The Official Publication of October 2000 the Telecommunications Vol. XXII Workers Union TheTransmitter No. 5

BROADWAY rilaiiirO2 PRINTERS Union ready to begin bargaining with Telus

The TWU bargaining commit- The six new bargaining com- part of the Bargaining Package. gaining process. We are con- only with their support that we tee is now prepared to begin bar- mittee members from Alberta, The Bargaining Committee fident that an informed mem- can, again, bring negotiations gaining a new contract with (two from Plant, two from Cleri- is again unanimous in our bership will be a vocal and sup- to a successful conclusion. Telus, following the three-day cal, one from Mobility, and one commitment to keep the mem- portive membership. These Respectfully submitted. bargaining convention held in from Operator Service) were bership informed of our upcoming negotiations belong Bargaining is expected to be- Burnaby September 13-15. nominated by the Alberta contin- progress throughout the bar- to the membership, and it is gin later this fall. Delegates debated the package gent, and were elected by. con- of resolutions which had been vention. They are: Donna Hikiro submitted by Locals, and on each from Mobility Local 237, Eileen resolution, voted on the commit- Wyliie and Bobbi Schneider tee's recommendation of concur- from Edmonton Local 207, rence or non-concurrence. Sandy Mutter from Calgary Lo- For the first time, delegates cal 203, Dave Tingle from from Alberta locals participated Calgary Plant Local 204 and in a TWU convention. More Tom Robson from Edmonton than 20 Alberta delegates were Plant Local 208. Following their present at the convention. The election, they immediately took TWU officially became the bar- their place at the head table along gaining agent for the unionized with the 10 previously elected Telus employees from Alberta on members on the team. The 10 June 30, 2000. original members were six B.C. The bargaining committee will delegates, Ron Driscoll, Darlene be bargaining a new collective Foley, Kelly Gray, Lila Hackett, agreement covering members Marcel LaFond and Greg Lome, from both Alberta and B.C. and three officers, Bruce Bell, Six Alberta delegates added to bargaining team at September convention, bringing total to 16 With that in mind, the Union Peter Massy and Hope expanded the size of the bargain- Cumming, with President Rod ing committee to 16 from 10. Hiebert an ex-officio member. The Committee presented a 12 Alberta Locals chartered short "Bargaining Committee MAILPOSTE Report" to convention, the ma- The organization of the TWU • Local 207, Edmonton and Union's regular convention this Canada Pool Corporation /Societe outgrow des pastes Postage paid Port payd jor portion of which follows: among the Union's new Telus area Clerical and Operator coming January, when it is ex- Blk Nbre The Bargaining Committee members in Alberta has been Service; pected that additional Business 6736 met in the month of June. proceeding at a steady pace • Local 208, Edmonton and Agents will be elected and as- VANCOUVER, B.C. TWU President Rod Hiebert over the summer months since area Plant; signed to the Alberta offices. presented a training and strat- the formal labour board order • Local 209, Grande Prairie The Edmonton office is lo- egy seminar in preparation for extending our bargaining cer- and area; cated at: this upcoming round of nego- tificate was handed down June • Local 210, Fort McMurray Suite 103 tiations. Following the semi- 30. and area; 10525 — 170 Street, nar the Committee debated the The sign-up of members be- • Local 211, covering the Edmonton, Alberta, 409 resolutions as received gan almost immediately and is northeast including Vegreville, TSP 4W2 from the Locals to prepare the carrying on, with a good re- Phone: 780-488-2223 package that is presented be- St. Paul, Bonnyville and other Fax: 780-488-6911 fore you. sponse rate and a great deal of area towns; and Although all the proposals interest. • Local 237, Telus Mobility E-mail: are generally based on the ex- Twelve new locals covering members. Ronald [email protected] isting TWU/BCT Collective Alberta were chartered in July Founding meeting were held Agreement we are cognizant of by motion of Executive Coun- in August for Locals 201, 202, The Calgary office is located the fact that many of our Sis- cil, and founding meetings were 203, 204, 206, 207, 208, and at: ters and Brothers in Alberta held in most of the Locals in 327. Suite 225 are currently covered by other August. At those meetings, members 525 — 28 St. S.E., Collective Agreements. With TWU offices have also been elected local executives, shop Calgary, Alberta, T2A 6W9 that in mind, your Bargaining set up and are being staffed in stewards and delegates to the Phone: 403-237-6990 Committee has put together a Calgary and Edmonton. bargaining convention, which Fax: 403-802-2381 package of proposed concur- The new locals are: was held in Burnaby in mid- rences with a focus of achiev- • Local 201 covering mem- September. Meanwhile, Alberta members ing improvements for all, with bers in Medicine Hat and area; The Union offices in Al- with grievances can take them no concessions. • Local 202 covering berta are being staffed by two to their Local shop steward, In keeping with past practice, Lethbridge and area; Business Agents each, with who may wish to discuss them we have included a Policy Sec- • Local 203 covering Cleri- Ron Williams and Fran with their Local delegates and tion of proposals that the Com- cal and Operator Service mem- Guillet assigned to Edmon- the Union office in Edmonton mittee agrees with in principle, bers in Calgary and area; ton, and Bill Silvester and or Calgary. but which we believe would be • Local 204 covering Plant June Lewis in Calgary. There Members who have Workers detrimental for the Union to members in Calgary and area; are also three clerical staff in Compensation claims denied take to the Bargaining table. • Local 205, Red Deer and the Calgary office and one in and who wish to appeal them We therefore want to indicate area; the Edmonton office. can telephone the Burnaby of- our approval for the concepts • Local 206, Camrose and This staffing situation is for fice at 604-437-8601 collect contained in these resolutions, area; and ask for Myron Johnson. without having them adopted as the interim period, until the

