. oh to Picket T Telus s buildings and take © Part i in flying pickets. Union picket lines remain until vote A TENTATIVE deal may have been reached, but Telecom- munications Workers Union (TWU) members remain off the job until a ratification vote is finished Oct. 30. | . TWU and Telus negotiators reached a deal Oct. 10 after nearly two months of an often acrimonious labour dispute. Details of the tentative agreement have yet.to be released but it does involve merging six contracts into one, ending five years of effort between the two parties to come to an _ agrement. a TWU leadership i is recommending acceptance. The tentative contract covers a national bargaining unit ~ of about 14,000 employees, most of whom are in B.C. and, Alberta. - Details provided on the TWU website said the agreement provides Telus and its workers the flexibility to compete on. a level playing field. “ “fam grateful that, together, we were able to negotiate an _ agreement that benefits Telus, our team members, our cus- tomers and our investors. It is my hope and desire that this marks the beginning of a positive and co-operative relation- ship,” said Darren Entwistle, president and CEO of Telus * Corporation. Bruce Bell, president of the TWU, said, “We are pleased that we have been able to reach a negotiated tentative agree- ment that we feel is good for our members. Their support ° has allowed us to work hard on their behalf throughout this difficult period.” - The TWU website reported that the tentative agreement : contained errors that required, correction resulting * in the “pushing t back of ratification meetings to ensure union mem- bers have a copy of the package beforehand. Within 72 hours of a positive ratification outcome, Telus will begin calling back its employees. ~ TWU workers set up picket lines across B.C. and Alberta . July 21, 2005. The TWU said the dispute was about workers’ rights to - job security and a decent standard of living. On July 22, Telus obtained the court injunction prevent- _ing TWU members from blocking or obstructing | access to Telus buildings. - In'the meantime, a local TWU member says he still does not know what he did to become one of more than 50 union - members to be charged with violating the injunction. Adam Yawrenko, who has since had his case thrown out of supreme court in Vancouver, said he heard from a third party that the police-were looking for him. But when he went _ to the RCMP detachment, all they told him was that he was - being charged for “picket line activities.” TWU lawyer Theo Arsenault says whatever Yawrenko did, it didn’t come, under the list ‘of activities banned by-the | * injunction. - “It’s as if I’ve been scapegoated. On the other hand I was . the motivator,” ” Yawrenko said, adding that being the largest : person on the picket line makes him a motivator because his voice will be heard above everyone else’s words. Yawrenko says Telus has now fired him but that a hearing to dispute the firing is being set up. He said he will continue “have been appearing in court here thanks to - pearances could be a reflection of good for- _ done:in the future,” The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 19, 2005 - A3 , a” ot News I[n Brief TELECOMMUNICATIONS WORKERS UNION members: Dave. Ziegler, in: “back, and George Normandeau are among those remaining off.the job until a vote to’ determine if they will ratify a tentative agreement with Telus is held. S Police target dope trade” MORE PEOPLE charged with drug offences tune. ; “I'd say in the last year we’ ve made some a change in policing tactics. _ changes with our. in-house way. of doing Twelve people charged with possession business here and it’s definitely giving US . or production of drugs, or both, appeared in’. some benefits,” he said. local provincial or supreme courtrooms in the last two months. -_ -.. velopment of intelligence sources, and the Improved policing tactics could be a fac- * debut of an intelligence. coordinator, who* tor in this increase, said Terrace RCMP in- gathers. information and compiles reports to . ensure officers’ are. aware of active e criminal activity. spector Marlin Degrand. © ’ “We're trying hard,” he said. “Tt’s difficult to claim victories in a short: period of time. ’. surrounding northwest detachments. ” “Certainly we're ‘always trying to be The detachments are working more close- focused on what we’re doing and using re- _ ly together, Degrand said. sources where it makes the most sense.’ ' “These aré not new things,” he said. 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Thief checked out van before robbing it TERRACE: ‘RCMP are looking for a thief who may _have spied on a vehicle before stealing several items from it between 10 p.m. Oct. 8 and 1:45 p.m. Oct. 9. . _ The burglar busted the passenger window and took several items including a silver cell phone and tool box. . _ while the vehicle was parked on the 3 100 block of At- -wood St near the Skeena Hotel. 5 Earlier in the evening, a long male was S spotted checking the passenger sliding door to determine if, it was locked. "The man, who was wearing dark clothes and a base- ball cap, then continued walking westbound.” Anyone with information is asked to‘call. Terrace “RCMP at 638- 7400 or Crimestoppers at 635- 8477. - Vandal causes water. damage: at Gitaus | SOMEONE LEFT the water. running after breaking into | a rental unit on.the Gitaus Reserve some time between T Oct. 9 to:Oct. 12. ° ‘The culprit damaged'a rear glass’ door i in one of the’ fourplex rental units at 5500 Git’selasu.Road, entered the unoccupied dwelling, turned on a water tap and left it running, Damage is estimated at $700. Terrace RCMP report they have no suspects or witnesses to this. act of wilful damage and break and enter. Anyone with any information about this incident is is asked to call Const. Gerry Brown of Terrace RCMP at. - 638-7400 or Crimestoppers at 635- 8477. ~ Two. vehicles taken . TERRACE RCMP asks for the public’s help in locat-* ing two vehicles stolen from the Terrace Arena Parking . lot. ‘Early on Sept. 29, a red- 1997 Ford, érevicab. F350 pickup truck disappeared. -It is described as having an older body style with a a white pinstripe down the side. 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