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| The 11,500 “members ® of “the”
Hospilal 5" Union have ratified
their provincial ‘bargaining -
commiltee's proposed Lwo-year. -.
collective agreement that will
boost wages by 20 percent plus -
a cost of living escalator,
provide four weeks’ vacation
after 1 year's service, establish
a severance allowance. and
during the life of the collective
agreement end .. wage
discrimination based upon sex.

Tabulation of the votes, taken
across the province for the past
three weeks, was completed in
Vancouver Wednesday evening
and showed (hat all 79 hospital
units accepted the package.

A 12 percent wage: hike, or
70, whichever is greater, will
eu mambers in 1974 with a
further, 8 percent or $60,
whichever is greater, in 1975.

A .major,.step in the

“agreement is the establishment

of, an  anti-inflationary ~
escalator, For every one per
cent increase.in the lacal
cosumer~ price. index, Union
hospital employees will receive
aoneper cenl pay rise beyond a
minimum two -per ceri! rise in
the index. . Adjustments will be
made three times throughout
life of the contract based on six
month reference periods.
Although. collective |
bargaining commenced earlier
in the year, starting in mid-
November, the agreement was
hammered out ove r five con-
seculive weeks ‘of non-slop
bargaining between the Union
and (he, B.C. Hospitals’
Association under the chair: ©
muanship of D.R. Blair, the ane-
man industrial inquiry com-

an lo -equal financial footing

“mission appointed by the

provineial department of

Labour. ©... ;
~ In the past, the department af

labor has mot appointed an
industrial inquiry commission
until, after a breakdown in
collective bargaining has led to
a work stoppage. H.E.U.

. Business Manager Jack Geraw

said Blair's presence at the
bargaining table was a novel
approach thal was proposed
and agreed to by the parties
because of the essential nature
of hospital care andservices, “
It is clear thal Bert Blair was
the calalyst. in these
negotiations and without his
chairmanship a collective
agreement would fot have been
negotiated without some kind of
a confrontation,” Gerow said.
“Ty this instance, Labour
Minister King’s appointment of
an industrial inquiry com-
mission to prevent sue h a
confronialion must’ be ‘com-
mended not enly becaue of its
departure, from past practice
bul also because of its obvious
effectiveness.” to
discrimination against female
employees has been cartied
further in the new contract.
Practical nurses will be brought

with the orderlies, in. stages,
benefiling by an‘agrrement last
year between Health - Minister

Dennis Cocke and the Union.As
‘a result of the agreement,

female employees were pald
$37.50 per month retroactive to
the first of 1973 as a first step lo
move them. closer to non-
discriminatory wage . A fur-
ther $37.50 is being paid lo these

. December. 31.

employees effective January 1,
1974. Practical nurses are
assured of two $50.00 ad-
justments for 1974 and 1375
which will bring them up to the
orderly maximum of $855 a

. month by January 1, 1975. For

all other female employees, a
job evaluation program agreed
to by the government and the
Union and including the
B.C.H.A. will ba introduced
throughoul hospitals in B.C. to
clean up the last remnants of
wage discrimination based .
upon sex. The arrangements
belween Cocke and the Union
provided instructions 10 ‘the
Union and hospitalemployers to
end discrimination by
. 1978. The new
collective agreement precedes
the deadline by one year.
Among the firsts in the
collective agreement: (1)
Severance allowance. One
week's pay will be given for.
each twa years of service
retroactive to the time of initial
amployment. . Qualification
includes retiremeni from age 60
to 65 (and al age 55 if in -the
Hospital work force prior to
Aprif 1, 1963), when a hospital is
closed or a job becomes
redundani, or when -@ medical °

: disability forees retirement

régardless of length of service.
(2) ‘Training program for
practical nurses and orderlics.
For the first ‘time, the industry
will determine the kind of

_ personne! who will be trained to

meat the needs of the. The

program includes benéfits for -&

trainees such as living tion in
certain (areas, — financial
allowances such as the payment

Mills Memorial Accepts Agreement

The Board of Trusiees of the!
Mills Memorial Hospital has
pas! a resolution to ratify ac-.
ceplance of the recently
negoliated agreemenl -by the
‘British Columbia’ Hospital
Association, on behalf of the
Hospital, with the Hospital

DR. FOULKES HERETO.
DISCUSS HEALTH CENTRE

“Pent phoned Victoria’ that- af
and Dr. Ken Benson: Head of" fetnoon,and-has arranged for
se PeR.G Foulkes, consultanUand

The Herald hus lec, ned thal

* Dr. Hichard Foulkes author of
{he recent report on health. for, .

ores

‘the provincial government will
be in Terrace on Thursday
February 7 to discuss, among
uther matters, lhe construction
of a Public Health Buildin g on
Mills Memorial Hospital
grounds. 2 .

