Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 03, 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press saturday. June 3.1978 up Pho about 50 employees of members of parliament take to the streets for Kay in to protest against pay raises. Commons workers walk out Over raises Ottawa up about 50 secretaries researchers and others who work for members of parliament abandoned their desks for the pave ment outside the commons Friday protesting pay increases they say Are too Little to cover rising living costs. The increases announced wednesday by commons speaker James Jerome cover about House employees guards Mes sengers administrative staff Jani tors and parliamentary pages As Well As secretaries and re searchers. None belongs to a Union. The increases were arranged by Jerome and other members of a House committee on internal econ omy. The wage increase formula adopted by Jerome is designed to raise pay for some employees while keeping a tighter rein on others. An attempt was made to keep the in creases in line with pay guides set by the government for raises to Public servants. In the commons Walter Baker progressive conservative House Leader said parliamentary staff morale has been Hurt by the selective and mysterious manner in which the in creases were decided. Some of the raises Are about six per cent. Others Are Lump sum raises. The two researchers Al Lowed each of the 264 maps for in stance have been Given raises bringing their maximum annual pay to spokesmen for members of maps staff have described the increases As an insult. The House of commons is being operated like a 19th Century employer with a paternalistic Atti says Patrick Walsh presi Dent of the conservative maps staff association. On thursday government House Leader Allan Maceachen said the employees will be allowed to join a Union. Legislation would be introduced to give them the same collective bargaining rights As pub Lic servants. He gave no indication when such legislation would be introduced. Council for Yukon indians wants separate government Whitehorse Yukon up a comprehensive land claims summary just released by the Council for Yukon indians includes de mands for a separate Indian government and Indian control Over renewable re sources. The document represents the first Concrete position paper compiled by the coun cil since 1973 when it was charged with negotiating a land claims settlement for Yukon indians. The Central legislative body described in the Posi Tion paper would allow the Indian people to administer Complete legislative and administrative authority Over renewable resources in All of the Yukon and Over non renewable resources situated on Indian land. Administrative control would also be Given to the proposed Indian government Over education welfare health care local govern ment economic develop ment services Justice hous ing and taxation. Indian and Northern affairs minister. Hugh Faulkner has repeatedly rejected the idea of a separate Indian government for the Yukon. Non smokers take on Hospital cancer society Toronto up the non smokers rights association has Laid charges under Toronto s non smok ing bylaw against the Cana Dian cancer society and to Ronto general Hospital an association spokesman said Friday. Gar Mahood executive director of the association said the charges were under a Section of the bylaw requiring proper no smoking signs to be posted in reception areas and waiting rooms. The association also Laid charges against Henry Birks and sons Ltd., a jewelry store and Toronto Western medical building Ltd. On Friday and against top drug he said were in Short Supply. Mart Ltd. On thursday. The five charges Are the Mahood said the Assoc a first under the bylaw which Tion waited for six months went into effect last oct. 1. 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