Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 27, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba 2000 Lone clerk begged robber not to shoot local a9 by Leah Janzen Jenn Smyth was working her Sec on last shift at an adult video store monday night when she found herself begging for her life from a thief who held her at gunpoint and threatened to kill he came in and i said i and he said the 21yearold Mother of a four Mont hold baby said i turned to replace a movie and i heard the door when i looked he was walking towards me with a Smyth reached to activate the panic alarm hanging around her neck that adults Only video supplies to their but the thief swore at her and demanded she not after getting her to hand Over nearly in the Man told her to put her head when she he held the gun to the Back of her head and demanded she remove her i thought hed pull that trigger any she i was pleading with him to leave me i lied and said i was pregnant and he smashed All the shelves and police Are looking for a Man who is aboriginal in in his Early 120 with Short Brown a Cleft palate and a most robberies occur in businesses where staff members work according to current working alone there Are no restrictions on having Only one employee at any hour in any provided an agreement has been reached Between the employer and a signed document must be in place that outlines the risks associated with working but Smyth said she would like to see tougher rules and Protection for work including better surveillance and a ban on Lone Geoff executive director of Manitoba workplace safety and said labour minister Becky Barrett has asked the Council on work place safety and health to look at Vio Lence in the i Brief Manitoba Hydro strike looms a strike by Manitoba Hydro employees this week still and while the International brotherhood of electrical workers local 2034 has promised to service residential Homes in the event of a walk out by its that Promise Doest extend to commercial or Industrial said Hydro spokesman Glenn and it Doest extend to outages that May disrupt Export sales to the United both sides met with a provincially appointed conciliator yesterday and the Union has said its prepared to serve 48hour strike notice if talks dont go the Union is seeking a raise More than 12 per cent Over three years for All its the company offered an average increase of about 10 per cent Over three workers rejected that Deal on the including electrical technicians and about 250 clerical have been without a contract since Hydro workers currently earn Between and an Grain handlers threaten walkout Grain handlers at Thunder Bay have moved closer to walking off the Job this the transportation communications Union local 650 served 72hour strike notice on United Grain growers on allowing members to strike As Early As the ports five remaining Grain an doing companies Cargill Parrish Heim Becker James Richardson agricole and Saskatchewan wheat Pool received notice from the Union that workers could strike on Friday if a Deal with management int Union spokesman Tom Hamilton said yester Day there is always some Hope a strike can be averted before the if the company makes an offer his members can live no one really wants to be involved in a disruption of the on either said Union members voted per cent in favour of a strike on on the Lakehead terminal elevator association made a final contract offer to the 350 Grain handlers represented by the the Union rejected the Industry spokesmen said they Are making contingency plans in the event of a strike at the port which handles the bulk of Manitoba Farmers Grain to ship product we still Hope that the strike wont come said Canadian wheat Board spokesman Justin adding they will try to keep the Grain moving As smoothly As the Union is demanding movement on pensions and the previous contract expired workers jobs in jeopardy the firm that owns two of Canadas largest mov ing companies has gone into threat ening the jobs of 20100 seasonal workers in apm telstar 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