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TTT" TERRI TRRRRRRSRiRNNRSNn,, 38 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, August 21, 1990 Auto talks to continue CAW local bargaining commit- tees continue negotiations with G.M., Chrysler and Ford in Toronto this week. The bargain- ing committees will make presen- tations to the companies on benefits, SUB, income security as well as the key issue of reduced work time. CAW president Bob White says Joanne Irvine and daughter Stephanie Kasperski, both former Port Perry residents are proprietors of Grandma Grunt's Country Collectibles and Antiques. The new shop, which opened Saturday, Is located at 143 Perry St., at Just Around the Corner. It offers crafts, craft supplies, antiques, old English China, and a specialty Is dried flower arrange- ments. And the shop is open seven days a week. it's always been assumed that the development of technology would create more time for workers and their families. In fact, in North America the leisure time has decreased. The level of overtime in industries like auto has been running at historically high levels. "Some overtime is necessary, of course, but what we want to address are the companies that plan overtime as a regular part of the workweek," White says. "In the 1984 negotiations we im- posed a penalty on overtime work to go into a collective fund. This time we want to significantly in- crease that penalty. "It's time all overtime was voluntary. In the last set of pat- tern negotiations we reinforced the move to shorten the length of time people spend working by gaining greater retirement in- come security with higher pen- sions that are indexed. "Now we're reminding the cor- poration of the paid personal holidays (PPH days) we lost in the early eighties and that we want to regain their equivalent," White says. "Vacation bonuses and man- datory vacations are also on the table. A number of workers don't take their vacations, either because economic insecurity leads them to want to make hay while the sun shines, the available vacation time isn't that attractive to them or they simply can't af- ford the expense of a holiday." There are obviously many forms of reduced worktime, depending on the nature of the company and the priorities of our members, according to White. For example, in auto assembly plants shorter worktime can be taken to allow the company to continue operations like the PPH days. Full shutdowns like they have at Ford and GM in Europe may also be an answer. PLEASE Durham East Liberal candidate Marliyn Pearce opened her campaign committee room in Port Perry last week In the new plaza on Highway 7A. She was joined by party workers and supporters, including Durham West candidate Bi Il Ballinger (seen here helping to snip a bright red ribbon) The next day, Mrs. Pearce greeted Premier David Peterson as he made a quick campaign stop In Port Perry (see article and story on front page) The Window and Door Shop at 193 North Street, Port Perry was officially opened last Saturday morning. The shop Is operated by Opper Aluminum and Vinyl Products. Mayor Howard Hall (centre) was on hand to snip a ribbon to open the new business. At left is Aubrey Oppers, Barb Martin, Ena Oppers and Bill Oppers. Windows, doors, vinyl railings, awnings, roll-ups, and vinyl and aluminum products are of- fered. And they Install anything they sell. Save by booking now Travellers heading to the sunny south for spring break or New York for New Year's Eve can save a substantial amount of money by booking their trip now. _ Canadian Yiotidays travel company will pay the federal goods and service tax if trips are booked and paid in full be- fore the end of August, travel agent Virginia Frew told the Port Perry Star. Ms. Frew, a Marlin Travel! agent, said Canadian Holidays appears to be the only travel company offering this special deal. She became aware of the Ca- nadian Holidays GST exemp- tion when the company's updat- ed travel magazine arrived at Marlin Travel on Aug. 13. With the Aug. 31 deadline looming, Ms. Frew said there is not much time for perspective travellers to take advantage of the deal. d Effective Jan. 1, 1991, the GST will apply to air fares and passenger air transportation tax for all travel in Canada and the United States -- excluding Puerto Rico and Hawaii, the Canadian Holidays travel mag- azine states. The GST will be included into brips scheduled for departure before the new year, but return- ing after Jan. 1. arlin Travel agent Dan Clarke told the Star the GST, asit applies to the travel indus- fry con be very SolnPuicated. e sted that perspec- tive Fo. me book their holi- day through a small agency that might have more time to explain the changes to them. Mr. Clarke said small agen- cies don't use "the McDonald's philosophy" of billions served annually. 'He was also critical of how the GST would be applied, not- ing that since the tax will only aftect Canadian and the conti- nential United States, travel- lers will vacation abroad, tak- ing their travel dollars with them. | Expect the best" ---- ee. GUARANTEED INVESTMENT CERTIFICATES SCUGOG A DIVISION OF CRESSBROOK FINANCIAL PLANNING LTD. 250 QUEEN STREET - PORT PERRY "Serving Scugog for Over 15 Years" PHONE 985-3832 Rates subject to change without notice. FINANCIAL SERVICES