Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 23, 1985, Winnipeg, Manitoba 8 Winnipeg free january 1985 rail passes in jeopardy unions oppose up rail proposal to end free rides group outside the consulate general protests involvement in Al involvement in Al Salvador protested about 25 mainly University paraded outside the United states consulate general in Winnipeg yesterday to protest involvement in Al representatives of the Winnipeg support group for Al Salvador and the archbishop Oscar Romero Soli Darity committee with the people of Al Salvador went into the Consul ate twice to present a peace propos vice Consul Phillip Carter acknowledged their requests but re fused to specify what action he would take on your position has been duly noted and will be Carter told the the peace proposal presented was prepared by two revolutionary groups based in Al the democratic revolutionary front and the Faramundo Marti National liberation Eduardo spokesman for the Solidarity said the protesters want the United states to halt military intervention in Central America and the Canadian govern ment to take a stronger position racism Likely found in experts say Beth Marlin Winnipeg employers Are probably just As racist As the Many Ronto employers included in a newly released local race relations experts said the study by York University anthropology professor Frances Henry showed three Job offers were made to White applicants in Toronto for every one offered Black apply of 201 jobs sought by an even number of Black and White applicants closely matched in educational and employment Back applicants received 27 Job offers while Blacks received if such a study were to be done Here i expect there would be similar Gary a University of Winnipeg anthropology University workers vote to strike about 465 University of Manitoba workers voted per cent in favor of striking at a meeting last night to Back demands for a new con Pat of the Canadian association of Industrial mechanical and Allied said the work ers have been asking for a Toper cent wage increase and improve ments in other the University has offered no in crease and a on percent wage Cut for food service no strike Date has been Mcevoy said he will take the strike vote results Back to the conciliator in an Effort to revive the Union represents food service grounds plumbers and Power Engi neers and other maintenance work Mcevoy were hoping to get a Good con Mcevoy but they Haven offered us he said he Hopes the strike vote will bring the administration Back to the bargaining table with a serious said i can Only Tell you this study in Toronto came As no Surprise to the ethnic Yoram a a member of the forum for the awareness of minority elec a Mizrachi said his views Are not necessarily those of the International Centre where he works As a multicultural i dont think were any better than Abe executive director of the Manitoba association of rights and Arnold and a Mizrachi said the Toronto study shows the need for legislated affirmative Winnipeg equal employment Opportunity Sharron said her scheduled to go before the Board of commissioners next suggests a voluntary affirmative action program be established for City ethnic spokesmen have argued that there Are few members of Visi ble minorities on the City particularly on the Winnipeg police Gould said the Lack of ethnic representation in City jobs has been caused by inappropriate hiring Cri Teria More than by blatant Reju she said in not say ing it Doest exist in Gould said criteria which inadvertently discriminate against ethnic such As height and weight will be removed from hiring Gould said she expects City department Heads to cooperate with the voluntary affirmative action in 46 complaints of racial discrimination in employment were reported to the Manitoba human rights commission and eight to the Federal human rights another eight complaints of Job discrimination for 42 for color and 45 for ethnic or National origin were filed that some of which also were filed As racial com Mariann chief enforcement officer of the provincial four complaints were filed with the Federal commission last Prairie regional director David Hosking youth claims sex assault a Winnipeg Man forced a teenage boy to submit to sex while the youth was sleeping at his cottage in White Shell provincial a provincial court was told the testified the 42 year old Man assaulted him on two separate occasions while he was sleeping Over at the mans cottage near Nuti Mik the who described himself As faces two charges of indecent assault and one charge of the assault allegations first came to Light last year after the youth was committed to the Agassiz Centre for youth in Portage la the accused was charged in a gust for the offences which allegedly occurred Between 1981 and the youth said on both occasions he had been drinking with a group of friends and had decided to stay at the accused the accused denied assaulting the youth and said he could remember Only one time that the boy had spent the night at his the trial continues against american Gonzalez said he fled Al Salvador six months ago because of his involvement in a Trade his brother was killed by the salvadoran he other who asked that their names not be used for fear of reprisals against their said family members died at the hands of the in october protesters battled with police outside the consulate during a demonstration against the invasion of up rail wants to Stop giving its employees free passes on via rail abolition of the passes is one item on the bargaining table in contract negotiations Between the associated railway unions and up a Union spokesman its certainly not the major Issue on the but its one that is an emotional said Abe president of the Canadian Council of railway shop Craft up rails argument for dropping the free passes is that the company no longer has a passenger he of have a demand on the table to improve the pass Privi Rosner adding that there have been no negotiations on the Issue so its a Benefit that has been there for so that workers dont want to give it he Rosner said up rail is billed for the passes by via although the company wont say How much it he said there Are some prob lems with the passes that the Union wants for if an employee wants to Book better accommodation than he can Only Reserve it one hour before our demand is to eliminate these restrictions that have been unilaterally imposed Over the past few years by Rosner he noted that Canadian National railways is continuing to use the its about the Only Issue where up and in have in the Nego Rosner up rail spokesman Kenneth Emmond said the company wants to discontinue the passes in Exchange for something the suggestion is the Union give up these free passes and get some thing in Emmond he said details of negotiations Are confidential and he didst know what the Union is being offered in i dont think it would be proper for any details about that discussion to get Emmond adding Canon National 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government of Canada City that from a management Point of it is a Trade off the up rail spokesman said he didst know How much his company pays via rail for the passes it gives its employees or How Many of the passes Are he said that 20 to 30 per cent of up employees those hired after via rail was formed Are not Eligi ble for Rosner said a number of different unions Are involved in the current round of including eight shop Craft unions and major clerical unions with about the unions Are seeking a 10per cent wage increase in each year of a two year Rosner they also want better pension Bene fits and Job he said an initial company offer Likely will come at the end of this defence workers lobby Epp to Avert closing of radar base the Union representing about 50 employees at the Canadian forces radar base near Beausejour has begun lobbying health minister Jake Epp to ensure the installation remains Bob of the United nation Al defence employees said the defence department is consider ing closing several radar bases across the As a they have written the Manitoba minister outlining their concerns and the economic Impact the loss of 50 civilian jobs and 110 soldiers would have on Carlson said the located near miners is old and could be one of those considered for he said As Well As lobbying to maintain the the Union has asked the minister to explore alter native uses for the he noted the government recently stopped sharing costs of operating the base and that Ottawa has said it wants to spend Money to upgrade the Distant Early warning Carlson said he hoped the govern ment will decide on the base people Are kind of hanging he they dont know what to he said he expects a decision will be announced when the tories bring Down the next budget some time this base commander Walter Morris said the decision to close the base is purely a political adding that most of the radar instal lations across the country Are operating with basically the same sidewalk Sale thursday 27 Corydon 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