Safeway in Terrace has
been forced out of business
because of a Jockout of
workers at three companies.
in the Lower Mainland
which supplys the slore. The
doors will close at closing
time Saturday, August 21.
Safeway will resume
operation alter a settlement
between the union and the
companies is reached,
Talks broke down August
10 between Macdonalds
Consolidated Ltd., Empress
Foods Ltd., and Lucerne
Foods Ltd., and Local 580 of
Retail, Wholesale and
Department Store Union.
The companies . advised
the union that they were not
prepared to negoliate
further and subsequently
served the union riotice that
they were going to tock out
the employees at 12:30 p.m.

Hazelion residents celebrated another successful Pioneer Day
to mark Phase H of the town’s restoration program. This float

 Mazda-76-Mizer

Canadian , Cellulose
Company Limited recently
reported second quarter
earnings, before an ex-
traordinary tax credit, of
$1.3 million or 35 cents per
share compared ta $7.4
million or 60 cents per share
in the corresponding period
ol 1975. Net earnings were
$8.3 million or 68 cents per
share compared to $11.4
million or 93 cents per share
last year.

Earnings for the first six
months, before the tax
credil, were $8.3 million or
68 cents per share, com-
pared to $13.7 million or
$1.12 per share, Nel ear-
nings for the period were
$14.8 million, or $1.21 per
share compared lo $21.6
million or $1.77 per share in
1975. .

Net sales for the ‘second
quarter were $47.5 million
compared to $52.5 million
and for the half, $89.5
million compared to $98.9
million. .

Commenting on the
company's financial per-
formance, Ronald M. Gross,
president and chief

execulive officer, said the
increase in value af the’
Canadian dollar in terms of
the United States dollar

DAVE BARRETT, Leader’
of the Opposition in tke
Provincial Legislature wiil

be in ‘Terrace dyer the’

Thanksgiving weekerid as
the principal speaker al the
Northwest N.D.P. Con-
vention, ‘Several, other
N.D.P. -MLA’s are also
expected to be in Terrace al
that time, & .

Europe
provement before 1977 in the. , _

Burning down the old to make way for the new,
. firemen were kept busy during a practice when this down last week,

depicting an ald Hudson Bay trading post took first place during
the parade. For more pictures and details see page 5. .

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VOLUME 70 NO. 33

erald

significantly

approximately half of the

earnings reduction in the ;
second quarter from the --

second quarter of 1975.”’

He said the redliced level : us ty

of sales was due, in addition

to the unfavourable ex- - .

change rate, lo poor market
conditions for sulphite pulp.

Gross reported that the
company’s lumber
operations made a larger
profit contribution due to
higher prices and excellent
productivity « sos

" “Pulp prices have ‘been [Iz

stable while casts. of
production were  sub-
stantially higher because of
increased wood, energy,
chemical and labour cosls,”
he noted. ;

Reviewing current —
Gross 3

market conditions,
said the company expects
gradual improvement in
softwood kraft pulp markets,

in the United States. an
but little im-

Japanese market, which.
remains depressed.
Lumber prices are ex-
pected to remain relatively
stable for the balance of the
year, he said.

Jim Clifford, personnel
manager of Alcan Smellers
and Chemicals, Ltd’s
Kitimat smelter recently
announced the company's

. intention to appeal the

‘Labour Relations Board's
July 15 decision. In- that
ruling, a panel rejected the

company's application for .

leave to discipline 136
organizers and participants

in an illegal strike at the -

smelter from June 2nd
through June 20th, .
‘When the panel an-
nounced its decision,” said
Mr. Clifford, ‘we made it
clear that we
dismayed. For the last ten
days we have been
reviewing the decision, the
logic behind it and the
implications, The object of
the Labour Relations Board,

as stated in the Labour Code
_ of the province, is to secure

oe , mm) WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1976
- €anCel continues
to show profit

affected ~~
earnings and “accounted for _.

TERRACE, B.G.°

ig

,

PARK AVENUE

REALTY. LIMITED

on August 13.

