Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 12, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba F Winnipeg Aust foreign mail stalled until monday embargo extended until postal system flushed says spokesman off Awa up the eff Lee is refusing mall from the to touted states and other until next but Domestic mail was moving again yesterday following the end of the 42day strike by inside postal fhe Post office said the embargo against foreign mail declared at the beginning of the strike is being tended until while Tion of Canadian mail service began that gives us a few Days to flush out the said a Post office the Post office reported a by smooth and peaceful return to work by most of the members of the Canadian Union of postal the unions six week strike ended at Midnight monday following acceptance of a two year postal officials said about half the workers scheduled on the overnight shift showed up and More than 86 per cent came Back on the Day a full return with no problems was expected in Quebec disgruntled postal workers hurled cans and bottles and broke a window at the main Post fice before returning to but the incident appeared to be an isolated highlights of the new contract elude a wage package aimed at meeting the workers from a Contr Oversia maternity leave increased shift longer vacations for the right to refuse dangerous work and other Treasury Board officials said the wage package a hourly raise each year plus a costom iving allowance triggered at six per cent inflation provide an de raise in w81 and an raise in Winni Eggers reject strike rights for unions in Public monopolies by Greg Bannister a Public opinion poll commissioned by the Winnipeg chamber of Commerce during the recent postal strike shows 72 per cent of the Gener Al Public and 84 per cent of men surveyed think the government should enact legislation to prohibit strikes in monopoly government ser the Survey made Public by chamber president Jack Hignell yesterday at the monthly chamber Council was carried out by opinion place on 5 and 6 before news of the tentative postal strike settlement had been the poll was conducted by about 400 Winnipeg households and 100 businesses were selected at ran Dom from the Winnipeg phone Book to serve As the basis for the according to the results of the which now will be sent to All Mem Bers of the Federal members of parliament and All Canadian Chambers of 72 per cent of residents and 78 per of business men surveyed Felt the demands of Canadian Union of postal workers were the Survey also polled Gers on Best and worst possible solutions for Public sector strikes such As the cup about 30 per cent of the residents and 38 per cent of businessmen polled Felt backs work legislation was the Best possible so Lution to the firing the postal workers and Hir ing new employees to take their place was seen As the Best solution by 14 per cent of residents and by 19 per cent of businessmen about 30 per cent of residents and 35 per cent of businessmen polled listed improving govern ments contract offer As the worst possible solution to the Hignell poll results topical Loufty rate for the average postal Elerk would increase from the current to by the end of this year and to by the end of the average annual salary would Rise to from during the life of the postal workers lost about in wages during the strike provided for the last four was a Flat weekly and Given Only to those who manned picket lines business leaders Are still trying to calculate the financial toll of the and a new report from the conference Board of Canada said the decade Oft growth trend in the conv Muni cations Industry has been tailed temporarily by the 1981 will see a somewhat trend rate of expansion As the postal strikes effects Are the Board a return to the traditional Strong Advance of the torts sector is predicted for next Crown corporation the end of the strike should pave the Way for the planned conversion of the Post office department into a Crown a change scheduled for next Michael 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