Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 23, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba A4 local Winnipeg free 2000 labour federation Renews pledge of allegiance to party unions applaud nip by Lynden Behm Premier Gary doer was greeted by a standing ovation and pledges of even stronger Union support As he addressed the Manitoba federation of labour convention although convention delegates criticized the govern ment for being too timid with its labour they also passed a Resolution urging All local unions to affiliate them selves with the new democratic another Resolution committed organized labour to work for reelection of the in his doer boasted of the accomplishments his government had made in the year since winning last sep members economic growth is now per almost a full Point higher than when the progressive conservatives left he he said the government had made Good on its pledge to create opportunities for noting that University tuition which had doubled under 11 the tory cardinals got together in the Manitoba Little puffs of White smoke came out9 Premier doer on How Stuart Murray got to be tory Leader years of conservative had been lowered 10 per cent and attendance at Community colleges As Well As bran Don University had doer also took a shot at Stuart Mur who will take Over As progressive conservative Leader this Murray was unopposed in the leadership leading doer to suggest the Campaign had been manipulated by the party the tory cardinals got together in the Manitoba club Little puffs of White smoke came he doer defended Bill the provinces new labour As a major the blasted by Busi Ness this summer As too was criticized by labor As not going far in an he said the government int considering legislation to ban replacement federation delegates had passed a Resolution ask ing the province to prohibit replace ments during a labour we can Only push this government to bring in anti Scab Ross Martin of the Manitoba Hydro workers Union said yesterday in an and we will push them and push them and push the new democrats Are wrong in thinking they can appease the business because it will never support the regardless of How accommodating the government tries to he during discussion of resold hindu Community gearing up for cultural Centre fundraising members of the local hindu Community have kicked off an ambitious project to Start construction of a new cultural Centre by next the proposed Structure will include a a lower level with a resource and an a lot of people in the Community feel this Centre is said Bhadresh president of the hindu society of right were renting schools for our events were scattered All the new Centre will be located on the Seine River at Annes Road on Over hectares 3 acres of weve owned the land for the last seven but the Community want Marc free press doer defends new labour Law tons supporting political the consensus was that labour was much bet Ter off with the new democrats in i dont know How any Trade unionist can not be a member of the it is our our Martin thank god we got rid of said another the fou Day Conven Tion at the Keystone Centre began thursday and ends the Brandon Sun von has slim Chance of keeping contract by Sean Oconnor the victorian order of nurses will not give up its fight for survival until it has a Chance to make its Case before the Winnipeg regional health authority von officials said at a news conference but Brian chief executive officer at said while the Board is willing to consider any argue its not Likely to change the decision to end the Vons i think our analysis is i think its quite Postl the von was notified last Friday that its contract with Warha was being terminated As of february the Warha will assume management of about 350 von staff who provide Home care to patients recently released from hos Sharon Vic president of Community care at the said the move will save about a Warha staff currently provide the bulk of Home care in by taking Over the von nursing the Warha said it will be Able to provide a More efficient von officials Are demanding to see where the savings and efficiencies will come what were trying to do is bring to the table better we believe were Worth More to the system by being a partner rather than by Dis missing said Bob von senior director for Western Layne said by taking the von out of the the Warha will lose a link to Vons National von Canada includes staff in More than 60 von officials were taken completely by Surprise when told the con tract was being Layne said part of the Vonston Cern now is the destabilizing effect such a change in service could have on but Macdonald said All nurses at the von will keep their jobs and the service will not sayings would come from cuts to where possibly five or six managers would lose their Macdonald said von officials should not have been caught untre but Layne said meetings in the summer revealed no dissatisfaction with the since we haunt heard any Nega Tive complaints with what we were we didst think that this option would be he talks set to try to end Hydro dispute by David Kuxhaus sure if raise the Bhatt but i have a lot of Confidence now were getting a lot of enthusiasm from the lot of Good he added that he expects last nights fundraising dinner at the Royal Crown banquet Centre to raise Bhatt says the Centre will be Primar ily used by students and youth for work and educational the Basic reason were building this is to make the youth understand our Cul Ture and others to teach them to live in Harmony with other Bhatt we want to provide them with a platform right now they dont have a provincially appointed conciliator will meet with Union leaders and management next week to try and resolve a labour dispute at Manitoba Hydro that could result in about half of the Crown corporations employees walking off the the approximately members of the International brotherhood of electrical workers local 2034 have been without a contract since they represent mostly trades peo such As linemen and electrical and about 250 clerical the workers have to give 48 hours notice before going on a spokesman for the Utility said if about workers have been without contract since March that management would attempt to maintain service but he admitted it would be Union spokesman Ron Mclean said his members would make sure that residential customers would not be he said the same could not be said for the Export Market and Large Industrial wages Are at the Centre of the Dis the company has offered an aver age increase of about 10 per cent Over three workers rejected that Deal by a vote of 52 per cent on the Union is looking for a contract that would give All employees a raise of Over 12 per cent Over three wages for workers in the bargaining unit Range from just Over an hour to about and Mclean said workers have helped the Utility reap record profits Over the past few years and should be he said some May leave the province if wages Arent for he said there Are demands for Linesman in places like Detroit and California because utilities there have Cut Back on he said a Linesman in Manitoba earns about an hour compared to Over 32 in is ret we in w m it miss your Only to see nil hockey live Minnesota wild and Vancouver canucks i go head to head in live nil action at the Winnipeg Arena to Are going fast for this Evall select Asit locations or my hip h to get yours now at to to ;