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear TWU: the $1000 cheque. These were pre- Dear TWU: banner, which the girls proudly display Retirement thanks I wish to thank the TWU for the sented to me by Jim Christensen on I wish to thank the TWU for the at all league games and tournaments. much appreciated $1000 cheque and behalf of the Union, also in attendance $1000 gift I received May 31 for my Again, thank you for supporting the Dear TWU: honorary life membership, presented were Bill Silvester and Tim Williams. retirement. Congratulations on win- development of this fine group of hard I would like to thank you for the by Rob Moubray at my retirement cel- Great to see that the TWU won the vote ning the merger vote and may you have working young ladies. honourary life membership, the cheque ebration. Thanks to everyone for the and will represent all members in BC continued success with your newly Sincerely, for $1,000 and 36 years of great serv- great party. and Alberta. I wish all the officers and expanded membership. Delta Heat '87 Girls Fastpitch ice. Congratulations on the successful members of the TWU all the best in Happily retired, Dan MacDonald TWU vote. the future. Paul Kusch Dear TWU: Local 36, Cranbrook Yours sincerely, In solidarity, Salt Spring Island Thank you for your donation of $250 Dear TWU: Tom Kilpatrick David Grange for our fifth Annual Goju Karate Tour- I would like to thank the TWU for Penticton, Kelowna Surrey nament, which took place in Crofton the honourary life membership and the Dear TWU: Dear TWU: on June 17, 2000. $1,000. Dear TWU: Many thanks for the generous retire- I would like to thank you for the Yours sincerely, Carol Honour, Thank you for the $1000 cheque and ment gift. much appreciated $1000 gift and the Debbie Noa Maple Ridge the Certificate of Honourary Life Sincerely, Honourary Life TWU membership I Tournament Co-ordinator Dear TWU: Membership that I received from M. Briden received on my retirement. I accepted the ERIP and retired at Marilyn Clark on my retirement from Coquitlam Congratulations on your winning the end of July. TELUS. vote which gives you more strength as Thanks for help I wish to thank the TWU for all of Thank you to each and every one of Dear TWU: you move forward. Dear TWU: the hard work and support over the you who helped and supported me Thank you very much for the cheque Janet Ganden I am writing to thank all of the Sis- years, and continued success in the through all the years that I worked at in the amount of $1000 and for the Qualicum Beach ters and Brothers who represented me future. Thank you. BCTEL/TELUS, and especially to all Honourary TWU Life Membership during my arbitration with Rogers Ca- Verna R. Brown, my friends who were so caring and that I received when I retired from ble. The support for me and my fam- Local 14 helpful at the Whalley Service Cen- TELUS. Dear TWU: ily has been outstanding. A special Dear TWU: tre. Without your support I would I would also like to thank Karen Thank you so much for the $1000 thank you to Neil Morrison and Tim I would like to thank the TWU for never have made it through all those Whitfield and George Doubt for all retirement cheque. Williams for their guidance and pa- the Honourary Life Membership, re- hard struggling years. You are all their help. Most important of all, a special tience. tirement pin, and $1,000 which I re- wonderful. Sincerely, thanks for the hard work and dedica- I was overwhelmed by the support ceived upon my retirement August 1. Thank you, Bobby Scott tion on your behalf so that I can enjoy from Local 60, in particular from Doug I greatly enjoyed my 34 years as a Kathy Findlay Local 25 a good pension and that I also enjoyed Cameron and Paul Yorke. They were TWU member. I would also like to Blaine, WA Dear TWU: good wages and working conditions. instrumental in raising $5,000 for me thank Executive Council and all TWU Sorry to be so late in getting off this Yours in solidarity, and my family. I thank all of the mem- members for a job well done. Dear TWU: thank you for the Life Membership Sharon Morton bers of Local 60 for their generosity. I Sincerely, I would like to thank the TWU for certificate and pin and the gift of $1000 Local 6 was a member for such a short time, Vicky Zallas, the Honourary Life Membership and which I am going to use to buy a stand- and Local 60 really helped me in a time Surrey, B.C. ard poodle that I have wanted for many of need. years. Sports thanks Dear TWU: Even though the arbitration award Retirement is great, so thank you Our team of 12-year old girls, the did not go in my favour, the member- EDMONTON OFFICE CALGARY OFFICE very much for making it possible. Langley Squirt Girls, was a treat to be ship dug deep, and for that, my family #255 - 525-28 St. S.E. Sincerely, #103 - 10525-170 Street around. I would like to thank you for and I are very grateful. I wish the best Fern Presley Edmonton, Alta, T5P 4W2 Calgary, Alta, T2A 6W9 the generous contribution to make this to my sisters and brothers. Prince George Ph. 780-488-2223 Ph. 403-237-6990 softball season one to remember. Sincerely, Thank you again. Dennis Lee Fax: 780-488-6911 Fax: 403-802-2381 Dear TWU: Art Teelson, I would like to thank you for the Life Dear TWU: Langley Squirt Girls Membership and the $1000, which I would like to send my most heart- Mike Slade presented to me at my re- felt thanks to my Sisters and Brothers Dear TWU: tirement party on June 17, 2000. for all of their generous donations to We would like to thank you for spon- I have enjoyed my 35-year plus years my family. ... TWU phone ...C6043 437-8601} soring our T-ball Team and Peewee as a TWU member. Keep up the good Also another big thanks to all who Boys Team and helping to make our work. participated in the 50/50 draw Softball program a success. It is very In solidarity, ($1,100.) What a wonderful thought- much appreciated. I Kathleen Higgins ful thing to do. It was very much ap- Yours very truly. TWU fax (6043 435.7760 Local 14, Nanaimo preciated. Chase River-Extension Our daughter "Shannon" came home Minor Softball Assn., Dear TWU: from Children's Hospital in March, Brenda Shaw, Secretary My sincere thanks for the $1000 after 8 months and one week. She's cheque on my retirement and best Dear TWU: still not 100% but doing very well, wishes to your executive and members. On behalf of the Coquitlam Classics better every day and loving being at Pension Plan Marge Kopchiak Girls Fastpitch Team I would like to home. office (6043 430-1317_2 Cranbrook extend a huge thanks for your gener- Thank you for all of your thoughts ous support. The girls have just com- and best wishes. And special thanks Dear TWU: pleted another very enjoyable season, to my friend Lila Wing and Local 23! I would like to take this opportunity which was highlighted by a trip to Sincerely, to express my appreciation for the Kamloops to compete in a tournament Sister. Nancy Zamora & family TWU hotline ..(604) 435-2224 $1000 retirement gift and Honourary and participation in the Provincial Life Membership upon my retirement. Championships in Tswassen. Partici- ITAC thanks Yours sincerely, pation in these tournaments is only Wayne Dodd possible through sponsorship of the Dear TWIT: Local 16, Kelowna team by organizations such as the As you know, on June 13, 14 & 15, TWU Website addresses: TWU. The girls would like to let you 2000 Industry Training & Apprentice- TWU Home Page: http:/AArverw.twu-canada.ca Dear TWU: know that it is greatly appreciated. ship Commission (ITAC) staff gath- TW Pension Plan: I would like to take this opportunity Thanks again! ered from all over the province to meet, http://www.twu-canade.ca/twpo/potocJhtm to thank all of my many friends and Sincerely, share ideas and provide feedback on TW Benefit Plan: associates for their kind words of con- Doug Corrado issues of operational importance and http://www.twu-canada.caftwopfbphameihtm gratulations on my retirement at the Local 50 review our Strategic and Business TWU Email Address (Union Office): end of July 2000. Dear TWU: Plans. All scheduled workshops and twuetwu-canada.ca It has been a very interesting 29 The players, coaches and families of meetings were successful and produc- TW Pension end Benefit Plans: years in telecommunications at BC tive. twolansetwubc.00m Delta Heat '87 girls Rep A Fastpitch TEL & subsequently TELUS, and I team extend their sincere thanks to Thank you, once again, for the door owe much to the camaraderie of those TWU Local 31 for your sponsorship prize you kindly donated. ITAC staff in Outside Plant Engineering, Con- of our 2000 season. also asked me to express their sincere struction and I&R. Your generous support has enabled gratitude for your generous contribu- At my farewell luncheon my long the team to effectively train and par- tion. time colleague Brother Bruce ticipate in league games and tourna- Sincerely, TheTransmitter Sargeant, who was also there repre- ments. Through this support the girls DeLaine Foxley senting the TWU, presented me with will be taking part in approximately 7 Board Co-ordinator Member of my TWU Honourary Life Membership local tournaments and 3 tournaments WCB thanks The Transmitter is the offi- Canadian Certificate, my TWU Retired Members in Washington State. They have been Association cial publication of the of Labour pin, and a cheque from the TWU for invited to play in Los Angeles in No- Dear TWU: Telecommunications CALM Media $1000. I would like to thank Myron Johnson Association vember 2000 and are working very Workers Union. canadienne The TWU supports its members in for all the help, and work he put into de la presse hard at getting there. ACPS syndicale so many ways and my thanks go out You can be proud of your contribu- winning my Workers' Compensation to all of you for your diligent work on tion to the development of this team, case. It took a long time, but with all Editor: Myron Johnson all of our behalf over the decades. his work that he did, we finally won. President: Rod Hiebert as they are a group who has not only Vice-Presidents: Neil Morrison & Bruce Bell Yours sincerely with thanks, progressed they are truly ambassadors Gary Wallace Sect.-Treasurer: Kathy Pearn Albert Richard Hooper for our communities. Your sponsor- Retired Member 5261 Lane Street, Burnaby, B.C. V5H 4A6 Maple Ridge ship has been advertised on our team Kamloops TRANSMITTER - October, 2000 - Page 2 More Letters CWA congrats Dear TWU: Superior I have heard the news of your out- Walk thanks standing victory in the TELUS elec- Dear TWU: tions. It was a very decisive vote. A special thanks to all of our mem- It is quite clear that the TWU went Poultry bership who supported the TELUS into this election in a very professional Mobility teams who participated in the and systematic way — as all good or- Canadian Cancer Society Relay for A ganizing campaigns should be con- using Friend walk, June 3, 2000. ducted. Two teams (24 people) from TELUS My sincere congratulations to Presi- Mobility walked in memory of Linda dent Rod Hiebert, your officers, and strike- Sherritt, a 30-year union member who staff on this terrific win. died, March 28 of this year of cancer. In solidarity, With your donations we raised over Morton Bahr, President, $5,300 for the Canadian Cancer Soci- Communications Workers of breakers ety. America The United Food and Commer- Participation in the walk helped all cial Workers (UFCW) Local 1518 of us deal with the loss of our friend and enabled us to do something posi- Banquet thanks has been on strike against Superior five towards helping find a cure for this Dear TWU: Poultry in Coquitlam since July 23, dreaded disease that has touched so We would like to extend our sincere 2000 in an attempt to win a first many. thank you for the generous donation collective agreement for 317 work- We would like to recognize the fol- towards our 1999 Retiree Spring Ban- ers. lowing people and TWU Locals who quet that was held on April 15, 2000. According to UFCW, the em- sponsored us. With your kind donation, our event ployer has been using unfair labour • The TWU Executive Council; was a great success enjoyed by ap- practices and has hired private se- proximately 350 people. • Peter Massy, Local 51 Business Organizers Marcel Dionne, Nicole Mitchell, and seated, Raymond Chretien curity guards to shuttle strikebreak- Agent; Again, thank you and we hope we • All of the employees at TELUS can look for your support for next ers into the workplace. Mobility; year's event. Other poultry processing plants • Locals 1, 51, 21, 7, 60 & 4; and Yours truly, in B.C. have a base rate of $16.16 • Arden Honey, Vice President of Maria Halushka Chairperson TWU steps up to $16.46 an hour after 48 months, Customer Service — TELUS Mobility CSU 52 Social Committee but the vast majority of workers at (who donated her $1000 fee for a semi- Civic Service Union 52 Superior earn less than $10 an hour nar she put on for a private company). and receive no medical insurance In solidarity, CEP head retires organizing efforts or sick benefits. Sister Drina Latrace & all of the Superior Poultry is owned by rest of us who walked for this To President Rod Hiebert: Dear Rod & Lina: Pollon Group of companies. The worthy cause. With the Telus merger cam- sit back and allow the opposite I just want to take a moment to say a Pollon Group owns three other TWU Local 51 member paign and vote behind us, the great big thank you for being at my — the downgrade of wages and poultry processing facilities in retirement party in Regina and for the TWU Organizing Department working conditions — to take B.C.: Hallmark (non-union), Van Tel thanks beautiful chest and jacket. I know that is again in full gear seeking new place. The only way to do that United (non-union) and Colonial Dear TWU: you made the chest yourself and that certifications. is to organize. Farms (certified by UFCW 518 Thank you for your donation for our makes it all the more special to me. Currently, two members, prior to purchase by Pollon). Please thank the other officers and It is not an easy task, but with Annual General Meeting held on May These plants produce 50 per cent the TWU members for me. Nicole Mitchell of Local 52 and the help of all our members, we 4, 2000. of B.C.'s poultry products, and Your efforts helped add to the suc- We've just returned from a month Raymond Chretien of Local 53 stand a much better chance. We Local 1518 has sought a declara- cess of this event and we appreciate on the East Coast and I can tell you are working out of the Burnaby look forward to all of your there is life after work — and it's a very tion that these operations are allied your generosity. office on organizing cam- calls. Yours truly, good one! and common employers. paigns. Watch for updates in future Jan Butterworth All the best & keep in touch. Since these plants are wholesal- Executive Council has also Executive Assistant Fred Pomeroy issues of the Transmitter. ers, some products are packaged Van-Tel Credit Union Past CEP President obtained the services of expe- Following is a list of current with identifiable product labels for rienced BCGEU organizer TWU certifications: retail, while a significant part of the Marcel Dionne for a six-week Telephone Company product is delivered in bulk for Camp Jubilee period from late August TELUS repackaging. Regardless of the through mid-October to lead Cable product label, Pollon Group prod- ucts can be identified at the retail the initial organizing drives and Rogers Cable TV — to mentor the two TWU mem- level by an "Establishment looking for rentals Abbotsford Number" required by food safety bers in the organizing office. Rogers Cable TV — Surrey regulations. Dear TWU: The organizers will be seek- Rogers Cable TV —Vancou- They are as follows: Superior Know what the best kept secret is for recreational camp- ing certifications in Alberta as ing in Vancouver? Camp Jubilee located half-way up In- ver Poultry (also labeled as Valley well as British Columbia. Dixon Cable (Delta) Farms), 545; Hallmark, 317 or dian Arm, of course. The camp is 64 years old and is only The Organizing Department Communications 217a; and United (also labeled as 30 minutes from downtown Vancouver by boat. It is owned has put together the following Quinsam Radio Communi- Topper), 341. and operated by the Children's Jubilee Association which additional information. Workers are asked to support the cations is a registered non-profit organization. We invite our members to take strikers by not purchasing poultry (Campbell River) with the above numbers while the Our mission is: "To provide a quality summer camp ex- a role in assisting this impor- Food Services tant Union department. strike is in progress. perience for all children" and our philosophy is "To enhance Restauronics (Burnaby) If anyone has friends or fam- a young person's self-esteem through various recreational Internet Services ily working in the Communica- BOYCOTTS activities." Journet Communications The camp was founded in 1936 (Vancouver's Jubilee tions industry who are not cur- All readers are asked to sup- (Langley) port the following trade union anniversary) by the Woman's Labour League of Vancou- rently members of a Union and Security and Alarm sponsored consumer boycotts. ver. Since then, the B.C. labour movement has been the would like to explore the idea of becoming TWU members, Monitoring Please do not patronize or pur- principle provider for the camp's existence. please call us with details at Tri-Com Security (Burnaby) chase any of these goods, serv- Despite the virtually unchanged wilderness surrounding ices and/or retail outlets: (604) 437-8601 ext. 630 (col- Answering and Paging All Non-Union Postal Outlets. the camp, the site has many newly-renovated buildings. Professional Answering and lect calls through an operator Dispute with CUPW We have 136 acres of prime real estate with 2,640 feet of Paging Vancouver will be accepted). California Table Grapes. shoreline. Unfortunately, many do not know about this As members will understand, (Richmond) United Farmworkers of beautiful site and the camp sits vacant for most of the it is increasingly important for Telephone Survey America year. And, Jubilee is prepared to offer a competitive price. the TWU to focus on organiz- and Polling All Indonesian Products We offer a number of activities including: sea kayaking, ing this quickly-changing in- Campbell-Goodell-Traynor CLC re: East Timor ropes obstacle course, swimming, beachcombing, volley- dustry. With deregulation (Vancouver) Philips Electronic Products, ball, hiking, and campfire, as well as a host of indoor ac- comes a huge need for the TWU Traffic Control Quebec CLC/USWA 7812 tivities for inclement weather. to reach out to the large group Guardian Angels Traffic National Post and Calgary of non-union employees in the Rentals help us to offset the cost of running this facility Control Herald and sponsoring kids to go to summer camp. So when communications industry. (Prince George) CEP and GCIU strike against planning your next outdoor event, please consider using We need to bring them up to Kilo Flagging (Nelson) Herald Camp Jubilee. our level of compensation and Quesnel Traffic Control NORPAC Products working conditions rather than Fort St. James Flagging CLC/PCUN TRANSMITTER - October, 2000 - Page 3 Arbitration held on disputed work

