Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 11, 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg of tit March universities told to bring affairs in order9 on Grants by Debbie the chairman of the universities Grants commission warned Friday that universities Are going to have to bring their affairs in Condo charged that theres no evidence at All that the universities have faced up to whats happen he made his comments in the context of a discussion on enrolment projections and of the commissions announce ment that Overall provincial support to the three universities and Boniface College wit increase Only about three per cent in the thursday announce ment shocked University communities and raised the spectre of staff and program cutbacks in addition to to Large tuition fee increases the commission and govern ment suggested universities Condo said he didst know whether cuts in programs or staff would be required but advised that universities Are going to have to look at their future especially in View of 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governments action to restrict funding to Levels that do they even meet Infra they suggested universities will seek direct Access to the government in Condo denied the role of the commission has been lessened in any noting appeals and delegations to the government from faculty and universities prior to the Grant announcement had no effect this he said it would be evident when All the governments financial estimates Are known that the commission probably got the same treatment in equity that the hospitals the commission had to take million from this fiscal years estimates be fore it started on the 197879 in going through this it decided not to reduce direct operating Grants to the Grant increases Arent modest in comparison to those of other he noting the increases amount Overall to about per cent if the universities Institute the tuition fee in he agreed the increases in other jurisdictions have been fully government funded but added that Manitoba had the lowest tuition fees in the he made reference to the fact that More than 80 per cent of University budgets go to salaries and to the heavy unionization at the universities of Brandon and Manito while faculty unions May argue their salary medians fall behind their counter parts elsewhere in 1 think one has to be mind Ful of the fact this is a prov Ince of one million Condo the salaries of academics As related to the salaries of the Manitoba Community probably Are not that far out of on cuts in the commis Sions own Condo said that the universities should be Able to carry on the inter universities North prop Gram without any difficulty although the commis Sions administrative sup port has been the a joint Effort of the three provincial uni delivers courses to Northern in the commission provided administrative Aid to Talling about the commission also eliminated a under graduate student assistance fund which provided Money Loans the uni com project for Esti mating costs per a Cut that will save ultimately and the of support to the pos second Ary research reference com Condo said the committees work May still continue in some neither president of the two universities in Winnipeg could say Friday whether the inter universities North project would be both confirmed tuition fee increases Are in store for Duckworth of the University of who outlined what he called the grim facts of the Grant situation in a memorandum to members of tie i do not think we have any Choice to accept the governments the suggestion is that All three universities have the same that would be How buy a family Home for june in March the Bestland Way for the Standard program in arts and it would also be a 27 per cent fee increase for Winni Peg but Ralph Manitoba said he thinks it is optimistic of the commission to suggest a 20 per cent increase to at that its also optimistic to suggest Revenue will increase the same he but he declined to say the fee wont be raised that salary negotiations loom As a major problem for Manitoba which has some 11 sup port and faculty Campbell noted that the higher the salary the More cuts will have to be made with salaries forming such a Large part of the there has to be a Trade off Between increases and Lay h is i should there would be staff cuts but i would Hope we could do it by he he denied that at has failed to get its organization in order and to face up to the Defi Cit position and staff unrest that affected the University around 1975 made it face up to reality in a Way that other universities didst have he he expressed concern about How the University will be Able to make some pay ments on its almost Mil lion accumulated there May be some surplus when this fiscal year ends later this month but the 1978 79 Grants hold no Promise of a surplus to apply to the Defi Cit next Caroline acting president of the University of Manitoba students urged the University to not accept what she called an insufficient level of support from the it should demand at least a per cent she she called the restraints irrational and and suggested animosity May grow Between the Vari Ous groups on Campus As each tries to get a share of the reduced summer jobs get full Price qualified purchasers under minimum family income no maximum Cash Down m762 display Home at 331 mercy pm 14m76m open 19 daily 126 yep Cox i Whyland Park furnished Model Homes mercy 14827608 2011311 Portage 7745514 or boost the Manitoba youth secretariat will provide a Max ilium of to set up approximately 10 summer Job centres in Rural areas of the province in cooperation with the Canada employ ment and immigration com announcing the funding continuing Educa Tion and manpower minis Ter Keith Cosens said the centres will provide place referral and Job coun Selling services for students and unemployed Young peo ple aged 16 to 24 who want private sector summer the Job centres will be open from May 1 to july Grants to set up and oper ate the Job centres Are Avail Able to incorporated such As municipal school Chambers of Commerce and service in communities and municipalities with a Popula Tion of at least 600 and a trading area population of at least Cosens said in a april 14 is the deadline for Grant which should be made to the youth 693 Taylor summer Job centres for Winnipeg students Are being handled by the Canada employment and immigration which is expected to announce details Cosens last summer Job centres were set up in 13 Rural communities and approximately students Gordon director of the youth secretariat approximately of Thelara were placed in he added that Many Stu dents find work on their photo by Gerry Cairns coca cola 100 Dagmar Street at Bannatyne Section of it int known what will replace Mega compiling list of layoffs for possible Challenge in court by Scott Edmonds Manitoba government employees association Mega president Bill Jackson said Friday his staff Are com piling a list of employees who have received Layoff notices from the provincial Jackson said the which includes information about length of whether the employee was con tract or regular civil Likely be completed until sometime next he said Mega staff members will have to visit Thompson and the Pas As Many of the sacked term employees were not calling Mega the government Hast provided the Mega with anything other than a press release covering the he on Jackson charged the government with violating provisions of its own employment