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Employees claim The Free Press Wednesday Feb 28 3 Unrest at Superior Glove Alleged threats of however violence silent telephone Geng explained he could calls and accusing tetters not speak publicly on the are flying around matter until it is settled Superior Glove factory He says he has left it up since talk of unionization tothcemployecstobe the judge of whether they need a union They are the ones who have to work there Employees against the union are outraged at the accusations and claim came about more than one month cording to employees of the plant Employees unsatisfied with working conditions have approached Bill central threats of violence have region director for the been made by prounion Canadian Union of employees They den United Brewery Flour most of what the other Cereal Soft Drink and employees told Mr Distillery Workers to and are help them set up a union fighting against the Upon speaking to some union of the employees We were like a big allegations of poor family until they tried to working conditions poor get the union in one facilities toxic fumes man complained summer The building was cold in the winter only until Lie furnace healed the place up after being shut off overnight Asbestos particles on the work benches and boiling glue pots also upset some of the em plojees According to employees neither silent phone calls several in one and letters accusing the receivir of terrible personal actions have been just part of the flak the employees claim they are suffering through Some employees feel they have been treated before it is formed The charges which could be laid against the company do not come before the Ontario Labour Board until late March After that a vote will be taken within the plant J KohariDT J Novak D T GEORGETOWN Post Office DENTURE therapy CLINIC Phone or 791 exists We do not use fairly by Hit own Superior Glove just like family Mb Now that Ms is unemployed in a tight job market she would love to have her old job back However she says if he plant is unionized she will not return to I be Three Cubs and three Scouts received their Religion In Life Awards Front row tor Jerry Van Sean McVeigh Bill Ingles back row Ted Jim McVeigh interrogations and at tempts to stop the union were heard by Mr Rannachan No lunch room facilities poor toilet facilities only one fan which is broken and extreme temperatures in winter and summer asbestos particles on work benches later used to eat off of and boiling Scout and pots were all told to the regional director Employees also told Mr that co- owner Frank Geng fired employees who have been let go in the past few weeks of labor organization and that he locked some employees In a room for up to two hours asking them He approximated 100 workers in the plant where the trouble is and noted 18 were laid off about a month ago Of the 100 left he said signed a petition yesterday against the union in just a few hours June was laid off but Is satisfied with the reason for for Ihe move Frank Mr Geng told me it was because business is down due to imports It hud nothing do with the union she said I have no hard feelings whatsoever and feel it was the best place I have ever worked Employees denied all allegations made by the pro- union people and accuse one or two people asbestos use comes in pails Boiling it is not necessary and has never been done they say Ms Reitz said the poor lunch room facilities and employees having to cat off work benches was ridiculous A picnic table was supplied and work there anything from the plant the same place she was not allowed near the said table If employees arc Employees claim no not satisfied with the one Is to each facilities they could walk other in the plant and into an adjoining building tension is high union and cat in the modern meeting on the weekend in Superior gave each side a chance Tannery to speak Some If a union at Superior they have been Glove is inevitable it threatened with violence could still take months NEW RATES EFFECTIVE MARCH 1 1979 LIFE INSURED 725 Plan Calculated on Minimum Dally Balance and Paid Semi Annually 925 1 YEAR TERM YEAR TERMS 00 REGISTERED RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 10 REGISTERED HOME OWNERSHIP SAVINGS PLAN 10 00 PERSONAL CHEQUING ACCOUNTS NO CHARGE CHEQUING NO CHEQUES ONLY ONE LOCATION IN ACTON Acton High School students took the opportunity on Monday watch the eclipse on a television that had been set up In the school bear pit Students gathered In the between II a and noon to watch the event Students watch eclipse told The Acton some ex Free Press Televisions lt up through A dd out he school for the a dents watch the eclipse and films were shown for he remainder of the e to lunch period after the decisions whether or event was over SI Joseph separate A1 school gahcrcd their in eoch dents in two classrooms t where the entire school lhcm was watched he happen jn ine on television during the the Earth s lunch hour view lcft sent home letters minding parents of the their children from KemieSmith middle school to remain indoors Most of Acton younj stcrs ale their lunch in school Monday to avoid possible eye contact with the partial eclipse of the The eclipse was at its peak close to noon when most children would be on their way home from school for lunch All Acton school except the high school asked the dents to stay in the build ing during the Robert Little school according to secretary Betty Ashley dismissed the kindergarten dents after the heavy cloud cover eliminated any danger damage Parent notified before the child rcn were released and the secretary said only one or two children were kept All other stayed the entire lunch hour in the school watch ing the eclipse on tele vision M Z Bennett school kept everyone in also Kindergartens were a I lowed to go home at 1 15 p m principal Doug questions about he union of having and interrogating them and starting the whole threatening lay or thing firings if he was not told The plant is split what he wanted to know because of a few people Mr Rannachan said with their charges against Mr jobs one women told Geng and his company this newspaper could be laid under the Present employees Labour Relations Act agreed with Ms This Act stipulates no that the washroom employer can interfere in facilities were very clean the organization or ad and always had plenty of ministration of a union towels and paper They Mr told the said the charge of poor Acton Free Press that ventilation one broken Superior Glove was the fan and extreme cleanest plant in Acton was totally and the Department of untrue and pointed out Labor Safety and Health there were several air had visited as recently as conditioners in addition yesterday Tuesday to numerous ceiling fans giving them a clean bill Also one women said of health the employees were As far as the other allowed to bring their allegations are con own fans into work in the ANNOUNCEMENT during the dangers of looking into the sun Cloud cover and snow hour fall in the area during the eye eclipse according to vice the eclipse great principal Carl Hymen i hampered any sight of Most students he explained stayed in the school but those who wanted to leave were not Meanwhile with the stopped or discouraged in children kept in any way As in the other doors Acton took schools televisions sct up throughout the building The students were curious Mr noted Some were in trigucd and some were disappointed he Investigation of Halton force to be released A report on the in chairman Judge of s Tom Graham said at the police force by Ontario time the in estigntion Police Commission is ex was requested that there pected to be made public would be a thorough look tomorrow Thursday at at all areas of police a meeting in Burlington administration in Halton of police region police com police com mission chairman mLssionere requested the Barrett investigation last Sep- said copies of the 42 page tember after number of complete with complaints from the cnorU diagrams and crown attorney had been will be made pub- lodged He tomorrow Watch for Program Listings on Cable for Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday Not Time and changes II bo on Cable 4 CaB now for lbs Cebto on an almost deserted look at lunch time Whether It was the eclipse or the cold snowy whether Mill St looked like a ghost town Only a handful of adults walked the street unusual for that time of day This area witnessed only a partial eclipse with Brandon Manitoba having the best view of the total eclipse It was the last eclipse in North America until August This area witnessed a total eclipse 15 years ago and will not see an other one for 345 years MARIE LAWSON Mr and Mrs David Swetman of SWETMAN S SHOES 19 Mill Street East Acton are pleased to announce the appoint of MARIE LAWSON as store manager effective March Mane has A years experience in all aspects of the footwear trade and a graduate of the Footwear Institute of Canada At present she is attending a product know ledge and shoe fitting seminar at Savage Shoes t Downtown Acton J fashions he of INVENTORY SALE BEAUTIFUL LONG GOWNS DRESSES PANT SETS SWEATERS PLUS MANY MANY MORE AT GIVE AWAY PRICES WE MUST MAKE ROOM FOR NEW STOCK Early Birds Catch The Worm 1 1 Main Street South Acton 853 3600