Al Peterson, international

representative of RWDSU

PROVINCIAL LIBSARY
PARLIANENT BLDS,

VICTORIA

said the union went to the
meeting at the companies’
request and were prepared
to negotiate a settlement of
the outstanding issues.

He said the only results of
the meeting was the com-
panies’ refusal to negotiate,
the lockout notice was
served and management
thought that the. union
committee should have

_ recommended acceptance

of a company package
which had a 93 percent
rejection vote of the union's
membership.

“We served perishable
natice on the Burnaby
operation of Macdonalds

‘Consolidated August 9,"

said’ Peterson. “We have
been in negotiation with the

‘company for five months or
50

“We have managed to
settle the wage issue and
other minor issues, But the
management continue to

B.C.

COUP.

~ Safeway to close Saturday

insist on removing some of
the present conditions [rom
the agreement and to
continue to stall on im-
proving pension benefits
with the monies which are
already in the pension fund.

“The management's
appreach is: totally unac-
ceptable to our members
and the uniori's negotiating
committee,” he said.

“This dispute is not over
money," he added. ‘The
money issue has been
resolved. This dispute is
over rinciple issues,
primarily those that reduce
present working conditions
such as grievance
procedure, contracting out
jobs and our pension
henefits.”’

Peterson. blamed the
companies for failing to
recognize its grievances and
causing the Safeway stores
to close.

Federal parole officer now

James Bartlett, a new
parole officer for the nor-
thwest presently stationed
in Terrace, says there is a
myth the streets are filled
with dangerous people who
are out on parole.

He said the National
Parole Board is primarily
concerned with the public
safety and much of the
parole officer's job involves

i

building, on the new ‘Cloverlawn site, was burned

«yo J
-Prince Rupert areas,” he

ME that the improved
pq market situation of June
dwas only

T

were,

Alcan to appeal LR

and maintain industrial
peace and to promote
conditions favourable to the
settlement of disputes. We
believe that, in this regard,
the decision damages the
credibility of the Labour
Relations Board (LAB) and
represents an unfortunate
precedent for labour
relations in this province.
“There are three prin-
cipal reasons for our appeal.
which ‘was submitted:

_ through our legal counsel in

Vancouver to the LRB..
First, the panel which heard,
evidence in Terrace either

put improper weight on.’

pertinent’ information:
provided, ignored it entirely

_or considered irrelevant
information, Second, the.

decision appears to protect
illegal activity if an un-
dertaking which does not
achieve its purposé has been

directed by the LRB and
does not have a time limit.
Third, the discipline which
the panel did permit is
unjust to those affected by

it.

"Qn the first point, the
legal factis that a Collective
Agreement was in effect
(and still is), Both that
Agreement and the Labour
Code of B.C, prohibit strikes
or lockouts. The un-
dertaking' was designed for
the immediate return to
work, When this did not
occur the company applied
for relief since. the un-
dertaking had not achieved
its purpose

in Terrace, passing mention
was made of.some of the

‘events leading up to, and

following, the two year
contract signed by the
company and the Canadian

“paring the hearings held |

Association of Smeller and
Allied Workers. These in
cluded the Anti-Inflation

Board and Alcan-owned
housing, and _— safety
clothing, both available at
less than cost to employees.
In our submission, these
were totally irrelevant but
the panel considered them
and gave them weight

-without knowing all the

facts surrounding them.
“On the second point, we
submitted that the

‘usefulness of one of the

Labour Relations Board’s
most useful tools, the un-
dertaking, may be ruined

and‘that undertakings may.
provide a cover for illegal °
activity.

‘“An undertaking is. an
agreement wrung from the
conflicting parties by the
Labour Relations Board
which removes obstacles in

B's. discipline decision

the way of a settlement, In
our case, the LB perceived
the obstacle from the
union's point of view that the
company would discipline
‘organizers and participants.
The company was directed
to undertake on June 7 that
it would not discipline those
employees unless the Board
gave relief in appropriate
circumstances. It -was
clearly understood by both
,parties that the object of the
undertaking was to get
employees .back to work.
They did not go back.
“The company submitted
that when the men did not
return, the undertaking was
invalid and the company
should be free to discipline.
Otherwise, for the duration
of any illegal activity
covered by an undertaking,
strikers are protected from
punishment. No party

James Bartlett

ssessing the people who
have applied for parole.

