Winnipeg Free Press

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it did without a he says the Union won Only one big Sion from government by striking an proved vacation Deal and that was pressure from mediator judge Alan Sid new democratic party labor says the strike was unnecessary and he blames Treasury Johnstons department which handled the to make them go 42 Days and accept basically what the conciliation Board re i think Treasury Board has got to answer for Parker the dispute entered on a handful of nonbinding recommendations by Pierre chairman of a Threeman Concilia Tion Board which studied the dispute for five the wage package in the new settlement a 70cent hourly raise plus a costo living allowance is what Jasmin he endorsed the offer the government made during maternity leave Johnston said the government staved off attempts by the Union to get More during just 48 hours before the Settle he the Union negotiators said their final demand was an 80cent raise plus an improved forum the most controversial item in the Settle ment is a paid maternity leave first in the Federal Public Jasmin recommended it and Johnston says the Union cleverly used this As an Issue to gain some Public Johnston says he is not against paid maternity but would prefer to handle it As a social policy not in collective the Union lost a endorsed by for a 12th annual paid but it won a partial Victory on secur ing a four week vacation after eight years of Jasmin had recommended four weeks Johnston actions questioned nation after five ten were required under the old the government consistently refused to give in on the vacation Issue until it became a matter of ending the Johnston says golds Compromise proposal for a four week vacation after eight years service was the he says the govern ment was in a position to end the strike on that Issue and decided to do and he says this is the Only major Issue the government changed its position on Dur ing the the vacation was the Only thing they would not have in a Restrike he the settlement contains shift Premium but not the new Premium in crease formulas Jasmin the increases Are equivalent to what the formulas would have provided during the but they Are not built in for future con improved health and safety including the right to refuse dangerous were recommended by Jasmin and appear in the contract As does a freeze on expanded use of ant theft electronic Treasury Board says the new contract is Worth about million in increased wages and it will lift the annual payroll for the inside workers to million by the end of better commuter service not Vias says letter Toronto up a letter from via rail chairman Frank Roberts released yester Day shows the rail line was never committed to improving commuter rail services soon to be in the written to progressive conservative my Sinclair Stevens on june Roberts said via was not formed with the intention of providing local commuter services i we do not see it As Vias responsibility to expand or improve such services unless financial arrangements Are made with local communities or with the provincial the letter was made Public at the progressive conservative task Force on rail passenger formed in response to the Federal governments announcement last month that 13 commuter and intercity routes would be Cut and six others reduced on the financially troubled the Roberts letter supports claims by train users during the last two Days of hearings that via never promoted three commuter routes to and from Toronto now scheduled to be Cut because they believe via always wanted to dump the Bob representing the Barrie and District commuters said the Roberts letter indicates via was going to get out of the commuter Market be cause they had no business being the thrust of the policy led me to believe Barrie would be left with no rail but while Stevens said Roberts was simply echoing Liberal government policy on the another letter made Public yesterday showed former conservative transport min ister Don chairman of the task also favored intercity 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