A4 CASTLEGAR NEWS, October 12, 1983 Ailing killer whale improving VANCOUVER (CP) .— Hyak, the ailing veteran per- former of the Vancouver Aquarium's killer’ whale show, is showing steady but not dramatic improvement, Vancouver Aquarium curator Gr Hewlett’ said Tuesday. He said “ehe 17: year-old been, : killer’ whale: performed for the: aquarium sumienee on Saturday. © He has his good days and hisubad days and does his thing when he feels all right,” Hewlett said: “Nobody asks Hyak to perform if he doesn't want to.” Hyak is recovering from a -gastro-intestinal problem, the cause. of which has not yet, been‘ established, Hew- + lett said. He said Hyak has to anti- Wage restraint progr Socreds C VICTORIA} (CP) :‘— pensation Stabilization | Pro- | Social Credit gram din the’ Com- changed the g and regulations to, its wage. re- straint program as promised recently by Finance Minister Hugh Curtis. 2. Curtis said Tucaday he was leasing the 4 endment Act currently be- fore) the British Wore! legislature, ‘The’ bill, which “has re-| ceived approval’ in’ principle, | makes it clear phat pert pro: intesamatoey and pain-killing "Two other, killer whales, Finna, a male, and Biossa, a female, are regular perform- ers’ at the aquarium while’ Hyak is recovering. SELKIRK COLLEGE CAMPUS NEWSPAPER (Currant). Is gecepiing advertisin; at $2. per column inc PHONE 365-3233 anytime . through which came) into effect ‘im- mediately, in draft form “so interested parties will have a° provide - comi., chance to ments.” They outline the changes © the. gram, Feb-. + ‘ruary, 1962, will pcr ‘an ‘ublimited | time) instead ‘of: for two years as) originally planned. * .At also stipulates that: any wage increases. granted to’. VANCOUVER (CP) — The 25,000-member Hospital Em- ployees Union has decided to. conduct a strike vote follow- He said free collective bar. gaining has been outlawed by : the’ Social Credit govern- ment's .” public-sector bene “by Ed Lien, & the’ government's Compensa- “lof: ition Program. | -* ‘based on ge rules leulating the cost of Say, eae the- em: ,Am:) ployer’ to pay. pro- when RA BESRENGH compensation = Socreds plan vigor party ARLES LA are expected to be on. at. a annual) convention’ here ; | ‘thelr recent election victory which | " “e", "Ht" and “J” at ‘of which sve person. is ‘hereby okey to take notice and govern himse{t;< accor- ingly: Electoral Area "8B" - Erickson Elementary, Erickson Canyon Elementary School, Canyon _ R.D.C.K. Building Inspection Office, Creston Lister Elementary School, Lister Store,.Kitch yank Community Hall, Yahk Electoral Area ‘'D" -Lind Residence, Ainsworth Kaslo Municipal Office, Kaslo Jewett Elementary School, Meadow, Creek 's Landing C Hall, ‘s Landing Electoral Area “F" - A.1. Collinson Elementary School, Nelson North Shore Community Hall, Nelson Central Elementary School, Nelson Taghum Community Hall, Taghum, € Electoral Area “H” -Brent Kennedy Elementary School, South Slocan +Passmore Community'Hall, Passmore i Wintaw Community Hall, Winlaw Women's Institute Hall, ‘Slocan Hill Community Hall; Hills Silverton Municipal Office, Silverton New Denver Municipal Office, New Denver Electoral Area “J” - Blueberry Creek Elementary School, Blueberry Creek Robson Elementary School, Robson y School, Ootisch ‘Complex, ¢ leg ADVANCE POLL cisco In the event of a poll being necessary the Advance Poll shall be opened Monday, November 14th, 1983 and Frid 83 b decided aa ey follow an pes ecutive : -recommendation of acceptance and rejected. the. 80-month contract. Proposed: Peter. Mcallister “aald most members’ thought it was a’ fair labor relations: ‘settle. ment, but there was “a ser- ones to, force the :govern- ment to: Fepeal its controver- ial 3 ‘until now. c ‘The changes, being: volceferously opposed by Boli- darity’ and the’ New. Democratic: Party, include a Op- ‘eration iting of the B.C. Human iene Code; the abolition of the and rent-review, and elimination of rent: trade ‘unions: opposed to the legislation.’ . =: House. leaders discuss. retu rn of Dave Barrett | OI aw 2. “VIGTORIA (cPyY — A meéting to discuss the return of, ition’ Leader Dave Barrett, to..the British Col: umbia ‘legislature ‘adjourned Tuesday with both the -gov- ernment and the opposition refusing to comment on the negotiations. Barrett’ was bodily re- moved from the legislature at dawn Thursday for disor- derly conduct, and banned from the house for: the re- mainder of the-current ses- sion. Government house leader Garde... Gi and: NDP ‘| house leader Frank Howard ene ee TuesaRy: £6 ei hoary | Be On The Look-Out For Our Greatest SALE EV Watch for odin fed., Oct. eevee or the © Castlegor Clay. Castle M§s-30n1 jay, the hours of two o'clock in the afternoon and eight o'clock in the éfternoon,. Local Time at the following locations: Regional District ct! Central Kootenay Office - Nelson - Areas “B", “D", "H" and"'J". ‘ostlegar Community Complex - 2101-6th Ave., Castlegar - - Area "J" Rock Building Inspection Office - Creston - Area” Municipal Office - Village of Kaslo - Arsen. Women's Institute Hall - Slocan - Area “H’ at'the invitation of Speaker Walter, Davidson; Negotiations were. to. re sume this, afternoon. Bs The Speaker requested the meeting ‘after. ruling ‘that Barrett's - eviction for.* the duration-was in with: parliamentary. practice, and did not impede or. ob-- struct the opposition leader in his duties as a member: Of the legislature. Howard asked Davidson on Friday to reverse his de- cision, saying that the events leading up to Barrett's ouster. started in error, and that the Speaker compounded the er- ror by banning him from the chamber for the of controls; tighter controls over the ‘school system; ‘an end to some constimer services and & reduction in the size of government. - . CHANGES COMIN : . Promised and still to come, petty in the spring, is a. revamping of the B.C.) Code. Some of the delegates, However, are not happy with: the government's legislative package, and a group. of Vancouver delegates will’be seeking | The Vancouver Centre delegation will appeal’ for re-establishment or retention of the office of Rentalsman and rent review becatise “the Rentalsman provides ia) faster solution than'do thé courts.” 7 The North Vancotver-Capilano delegation, on the lother hand, ‘has revived a motion’ from last year's convention calling for an end to rent controls and abolition of the office of the Rentalsman. the session. Noting that it was the first, itime fn the 112-year history of the. B.C. house that a member had had'to be forei- bly’ ejected; Davidson said that Barrett: brought it -on himestt: “B:@:-HEADED~ FOR UNREST VICTORIA (CP) — Unless the government and. labor - abandon ‘their confrontation tactics, B.C. is headed for 10 years of labor and economic unrest, former Social Credit © cabinet. member, Cyril Shel- both’ the Bill Bennett and W.A.C.’ Bennett’ cabinets, J said there is at least a 90-per- HOMEGOODS RURNITRC WABI WS os 98 yso0t® ‘Ching 238 : “Drive a Little to Save a Lot” ‘Wests Gigantic Fall. . . 1. Week Only. Oct..11- 15 25°. cent chance that forest work- | ers and civil servants will be on strike at the end of the month unless there is a change in attitude by both sides. He said the government has bungled its relations with labor by. failing to discuss its legislation and financial pro- blems ‘adequately. And. he said labor is being too rigid. “Both sides’ have painted themselves into a corner from which they. can not re- treat and neither side can af- fort not to sit down and talk things out,” Shelford said in an interview. Shelford, first elected in; 1962 and defeated in 1979, said the Socreds are parti- cularly guilty of not striving. for a new. formula to settle disputes in the civil service. The 1 Renancy Act, currently before the legislature but yet:to be debated, eliminates rent review and the office of the Rentalsman by the end of September, and transfers all matters under the jurisdiction of the Rehtalsman to the court. Landlords . also are given power to evict without cause. . Delegates from Bennett's Okanagan South riding, supported by those ae North Vancouver-Seymour, will urge the nti its. program “until economic F eonaey is pasate even if further cost’ reductions ¢ are Hand? keh: “ouig (Soeréds “sn; cuts to services. The government will’ be asked: to examine the cael te been ean dubbed a edo) P waggest : cea should go even further by applying * its H tising and referendum systems now tsed in Switzerland, California and elsewhere “with a view of enacting legislation which would enable citizens to vote freely on matters of major ee y, FOR RENT Prime 6th Ave. South Castlegar Location One Block off Main Highway * Retail showroom’or shop area * Two! new offices’ - Spproximately 450 sq. ft. Each can be combined. * Large yoear lot for storage or display * Small Alon ‘Al Renal Or Lease Terms Negotiable, FOR INFORMATION CALL 365-5351 . + » On New Fall Merchandise Top Quality Brand Names... * Pulse, Tan-Jay, Marjorie Hamilton, Blanca, Third Dimension, Alia and Plum Tree. 