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CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, Nov. 30, 1967

Management : and Labor Must Both Seek Out '

~ Ways to Reach Accord, Avert Plant Closures:

By Irwin Rose
The Reader's Digest

of people were forced 2 cancel
travel plans, Soon hotels and re-
sorts were losing $40 million
day, and mail was delayed uD
to five days.

Meanwhile, union and man-

cline; a ax shows closed.

7000 New Yorkers a
a| day aroutea for unem; aployment
compensation — twice the norm-

number,
The 116-day is . steel ste

anon :
Finally, on the 48rd day of

the walkout, the t-

*|tled with a"

increases an

costing $88,800,000 — about 14

per cent more than what had

calitorni, 150,00

day found their reservations

canceled.

‘Grounded ravelers besieg-
ti rt ie ‘ies
turned airport loung-
es into bivouac areas. At the De.

16,000

_ ed ticket otfiees ‘of
operating,

It's the new Interior latex

o | sidential emergency board and
id by before
the strik

ce,
The arithmetic showed a
union fictory, but was it really
Rone the cost.to either side?
The airlines lost $26 palllion
in profits. The strikers — and
the 42,500 nonstriking workers
ge were laid. off — lost more

airline travel a

ne. | WETE jate

of 1959
the enormous econore waste

workere He the street, but more

a milion workers in
related Mea atria — among
them 200, Val auto workers —

teelworkers lost $1

panies $1,1 billion in profits,
‘he New York. Times character-
ized the settlement as a “major
victory” for the United Steelwor-

victory. ‘It took four years and
ten- months for the workers .to
recoup their losses,

A union cannot be expect- | tai
ed fe give up the right to strike,
for its bargaining power ulti:
{mately depends on its ably sto to

How
| striker fare? A top-rated mech-
anic, for example, lost $888 in
a the strike,

m | Wages not
ii gounting overtime. He made up

$100 in strike benefits, leaving
him a net loss of $788, The new
‘contract, ending ly. two and

$425 more es
would have feceived had there
been no 51

This sum
be increased somewhat by the
ig escal-

Some workers will. also’
ceive’ an oe $208
Ith and welfare benefits for

1 | SPP. ob- Jing
durate Managements, But the
exercise of that right can often

ed th

but contract settlements. One
involved the lithographic indus-
try of New York, and the other

Co., America’s second-

argest meat-packer.
In each case, the new agree-
‘ments ‘were concluded many

Fe: months before the expiration of
‘the old contracts.

Quiet nego-
tiation, with no public recrimin-
ations and none of the usual

strike-deadline atmos-

when the ex:

pires, the mechanic will still have
8 loss of either $363 oe $100.
88 ne

a
partially ‘to recoup. it out & in-
.; Without ques-
ecn

workers never gain from a strike.
Much: depends ‘on ‘its “duration
and on the alternatives. The de-
monstrable fact, however, is that
a strike of any considerable size

phere, characterized the bargain-
ing sessions,

In New York, the Metropoli-
tan Lithographers Association,
representing the ‘industry and
Local 1° of the Amalgamated
Lithographers of America, ap-
proved their new. agreemept

ite in’ February, 14 months be-

;| fore the expiration of the old
that) contract. ;

It extended the existing con-
tract for two years and provided
for.wage increases of about five
‘per cent in May of 1967, ’68 and

billion fn wages? the steel com-! with

kere but it was an expensive ||

the industry, He champions tech-

fights

ren-|

the

union’s headquarters butiding,

and spends a small fortune for

institutional advertising on be-
half of the industry.

The employers, in
have appreciated the union's
sense

fund , committee,

rows or

financed in
the sum of $500,000 by. ihe com-
which Hoh would wotk out me-

rolocating worke!

Both Talons: ” agreed: and
top officers to serve on

the committee, which has pro-

»| vided a continuing forum where

complex technical roblems can

lity.
of the union's approve of tech-
nological innovation and cost-
catten ng they have been able to
um wages for skilled
rorkers as high as $224 a wreak:

id solved. The re-
sult, over the, years, has been
to engender an attitude of mu-

trust.
‘At a meeting of the automa-
tion last Di

premium pay and

many workers earn $15,000 to

$18,000 a year.
Wh tions began in

Livingston bowed ig the: unions
would be interested in early bar-
gaining. He offered a concrete
21a. Wag im-

retiring, ¥ retraining and].

vel
Ww.
much more thai

; CUSED

ing o or, , peta oy even ve paren re
ative bargaining.”