standards act by not giving proper notice of the Large scale he said he Learned of the sackings Only 10 minutes before Premier Ster Ling Lyon publicly confirmed employees were being the Mega May Challenge the government in the courts and even try to halt the layoffs with a court injun Jackson but much depends on the information his staff collects concerning the affected the act specifies four weeks written notice be Given to employees or their representative if a group of 50 workers or More Are Laid eight weeks if More than 100 Are Laid off and 16 weeks if More that 300 Are the legislation also says the minister of labor must be informed in Lyon has said both Lac announcement and the notifications to employees Laid off were pre cleared by the civil service management committee of Cabinet and the ministers he said he had asked specifically if the layoffs met All statutory require ments and was assured they he added that he want familiar with the employment standards act but doubted it would apply because the govern ment deals with 19 separate collective Hans of the cabinets management said the government contends the notice provi Sions of the act do not apply in this Case because the employers arc the individual ministers rather than the Mani Toba government As a under the civil service Schneider the civil service com Mission hires on behalf of individual for the Mega to succeed in proving a violation of the act it must show that at least 50 qualifying workers were Laid off without proper notice by a single a key to the Meas Case is the number of term and regular civil ser vants affected since the government int bound by the notice requirements As far As contract employees arc con term employees who have worked for 12 months or less Are also exempted from the in a Short statement Lyon said 75 per cent of the were term or contract workers while the remainder were regular civil Jackson said regional meetings will be held throughout the next two weeks to discuss the Young Manitoban ask Ottawa to Lead in finding jobs for youth by Debbie Lyon Young Manitoban rejected Reliance on the private sector Friday and urged the Federal government to pro vide leadership in creating summer and full time jobs for a coalition of student and unemployed graduates called on the government to establish direct Job creation programs to offset the Lack of employment opportunities in the private this sort of direct involvement in the Economy can Only Lead to a sense of optimism among the a feeling of expectation that is not being created by the withdrawal of both govern ments Federal provincial from the Public the group but senator Douglas Everett Liberal Manitoba told the group the most important thing is for the government to create incentives for Industry to in the Lone this would be the Only Way to solve unemployment lon term direct Job Crea Tion would be a very costly proposition for the he the coalition was one of four interest groups present ing briefs to four Cabinet two senators and two members of parliament in Winnipeg As part of a lib eral Blitz of the Western contributors to the Brief included student representatives from the universities of Manitoba and red River Community the National Union of Stu dents and the association of unemployed University the coalition found the politicians receptive partly because government spokes men said they Are pursuing Many of the things proposed in the Brief partly because the Issue of unemployed Young is expected to figure in the next Feder Al Michael treasurer of the University of Winnipeg students said after the meeting students Are looking to Federal government at Large not just the current Liberal govern ment to provide a Leader ship role in the Roger member of parliament for Niagara Falls and parliamentary Secretary to the minister of jus agreed the government would have to do More to assist Young canadians and women seeking to enter the labor he criticized those who complain that these two groups Are creating Unzem saying they have every right to be there in the labor they have every right to expect Marc minister of Federal provincial cautioned the students that their recommendation for Job creation in the social ser vice sector would run afoul of provincial governments who dont want Federal intrusion in this the coalitions Brief pro posed that there be greater Federal involvement in fund ing and planning programs in the social service and Community development it urged Federal help to establish More secondary industries in the Brief criticized Canada works and Canada works programs As Mere cosmetic approaches to employment All government Job creation programs should be longer term and include a summer Job projects should be allowed to develop on this Long Lerm basis and allow for More lasting Community resources per permanent said Hart president of the Winnipeg students Asso a news analysis Andrews beginning to shed most neglected Airport image by John Mcmanus a major improvement has taken place at Andrews Airport since this time last when it was dubbed by tenants As the most neglected Airport in although the eighth busiest in the tenant spokesman Terry general manager of the Winnipeg flying Friday praised the actions of transport Canada in the past year but said the need for improved crash equipment and liability coverage for Volunteer firefighters is still a matter of critical the tenants have told Doug regional administrator for that the Exi sting policy making the pres ent crash equipment Ade quate should be in View of the activity at the adequate equip ment should be stationed at the Airport before an Emer gency the tenants the present fire vehicle is a converted the tenants Are concerned about liability aspects of the voluntary crash and fire sys Patton told we Are aware that this problem is under investigation and at present there is no liability coverage for vol we feel the department should Lead the Way in re solving this dilemma with the Assurance of full cooperation by the he the tenants say the need for a water system at an Drews remains the number one priority and Airport management has admitted the water not very transport has been urged to get on with a water system project As soon As the tenants say there have been instances of Wells Back ing up at the with a threat to and a pow Erful odor that makes work ing uncomfortable in Airport the airports review com Mittee of transport looked at conditions a year ago after tenants complained about neglect of the Field and air Craft aids and facilities and its recommendations have almost All been implement the which has been designated As the Light air plane Airport for the Winnipeg now has a sew age to improve flight opera weather reporting ser vices have been improved and the pilots now have Atis automatic taped information giving fliers the runway in use and updated weather or special ground conditions without the need to Call the control transport also installed a natural Gas paved an additional taxiway for air Craft and improved the Fields aircraft Beacon ser the designated practice airspace for the satellite North of Winnipeg is under study and the Airport manager has also advised tenants a new parallel runway North South will be completed by sum Mer As Well As holding Bays for a contract has also been awarded for Low intensity approach lights for the Patton said tenants Are pleased with the improve ments but Are anxious about better fire equipment and water ;