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and much‘of the’ membership. ‘of our‘unions' feel betrayed: °

A6- The he Terrace Standard, \Wednesdoy, May 19, 2004 ©

Dear Sir: ;
Sunday, May 2, 2004 has. ;
became a sad day for labour —

Union leadership caved in

_ CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD

and ‘the oppressed people of

British Columbia. f-.congratu- ae “

late all the workers and mem-.° 0)

bers of the HEU, all the public... |

and the other: union’ members - wo

_who walked and supported the

protest lines. °° =
It: was. ‘those ‘people: who.” a

showed their true convictions’ by. displaying their courage

and tenacity in-defying the: dictator Gordon Campbell’ s

regressive. and draconian: legislation; Bill"37. ;
‘As a long. time labour‘ activist, I can: certainly appre-

ciate and understand’. he. pressures. that our. labour. lead- ...

been’ involved in ‘similar. situations.

The leadership of the B.C: Federation of Labour: and

free -and’ -democrati¢ Society, have once: again ‘been un-

by the. leadership. ‘lt ‘has ‘often ‘been spoken “in “fiery.
speeches by some union leaders‘that we don’t need a”
union to negotiate concessions. -Yet' that. is. exactly: what

is happening on a-regular basis.”

The: public - and, ‘membership: had: ‘Tinally “showed
enough will’ and courage. to: tell Comapbell and his dicta,

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torship government enough is enough, The end: result was

another concessionary agreement decreed by ‘the leader-.’ |.
ship to avert-a. head on collision with the Campbell gov- 7
~ ernment. Lo :
‘To allow.. this government to ‘continue. to. impose ‘dra-
-ers endured ini tespect to this situation. I have ersonly onl legislation, to ignore, collective agreements; and
‘to run concessions down. workers throats -is a travesty
which continues to be condoned by. the leadership ofthe -L

" gome-of the larger. public sector ‘unions. have: eL their 3. Kon Federation of Labour and: some of the public septor :

“membership. ‘down:. They: have. provided the .necessary:
fuel for. the Campbell government: to. continue to-gul and: *
tear. up collective. agreements. The basic’ elements. Of a

unions...

“quence,

Quick school move. would: be: chaotic.

Dear Sirs
. The Parents” Advisory Council of Et ‘Kenney Primary:
School take great offencé’at the: ‘statement. attributed-to *

school trustee Diana. Penner: [The Terrace Standard, May i
‘Penner seems to think, Certainly, to ‘accomplish it'in the ~
“single month of June. 2004 is, in. our, opinion, highly trou-.
blésome, not do-able, ‘and decidedly disruptive: to. our’.
children’s. education. Our children’s “education is. the, BT :

5] that “moving ET Kentiey” 10. Clarence. Michel. isn’t
\_ that troublesome ‘and ‘may. be do-able."

‘Do the trustees have-any idea’ what it. t take- 10 move: ea
~~ school? :In'-2002,- ‘Parkside Primary. was: closed ‘by- the
board, and’ the vast majority: of. its pupils: were, transferred :
to ET. Kenney. ‘Parkside. was‘ in chaos: for. the entire. -.
month of June as staff, parents and even: students strug: ao i .

, gled to execute ‘the board’s decision:.

At least 7600 cubic feet’ of educational. material had Wa a ke up, ‘Kitimat
3.

to “be packed, labelled, and trarisported to’ ET ‘Kenney;.:

where similar effort. was: required. to integrate it into the a Dear Sirs”

~The ‘main industries i in ‘Prince Rupert; Terrace: anid os
* Hazelton ‘have. been shut down’ for some tithe now. To —
see what this has done to. some. families: in: ‘these. com-._

existing educational ‘structure...

The. library’ -and- entire stage “of. E. T. Kenney ‘Were.
stacked three: and. four boxes deep with’ Parkside materi- :
als. Now, try: to imagine: “double” ‘that amount — the. com-. .
bined: ‘educational: ‘Tesources of. Parkside and ET Kenney. -
_— having to be processed: in‘léss than-a-month while.’
school is still tectinically in session. We'll leave it to |“
the: board to decide ‘for itself it. that: scenario is educa-. : |
tionally Sound): ‘And the ‘potential. receiving, school: “this”
‘time is not even fully compatible with primary éduca-:

tion. Not troublesome? Do- able? For whom and by. © plies. in‘ their community. J know, a. lot. of people. that a5

would love.to: ‘have those jobs..: :
: No' jobs come. with a, -Buarantee, ‘but < our: + attitudes, ‘and,
our actions can’ “go. ry fong-- “way. toward “Keeping or-losing ”
_ jobs: in’ our, communities. Remember'that the tail-is "not
supposed to wag the ‘dog. Kitimat without Alcan? Now

whom? -

[thas taken fully:two: years: S for the elisos of the: Parke: a
side move ‘tocsubsidesand the ‘integration ‘of the. two *:

school communities: ‘lobe. achieved.’ “We aré“aware’ that
the: -board is moving toward the’ ‘amalgamation. sof. ET
Kenney and. Clarence. Michel as’ part’ of the. K-7 .recon-

figuration contemplated for. 2005/2006. That- extended :
_ time-frame would allow us. lo. prepare: our students’ Our ™

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Tt is: not going to:be as easy fo. > amalgamate t lwo: vidios om |
cont ‘educational - communities: ‘that. ‘Have:.been’ function- L

ing -as. ‘separate’ and. distinct entities for’ 35: years, as Ms.

Kenney, PAC’ 8 priority. What’s:the board's?
oe The: Parent. Advisory. Committee,

“munities, is ‘absolutely: heart: breaking.

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‘should be. very: thankful for the well- paid jobs Alcan sup-

‘that. ‘would be a reality check.

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