Statice

We know you are concerned about the B.C. Tel-TWU
labour dispuie.

We have heard your concerns.

But, let’s look at some facts about
wage cost comparisons in 1981.

\e B.C. Tel’s Recent Offer

$212 Million
254 Million

B.C. Tel total wage costs in 1979

B.C, Tel récerit wage offer costs in 1981

Is B.C. Tel’s recent offer a
fair one? You compare

HOURLY Rates - ett,» dune
os peg. “4980. 1981

$ 42 Million

Increase in 1981 costs

AA :
ese costs were contained in our recently approved rate

B. Union Position
as we understand it

$212 Millicn
266 Million

B.C. Tel total wage costs in 1979
1981 Wage costs

. . . F 6.35 6.99
Clerk-Group 4 . 8.42 9.26

J F 8.12 8.94
Driver-Messenger 9.13 10.04

6.35 6.99
Data Entry Operator 842 9.26

. 7.68 8.44
Telephone Installer 12.64 13.91

‘ Annuai Wages (Maximum)

- Current

$ 54 Million

Increase in 1981 costs

Additional cost $ 12 Million

B.C. Tel is attempting to act in the public interest by resisting
these additional inflationary costs.

The Federal Government on the other hand, says aecant the
higher costs.

However, Federal Conciliation Commissioner Peck
recognized the responsibility for cost in his report last September.
To quote:

“In the final analysis, only the company can decide what it

can afford, or not afford, and that will determine its

bottom line in bargaining and requires no justification.”

To accept these higher costs could mean financial instability
and create a situation for our company similar to that faced by
corporations such as Chrysler or Massey-Ferguson. In the end,
these companies asked the government to bail them out. We do
not intend to let that happen in B.C. Tel.

Clerk-Group 4 . $14,524
Driver-Messenger 15,753
Data Entry Operator 14,524"
Telephone Installer 21,822
Technician II : "24,627
Draftsman 20,107
Salesman 23,993
Service Rep. (Group 5) 18,753
Telephone Operator 13,986

Acceptance of the offer which amounts to 39% over 3
years would make B.C. Tel union employees the Hines paid
telephone workers in Canada.

A further offer this week

While our recent offer is a good one, everyone is concerned
about the effects of this prolonged dispute on ‘our customers and
the economy of B.C. In an attempt to reach an agreement to
‘end this dispute the company has offered to go even further and
meet the union halfway in 1981. If accepted, this would result in
a new Collective Agreement and an immediate return to work.

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