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SPN 0 0 WAT "A Family Tradition for 125 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Monday, December 30, 1991 - § Scare tactics From Page 4 Ron Mollon, a per diem su- pervisor at the car paint shop in Oshawa, says he believes the announcement was a threat or scare tactic to get the workers to improve their productivity and increase their output. "I'm a little disappointed in them using scare tactics," he said. Mr. Mollon questioned the way in which the announce- ment was done and why there was so much information in the media leading up to Dec. 18. He believes it was all carefully con- trived and GM is seeking to get the most out of its workers for as little as possible. "I'm not going to allow them to manipulate me. I'll go to work and earn my pay and not worry about it," he said. "There's some things you can control and some things you can't." Mr. Mollon said the onus on turning the company around and making a profit should be- gin with the executive in the upper management positions. He says the executives should take pay cuts and concessions to set examples for the rest of the company. But Mr. Mollon says the chance of GM pulling out of Oshawa is slim. He says there is too much at stake to walk away and he believes that if the chance of GM moving was there the government would step in. But Mr. Mollon, an employee for more than 20 years, says he is not worried about losing his job, adding he doesn't have time to worry. "I'm too busy to worry," he says. "I do the best I can do. If they're not happy with it then they can get somebody else." But Benny Witteveen, who has worked for GM in Oshawa for 40 years, paints a little dif- ferent picture of the fate of the auto manufacturer in Oshawa. "The party's over," he said, adding that he believes at least one of the two car plants as well as the fabrication plant in Oshawa will be shut down. He says by 2000 there will be few jobsin Oshawa. "Thope I'm wrong," he says. He says there is a lot of room for improvements in the plants to make them internationally competitive and these changes must be made to compete with the Japanese manufacturers. If this can be done he thinks there is a future for Oshawa. Mr. Witteveen says they must make concessions in order to stay competitive, this he says, includes cutting pay of the top executives. "There's lots of room for im- provements," he says. Catholic teachers plan. work-to-rule campaign Durham Region's catholic high school teachers will begin a work-to-rule campaign on Jan. 13, if a contract agreement is not reached. And although it is just work- to-rule they are threatening at this point, they are not ruling out the possibility of full strike action. Local man to appear in court for hit & run A preliminary hearing is set for March 2 in Oshawa Court for a Scugog man charged in connection with a hit and run Sept. 23. Ian Simpson, of Port Perry, was struck by a vehicle and killed early in the morning on Sept. 23 as he was walking north on Simcoe Street, south of Port Perry. Stephen Michael Bain, RR 3 Scugog, was later arrested and charged with dangerous driv- ing causing death, criminal negligence causing death and failing to remain at the scene of an accident. Under a work-to-rule cam- paign, all extracurricular activ- ities are cancelled. These in- clude all sports, clubs and other student activities. The teachers voted for strike action after talks failed to come to an agreement on a new con- tract. The teachers voted 62 per cent against a new contract of- fer from the board which was of- fering a 4.5-per cent increase ef- fective Sept. 1 and a further one-per cent inerease effective Feb 1.,1992. It also provided for certain improvements in staff- ing and working conditions. This was a one-year collective agreement effective from Sept.1, 1991, to Aug. 30, 1992, The offer would raise the av- erage secondary school teach- er's salary from $51,330 to $54,153. The maximum salary would increase from $59,344 to $62,634. But the teachers don't be- lieve this is enough. Instead they are asking for a 4.5-per cent increase retroactive Sept. 1, with an extraincrease of 3.32 per cent next February. ganar TA DIVISION OF TOKMAK BAN LWATED Departure from Port Perry Departure from Toronto 10:15 A.M. - Daily 5:00 PM. - Daily COACH SERVICE Effective January 13, 1992 10:00 A.M. - Daily except Sundays 3:45 P.M. - Daily except Friday & Sunday 2:15 PM. - Friday & Sunday Only 3:55 P.M. - Friday & Sunday Only 7:00 P.M. - Friday & Sunday Only 9:00 P.M. - Friday & Sunday Only mmmmmmmmmmedeseneasaeaenanne Clip & Save -------------------rnemeeeee- Arrival in Toronto 11:45 AM. 5:30 PM. 4:00 PM. 5:30 PM. 8:45 P.M. Arrival In Port Perry 12:00 Noon 6:45 PM. 10:20 P.M. Paul Bunyan on the loose!! When Don and Noreen Crosler looked out the window of their home last week they were suprised to see one of thelr nine year old spuce trees missing. Someone cut the 7' tree during the night leaving only a stump. Below, Don shows all that is left of the tree and at right, Don and Noreen stand beside another tree only feet from the one cut down. See letters to the editor for more details. PENNY PINCHERS The Port Perry Star's SMALL CLASSIFIEDS 180 Mary St. Port Penry (416) 985-1415 "SAME DAY SERVICE PHOTOGRAPHY " One Hour Service AT NO EXTRA CHARGE! Custom Framing Portraits Portrait Prices 1 / 2 Price Everyday Price 5" x 7" also 8" x 10" 94 % to 99 % Colour and Black & White 110, 125 and Full Frame 35mm only. YASHICA DEALER - VIDEO RENTAL LUKE'S COUNTRY STORE ANNUAL GRATITUDE SALE JANUARY 17, 18 & 19 LUKE'S COUNTRY STORE QUEEN STREET - PORT PERRY, ONT.