"A2 - The Terrace Standard, Weenesdey, May 5, 2004
‘From front

. “wore registered nurses belonging: to the B. Cc. Nurses”
‘Union, ‘Their. contract is separate (rom the others. 5
The two-sides - ‘were: far. apart on attempts: to reach: new.
‘contracts: Workers’ wanted cost of living J increases’ ‘whil
thealth employers ‘wanied wage-and benefit ‘cuts. *

i) but is retroactive to, April I, the day- after
_‘bour. contracts conéluded.

revious: ‘la-

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~week from: 36: tours’ 0-37:5;, “the total cut’ mounts t
- per. Cent:

“A:licenséd: practical nurse:
under the old’ ‘contract, makes’ $20,34' utider the ‘legisla

the national average:is $19,30-an-hour... ”

_amakes $15.88. Provincial Bovernment: Figures. indicate
“the national average is’ $14.39.

$16.07, whieh. ‘is! -more® tha
«BU 82.an hour.: :
Provincial: labour-’ minister. ‘Graham Bruce ‘called ‘the

. aunion members :in'.a: province-wide vote.

i : jane care.

Then procodvies. a:
! Also cancelled were Ke rays.

“and: the. like: °

mammograms, cr scans

for urgent, emeigency and cancer-related. cases,

pieck.
Although: ‘health care orkers have the right: to ste,
gy must: ‘establish: essential: service: level i
“fon with:health’ care. employers, :
“At Mills ‘Memorial,

* yen set at: 20 bed. but. when: the: strike began, hospital

; jadmissions were. way over. t that" evel,
““We were extraordinarily busy"

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‘Brothers anid Sisters!

End the oppression of lace-Lp work:

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Health workers hit bricks _

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. The imposed. two-year. contract:came. into ‘ef rect Apri ;

* This new: ‘contract: imposes wage: cut of: AE per: cent.
- vover. two. years: Combined. with ‘an increase in. the! work

who made $23, 93. an‘hour.
“ted agreement. ‘Provincial. ‘government: figures indicate

OA lauridry ‘worker who’ hid: nade: $18.68 an. hour now

A cleaner who’ had earned $18. 90. an ‘hour now. ‘inakes a
the: tational average “of!

wage and. benefit’ “cuts legislation: a modified forth: ‘On: |

:. Bruce said -the.cuts will-save. $200 million a “year, -
‘money he’ said: will go. back" toward’ what. hie: termed.

Y But still ‘going or on: were: ‘surgical ‘and other: procedures :

The ‘dialysis unit-at” Mills’ continued: to: operate: last. _

ine Peetining," sid. ‘Northern. Health: Authority: admij ~

-istrator ‘Lonia: Ferrari on ‘the “weekend. '
‘now: to. the essential services. level.” nm

‘ters related to. patient. safety,
"y “When ‘hic’ count is
servicés, ‘jt. proves’th
_ fot Tess,*'she. said,
~The - degree: of sco: “operation:

“Mills,” we

‘contracto Wayne: ‘Watson Coristruction..

weren't: alone: on. ‘the: picket line.

said ‘when interviewed April:27."

chair.
” “Solidarity,” is aid.

iti is a great place.ta live,

‘ted by contracting. out, that isn’t the case: i i the north, 7
fo, or rinores § see ¢ Page Al: So

“Local; HEU: official Andrea ‘LeBlane snid: “pembrs”
‘were. co-operating: with-health: authority, officials c on: i mat- -

aver. what is lo befor ‘essential
“point-we: heed more health care,

between, “workers. and:
‘Managers: even. extended: to -faod:: On day’ ‘three. of the .
‘strike, ‘April 28, ‘Ferrari’ cand: Suzanné Johasén, who -runs .°
“the: Northern’ Health ; ‘Authority’ s facilities in: the-north--.
west, camié; to’a-union-held. barbecue--held at the. ‘trailer’.
from. which: he‘ u ons marshall their. members to-under-

One: Health: care: Sroject that ° was: ‘completely. shut
down: ‘Last’ week ‘was. the-construction: ofthe. Seven’ Sis- -
ters -20- -room syohiattc care’ facility on: ithe. ‘grounds, of:

. Six people were: put out: of Work, aida offal for
Up. a Terraceview ‘Lodge, . health’ care workers:

_« With them. was ‘Dennis: Husband, a two year fesident ..
of: the. Lodge. *“Tsupport:. ‘them, definitely,”: ihe: former. ofls
“what. was ‘agreed ‘t }. by: employer. and ‘union: negotiators: * Queen: Charloite: Islands logger: and. memiber. of the: TWA.
‘last year. Those. proposals were, However, rejected ‘by, “ vee
<2 With ‘coffee. mug in. hand and. sporting a. button with a

; striker’ 5 slogan. on: his jacket, ‘Husband- “sal” in: his wheel- :

2 He: said he knows every worker al. the Loues and t that :

:. While :healily care workers ‘dowi souith aire being affec-

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