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costing $ ·1000 a day Dalhousie 5 trike moves _16 November 1978 into third week Number 10 Volume 111 by Alan Adams tactics to get the students to As the strike between the do maintenance work. 1alhousie administration and Cunningham said that signs oembers of CUPE, Local have been posted in resi 1392, nears the end of its dences asking students to second week, there appears to pitch in to keep the university be no end in sight as both clean during the strike. When parties ~emain firm on po asked about this, Dean of Men sitions taken by individual Clem Norwood replied "no negotiating teams. The dis comment, no comment. I'm pute concerns wages paid to leaving my office and I don't CUPE members. want to talk to anybody." CUPE is requesting an 85c Vice-President Vagianos per hour increase in their said "the purpose of the contract over the next two university is that it is here to years, while the administra provide an education in a tion is offering a 31 c increase most hospitable environ for the same period. Wages ment." He hoped that every for union members range from student had been able to $3.82 to $4.84 per hour. decide with their own cons Strike Support cience about their position on Around the campus support the strike. Vagianos explained for the strikers is mounting that the cleaning of Dalhousie day by day. is presently being performed A Strike Support Committee by management personnel has been formed and has been and he hopes the dispute will holding strategy meetings al end soon. "My muscles are most daily. Chairperson Mike getting tired." Lynk told the Gazette the Costs per day in cleaning Dal committee's objectives are "to CUPE Representative Cun build as broad a base of ningham estimates the strike support for the strikers de is costing Dal "a minimum of mancfs as possible." Lynk $7000. a day", everything added that the committee is included. He personally thinks composed of Dal students, most of this goes towards the faculty and staff. overtime being lodged by He explained that in build management personnel. He ing this broad support the added that the cleaning done committee will be issuing can best be rated at 30% regular information pamph efficient. lets, organizing sympathetic Vagianos says that he has people to walk the picket no idea of the extra costs lines, and initiating a petition involved in management supporting the strikers posit clean-up. He said that be: ion that there should be no tween 50-75 people are in scabbing on campus. Lynk volved in the actual cleaning defined scabbing "as doing and as yet the administration the work usually done by hasn't totalled the overtime cleaners." bill. He said that he had earlier Both the Dalhousie Staff promised not to hire extra Association (DSA) and the personnel to aid in the clean International Union of Oper ing, but added "4-6 extras have been hired by security." Warn~d by the Halifax Police to "keep moving and be quiet" or arrested for disturbing the peace ating Engineers (IUOE) have the ptcketers walked in a continuous circle in front of the truck. come out in support of the Conditions at Dal strikers, while the Dalhousie When the Gazette contacted Faculty Association (DFA) will the Halifax Board of Health concerning conditions at Dal, Administration says the directive from manage be meeting today to discuss ment. In reviewing their con their position. Senior Health Inspector E.A. Collum of the Atlantic Health tract he said "there is nothing DSA President Jane Mer in there that says they can't sereau said that DSA mem Unit said "there have been no complaints registered with move material." He added that b~rs have been asked not to management isn't asking any perform duties usually done our department and conse No scabbing quently we see no need for a body to do anything out of the by maintenance workers while ordinary. Jollimore said that the strike is on. IUOE Local special inspection." When asked if in fact a health harsh disciplinary action will 968 Vice-President Bob Leger not be taken against the also said that members of his inspector had visited Dal since the strike began, Collum -no work carpenters but lay-offs will union will not be doing any result if materials don't reach scabbing. "We're not going to replied, "We cannot answer it." Leger said that they have this question because of the by Alan Adams working sites. clean and do the duties of the never had to perform loading CUPE Local1392 President, people on the streets." Freedom of Information clause Members in the carpentry duties before and can't see within our department." AI Cunningham, said