Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 3, 1987, Winnipeg, Manitoba Selection Safeway lean ground beef at this Price limit 5 per family Crest toothpaste at this Price limit 1 per family Avex bleach fresh scent litre at this Price limit 1 per family minute Rice 700 g at this Price limit 1 per family slices Black Diamond process cheese 5oo g at this Price limit 1 per family ride detergent powder 16 litre i at this Price limit 1 per family to shop anywhere else Winnipeg free july 1987 civil service Union asks fair share in contract talks Manitoba civil servants want a fair share of increased tax reve nue the province will reap from this years a Manitoba government employees association spokesman said Mega president Peter Olfert said the Union realizes As it Heads into collective bargaining that the prov Ince faces financial he finance minister Eugene Kostyra budget will increase provincial and its employees Are entitled to a fair share of who held a news conference yesterday to announce this years bargaining said they do not Call for any specific wage in although he noted most Manitoba collective agreements this year provide for increases ranging from three to five per he said Union wait for the government to propose a figure and respond the current three year contract which expires in september included a pay freeze the first three per cent in the second and costo living increase in the Olfert said key issues this time will include extending the no Layoff clause in the current wages and contracting he said the government has done very Little contracting out and often responded quickly when the Union adding that Mega representatives reminded the new democratic party government that its party opposes contracting out in Olfert added that the notion that bargaining with nip governments in Manitoba is easier than bargaining with progressive conservative governments is inac he said that regardless of the professed the Union has negotiated Good and bad agreements with both parties when they have been in the government is an employ Olfert he added that negotiations which produced the current agreement lasted nine Olfert said he Doest believe the fact Gary a former Mega is minister of Urban fairs will make a nor will the fact that minister responsible for the civil is a former Canadian Union of Public employees staff Olfert said the Union gave its proposals to the government yesterday and expects managements response during the week of july he also said that while Many Mega components Are covered by the Manitoba civil service act and thus have disputes settled by binding others Are under the Manitoba labor relations act and could see disputes resolved through the proposed controversial final offer selection province Olfert said the Meta continues to support this method As an option in strike Many local unions and the Winnipeg labor Council have expressed opposition to final offer and the Council recently received a telex from the Canadian labor Congress criticizing it for its Council president Heather Grant said yesterday it will decide on a response to the telex at next tues Days Grant also said the councils which discussed the matter earlier this re Mains opposed to final offer Selec Enns awaits full details of ice Deal conservative Energy critic Harry Enns says the province has no plan to announce details of the ice utilities takeover before the current legislative session is sources said the current session could end july 17 or depending on the outcome of an Las committee meeting on the Manitoba Public insurance corporation Enns said this Means the govern ment has no plan to Tell Manitoban the full Story of the ice Enns said the government has agreed to Call an Las committee to debate the details of the ice takeover As soon As they Are an i dont think that is going to happen before late Enns the former Energy minister said ice bought greater Winnipeg Gas three years ago for a reported million from Northern Gas he said ice also received other Northern Enns said his information was the actual Price of greater Winnipeg which constitutes 80 per cent of ices current Manitoba natural Gas distribution was less than the nip government has been negotiating with ices Toronto owners to take Over its Manitoba Gas distribution system for More than a the Price tag was reported to be a million Cash payment and million in assumed ice Enns said if that is the it would be a sweetheart Deal for which would More than double its investment in three he asked Energy minister Wilson Parasiuk to disclose All Purchase Transcona overhead doors specializing in residential service steel and wooden garage installed and repaired All electrical openers installed renovations to accommodate All garage doors City wide service phone 2227943 30 off installation of garage doors supplied by Transcona overhead doors limit one per door phone 2227943 grand opening is 11 Sale copy Nyht Safeway storks incorporated grand opening special Model ef36br4 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