Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 10, 1972, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press wednesday May 10, 1972 men working one shift Toronto strike settled Ottawa Grants hold continued continued h added the combined administrating sales Plant employees and supervisors who have volunteered to maintain operations have taken this action in order to maintain the Supply of product to a number of customers whose operations Are largely dependent on the particleboard and lumber from Columbia Forest products the efforts of these people and the risks they have chosen to take on behalf of their fellow employees and Columbia products customers May be a significant Factor in the ability of the company to maintain its business relationships after the crisis is data on Plant sought continued de m c g i 11 West tuesday made a further attempt in the Manitoba Legisla Ture to gain information about the shutdown of Columbia Forest products at Sprague man., but had Little Success in finding out whether the Plant will reopen. Or. Mcgill asked Industry minister Leonard Evans whether the provincial govern ment had any intention to re sume operations of the Plant which involves a chipboard manufacturing facility and saw Mill. It ceased operations Mon Day morning in the face of a million court action brought against the company by the Manitoba development corporation. The shutdown left More than 50 employees out of work. Or. Evans in replying to or. Mcgil s question said Colum Bia Forest is owned by great Northern capital industries limited indicating that the onus to reopen the Plant was on great Northern. As Well he said or. Mcgill should be aware of the litigation now in Progress. That several weeks of work will get the City near Normal. Earlier tuesday members of 1 local 43 of the Canadian Union of Public employees ratified a strike settlement by a narrow i to vote. The Settle ment gives the workers an eight per cent pay boost this year and leaves the 1973 s raise 1 up to an arbitrator. I the initial increase will raise the labor rate which applies to garbage collectors to s154.80 for i a 40 hour week or a j year. Metropolitan Toronto chair Man Albert Campbell said that with fringes Worth about the men at the labor rate will have a total package of More than a year. There Are Many persons in metro who have put in a Long Peruf of training and have considerable responsibility who Are not doing As he said. Today mediation begins in a wage dispute Between the City and metro and cupe local 79, representing inside employees. The Union has set 7 . Monday As a strike dead line. However or. Campbell said he expects a peaceful settlement there. The settlement came when the strikers at a noisy meeting decided to accept the Reco Iru emendations by Ontario labor minister Fernand Guindon. The closeness of the vote left some bitterness. Russell Doyle president of local 43, criticized the irresponsibility of the elected representatives. They could have settled on april 9, but they wanted to Force us to he told the meeting if the terms were rejected the Union would face arbitration imposed by an anti labor garbage men say their Job May be impeded because not everybody put their garbage in plastic bags. Some of the refuse i is lying Loose and Many bags have broken open. Ninety men All supervisory staff kept water flowing sew age treated and incinerator fires burning throughout the 30 Day strike. Some of the staff had not been Home since the Start of the strike. More sensible approach to administration of a program j from or. Man hand s depart-1 ment aimed mainly helping native people ;