Silver City Tillicum

[robert colin newell]

Grande Opening: Silver City Multiplex Tillicum:
NOVEMBER 5, 1999 6PM Sharp

The BCFed are going to be there.
The VIDC are going to be there.
BCGEU, CUPE, CAW, HEU, among others, will be there
to tell Sony and Viacom what they can do with their
money grubbing, wage slashing, and anti-union postering.

Support IASTE Local-348. Locked out for not accepting
60% Wage reductions over three years.
Famous Players and Odeon are on an expansion jag in Canada.
They are investing 400 million on 40 new theatres in 1999-2000.
They do not want to pay a living wage to their new staff.
They wish to take from the community and not give anything back.

Colin in Victoria

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[Fat Pat]

Oh, get off it, Colin! Enough of this dribble. What personal stake do you have in all
this anyway? Nothing, right? Right...

If these projectionists ever get the settlement that they want, do you think for one
minute that they would ever take the time to thank you personally? Forget it. They'll
leave you in the dust.

Find a legitimate cause to throw your energies into. Yours is a waste of time and is
plain foolishness.

Fatpat

[marcy mckay]

In an earlier post, someone remarked that the wages were decreased to
18$ an hour.. I would like to know if this is correct, and what benefits
they get with that.. anyone know? thanks.. marcy

[Fergus Gibson]

robert colin newell <ca...@island3.islandnet.com> wrote in message
news:5368.94176...@news2.islandnet.com...

> The BCFed are going to be there.
> The VIDC are going to be there.
> BCGEU, CUPE, CAW, HEU, among others, will be there
> to tell Sony and Viacom what they can do with their
> money grubbing, wage slashing, and anti-union postering.

Actually, I support the theatres. Ours is a market economy, and when people
in a given position are being overpaid, a correction is necessary. The high
wages that projectionists are understandably fighting to maintain were set
in a different era, when the operation of projectors was more difficult and
more dangerous.

I first became properly aware of this dispute while in line to see a movie.
I and those around me were yelled at, berated and threatened by the
demonstrators -- many of whom were obviously NOT union members. In fact, a
number of the demonstrators seemed to be UVic students and anarchists
supporting the labour action.

I have noticed no drop in the generally poor quality of the job being done
by projectionists since the strike began. If people are prepared to do just
as bad a job for the same pay as the union projectionists, well, that's
economics. They have jobs, and those who demand more than twice the pay
don't. I'd see the projectionists being worth more money if they could
manage to get films in focus most of the time...

I share concern for the impact this dispute is having upon the employees who
are locked out. I too have been on the wrong end of business decisions. I
know this may mean financial hardship for people when it comes time for them
to either accept a pay reduction or transfer to another line of employment.
However, I believe an employee should be paid what his work is worth, no
more and no less.

[Little elf]

The kids who work at the majority of the jobs there were offered minimum
wages to start-at the counters etc.
marcy mckay <cmm...@home.com> wrote in message
news:3827B4F2...@home.com...

[marcy mckay]

Little elf wrote:
>
> The kids who work at the majority of the jobs there were offered minimum
> wages to start-at the counters etc.

Well, I can't say that being paid minimum wages is anything new. There
are many places who employ their new employees at minimum wage. I would
like to know if the projectionists are still on strike. I have not been
to the new silvercity theatre, but I haven't seen any picketers downtown
in quite a while. I expected to see them out in full force during the
new Bond premier.. Are they still on strike?