page four Telecommunications Workers Union president, Bill Clark, summed up the B.C. Telephone Company best when he said, ‘‘they’re just an incredible bunch. I just can’t understand it.’’ Well Bill, you’re not alone. It would appear that B.C. Tel. simply does not want to see an agreement to the current strike between the company and the TWU. First of all, they have the nerve to tell the Federal Government that they’ll give in to the demands of the union if the Canadian Radio and Telecommunications Commission grants then the go ahead to increase their current rates. And for what? More of their lousy service? It was nice to see the C.R.T.C. tell B.C. Tel. just what they could do with their proposal. And now what do they do? They give in to the union’s demand for a wage increase of between 38.5 percent to 42.5 percent. Great, strike over, you say. Think again. The company had fired 20 employees during the strike for ‘‘minor’’ strike related incidences, the union had demanded the workers be reinstated, but the company refused. Why? What was it going to hurt to reinstate 20 people who were fired, when the strike would have come to an end? The normal procedure would have been to handle the situation through a grievance-arbitation board. So the company had no right to fire them in the first place So now what’s going to happen. More chaos than there was before has occured. p The TWU is severly angered because they feel the company threw them a curve. The union has said it will increase the amount of picketing it had been doing to this time. That means ffiore supervisors will be followed to more and more business, and that means more disrupted service. _ All because Tel., for some unexplainable reason, wanted the strike to continue. Well, they got their wish. What stupid thing will B.C. Tel. have the nerve to do next? — | letters Who do the Douglas College administrav’on think they are trying to fool? We think it’s, you, the students. Library assistants at Douglas College are making less than the minimum wage. That’s a rip-off. A good hard look at the facts proves that someone is obviously trying to pull the wool over the students eyes. Fact 1: The minimum wage in B.C. -is $3.65/hr. Fact 2: Douglas College assistants are only getting $3.50/hr, Fact 3: When asked why this was happening the college’s excuse was that they weren’t aware the minimum wage had gone up. : An infuriated library assistant in Richmond has already taken action by phoning V.P.E. Kim Manning, who then brought the problem up before the Student Society, Monday. The council made a recommendation that a letter be written to the interm president of the college. The Other Press, through a democratic staff vote, will refuse to advertise any more jobs on campus where the starting wage is listed below that of the minimum wage, in the future issues. We hope this problem can be corrected as soon as possible so you, the students, can receive a fair deal. : sub Staff Box: Editor: Greg Heakes; News Editor: Carol Pope; CUP Editor: Jim McNaughton; Reporters: Tom Schoenewolf; Other Staff: Lynn Hughes Ron Loveless, Ian Hunter; Typesetter: Other Staff: Ron Loveless, Surg (somebody) Rattan, Ian Hunter; Typesetter: Lynn Hughes Philip J. Staines; Business Manager: Dave S. Hayer; ~ The Other Press - March 6, 1981 Dirty Job Dear Editor: I am writing in response to the February 19th edition of the ‘‘other Speak.’’ the writer of the article obvi- ously has not researched the article and doesn’t know what he is talking about. Statements such as I.W.A. workers making $13 or $14 an hour for unskilled labour are untrue. An unskilled work- er starts off at $10.25 an hour and as he learns more, he makes more, maybe $13 an hour for a 25 year employee. He works in B.C.’s_ bread and butter ‘industry and it is a hard and dirty job. The writer obvi- ously has never worked and tried to save for a house and support a family. $10.26 (FQye nw AUUUUUNAL{ LUN UUAAOOTORNMMMOROONOOOOENNLY LULA E110 EUAUAUOORRRMMOBREENOOTLTETU A EUT AAA MORRROMMOUEN EAU TNA sounds like alot of money for a single person,. but trying to make mortgage payments today on that money is impossible. In the last 2 contracts the I.W.A. has (covering 4 years) not gone on strike and has taken small pay raises be- cause of low world prices for lumber. They have done their part in helping our economy. The writer of the article doesn’t seem to re- alize that most people in this province work for a living and deserve to be paid decently. I’ve worked in mills before returning to school and realize what workers have to go through. - The writer should try some- time, and learn to see the truth instead of inventing stories. yours truly, Wayne Windrum ‘Chaninist... Dear Editor: Re: Mr. Nude contest In regard to your article of February 19th, I can’t believe you would print such chauvinistic state- ments. Women have been ex- ploited for years. Women parade around nude in front of men and they get alot more than hooting and howlering. é I’m not a women’s libbe but, | believe that if women can be nude and men enjoy it, then it can work the other | way around. As for being shown off like meat in a butcher shop, don’t hold your breath, meat is sold by the pound! Unexposed ... |! am not' 77711111114 h AARNE NNNNNRRNNNRNRNNNNNNNN 11111111 NRRRBRRRNNRNNNNNNE E4114 1 Dear Unexposed: : Iam no chauvanist. Just because Icome down on the exploitation of men doesn’t mean I am for the explot- tation of women. I think exploitation of beings [living or dead|is totally degrading and immoral...and should be stopped. And as for that piece about meat being judged by the pound, how totally chauvanistic on your part. I thought women had more sense than to be as bad as some of their male counterparts, but I see that some women are just as bad, if not worse!Oh! Next time please sign your own name. Ron Loveless Continued on next page. Our sophisticated audience awaits you. we need other people, photographers, reporters, layout artists , cartoonists, Call 525-3542