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r police watch picket line as tempers flare weekender july 26 1986 p5 by paul pivato accusing management of harassment and unionbusting some employees of a markham publishing company began a strike monday that has been marked by repeated clashes on the picket line less than a quarter of fitzhen ry and whitesides editorial and warehouse employees are hoist ing picket signs at the company building at 195 allstate parkway in the first strike against a book publisher in canada douglas gray president of loc al 91 of the toronto typographical union said that managements antiunion tactics have eroded the unions membership to fewer than 25 from more than 40 when the union was first certified last september but robert fitzhenry presi dent of the firm denied charges that management is trying to break the union the union is a fact theres no thing we can do about it said mr fitzhenry who stood by the pick et line thursday afternoon and waved to employees as they left work we can live with the union if the union members can work he said the firms president added that productivity slackened after the union was formed at 430 pm they just piled out of here like sheep regardless of whether work was done or not he said striker kurt rathfelder direc tor of advertising promotion and publicity for the firm said that management embarked on a campaign of intimidation and harassment after the union was formed striking employees complained of nepotism and favoritism in the office nonunion workers receive higher wages more sick days and other perks than unionized mem bers do said monica charny a member of the unions bargaining committee but mr fitzhenry said that prior to the strike management did not know which company em ployees belonged to the union jeff masuda secretary of the unions local 91 was reported earlier this week as saying that the union is seeking a 25 per cent wage increase fitzhenry and whiteside is offering a 13 per cent salary hike over two years york regional police crews are now monitoring the picket line with morning and afternoon shifts following several incidents on monday a former fitzhenry and whiteside employee was charged with causing a disturb ance and has since been barred from the picket line three charges of mischief caus ing damage to private property were also laid against strikers who allegedly scratched em ployees cars as they crossed the picket line the sides have agreed to meet next thursday at the parkway hotel in markham to try to reach a settlement in the dispute markham riding when you mark your ballot in the next provincial election youll be voting in a new riding the town of markham will no longer be part of the york centre riding but will become a separate riding bearing the town name and whitchurchstouffville previously part of york north rid ing have been lumped into a new riding called york ontario which also includes uxbridge georgina and east gwillimbury markham is one of five new rid ings created by the representa tion act which revised the bound aries of ontarios electoral dis tricts the new changes will take effect on aug 31 after the first dissolution of the legislature according to elections ontario markham riding has a population of 107000 approximately two- thirds of which will be elegible to vote the newly defined and much smaller riding of york centre which includes richmond hill and vaughan has a population of 67452 elections ontario said popula tion increases dictate the need for changes in electoral boundaries village box meats jj the grand opening continues cnew york striploin steaks 1095 19 6 7 oz portions bc smoked sockeye salmon eurostyle prescxj 4499 11 ifis all beef delidogs 99 9 66 lb box heat serve finger food chicken breast strips 1 75 14 3 lb box reg s1739 bacon wrapped filet mignon a75g apprax607 oa9b ea f oktoberfest sausage 4c99 15 6 6 lb box approx 36 sausages reg- s1795 nanaimo bars 49 x tray offer expires july 29 or while quantities last we guarantee everything wo sell 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