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SMALL GROUP of area union members listened to speech by
local labour leader Norm Lavallee Saturday, He said proposed

changes to unemployment insurance will bring hardships to sea-

sonal workers living in the north,

Fears raised for workers
over proposed UI change

PROPOSED CHANGES to un-
~ employment insurance threaten
_forthwest residents who depend
‘upon seasonal work, the president
_O£ the Terrace-Kitimat and Dis-

trict Labour Council told a small

demonstration in front of the

Canada. Employment Centre here

Oct, 22,

“T can’t stress how serious this
is and we’ve got to do something
about ii,’”’ said Norm Lavallee to

- union members and others from
Terrace and Kitimat.

He ‘said the proposed cuts will
teduce unemployment insurance
payments lo.as Jow as 50 per
cent, reduce the amount of weeks
‘people can collect unemployment
insurance and increase the num-
ber of work wecks required to
qualify for payments.

of this? You all know it’s all of
us,’’ Lavallee continued.

He noted that tax freedom day
for businesses is in January while
for taxpayers, it’s Aug. 6.

“Whose getting the lax break
here?”’ Lavallee added,

The rally is one of many

planned across Canada up until

the end of this weck.

One was held in Vancouver
yesterday and there’s one planned
for Prince Rupert Oct, 29,

They're being held in response
to the latest proposed changes to
the unemployment insurance sys-
tem as announced by the federal
government.

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“Seasonal workers will be af- i. fi

‘fected the most,’’ said Lavallec, ~

- “Forestry, construction and fish-
ing. Treeplanters, fruit growers.
__ All will be hit.”’
He added that the proposed
“changes will require that those
who. do collect undergo
mandatory training and also per-
form community service work,
Lavallee said the federal Liberal
‘government is taxing workers
while giving breaks for
* businesses and rich families.
~The amount is in the billions,
enough to take care of the federal
dclicit, he said.
‘And whose bearing the brunt

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There have already been
changes io the system which have
resulted in payment cuts, reduc-
tions in how long payments are
paid and increases in eligibility
requirements.

These latest proposals are to be
subject of cross-country discus-
sion meetings.

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