A8 - Friday, December 7, 1984 - North Shore News Happy Christmas, caboosers! TEIRST | THOUGHT] someone was mak: ing this up. But they weren't One of the things the noble United Transportation to mion wants from B ¢ Railoin return for cutting the caboose erew as that the guys be paid half an hour's wages per das tor carrying a radio Pet's see now George the caboose rider gets $16 18 an hour His buddys the conduc tor gets $18 24 an hour That makes $8 OY and $Y 12 respectively for carrying the (Company supplied) radio so they van talk to the engineer, ete Multiply that by 273 work ing days and you pet $2208 S7 and $2489 76 A vear For carrying a radio 1 stumbled onto this scoop when listening to the iudig nant Mr Clyde Mulhall of the LT He was holding torth on the aim about how BC Rail ois) grinding the taces of the trainmen by an nouncing a lockout (the com pany being red of waiting so long to get into the 20th Cen- tury, caboose-wrse) The interview would have been good for a Monty Python show Emailbox Call McMinn at any time OPEN LETTER ION. VAN DISTRICT RESIDENTS Thank you for your sup- port at the recent Municipal! election | look forward to representing you on © ouncil for the next two vears Please feel free to call me al any time to discuss issues and enhst my assistance Stephen McMinn Alderman N. Van District “Bo vou teally think vou Should be paid tor cartving a radia? he was asked Yepo said Mulhall. tui of union vim lt theres ve ing to be a reduced crew so that the emplover benefits by itowe don't see why we shouldn't benetit too 7 Phe reporter to whom our man owas delivering this blarnes sounded mystified. and no wonder What we have here is a world tirst Even the baulky Brit toiers haven't thought of being paid extra for carrying a pocket radio =QOur lads will soon want extra for making themselves a cup of fea ee ““One guy can’t play cribbage by himself’ The thought of reducing train crews from four to three — which is the company's beastly plan — gives Mulhall & Co the hot shakes. Real {vranny Never mind that this is the only railwav in North Ametica that still has four man crews. Never mind that no one will be fired, and that it will take eight to 10 vears” to reduce the crews to three. Never mind that the foul bosses will give the guys a sweetener of well over $1,000,000, meaning that they'll get at least $3,000 each and possibly $8,000 0 For nothing Already, the O NR ow cx penmmenting with trams that have no caboose The caboose belongs to yesteryear, along with the horse and cart But our men are romantics They juste ove ATTENTION HOMEOWNERS CHIP GRANT DEADLINE Lot Cob Mt3t #23 1984 Applegat. must sign and be registercd toe foores [vere eetritoeer $1 foot Docc: vgharnyt a Agapolee atiooris tverthatte Wee choos toc cttives [> Ve, 129 W. 2nd N. Van ) ANADIAN INSU Artur AND WINDOWS Vase tea baer ertrcqitates rn ee Peo. gure 980-0272 Doug Collins that caboose It's great for having a nap in And remember that you Nave oto have two guys because one guy can't plas ‘and els “Only You'll Know How Little You Paid” wtibbage by hitnselt What ean those devils in head of- fice Be thinking of? Mulhall says the union has docepted othe Crain crew reduction “in principle” Well. the Russtans have av cepted nuclear disarmamen: mo oprimeiple So hase the Yanks In principle. 1m wall my Co vel up at tive oo clock every morning and go JORRINE In tact, and notin pring: ple. the unton has presented the companys with 17 pages ol demands it wants met betore the reduction can take place It also wants a yOint studs of the raiway’s communica trons system Which could take vedis So theres vorng to be oa lockout 1 wouldn't want to be around when the trainmen have to tell them wives what all this is really about. Or when the wises of the other locked-out union people pet to hear about it Happs Christmas. caboosers get 5 to 50 OFF your entire Sunday Purchase 1175 LYNN VALLEY ROAD NORTH VANCOUVER | 980-9341 Play our Scratch & Win OR MORTGAGE CORPORATION LTD. CO . #101. 747 Bute St. Vancouver — 688-8311 #28, 910 Government St. Victona — 381-3522 ° Pick up your SCRATCH & Save card at Zellers this Sunday One « See Contest Rules in Store e Everyone a Winner pe" LYNN VALLEY CENTER ; ‘ ah ¢ Tar 4q Moo Tuph Wee Bay 9 bad (0) Yk Pip Pht re @ alee Creat Account Sun -11.00.9.06 =!