The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 5, 2001 - A15 te eas SHELLEY Anderson and Darathy Bartsoff, both LOCAL representatives of the B,C, Government and Ser- vices Employees’ Union (BCGEL) are preparing to fight back against the provincial government's proposed cuts to public services, “We are not going to allow them to walk all over us without a fight,” said Shelley Anderson, staff representa- live for the BCGEU in Terrace. That union also represents employees of social! ser- vices agencies doing work, such as tunning group homes, under contract by the provincial government, “In order to: assist our MLA in understanding where . ‘we're coming from, we will be having a fight-back campaign,” said Anderson. That campaign may include lobbying, demonstrations, advertising, and possible work place action. | Organizations in Terrace which may be affected by the proposed cuts are those that work with adults and children at risk and people living with disabilities, Those organizations include Terrace and District Hungry y members of the BCGEU in Terrace, show thair discontent with the Campbell government's propsed cuts to public services. SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN PHOTO. Union organizes to stop cuts to jobs and services Community Social Services (TDCSS), Thompson Com- munity Services Inc. and K'san House Society, Anderson said the proposed cuts have implications that are two-fold. Firstly, she’s aftaid cuts to services will mark a return lo a more institutionalised approach to client care. Many community social services workers deal direct- ly with clients who are developmentally delayed and re- quire help with everyday living skills such as hygiene, meals, dressing and going for outings. Cuts to budgets, says Anderson, could lead to reduced quality of client care. Also of concern is the potential loss of job security, If the government reviews portions of the workers’ current contract, Anderson is concerned positions, wages or benefits might be cut. “In an effort to drive down the debt, it will be on the backs of our workers,” Anderson said .of planned jab cuts. PROTESTERS angry with - government cutbacks kepi Roger Harris from eating . f: his lunch last week but the Skeena MLA later defen- ded their actions as criti- cal te-tlernocracy. ‘Harris was met by more than 50 protesters Nov. 26 at the Coast Inn of the | West, where he was to Speak to local Rotary Club and chamber of commerce members. The crowd outside the doors carried picket signs and spoke out against gov- emment actions from the planned treaty referendum to extensive cuts to gov- emment services. Teachers union presi- dent Frank Rowe said the cutbacks will lead to class warfare in B.C. “We have to stick toge- 2 SKEENA B.C. Libera’ Harris meets protesters Re ts ee | MLA: talks with protesters worried about provincial gov- ernment budget cuts at a Rotary/chamber of commerce luncheon Nov, 26. ther on. this,” he told the crowd. “Solidarity is criti- podium and told local bu- “tremendous turmoil” and and defend those people's /~ ANNUAL MEETING OF RESIDENTS \ - of the Terrace and Area Health Council Monday, Dec. 10, 2001 - 7:00 pm Vera Henry Education Room-Mills Memorial Hospital (The Regular monthly meeting of the CHC will follow. Please Note: The Regular CHC meeting has been moved from the usual meeting date of Thursday, December 13th to Monday, December 10th} COME AND HEAR WHAT IS NEW WITH THE HEALTH COUNCIL TERRACE & AREA HEALTH.COUNCIL . Let ws send your ald eyeglasses lo the developing world. 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Student union reps from the college grilled him on the new two-tiered mini- mum wage, which pays new workers $6 an hour, $2 less than normal, for the first 500 hours, Women’s centre rep Liza Haldane ridiculed the training wage, noting com- | mercial airline pilots can be trained in 200 hours but Victoria thinks students need 500 hours to learn to flip burgers. “It’s a poverty wage — Won't kid yourself,” pro- tester Maureen Bostock said. Harris disagreed, pre- dicting the training wage will create more jobs. ‘But he said he’s always willing to meet with them and would attend a forum at the college to “face the music” on any issues the students wanted to raise. Protesters left thanking him and promising to take him up on the offer. Harris then went to the siness people protests such as they just witnessed are an “essential” part of the coming debate. 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