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By MARLENE ain”

A two-week ‘old: strike at Schlage Locks in

North ‘Vancouver has escalated with a call from

the union for consumer’ s to boycott it’s products.

‘The. 189 inembers of the
Canadian: Asgoéiation- of
Industrial, * Mechanicaland
Allied Workers ACAIMAW) .
have been picketing: since
May’'3 for a second contract:
with ‘the American” ‘based
company. oe

Union and management
negotiators met Thursday,
with CAIMAW. agreeing to
the company offer _of $1.50
an hour wage increase the
first year but asking for $1.25
an hour increase-for the next
nine months,

“Their response was-we'll
get back to you. They either

The ‘agenda highlights for
North Shore council
meetings to be held
Tuesday, May 19 are as
follows:

NORTH VANCOUVER
DISTRICT (7230 P.M.)

Public hearing on a
rezoning proposal for 24
townhouses at St. James and
Duchess

start to get: responsible in
their. negotiations or.we step
up the pressure and start a
consumer’ boycott , of all
-Schlage: products,” said
union representative Cathy
_ Walker.

The -only «Canadian
manufacturing outlet,

Schlage produces: locks for —

residential, commerical and
industrial use.

Letters were delivered
Friday to all retail outlets
carrying Schlage products
asking for a_ voluntary
withdrawal of the items from

Delegation re rezoning of

property in 4400 _ block
Raeburn St.
Deep Cove proposed

commercial zoning changes
Letter fromm North Shore
Reality re Marie Place
subdivision .
Discussion by Ald. E.
Crist re labor negotiations

NORTH VANCOUVER
CITY (7:30 P.M.)

Debbie Tucker,
evening.

their shelves.

If retailers chose not to
cooperate, “we'll be leaf-
letting or hand billing
outside - the stores,
customers not to buy,”
Walker.

said

While both. sides have
reached agreement on ; the:
wage increase ‘in. the first
year of the contract, the
company’s last offer. only.
included a $0.50 an hour
increase for the last six
months of an [8 month
agreement. ;

The union is asking for a
19 per. cent increasé the first
year and 15 per cent the
second. “The major issue is
that this is now the pattern of
settlement. This is what
other workers in the Lower

lore council agend

1981 revised budget for
Presentation House

Discussion by Ald. R. Hall
re GVRD negotiations with
CUPE

WEST VANCOUVER
(8:00 P.M.)

Public hearing to rezone
$775 Marine Dr. to multiple
use

Public

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oycott of Schlage

asking,

. said Walker.

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“North. Vancouver City
Alderman Elko Kroon is
worried people: might take
advantage. of high interest
rates to delay paying their |
municipal taxes. .

- The City only charges a
five per cent penalty if taxes

meeting.

By not paying taxes on
time, people could collect
extra interest, pay the five
per cent and still make a
nice profit at the City’s
expense, he warned.

City Administrator Ed

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interest rates are much penalty for late payment
higher than that, Kroon said: couldn't be raised in time to
at Monday’s council affect the 1981 tax year.

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“The more you look,
tie: more you like.

Mainland are getting,” said

Walker.

The company’s offer was
rejected by.a ‘vote of 96 per
cent on May. .

Current wages are $13. 50
an hour for tradesmen and
$9.31.an hour for production
staff.

That .is ‘about $1. 50 wan
hour less than Schlage
workers at the head plant in
San Francisco are making,

Being an American
company “they seem not to
have a feel of what's hap-
pening in terms of wage
settlements in B.C.,” she
added.

Company officials could
not be reached for com-
ment.

meeting for 265-25th Street
commercial development

Public hearing re floor
area ratios

Council indemity (salary)
by-law

Development permit 1819

Bellevue’ for proposed
apartment

Discussion to rezone
undeveloped apartment

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