An arbitration hearing was Telus applied to the Canada held in mid-September into the Industrial Relations Board dispute which resulted in a (CIRB) to have the employees walkout of TWU members at ordered back to work. some Telus locations in B.C. in Following a hearing into the late August. dispute August 23, the CIRB As we go to press, we are did declare the walkout an "un- awaiting a finding from arbitra- lawful job action" and ordered tor Don Munro. the workers back. However, the The walkout involved hun- Board also ordered a 15-day dreds of employees from the cooling off period for both sides call centre in New Westminster to try to resolve the dispute, and customer service offices during which time the company around the province, who were was not allowed to assign the directly affected by the dispute, disputed work. as well as other workers who The Union was pleased with went out in sympathy. the Board decision to order the The first day of the walkout, cooling-off period as part of its which was not sanctioned by overall finding. the Union office, saw upwards During the cooling off period, of 600 workers off the job, and the parties agreed to an expe- eventually escalated to the dited arbitration in front of Mr. point that well over 1,000 work- Munro. ers were out. One issue in dispute which The underlying issue in dis- flowed out of the job action pute was the assignment of tra- involved the question of dis- ditional Service Representa- cipline. As the dispute was tives' work to telemarketers, in ending, the company's media Convention delegates, top, extend warm greeting to new Alberta delegates. Below, six new members effect, assigning work to a elected to bargaining team from Alberta locals: Tom Robson, Dave Tingle, Bobbi Schneider, Eileen relations manager said the Wyllie, Donna Hikiro and Sandi Mutter. lower-paid classification. (Sew company planned no discipli- Reps are paid at a Clerical nary action, but almost imme- Group 7 rate, while Telesales diately after, letters of disci- TWU certified as bargaining agent June 30 employees are paid at a Group pline were mailed out to some On June 30, the TWU was The June 30 order specifically the delayed vote count of the 4 or 5 rate). The immediate is- of the workers involved in the certified as the bargaining agent included field sales and telesales and field sales person- sue was the suspension of eight dispute, and all those who for all unionized employees at telemarketing employees in nel had been completed, with call centre employees over re- participated lost an ATO day Telus. both provinces. The employer nearly 80 per cent voting for the fusal to do the disputed work. or equivalent. The Canada Industrial Rela- had sought to have the field TWU. tions Board order stated that the sales and telesales employees The actual vote count was 478 TWU "is hereby certified to be excluded from the bargaining for the TWU and 121 for the Contact shop steward the bargaining agent for a unit unit, but that application was IBEW. With that vote count generally comprising all em- denied by the CIRB. added in to the bulk of the votes ployees of Telus previously The order certifying the TWU counted May 26, the final vote when filing grievance represented by the TWU, as bargaining agent came on the tally is TWU 10,107, and New members from Alberta are strongly en- IBEW Local 348, the CEP and IBEW 4,168 — or nearly 71 per heels of an announcement ear- couraged to contact their shop steward or lo- CSU 52." lier June 30 from the CIRB that cent for the TWU. cal executive member when they have a griev- ance or a workplace situation that requires Union attention. MU Locals That is the proper procedure for a member to follow, rather than directly contacting the Union office with the problem. We want to The shop steward or local executive mem- ber can of course then contact the Union of- hear fromyou! fice for assistance or advice in dealing with The Transmitter would like to receive more news from union the grievance or workplace problem, should locals. that be necessary, but it is preferable for the What's happening in your local that might be of interest to member to make the initial contact with the other union members? Upcoming events, local activities, con- Local representative. cerns, issues you'd like to raise . . . Interesting things your fel- Dealing through the Local representative low-workers may be doing — in the union or in the community. rather than the Union office is usually to the Let us know about it! member's advantage, as the local person is We are also interested in announcements of retirements of more likely to be fully aware of the circum- long-time members. stances of the situation, and of the personnel Take the information to your local secretary-treasurer or your local Transmitter liaison person, or forward it directly to: involved, and it is important to have someone Transmitter Editor in your workplace working on your behalf. It 5261 Lane Street Burnaby, B.C. V5H 4A6 also gives the Union office more time to deal or telephone 604-437-8601 with broader issues, and to keep in contact or fax 604-435-7760. with Local officials. TRANSMITTER - October, 2000 - Page 4 Health and Safety changes adopted by Parliament Health and Safety Officer Tim Williams reports that proposed changes to Part 2 of the Canada Labour Code dealing with health and safety have been adopted by Parliament and became law Sep- tember 30. The legislation, Bill C-12, provides a number of improvements to the law, including: • An expanded role for health and safety committees, including investigating and resolving complaints. • New requirements for policy health and safety committees for employers with more than 300 workers. The policy committee would develop overall policies and procedures and help the workplace health and safety committee. • Refinements to the right to refuse, including right to refuse for pregnant and nursing mothers. • Provision for development of regulations on prevention pro- Health and Safety representatives from locals around B.C. attend H&S seminar in June grams, violence and ergonomics.

