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c h- catholic education f vii advertising correction in ourbabyevent insert included in this newspaper please note page 2- 20 off oshkosh and pooh bedding our reg 140 sale 1 05 wasjncorrectly described copy should read beddimpourjeg 140 sale 112 v we sincerely apologize to bur valued customers and regret any inconvenience or con- fusionthis may have caused i eatons tha works fitness special ends ki wdubck0f90547wn ii sjil economist siouffirdi6 tribime stunlay ftli27 1999 5 sull gs with contract y by jennifer brown staff writer unlike their colleagues in toronto support workers at the york region public school board are hoping to put the finishing touches on a new contract in the next few weeks leaders representing canadian union of public employees cupe locals 1196 and 1734 of custodian and secretarial staff have been working with board negotiators behind the scenes since january and both sides say they are close to a deal all the concessions we were faced with at the beginning of the process have now been removed from the table like contracting but said john cromwell of cupe local 1196 repre senting caretakers im optimistic with the help of a mediator we can bring back a deal we can recommend to the membership meanwhile cupe workers in toronto marched on the school board offices in the city last week warning that school lunch programs andafter- v class activities will be cancelled and some washrooms closed if the 14000 j support staff go on strike the hot issues on the tablefor the 600 caretakersmaintenance workers 1 arid 500 secretarialclerical employees in york region have included salary- benefits and contracting out now 196arid the board must deter- minelne length of the contract and any salary increase the union wants a minimum twoyear deal- but the board is pushing for three years if it is going to be three years there will obviously have to be some money tied into the third year crowell added bur im very pleased with theway negotiations are going weve had one meeting with the provincial negotiator so far and itwehtto lm and thats when ave got most of die contentious j jssues offthetable s- v the secretarial union will meet with aprovinciahy mediator mafch4fer the time but negbtia- i tors are hopeful ifteoufcomewill tie positive ct yiy- it hasjbeen the tenor has been the same and it is my belief we will be as successful witlrl734 as we have been with 1196saidtrusteehoward shore j chairperson jof theoards negotiation advisory committee deliueling the news that matters most to your community 4enpmist siih s to u f f vi 11 e tr i k li ii e 9052942200 9056402100 end ftiiasctfi selected bras and panties mm women selected fallholidadellighr u rdenimlfashions irteludiiig polo jeans riirfiieansj guess jeans more 40 off womens fallholiday jones new yark ioulieii nygard collection l uzclajlibrfte5l inclpjiiog petiteseatfjnvvonian more womens selected winter childrens fall holiday fashions selected regularpriced cookware gadgets regularpriced martex expressions towels mens winter and holiday designer collections selected womens mens kids shoes womens selected holiday dresses women including agdjs collections han3 jewee eaton essentials more mens fall and winter wool and wool blend sweaters north country flannels wool sweaters times have changed i savings en cur licvetcd prices offer ecbes h cieararcscricej furniture rriiuesses luii mrrrs i in offers xt rh ii ir rsl