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lo-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, June 7th, 1978 I hinksml byJim Smith A Dirty Word Unemploymient has ai- ways been a dirty word. Late-ý ly, though, it's showing signs of becoming something even worse: a ho ring word. There's nothing like 12 months' of daily newspaper headlines to make most of us lose inter- est in an issue. Actuaily, unemployment has not been treated fairly. We have, without exception, ignored the desirable effects of unemployment. For in- stance, unemployment bas created many new jobs in Ot- tawa where bureaucra ts must tabulate the unemployment rate and pub Iish bookilets about government progranis which purport to flght the menace. Unemployment creates work for Canada Man- power personnel. And it cre- ates work for newspaper re- porters. If we didn't have un- employment, we conceivably could have more people out of work. If you think that's ridicu- lous reasoning, you haven't encountered the most recent proposition from organized labour. More and more un- ions have studied the employ- ment problem and reached the same conclusion: they wiIl fight thue shortage ofjobs by reducing the work week for those individuals fortu- nate enough to be holding down jobs. So far, so good. In fact, the willingness of workers to spread the discomfort equai- ly over their ranks would ap- pear to conformn to the high- est prmnciples -of unionism. But ail is flot as it appears. To wt: the union propo- sai is not exactly to spread out the available work over more workers. Rather, the union sees every worker, put- ting in fewer hours for the same gross pay! Or, to put it another way, the employer is expected to pay a whole lot more for workers. That isn't the best way to cure unempioyment. The thinkers who dreamed up this scheme apparently over- iooked the one fundamental rule of economics: when the price of something goes up, the demand for that thing goes down. In other words, if employers are expected to pay their workers higher houriy wages, they will erm- pioy even fewer workers. Putting it ail together, then, the union proposai would lead to more unem- ployment rather than help- ing out the unfortunates who are still looking for jobs. But, then again, organized labour has shown a specta- cular Iack of understanding of existing economic condi- ions. All across Canada at this very instant, for example, teachers are conducting strikes or the more insidious "1work to ruie" campaigas, blithely ignoring the fact that the most pressing issue in education today is how to get rid of the surplus staff. The inside Post Office work- ers have demanded fringe benefits totaiiing slightly more than SI billion on their next contract! And on and on... Unemployment is a nasty business. Unfortunateiy, it appears that certain social groups are exploiting the is- sue and unemployment's vic- tim s. It's time to play fair wîth unemployment. "Think smiaWla an editorial message f romn the Canadian Federation of Independent Buiness@ Urgent need for local volunteers The Town of Newcastle Community Care summer program could be seriously curtailed if more vokmnteers are not found soon. With the summer holidays just around W/S the corner many of the regular volunteers will no longer be available. "We mnust not overburden the volunteers who are goýng to be around during the summer months," said Mir. Richard Johnston, Regional Co-ordin- ator for Comnmunity Care. "We need additional people who are availa ble, even if just for a limnited period"' The Community Care Board is making approaches to local High Schools in the hope that some teachers might be willing to offer somne time, and that students who are not committed to summer employment might volunteer for such tasks as light bouse- keeping and yard work. There is ischedule of partial corv,ýZsation to volunteers f oi %.h tasks they perform. Community Care is a Region-wîde volunteer pro- gram whîch seek to give trapsportation and other basic assistance tu seniors, an also offer friendiy contact. PAINTS GRIM PICTURE FOR AUTO INDUSTRY Bob White, Canadian direc- tor of the'United Auto Workers recently in a speech to the World Automotive Conference,-said the automot- ive industry in Canada bas littie room for optimism. He said Canada des not have an indigenous auto industry with ail Canadian- manufacturing being through branch plants of multinational corporations. Monday Canada GM an- nounced the setting of'a new monthly record for the'as- sembly of cars and trucks which came about for the recent month of May. The May production topped al other monthly production records. REDUCINQ WORK CONSIDERATION 0F U.A.W. A top priority for the United Auto Workers over the next year will be the reduction of the 40-hour work week. Abe Taylor; recently elected pre- sident of the local Union 222 bas said that the time bas come to seriously consîder this move in negotiations., WAN i M BARGAIN WITH POLITICIANS Terry O'Connor, president of the local 1764, Canadian Union of Public Employees, wants, to sit across the table with the members of Durham council-during discussion of a new contract. He feels the local politicians are elected to carry-out the Region's busi- ness and shouid be obliged to meet their staff fce-to-face. major& Miner' Ilepairs BOTH FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC -ENGINES REBUILT -VALVE JOBS -FRONT ENDS -TO WING MANGER'S G A RAG E ORONO 983-5130 DURHAM TENTH PLACE IN WELFARE PAYMENTS The Region of Durham bas climbed to tenth place among Ontario municipalities in per- centage of population, on welfare according to a recent statistic published by the Province of Ontario. In December there were 4904 receiving welfare in Durham which is- about two percent of the total population of 243,339 people. This new figure placed Durham tenth in a list of 54 municipalities-in Ontario. RECORD CROWDS FLOCK TO BROOKLIN FAIR Attendance at the annual spring Brooklin Fair jumped by 2000 this year to a total of 9000 which bas brought much enthusiasm to the fair board. The event starts with a beauty contest on Thursday evening and continues thr- ough Friday to Sunday with the general form of exhibîts, harness racing, horse and cattle shows, fîddling contests and bed and bathtub races Sunday afternoon. The pro- gram also included ski-diving with ail contestants landing in the centre of the race track. A record crowd of 2300 were on hand for the harness races with a record Quinella payout of $114.70 and withi a ful card of eight races being held. A 17-year-old won the fiddling contest which had over 22 entries from across the pro- vince. Don't forget the Fair in Orono is being promoted from September 7th to September 10th with a number of new and exciting additions this year. OSHAWA A TEST CENTRE? Within the next two weeks it will be known if Oshawa will be chosen as one of the centres in Ontario by Ontario hydro in which to conduct a project in cost ireduction of electricity at the consumer level. About 650 homes will be involved in the two sites in Ontario. The project depends on customer co-operation and is devised to reduce hydro use during the day period fro m 7 a.m. to il p.m. IWilliam C. Hall, B.Comm. Chartered Accountant Phone Newcastle 987-4240 ALL DAY WEDNESDAY and SATU RDAY &A/j ~ Floral Creations -FLOWERSWITH FEELINGS" FOR ANY OCCASION FSH& DRIED FLOWERARRANGEMENT S for WEDDINGS, FUN ERALS, HOSPITAL AND HOME Telephone 623-3377 162 King St. East Bowmanvif le Film Processing CUSTOM FRAMING Camneras and Photographie Supplies 78 King St. W. BOWMAN VILLE 623-2404 Dave's Plumbing Heati ng él ectric Industrial - Commercial 786-2471 R. 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