FROM PAGE A1 she added. The action was taken as a result of the local’s mem- bership deciding it wanted to transfer the union account to any other credit union or to a unionized banking in- Stitution. Some of the local’s 1,100 members had closed their own private accounts at the North Shore credit union even before the membership vote was taken. Jolly said Sorenson’s motion over pay freezes and rolibacks was not the only provocation of the union. “He was one of those which advocated the con- tracting out of the garbage coHection,””. - which --was- Alderman Dean it also cease them. “They are anti-worker (council) members, not just ant-CUPE members,” she Maintained. “We withdrew our funds as a_ simple Statement of fact.” Sorenson said he wants to avoid the expense to the municipality of holding a bye-election as a result of his would His plan i is to take a 90-day Ieave of absence and then submit bis resignation at the end of May, effective the first week of July, which would avoid the necessity of a bye-election. He said he understands he would continue to receive his aidermanic stipend during his leave of absence aldermen on any number of councils. “The mayor suggests I am naive to think it doesn't happen anyway but I didn’t think they would stoop to that level to get rid of an individual.” Sorenson feels bitter enough against the action of the union that it promises to leave him with’ an ongoing grudge. “In the fall, though I will not be a candidate, I will certainly be spending some of my money to support people who will stand up to them,” he said. Sorenson said that after the union had written to the credit union giving its reasons for closing its ac- count, he appeared before Other council members were vehement in their denunciation of CUPE's action and eloquent in their praise for Sorenson. Alderman Stella Jo Dean accused CUPE of using “terrorist tactics” while Alderman Gary Payne and Mayor Jack Loucks said the union was threatening deomcracy by attempting to influence council in such a manner. -- Several of the council members suggested the decision. to withdraw the ~ money was taken without the support of the union rank and file. “I don’t think the rank and file will support the leader- ship,” Alderman Elko Kroon said. awarded to Smithrite Disposal as a_ result of council's vote just before Christmas. Jolly said of the decision to pull the union’s account with the credit union: “Mr. Sorenson was an employee of the credit union and eredit unions are organizations supposedly directed towards the needs of working people and obviously Mr. Sorenson, through his pohtical actions, is in direct contradiction to that concept.” She maintained: “He has repeatedly, in council Meetings, stated. that the employees of the City are overpaid. Whenever he can, he lLkes to get his little digs in. Jolly said that if the union had had any transactions with a business involving bot that he woud donate if to community groups in North Van City which are experiencing financial problems, such as North Shore Neighbourhood House. Meanwhile, he said he has told Mayor Jack Loucks that if, during that 90 days, he is specifically needed at a council meeting he will attend. “But I would not par ticipate on any CUPE issue,” he insisted. Sorenson said he con- siders the action by the CUPE local to be in- timidation. “} don't represent the © credit union when I am on council but am speaking as an individual.” He expressed horror that such pressure by interest groups may alreeady be affecting the votes of “the board and was en-_ couraged not to resign his aldermanic seat as a result of it. “They made it absolutely clear in the letter they wrote back to CUPE that, though they regretted the decision they (the union) had taken, that there was no way they would gag me or influence me in any item that might come before council.” That's not how Jolly reads the letter. “They say the opinions of Mr. Sorenson are not the opinions of the credit union.” In making public his resignation at Monday night’s council meeting, Sorenson said he _ has “suffered verbal abuse and had my tires slashed on two oceasions,” because he refused to cater to special interest groups. CUPE ‘no’ would nix job creation program by CHARLES MAYER TWO JOB creation programs designed to get North Vancouver District’s unemployed back to work appear to have collapsed because local civic union bargaining agents haven't given approval to hire non-union help to work in the municipality, council learned Monday. Dastnet Social Planner Loenna Jones said tin a report fl] BING mil PLACE Home of fine == Restaurants == 1351 Lonsdale Ave North Vancouver 985-5385 that two job) creation programs sponsored by both federal and provincial governments, called Community Recovery Program and New Em- ployment and Expansion Development, appear to have fallen by the wayside since Canadian Union of Pubhc Employces officials have not given their suport to the schemes Under both CRP and NEED, union approval for hinng must be given and to date union officials have indicated they are Opposcd to non-union — staffing in f Mistrict. “Approval (from CUPE) was sought in November 1982,” said Jones, “and there have been pernodic follow ups. There has been no formal reply, although in- formally unton = represen- tatives have indicated thcy are opposed to this program.” Sbe also recommeded to council no further action be taken on cither make-work schemes But council deferred the movon until CUPK officials formally give a response outhmnag their position on both job creation schemes SUPER SPECIALS ALL THIS MONTH 99 gives you a choice of - SIRLOIN STEAK - BARBECUE CHICKEN - BAKED LASAGNA (includes salad bar, garlic toast ) 33305 South Frase: Way Abbotstord 853-7131 ‘His voice. breaking with emotion, Kroon asked the CUPE leadership, “What do you guys think you're going to gain? CUPE will lose all credibility with City council when it comes time to bargain,” he said. Ajderman Ralph Hall said Monday was “one of the darkest days in the history of North Vancouver City,” and that in his 38 years of following council, covering council for newspapers, and later serving on council, he had never seen anything like the action taken by CUPE. Alderman Gary ‘Payne, while saying he dissociated himself from Sorenson's “union-bashing and in- flammatory remarks about unions,” said CUPE was attempting to intimidate council, and attempting to use its economic power to silence free speech.” Both Dean and Hall suggested people might think twice about running ‘ for public office knowing that that sort of pressure CGINITED WAY A9 - Wednesday, March 2, 1983 - North Shore News Union accused of ‘terrorist tactics’ might be applied on them, and Hall said the next time CUPE might try to exert economic pressure before a vote, instead of after a. vote as they had in this case. Mayor Jack Loucks said he was’ disappointed Sorenson was resigning, and Said another course of action he could have taken was to “stand up and be counted, but each of us has to take the action we feel is most ap- propriate.” “We're going to miss you,” Loucks said. Other council members paid tribute to Sorenson's thoroughness, willingness to take tough, unpopular Stands, and his’ con- Scientiousness. ___ After the other members — had their say, Sorenson left, to the applause of his friends and family. Quieter lawn mowers NORTH Vancouver City council has adopted a new noise control bylaw that will require reduced noise from various sources over the next five years. For example a lawn mower can now have a maximum noise level of 82 decibels, but by 1986 the Maximum will be 77 decibels. End of shoplifting THE SECOND part in a feature series on shoplifting published in the North Shore News of February 23 the second of a three-part series as was published due to a typographical error. 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