Trudeau, not Canadians should
work harder says CUPE head

he federal government has
e ral government has
done nothing to relieve “‘the
horrendous unemployment
roblem” and rime
inister Pierre Trudeau
should work harder to find a
solution, Grace Hartman,
resident of the Canadian
nion of Public Employees
(CUPE), said Monday.

Gpening CUPE’s national

olicy convention, Ms.

rtman said it is absurd
for “Trudeau to tell
Canadians to increase their
productivity when ‘‘one
million Canadians would
like to work, but can't.”’

In a message directed to
the prime minister, Ms.
Hartman said:

“You, mister prime
minister, are going to have
to start working harder to
end the crisis that is our
economy and improve the
plight of the unemployed.”
tatistics Canada
reported earlier this month
that 8.3 per cent of the work
force was unemployed in
September and Hartman

said the new economic
measures announce:
Thursday by Finance
Minister Jean Chretien will
do little to help wage ear-

ners or ease unemployment. |

Any benefits resultin
from the income tax cut o
100 for persons ecarnin
15,000 or less will be wi
out by tighter wage controls
imposed during the final
months of the program.
GRADUAL END © ed that

retien announc

the antianflation program
will be. dismantled
gradually, starting April 14.

orkers who sign
agreements prior to that
date will be’ restricted to
wage increases of six per
cent,

"A quick examination
shows that approximatel
1,000 CUPE agreements

have to be negotiated under
the present wage controls
legislation, so I ‘suggest
withdrawing the program
didn’t do much for you,” Ms.
Hartman told the delegates.

With 231,000 member,
CUPE is Canada’s largest
union. Its members are
employees of muncipalities,
school boards, universities,
hydro plants and other
public bodies.

Ms. Hartman said as eco-
nomic conditions get worse,
governments step up their
altack on public servants.

“TI am sick and tired of
hearing that public em-
ployees’ wages are
responsible of inflation,’
she said. “In fact, the
average wage increase for
public employees durin

Is decade has barely. kep
pace with the average in-

ustrial wage rate.”

BILL PROPOSED
. ih pro a:
bil of rights proposcaie
servants, which would in-
clude “the right to sell our
labor for “the est possible
Rithdraw our serviced i the
rice offered for our work is
fficient for our needs.”

Th overnments of
British etolumbia and

Alberta were denounced as

- anti-worker admin-

istrations.

The B. C. government is
reactionary and “unfit for
the 20th century” said Ms.
Hartman, commenting on
the new Essential Services
Disputes Act, which limits
the right of provincial public
servants to strike in B.C.

“And in Alberta, new
legislation states what
matters can and cannot be
included in a collective
agreement,” she told
delegates. .

“"rnat 1s a denial of basic
human rights and, with its
imposition, you have been
wronged.”

On national unity, Ms.
Hartman said CUPE
delegates “have an
obligation to support Quebec
workers in any future
decision they may take
regarding independence.”

“But I think I can speak
for most everyone outside
ebec when I say we want

em to stay with us....

College wants more money

Northwest Community
Vollege Council held its
monthly meeting on October
15th, 1977, in the new school
in Aiyansh, noting that with
the visit to the Nass Valley,
it has now met in all the
centres. served by the
College.

The meeting opened with
a report on college

rograms in the Nass given

y Maurice Squires, the
community education
services co-ordinator for the
Nisgha school district.

The main item of business
on the agenda was the ap-
proval of the 1978-79
operating budget sub-
mission to the Ministry of
Education. The Finance
Committee recommended a
total operating budget of
$4,609,522. This compares

with an operating budget for
Tarrae oF er ues 4. Council

considered it justifiable to
ask for the very substantial
increase in the light of the

developing nature of the
college and the need for
additional programs across
the Northwest. region

demonstrated by the people -

in their response to present
programs.

Dr. Val George, principal
reported that enrolments’ in
courses have substantially
increased over the previous
year. Academic course
registrations number ‘about
900, an increase of 35 per
cent over the previous year.

Full-time vocational and
trades training programs
continue to be nearly filled
to capacity. Part-time
vocational programs have
increased significantly in
number of courses and in
total nimbers of
registrants. The princip

also reported that the
college has been extremely
fortunate in ‘securing the

Bervices of two’ very well-.

respected ‘people in local
industry to take charge of

Captian Martin Holt,
Operations Manager for
RivTow in Prince Rupert,
has been seconded to the

college to co-ordinate the
fisheries and marine skills '

ogram in Prince Rupert.

ob Black, industrial
relations manager for Pohle
Lumber, has been loaned by
Cancel to develop a
supervisory. traininj
program for foremen.

Council approved aplan to
move the fibrary at the
Terrace campus to much
larger quarters. The move
is needed to accommodate
the rapidly growing
collection of books and other
learning materials and also
to provide adequate study
space for the fast growing
student body. The move wi

cost approximately $50,000.

. Reports were Riven by the
Bursar, Geoff Harris,
regarding facilities in
Price ‘Rupert and
Hazelton. Council approved
a plan to remodel the

two important programs.

College Council w:
‘on-November 18th, 1977 at

College facilities in Prince
Rupert at an approximate
cost of $15,000. The changes
will make the Prince Rupert

facilities much more func- .

tional than they have been.
In particular, the space and
equipment for the fisheries
and marine skills program
will be considerably im-

roved. The bursar reported

at a draft lease has been
submitted to the ministry of
education for some space in
Hazelton, and that in the
meantime the space is being
rented on a monthly basis.
The space, which is about
3000 square feet, is already
being fully utilized for
coleee programs in gar

ntvy and basic upgrading
aS well as providing office
sapce for the community
education services co-
ordinator for the upper
Skeena area.

_ The next.meeting of. the
be held
10:00 a.m. at the Terrace
campus.

Immigrant rate declined this year

OTTAWA (CP) — The.

number of immigrants who
came to Canada in the first
six months of the year
totalled 57,993—73,-735 less
than settled here in the
same period last year.

A statistical report for the
second quarter of 1977,
released Monday and
compiled by the im-
migration departme)
showed 32,426 immigrants to

Canada in April, June and’

July.
The report said the largest
oup—11,358—came from
urope, mostly from
Br amigrants from
an

Buglang, Northern Ireland,
Scotland, Wales and the
Channel Islands totalled

5,011 Portugal had the next
highest number: of im-
migrants to Canada with

The report showed 9,048
immigrants from Asian
countries ranging from the
Philippines to Vietnam;
4,079 trom the United States
and Central America; 3,-259

from the Caribbean; 2,279 -

from South America; 1,666
from Africa; 503 from
Australia and New Zealand;
and 294 from various ocean
islands such as Fiji.

MOST WOMEN

A majority of the im-
Migrants in the second
qamerte 6 W
women. Males totalled
15,468, .

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The statistics also showed
that a majority did not join
the labor force, The report
said 13,-445 had jobs lined up
while 18,-981 were con-
sidered none-workers.

The largest group of the
workers—2,020—ha

clerical jobs. Another 1,046 ©

had jobs in fabricatingn
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In the non-worker im-
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were children; 5,636 were
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The report said nearly 60
per cent of the immigrants
were English-speaking, 6.6
per cent were French-
Speaking four per cent wer
bilingu yond about 0 per
cent spoke other languages.
Ontario was the destination
of the largest group of
immigrants-16,000. bout
5,400 were to settle in
Quebec.

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