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TuesdayFebruary1720153POLITICSLABOURContinuedfrompage1.AsidefromthecancelledcurlingeventontheweekendMayorAndrewCassidysaidpicketlineshavebeenrespectedanddisrup-tionskepttoaminimum.Themaindisruptionsatthispointhavebeenconcentratedontherecreationactivi-tiesatourarenaandswimmingpoolhesaid.Recentlytheunionhasputpressureonthecurlingclubalthoughthisisafacilitythatisrunandmaintainedbytheusergroupthemselves...Shortofthatdisruptionshavebeentoaminimum.WorkerswalkedoutlastMondayFeb.6aftertalksofawageincreasebrokedowninJanuary.Forthenewthree-yearcollectiveagreementtheunionwantstoseewagesgoupby2.5percentintherstyearfollowedby2.25percentinthefollowingtwoyears.Thetownhasagreedtoanalofferof1percentperyearoverthethreeyears.Bourassasaidtheunionisstandingreadywithanegotiatoravailableatanhoursnoticetogetbacktothebargain-ingtable.RightnowwerejustwaitingformayorandcounciltosayOKwevecometosomekindofagreementandwedliketositwithyouanddiscussitbuttheyhaventcometothatpointyetBourassasaid.Sofartherehasbeennobudgingfromeitherside.TheunionisawarethatourfinalofferisstillopenforacceptanceandwillremainsoCassidysaid.Bourassaexpectsthemountingcostsofavacantrecreationcentre-whichheestimatesata1000lossperday-willDisruptionstotownservicesminimalHayRivermayoreventuallyforcethetowntobendtothead-ditional30000ayearthewageincreasewouldcostthetown.ItdoesntevenaffectcapitalprojectsatallsoIdontknowwhymayorandcouncilwanttotrytobalancetheirbooksonthebacksoftheirworkers.ItsjustnotagoodwaytodobusinessBourassasaid.Theytreattheirequipmentbetterthantheirpeople.PhotocourtesyofUNWStrikingmunicipalworkersinHayRiverrallyoutsidetheirstrikeheadquartersnearthetownsrecreationalfacilitieswhichhavebeenclosedforoveraweeknowasemployeesentertheirsecondweekofworkstoppage.February21isInternationalMotherLanguageDay.TakethismomenttovisitandlearnfromtheElders.Theresbeautyinthewisdomoftheirwords...Mikisowipsimnstanawpeyakosapmamisiweteohcikamamawipayekihmmnawpkiskwewinkisikw.Otinamaaciyawespokokakhokeyinmnakakiskinohamkosinohcikihtehayahkaywmiyoswinetmaiyinisowinohciwiyawwpkiskwewina.InternationalMotherLanguageDayNWTCreeLanguageProgramNWTMtisNationSponsoredbyTheNWTMtisNationandtheNWTCreeLanguageProgram