The meeting willlake place al

Skeenaview.- Hospital with

represenialives of focal health

orgunizalions, the Kilimal-

Stikine Regional District Board,

ihe Mills Memortal  Hespital

Board of Frustees and other

interested people. .
Dr. Foulkes will likely be

accompanied .by Dr. F.G,

problem. solved ne

Following a report in’ the
Herald that Mills Memorial
Huspital Jinen has become
conleninaled in transportation
trom the Kitimal Laundry to the
huspital, they have changed the
procedure in that the linen is
now being’ wrapped in plastic
bites.

Cullures taken on January 18.
14 show growth of bacteria on
the outside of the bags. Growlh
ansiie inside of the bags has,
virtually been eliming ied,

Mr. ‘Pont Wagemakers Mills
Momuorial Administratar said
“ie would like 1 stress that. al
nu time, have we experienced
laundry being in) ain un-

’ satistactory condition aut of the

‘f

iCo ple,

Dasirable,
- Affordable’ HA

employees Union Local 180 and
the Registered Nurses
Association of B.C. for the years
1974 and 1975, .

-. "Fhe Byard of Trustees is now
awaiting confirmation ‘of “Iwo:
thirds of member hospital -in
British Columbia.

Tucker, Deputy Health Minister ,
Public Heaith, -”
Other matters likely io come
up during discussions could be
the turn-over of Skeendview
Hospital lo. the Suciely, cun-
struction of a new hospital and
hopeiuliy the delay in getling
the Mills Memorial . Hospital
expansion program. out-of the
‘jevhnocratic red ape that kas il
“completely bogged down al the
mument. sO 7
_Skeenu MLA Heartley Dent
‘met with the Communily
Resources Council of Terrace
last Friday 10 discuss the effect
uf a new mental health center
would have on this area. Mr.

Kitimat laundty. ,

“The Kilimat Laundry
Supervisor has | expressed
concern aver the materials such
us garbage... hospital bedside
urensils and 0.1L instruments
being found in faundry bags."

“We have. made our ‘stall
aware af the situation’ and. at
lelephone conversation with
Mr. Green, Assistant: Ad-

ministrator, of. the Kitimat,
General Hospital confiemed

that there) has been a very
noticeable impravement.”
“We sincerely hope that the
laundry problems have been
solved." :
“We are, hewever, still very

concerned of the ianspertition

ee

see us at—— TWIN
VALLEY

OMES LTD.

[rosa nicHway 25 tmmnact 635-4043.

The agreement must receive |

a two-thirds majority of the
hospitals which participated in
the joint negotialions, H must -

“algo be :ratified: by the unions. - *
Teoneened.. 0 i Se

director; Health.’ Securi
Program Project,
Dr. K.1.G, Henson,
' deputy minister of Health to fly:
te Terrace un February 7, for a_
special necting with the Rav.

_-dolin Stukes andthe Community”

Resuurces Council,

‘This meeting will be qn im.

portant one to insure thal peaple-

in this: region’ receive the’ 5
maximum benefits from this

propsed. center. ~. Submissions

will “be made during this: -
meeting by local. groups and. -

individual |" members. . af
Community Resuurees. *

wust 2! We have

CSEPVICG? :

“This mater will be‘pursued:
cbeneeen the administrators of
ihe two hespilals'in the very. @

gear ‘Tulure.”"

de Cogteal Africa aren
Wiawine tribes, men ‘pointed

heir teeth bo. altrvet womens: 2
| In eariy Japuiamavried women -

dyed their Leet black to dis

‘eouvaze heir husbands’ jeal--
Bhick ’

busy of other men,
teeth became the imuarried
woman's slatis symbal al ta:
hoo to others, 7 ‘

and:
assislant::

ked “ihe (Ad-?-
ministratur.of the Kitimat

General Hospital to consider ine,
‘stipplying ‘a cumplete laundry...

