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A- C1C Montreal, Thursday, December 26, 1 985 sids cut for political aides 7 Construction industry keen to negotiate deal Income Security, Revenue and the Solicitor General. The memorandum urges the auditor general's office and the chief electoral officer to adopt similar measures. Both report directly to the legislature instead of to the cabinet. The freeze will help the government pay for tax cuts announced in the mini-budget. It also sets the scene for negotiations with Quebec public servants whose contracts expire Dec.

31. In the Dec. 2 election campaign, Bourassa's Liberals criticized the Parti Quebecois administration for expanding the number of political advisers in government jobs. Renaud Caron, Gobeil's executive assistant, said that under the PQ, "ministers' offices were filled to bursting with political aides." "I don't think that will be the case with us." As an example, Caron said that where a PQ minister would have $500,000 to spend on salaries and benefits for political aides, the amount would be cut to $420,000 under the Liberals "which is an appreciable cut." He said studies are under way to determine the exact amounts that individual ministers will have available for political appointments. PAUL GOBEIL Civil service jobs frozen 1 1 11 'J 1 1 media for months probably because the same issues that stumped negotiators two years ago have never been resolved.

When the government imposed its decrees, all it did was change the money clauses, he said. Other clauses the root of many of management's concerns remained unchanged. Fava said government intervention will be necessary to change the numerous rules that apply to the industry, but solutions must first be worked out by the people who work under the rules every day. Rules fundamental "If the people within the industry can't solve the problems, government can't," he said. Among the most contentious rules are those governing who can work in the industry.

To the unions the rules are fundamental. To management, they are far too restrictive. "We've got an old-age club now," Fava said. The average age among structural steel workers is about 50. "What are we going to do when these guys are gone?" The two sides agree something has to be done to curb the black market in construction work.

Each year an estimated 27 million hours of work are done illegally. At the negotiating table, Fava expects contractors to look for more flexibility and ways of reducing labor costs. Between 20 and 25 per cent of labor costs go toward such non-wage items as travelling expenses. Rivard said the two labor groups will sit down next month to begin working out a joint bargaining position and expect to present their proposals in mid-January. Besides wage increases, the demands are expected to include pension improvements and supplementary benefits for workers on unemployment By SHEILA McGOVERN of The Gazette Quebec's construction industry is hoping 1986 will be the year its elusive dream comes true, that management and labor unions negotiate a contract.

In the last few years, the province has imposed settlements before the contractors' association could come up with signed agreements on their own. Contracts are supposed to be negotiated at the provincial level between the contractors' association and union officials representing more than half the workers. The problem, however, is that no union represents a majority of the workers. The industry's 78,000 employees are spread among five rival labor organizations who rarely agree on strategy or demands. This year, however, two groups the Quebec Federation of Labor (QFL) and the provincial building trades council, representing international unions are trying to bury the hatchet.

Jean-Paul Rivard, general director of the QFL's construction union, said he believes the partnership will produce a negotiated settlement. Decision hailed The two sides plan to work out common proposals on issues affecting the industry as a whole. As for the individual trades, the upper hand goes to whichever of the two labor organizations has the largest number of members in that trade. The decision to work together "is the best news we've ever had," said Franco Fava, spokesman for the contractors' association. "At least we know who we are bargaining with." But, Fava added, "I'm not saying negotiations are going to be easy." While formal talks will probably begin toward the end of February, Fava said negotiations have been going on through the lt Gazette, Geofge uee Chalet fire claims four One wall of burned chalet remains standing after four people died in a fire yesterday in St.

Columban, 60 kilometres northwest of Mont real. Use Mino, 39, of Laval, son Jacques Desjardins, 12, daughter Corinne, 10, and Joseph Laurier, 42, of Montreal died in the blaze. -QUEBEC (CP) Quebec President Paul Gobeil fe-erdered cabinet ministers to cut available for their political m2s.by 20 per cent. in two directives issued the aav fiefore the Liberal government Robert Bourassa brought mini-budget, also ordered a ezbn civil service positions at TgtcTfffent figure of 54,000. the Dec.

17 memoranda saysjlfcat departments and organiza-BS Cncerned "must not hire temporary employees to alleviate the ef-Jejtf of this decision." The-bnly departments exempt from the ruling are Manpower and ffwo wrestlers pferee killed ppar crash 3 QUEBEC (CP-Gazette) Two wresflers and a referee were killed Juesday when their car rammed a on an icy stretch of high-Way: Jn Laurentides Park, 100 kilo- raeires nonn oi yueoec uty. Pierre (Mad Dog) Lefebvre, 30, of hariemagne, Camille (Tarzan Bot-tineijaylor) Tourville, 58, of Ste. Julie, and Adrien Desbois, 35, of reerf ield Park died in the crash. The men were returning to Quebec gity from a match in Chicoutimi jrheii their car slid on a curve on Highway 175 and hit the truck. Wtestling promoter Gino Brito aid Lefebvre was at the peak of his wrestling career.

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