2 Terrace Review ‘Wednesday, May 27, 1987 ols a : z More than 200 local residents 5 gathered In downtown Terrace recently to rally in opposition to the B. C. government’ 3 new legisia- ‘thon directed at teachers and labor relations. The rally marked the beginning of a work: to- rule campaign by many t unionists _ throughout B.C. At a recent rally Terrace Mayor Jack Talstra expressed hope for ‘moderation In the strife between the B.C, government and _ unions over controversial new labor laws. . . “TERRACE — Speakers at a recent rally in downtown - Terrace organized as a . gesture of opposition to ~+impending labor legisla- “tion | ". | Mayor. Jack Talstra. and School District 88 Trustee Francis Sabine. ; included Terrace Under warm, cloudless ‘skies about 200 marchers: -- converged from four mar- . .$halling points on the va- * “Cant. lot at the corner of Ottawa St.and Lakelse Ave. The gathering in- - cludéd numerous children _! and a even a few dogs, but ~ although’ the atmosphere .. Was casual and low-key - . ‘angry shouts end exclama- tions occasionally punc- -tuated. the speakers’ 7, Femarks. . Jim Lamb, president. of advertise! the Kitimat-Terrace ‘and District Labour Council, set off the rally by an- nouncing the results of a recent ballot conducted by the B.C.- Federation of - Labour, Fed members, he said, voted 91.6 percent in . ‘said. ‘1 hope this will not. support of continuing op- position to Bill 19, the In- dustrial Relations Reform’. Act. Lamb reminded ‘the - crowd of the various union accomplishments of - past decades in B.C., in- cluding numerous public projects and the construc- tion of the provincial utili- ty network, He concluded by pointing out that Skeena MLA Dave Parker is the only MLA in. the ‘Northwest who has failed to meet with local labor . councils to discuss Bill 19. You don’t have to. Talstra commended the B.C. Federation of Lab- our for its moderation to date. in dealing with the bill, which he said should ~ be delayed and reassessed. “My hope is that -modera- tion will prevail,” Talstra continue into strife.’ Sabine said’ he was speaking. not’ aS a school trustee but as a union . member. and concerned parent. With reference to : the controversial Teaching Profession Act,. Bill 20; Sabine indicated: alarm at the proposed changes. to the professional organiza- tion and employment stat- us of teachers and school - administrators. ‘‘You can buy teachers’ hours with a contract, but you can’t buy their caring and pro- fessionalism,’’ he said. Sabine spoke.. strongly against both ‘pieces’ of legislature and concluded with-an appeal to the gov- ‘ernment. ‘‘Let-us not soil our democracy with bills that, will. provoke. civil disobediance,”’ he said. The gathering was also ‘addressed by Father Ian. 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