THE HERALD, TERRACE, B.C.

of tuition fees, living allowances
plus additional allowances for
married students and stusents
living away from home, and
(transportation allowances. |
Upon completion of the
curriculum, trainees will
receive a sliding scale of wages
based upon 50 per cent to 100 per
cenl of the fully qualified wage
rate when ? the hospital com-
pleling the practicum.

() Improved protection for
technolagical. change including
the establishment of com-
mittees to plan training
programs for those effected by
technological change and other
new methods af operation, and
for those hoping lo qualify for
new posilions brought about by
expansions and renovations. Ii
will also Include the concept of
joint skill upgrading. - ,

The contract includes many
other imporlant’ gains for

H.E.U, members. 60 per cent of -
the s will be able to enjoy therir

annual yacations in the prime

vacation months of June, July,

Augus( and September.
Supplementary vacations will

‘he provided for long service

employees. After 25 years of

continuous service, the em-'

© HOSPITAL WORKERS RATIFY 20 PERCENT PAY

ployee is entitled to an -extra
‘week of vacalion to be taken at
his option once during the five
year eviod after the 25th an-
fiversary. The same principle
applies in subsequent five year
periods with an increase in the
size of extra vacation to two
weeks after 30 years and three.
weeks after 35 years, elec. -
The new agreement has
achieved extra pay for working
on certain slatutory holidays. -
Employees will receive 10

.slatutory holidays per. year:

However, if an employee is

‘required’ to work on Christmas
- Day, Easter Day, or Lbour Day,

the employee will receive: his
regular moathly pay rate which.
includes the payment. Tor
statutory holidays plus. the
eruployee will receive tIme and.”

one-half pay for .the - hours, -: =
worked on these three statulory ~”

holidays. 7
Maternity “Provisions. :.-

Protection against dismissal fer... -
Employees 2°:
‘required io take Leave of

pregnancy.

Absence will be covered with
Sick Leave provisions. Upon
return to work, Ine employee is

‘quaranileed her former position.

“It's a, good: Collective:

OF You DON’T Gi
: ‘ON AUTOPLAN NOW oon "

We're worried because you don
insurance yet. ce

ay

| THE INSURANCE AG

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Agreement” sald Gerow. .

“IL-ineludes| a meaningful
wage increase and, in addition,
it includes the protection of that
wage increase from ths ravages

of galloping inflation with a
cost-of-living escalator. ' Also, --

we have, afler many years of

And, unless you already have your. Autoplan
insurance, you should be worried too.

So, see-one of the authorized independent Au C

insuranceagents in your community now. |
Then we can all stop worrying.

ENTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

REPRESENTING.

HIKE

; or
_collective bargaining, ed a
severance allowance anda

proper training“ program | for
nursing service. personnel.’
There is much excitement about
the collective agreement.”
“One Ihe most salisfying new
provisions is the involvement of

at a
_ “> This manhas helped
. alotofpeople. a
7 ele boast . a - : fl
a » He's professional from Investors. And ir
:4973 he established new investment programs
of his clients exceeding two mitlion dollars.
esides helping himself to a good incame, i:
elped his many clients establish programs
“Which ‘will lead to their financial success. As 3
‘professiona! frons! nvestors, he provides a
omprehensive personal money management
-servica. A‘setvice which his clients cae rely an
“and. build on-over-the years... .
Our:congratulations:go dut-to this gentleman.
+... (nwestors Syndicate distributes’
-sharas of eight major. mutual funds,
.. guaranteed sayings certificates,
 votaxsaving plans, pension -*
“7 trusts, estate planning. life
~ jnsurance and annuities. — -

if you leave it any longer, you just may not be able ‘
to get insurance you'll need to drive on March 1st."

The fact is, unless more people ‘arrange for. their
insurance right away, we simply won't be able to
handle everyone later. ts

WwESLOW:-

‘SYNDICATE LIMITED

__ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1974

" he employees" representative.

in the very, Important:program*

“of. training. cand. skill
upgrading.” Cee TT
-ttcis anticipated . that, the

hospital employers. will .com-
plete their ratificalion process
by early February. © i; >

C.J, MoChasnay
Oistrict Manager
Terrace, B.C.

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