BOTH. SIDES in the BC. break the, de phe esinpuny and the couric that, represents the seven unions employed: at the © North: > Van- couver-based railway, met. bricfly July: 62-but no progress was -made in setuling the outstanding contract “issues, : ; - | Following the - meeting, » Ray Callard, vice-president. “of the ‘council of.unions employed by BC From Page 1, “Dupont will, now ship all its! ex: plosives from’Vancouver Island: « Coast: Ferries* shipped, 500,000, “pounds : of. explosives © Horseshoe Bay from January ?1 to June | 1987. and normally about ‘40,000 pounds: of :d out of- the harbor. every. two. mon" ths. ! aTi ide the’ other anspems dynamite ens ben f Andres threes eek: New, 201 ompany. disliked loadir “plosives in: Horseshoe: Bas of the! harbor’ s congestion and:t at being a minus. Horseshoe Fery, Gor. “used fishing Is hea sand np . a by: ‘and -prediered the ‘threatened through 4 1986: Rail “contract dispute sill meet Monday with mediator Fred Geddes ina fast ditch effort 10, adlock-ov er contracting oul; : Hy TIMOTHY RENSHAW, News Auparter “ Rail, accused: the company of fus: ing. mediation’ as-a éstalling. tactic ufiens, © con- 1,800 members, BC. Rail reduced . sisting of strikes if semployees July 1S): / He said thecompany ‘requested » Apart from? Horseshoe Bay's ~ physical limitations, New: saidéthe | lack, of 3.\‘paralle discipline’? ‘in dynamite: shipping regulations “in the! Lower: Mainland « concerned WE Dan Minediation | . unions pr ior to that request. Sine, then would . presented: “it offer to vits ie per presemy nd rejected | by: then the same Solfer the: “Tf -vou'resnot “willing to medi why ask for mediation?” Caflard asked: : The union, he: said: Fequesied:. Geddes’ vet the 1a sides tovether. for another meeting to make: sure the railway fully understands the : union's position. " Bul BC: Raii's: vice- president: of industrial “relations “Brian: . Foley, said/atter the July 6: meeting the: “company. was not:prepared to. give into the unions" demand. for guar- _He said his ships ‘were limited to carrying ° 11,000. pounds - Of ex: plosives per vessel i in the north arm of the Fraser! River, but in Horse- shoe Bay were limited ‘only. by: the: “amount ‘of explosives trucks could: “carry ‘to, ithe “Transport Canada Ships: leaving Horseshoe Bay ‘are limited ‘to 25 tons: (50,000: pounds) vessel. : Companies’. shipping anything over. that amount “must : ‘inform. Transport: Canada’s Ships’ Safety divisions”: Restrictions. on the, amount: of © Conner. 10: 000° pounds; and: ab Vancouver ; Wharves, 5,000, pounds: : New added that Coast, Ferries is ( not. required ‘to’ inform’ the = West, Vancouve Fire’ Deparument™ when: are being: loaded ‘Jin > Bay “In other com- exactly Latnitees | gener na palis ili contracting Out. ; : He said the company. had pres: ented uhes suntan witha Tous! orter ‘andy wits Id retina with a new “Tess generous offer? if ‘the unions: did not accept the first ! shipment is not necessary. : said, “contract by. July 15, But Callard said: the: company would have a strike on its hands if a reduced offer Awas presented... Thefunions-voted .73 per cent in ’ favor of striking after rejecting the company’s three-year contract: of: fer of no-wage increase in the first year and four percent increases in > ng loaded : : fire chief Evaiis notification“ for “We know ‘their schedule,” every’ time.’ al Transport “Canada pokesman “Steve Ryback loading dynamite from the Horse- he: “They don’t have, to call US, opera- |. pack ethrougn July 10, ‘1987 - orth Shore News Lay sa bscquent Iwo sears. Catlard said the unions were not epposed to the fuurcper. cont wage inereases, buitwanted the increas calculated? so that waps between the bottom und top-of the wage feale did not widen. » Under the current: BC. Rail” ‘con: tract, which expired :July ot, union wages range trom. $13 62 per hour for company laborers to $22.04 per hour for BC Rail train engineers. o The. unions also want the safety Tissue of mandatory train crew rest breaks addressed in the contract. ; -Y1 oman. in Solved: in'an industrial acei- dent: on! Blackcomb: Moun ain in Whistler was airlifted by* helicopter’ to © Gry aid Boulevard. in) North. Van- ouver-and rushed to Lions Gate. lfospital “Tuesday fternoon, >) Ad¥ lite | for. the smany whe | juries, was ‘provided. by: the: Provincial: Ambulance .Ser-"? vice ‘air-evae based-at Van cauver i port. + been Lower. Mainland : : Titan president Roy: Paton’ ‘said shoe. Bay dock is ‘completely safe. Such precautions | as:safety. iets, a hose’connected in’case of fire and “.quick-reledse Knots on boat.tié-ups'- are. standard /procedure WW th each ‘shipment, he'said “The:.dock: is’ also closed to-th public -/during dynamite loading, and all: explosives Shipped : are in containers separate from blasting cus, “said, handle it problem c at of expioe the mall « harb