SO 3 "research had been done.

column ~
titled | “The: Public’ Service - -

seamen, .

3. Such"

It is with some reluctance -
that I write this letter to your -

paper in. response. ‘to. . your
; Specknlations", >

August ; 23, 1978 and also the.
column “Think Small”; titled |
“Fat Cats” of the same date. te." s

’

I say “reluctance” “since
the hysterical: outpowerings —

of “Speckulations”” in’ par-.°

ticular are probably -
recognized. as. just | that by ©
most of the readers of: your.
paper. However, ‘since I
have not seen a. ‘reply to.
either. of these columns, I.
feel, that. some | response _
should be. made. As a Civil
Servant, now retired, let.me_

try to putt the record ‘straight.

1. I do not think the Civil
Servants ‘would attempt: a
strike over proposed Bill C28 |
- the Bill is obviously drafted
in the most severe terms, the -
authors knowing full well it

will have to be amended.
The union leaders have ‘to.

put on a militant pose. for.
appearance ‘sake - it is part -
of the game; and I ‘suspect

_ “Speckulations” ‘know it. A
- total Civil Service strike
- would: be as disastrous: for

“them as it would ‘be. for
everyone else.

sw eoee ae Nr

2. It is difficult to compare -

- wage scales of Civil Servants."

to employees in the Private |

Sector,. but a little research —

reveals that the pay. of —
stenographers, firefighters, —
. Stationar y.
engineers, (to hame a few) is.

well below. that. of.
‘corresponding jobs in
private industry. Can you’

blame anyone for not

‘wanting his wages tied. to

those paid by sweatshop”
business establishments? —

sweeping
statements as “grossly. in-'

flated wages paid to people —
who by and large do very’.
little to deserve them” would |

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~ Dear Editor:

oo isn’t it interesting ‘that a
. . a On 8 course which the: Conced F
but to 9 brand the majority ot are e supposed to be 1 running ates asa “frill” has been” :
one or in: ae aa it, credited. with ‘contributing to _
. “Fat Cats” is ridiculous. an | me on
“Has” “Speckulations” » irresponsible. It would seem”. - ofleme remember t that the - the Saving. of four lives.on.
travelled” all'_across the that you are tying. to make “the rvant is a neclie, |
country, . visiting — “Govern- the ordi ; e same as everyone ¢
ment departments in ‘every. ‘Whipping — Boy” for the ~~ , |
_ province, . and ‘finding most. countrys oubles, rather | ls John Sutton, ;
«Civil Servants doing. nothing’ : West ‘Van. *
to earn their “money? ‘OF oe |
course not. se

“not. “be ‘made ve | proper ; :

__ Saturday |

4 In. regards to: the in- J rs
‘dexing of pensions; surely a |. _<
“pension of today should have {O°
the same purchasing power [
tomorrow to say. nothing of ff.
_the so called rise in Standard =
- Of Living. However, a little ff
_research by “Speckulations” J
“would have shown him that |.
“indexing of Civil Service {
Pensions is paid. for: by’ the oF
Civil Servants themselves -in
addition to the contribution
‘of 612% of gross salaries to”
the pension fund, a further |
~1% of gross pay is taken to. |.
pay for: indexing. In most | .
“cases one: would be quite §
_ surprised’ at how little. this |.
Indexitig amounts to. aoe

yee

5.. “A Civil Servant cannot oe
be: fired - not ever” + what —
utter. nonsense : - they are
_ being fired every day for: one —
‘reason or-.another; or re- .
‘classified downwards, which’ -
is something | the: union ‘has:
little control over. It should.
_ be noted. that, retirement at.
age .-65:: mandatory,
“whether the “Givil Servant is:
‘willing and able to continue. ° =
-or ‘not. ‘Some people “do 7 ae
‘abuse the benefits available | ff

_ to them -.such‘as sick leave,
-but not to. the extent (in my |
experience) < oo as:
“Speckulations” would have
‘us believe. : oe

It may well be that there. “
are too many Civil Servants -_
~ but this depends on ‘what
‘service the public demands. |.
ol agree that there probably |
are great abuses.in more or | :
_less isolated cases - not as a.
‘general thing as your. two...
columns state. There.
probably i is room for reform’ ».B
in parts of the Civil Service, .

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