Al14 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday November 10, 2004

Union renews attempt
to organize Wal-Mart —

ae By JEFF NAGEL : wt sent ividely varying employees: in nurierous . :
UNION - ORGANIZERS “have ° opened: a : different departments — a system Wal- -Mart-.-}
few front in-their: ‘batt! e to organize Wal-. ‘calls its store-within-a-store-model.. .
‘Mart stores: in -B. C= this: time, targeting Having failed’~ so far + to orgairize ‘an. :
automotive Service workers...” ; “entire store ‘of diverse: employees: with: a
Tire and. lube. OX Press ‘workers in Ter Terrace application, the. unidn.is ‘how: pur-
race were to. vote’ ‘Moniday,: along with other suing-a strategy | of going after: employees :
Wal- Mart aulo:servicé workers in ‘Dawson.’ “ivho.work. in‘ the same: departments ‘ at mul.
Creek, Fort ‘St. John, Quesnel, ‘Kamloops, ‘tiple ‘stores, beginning with automotive ser. o
~ Surrey, and ‘Victoria, © feel _ vice ‘workers, - arr
United Food-‘and. Commerdial ‘Workers iy “We: ‘thought: we'd start’ With them and.
local 1518, spokesman Andy-Neufeld saida.. organize them. department-by: ceparitient,: a
-majority of auto'service. employees. at. ‘each. Neufeld said... : i
‘of the seven stores has. signed union.mem - Auto service: orkers had, also been part :
bership cards, triggering this week's vole. -- ofthe: broader: ‘Terrace. slore! certification
‘But it was expected the'ballots woilld re drive. . wee . * :
main sealed. and. uncounted : pending a new: "Neufeld. ‘aid there was nothing particu.
round-of legal: ‘arguments, between the com rly, ‘special: about ‘the shoice, of- tire: and
: pany and-the union. -"* ~ Jubé éxpress workers: ;
“Wal-Mart will’ neviiably find. some’ "They stepped up'to the plate and signed
kind of legal objection : to-make,” ‘Neufeld membership cards,” he said,
predicted lastweek.: !We fully: expect there oo Tes possible’ the “union. will: pursue other
to be some soit of: delay.” ”: Wal- Mart ‘employee groups in the future, he,
The signup campaign took place through
October, Neufeld said, adding the applica-" “He said-the union knows ies in for an
tion for a vote was sent: to the Labour Rela-- other. tough fight. |
_ tions-Board:on Oct. 29. oe a ad is.4 profoundly anti- union employ-
" A‘total, of around “60 employees ‘at the ert che said...“They: will do. anything they.
seven stores ‘will .be unionized: if. the, drive « can’ to convince: their employees there” sno”
succeeds. aa " benefit to joining a union,” ane
~-It comes on the heels" of the: ‘union "ss0- °°. The UFCW has. tried to’ “organize Wale
far-unsuccessful: effort_to unionize’ the: ‘en: ; Mart Workers in B.C.; Saskatchewan, Man-
lire Terrace Wal=Mart'store: "°°. itoba: and Quebee with.no teal_succéss..
Neufeld said the UFCW is ‘Appealing the “Wal-Mart officials have said they respect
final Labour Relations’ Board ruling this fall: : the: rights. of. their: workets.. :
_ that the union didn’t sign up enough mem. They also point out the: ‘company, has.
:. bers here to justify a vote during, an n allempt , ‘been named as the best retailer by anational.
, earlier this year: (2: , - organization 4 for three yearsand is ranked as”
Part of the legal ‘difficulty. organizers: ‘the second leading retailer in. Canada when .
’ faced. heré- was Setting: ‘up.a union to repre: “it comes: lo career Opportunities.

Medical specialists
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to meet urgent need |

a TOM HARRIS leads a singalong while birthday celebrator Yvonne Moen looks-on, A lage: ered oathered. :
a LOWER Maan ‘bu Aa. evita baie . year tl cos 1 Tore, _at the Happy Gang Centre Nov. 2 to share cake and refreshments in honour of Yvenne’s 70th birthday...
‘to. the -northw est: to help Trica, is to’ be the area a ‘soni, Manitoba, P:  - Alimousine picked’ her up at the residence. and whisked her to the celebration. Adedicated community:
build a service. affected b “second pbstetician: 2 ‘Detailsof van Rer sbi res | -.correspondent for The Terrace Standard, Yvonne is a mainstay. of the | local beautifi cation society. arid has”
=. moe ys: : ‘ \, nsburg’s “collaborated: on several, books concerning the 2 area’s history. "JENNIFER LANG PHOTO ..
shortages: | Sas woe "Hell efill a: ‘vacancy. that, : arrival and .start date - have ; , po i
— Dr.-Seat Nolan;: -agradu- ‘dates - back:- to--earlier® yettobe. worked out, ee a pe er
ate of. the UBC’ medical -- oo eg ta Faye Te eee te a
school: who’: then: ‘feceived ...
his: psychiatric, training: at
‘McGill in. Montreal; ’ can
_ wait 10" get. to Terrace, says
Northern ‘Health “Authority
official Dr. David Butcher,
“He loves. the: ‘Queen
Charlottes:and: he wants: to
live-in the: northwest,” said
Butcher, : ee :
| “We're: really happy. he's
. coming to the northwest and.
we're looking: ‘forward: “lo
having him part-of. rebuilk
‘ing the mental: heal :
gram,” he added...
“There’s a dearth’ of | ps
chiatrists ‘in ‘acute, care” an
‘in mental : health’: “programs. :
That's not, 10° say. we: ‘don't
_ have. private ‘practice: Psy
chiatrists’ Tinked.-into® owe
“program, but'you really need.
_local : people. to: vumake. “the: <
"programs: work, "Buteher
- continued... 9. *: o:
. Psychiatrisis ' have. ‘been
coming up from Vancouver.
. to provide ‘Service as “the
supply of. norihwestetn | psy-.
. chiatrists declined.’
The ‘authority’s ‘medical
manpower: plan calls for-hir-
ing five psychiatrists but that
- number has fallen to as: low’
as just one in recent times,
“And. that is: ‘clearly’ not.
sustainable, ’ said Butcher, ~
Nolan will. j Join: one” psy--
chiatrist now in Terrace. AF
third one: ison. contract. but ©
‘has been away, from work j ine ee
the past. while... Nolain’s hir- oe
ing ‘leaves. AS : Psychiatrist.

nl Happy Birthday, Yvonne!

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