CHRC moving ahead with TWU JobThe TWUEvaluation Clerical Job Evaluation Working update Committee would like to bring members up-to-date on the status of the Committee. pay equity complaint against Telus The Committee consists of the following members: Janet Reid, Local 20; Heather Ryall, Local 23; Anita Thompson, Local 50, The Canadian Human Rights "Despite a number of initiatives and Shelagh White, Local 50. The Steering Committee members uity study of BC TEL workers. The are Karen Whitfield and Neil Morrison, with Kathy Pearn as al- Commission is moving ahead with to attempt to jointly determine the March 2000 visit was designed to the TWU pay equity complaint extent of the gender-based wage allow them to see the wide range ternate. against Telus. gap at BC TEL, the company con- of work done by TWU members The Committee completed the review of backlog jobs in Febru- The Commission is finalizing a tinues to resist any participation and to pilot test the job evaluation ary 2000. At that point, Telus' obligation to pay for the commit- Job Evaluation Plan , and is fmal- in resolution of the complaint, so tools they are developing. The tee ended and the committee moved from the company headquar- izing the process for a pay equity the CHRC has decided to press Commission started with a sample ters building to the Union Office. The committee, which did not study, which will use the Plan. forward with our complaint with- of 22 jobs drawn from Plant, Cleri- meet during the merger campaign, resumed meeting August 21. As we reported in the June Trans- out the company's co-operation. cal and Operator Services and had The mandate of the committee will be the review of the ongoing mitter: "The Commission is developing one incumbent from each of those jobs for consistent application of the PAR plan, as well as rea- "During the last week of March, their own job information ques- jobs fill out the job information CHRC investigators came to B.C. tionnaire and job evaluation plan, sonableness of pre-requisites. questionnaire. They then did a site The backlog were all the jobs that had pending re-evaluation to conduct preliminary evaluations (not a Telus plan, as reported in the visit of some ofthosejobs, and oth- and tour a variety of Telus jobs in June article) and when it is com- ers, to help them fine-tune the requests on file prior to 1992. There were 262 in that category. the Lower Mainland. plete, they intend to do a pay eq- Plan. When they have completed The ongoing are all other jobs covered by job evaluation in cleri- the Plan, they will return to do the cal. The Committee will do a shorter review of these jobs, paying real study, which will involve a particular attention to pre-requisites, while keeping an eye on CIRB hearing on sample of 200 to 300 jobs, consistent application of the plan. throughout the company. The in- Those jobs that were disputed by the members will still get a tent is to then evaluate those jobs full review. unresolved issues based on the questionnaires and determine the gender-based wage RETROACTIVE LUMP-SUM PAYMENTS On September 18, the Canada Industrial Relations Board began gap. hearings dealing with issues relating to the February 2000 medi- Now, in finalizing the process, The 1999 Federal Budget proposes that individuals receiving the Commission is determining the qualifying retroactive lump sum payments of $3,000 or more af- ated settlement signed by Telus and the TWU hat resulted in the ter 1994 will be allowed a special mechanism to compute the tax. CIRB order reshaping the five former BC Tel and Alberta Telus sample, which will include 200 to 300 employees, randomly selected In an April 21,1999 Ministerial Letter, Revenue Canada notes bargaining unit into one. within each pay band or group. In that requests for adjustments will be handled by the Taxation In a bulletin September 19 relating to the hearings, Telus stated order to obtain a representative Centre, upon request by the taxpayer. the company "regrets the TWU attempts to move away from the sample, the Commission has cho- Revenue Canada also ask for a statement from the payor which: mediated settlement sanctioned by the Board in February." sen as the sample areas the Lower 1. Indicates the year in which the payment was made. President Rod Hiebert says the Telus allegation is simply un- Mainland, Prince George and 2. Describes the payment and its circumstances. true. "The fact is that there were some unresolved issues in the North Island. 3. Provides a breakdown between principal and interest, and February settlement, and these hearings are an attempt to resolve Selected members will receive a 4. Identifies the principal amount that relates to the current those unresolved issues — a process that the parties agreed to. " letter direct from the Commission, and each of the preceding years. probably late this fall, explaining If you believe you qualify, contact the company payroll depart- The same bulletin also states that Telus and the TWU have ex- ment. changed the required documents to start the bargaining process. the process. Arrangements will be made for the selected members to Hiebert explains that the documents referred to are letters required spend one day with the Commis- by the Labour Code before bargaining can commence. There has sion to do the questionnaire on been no exchange of proposals, and no date has yet been set for their job duties. (The Commis- Internet gap growing the start of negotiations. sion's target date is January 2001). As we go to press, we are awaiting the CIRB decision on the Business Agent Karen Whitfield From an August 17 Canadian Press report. outstanding issues. says the Union is pleased the Com- The gap between Internet haves and have-nots has been growing, and mission is proceeding despite the as more public information and private services move to the Web, low- reluctance of Telus, and we encour- income Canadians could be left in the digital dust. age members to participate fully. A new government-funded study obtained by the Toronto Star showed The June Transmitter article also a growing digital divide between the country's rich and poor, despite touched on the pay equity com- attempts at all levels of government to bridge the chasm. plaint brought against Bell "It's getting worse," said Andrew Reddick, director of research at the Canada by the Unions, the CEP Public Interest Advocacy Centre in Ottawa. Reddick was principal au- and CTEA. We incorrectly re- thor of the report, entitled "The Dual Digital Divide: The Information ported that the parties had nego- Highway in Canada." tiated a settlement which had pro- Reddick said the implications become more serious as the Internet vided a pay equity payment to the moves from being a novelty to a mainstream way of gathering informa- members at Bell. In fact, the set- tion and conduction business. tlement negotiated by the parties Many job hunters use Web sites where thousands of positions are more was rejected by the members at likely to be listed than in the classified section of a local newspaper. CEP and CTEA. The Bell case Reddick said governments and business should preserve traditional continues at the Human Rights information channels while finding new ways to give low-income groups Tribunal. Internet access and training. ©CALM/000220 TRANSMITTER - October, 2000 - Page 5 VAN TELUNION +- * foundation Great Financial Plans Selecting individual funds for each of the specific types of investments As part of Van Tel Credit Union's commitment to its members and the TWU is a process of finding those that out- community, the credit union established a foundation in 1998. perform the established benchmark The goal of the Van Tel Credit Union Foundation is to stimulate interest in for each asset class. For example, volunteering and to promote community involvement. if you were buying a Canadian Eq- The focus is on non-profit youth and environment programs, as well as those uity Fund, you would like it to out- that strive toward community enhancement and crime prevention. The Foun- perform the TSE 300 index over the dation was created to provide funding for such projects in our communities long term. A U.S. Equity Fund and to serve as a place where donations can grow and be made available to should beat the S&P 500 Index. future generations. Most investment advisors have the The Van Tel Credit Union Foundation launched its call for applications in tracking software to show you how August. Posters were distributed to Telus locations across the province and well the investments they are sug- brochures were mailed to all Van Tel members, Telus employees in B.C., Telus gesting you purchase have per- Retirees and other members of the TWU. formed over the past one, three, five, A number of grants ranging from $250 to $2,500 will be granted annually. 10 and 15 years (or since inception). To qualify for a grant this year, applications must be received by the Founda- By BILL BILES, CFP tion no later than October 15, 2000. Call 430-3221 or 1-800-663-1557 for I have met many market-shy sav- Financial Planner more information or to request an application package. See wvvvv.vantel.com ers who shun the equity markets due Van Tel Credit Union for future announcements. to some past bad experience. They Response to my article in the last bought a mutual fund one-month issue of the TWU Transmitter was before the October crash in 1987, fantastic. I enjoyed receiving and or the only stocks they have ever Telus expands wireless responding to your questions, the owned were BCRIC shares. The overwhelming majority of which scary truth is that if you've only in- concerned "Retirement" and "In- vested in CSBs over the last ten with Clearnet purchase vestments". I have written an arti- years, you've received an average cle describing the basics of "Retire- rate of return of 5.5%, compounded Telus made a major leap forward in In a meeting with Telus officials ment Planning" for the latest issue annually. Five-year GICs (or term August in expanding its wireless opera- shortly after the acquisition was an- of the "Van Teller", our regular Van deposits) have featured a slightly tions across Canada with the "friendly nounced, TWU officers emphasized the Tel Credit Union newsletter, and better 6.5% return over the same takeover" of Clearnet Communications Union position that the new employees would happily send a copy to any ten-year period. The TSE 300, how- Inc. should be covered by the existing TWU reader here who is not a member of ever, with all its ups and downs, has The acquisition, reported to cost $6.6 bargaining certificate. The company Van Tel (misguided as you maybe!). returned 14% annually, and the S&P billion, will bring an additional 2,600 would not state its position on labour With this space today, I'll address employees under Telus' wing. relations issues. 500 have returned over 20% per some of the basics of building an year. Naturally, the markets go up Telus has indicated that Clearnet will The deal is set to close in October. Investment Portfolio. not be run as a separate company; rather, Union Vice-President Neil Morrison and down and the returns are not the The first basic is detailing pre- the operation of Clearnet will be inte- indicated at the meeting that the com- same year to year and can never be cisely what you are investing for, grated with the existing wireless opera- pany will need the Union's co-operation guaranteed to be positive over a tion owned by Telus. for the deal to proceed and for the inte- and by when. For example: your re- short period of time, but given five grated company to operate smoothly. tirement in ten years; your children's to ten years it is virtually impossi- Members of the In a news release August 21, Telus out- education in seven years; or your ble to find a fund that has a nega- lined the deal in some detail. The com- new car in two years. I'm still work- tive return. Want proof? Come and Telecommunication pany stated: ing on the speedboat I mentioned see me or visit your own fund-track- Workers Pension Plan In what will be the largest acquisi- last time! ing site (like Globefund or tion in Canadian telecommunications The second basic is finding out Morningstar). Eligible to Purchase history, Telus Corporation has agreed who you are as an investor, or es- By mixing Income and Safety in- Days of Pay in 2000 to offer to acquire all of the shares of tablishing your "investor profile". vestments with the Growth, you re- national digital wireless company Details such as: your investment lit- duce some of the volatility of a pure Clearnet Communications Inc. The TWPP Administration eracy, risk tolerance, and experi- equity portfolio while you retain The combined entity will be a leader ence; your age, income and tax Office is in the process of in the fast-growing market for na- some of the higher return potential. sending letters to members bracket; and the size of your port- If you are building your wealth on tional wireless voice, data and folio and investment horizon (or who appear on their records to Internet services. The combination GIC rates alone, you'll give up 3% time frame) are significant factors be short Days of Pay in 2000 of Telus' and Clearnet's wireless op- to inflation and 2- 3% to taxes. You in determining what portion of your and are eligible to purchase. erations will produce the largest wire- end up doing all the work, your in- investments should be dedicated to In order to obtain a full year less company in Canada in terms of vestments very little. Add some Safety, Income and Growth. Eve- of membership service, a total annual revenue, customer growth and Growth investments and watch the ryone should have some percentage of 250 Days of Pay are re- wireless spectrum position. long-term returns add real value to The transaction, valued at $6.6 of their investment portfolio in each your portfolios. When you also take quired. If you project you will of these three asset classes. not have worked the required million, will unite Canada's leading into account the advantaged tax wireless company with the coun- The next basic is selecting quality number of days by the last pay- treatment of capital gains and divi- try's most dynamic national wire- investments that are appropriate for dends, the riskiest part of investing roll period in 2000 and have less company. This deal is a major each asset class. For "Safety" one not received a letter by Octo- becomes not having any Growth in- advance in building Telus into the might use short-term deposits, vestments. ber 15, contact the Administra- leading Canadian provider of ad- Canada Savings Bonds or money The final basic is reviewing your tion Office. vanced, integrated communica- market funds. These investments investment goals and performance The Administration Office is tions, with more than 1.8 million have a high degree of liquidity and regularly. After all, the whole idea also available to assist any customers, a licence to provide cov- often feature some element of gov- is to be able to buy that speedbo..., member who needs additional erage to 30.7 million potential cus- ernment guarantee. For "Income" tomers and existing digital network I mean, finance that retirement! information with respect to one might use longer-term depos- coverage for more than 21 million Happy investing and keep those their eligibility to purchase its, bonds, debentures, or income- questions coming. service in 2000. potential customers coast-to-coast. George Cope, President and CEO of oriented mutual funds. And for the Remember to forward questions to The Administration Office Clearnet, will assume leadership of "Growth" component, most people Bill Biles by telephone at (604) 656- phone number is (604) 430- the combined wireless entity as its use individual equities (i.e. stocks) 6289, by fax at (604) 656-6299, or 1317. President and CEO. or equity-based mutual funds. by email at bbilescp'vantel.com. TRANSMITTER - October, 2000 - Page 6 Verizon workers gain major organizing rights after 2-week walkout

