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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.

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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..  !

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“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
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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.
An attempt: ‘at a 2 wholesale deal across ; of next year’s s provincial: election date, :

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7 ‘Nineteen of tlie 20 ‘Kitimat Fitebirds north. seem -more: wood: “savvy,” vsaid fe 7 ve
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