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en
1965 for a new contract, the
K unueicy in Me Ww,

modest $4-a-week
Bis in:1966 and another $4 on
(May °1, 1967.
In 1966, however, when bus-
63 improved considerably and
the cost of living began to is,

tract. Shultz woul
to their

mediately upon’ ratification. of
tthe new contract rather than in
September 1987.
Both sides agreed tale Sacred
seperate! ith Prof,
Shultz, lean of the eae
of Chicago! sgraduate school of
usiness and co-chairman of the

eutomation, fund committee, on
‘what they desired in a new con-
id cetarmine

were. conclud
weeks,

not the far-flung operations of Ar-|of the

The loyers’ major con-
cession was to give an $8-a-week
increase on May 1, 1967, instead
# which the old

close enough to make an wary

§jdeal. practi

Shultz's report was favorable.
In February, union and’ man-
agement. representives
tensive ions on the new
beam -point, Ralph Hel-
one iph Hel-
stein, Merona 0 of the Packing-

called for. The union’s restraint
in ee when business was bad,
had received its reward two
years later.

hous ‘ ev , asked on
what comps ar prepart
to offer in fangs benefits, Liv-
ingston replied wb a a company

OW

In the..meatpacking indus-
try, Amour and Co. proposed an
early contract reopening to: the
Uiited Packinghouse Workers

and the Amalgamated Meat Cut-
ters and Butcher Workmen. The

indicating
far Armour felt it could go. This
display of good

gle he would jaye had no pe
maximum

pants in 18 incr i etse cue to
expire on August 3: , less
than a week before contracts
‘would run out in the U.S. auto-
mobile ind
In the. 6 summer of 1966, Ar-
mour executives decided that it
would be. wise to avoid bargain-
ing while“the tough auto’ nego-
tiations: were going on. They
feared that me heat engendered

or takes an.
economic toll of the entire com-'
mi

This was the case in the
walkout by th the transport work-
ers union early in’ 1966, when
all the subways and most bus
lines. in New York City were
struck. The strike lasted only 12
days; the workers won'a 15-per
cent wage increase over a two-
year period, plus other poner:
‘ous contract improvements.

ajuithe average subway motor-

his strikes losses

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69. Skilled
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tive members, would recei'
creases: of $22 a week, over the

substantial wage boost and the

empolyers received the

ance of ue) moore years of stable
costs. :

low had this feat been ac-

There has not been a strike
‘of American lithographers since
1921. For the’ last decade, union
president Edward Swayduck has]?
educated his’ m: Ts to an un-

derstanding that their prosperity
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Mrs, D. E. Hughes Ph. 365-550:.

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"y have
by_ air after visiting their son-
flaw and Gaughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Robent Herbert.
The celebration "was held at
the home of. their ‘son-in-law

as

ana their-husbands Mr. and Mrs.
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naird and -Gioria Costigan: of

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assur: lof

Prior to, that'time, Armour had
had a long history of turbulent
dabor Zelations: ‘a major strike

e lange measure *

tier was on he: table. But the
‘unions did not: haggle.

Only three additional sessions
‘were required to clear the
contract. details: a 12-cent-an-
hour wage increase immediately,
11-cent-an-hour increases in 1965
and 1969; a pensions, a
|four-week annual vacation after
15 years and other benefits that
made a total increase of more

The unions won an a immed-
jate wage increase and an over-
all contract as good as they could
have obtained, according to their

icy |caleulations going right up to
. | the settlement: date.

the ability to reach
such an accord ;s depends ona
of mutual con-

in 1948
"during the:’60's.

By 1959, however, Armour
had ‘a new ‘president, William
‘Wood Prince; a new chief labor
negotiator, lawyer Frederick R.

vingston..and:a new problem:
a growing number of Plant clos-
an

jobs,

militant mood, ‘maxing demands
that the company regarded ‘as
unreasonable.

At this point, L

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But the price of failure —
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“NOTICE OF POLL

CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF KINNAIRD

Public notice is hereby given to the electors of the municipality aforesaid that a poll has become ne-
cessary at the election now pending,
nominated as candidates at the said election, for whom only votes will be received, ares |

and that I have

‘granted such poll: and, further, that the. persons duly

Samame

Other Name

‘Alderman or Trustee

Residential
Address

Term of

Office : Occupation,

ACKERMAN | Eric

/ GILES
JACOBSON .
LANG

Ronald Albert
_ Jacob
Phyllis Aida.

