fire damage was contained to the room. The remainder of the store and a book siore next door sustained some smoke damage. Investigation into the cause of the fire con- § tinues. Members of the Office and Technical Employees’ Union (OTEU) employed at the college voted late Monday to accept the three-year deal that was negotiated between the two sides Nov. 24. The tentative agreement ended a four-day sirike by the 170 OTEU members at the college that had effectively halted classes for the college's 5,000 students. OTEU spokesman Paula Stromberg said Tuesday the con- tract was ‘‘adequate. It's satisfac- tory."’ The college board of directors is scheduled to vote Dec. 12 on its ratification of the deal. Covering the period from Nov. 1, 1989 to Oct. 31, 1992, the con- tract provides for wage increases of 6.5 per cent as of Nov. 1, 1989, 6.0 on Nov. 1, 1990 and a further 5.0 per cert on Nov. [, 1991. The college had proposed wage increases of 6.2 per cent, 5.0 per cent and 4.0 per cent in its previous three-year contract offer. Under the old OTEU contract with the college, hourly wage rates for union members at the college ranged from $11.03 up to $25.47. At the end of the new contract OTEU wages will range from $13.07 up to $30.18. The OTEU represents audio vi- sual, maintenance, clerical and library workers employed at the college. The total compounded wage in- crease for the OTEU is virtually identical to the 18.6 per cent wage increase over 33 months negotiated in April by the college's faculty. Stuomberg said the contract also provides for an early retirement plan, an employee assistance plan paid for by the college and im- provements in training employees for technological change. In addition, she said the college had removed its demands for ‘ma- jor’ concessions in contract lan- guage stipulating hours of work and probationary work extensions. Capilano College president Doug Jardine said Tuesday he is anticipating that the college’s board of directors will ratify the deal with the OTEU. “We always need settlements that are of benefit to our employees and the college and that’s what we have here,’’ he said. But Jardine said the provincial Ministry of Advanced Education would have to recognize the size of settlements being negotiated in B.C. colleges when considering provincial funding for post-secon- dary institutions. “This is not just a problem for Capilano College,’’ he said. ‘‘The entire post-secondary system is facing similar increases.”"* MORATORIUM DEBATE Bell retracts statement HEATED WORDS were thrown during a political face-off last week over a possible ban on the demolition of multi- family housing in North Vancouver City, but an apology was announced three days later. Ald. Bill Bell had slammed Ald. Rod Clark's political tactics after Clark had introduce! un amend- ment that split council votes and defeated a demolition moratorium motion that would have otherwise gone through. But three days later, during a special emergency meeting to re- consider the motion, Ald. Bill Bell also reconsidered his words. “It’s not often that [ apologize, and | would like to state that the terms £ used in describing Ald. Clark’s tactics certainly did a disservice to this council," said Beil, who then apologized to both council and Clark. Clark responded by saying while he appreciated the sentiment, he felt the damage to his character had been done. “Once milk is spilt, it is hard to mop it up,"’ said Clark. The demolition ban on multi- family housing was passed last Thursday, 5 to 1.