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Whitby Free Press, 9 Sep 1981, p. 6

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PFAGE 6, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEM BER 2, 198 1, WIIITBY FREE PRESS Work ers say they'ltalk anytim e ai CONT'D FROM PG. 1 dozen go-karts into the plant on Sunday, August 20 for spray painting. LaRose said that this work was done by management personnel and under tbe terms of the collective bargain- ing agreement is work to be done by bis mem- bers. "'We've got a griev- ance in about it, " he said. Robert Clark, a spokesman for FKL Manufacturing, con- firmed last week tbat this work was done on the day in question but -only on that day. Clark said that bis firm was not trying to break the strike but was only attempting to meet its ovin production schedules. He maintained that if the work bas flot been perforxned it would have caused hlm to lay-off some of bis ovin people. "It doesn't bother me vihether the manage- ment or union personnel do the job as long as It gets done, " he said. "We're not trying to break the strike," Clark said, "but I bave to pro- tect my people, too. " "As far as we're con- cerned, I don't give a damn wbo does the job so long as the job is done."I Clark said that the work vias done on the Sunday because he could flot break into North American's pro- duction schedu.le. "We couldn't break Pop People Pop BROWN'S FOODMASTER CASE 0F 12-30 oz BOUTLES $4.99 a dep. R O LN 6542 UASE 0F 24-10 oz. BOTULESBR O LN 6542 $4.49 & dep. nt2fb Sam t w ny ASSORTED FLAVORS Except Thure & Fr. Nights til 9 pm into the production sehedule," be sald. Clark does flot rule out the possibllity of having to cross the fine again to have his products spray painted. "Sometime in the future, we're going to have to cross the picket line if it's flot settled. " Hoviever, he added that FKL Manu- facturtng willi do every- tbing possible to avoid the situation. III wili do everything in my power to avoid the situation," he said. Clark also feels that the union is taking out bad feelings on bis firm. "We're flot here to aggravate the situation, we 're here to make money and to keep our people working," he said. "We're getting dragged into a labor dispute that really doesn't concern us," Clark continued. "It is not particularîy fair for us to be dragged into this." As of press time, no talks had been scheduled between the company and the union. "When they want to talk, we're ready to talk," LaRose said. Company officiais were flot available to comment on the latest developments in the dispute. Music for fun The Whitby Public Library is planning another session of Music for Fun. This ten-week pro- gram is being offered to children in grades one to four. Plans are being made for a Christmas program at Fairvievi Lodge Home for the Aged. Registration will be held the week of Sep- tember 21 and the pro- gram begins October 5. It will be held on Mon- days between 4 and 5 p.m. For more information cali M-8931. F ifties0 aehing 'ifs DAnce' "at hrookl n

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