Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 30, 1983, Winnipeg, Manitoba Unions official charges government intolerance cited for Canadas poor labor record by Brian Cole a warlike atmosphere engulfing Canadas Industrial Velati dts is responsible of the High number of working Days lost to strikes and lock says a Vic president of the Manitoba federation of Bernard Christophe says Canadas record in Industrial relations is among the worst in the Western world because management and ment wont accept Christophes comments were prompted by statistics which show Canada lost More working time per capita due to strikes and lockouts be tween 198082 than any other coun the figures state Canada lost an average of 834 Days per workers per year during that in West Germany lost Only nine Days per workers in the same who is also president of the Manitoba food and commercial said the figures dont sur prise him because unions Are accepted in in unions Are still on the outside looking he adding business and govern ment barely tolerate us he said employers try to destroy the Union at every turn and in time cause hard feelings among workers who then become More militant at contract Christophe raps record for he said some employ ers fight unions on the closed shop Issue or the right to have the company deduct Union issues that go right to the heart of Union Jim president of the Winni Peg chamber of agreed there May be a problem with attitudes to a but he questioned whether Canadas poor record was purely because management and government dont tolerate he said he would like to find out what sorts of demands european unions make on employers and the kinds of living standards they have the same benefits he 1 think it would have a dramatic effect the average wage employee Cost package handed by the unions in Canada is 15 per versus eight per cent in there would be less possibility for a Christophe said Industrial relations in Canada today Are in Many respects similar to the Early look at British he referring to recent government proposals to make it easier for employers to bust unions and fire work Christophes Union encountered an other example of the poor attitude toward unions earlier this year when they tried to organize Valdi discount foods a National grocery store during a subsequent Manitoba labor Board hearing on an application of unfair labor practice by the Union revealed the company was Bent on busting the the Board heard evidence that the company regional manager likened Union representatives to pimps and instructed his managers on How to fire employees involved with the the Board ruled against the company and fined Valdi about Ghr Isophe said it is no wonder there Are of flare strikes than in Europe Given that kind of Industrial other examples of bitter strikes in recent memory include one at Export an egg processing and Gardewine a trucking in both Union officials management refused to Fieg Otu ate the United food and commercial workers lost the Export packers strike in june after workers voted to lift the eight Montgold picket some former strikers Are working at the but most were replaced during the strike with non Union the teamsters Union still maintains a Token picket line at Gar although there appears Little Chance for a settlement As most strik ing employees returned to work shortly after the strike began last Christophe suggested a solution to the conflict would be for both sides to acknowledge the other and seriously examine How they can Best meet the needs of each Many strikes Are caused by an inability on one Side or the other to communicate to see the other sides he adding too often unions and managers take Tough positions instead of trying to solve Glenn free press sitting pretty a pair of pelicans bask in the Sunshine on Lake Winnipeg this week As unseasonably warm weather continues to Bathe Southern with above Normal temperatures fore cast for thursday and jury recommends warning about Pill Toronto up a Strong warning about 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