Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 10, 2004, Winnipeg, Manitoba A6 province Winnipeg free press saturday july 10, 2004 Telco boosts War on child porn certainly Bell is playing a leadership reported to police for investigation. That Ell gives $700,000 role Here. The fight against child porno has resulted in eight arrests including Raphy is not just about police and Law one in the United kingdom and Moreto net safety program enforcement but internet service than 180 offending Sites have been shut providers As Down. Bell announced it will take other Mcdonald said the Money will be used Steps to curtail online child por Nogra by Bruce Owen to mount Public education campaigns in Phy such As working More closely with both official languages to instruct people police so it can shut Down offending t telecommunications giant about the role of . Sites More quickly. Bell Canada is contributing was launched in late 2002 blocking Sites alone does not solve $700,000 to the Battle against with the assistance of Ottawa and the the problem As distributors of illegal internet child pornography. Province. It acts As a Clearing House col child pornography have multiple ways in a news release yesterday Bell Cana letting complaints and incident reports of sharing Content Bell Canada spokes a said the funding provided Over three about child sexual exploitation or luring woman Charlotte Burke said. The Long years will go toward the expansion of on the internet and forwarding the most term solution is through Industry Manitoba a program across serious instances to the appropriate Law alliances with organizations dedicated the country. Its fantastic news said enforcement Agency. To fighting this activity and close co Lianna Mcdonald executive director of in the past two years it has generated operation with Public child find Manitoba the group that runs approximately 1,200 tips from canadi?. Ans. Just Over 40 per cent of these were. sides debate unionization of Wal Mart in Thompson by David Kuxhaus lawyers for Wal Mart argued yester Day before the Manitoba labour Board that pharmacists and Middle managers at the retail giants Thompson store should be Able to vote on whether they want to belong to a Union. But the United food and commercial workers Union claims its an attempt to Block them from organizing the stores 140 workers. A few is trying for a Sec Ond time to gain certification at the store. It would be the first Wal Mart in North America to be unionized. A vote was held last month but the bal lots remain sealed until the dispute Over who was eligible to vote can be sorted out. The unions lawyer David Lewis said the seven pharmacists and Middle Man agers should not be included in the bar a vote was gaining unit. Held last he argued that that was the Deci month but Sion of the Board the ballots last year when the remain matter came before them. Sealed until its the same the dispute facts said Lewis. Wal Mart lawyer Over who Grant Mitchell said was eligible that a not the Case. To vote can he pointed out that the pharmacy be sorted out manager who previously was on a fixed income now punches in and is eligible for overtime. Moreover the pharmacy is now open on sundays like the rest of the store. Mitchell indicated that this shows that the seven employees in dispute have a common interest with the other work ers and should be Given the Opportunity to be part of any proposed collective bar gaining unit. The seven disputed votes could be the difference Between winning and losing. In the first attempt by a few to certify the store 61 employees voted against and 54 voted for joining the Union. In an interview afterwards Lewis said its a common tactic for companies to try and expand the bargaining unit beyond those workers targeted by the Union in an Effort to thwart certification. The Board reserved its decision. ;