March 17, 1980 The Other Press Bear Editors: “Douglas College Unfair ...’” or so reads a leaflet recently distributed by the B.C. Federation of Labour in conjunction with the New Westminster and District Labour Council and the B.C. and Yukon Trades Council. ae _It seems that our ‘‘red neck’’ friends are up in arms because the Coquit- lam Campus Administra- tion awarded some renova- tion contracts to the lowest bidder. The crux of the problem is that by some : i coincidence the lowest bidder also happened to be a non-union contractor. This, the B.C.F.L. would have you believe, is bad for _ the community since non- . union contractors are not forced to over-pay their employees. What — the leaflet neglects to mention is that not only’ do non-union employers get away with paying workers what they are worth, but they also have the ability to terminate the employment of any incompotent wor- kers. This is an employers right which unions have wa Mi it | et "Wig tt ~_ mn . Ms i a lity pi in tion i P if i jpounnisi itth RR yi 1 vane sl re na a zs i iit i ii : bit HW ROLL meee ! ro effectively eliminated in most union shops. What this means for the BC labour movement is that unions have priced them- selves out of another job. What this means for the Coquitlam campus is that the renovations will be done for the least cost and workmanship will possibly be better than if a union contractor had gotten the job. It is possible to see that we. are back on the road to ‘free enterprise’. Mike Kennedy ew sin Old i = | aes el : = aan 4 Patient aging. Smooth taste. -‘That’s what makes it cial Old. _|not be published. Letters should be no more than 200 | page five Do you think women should be drafted along with men? Karen Garrett: I’m not _ keen on it, but then I’m not | against it, either. | wouldn’t volunteer, but if | were drafted I’d go along with it. Jim Reddir: Yes, | think women should be drafted because it is only fair for them to do their part, just as men have to. Bev Fournier: Yes, in order for the ERA to be passed, | . think women should be conscripted. Rick McKenna: | think so—they can’t do | the job. don’t | L / This page of The Other Press is reserved solely for t