Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 1, 1982, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free december 1982 Union lures its workers away from rival group by Murray Mcneill the communications workers of Canada Union has taken about Manitoba Telephone system workers from a rival Csc National representative Bill Howes said yesterday 557 of the its workers who cast ballots per cent in favor of being represented by the Csc rather than the International brotherhood of elec tical the vote was taken at locations throughout Manitoba Between 9 and but the provincial labor Board did not count them until yesterday because of a dispute Between the unions and its Over who should be included in the Howes the Csc official said the cent turnout was higher than he had but the result was close to he had Howes said he expects the Csc to be officially certified next week As the new bargaining agent for the clerical the Csc will inherit the existing contract negotiated by the he that the contract expires so the Union will have to immediately begin preparing for new although an Ibex spokesman could not be reached for comment the results Are expected to deepen the bitter feelings the Union has toward the during the 18month Battle for the right to represent its clerical Ibex officials accused the Csc of raiding its membership and weak ening the bargaining position of All its workers in the but As far As the Csc is concerned theres nothing wrong with what it has in it has set its sights on the last group of its employees still represented by the Ibex about craftsmen and Plant Howes said winning Over the crafts men and Plant employees is very much in our Long Range he said the unions ultimate goal is to represent All of mass approximately unionized last year it lured away 600 Telephone operators who were also members of the so the craftsmen and Plant workers Are the Only employees Howes said although the Csc is generally opposed to raiding another unions the situation with the Ibex was the Union left itself open to raid ing when it opted last year to break away from the Canadian labor con he Many its workers were also unhappy with the representation were getting from the he raids cant succeed if the Union involved is doing a Good Job of representing the the members themselves Felt and its reflected in the he he said the Csc is still pursuing the possibility of organizing about no unionized its last after it was disclosed that its was considering layoffs and unpaid leaves As a Means of reducing a projected a number of the no unionized employees approached the Csc about becoming Howes labor rally condemns restraint on wages Ottawa six and five program of wage restraints in the Public sector came in for heavy criticism in speeches and songs yesterday Asun ionized workers staged a rally at the Winnipeg convention Centre to protest the Federal about 700 people heard labor leaders and representatives of the Federal and provincial new democratic party de noun the the Liberal government for introducing Bill the Public Sec Tor compensation Dick president of the Mani Toba federation of labor which sponsored the the Bill was de Vised by primitive minds and is being accepted by ignorant they think they can continue to use the labor movement As a Doormat for their dictatorial and regressive poli Martin but the people of this country Are waking up and wont stand for Churchill my food Murphy said the real villains causing inflation were High interest and Energy the Public service Edge controls were brought in As a pubic relations exer Cise and not for any economic its awaits saudi licence by Murray Mcneil it Likely will be Early next year before a communications company jointly owned by a subsidiary of Manitoba Telephone system and a saudi Sheik will receive a licence to do business in saudi its chairman Saul Miller said yesterday obtain ing a licence for a partially foreign owned company is a time consuming process in the Arab people talk about our Fira foreign investment review Agency and How Tough it Miller i can Tell you the saudis have a tougher in told therell be no he it just takes the joint venture was launched earlier this year Between Max data a subsidiary of and saudi Sheik Abdullah Abdel Aziz Al the company saudi arabian data communication is owned 5050 by the two the venture is the first partnership its has struck with a foreign it will be reviewed in five years to determine if it was the role of Max will be to advise and consult on acquiring computer communications and other High technology mainly from Canadian for shipment to saudi its was rapped on the Knuckles by the provincial auditor last week for becoming involved in another electronics venture in saudi in his annual report released last auditor Ziprick said he Felt its had strayed beyond its legislative authority when it formed its Max subsidiary and joined with two other Canadian Telephone systems to unsuccessfully bid on a million electronics venture in saudi Ziprick 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