4 Terrace Review — Wednesday, June 3, 1987

It is time to —

stem the tide

Letter.

To the editor,

Labour Unions were. much needed and were started by Christian _ preachers at a time that workers starved to death

and were exploited by

their godless greedy bosses

A lot of good was ac- complised by these early Unions. However, Chris- fian motivation and _be- havior fost its influence in these Unions and rebel- lious Marxism took over. Unions became a handy tool for spreading inter- national communism. Un- ions today are in a mess.

When labourers revolt . against their employers, .

just for the sake of a few pennies, that is bad enough. But when they re- bel against a democrat- ‘ically elected, God-ordain- ed government, that is anarchy inspired by inter- national communism. -- We.did not elect the Labour leaders to govern us or to make the laws of

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the land for us, we elected Bill Vander Zalm with a

great majority to do that -

for us, And we stick with

him.. This man. does have ~ |. guts. He is a great leader.” The fascist ideas are fos-~ tered not by him but by some Labour leaders who . are nothirig but trouble © makers for the rest of us.

Fascism and commun- ism have the same godless

roots anyhow: That iswhy —

Stalin. and Hitler shook hands. Trouble makers

should be arrested and ~

brought to trial for treason, in my opinion. Our national unity and:

‘our democracy are at

stake.

If a country becomes -Jawless and beyond ruling

it is destined for destruc-

tion and will easily ‘fall: prey to a totalitarian re-_ gime. Is that what the La-. bour leaders want? Yes,

some create labour strife under the pretense of promoting ‘‘democracy’’. That word is on their lips all the time. Well, every

totalitarian state calls -

itself ‘democratic’. It seems you have to fool people if you want power.

I request Bill Vander

Zalm show the people of \

B.C. who is boss. The ma- jority are not out on the streets yelling and scream- ing. But.if they have to, residents can put up a. fight! No Labour leader is going to walk over us.

Closed shops and com-—

pulsory union member- ships are in my _ opinion totalitarian tactics for power which many people

‘ no longer accept.

Many of us workers lost our jobs because we ob-

* jected to joining a godless

Marxist organization. Or

‘we simply could not get a

job, because we were not.

’ on the Union’s priority ~ _ list. I have been a garden-

er, a janitor, a railroad worker, a millworker, a mailman and a postal

.’ @lerk. I have 50 years of

labour behind me. I some-

: times wonder whether ‘these Labour leaders. with

_- their huge salaries, big ~~ houses, fancy cars and fat

tummies have. any clue what labour is. It is time that we stem the tide. es Bill Homburg. Terrace, B.C. Funds —

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along with a Planning and Public Works fecommen-

dation to grant the two-

year extension, will appear on the next Terrace coun- cilagenda. .

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. Terrace Review

_ “Shirrrley, come out here. They’re striking. You can now feel rrright at home.’’

The scene was the recent rally in front of the Parlia- ment Buildings by about 2,000 trade union members protesting Bill 19, the Industrial Relations Reform Act. Shirley -Brass was still inside the Parliament Buildings, while her husband, Steve, was watching the rally. The two were from London, England. The hus- band’s strong Scottish burr would indicate that he once made his home further north.

‘Tongue firmly stuck in his cheek, Brass told me that

they had been suffering from severe withdrawal symp-

toms ever since they left England. But alas, seeing the familiar picket signs, made them feel right at home. .

The rally rang a familiar bell with me, too. It took mé’

back-to 1983 when an estimated 25,000 people descend- ed on the legislative lawns to voice their protest over the

Testraint program. . ee The difference between now and then was the size of

the crowd. Somehow, the opponents to Bill 19 haven’t

been able to muster the same support as did the op-

ponents to restraint. , What the rally lacked in numbers though, it made up for in determination. Wild applause rewarded the union

leaders who addressed the crowd. And the speakers left

no doubt as to where the unions stood on Bill 19 and Bill

20, the Teaching Profession Act. .

Ken Georgetti, president of the B.C. Federation of

“Labour, told the cheering protesters the only thing that

could diffuse a dangerously explosive situation would be the withdrawal of the labor legislation. He warned the government that passage of Bill 19 would cause un- precedented disruptions in labor-management relations.

‘The day Bill 19 becomes law will be the day of their

John Shields, president of the B.C. Government Em- ployees Union, predicted that the adverse effects of the

legislation will dry up investment in B.C.

When I asked B.C.- Federation of Labour. official Cliff Andstein why the crowd wasn’t bigger, he said the federation hadn’t gone for numbers. He also pointed out that similar rallies had been. scheduled all over the province.

A smiling Bill Vander Zalm, meanwhile, still main- tained that opposition to the legislation was not ex- ceeding his expectations. There had been similar pro- tests, he said, when Dave Barrett's NDP government

‘brought down a new labor code. Once the legislation.

erything would be wonderful. .. Somehow, I don’t think so. I don’t, expect the in-

Victoria Correspondent

Protest makes Brits feel at home _

- dustrial sabotage or unprecedented disruption of labor-

management relations the unions predict. But neither do

I expect. the legislation to work as well.as the present

“§ labor code. ey ;

_. As for the relatively small number of protesters, I

| swasn’t surprised. To expect a piece of labor legislation, ‘" unpalatable as it may be to trade unions, to rouse the

same feelings as did the restraint program is unrealistic.

Restraint, or rather, the method of its implementa- tion, touched raw nerves in just about every segment of society. It was viewed as a vicious attack on the very fabric of society. That’s why the protest rallies at the

time brought out an incredible cross.section of citizens -

from trade union members to bishops, from human rights organizations to teachers, from pensioners’ groups to students, _

Bill 19 is opposed by one large segment, the trade un- ion members. It is also opposed by a number of smaller groups, including some spokesmen for business and in-

dustry..The opposition, however, lacks the wide-spread .

support it needs to have an effect on the government. The premier is convinced that the new legislation will improve labor-management relations in British Colum- bia, and nothing will deter him from seeing it passed in the legislature. He will consent to minor amendments but will resist. any changes of substance. - - | To what extent the unions will go in resisting and boy-

" cotting the new legislation, once it’s in place, remains to be seen. If they’re serious, the government had better be © prepared to throw a lot of union leaders in jail, which would make Shirley and Steve Brass feel even more at home, I guess. an . Ss One more thing. The unions could have done a better. job of telling their members just what it is about the

legislation they’re supposed. to oppose. When I asked a number of protesters what they disliked about Bill 19, most were unable to come up with answers, except to

‘say.

Meeting held to discuss ~ Disaster Drill a

TERRACE — Atarecent suchanincident. Disaster Drill meeting rep-

say the whole thing was bad. A little embarrassing, I'd.

‘Handouts were distrib-

resentatives from various organizations or services which would be concerned if a plane crash occurred, gathered to discuss the details of the simulated disaster scheduled for this month,

The drill is done in or- der to familiarize com- ‘munity services with the

needs that would have to _

be met in the presence of

uted, and a briefing ses-.

sion on the expectations of the simulation’ was_ in-

itiated. Various roles and. plans for a debriefing ses- —

sion were also covered by the meeting. __ Transport Canada is sponsoring the drill and will be evaluating the per- formance of the hospital, the media, the police, and

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