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Lynch predicted that even if economic conditions improve, newly cynical workers will remain militant and “white collar unions are finally going to come to pass.” Speaking at a meeting of personnel managers, Lynch said, “It would have been unusual for our parents to work for more than one company throughout their careers.” However, in the last decade, despite the recession's limiting of employment alternatives, job-hopping became common. “Increasingly, we have thought of ourselves not as members of the companies for whom we worked, but as members of our specific fields; we have been systems people or marketing people or human resource practitioners, rather than Gulf People or Eaton's people or Dofasco people.” WERE LOYAL Lynch said most Canadians caared the 1980s with at. least a lingering loyalty toward their employer — and an assumption it was mutual. Then came the recession. Corporate survival strategies — layoffs, early retire- ments, pay cuts and pay freezes — fundamentally under- mined worker loyalty in two ways. Layoffs and early retirements were generally aimed at middle managers and “removed a large part of that group of employees who were the carriers of.our corporate cultures and who most associated.themselves with the organization. “It converted our work forces suddenly into younger groups with less investment and shared experience in the organization.” Secondly, these strategies told employees that once they reached the limits of their usefulness to the company, they could be discarded like any other investment that no longer fitted the corporate plan. Lynch said corporate leaders speak sincerely about their efforts to be generous with staff. “There is also an almost macho pride that they were able to take the tough decisions and survive.” The result? Today's white collar workers have none of the “blind faith” in their employers that was so apparent in earlier generations. TRUST LACKING s They do not trust their bosses’ commitment to staff, nor are they as willing to trust management 's basic competence in daily decision-making. “In the last few months... that saw thousands being thrown overboard, even with golden handshakes and apologies, who could blame the employee who asked the simple question: ‘If you're so smart, why don’t I have a job anymore?’ ” x Lynch said because this change in worker attitudes is fundamental and irreversible, employers must adopt new, methi recruit m&nagement, |... - jy “These new strat es must /be based -on an under-! standing of employment as a fully bilaterial contract,” he said. “The days of the’ Victorian notion of .. . master and servant are over.” What the boss UNE ER UP... . CP Rail’s 80-man B.C. No. 1’ Steel Gang is hard at work at Sparwood now, building a new 8,000-foot (2,438 metre) siding and crossover CP Rail completes upgrading trackage to handle lerger’ trains and improve rail traffic lows ANNUAL PROMOTIONS . . . Warrant Officer Douglas Forrest, Phofo right) with Sgt. Dan Lamb calls flight to attention in ‘annual Air (top Koreen, past Cadet Squadron: 581 promotions held recently. In potion photo Karl i: SPARWOOD — As the snowline begins to descend from higher elevations in the Kootenay Mountain range CP Rail track crews are hurrying to complete almost $4 million worth of construction as part of the Kootenay division's 1983 works program ‘here. This resource-rich part of the province accounts for approximately 17 per cent of CP Rail’s national traffic tonnage — as the railway handles bulk shipments of export coal from the southeastern Kootenay’s mines, as well as lead, zinc, ballast rock.and forest’ products. CP Rail’s 80-man B.C. No. 1 Steel Gang is at work at. Sparwood now, installing ties ‘and _rail as part of a-$1 million program to build a new 8,000-foot (2,488:meter) siding and crossover trackage to handle longer trains and improve rail traffic flow. Grading work is completed and the ties are on the ground at Elko, 29 kilometres west of Fernie, and track gangs should soon be on site laying rail-to complete a * 4,800-foot (1,810: siding there, at a cost of about $700,600." : At the same time, on the Cranbrook subdivision, a $1.7. million project is underway to facilitite the movement of trains westbound from. the Byron Creek Colliery spur. * ~ Work includes the building of 2,458 feet (749 m) of. new trackage and a new 120-foot-long (86.5 m) bridge , Spanning Michel Creek. Work on the spur line addition invoxpected to be completed by January, 1984.: In addition to the projects in and around Sparwood this year about $10.7 million has been budgeted for other new constructién, maintenance and replacement of various railway facilities and equipment on CP Rail's Kootenay. division. A The division trackage includes all southern B.C. lines from Crowsnest in the east to Midway in the west and from Fort Steele north to Golden. Across Canada CP Rail is spending $816 million for capital works projects and an additional $722 million on regular ms LAC Allan Mis! president of spo! Ing committee (left) congratulates re-elects president Mrs. Pat Simmons was re- elected President of the Slo- can Valley Women’s Institute for the coming year, A elected were Daphne Angus, vice-president; Ann Barkley, secretary-treasurer; and dir- ectors Jeanne Hird, Maria Hendrix and Caro] Barclay. The Institute, recently or- ganized a craft fair in Slocan at which 12 valley crafts- people rented tables. A trav- elling bake sale was well received by the community, with proceeds going to the - computer fund at the local school and the Smokecan Oil- ers hockey team. i A .visit from the Slocan * Valley Threads Guild high- Recreation news Survey shows recovery Wocumad TORONTO (CP) — Re- covery in the pivotal manu- facturing sector appears to have resumed last month after a much slower expan- sion in late summer, a recent corporate survey indicates. A survey of 150 companies in manufacturing and pro- cessing by the Purchasing Management Association of Canadas shows October was the best month since June for gains in production. However, other findings weren't as encouraging. For example, the number of bus- inesses planning to lay off ° workers rose and new orders fell marginally. Nonethe- less, the