_Awareness Month The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, May 5, 2004 - Al 5, May i is Huntington Disease Penni carinr ere QHUNTINGTON Po vcie a Viiwetiig Pan be Cada www. huntingtonsociety.org “Our selection’ ah of lingerie. — 4605 Lazelle Ave, ‘Terrace | Phone 635- 6966 oe TERRACE VIEW LODGE workers patrolled picket lines-in front of their place of: a employment last week. Last year they negotiated wage ‘and benefit cuts only: ‘to have more of the same legislated into place | last. week. Contracting out here won’t take place ONE OF the more ‘controversial issues the- north involving-all. facilities’ ‘failed. : “-surrounding last week's: hospital . workers © But the health. authority: did. reach’ wage. strike -. contracting out.— won’t-affect -and benefits cut: agreements. with ‘workers. laundry, housekeéping: and: food. service. at individual health care.’ ‘facilities ‘Jale fos ‘employees - “working . for the” Northern 2 last year. “0. . ~ Health, Authority. “Phe, wage and benefit reductions taken a _ -. That's because the ‘authority: signed | ae by. workers: al. these - facilities, including . -déal with ils workers in: these categories: “Tertaceview: Lodge, were about the ‘same in February: o-eut “jobs and: lower. ex: ‘as those: legislated” into place’ last“ week. “o) penses: without. contracting. out. . a ‘Under’ the February. deal, ‘workers. had. ols “We: have. no intention - of: reviving ‘their, wages” “and: benefits restored: to. nor- that," ‘said: authority official Mark’ Karja- mal'leyels — only to:have them cut Again ~luote last week of, the: contracting Out Op under last week's legislation. . re eee “oo That - angered - Terraceview Lodge: i The: atithority dia. ‘cast’ ‘around. last fall’ workers who-/are: members of the! B.C. 7 and early. this. year. for. companies | interes-° Government. and. Service : : Employees’ ; “ted in ‘carryingout: the: work? but: disco “Unions.. ! Ky " Sutprise | AN la es Mom with. A |. new Spring” OG iftware from... - : _ NORTHWESTERN: \ SPECIALTY Foops » & GIFTS 4621 LAZELLE AVE. ered, it would. achieve. litte,” if any; cost: of? “TPS despicable, depiorable and drico- : oe Py amp ser your. Cis : savings. : “nian.to- arbitrarily. rollback.their wages: by ‘ey! Lie Mom on. other’ s D ay i ¥ “Under: the ‘February deal, ihe authority | AS per cent,” union, staff rep: Shelley. An- | 5 i will cut approximately $1 million.from- its ~derson said last week while’ doing ‘picket: eC © with a: Gift Certificate - “budget. -Approximately 25 full. time: equi-. . wy - From. ine duty. “They | denionstrated ‘a willing-. “. valent positions will be: cut among. 400 ” “ness last year to meet with: ‘the employer. . “people. working in. ‘laundry, housekeeping ' The NHA [Northern : ‘Health Authoiity] and’ and food:services’ positions.’ the’ ‘health- unions. did find. a way’ to” find: The: ‘February ‘deal’ followed. attempts. fficiencies,”. she. said. © a by: the authority ‘to. “reach. ‘agreements | to “It was ‘a bitter: pill: to. swallow last. : “out (wages: and. benefits : among - support. year‘and. now. they. ‘find ‘themselves’ legis-> " warkers that would: have: been: effective lated back with. further reductions,” An-- ~ up until: their contracts Jan. out. at the end. -derson added. Wait. until ‘May 17, 2005. ° of March. . “There will: bea change,” said Anderson. 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