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Page 12, Terrace Bay-Schreiber News, Wednesday, December 7, 1983 continued from page 10 formed that there is a request being process- ed for the operation of a novelty shop in the Home. This will be up for discussion at the next Board meeting. Board members will receive the Quarterly Report and News Letter subscriptions published by the Ontario Associa- tion of Homes for the Aged. This will keep the Board informed of the work of the Association as well as reports on the work of the Nine Re- gions in Ontario. The Administrator, M.J. Vibert reported that there have been problems with the hot water lines feeding the Recreation Complex at Terrace Bay. A detailed report will be available at the next Board meet- ing. The Residents' Christmas Party will be held on December 21st at Pinewood Court and also on December 21st at Birchwood Terrace. The Board meeting adjourned with a tour of Pinewood Court. They were very impressed with the large craftroom that residents have filled with Christmas goodies they have made. The next Board meet- ing is planned for Janu- ary 6th, 1984. Tea Tables Novelty Table WINTER SPECIAL until at St. John Berchmans Parish, Rossport MINI BAZAAR Saturday, December 10th 2-4p.m. Rossport Community Hall. White Elephant Table "CAKE WALK" (a fun way to buy a cake) Admission: $1.50 Adults $1.00 Children FREE under age 5~ DOOR PRIZE Book Table Raffle WHEEL BALANCE SPECIAL Regular 6.00 per tire NOW .. tire on most passenger cars & light duty trucks. Includes free brake inspection. Unions not what they used to be by: Cliff Mcintosh by CLIFF MCINTOSH There are lots of things that aren't the way they used to be. One of them is the kind of union leaders and members that work in Northern Ontario indus- tries. Sure, there are still some street fighters around. There are still some of those in the management ranks as well. A lot is said about the shifts that are happen- ing from bureaucratic to innovative organiza- tions, and the changes that managements are making. There is a change that is as sub- stantial, but possibly more subtle, happening in the union ranks as well. The traditional man- agement view is that union people only want more money and fringe benefits and that the only way to keep them Dec. t Guaranteed Service Guaranteed GM Parts Guaranteed Price Free Installation & Wheel Balancing with every New Tire Purchase NOW UNTIL DEC. 23/83 with every retail parts.and service sale you, will have a chance to win a new AM/FM stereo cassette player. Draw to be made 5:00 p.m. Dec. 23. SPADONI BROS. Ph. 824-2244 or 824-2043 Schreiber happy is to give them more money. In recent organization studies, we have found that the big deficiency that many employees feel has no- thing to do with money - it has to do with the way their jobs are organized and the fact that they are often not involved in making decisions which affect their work. Many union people report frustration at not being asked or allowed to par- ticipate in making their organizations more ef- fective and more profit- able. Many of the jobs have been designed as if peo- ple only had hands and muscles. Yet our so- ciety has spent billions on developing the brains and minds of the mass of the population. Be- cause jobs are design- ed for boredom, many people enrich their own jobs. In one company we studied, a mind-robbing truck haul of 5 km/hr., led to some job enrich- ment. To offset the bore- dom, drivers would see how close they could get to the shoulder or play chicken with one an- other. Many of the grievances came out of that group. The problem was in the job. In a mining organiza- tion with which we work, the executive of the union local are at least as well and in many cases better educated than management peo- ple. In this organiza- tion, every member of the union executive has or is working toward a post graduate degree. They continue to work in that location because they like the lifestyle and the area. And they say they could enjoy the job too, if they were treated_as full partici- pants in the process, ra- ther than the hands that carry out management orders. I have a friend who calls his lunch buck- et his "Badge of Ignor- ance'. Time to say goodbye to that notion too. Union people think only about the monetary benefits they can get from the company now, right? Maybe in the past, but not anymore. They too see the writ- ing on the wall regard- ing current and potential future economic condi- tions. At a forest pro- ducts company where we were doing extensive interviews, in response to a question about fut- ure problems the or- ganization is facing, a union official was the only one to site future wood supply as a poten- tial problem. Many un- ions are involved in oc- cupational health and environmental preserva- BRENNEN BROS. Mercury NIPIGON is pleased to announce "The Automobile Hot Line" For friendly and personal service call toll free 1-800-465-3304 es LFORO_ MERCURY tion issues. Recently a union group held a conferen- ce at Quetico Centre. They were exceptionally good clients. The pro- gramme was well plan- ned, organized and con- trolled - better that some management meetings I have attended. As organizations get ready for the 21st cen- tury, their unions are getting ready too. As skill, sophistication and wisdom develop on both sides of the fence, those fences might not need be as high as they once were. Maybe the fences can be replaced by path- ways. I hope that will be the case. J poet 4 comer Life Life is such a challenging thing You never know what tomorrow may bring. One day you're a small child beginning school, And soon you're discovering how life can be cruel. You watch the years go by so fast, Looking back at the things you've done in the past. And before you know it another year goes by, Time just goes faster, no time to cry. As you get older, you're sure to find That you wish to go back to the days left behind. Although that's impossible, you'll always know That anything can happen in life's challenging tow. Monica Wenzlaff Grade 8 - Terrace Bay Public School Don't forget Santa's postal code Again this year, child- ren from all over Canada will be able to write directly to Santa Claus and receive a personal reply. It's the. second year that Canada Post has stepped in to give old Male Dog Female Dog Township of Schreiber NOTICE | Re: 1984 Dog Tags 1984 Dog Tags are now available. The rates are as follows: Female Dog Spayed $10.00 $20.00 $10.00 Dog Tags must be purchased by February 28, 1984. parcels Reser: Santa a hand with his correspondence. This year thousands of post office volunteers will join with other commun- ity workers to make sure that each child's letter is answered. Canada Post launch- ed its national Santa Claus Letter Program on November 3rd, at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, in Ottawa. Heading up the offi- cial opening was Cana- da Post President, Mi- chael Warren, who says that he expects Santa will receive more than a million letters this year. Last year, 500,000 let- ters were answered with the help of 4,000 postal employees and volun- teers from the com- munity. Children should write Santa c/o North Pole, Canada using the postal code HOH OHO. Canada Post President, Michael Warren says that every child who writes a letter and includes a return address will receive" a reply.