Compiled from news reports loads and balancing the high Verizon Communications, the volume of calls across its call largest provider of local tel- centres. ephone services in the United The issue likely to have the States, signed an agreement in greatest long-term impact was late August settling a two-week resolved early in the walkout — walkout by its two largest un- the Union's right to organize ions, the Communications Verizon's fast-growing wireless CI-CASE RIVER - EXTENSION Workers of America (CWA) division, where fewer than 50 Two and the IBEW. of about 32,000 employees are 2000 1 The strike involved some union members. 87,000 Verizon workers in its The new deal will let unions former 13-state territory of Bell organize Verizon Wireless Atlantic in the eastern U.S. The through "card checks" that al- CWA and IBEW represent tel- low potential members to indi- ephone company billing clerks, cate their desire to join simply customer service operators and by signing a card. Tradition- installation workers. Workers ally, unions had to hold long, in the former GTE parts of bureaucratic elections to enter Verizon, mostly in the West and a workplace. Midwest, were not involved. The deal was a valuable The Verizon contract pro- achievement for CWA, the vides workers with 12 per cent most aggressive union at organ- pay raises and 14.7 per cent izing in new economy indus- pension improvements over tries. The ability to gather three years, stock options and members quickly in Verizon performance-based bonuses. Wireless represents the CWA's The Union also gained access biggest inroad yet into high to jobs in the company's fast- tech. CHASE RIVER - EXTENSION growing wireless and high- CWA membership has TINT! speed Internet operations. jumped 20 per cent in the past 2000 8 The company won greater five years, to more than 'flexibility in juggling work- 600,000.

Our Union will continue to grow with our employers

By Rod Hiebert, issues and to alert Canadians early 2001 in B.C. The service that now compete in this new country in square miles in the President, TWU about how new information will deliver feature-length mov- competitive market. world, after Russia. Such a Last spring, Telus workers technologies will change life ies from Blockbuster to the tel- • As of October 1999, 311 small population spread over an voted for TWU and formed a for them. evisions of 5,000 Telus high- competitive pay phone provid- enormous territory creates single bargaining unit covering I want to give you a glimpse speed Internet customers. ers have registered with the many challenges. TWU mem- some 17,000 workers in Brit- of the future. These are just a few of the Commission. bers are building and maintain- ish Columbia and Alberta. We Telus, for example, recently innovations Telus is planning, • As of October 1999, the ing a world-class information are very gratified by the results acquired 70 per cent of and other companies are em- Commission has introduced technology infrastructure to of this vote and we are well QuebecTel, which allows the barking on similar ventures. 135 international telecommuni- link us. aware of the magnitude of the company to accelerate its com- We have opened up Canada's cations licences. Because of our skills, Canada job that lies ahead. petitive entry into Quebec. marketplace to both domestic • The CRTC approved ap- is now one of the most con- More importantly, this solid Telus is truly a national tel- and international competition. plications by three major tel- nected nations in the world. support gives us the mandate ecommunications service pro- The list of players now reads ephone companies for broad- Today, 98 per cent of Canadian that we need to move our un- vider and now the second larg- like a phone book of telecom- cast distribution licences to households have access to tel- ion forward in this new era. est telecommunications com- munications companies, both conduct marketing and techni- ephone service. Almost 40 per Telecommunications workers pany in Canada. large and small, Canadian and cal trials of broadcasting serv- cent of Canadian households are affected by many changes The company is moving into foreign. ices. are connected to the Internet in the industry. many new ventures. Just this For better or worse, competi- • Other new competitive and 10 per cent of them have Greater competition, both month, Nortel Networks, Telus tion is evident or beginning to services have been introduced. access to broadband highways. domestic and foreign, advanced Mobility and Redknee.com take hold in most segments of In addition to PCS, satellite This figure doubled in 18 technologies and the explosive showcased a fully operational the Canadian telecommunica- service and land networks, months. growth of the Internet pose "in vehicle" mobile solution tions business. The Canadian through government action, Amid these vast changes, many challenges for us. We called AIME (Advanced Intel- Radio-Television and Telecom- Canada has a provider with a TWU is committed to fight for also must fight to make sure ligent Mobile Entertainment) munications Commission re- national LMCS licence in the high-skill, high-wage jobs for that the jobs created by this that delivers Wireless Internet, ports: first states of its rollout. Canadians today and future industry are good-paying, personalized information and • As of October 1999, eight In all, there are about 5,600 generations. We are building high-skilled union jobs. streaming multimedia content competitive Local Exchange broadcasters and 85 telecom- tomorrow's Canada. Our union These developments also into automobiles. In the future, Carriers (CLECs) were offering munications providers. The will continue to grow with our mean many changes for all Ca- you will buy cars with Internet service in Canada. Another 18 services the companies and our employers and create a new in- nadians in the ways we work access as standard equipment. companies have been recog- members provide are essential formation age the likes of and live. As representatives of Telus also signed an agree- nized as CLECs by the Com- to us. which the world has never seen. the workers who stand on the ment with Blockbuster Inc. and mission but have not yet com- Our commission infrastruc- Reprinted from: frontiers of tomorrow, TWU Enron Broadband Services to pleted all requirements. This ture plays a vital role in our AIL Labour Agenda members feel a special respon- conduct a trial service of is in addition to the former mo- economy and our culture as (Canadian edition), sibility to speak out on these streamed real-time video in nopoly telephone companies Canada is the second largest August 2000 TRANSMITTER- October, 2000 - Page 7

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CONDENSED ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT C110H S

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999 3A N 1 11 321 ($000'S) > CO 0 VALUE OF PLAN AT DECEMBER 31, 1998 1,783,121 0 0 In X CO ...... b. 0 co 03 0 ..... ...,. ua .1,.. > O -CD -0 b -4). b) .... 0 CD V CD 03 Ca C ADD: 0 0 0 0 -.4 N) CD al co M O - - 0 ,1 0‘) 0 ..N) CO O N 0 01 0 O 0 0 V 0) 0 CO 0 INVESTMENT INCOME (NOTE 1) 39,867 CURRENT PERIOD CHANGE IN MARKET VALUE OF INVESTMENTS (NOTE 1) (205,596) CONTRIBUTIONS - EMPLOYERS' 51,730 CONTRIBUTIONS - PLAN PARTICIPANTS 23,864 A INCOME FROM BROKERAGE PROGRAM 0 A INCOME FROM SECURITIES LENDING PROGRAM 421 0) O 0 0 -4 v o 0 0 0 (89,714) LESS:

