Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 14, 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press tuesday March 14, 1978 cupe warns province about Law rent Board employees press bargaining by Scott Edmonds a lawyer for the Canadian Union of Public employees cupe has written to con Sumer affairs ministered Mcgill asking the govern ment to Start contract talks with a group of rent review Board employees the courts have ruled Are not entitled to Union representation. The letter could presage Legal action if the govern ment refuses to negotiate with the workers cupe representative Eugene Kostyra said monday. Cupe is considering charging the government with violating a Section of the labor relations act quoted in the letter if there is no move towards talks he added. He said he hoped to hear from the government within a couple of weeks. When a party to a collective agreement has Given no Tice to the other party to the collective agreement the parties shall without delay but in any Case within 10 Clear Days after the notice was Given meet and commence or authorized representatives on their behalf to meet and com Mence to bargain collectively and make every reason Able Effort to conclude a re Newal or revision of the collective agreement or a new collective the act states. Cupe representative George Mctaggart sent a letter to Mcgill feb. 13 ask ing that negotiations Start. It is therefore respectfully submitted that the prov Ince of Manitoba is legally obligated within 10 Clear Days of receipt of or. Mctaggart s letter to com Mence collective bargaining with a View of concluding revisions to the existing collective cupe lawyer Mel Myers told the government. The Manitoba court of a peal has ruled the employees members of cupe local 2034, Are bound by the terms of their individual contracts with the governed ment and have no right to further representation to obtain a collective agreement. At the end of february Mcgill replied to Mctagu pc deplores Lack of Confidence Montreal pop position Leader Joe Clark delivered a Campaign style speech monday attacking Iho Liberal government and deploring what he called a Lack of Confidence in the country. Addressing about 500 businessmen at a noon luncheon of the local chapter of the Canadian club Clark said canadians Are seized by in Security. What shocks me is to find a Lack of Confidence by canadians in a country whose potential is literally unparalleled in the world canadians Lack Confidence ads plan to move meets civic Scalpel a group of North Winnipeg doctors plan to establish a medical Centre in a apartment building at Mcphilips Street and Poison Avenue was quashed by civic Tesij Nalcy zoning hearing committee monday. Citing untenable parking and traffic problems com Mittie Tulud four to Twu against thu application to rezone the 17-unit Structure from residential to commercial purposes. Councillors argued the 30 to 10 cars a Day the 12-Doclo facility would attract would monopolize on Street Parkin in front of neighbouring houses. In addition the greater Winnipeg development Pla recommends against strip development near Low density residential housing in thu area since parking and loading areas could conflict the civic administration said. The doctors now quartered nearby at 1027 Mcphillips Hai proposed to expand their operation to the first and secon floors of the apartment building. Judge sets Date in language Case the Manitoba court of Queen s Bench will hear arguments May 30 on the Legal Ity of Manitoba s 88-year-old official language act which bans the use of French from provincial courts and the legislature. Monday or. Chief Justice operators to vote on contract about 700 Telephone opera tors will be voting during the week on a proposed new con tract will the Manitoba Tele phone system. The operators Are Mem Bers of the International brotherhood of electrical workers local 435. A Union spokesman said monday the ballots will be counted by next tuesday when details of the contract will be released. A collective agreement be tween Ibex local 435, and the Telephone system expires March 26. Members of Ibex local 2363, have already accepted a new one year contract with the Manitoba Telephone sys tem. Local 2363, represents about clerical and re Deanna Lanaway a Union business representative has said the agreement provides for salary and Benefit in creases totalling six per cent. Etc to watch the Economy Chretien says Ottawa staff finance minister Jean