Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 19, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba 7 a Winnipeg free Bairn september j g avg Union says garment contracts far from tailor made Winnipeg has Long hem an important Centre for the Canadian garment this the last of looks at the workers who keep it by Heather Frayne the Canadian press 1 was Only going to work the sum Mer but it didst work that says a Grey haired woman who has been in Winnipeg garment Industry since the i was too impressed with my a looking up from her the Veteran sewer adds that when she moved to Sterling stall in i made a and i worked a 44hour week for that there Are few such old hands at the modern Tan Jay owned by Peter the self made millionaire who is King of the Industry in unauthorized visitors Arent allowed in the plants the Security really tight around explains a Young woman at the reception production administrator Don Grism is More Blunt about the Good business practice theres no reason for it other than Good business we dont allow other people to get involved in our labor As he a in Glis speaking woman requests a Job application form for a Southeast asian a Small Man of about 45 who stands shyly behind the the refugee and his son accompany a personnel officer into a tiny interview room to one Side of the plants the officer says there is room for a bundle someone to bundle garments at minimum the three decide to look else Terry Hanley is Western representative for the International ladies Gar ment workers one of three unions representing the organized garment workers almost All of them women in Hanley was recruited years ago to rejuvenate the Union in a City where workers have been told to tread lightly for fear of overburdening an Industry which relies heavily on protective tar wages and benefits in the Winnipeg Industry Are far inferior to those in the garment centres of Montreal and Van As Well As in heavy Indus try across the Why in Here is to try to bring the contracts into this the 34 year old woman explains from behind a tuft pc of teds members of the International ladies garment workers Union picket outside a Tan Jay Plant during strike this desk in the Union theres no seniority theres no Layoff theres just minimal maternity a former maritime who worked As a Union organizer on the West said she came to Winnipeg to try to ensure that employees get equal pay for equal she also wants workers to have a Chance to move into other Job you sew yellow if they run out of yellow youre Laid off but hire somebody new instead of giving you the Opportunity to learn the its basically that in the cloak division of the Sterling stall workers returned this summer after a Layoff that lasted from three to eight the unions work is complicated by the fact that in any one of the factories the workers constitute As Many As eight ethnic groups and Many do not speak the barriers Arent Only starting wages often Are negotiated on an individual members of some immigrant such As the politic ally aware chilean have held out successfully for More people dont understand their says they come to a new country and in their own Cul Ture a Union May mean something our chinese interpreters have told us that when were dealing with Chi Nese we have to be sure to Tell them that were not causing a revolt that this is what you do in the that the vietnamese Are another group of people who to int understand the whole concept of we had to get the vietnamese authorities to write us a pamphlet on the and Treyve been realty focus of training the unions provide virtually All the information on pay and safety conditions the women the International the focus of Lan Guage training and orientation for new immigrants to has been roundly criticized for refusing to Dis tribute a Manitoba federation of labor pamphlet describing Legal minimum wages and working Hanley says the centres decision indicates the Power of employers to intimidate workers and the the Union has been partially guilty of Over protecting the Industry because of tariffs and she we do have to consider those but its time to push these employers to Start paying some decent Hanley said a two week strike earlier this year at nitrite Mills one of two knitting Mills in and a bitter three week strike at one of three Tan Jay factories were Steps in the right the nitrite roughly similar to the Accord at Tan raised the guaranteed hourly wage to from the average hourly wage with piecework incentives added was raised to this year and next the contract introduced a seniority clause for layoffs and vacations and a grievance procedure for sexual harass ment and increased maternity disappointed at wages Hanley is disappointed at the wage settlement but sees the benefits which include recognition of past ser vice when a worker returns after an extended absence As tailor made for a work Force made up primarily of immigrant for leave absence clauses Are very important in this Industry because people want to return to their Homeland wherever it be it