PLAN BENEFITS: rn c,3 CD 03 0 CO RETIREMENTS 63,265 -71 A O oo TERMINATIONS 1,684 rn CD 0 b IV DEATHS 467 A 0 A 0 o 0 0 RETURN OF EMPLOYEES' VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS 128 65,544 PLAN EXPENSES: -N3 Ca) lo INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES 1,684 0) 0 CO 0) CO CO CD p1 COMPUTER SERVICES 1,365 0 A co 01 SALARIES AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 507 ow to 0 0 ACTUARIAL AND CONSULTING 805 GOODS & SERVICES TAX 274 CUSTODIAL FEES 148 1'0 A O it) OFFICE SUPPLIES AND RENT 127 CO .1. 03 PROFESSIONAL FEES 124 CA) 0 PRINTING, STATIONERY, POSTAGE AND TELEPHONE 65 130 0 0 O - 0 SECURITY (B) 0 FILING FEES 57 rJ3 2 E CONSULTANT FEES 0 m Ca N - -1, 13. < INSURANCE 25 OD) n,3 M > co O Cfl Z TRUSTEE MEETINGS 19 1.3 o C m ADMINISTRATIVE RECOVERIES AND DIRECTORS' FEES (37) 0 0 0 o 0 0 0 GOODS & SERVICES TAX RECOVERY (150) 0 g m > 5,005 o c-- Ca C0) X M

VALUE OF PLAN AT DECEMBER 31, 1999 $1,622,858 1.3 A it) < co co rn N3 N OD C) z F to 11) 113 C O A N rn N O cn 0 0 0

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NOTES: P3 E 3; ,gy m A -1 -I A CO < CD 8 A co M > co 0) co) 0 t Z r. 1. INVESTMENT INCOME INCLUDES ALL INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME RECEIVED DURING Ln 0 CO 0 0) 0 0 03 0) C THE YEAR. CURRENT PERIOD CHANGE IN MARKET VALUE OF INVESTMENTS INCLUDES 0 Co) 0 0 0 ALL REALIZED AND UNREALIZED CAPITAL GAINS AND REAL ESTATE ADJUSTMENTS. m 0 > 0 w 0, X 2. THIS CONDENSED STATEMENT HAS BEEN PREPARED FROM . THE AUDITOR'S ANNUAL REPORT A NN3 -I CO A N3 TO THE TRUSTEES. A COMPLETE COPY OF THE AUDITOR'S REPORT MAY BE OBTAINED (0 CD m O A CD O.. CO Z g FROM THE PENSION PLAN OFFICE AT THE ADDRESS LISTED BELOW. Ca .4 1,3 .0 c 0 Ca A Cm O 01 Col 0 CD 0 W 0 3. ACTUARIAL VALUATIONS OF THE PLAN ARE CARRIED OUT BY THE PLAN ACTUARY EVERY THREE YEARS TO DETERMINE ITS FINANCIAL CONDITION AND ASSIST THE TRUSTEES ...... WITH POSSIBLE BENEFIT IMPROVEMENTS. THE LAST SUCH ACTUARIAL VALUATION WAS —s. -0) A N Ca 113 CARRIED OUT AS OF JANUARY 1, 1999. 0 -.4 CD CD Ca V O 0) N 0 A - - O0 CD A Tia0 0 0 0 -03 01 U) O 01 ...4 0 0 .... 0 FOR ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE PLAN PLEASE CONTACT THE PENSION 0< > 0 c-. r- OFFICE, #303 - 4603 Kingsway, BURNABY, B.C. V5H 4M4 (430-1317) C C N3 rn (0 CO o N CD w 0 CD 41 xi 03 A NJ 50 Ca Z -(0 113 fD 0 .A cn O N 0) A 0 13. 1130

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VALUE OF PLAN AT DECEMBER 31, 1998 $44,255,510

ADD: INVESTMENT INCOME (NOTE 2) 1,805,527 CURRENT PERIOD CHANGE IN MARKET VALUE OF INVESTMENTS (NOTE 2) (3,824,436) EMPLOYERS' CONTRIBUTIONS 1,288,010 (730,899)

DEDUCT:

PLAN BENEFITS: DISABILITIES 3,221,785

PLAN EXPENSES: VA 4:1.40 smakidi wora RENT,PARKING AND SECURITY 47,113 smom 1E40.! ACTUARIAL AND CONSULTING 43,142 • INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES 31,757 PROFESSIONAL FEES 30,300 SALARIES 26,438 INSURANCE 24,375 GOODS & SERVICES TAX 7,691 Alta. LRB rules TWU PRINTING, STATIONERY, POSTAGE AND TELEPHONE 5,026 COMPUTER 3,825 CUSTODIAL FEES 1,000 `successor employer' TRUSTEE EXPENSES 776 INCOME TAX EXPENSE (RECOVERY) (97,280) The Alberta Labour Relations Board has ruled that 124,163 the TWU is a successor employer to IBEW 348, and

VALUE OF PLAN AT DECEMBER 31, 1999 $40,178,663 as such a Collective Agreement covering Staff Repre- sentatives working for the IBEW in Alberta remains in effect and applies to the TWU. DESCRIPTION OF NET ASSTS (NOTE 1) That means that a severance package for the IBEW CASH $420,851 Staff Representatives, involving a substantial amount CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVABLE 150,124 of money, becomes the responsibility of the TWU. ACCRUED INTEREST 285,022 SHORT TERM NOTES 2,007,437 The IBEW Staff Representatives were not repre- BONDS 22,903,450 sented by a Union until November 1999, when the INTEREST COUPONS 14,340,571 Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 488 was certified as AMOUNTS RECEIVABLE 3,536 INCOME TAXES RECEIVABLE 97,300 their bargaining agent. The first collective agreement 40,208,291 covering the Staff Representatives between the Plumb- LESS LIABILITIES: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE 29,628 ers Local 488 and IBEW Local 348 was not signed until April 17, 2000, just as the Telus representation TOTAL $40,178,663 vote between the IBEW and TWU was getting underway. NOTES: The TWU has argued in front of the Alberta LRB that the TWU should not be considered the successor 1. ASSET VALUES HAVE BEEN DETERMINED USING MARKET VALUES FOR ALL INVESTMENTS. employer. Among the arguments the TWU put for- 2. INVESTMENT INCOME INCLUDES ALL INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME RECEIVED DURING ward were the following: One, given the timing of the THE YEAR. CURRENT PERIOD CHANGE IN MARKET VALUE OF INVESTMENTS INCLUDES ALL agreement, the Plumbers Local 488 and IBEW Local REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS AND LOSSES. 348 had bargained the agreement in bad faith, with 3. THIS CONDENSED STATEMENT HAS BEEN PREPARED FROM THE AUDITOR'S ANNUAL both parties knowing full well it was unlikely the IBEW REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES. A COMPLETE COPY OF THE AUDITOR'S REPORT MAY BE would have to implement the terms of the agreement, OBTAINED FROM THE PENSION OFFICE AT THE ADDRESS LISTED BELOW. and that the TWU would be forced to make good on 4. THE PLAN IS TOTALLY FUNDED THROUGH EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS DETERMINED BY an agreement it had no part in bargaining. And Two, THE TRUSTEES ON THE ADVICE OF THE PLAN'S ACTUARY AS TO THE AMOUNT REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN THE PLAN ON A SOUND ACTUARIAL BASIS. that although Local 348 lost the Telus employees to the TWU as members through the representation vote, FOR ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE PLAN PLEASE CONTACT THE PENSION OFFICE, the IBEW Local continues to exist and to represent #303 — 4603 KINGSWAY, BURNABY, B.C. V5H 4M4 (604)430-1317. workers of other employers, and hence remains the employer of the Staff Representatives. However, on September 11, the Alberta LRB handed down a ruling with brief reasons, that the TWU is the Women rally in Ottawa October 15 successor employer and that "the collective agreement concluded April 17, 2000 between Local 488 and Canadian participation in the "World March of • A conference on Violence against Women in Ot- IBEW Local 348 binds the TWU." Women 2000" will culminate in mid-October with a tawa, organized by the Canadian Association of Sexual TWU Secretary-Treasurer Kathy Pearn says the Al- mass rally in Ottawa. Assault Centres. berta LRB ruling appears to leave the TWU with the The objectives of the March are to end poverty and • A mass rally in Ottawa October 15, where women option of paying them the amount of severance pay in violence in women's lives. from across Canada will gather to present their de- their April 2000 agreement with the IBEW. The March has been endorsed by over 135 countries mands to the federal government. Pearn says the TWU is awaiting final word on the and 2200 organizations. Hundreds of Canadian wom- • October 17, Ottawa lobby of political parties and amount of severance due each employee, and is also en's organizations, social justice, church, student and MP's on the Canadian demands of the March. awaiting detailed reasons from the Board. labour groups are among them. BC women labour • October 15-17, a delegation of women from activists, including TWU members, have been in- Canada will participate in international events at the volved in a major way. World Bank and the IMF head offices in Washington Payne new head of CEP Among the events scheduled for October are: October 15 and at the UN in New York October 17. CEP/CALM Brian Payne became president of the 150,000-member Commu- nications, Energy and Paperworkers Union (CEP) on July 1. ICFTU statement insists on Trade Union rights Payne was designated by CEP's executive board to replace re- ICFTU Trade Union World/CALM tiring president Fred Pomeroy until the union's September con- In a statement on "Organizing International Solidarity" adopted by a congress of the International Confederation of Free vention, where Payne will seek election. Trade Unions, delegates recognized that the future, strength and vitality of unions depends on the ability of workers to form Payne began his working career at the Crofton Pulp and Paper and join trade unions. Organizing workers in trade unions must remain an absolute priority. Mill in 1966, where he soon became a union activist and president Trade union action often requires recognition of the international nature of much of the economy, stresses the statement, of the Canadian Paperworkers' Union Local 1132. In 1978, he pointing to the growing role of the multinationals. It also insists on the need to adapt workers' rights to the new forms of became a staff representative, and in 1992, he was elected regional vice-president. In 1994, he became vice-president, Western Re- working in order to protect them more effectively and to ensure support for workers in the informal sector. gion, of CEP. The statement advocates social dialogue, which so far has been largely missing from globalization. It commits the His other duties have included serving as a vice-president of the ICFTU to closely follow developments with respect to the proliferation of codes of conduct, ensuring that the content of BC Federation of Labour and serving six years on the Board of these codes reflect the fundamental principles of the ILO and that their implementation is monitored and verified. Governors of Simon Fraser University. TRANSMITTER - October, 2000 - Page 9 TELECOMMUNICATION WORKERS BENEFIT PLAN CONDENSED ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999 PART A PARTS B&C PART D PART E TOTAL

