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tho HERALO Community News Friday August 1991 Posties prepared to disrupt mail service Continued from Page the employees want a fiveyear contract while management is only offering a threeyear deal On the issues of wages the union wants a 15 an hour in crease for the first year retroac tive from August 1 through to August 1 1990 From August 1990 to August 1 the union wants extra an hour and another an hour increase from August 1 1991 to August 1 Suicide workshop An intensive course to train professionals to provide a suicide intervention workshop will be held in Burlington in September The Suicide Intervention Train ing for Trainers course is being sponsored y the Canadian Men tal Health Association Halton Region Branch from Sept to Oct at Park Bible Church on Kerns in Burlington The registration cost is 900 per person plus GST which in cludes five days of training chesandtramermatenals For more information about the Training for Trainers course or the Suicide Intervention Workshop please call Pearl Wolfe Executive Director of CMHA Hallon at 8455044 OSBORNE DECOR Custom Made Verticals Drapes And Bedspreads FREE SHOP A HOME SERVICE I DENTURES FULL DENTURE SERVICES DIRECTLY TO THE PUBLIC Hew Dentures Repairs Cleaning Dental Insurance Honoured J Wheelchair Accessibility TRENTON dt The Denture Clinic 18 Church St Georgetown 8772359 TIRE WILTSHIRE PARING KNIFE SELF SHARPENING Postal clerks and letter car riers are currently paid per hour They also want a 6 5 per cent average increase to COLA as of August l According to the same release the employers oppose salary in creases during the first two years support a nine per cent in crease for August to August l 1992 and increases of 2 per cent for the two following years Management opposes a COLA clause Mr Moores response to no COLA clause is they are trying to take away what weve worked hard to obtain A COLA clause is included in the unions now ex pired contract Instead of retroactivity management is offering a lump sum to all fulltime employees the union release in dicates That figure is ridiculous said Mr Moore Between 6000 and 7000 would be more reasonable he added We are not out to interfere with the public but they have to realize the employees are due for a raise said Mr Moore Mr Moore said the union objects to attempts by manage ment to have employees move between types of jobs An exam pie would be having a wicket clerk sort mail if the sorter was injured said Mr Moore To have workers move between types of jobs is unfair he said Mr Moore contends manage ment has been using harassment techniques to demoralize the employees If management was serious about negotiating in good faith said Mr Moore it wouldnt have placed a large advertisement in the July edition of the Toronto Sunday Sun offering postal clerk and letter carrier positions These are just scab labor tics said Mr Moore As well people who accept these jobs are being misled Ida Canada Post spokesperson in Ottawa said the advertisements shouldnt be taken to mean the corporation is expecting a strike to happen We are anticipating a collective agreement will be reached she said However there are 10 million Canadians who rely on postal ser vice so contingency plans must be put in place in case of a strike explained the spokesperson Ms Erwin then went on to say the advertisements arent unusual for large urban areas like Toronto The corporation is in short supply of casual workers those who are available when telephoned The ad campaign reflects the corporations need to replenish the supply she said OFFICE MAGIC FOR ALL YOUR OFFICE STATIONERY NEEDS J St Georgetown Fire Calls Smokeeaters busy Hills firefighters had a busy day and night July 31st respon ding to three calls for car and house fires The first call came at 1 57 in the morning Firefighters were called to a car fire on 5 Sideroad near the 10th Line where a Chevrolet pala parked on the side of the road was on fire Firefighters say the car was fully engulfed in flames by the time they arrived They have no estimate of damage The next call came at from a business on Line in Esquesmg Township where a Chevrolet Silverado caught fire at a business Firefighters say they were able to quickly extinguish the fire in the engine of the vehicle but the fire had already burned much of the engine and cab causing an estimated in damage Lastly firefighters were called to a house fire on 3rd Line south of 5 Sideroad in Milton but when they arrived found the Milton Fire Department had control of the fire and returned to the station Tit New fashions for fall arriving daily Main St S 8732851 COUNTRYSIDE BUTCHERING Custom Killing Cutting and Wrapping Government Inspected Hours Mon Wad Sal 81 2 noon fl Ont Custom on Trafalgar I On Now BACK ON YOUR PURCHASE Ut TO MUST SELL Civics Accords Preludes BRAND NEW THE NEXT CARS sold it G One 100 cars chanct of winning