the DFA Vice-President Michael shop of the International why they should do them university "is trying to split Cross explained that the fac Howe Hall representative Union of Operating Engineers, now. He added there is the unions" by ordering the ulty "are not officially part of Dick Matthews, however, told Local 968, have been threat nothing in their contract that carpenters to move materials. any support group", but added the Gazette that the resi ened with layoffs for refusing states they have to do this. The university is zooming in "there is a good chance the dences have become notice to perform duties usually He cited Section 51, part 3, on the union in efforts to executive will go further than ably dirtier. Matthews said done by striking members of paragraph "C" of the Trade break the strike, he said. it t1as." there were silverfish in the CUPE 1392. Union Act which "allows you hallways and "gross little Scabbing The threat came after IUOE to refuse WOfk normally done flies" that never were around Cunningham told the Ga members refused to load and by those on strike, without See centre zette that although the sup before. unload delivery trucks des fear or reprisal from the port for the strikers is ex Matthews said a Depart tined for work sites around university." Leger said that ment of Health official (a ceptional, a few people don't Dalhousie. his shop met and discussed Dalhousie alumnus) visited for more "realize the seriousness of Bob Leger, Chief Shop the directive and then voted to the residence on Tuesday and their scabbing efforts." He Steward of the carpentry shop, defy the order. said the university "is openly said that he found the resi said in defying the order union Roger Jollimore, Co-ordina encouraging people to do our dences cleaner than when he tor of the Physical Plant, feels on strike work." He accused the admin lived there several years be members decided "it's not our istration of using pressure fore. work and we don't want to do the carpenters should obey th• dalhousie gazette"/ 18 november 1978"/ 2 UPDATE CALENDAR, compliments of M.K. O'BRIEN DRUG MART 6199 COBURG ROAD M.K. O'Brien Pharmacy 429-3232 Corner of Le Marchant St. Opposite Howe Hall • Update Calendar Is a service provided by The Dalhousie Gazette. To enter your notice In the calendar, please send a typed copy to the Dalhousie Gazette, Dalhousie Student Union Building, Dalhousie University, Halifax, B3H 4J2; or drop It off In the office, third floor SUB; or at the SUB enquiry desk, first floor SUB. Notices must be received by the Monday previous to each Issue. Thursday, November 16 Saturday, November 18 Tuesday, November 21 Coming Soon Red Herring Co-op Books annual "Winter Skies", a program on astron A panel discussion on battered women, The Nova Scotia Drama League is General Meeting has had to re-locate omy, Is the subject at the Nova Scotia their problems and alternatives will be holdir.g another of Its highly successful due to the CUPE strike. It will be held in Museum's Project Room on Saturday, co-sponsored by Dartmouth Regional workshops in Stage Lighting, November the Haliburton Room on the second November 18. Learn to recognize the Library and Bryony House on Tuesday, 25-26 at 6152 Coburg Road , in Halifax. floor of King's College Administrative stars In-winter from 10:30-12:30. November 21 at 8 :00 p.m. in the library Further information on the Stage building at 8:00 p.m., Thursday, auditorium, 100 Wyse Road . Lighting Workshop can be obtained by November 16. There will also be a contacting the NSDL office at 5516 The Canadian Ski Patrol System will be lecture by Judith Flngard on The Spring Garden Road , Halifax, or by holding their annual swap shop No Working Class in 19th Century Atlantic calling 425-3876. · Canada on Sunday, November 19 at vember 13 to November 18, 1978 at the 2:00p.m . at Red Herring Co-operative Maritime Mail, (store across from Direct Wednesday, November 22 Books at 1652 Barrington Street, Film). second floor. November 13 from 1 : 00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., November 14 & 15 from 7:00 to 9:00p.m. equipment may be placed in The Nova Scotia Museum invites the the Swap for sale on the following dates public to a lecture on " Nova Scotia and times: November 16 & 17 from Thursday, November 16 International Glass", Wednesday, November 22 , at 11 :00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and on Students' Association invites all Over 8:00 p.m. Guest lecturer Is Doris November 18 9:00a.m. to 3:00 J: .m. seas Students to a wine and cheese Wentzell, a glass collector herself and Bring your old ski equlprr 1nt, or party.