VALUE OF FUND AT DECEMBER 31, 1998 ($541,506) $19,475,098 $36,296 $1,370 $18,971,258

ADD (DEDUCT):

CONTRIBUTIONS IN YEAR BY PARTICIPANTS 569,873 3,442,182 568,554 12,985 $4,593,594 INVESTMENT INCOME 29,575 (1,189,680) (4,308) 0 (1,164,413) RESERVE TRANSFER 0 0 92,164 0 92,164 EXPERIENCE DEFICIT FROM GROUP LIFE POLICIES (NOTE 2) 0 (176,712) 0 0 (176,712) SURVIVOR INCOME BENEFIT STOP LOSS CHARGE (NOTE 2) 0 (40,232) 0 0 (40,232) GROUP LIFE PREMIUMS (339,674) (618,514) (38,831) (2,000) (999,019) WAGE INDEMNITY CLAIMS 0 (1,497,326) (72,111) 0 (1,569,437) SURVIVOR INCOME BENEFIT CLAIMS 0 (1,154,021) 0 0 (1,154,021) EMPLOYEES ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PREMIUMS 0 0 (4,077) 0 (4,077) LONG-TERM DISABILITY PREMIUMS 0 0 0 (4,360) (4,360) DEPENDENT LIFE PREMIUMS 0 0 (7,264) 0 (7,264) ACCIDENTAL DEATH AND DISMEMBERMENT PREMIUMS 0 0 (6,472) 0 (6,472) EMERGENCY TRAVEL ASSISTANCE PREMIUMS 0 0 (647) 0 (647) EXTENDED HEALTH CLAIMS 0 0 (134,594) (3,178) (137,772) DENTAL CLAIMS 0 0 (116,885) 0 (116,885) LONG-TERM DISABILITY CLAIMS 0 0 (15,031) 0 (15,031) MEDICAL SERVICES PLAN PREMIUMS 0 0 (102,585) 0 (102,585) INTEREST EXPENSE 0 (7,934) 0 0 (7,934) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURES (100,599) (607,642) (100,366) (2,291) (810,898) INCOME TAX EXPENSE 0 (138,595) 0 0 (138,595) INTERNAL STOP-LOSS CHARGE 0 (1,071) 1,071 0 0 INTERNAL STOP-LOSS TRANSFER RELATED TO EXPERIENCE 0 18,325 (18,325) 0 0

VALUE OF FUND AT DECEMBER 31, 1999 ($382,331) $17,503,878 $76,589 $2 526 $17,200,662

TELECOMMUNICATION WORKERS BENEFIT PLAN CONDENSED ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999

DESCRIPTION OF ASSETS - PARTS A, B&C. D AND E

CASH, INVESTMENTS AND ACCRUED INTEREST RECEIVABLE $17,738,064 CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVABLE 359,181 CLAIM RECOVERIES RECEIVABLE 38,384 PREPAID SURVIVOR INCOME BENEFITS 82,907 LESS:

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE (59,149) PREMIUMS AND BENEFITS PAYABLE (276,774) DUE TO THE TELECOMMUNICATION WORKERS PENSION PLAN (321,403) DUE TO THE GREAT WEST LIFE ASS URANCE COMPANY (NOTE 2) (221,953) INCOME TAX PAYABLE (138,595)

FUND EQUITY $17,200,662

NOTES:

1) THIS CONDENSED STATEMENT HAS BEEN PREPARED FROM THE AUDITOR'S ANNUAL REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES

2) DUE TO THE GREAT WEST LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY THE GROUP LIFE POLICIES HAVE A FISCAL YEAR ENDING JULY 31. AT JULY 31, 1999 THE POLICIES EXPERIENCED A NET DEFICIT OF $176,712. THERE IS $40,232 DUE TO THE GREAT WEST LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY WHICH REPRESENTS A SURVIVOR INCOME BENEFIT STOP LOSS CHARGE. THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAYABLE, INCLUDING INTEREST WAS $221,953.

3) THE AMOUNT SHOWN AS FUND EQUITY DOES NOT REFLECT THE REQUIRED RESERVES THAT MUST BE HELD FOR VARIOUS LIABILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE TRUST FUND IN RESPECT OF INCURRED CLAIMS.

4) ALLOCATION OF REVENUES AND EXPENSES THE REVENUES AND EXPENSES HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED TO PART A, PARTS B&C, PART D AND PART E OF THE PLAN AS FOLLOWS: (A) INVESTMENT INCOME: INVESTMENT INCOME HAS BEEN ALLOCATED IN PROPORTION TO AVERAGE FUND EQUITY. (B) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURES: ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURES COMMON TO THE PARTS OF THE PLAN HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED IN PROPORTION TO CONTRIBUTIONS.

FOR ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT THE TWU HEALTH AND BENEFIT OFFICE, #303, 4603 KINGS WAY, BURNABY, B.C. V5H 4M4 (430-3300)

TRANSMITTER - October, 2000 - Page 10 CUPE again take aim at privatization of services

By Judy Darcy, vatizing hospital services will create National President a two-tier health system that will be Canadian Union of Public more costly and less effective. They Employees don't want market-driven medicine With our groundbreaking first An- where they check your purse before nual Report on Privatization last year, they check your pulse. CUPE documented the impact on Ca- Instead of this shortsighted approach nadian life of increased privatization governments must take a leadership of public services. Called Hostile position by publicly financing infra- Take-over, the report examined the structure, fending off further privati- consequences for families and com- zation of public services and retain- munities as quality vital services are ing ownership and control of services eroded and jobs are cut. for future generations. In this year's report, Who's Pushing Health care, schools, childcare, clean Privatization, we've dug deeper to ex- water, good roads, public transit, utili- pose the risks of private control of ties and affordable housing are all im- health care, water and schools and the portant public services that meet a higher cost to taxpayers over the short range of social needs. Often taken for and long term. Drawing on experi- granted, these services are part of the ences from Canada and around the infrastructure that underpins a healthy world, we've demonstrated the peril- society. ous gap between the promise and per- Public infrastructure keeps Canada's formance of for-profit services. economy working, providing services Whether it's costly "public-private for everyone, including businesses of partnerships" or outright privatization, all sizes. Public services are particu- we've shown that the public interest larly essential to health and welfare of suffers as Canadians, especially low-income individuals and families. women, youth, people of colour and The steady decline in real incomes Aboriginal Canadians pay a heavy makes the provision of affordable, price. quality public services more important Just recently, Nova Scotia's Tory than ever. government took time from its busy TWU Lower Mainland boat cruise August 24. Pictures courtesy of Janet Reid. Public spending on programs and in- schedule of slashing vital public serv- vestment in public infrastructure have ices and announced it was getting out dropped since the early 1980's. The of the business of public-private part- most drastic public sector funding cuts CWA director dies at UNI meet nerships (P3) for schools. With 39 have occurred at the federal level, Eduardo Diaz, director of the international department of the Communications leaseback school contracts in place, where government spending has been Workers of America, has passed away at age 41. Nova Scotia has long been recognized cut by 13 per cent over the past dec- Diaz died suddenly of a heart attack July 19 while attending a meeting of the new as Canada's leader in handing over ade, compared to an annual average international labour organization UNI in Edinburgh, Scotland. TWU President control of public schools to corpora- growth rate of over two per cent in the Rod Hiebert, who was also a delegate to the UNI meeting in Edinburgh, sends deep condolences on behalf of himself and the Union to the Diaz family. tions. But citing huge cost over-runs preceding decade. Diaz was well known to many activists in the TWU. On behalf of the CWA, he and concerns about accountability, the Investment in public infrastructure attended and spoke to the TWU convention in New Westminster this March. Tories reversed direction, abandoning has also suffered. There was a strik- Diaz leaves his wife Rosie Torres and two-year-old daughter Victoria. A schol- a plan to sign contracts for 17 more ing decline in the level of investment arship fund has been established in Victoria's name. Cheques should be made out P3 schools to be built in the near fu- in public infrastructure in the 90's to "Victoria Diaz Scholarship Fund" and mailed to: ture. The government's P3 school pro- compared to the 80's. Yvette Herrera, CWA, gram was a costly experiment that The average annual increase in in- 501 Third St. NW, eroded the quality of public education. vestment in publicly owned structures Washington, DC, 20001 USA So, who's pushing privatization? A and equipment has fallen considerably small but increasingly powerful clus- over the past decade. ter of corporations are peddling their We must reverse this trend for the LC seeks end to CAW rift vision of market driven public serv- future of Canada. ices at the local, provincial, national Privatization is often presented as the OTTAWA — The President of the Cana- the CLC, and it is regrettable that a CAW and international levels. Too often cure to whatever ails public services. dian Labour Congress is calling on the lead- news release stated that to be the case," they're aided by politicians and pun- But the evidence clearly demonstrates ership of the Canadian Auto Workers to Georgetti said. dits who share their ideology or their it's the wrong remedy to a self-induced avoid taking any steps that might further es- Georgetti said the CLC was simply uphold- interests, out of step with the strong calate an internal labour rift that has placed ing its Constitution. illness. Canadians recognize that with the CAW under CLC-imposed anti-raiding "The CAW was found by an independent support among Canadians for a major investment and innovation, public de- sanctions. third party to have violated the CLC Consti- reinvestment in public services. Poll livery means higher quality and better In a news release August 17, Ken Georgetti tution by raiding SEIU Locals. The sanc- after poll shows Canadians don't want value. called on the CAW President Buzz Hargrove tions being applied are not arbitrary; they public service to fall into the hands of Our public services are the envy of to work within the Congress structure to find are in full accordance with a Constitution private, for profit corporations. No- the world and the foundation of our a workable solution to a situation that has the Autoworkers themselves helped craft and where is this more evident than in seen the Autoworkers run afoul of the CLC pledged to uphold. No affiliate should be quality of life. Rather than diverting Constitution. able to abrogate the Constitution arbitrarily, health care. Our Medicare system has valuable public resources to inflate the The CLC President took the action follow- no matter how strongly they feel about a situ- been starved as the federal government profits of corporate giants, we should ing the CAW's announcement that it would ation or issue," Georgetti said. has slashed health care funding and turn our collective efforts to improv- hold a series of cross-Canada membership "I am calling on the CAW leadership to provinces have closed hospital beds. ing public services and public infra- meetings to discuss its "expulsion" from the set the record straight and to continue work- Now the right claims for-profit structure for the benefit of all. It's Congress. ing inside the labour movement to resolve health care is the only way out of the "The CAW have not been expelled from this undeniably divisive issue." what Canadians want and we can do mess. But Canadians know that pri- it. TRANSMITTER - October, 2000 - Page 11 President's Report

