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PAGE 4, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1978, WHITBY FREE PRE SS whh»by Voicé of the Cou nty Town Michael lî The oniY» WhitbY newspaper independently owned aâd open SERVING OVER 28,000 READERS an Burgess, Publisher-Managing Editor rate Dy -vvnuuy resigents for vviy resiaents. Community Editor Published ever>' Wednesday Contrilbuting Editor Produ-cion Manager Print & Promotiona' b>' M.B.M. Publishingi manager ànd Photography lic. Classified Ad Manager Phone 668-6111 'Circulation Manager Mailing Permil The Free Press Building, Member 121 Brock Street North, Btter Business Bui P.O., Box 206. Wlitby, Ont. Whitby Chamnber c :--Brian Winter -jim Quail -Marje Burgess -Robin Lyon -S. vanr Deelcur -Sharon Lyon it No. 460 rof the: areau of Toronto of Commerce Thnka I byJîm SmithI AFair Fight? O ~EE/VtPE¶ TChe following is a true story.'.Only the names have been deleted-to protect the1 innocent, the guilty and par- ties in between. The action i took place in Western Onta-1 rio but the setting could just as easily have been St. John's,e *Trois Rivieres, Medicine Hat,c Kamloops or any points in 1, between.2 On one sie,' we, have a ii modest manufacturi'ng firin, t profitable but far removed t from a goïd mine. 'On thec otherside sits labour, agvoup C of unskilled and scmi-skilled d labourers who can rightly t argue that they'have contri- butcd lto the profitabiit>' of il the compan>'. Ovr theyears,, e the two sies got 'on quite r wcl;, management offered l what It felt was acceptable a te the workers an& until, ti rccctvtly; labour agreed.r But -even the best ofi friends can have fallings-out -and the falling.out between management ýand labour in o titis small industrial famnily f, achieved monumental pro- cl portions. The workers decîd- h ed that their work was worth SI more titan the wage being 0 offered b>' management. Man- f( asement stood firm on its offer. And the workers went nc on strike. F When it became apparent w thlat supervisor>' personnel di could successfully operate ~ the plant without the regulur AI »orkers, the union reinforccd w the picket hues wlth mem- W bers from other conipanies. hl Non4trkes attempting to - report for work weeasauit- te cd sud dfivon away. The basic ground rules forf reaching a labour settlemen t are rather fair. The workers are entitled towithdraw thirL Sorori'etyî the Frlqde services and the firm is'free to operate without them. ,Whichever sideý eventually ernerges as the winner-is ir- relevant;- the fight was fairly fought. 15 it fairrîhowever, when a small compan> finds itself cIosed because physical vio- lence prevented its sympathi- zers from working? Indeed, is it'fair that the strikers can be supported b>' contribu- tions from union members in >ther companies? A small company facing a big union k>es net find itself a party to an -even fight. - Butultimately, the most mportant question for soci- ety lies In the general after- nath. Is it, in society's - and' labour's-irts to allow asmall finrm to be b ullied in - oô settiements that are flot related to prcâfltability? The rnmediate welfare of those vorkers' - and the general velfare of society -. depends Dn the abilit>' of.the firmn to face foreign competition suc- essfully. Too mnan>' unions àave won "victories" that re- ilted in the ultimate failure )f the firm and losses ofjobs For their members. Canada stands at the cross- Eads of<her econoinic future Faiure now to come to grips vith the challenges of pro- uctivit>' and financial ex- )ectations which exceed re- ity will be repaîd shorti>' vith recessions andW miser>'. Vc are a nation which hbas Md a pose Iaying goki eggs -and, in return we scem de- rmined to eat the goSe. 'Thlnk amnati" 18 an editorlal message rom the Canadian Fecleration of Independent Business@) thanks Press for daffo dii Driv e support & Dear Mr. Winter: Beta Sigma Phi soror- Ity, on behaif of the Cana- dian Cancer Society ex- tends ifs gratitude to the Whtiby Free Press for the pubiicity in recent weeks given to our Daffedil Dr ive. A speciai thanks to the friermds of our members Who most wiilingly assist- ed us in the seiling of :pb elation in the that ail our (which totale en ( founda which- to sit the bright hop We aise wl- the busînesse dents of Whitl support of tI cause. JoAnne1 Presideni Ure Ua.h i jcity e knowieclge 1"bunches" bd 6,000 dez- a table on Guest editorial Seeretaries..&,wa'itresses suffer most By ý DEAN J.. KELLY You might think brain surgeons, firefighters, police, and power linemen have the most stressful jobs? Wrong,your job as a secreitar', bank clerk, telephonie operator,' nurse or hairdresser near the top of the list of 130 job. classifications. Six of the top 22 str ess-related jobs are in hospitals. Health technicians-Xray and lab, techni- clans inclVded, top the spot with 30.6 out of 1,000 workers being driven around the bend. Waitresses and waiters have the second most hazardous jobs with 23.46 of every 1,000 ending up in mental institutions. Musicians, bank tellers, public relations consultants and telephone operators are much more likely to suffer mental breadowns than- airlin pilots, bank managers, school administrators and bureucrats. A surprising surve>' of mental institutions in the U.S. released recently-the first of its kind, to rank jobs in the order of stress was designed by the National Institute for Occupational Safet>' and Healtit, exploded the myth of what were- once thought the most stressful jobs. The surve>' was conducted s0 that scientists can eliminate the major stress factors. Stress s a mjaor factor An heart disease, neurosAs, higit blood pressure and a number of related illnesses. Dr. Michael Colligan, researcht psychologist at the institute says that to avoid stress int he work world t is best to bein a job where you can caîl the shots. Its the people with the "caught An the middle syndrome" that are victims of mèntal disorders that -end up in mental hospitals. They are surrounded b>' people making de- mands on temn and tugging-them iAn different directions while they have no power to talk back-they go banannas. " anareTecT Dr. (Jolligan said At's the worker An a stressful job wtt >es 0f us ail. th responsibility for doing à good job - but does not have ishto thank the authorityto do what eor sie thinss rig>t. ms and resi- Dr. Hanns Selye, the world leading authroity on stress - ýbY for their author cf 28 books said we must clearly realize that work fils worthy s a biolagical necessit>', and te best way An, avoid harmnful shress s to, select an environment (job boss, Drabbie co-wcrkers) whicb s An line with your nnabe preferences. Find an activity which you like ami respect. OnI>' Uius can wfodiyou elulnate thc need for frustratlng constant readaption t-â Dafoî ,aî l the. major cause of stress. from Stress. Montreal conculded "'a way of life based'on the under- standing of man's responses to stress and to constant change is the oni>' way that leads out of the present jungle of conflicting judgements". What is the best protection against lte Ils cf stress? According to Dr. Emmanuel Cheraskin, University o<f Alabama researcher, wben the body As under an>' type of stress-fright, anger, pain, heat, cold, fatigue, or illness, the alarnm system, the "'fightý or flight" adrenaline An our bodies decreaies at an alarming rate. The adrenal glands which produce the adrenaline, corisone become exhaust- ed An a malter of hours. To meet the demanda of stress, nutrients necessar>' for the -production of tte ptuitar>' and adrenal hormones should be supplied. For these requirements, Dr. Cheraskin reconimended additAonal "&complete" proteîn such as lver, vitamin C and the B vitamin pantothenic acid, known as the antA-sress formula, along with calcium, magnesium and B complex. Letters to the Editor Box 206 Whitbyý limmuh- -