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PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, May 20, 1987 -- 3 No serious injuries reported by Durham Police and OPP Several minor accidents on holiday weekend The Durham Region Police and the Whitby OPP report several minor accidents over the Victoria Day Weekend. There were no fatalities in Scugog Township and injuries from the accidents were described as not serious. A spokesman for the Whitby OPP detachment described the long weekend traffic conditions as heavy, especially on Friday and Monday. In Scugog Township, Durham Police report two accidents May 15 on Regional Road 57. The first took place about 8:00 PM when Carol Echert of Janetville lost control, hit ey OPPORTUNITY! $25. 00 Special New Memberships in ORANGE ORDER A British Canadian Organization, with emphasis on Canadians. Open to any race or colour. Our Motto is to do unto others as we would have them do to us. 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Regional Police said Angela Johnson of Oshawa was northbound on the Regional Road and collided with a southbound vehicle, driven by John Strank, also from Oshawa. Injuries were described as minor apd Johnson was charged by police with careless driving. The OPP reported three minor ac- Ruling upsets Post Office A recent ruling by the Canadian Labour Relations Board (CLRB) that Canada Post Rural Contractors are actually employees of the Cor- poration has a major impact on Canada Post Corporation, the con- tractors themselves, Canada Post customers and businesses of all sorts. Since early in the century, in- dependent community based con- tractors have been providing mail service as private entrepreneurs for rural customers of Canada Post. The CLRB ruling could allow for the rural route contractors to become unionized employees of Canada Post with the right to bargain collective- ly and the right to strike. The implications for Canada Post 'are dramatic. Total costs inherent - in contractors becoming employees expose Canada Post to added estimated expenditures of $300 million. This could mean an in- crease in stamp prices by as much as 12 cents more per letter. The major threat, though, in the CLRB ruling is the message it sends out to businesses across the country, the message that small businesses and entrepreneurs could, in fact, end up being considered employees. That could lead a lot of businessmen to deal mostly with larger * businesses in the future and think twice before dealing with indepen- dent contractors because they just cidents in Scugog Township, all resulting in property damage. Two took place on Highway 7A near Manchester and the other at the in- tersection to the Port Perry Plaza. Anticipating large traffic volumes on the first long weekend of the sum- mer, OPP Whitby had extra patrols on the roads and officers laid 13 alcohol related driving charges. A spokesman said this is not an might unwillingly be taking on employees they do not need or want. Canada Post is appealing the CLRB ruling to the Federal Court of Canada. "We are astounded by this ruling. It reverses an effective historical business relationship we have had with our contractors and puts major aspects of our service to Canadians in jeopardy,' said Andre Villeneuve, Canada Post's Vice- President of Communications, 'And SHARP -- CANON TEXAS INSTRUMENTS CALCULATORS & Adding Machines PORT PERRY STAR 235 Queen Street 985-7383 unusually high number of charges for a long weekend. The OPP spokesman said the message that drinking and driving don't mix is starting to get through to the public. Officers were pleasantly surprised when they were tipped off on several occasions by other motorists who reported drinking driving offenses. Lord only knows what the broader repercussions of this ruling are go- ing to be for contractors and com- panies across Canada, let alone our own customers." "Canada Post has also withdrawri 'from the CLRB an application for a review and consolidation of existing bargaining units, a process that commenced over two years ago. Now it finds itself in yet a more com- plex situation." PENS Pencils - Markers All Colours PORT PERRY STAR 235 Queen Street - 985-7383 EMIEL'S PLACE DOWNTOWN -- PORT PERRY Your servers will be dressed in Dutch National Costumes May 28th through 'May 30th 985- 2066 985.2257 Now Available on Video! A 4 CR [EN (Th We Ld TREN MALE XR FEMALE J : 309 MacDonald St. - PORT PERRY, Ontario LOB 1NO FOR AN APPOINTMENT CALL: 985-9885 985-8641 Opening First Week of June PROFESSIONAL HAIRSTYLING Male & Female by JOSIE GALLAGHER formerly of David's Hairstyling. 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