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OPSE stlitrs haseti a ogneaI gvln Inos boyPlantas by GRAHAM PAINE OPSEU~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~~~~e srlesWrenosgeo ligi sty&Mup picet linos ut tiare. locatIons In town Mandoy.. Baffle lûnes drawn as two factions~ c OPEU members beliere "Ia public nuppanr wil PUt presmre M thse Mike Harris govenament ta rmm cOntraci dispsiles with warkers after they realiz hou vital thetoie ai public service empicycs ia, aaid Suw Calter preaitient of OPSEU local 234, which inclutIc 372 Maplelurat corrections. bIaintenance, kitchen anm office staff anti nurses. lite wnrk af public service employers touches or the lires of set many people, but set many people arn unaseare," she saiti "A kg ai pe"le are poing ta bc timbaindrti,", Isle warcers walketi off the job shontly aller raid- nighi Monday aS taîks between the provincial govem- ment, wltîch mants Io cal ai leasi 13,((X jobs, andi OPSEU broke dow1 last weck. lThe lava gremnmt o fier încludcd o)vertures Io: * Double sererance pay bo Iwa wecks for t-ver year of service Io a raximant of S2 wreks, * Elirainate anpaid days off, effeciively raising seages 2 pur cent. * Resiore 3 pur cent ment puy ta about ane-itird of *orknefg.. ai layoffs to vis raonihv front 1l, cnabling garemmeni ta more quickly chop ai lenst 13,000 jobs. ltbe last union position calleti for: * Sisi> weeks sercraace Puy for entplo5'oes of lfire years or mare plus Gne week's puy for cadi ycar ai service. * Up ta 50 weeks' pay for cinployees ai leva than l'ire ycaes. e Job guaranices for warkctv whose jobs aie pniva- tored, wîth esistitsg puy anti benelits. *Job rerainmng for laid-aff warkcrs. F ull pensions for craplayeca over upc 3) wiih t0 ycaes' service. *A rosi-af-living alloseunce if inflation exceetis 3 pur cent. OPSEU IMMbhers realî,e cata have to be matie bai bceee thse goremment seilI arbitrurtly chop. wiîhsue dcrclopingi a carefully ihaughî-auî, long-îerm plan ihi incluties input front sWanr., saiti Ms Calter. Hawerer, Mr. Chudlcigh maînîsîns ihe govers- raeni's aller s fuir anti reasanable. "The financial prableras fucing Ibis province muai bc addtresseti," Me saiti "Our goal remaira reaching a fair anti rasonable negotteti seulemnt, flic gavent- ment bas no plans ta Mire replacement svarkcrs. nar durs il main ta legislaiethe striking cmplayees bock ta mort. We mani a deal, but nat ai any pnicc' About 1;400 OPSEU membera lire in Milton anti raany froin qu-of-town lacals arc pmckctng hem., Ms Calter suai.