Mainland China or what was happening in the past was they were being rehired when they re turned and they were Only gone three months they were losing All their the clause also Means women who have to leave their jobs for a few years because of family commitments wont be penalized for having Hanley when i go to the bargaining i Tell the youre going to see far More women because that who we Manitoban awarded medal of bravery the medal of bravery was awarded to a Manitoba Man by de Schreyer in Ottawa Joseph James Goetz of the Canadian armed forces base at Shilo was recognized for an act of conspicuous bravery which saved military personnel from serious injuries at cab Shilo on during an artillery a self propelled howitzer loaded with High explosive ammunition caught one Soldier caught fire and the Crew assisted him then a master rushed to the vehicle and jumped on the Drivers Side he crawled through weather precipitation h High l Low cold front warm front Winnipeg area forecast sunny brisk Westerly winds this morning becoming brisk northerly this High today near Clear tonight with a Low near sunny tomorrow with a High near extended weather Outlook Southern Manitoba mainly sunny with temperatures above Normal frequent Cloudy periods monday and Clear ing tuesday with temperatures near Normal readings of 17 and 6 both Northern Manitoba mainly Cloudy sunday and monday with showers Clearing temperatures above Normal Cooling to below Normal by Northwestern Ontario sunny with above Normal tempera Tures becoming Cloudy with temperatures near Normal readings of 16 and 7 monday and temperatures Canada and the world the Hatch and turned off the master electrical switch to re Duce the danger of an after turning off the Goetz entered the cab in the rear of the howitzer and fought the Blaze with a fire then he unfastened and removed the Cartridge canisters stored in the Goetz and 19 other canadians were presented the medal at Rideau seven people received the Star of Cour Goetz was the Only Manitoban to receive a medal a the City Calendar Walter professor of common University of will lecture on the implications of the proposed charter of human rights in the Constitution at thursday in the moot court room of Robson University of a on Day workshop on native rights in the cosponsored by the Manitoba association for rights and liberties and the Indian Metis Friendship Centre of will be held from to Friday at the Friendship 465 Alexander our mistake a Story yesterday said wrongly that the contemporary dancers will perform from 23 to 25 at the Centen Nial concert in the group will perform at the Manitoba theatre As the same Story wrongly said Singer Cleo Laines concert at the Centennial concert Hall would begin at 8 in the concert begins at 9 provincial Toronto up the winning ticket in yester Days provincial lottery is there Are also subsidiary deaths classified death National in 9 20 14 31 9 35 10 26 6 if i to 6 16 9 20 3 24 12 Thunder 17 7 12 6 15 t 18 6 19 6 International 11 6 17 6 new 16 20 14 Winnipeg temperature com Ponimoi last highest i record in 1939 lowest 00 record in 1980 precipitation total for april 1 to 18 Milli metres Normal 17 13 26 20 18 6 11 6 24 18 18 17 33 19 14 5 23 14 27 13 13 2 Tel 30 21 resort spots los Clear 27 20 Clear 27 20 Clear 38 33 fair 31 25 Cloudy 30 24 showers 32 25 29 25 33 19 fair 33 24 fair 29 25 fair 31 23 Arthur Frederick Sheldon of 66 Rattan husband of Bernadette Clarence Cecil of Hus band of Bess Miriam Ethel of wife of Thomas Walter of 338 Washington widower of Alexina Joseph Mary Gerard of Josephs wife of John Michael of Winni wife of Desmond Jako Alice of 1576 Alexander widow of Tom Margaret of wife of Harry tin of 589 Hartford of husband of Mary of 82 Lin Crest widower of Lily major Robert of Canon Hus band of Evelyn Michael of Luther widower of Wil Helmina husband of Sophie John Frederick of husband of Edith Ethel of Fred Douglas widow of Harold of flin Violet of 1025 Grant suite widow of Wesley Tom John of a 1 if t i rhyme anxious frustrated is that How you feel about the spiralling costs they seem to be out of control and you feel powerless to do anything about whats going to happen to your dreams of or keeping your own being Able to take a Good getting out of building family or any other dreams you have in mind it just seems like there getting further and further from your grasp there is a and a proven itt working for it work for Youl an association concerned people just like who have decided to Battle these economic and were winning were winning because we Are developing a source of income and using Legal deductions to reduce for most of this is a second income for some our primary earnings can be an extra to per month in the first this presentation limited to the first 500 will be held Only once in Winnipeg in 1981 wednesday 19b1 Kan add inn 1824 Pembina High by soul Winnipeg cell annul room suns a 8 30 p i but to Rev i Olirs Al 7 m and i Inse Al h til for Advance 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