Al2- Sunday News, April 26, 1981

- were told that the Ministry
, of Health had rejected the

The hospital had ap- - h. Bt
proached the ministry. and. eee _
the B.C. Registrar _ of | In: the . past two

ballot proposal.
agencies have to approve the | “eon
change before the hospital aro
bylaws can be changed. . a
Bylaws committee - ye
chairman Brian McCrea told Un : | 6
the board the possibility of |
voting by mail could be.
raised unofficially before a
formal application was. _ with
He pointed out that the
board had - rejected this ©
- method in the past. .
But board chairman Ken
Bruce. said that. ‘when me
. suggestion was last made. ;
. membership ‘of the hospital _ one call
. society was only about 200. -
“Today we stand‘at.5, 500

It is alleged that the oc- reported to have been and we may be dealing in.

cupant of the house awoke

and found’ Baker and
another man in his home, at
“which point the intruders

picked up while running in a
dilfererit --direction.. Police
say the window “Was
recovered on the route

even. bigger’ “pumbers: next .
year,” hesaid.. - -

* Most people assume they

can give a. proxy vote - in.

Baker issaidtohave taken. . view of . our changed

Vancouver backyard with “ ‘couver™ ‘home | “which “had
his throat cut. ae _ been broken i iato. we,

For 20 years the ‘fuunicipality

Saat

Vancouver, through the GVRD fhas offered hourly

$1.S50/hour. January 1,.1981 and $1.50/hour’ January ary a 1982, ‘plus:up. to
$1..20/hour trades. pay to qualified tradesmen. ‘The. salaried .

been offered increases up to 17.22% in the first year averaging 5.25% overall
and 14: ‘69% in the 2nd year,

The Unions want the same base pay for clerical workers as paid

not agreeing to this, some of the lower paid clerical workers will neo ith int
excess of 46.69% by January 1, 1982 over their present pay. ‘The.2:
increase offered by GVRD is more than enough. For example: ..

1980 , 1982 —

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Clerk fl.
Payroll Clerk
Labourer

Annual Pay

13,464.00
13,872.00
17,928.00
16,704.00

. Annual Pay

18,688.00

18,428.00.

24,228.00
22, 958.00 |

Mechanic 21,966.00 30, 722. 00
Surely these are living wages for anyone!

West Vancouver has offered the Union a 15% interim payriont ponding cot '

tlament in Vancouver to get our employees back to work. This -has
rejected by the Union without a vote of its members.

UNION SOUDARITY

The Union says it can’t come back to work until there is settlement in Vancouver.
as It needs to support the CUPE/VMREU strike action in the city. :

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Vancouver City Police Civitian Employees (VMREU - Vancouver City Han inside”

workers) voted against striking and have continued to work. Surr (CUPE}
have settied Port Coquitlam (CUPE) have settled. ad

Why does our Municipal union (WVMEA) which is neither CUPE nor VMREU

affillated believe it must show solidarity when CUPE U locals are not
showing solidarity. ‘v and VMRE

Our negotiators have settled with the Union almost all issues excep! the wage
package The interim ofter pending settlement in Vancouver takes care of the

wage Issue THERE IS NO Vv4L!IO0 REASON FOR OUR EMPLOYEES NOT TO
E WORKING EXCEPT THAT THE UNION F FER TO
THEM FOR THE! APPROVAL: ON REFUSES TO PUT THE OFFER TO |

Mayor Derrick Humpnreys