Chretien told the commons Mon Day the economic Council of Canada will look at Price and wage developments after controls have been removed and make if it economic Council sees some difficult situation perhaps we can have a specific inquiry said the minister. He was replying to a ques tinn asked by James Mcgrath John s who wanted to know what action the Federal government planned to take. A. R. Dewar of the Manitoba Queen s Bench set the court Date for St. Boniface Busi Nessman Georges Foresi who claims the act violate.1, his language rights. The province claims the act was passed in Good Faith and has asked that Forest s Casebi dismissed. Forest s lawyer Alain Hogue and lawyers re pc settling the Federal and pro Voncial governments spen less than 15 minutes in judge Dewar s Chambers. Last week Ottawa agr Cec to help Forest financially in his Legal Battle which in valves about seven lawyers and researchers. The up Dora government had already promised Legal assistance. Swifts Canadian have blood donor clinic a recent red Cross blood donor i Grilc at swifts Canadian saw 132 employees line up to help their to Llowmon by donating a pint of their blood. George Doley made his 35th contribution and he topped them All but Tom Costley and Helmut Kunz Are not tar behind for they re passed the 30 pint Merk. In 11 20 pint category were Bay Ladorma Clifford Richardson Paul Burdz Marie Boisjoli w. Kiryluk Arthur Pohl h. Tobor w. J. Riel a d. Balaz j. Ryzebol a. Dell Gate Pat Murphy Gunter b. Kankol Harry i Obj Lenore Banman Roland Holm Jack Faber. Then donated blood up to fan times Dave Sevanik Tod Bukows Al Duncan l. Reid Brablc Vlatko Doris Girard w. G. Mclean t. Polanski Paul St. Laurent Mervin Ross a corp Relmer Christine bin Charsky Ross sync Lars v. D. Andrev Lluc Rene la Casse. Jerry Zahy Naco Michel Olvest Allan Beaton Gladys Tail Wayne Lacko Otto Funk Roger to Irlar James w. Munroe g. H. Bot Tullier Curtis payment Robert Kendel Lucian St. Yves Lloyd Olsen car my Lac lab Etc Brian Dubois Eddie Boucher to Crossa Dei Beglo Maurice Dubowski Gerry Doyle Tomas scares Peter Zuhak Wayne Bell Hick Prokopchuk Kim per Soage Ernest Nolette Ulysse protean Brunei Ca Dieux orcs dam Lanew r. F. Myers Elsie Roh Nils Constance Watts Paul Burdz r. Cruickshank c. Olafson Rene rust Stan Letkeman Albert Duhamel f. Sawatzky Lawrence Storozuk Gene Hryniuk. In their government s Finan Cial policies despite the pretence of the current government that everything that can be done is being done. Nobody believes he said that the average worker s income could have risen a maximum of 22 per cent during the term of the anti inflation Board while the government of Canada spending estimates were up 44 per cent. Almost none of finance minister Jean Chretien s forecasts matched those of other economists. His competence can t be there is a Lack of Confidence in three systems the conservative Leader said the Federal the free enter prise and the parliamentary systems. None is perfect he said and All need Reform. There is a contest today Between those who would re form and those who would he said in apparent reference to the Quebec separatist movement. The present Federal govern ment seems unable to Gart s letter saying the government now considers the Appeal court ruling Law and therefore will not negotiate. It is our View that this decision does not in any Way affect the rights the members of the local under the labor relations act Myers countered. Union spokesmen have expressed fears the court s decision May have Broad effects on other workers. The Manitoba government employees association has already announced its intention to take the Case to the supreme court of Canada. The Mega had originally asked the Appeal court to Rule it was the Only Union with rights to the rent review Board employees. Cope is still in talks with the Manitoba federation of labor. Kostyra said monday it appears Likely cupe will get in on the Appeal As Well. The local s present agree ment expires March 25. Kostyra repeated monday that whether or not the government recognizes the workers As a certified cupe bargaining unit there is Noth ing to Stop negotiations. Even uncertified bargain ing units can with voluntary recognition enter into collective agreements he said. Bring us your husband. Well give you Back a bridegroom. Just per person per night double buys our great rejuvenation weekend. Come and re discover your selves. 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