output gains pro- vided a degree of reassur- ance that. the recovery is moving ahead. The survey is the earliest indication on how conditions are shaping up in manufac- turing. Although it’s a partial survey, ahead of more com- prehensive data from Stat- istics Canada, it has proved accurate in the past at track- cadillac | Bring this Coupon for a Bonus oy just for Participating in Our Portrait Promotion. ing economic changes. In the latest survey, which provides the first information on the fourth quarter, 89 per cent of companies said they were planning to raise output in October, compared with 35 per cent in August and Sep- tember and only 28 per cent in July. INVENTORIES DOWN As well, purchasing man- agers reported their compan- ies continued to run down in- . ventories at a rapid rate and that a reasonable flow of new orders were coming in. On employment, about 27 per cent said layoff would occur at their plants during the month, while 25 per cent. said new workers were being hired and 48 per cent re- Ported no change. Before last month, more companies had been reporting no change and fewer had made decisions on increasing or decreasing the work force. Association spokesman Daniel Creighton, director of procurement for the Urban Transportation Development Corp. of Kingston, Ont., said the survey showed the re- covery is staying on course. He said further depletion of inventories is a good sign because it means demand for finished goods is increasing, leading to higher production and employment later on. Recent reports from the industrial sector have point- ed to slower growth, reflect- ‘ing the maturing of the re- covery after a sharp, initial advance in the spring and early summer. Economists ‘at Burns Fry Ltd. of Toronto say business continues to have reserva- tions about the economic outlook because the Tecovery has been concentrated in a narrow range of industries, those involved in consumer durables and export. The snow is falling so ski season is just’ around the corner. If you are interested in your child participating in the Jackrabbit Cross Coun- try Ski League register now. Registrations for the Ja rabbit Ski League will be ac- cepted at the Recreation Of- fice for children ages eight to 12 years for a limited time only. Registration fee is $12 for the eight-week program. Children can register for the Saturday morning program or for one day per week after school for eight weeks. Jackrabbit Instruttors For teens and adults, there are Jackrabbit instructor jobs available to competent skiers. Instructors will re- ceive practical training in how ‘to instruct the Jack- rabbit program. Fitness Classes The second session of fit ness classes started this week. There is still room in most of our classes so come into the recreation office and register. Two of our very popular programs are Men's Aerobics and Jazzercise. Both of these classes run on Monday and Wednesday evenings at Kin- naird Elementary School and are instructed by Audrey Maxwell. New One new program that we have incorporated into our fitness programs is a junior aerobics class at Ootischenia school. This program is de- signed for ladies and their daughters. All adults: and children are invited to at- tend. The program takes place on Monday evenings from 6 - 7 p.m. Winter Planning for our 1984 Win- ter Program is now taking place. If you have any sug- gestions or have an expertise in a particular area ‘and would like to instruct a pro- gram, please contact Verona or Rod at the recreation of- fice. Rebels’ Hockey Junior hockey action this week at the complex is on Saturday, when the Rebels will be challenging the Grand Forks Border Bruins. Game Wolo : lighted .a meeting where members had the pleasure of hearing about the programs and viewing some of the han- dicrafts by the Guild. , { Several members enjoyed Kootenay District W.1. fall workshop held in Salmo, during the months of Sep- tember and October. It was decided that a crafts morning be held once a week for any members who would like to attend. Dorothy Hird reported that her trip to the “As- sociated Country Women of the World's conference held at UBC during the summer, was a joy for her to attend and she delighted members with some of her experiences as a hostess during the event. A subscription to the Beautiful B.C. magazine was renewed for the Institute's pen pal in England. Members are handcrafting items for a cedar chest which will be ra- ffled shortly, and plans to ‘eater a curling bonspiel and participate in a flea market are in progress.: Commencing in January, future meetings of the Slocan Valley: Women’s Institute will be held the second Thursday of each month in- stead of the first Thursday. sale successful The Women's Auxiliary to the Castlegar and District Hospital were pleased with the response of their annual fall rummage sale. “It was a great success and the people of the area are very supportive of the Aux- iliary,” said president Patsy Popoff. Special thanks went to all the Auxiliary volunteers and toall the others who worked in sorting and organizing the sale itself. Money raised from this project will go towards the fetal heart monitor, sched scheduled to be delivered before year’s end. More volunteers are need- ed to give time and effort towards helping the Auxil- iary provide extra necessities for patients at the hospital. Volunteers can choose from among many areas of work towards a common goal of health care. If anyone has a couple of free hours a week, contact an Auxiliary member and ask about services. Not only are there hair- dressing services, letter writ- ing and reading, errands for patients, and fundraising projects but also areas of en- tertainment and handicrafts or knitting. The next general meeting of the Auxiliary is Nov. 21 at the hospital conference room cc’ (CAA) VOT Martin Vanderpol ° for director Area J Westcoast Seafoods located at Caldset Groceteria 1038 Columbia Avenue FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18 10.a.m. to7 p.m. IV) ENERGY SAU “SPECIALS Energy-Saving Specials Help stop uncomfortable cold drafts around windows & doors plus save on energy bilis. Easy 4 installation with step-by-step Instructions. No special tools. 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