. Pearl: Elten’: |. >.

‘Clarence - Alderman

Alderman

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Trustee
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2 years
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2 -years|:
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Pare,

‘Such ‘poll will be opi

dat Ki

hours ‘of ‘Eight O’clock inthe forenoon and Smt O'clock in the afternoon, of which: every. person is: here-: ;
himself accordingly. Advance poll at the Town Hall on December
‘6th, ‘7th and 8th’ between'the hours of 9.00 a.m. and: 5: p.m.

Given under my h hand _ 28th day of November, 1967.

by required: to take ‘notice and govern

ity Hall on the oth day. of: Peemaber 1967 between the

Allen Selbie, ~:
Returning Officer.

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Herridge offers

ature plans when it com-
.e8 to the next federal election

the
member of arllnment for
Kootenay-West are’ related: in
the Casi

Kootenay- West

MP Bert
“no comment’.

News interview,
By he aah

Ottawa penne
‘Tm. a revolutionary
is how H. W. Fares 2, thie. vet-

eran NDP Member of Parliament}
for . Kootenay-West, ‘ describes)
himself.

; ‘When It was auggeated he
could equally well be described | &

as a conservative

lemocrat. I
any man's view if he holds
sincerely and is honest,” '.

* Snow had been falling for
several hours as we talked in
his sixth-floor office in the cen-
tre block of the Parliament Buil-
dings, but‘ he hadn't noticed un-
he a caller happened to mention

‘The narrow room contained
the furniture typical of the Com-
mons offices of backbench MPs:

wi
: tionary tendencies, ‘he didn’t pro-
feat, he just laughed. ‘The
of a’man who en-
y as it comes and docsn't

PF REALS ‘

with
conservative: tendens That

ith’ revolu-|

session.

not sitting.

LEGION

Saturday.

Dec.

8 P.M.

discover. in

2nd

SPACE.
e wall a framed

ment departmental re;
th aval releases cover

mas

He doesn't wet back’ to the
constituency, except for: special
occasions, when the House is ‘in

“I can't afford the time away
from my. correspondence.”

He plans to get around the
whole riding once ‘a’ year’and
into the larger centres as often
as he can when the House: is

He can always be counted

on ‘to take part’ in the Com-
mons debates whatever the sub.

job he wants to do for
stituents. He doesn't resent the

into! the

time, ‘ that
period in the House is for jibing

up. over. the years: with cabinet
au - and. th staffs,

eir:
“It is because he is convinced
is ijob to be done

pe .

to ply the Kootenay and: Arrow

Pictures of his wife and a

daughters -adorn the wall behins
his desk, A large painting of my
hangs °

in, protectin: of.
1 Prone gi a epee

nt into © o) eration,
ae tie ie wti'in Perliament.
ere is jak of

now, the ‘offictal: r
comment.” s
He does not expect: to. sée

ry ‘20

the fall of 1968,and ‘he is mak-
ing no. predictions about who will

in it.

“It will be won by the party.
that © convinces :the Canadian
people ‘they have: the, best pro-
gram and the soundest approach.
Any government today finds the.

10.
“No, one party has all the
answers.

The ‘New Democratic 3 Party |
would ‘look for‘ gains in the‘ur:
ban areas. He sees no danger of

party becoming \strictly.a
labor ‘party, but he does not ex-
pect to see it form’ the govern-
ment after the’ next: election
8 |elther.

He rejects the. tivonation
theory.’ and. * status
=| Quebec and refused to Meco
* ’s ‘mmotion.on-the ques-

Minister |
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“The new leader of the | oppoal-
. Stantie eld, I

"He voted for the pill to iim:| 0
it capital: punishment to mur-
denere ‘of police’officers and pris-

ferred, total abolition. The death
penalty | is no.deteyrent: to those | Hi
kall'in ‘a fit of passion and
for cond: blooded murderers the
thought of: spending: their lives
in. jail holds : more terror
a speedy. execution, he feels.
He? said ‘lie “doesn’t know
watt State ‘Secretary’ Judy La-

the ee toad of legiation
in the House would be to cut the

m| time’ for each’ speaker, except

BY leaders, °10 © minut
“Most Erp nu Sut 1d express take
views.