Expansion into Alberta historic moment Rod Heibert At the TWU bargaining con- flowed from the decision. We 17,000 members together in The recent announcement National Alliance of Commu- vention in Burnaby in mid- set up offices in Edmonton and one bargaining unit will give us that Telus is expanding its nications Unions (NACU). September, it was my great Calgary, and staffed them with strength and solidarity, and wireless operations through With the present and ongoing pleasure to welcome delegates Business Agents and clerical will enhance our bargaining the acquisition of Clearnet trends in the industry, I believe from Alberta locals for the first staff. We began the formal position. Communications, bringing an- NACU will have to take on an time. process of signing up members. The Union will be heading other 2,600 employees under increasingly important role for This expansion beyond the We chartered 12 new locals into bargaining with Telus the company umbrella, will unionized workers in the tel- borders of B.C. was an historic and held founding meetings in shortly, and I would not pre- also mean a significant further ecommunications industry. moment, and a major turning most, with founding meetings tend that this will be a quick expansion for the TWU, as we NACU members will be point, for the TWU. slated for the remainder within or easy process. I expect it will expect to become the bargain- meeting in Cape Breton on Since my last Transmitter the near future. At those meet- take time, and will require a ing agent for all non-manage- October 14-17, and over the report, the TWU has become ings, the new members elected great deal of skill and persever- ment Clearnet workers. next while, I expect to devote the bargaining agent for all Local executives, shop stew- ance on the Union's part, be- **•r.*x* even more time to NACU, as unionized Telus employees. On ards and convention delegates, fore we conclude a new Collec- As corporations in the tel- the Alliance partners work to June 30, the Canada Industrial who have already attended tive Agreement. Bargaining is ecommunications industry develop joint bargaining strat- Relations Board (CIRB) issued their first TWU convention, normally a complex process, merge and grow, Unions must egies and co-operative posi- the order expanding the bar- the September bargaining con- and this time it is complicated. also be prepared to expand. tions and actions on a variety gaining certificate to include vention. But while I do not underesti- Moreover, in order to meet of matters. the Telus workers in Alberta. In the light of what has hap- mate the difficulties ahead, I the challenge of corporate ex- I believe the future is bright This followed the May 26 vote pened over the summer, I am am encouraged by our success pansion and strength, I be- for the telecommunications in- count in which the TWU was more convinced than ever that in achieving one bargaining lieve individual unions in the dustry in Canada, and for chosen by more than 70 per the TWU was right to insist unit, and even moreso by the communications industry workers in the industry, but I cent of the voting members in that there should be one bar- evident enthusiasm of the new must co-operate, and must be also understand that Unions Alberta and B.C. to represent gaining unit to cover all union- members from Alberta to be- prepared to work out joint must be diligent, disciplined them. ized Telus workers. We never come full partners in the TWU strategies in dealing with the and united if we are to ensure Over the summer, the TWU wavered from that conviction, and to become actively en- employer. that the workers share fully in has been busy implementing and 1 believe it is fortunate that gaged in the bargaining proc- That's one of the reasons I the benefits of the industry's the practical matters which our view prevailed. Having ess. am a strong supporter of the growth and prosperity.

Labour Day message finds reasons to celebrate

By Jim Sinclair, be very different, depending more per hour than non-un- Remember how we were told economy is on the upswing President, on your situation. ion workers. With 35 percent that deregulation would be again. BC Federation of Labour Small business has good of the workforce earning great for all of us? Now we We can celebrate the fact As summer comes to a close reason to celebrate the con- more money because of un- see natural gas prices sky- that we have maintained a and the first Labour Day of tribution unions have made to ion contracts, the benefits are rocket in BC because we are minimum wage standard that the new century approaches, consumers' purchasing enormous to our province and "competing" with the U.S. to ensures most workers earn a people across British Colum- power. Conservative esti- our communities, including set the price. The same big living wage and that improv- bia have good reasons to cel- mates show that union work- small businesses. Just the business coalition that ing the minimum wage is on ebrate but those reasons may ers in BC make about $4.50 difference in wages — not in- pushed privatization and de- the current political agenda. cluding benefits — generates regulation of BC Gas is now And we can celebrate the fact an additional $5 billion dol- pushing to deregulate and pri- that we have improved many TWU SCHOLARSHIPS lars annually in British Co- vatize BC Hydro. workplace standards for non- lumbia. That money — in This year, we can still cel- union workers. Any daughter or son of an active, retired or deceased TWU member (with at least 12 months continuous service) intending to attend any workers' pockets — is spent in ebrate the fact that we enjoy But the one thing I will be university, accredited regional college, or BCIT in British Columbia in local communities. some of the cheapest (and celebrating most the first 2001 is encouraged to apply for these scholarships: The wealthy have good rea- cleanest) electric power in the Monday in September is the son to celebrate too. Statis- world, but how long will energy and commitment of MU THOMAS WARD STANLEY tics Canada reports the cheap rates last if we thousands of men and woman MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP $1,000 wealthy families in this Prov- deregulate BC Hydro? Of — members, activists, shop TWU J. DOUGLAS BOOTH ince have never been course, there probably won't stewards, staff and leaders in MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP $1,000 wealthier. The problem is not be many people from the BC the labour movement — who that the wealthy do not have interior at the Howe Street through our work, have made TELECOMMUNICA'TIONS WORKERS UNION enough money — in Vancou- SCHOLARSHIPS (3) each: $750 party — they will be left wait- a huge difference to the lives ver there is a line up to buy ing for a flight as a result of of all working people. The TWU Thomas Ward Stanley Scholarship is an award made by the luxury cars worth more than airline deregulation. Together, let's celebrate TWU in memory of business agent and first secretary-treasurer of $100,000 and a hot market for So what can BC's working this Labour Day by recom- the TWU, Tom Stanley, who died in office in 1977. multi-million dollar homes. families celebrate this Labour mitting ourselves to a society Admittedly, the wealthy may The TWU J. Douglas Booth Scholarship is in memory of business Day? Plenty. that prides itself on respect- agent Doug Booth, who died in office in 1988. not celebrate the fact that in We can celebrate our af- ing workers' rights to collec- just over a decade Canada has fordable and efficient net- tive bargaining and a decent Application forms for these awards will be sent to all B.C. high gone from having almost no work of public services, in- income. schools in March, or may be requested anytime after March 1, 2001, food banks to more than cluding education and health Let's re-affirm that making by writing to: 2,000. But in my experience, care systems that help all of British Columbia a better University of British Columbia details like that have never us, regardless of the size of place for all citizens does not Awards and Financial Aid Dept. dampened the mood in the our pocketbook. We can also include cutting back public Room 1036 -1874 East Mall boardroom. celebrate the fact that we services, privatizing Medi- Vancouver, B.C. 116T 1Z1 Big business certainly has have weathered the impact of care and lowering the mini- Phone 822-5111 cause to celebrate, and one of the recent Asian economic mum wage for young people. the highlights of their party And let's continue to create Applications must be returned to UBC no later than May 15, 2001 crisis without succumbing to will be to sing another cho- business demands to chop more reasons for working rus of praise for deregulation. public services, and our families to celebrate every day. TRANSMITTER - October, 2000 - Page 12