Bartlett established
himself in Terrace when the

@ federal government realized .

it was just as inexpensive to

move a parole officer on its
mpayroll to the northwest
area. as it was-to pay the: -
provincial
Mamoney to-hire a

government
robation
officer to do similar work.

His area includes west to
the Queen Charlotte Islands,

AM east to Burns Lake, north to

and south to:

Mm Kemano. “Most of my work

will be centred in the
Terrace, Kitimat and

said.

In July the number of
unemployed in the province

fgonce more exceeded the

100,000 level. It now appears
abour

a temporary
divergence fram the recent
rend of severe high
‘unemployment rates. July’s
ount of 105,00) unemployed
ersons represents:3.8

Apercent of the total labour

orce compared lo 7.8
ercent last year at this
ime. When seasonal factors
re taken into account, the

muncmployment rate is ad-

justed to 9.1 percent, a
significant increase over
June's rate of 4.8 percent.
However, in spite of this
gloomy picture, em-
ployment in fact rose

. Substantially from 1,055,000

to 1,086,000 in the June-July
period, a 2.9 percent in-

facing that dilemma is
likely, therefore, to sign an
undertaking. So the Labour
Relations Board loses a
valuable tool.

“On the third point, the
company met a request by
the LRB to supply in general
terms an idea of the scope
and severity of the intended
discipline. If specific in-
formation had been

requested, it would have,

been given, The company
supplied five categories of
intended discipline
discharge; severe,
moderate or light suspen-
sions and warning — as well
‘as the criteria used in
judgment. These are the
uality and duration of
illegal behaviour; possible
consequences of the action
to the company; length of
service and whether per-
manent or probationary;

and past service record.

stationed in Terrace

He added he has quick
access to al] these com-
munities during an
emergency. He will also be
involved with the Blue
Gables Correction Centre
when it opens.

He said the main dif-
ference between prabation
and parole is probation is set
by 4 judge in a court while
parole comes under federal
jurisdiction through the
National Parole Board. A
person on parole is serving
time on the street and is
assisted by the parole of-
ficer for a successful
rehabilitation. —.

The nearest centre for
parole was in Prince
George. The area included

Quesnel, Yukon, west to the
Queen Charlatte Islands and
other than the cost factor
the area was large. It has
now heen reduced can-
siderably with the in-
troduction of Bartlett's
region.

concerned with parole work,
he also plans to become
involved in community
development where it
concerns his jab,

“Pim not going to grind
any axes about what [ think
should be done,” he said,
adding he will become in-
‘volved in such groups as the
justice councils.

Jobless climb

crease. It was the rapid rise

in the growth of the labour
force that ultimately caused
the large increase in the
number of jobless.

Ona year to year basis,
the total labour force rose
by 52,000 persons
representing a 4.6 percent
drowthrate over July of last

ear. This is accounted for

y a significant increase in
the participation of the
young, those between the
age of 15 and 24 years. In
dune, only 67.9 percent of
this total age group were in
the labour force. This
climbed to 77.2 percent by
July as students entered the
market in search of either
summer or permanent
employment. Between June
and July, 25,606 more
teenagers were successful
in finding jabs.

Overall, employment
opportunities picked up. The
number of jobs increased by
$1,000, generating a 3.3
percent growth rate over the
year. Most of the stimulus
seemed to come from the
manufacturing sector which
employed 14,000 more
persons this month. The
service industry onthe other
hand, showed an absolute
decline of 4,000 jobs, likely
the result of the wind-up of
Habitat. .

Unemployment rose_ by
12,000 over the June-July
period fram 93,000 to 105,000.
Of those unemployed, 55,000°
were in the 15 to 24 age
proup. This represents an
unemployment rate for the
young of 15.8 percent. The
overall male unemployment
rate rose from 7.0 percent in
June to 7.2 percent, the
female, from 10.0 percent to
1Y.1 ercent. British
Calumbia’s jobless rate still
remains well above the
Canadian average of 7.3
percent.

“Bartlett saysheis notonly -~*