“Mr, \ ered seldom uses
‘the full te, alloted’ to”. him
when he‘ takes part in a debate.
tHe’ started; his Ufe in poll-
Hess as\a’Liberal’‘and in’ 1983

resident of the British Col-

Urb Liberal’ Federation.

January 1984 he:joined the CCF

bathe the basis of the Regina Man-
resto.

It ds hard 8 think of him

7» but. th
just doesn't, seem to si

‘government will, get more in-
volved in‘ people's lives’ as s0-
clety. changes and people crowd
into‘ the ‘cities ‘for. employment.
“Yet he’ would ‘prefer. to seo de-
centralization, | -trend ‘to ‘lar-
Dis | Som and er: cities destroys | in

ty:
vPereonally L don't feat ae
But gore can survive and
fective unless.a Jot more Beep
become involved.

In good manners,

-| humor ‘and the good manners to
a the, point

‘He says it is inevitable that Ko

CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, Nov. 30, 1967 3 Sf

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sible for their own affairs, We
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it) difficult times. There isa
measure of happiness in working’
towards'a set goal.”’

The three qualities he feels
are most important in life are
fair play, a sense of humor and
the recognition ‘of the value of

‘He has no.use for displays
of temper and bad language in
the Commons. His: own method
of attack is just to Jay on the

tio ex dams give

the area the Piarwest of river and

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CASTLEGAR & DISTRICT GOLF CLUB ©
Annual Meeting
Thurs., Nov. 30 — 7 P.M.

Castlegar Legion Hall

Business:

PRESIDENT’S, REPORT —
COMMITTEE REPORTS
ELECTION OF OFFICERS

— Members Are Urged | to Attend —

another ‘federal election. before |

_LeGion “CORNER i

lon members with child-
ren from 3°10 years of age are
“get the names into

© Legic

task harder. than it:was 25 years }:-

J. Leckie; R-: Wadey or C. Pep-
per. by’ Dec. 4‘for the kiddies’
Christmas

Legion hall-at'.2'p.m.

Members” are’ requested: to
make a special effort to: attend
the ‘next regular‘‘meeting Dec.
28, {Nomination gnali rection of

take’ place.
ete
ess mee! ting
so comrades, make’ ‘this meeting |the
a must.)

party. Dec. 16 at the |1¥

Pl

‘| ment™ Bank Ww
foans for the ‘Tourist pst.
The potential’is unlimited.
“We have five hot springs in
the riding, only: one’ of which
nas been developed.’
Kootenay-West’ changes on:
in the redistribution
which will take effect before the:
next election and ‘he ‘doesn't
think the addition of Creston will
change the voting pattern Nery
mus

the ‘riding. on ‘to. an NDP suc-
cessor when the time comes.

ae
+ He thinks le want to
a £5 ia inthe House |‘

nn guards, but would ‘have pre-|of the

at te

. | pleasure’ in Y
in) library won ‘by the club

members.
‘with the ‘theme

1 books by:Canadian authors were.

mn display? and contests and ‘ ‘a
skit titled’ The Bookworms, .bas-
ed on’ this. subject, ‘formed part |

program.
Actors in the skit were Tom|
Hughes,’ Lawrence Gordon, Ed
Zebroff, Robin Heagy, and. Nori
iman Deverney- t

Larry. prese!
than teresting” report on. the | book,
‘|The Calgary

Challengers by Scott
Young.’

A-dance, ‘By ‘the Sea, by
Kathy Johnson and Wendy Me-
Gillivray, in bathing costumes
of an earlier Period, was enjoy-

i jed by the audience.

‘The meeting Was concluded

“Kinnaird and Castlegar
_ Library Clubs Joint Visit’

Elementary School:

and solutions suggested. :-

: lent,
-|or Dow, vice-president, ‘Twin Riv-

In ‘keeping: wil
chosen: for the joint meeting, by

with an jpathunieese discurion
period,’ Je officers * of
oe to, both ‘groups ‘discussed
Leading the discussion were
Ehine ‘Konkin Dresident, Twin
Rivers. club; Norman Deverney,
Kinnaird:

ers; Beverley Streloff, secretary, '
Rivers; Peggy * Quinlan,
ident, Kinnaird and a

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Public: notice is ‘hereby given to the electors of thd municipality aforesaid that
that [have ‘granted such poll; and,: further,

cessary at the election: now pending, and
ction; for whor ‘only. ¥ votes will be, ‘Feceived aret-

nominated as. candidates: at the said. ele

a: poll has pecs ne-
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