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liation at North Shore Neighbourhood House. « strike earlier this year but no,

£E ’ By DAWN BURKE - |

“J tions of employment. had the
wording reworked..

of: understanding . from. the
ad, union”: ‘agreeing to support
“applications. for. federal
works ‘grants. The union
agreed to the letter with the
‘understanding .that union

n’ return; * management
S agreed to. consult. the
“union: on* fork’: ‘scheduling,

IF: INTENSIVE talks break down on the weekend,
B.C. Rail’s 1,800 unionized employees could strike
Monaay.

_ + But> the provincial ‘gov- -
-ernment is meeting ‘with

labor representatives. and

mediator Fred: Geddes in- an

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‘trains, said Barry Wail,
- speaking for B.C. Rail.

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jobs were not to be affected. .

without: an” ‘agreement’ since :
Dec.; Workers _ voted”

‘effort to avert the strike that’ ©

would see cecal and lumber

_ industries in the province hit
chard.

“- The union served strike
notice on the company
Thursday to take effect at 4
p.m. Friday. The 72-hour

notice could. mean a strike
May 6. B.C. Rail has issued
‘lockout notice to take effect
‘when workers strike.

’-A strike by BCR workers
would mean ‘‘No coal, no
freight," no passenger

“Jn 1984 B.C. Rail shipped
six million tons of coal, and
nine million tons of freight
of which the majority was

forest industry related pro- -

ducts, said Wall.

Provincial mediator Ged-
des has been asked by the
union to book out of the

dispute but George Dobie, ..

Communications Officer for
the Ministry of Labor, said
the provincial government is
making an ‘‘all-out effort”
to stall action.

Deputy:

, 81 per cent in favor of a

-.getion was taken. Talks
began in‘March, 1984 with
the help of. government me-

*.,diator -Fred Long and con-

. +s tinued sporadically. until the —.[:
Sabourin ‘said ‘he is” 7

especially happy with a letter:

| strike. vote .was’ taken at the
end of February. . :

: Joanne Hochu,. one of two
members of ‘the. . bargaining
unit, was: pleased that a
number of outstanding
grievances against
Neighbourhood House
management were settled.

-Hochu said she hoped the -_ :

agreement meant the start of
a better climate” between
labor and management.

“She. called Neighbourhood.
House 'staff..‘‘a. very.

J. dedicated bunch of people.” ©
oo Sabourin, vagrees..that the
work. climate has: improved

“since the’ “agreement.
ratified March 27.0 ™
The “North Shore ;

- Neighbourhood House is a
‘United. Way... agency

that
- provides . social: and -recre-
ational . services ‘to North

Labor Minster Graham
Leslie and Mediation Ser-
vices head Craig Gilmour
were meeting with Geddes
and union negotiators Friday
to discover what went wrong
with negotiations.

Labor Minister . Terry
Segarty said he is hopeful
both sides will consider the
impact of a strike before ac-’
tion is taken. ‘I’m not
planning to pull him (media-

‘tor Geddes) out of the col-

lective bargaining process--at
least not yet,’’ Segarty said.

Wall says. B.C. Rail re-
mains optimistic a settlement
will be reached. AH non-
union employees have been
asked to report to work
Monday if tlie unions strike. -

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From fashion to tax.

~~ But ~ ‘City:

_-have made a difference.”

“Ald.: Ralph .Hall absent at

than fair.

“take a chance. The longer

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seniors, families and
children.

In the last year usage of

Shore residents including
daycare programs, fitness
classes, and services to

Neighbourhood House has
increased 22 per: cent accor-
ding to Sabourin.

crying in beer.

‘RECONSIDERATION for a neighborhood. pub
.proposed ‘by. Picasso’s restaurant. was rejected
Monday. after. sou vote of 3-3 by North, Van-
~ couver. City ‘Council.

Fournogerakis. said
Picass6's, which -has

for about 10 years, had a
. 27-seat lounge license for the
first three’ years, of its opera-
tion.
“Tt was - Hike a mini-
eighborhood pub,”’. Four-
ogerakis said. “It operated

Clark included the last of
parking for the pub.
applicant offered to.b ild a ‘

modate — the parking
blem. The two ‘alderme!
said this could“ hampe
redevelopment of the ea.

, chi

~ Heard. the: ‘last : ‘of. ‘the: pub.
‘ Picasso's = owner: “Michael
Fournogerakis is . unhappy
with the decision, and he in-
‘tends to reapply to North
Van City when there is a full
council.

“Every legitimate concern
of council. was answered,’’
the applicant said. ‘1 feel
there was nothing else we
‘could do ‘to ‘satisfy’, the
aldermen who were against
the pub. A fuli council might ~

‘The decision went before
councii last November, with
Mayor Jack Loucks and

the 4-1 vate against the pub. :
Loucks. gave the proposal
reconsideration, allowing the
applicant to rectify faults’
aldermen found with the
project. :
Said Ald. Stella Jo Dean:
“We don’t accept everything
that comes before council. I
think council’s been more.
Everyone has to

this saga goes on, it’s costing
Picasso's more money.’’

For two years, Picasso’s
has leased a building next to.
the restaurant for the pro-
posed pub space. Four-
nogerakis said Picasso’s has
spent close to $100,000 in
leasing the space, paying for
lawyer fees and a
neighborhood pub survey.

Concerns by Ald. John
Braithwaite and Ald. Rod

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MICHAEL Fournogerakis won't ‘be. getting a pub in’ his
Picasso’s restaurant.-- at least, not yet.

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