ieee - 3 a INSIGHTS Free essential workers from the need to strike THE NURSES ARE WORTH every cent they’re seeking firefighters and police. All “‘half- and I hope they get it. I also hope we'll ensure that none of essential one workers would them ever again walks a picket line. If this confuses you 3 still remain free to hit the bricks 5 whenever they wished. little, please read on. These heresies won’t earn me Certain services vital to public services and collective bargaining any brownie points with Ken health and safety cannot be backed by job action are mutualiy Georgetti cf tie B.C. Fed. The operated by private enterprise — exclusive concepts — as shown by system wouid also cost B.C. citi- obligated to earn a profit for the fact that most such disputes zens many millisus extra every shareholders — without the price eventually have to be settled by the | year — much of which they’ll now to consumers soaring. In theory, heavy hand of government any- likely be stuck with anyway to the alleged ‘‘efficiency”’ of the how. reopen all those closed beds and private sector, based on cost-par- In short, if taxpayer: regard cer- emergency wards. ing and corner cutting, looks after _ tain public services as not merely But if you think that price, the profit factor. But this does desirable but INDISPENSABLE, shared by a couple of million tax- NOT apply with a service that has they must remove any reason for payers, is too high even for an to be instantly available at all those services ever to be withheld. essential service, just try paying to times, regardless of cost. Doctors’ In a free society they simply have have your gallstones or fibrilla- fees and hospital charges in the no alternative. Battles every few tions fixed in Bellingham! U.S. tell THAT story clearly years over hand-to-mouth union nee enough. contracts are clearly not the an- WRAP - UP: Re-elected president ‘ It also follows that a strike in swer. Taking the present case, the of Capilano Community Services such a service amounts to a con- need is for a generous PERMA- Society is Pactricia Bell, with Vi tradiction in terms. A service is ei- © NENT contract with which nurses Rode., as veepec. New directors ther essential or it isn’t, It can no can live happily ever afterwards ~- are Graeme Benn, Lynn Anderson more be “‘half-essential’’ than €.g.! and Lorne Newton. Named hon- Nellie can be half-pregnant. So it’s © Give them the catch-up figure orary life member is Joan Whit- perfectly obvious that essential they now want, annual increments tow... 1985 Sentinel grad Timothy with assured minimum percent- Ferris has received his B.A. at ages, fair overtime pay and com- 202-year-old Franklin & Marshall prehensive benefits. College, Lancaster, Penn- © Equally important, index ALL sylvania... Congrats to Cap Col- salaries to yearly inflation. lege English Dept.’s Bil’ Scherm- © Set up a permanent and in- brucker on winning the Ethel dependent arbitration board to Wilson fiction prize with his novel review regularly the annual incre- Mimosa at the recent B.C. Book ment scale, increase it if necessary, | Awards... A 100-candle salute to and resolve grievances. Inglewood Lodge resident Alberta @ Guarantee a lifetime job ex- Winifred Somerton who today, cept for misconduct or inability to June 25, celebrates her centennial perform. birthday... Also today, happy 51st Under such a deal every nurse anniversary to Deep Cove’s Frank would know from the start her sit- and Margaret Hamilton... Ditto uation for as long as she worked tomorrow, June 26, to North ~— thus automatically making any Van's Nat and Angie Grandinett! question of job action redundant. on their 52nd... And birthday The union would become a profes- _grectings Tuesday, June 27, to Bs =, cok sional association for dealing with — former West Vancouverite Eric heim : — the arbitration board on individual Sauve. NEWS photo Tom Gurley SEAMAN John Johnson, naval grievances and increment reviews. “on TOP GUIDING HONOR EARNED...receiving their All Round Cords signafman son of North Van's This kind of deal would be WRIGHT OR WRONG: When are (clockwise from centre front) 20th North Van Company Guides David and Ana Johnson, now ser- equally appropriate for the two you give, forget it. When you take, Shawna Lorrie, Melanie Clark, Carrie Tennant, Jenny Tennant, Jennifer ving aboard HMCS Qu’ Appelle. other truly essential services: remember. Freeman. ‘ e oe NeWS hie ae ZALNS DECISION TD STAY ON AS PREMIER FOR THE Cc f - b Kk. ) urb parking TE PIM WEG HILE the B.C. Ferry Corp. operates a ferry | SOCRED CHEERLEADERS terminal out of Horseshoe Bay, the local res- ANXIL ARY.... idents and merchants shouldn’t have to bear the burden of increased parking congestion in their neighborhood. Naturally, the area must support additional traffic and therefore needs ample parking, both for com- muters choosing to park and ride, and for drivers picking up friends and relatives. But a pay parking lot has been made available by the municipality to meet those needs. According to the Horseshoe Bay Business and Pro- fessional Association, however, the pay lot for ferry commuters is often ‘‘virtually empty,’’ while commer- ; " cial and residential streets are overburdened with ‘ > parked cars regularly left overnight or over a weeken‘1. Residents and merchants who have chosen to locate " in Horseshoe Bay to enjoy the waterfront neighborhood are instead experiencing the frustration of overcrowded streets and a lack of parking. Obviously commuters would prefer to park on resi- Publisher ........... Peter Speck ie ee Display Advertising 980-0511 dential or commercial streets free of charge, rather Managing Editor... Barrett Fisher peg tgmi geese = Classilied Advertising open than in a pay parking lot, but residents and store Associate Editor ..... Noel Wright news. Distribution 988-1337 owners are already paying their community dues Advertising Director . Linda Stewart baits irate tie served Subscriptions 986-1337 through property taxes. The municipality should en- Zubutbon new spape and avaliog une Senewvio iit. 1199 Lonsdale Avenue, a 9853227 sure commuters take a similar responsibility for their Crean odes Gnd Sunday Ey Nore greg eck North Vancouver, B.C. MEMBER vehicles by enforcing parking regulations. Se are ee eee etme Naim TM BH - West Vancouver should follow North Vancouver | | jbsciptons cin no West Vencowr sispe year, 89,170 (average, Wednesday ; City’s lead of instituting either no parking or one-hour welcome bul ‘we ‘cannat accept responsibly for SE Sa ay) es Pe. Fy parking restrictions with resident-only exemptions. which should be accompanied by a stamped. adgressed — Poxke Ss North Shore owned and managed t Residents, store owners and patrons have rights, too. Entire contents © 1989 North Shore Free Press Lid. All rights reserved. Poet seg ip tn ta” =”