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Chaptay pt the Bociety, of Management Accountants: * . ? mation on Ji worker, Jatco has about 1,400 sisblovess at its plant 150 km southwest of Tokyo, Padmos said: Employees work two eight-hour shifts a day, five days per week, plus overtime a8 required up'to 80 hours per employee per. month: |)’ ‘The ‘company has eight working directors, four managers and 14'supervisors, in addition to foremen and the balance of the work force." _ ‘In Japan, Padmos said, ‘managers and ‘tne tests are for the plant ‘and are selected from the universities. Rok It takes frit four to’seved ‘moves ta thelr chosen specialty to reach the supervisory. Plateau, atan/average age of 85,” he said. Blue. and white-collar. workers afe reeruited from inch peeaimorpGaereie past Gon sie reach the level of, teclinical’ specialist or foreman. All new workers begin, on April 1, the traditional ‘All new: workers begin on. ‘April: 1, traditional starting day’ starting day, They “are greeted ‘by the company ) factory. - “The average’ employee in indy, ‘is (better. educated and better trained than his Ni education and. success is very evident.”.- However, he points out that there is Japan youth’ bas the highest suicide rai sepans Se ee ek oe a president; who makes an ing “team play, good health and hygiene habite, warns against drinking, drugs and careless driving, and usually throws in a suggestion to write home and send the family some money.” Many of the new employees live in one of Jatco’s two. apartment ‘buildings or one of the’ many single family dwellings. Single men elare’a room at first, fooms: are, small.’and without furniture,” ‘explains Hee just straw mats on the floor... and a ing bag.” Padmos’ admitted . that ’ bs Ifetime, agent though! employees’ who ‘ move to another company often find it difficult to become Sceapted dna to/obtalat thie, same, salary, sud job, oppor. tunities. : Jatco employees ‘belong to. the Japan ‘Auto Workers and are all'paid'on ‘salary basis, The wage and benefit package ‘comes 0p: ths; renewal cock) Anei 1. in alsnul- taneous nationwide’ “Management calls “it “the ‘Spring Offensive’,”. \jare® usually low key: and Pade ee een ay eee ‘arrive at an acceptable compromise.” : Padmos’ noted :-that ” since.; 1974 Japanese auto industry wage increases have ranged from six to eight per cent — including fringe benefits, Padmos added that Japanese auto industry ‘wage run’: from 55 to 75 per cent of U.S. wage rates. That includes the impressive annual bonus given Japanese workers. : Japanese workers ‘receive a° bonus: paid’.in two. installments every year which is equivalent to 54: months of their:base salary. The bonus is flexible and included tine off for vacation as well as illness and personal reasons. There was practically ino \ He said employees are entitled to. 20 ys of vacation after three years, which ‘works out to|about seven per cent vacation: allowance. “With 96 per cent in attendance, it is obvious that only about half of the entitlement is used,” ‘Pamoe said. “There is no pay ‘in lieu or other compensation for vacation ‘not used.” : ‘He ‘added: that: most. su one day of: vaeation during his stay’ there. " By ‘contrast, ‘attendance at ‘the Ford Oakville ‘Assembly in Ontario was about 85 ‘per cent. \" ited ‘to the worker invol nit in: ay) us conn feetons & beak er involveme! b trol gfoupse’ Ee Jatco's suggestion program pays up to $500 for suggestions’ are about 176 small groups consisting of about six to 10° employees. _ (5 As‘well, he said the Jatco suggestion program pays workers for their suggestions — up to $500. Jatco employees provided an average of four suggestions a year of which 40 per cent were implemented. It-all adds up-to a Japanese vehicle of equal weight and specifications costing $1,500 less than a North American vehicle. He -predicted that the North American. auto industry will never regain it's “pre-eminent position,” and. will have to accept a smaller share of the market. — © He suggested labor and management throw out the adversarial. negotiating method and move to an industry-wide system as in. Japan. Japanese workers are not supermen, Padmos says, They do not work any harder or faster than North American workers. But as a work fores they are more productive. ee q pel ah 1 3, 14, 1 5] pervisors. take only an: : occasional day off, while none of the directors took even | “CASTLEGAR NEWS, October 12,1 ‘CLAY CASTLE’ Weekly Specials Oct. 12 to 20 | COOKIE JAR see. SIZ. 95} the < "That! sate day } u been et,‘set / aside: as’ International’ |i > swer questions from the ibe held at atasts Humph- On Thursday” he ‘ries ry will travel to Grand Forks to’, -As well, a United Way by... »A; Payroll Deduction 7 2, Bank & Credit Union Deduction 9. 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