i eee | Want Canadian U.S. auto union contracts to expire same time & By WILLIAM ALLAN . WINDSOR ANADIAN autoworkers, now 100,00 strong in the United Auto Workers union, want to bargain simultaneously with their American fellow unionists when negotiations on a new con- tract open next May with Gene- ral Motors, Ford, Chrysler -and others. The Canadian auto workers want the contract they'll live under to expire at the same time. This means that although in the U.S. the UAW’s agreement with the auto companies runs out in August, 1967 and in Canada in November, 1967, the new propo- sal of Canadian auto workers is for negotiations of the two contracts together. Canadians are also asking for elimination of a 41 cent an hour wage differential they suffer under compared to their U.S. counterparts. It’s about $1 for skilled workers. Cost of living is higher in some places in Can- ada than in U.S. auto towns. Doug Fraser, director of UAW negotiations in Chrysler, meet- ing here recently with Chrysler- UAW leaders assured them he will support their plea for inter- national bargaining. This means, if the UAW Inter- national Executive Board ap- proves, that no American agree- ment with auto magnates will be signed until agreements have been reached for the’ 100,000 auto workers in Canada. Meanwhile the auto com- panies’ agents in the Canadian government are sounding off through Minister of Industry, C. M. Drury, who charges that wage parity between the Cana- dian and American auto work- ers would be inflationary. Drury wants wage guidelines for the 1967 negotiations, but George Burt, UAW Canadian director, replied, “The UAW needs no guidelines from Mr. Drury, particularly since he dis- qualified himself by his meek acceptance of the car companies price dictates.” Burt said the auto companies -could have well afforded price “That sure would make a good shop grievance, eh Pop?” cuts on both sides of the border because they are dividing up $50 million a year in what used to be Canadian custom reve- nues. Some 5,000 Canadian auto workers have lost their jobs since the signing of the Canada- U.S. Auto Tariff Pact which eli- minated tariffs on cars and trucks crossing into Canada from the U.S. Burst blasted Drury for fail- ing to sound off on this and was “decrying UAW’s next year wage program on the very day that Ford and Chrysler of Can- ada followed GM in announcing price increases.on their 1967 models.” The Canadian govern- ment’s Joint Senate-House Com-. mittee on Consumer Prices re- fused the union’s request to investigate Canadian car prices and mounting loss of jobs through the elimination of tar- iffs. Henry Ford II, speaking re- cently in Toronto, said that in the time the Auto Tariff Pact has been in existence “the bene- fits already outweigh the diffi- culties.” The companies got the benefit of $50 million a year by less tariffs, while some 5,000 Canadian auto workers lost their jobs. Ford also said “it contains the seeds of even greater benefits in the long run.” It’s not hard to figure for whom. ‘the direct wage increase fringes worth about 12 cents an ho ee This automatic car washer is being shown in Italy. The motorist buys 10 minutes wash- Ing for his car, drives through the water jets, then lifts the broom from the cabinet to start the detergent and water action. Replacing the broom turns on the water for a quick rinse. ‘ Do-it-yourself car wash ® ‘ United States printing work, while United States printing comp! A NEW TWO-YEAR agreement has been reached between ¢ Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union and seven major pulp prod! cers. The settlement, which directly covers about 8,000 worke calls for a 25-cent wage increase in the first year and 25 cents the second. The agreement is retroactive to Sept. 1. In addition were negotiated, as well as wages adjustments between 10 and cents an hour for skilled workers. Prior to the agreement, the labor rate was $2.12, and average wage $2.54. Piecework rates will also rise by 614 perce!” each year. At present the average pieceworker earns $3.84 an howl The new agreement also specifies that all work done by outs ae contractors comes under coverage of the collective agreement * 5 aes * THERE WERE FEWER work stoppages in October than the previous month, with fewer workers involved and a smallet time loss, according to a preliminary summary of strikes and lock outs released by the federal department of labor. » 3? There were 94 work stoppages in October, involving 25,0¥ workers and a time loss of 195,600 man-days (the smallest nu” ber of lost man-days for any month since January, 1966), com pared with 118 stoppages in September with 159,867 workers IM volved and a time-loss of 699,630 man-days. * A breakdown by industry of the month’s work stoppag® shows 55 in manufacturing, 10 in construction, nine in mines, 1” in transportation and utilities, five in service, three in trade, t in public administration and one in forestry. G2 * * * A DELEGATION representing all graphic arts unions in C ada has enlisted the support of the Canadian Labor Congress eliminate. the contentious manufacturing Clause contained in U.S. copyright legislation. “This clause is a subtle way of prevé ing Canadian printers from enjoying their fair share of the No American market,” the chairman of the delegation pointed ouh Canada’s imports of printed material from the United state are in excess of $300 million annually while Canadian exports ° printed material to the United States are only $10 million. terial printed in Canada, if written by a U.S. citizen, even if lives in Canada, cannot be imported freely into the U.S. if it is ™ be protected by copyright. This also applies to a Canadian citi if he happens to be living in the U.S. Canada is the only country that seriously suffers from effects of the U.S. manufacturing clause and Canadian printé because of this clause are effectively prevented from tendering nies can tender on Canadian printing work. This limits the gro i of the printing industry in Canada and deprives Canadian wor of job opportunities. x * ve : CANADA’S POSITION in the United Nations on the entry the People’s Republic of China to the U.N. is difficult to recom with non-recognition of that nation on a diplomatic level by f Canadian government, George Harris, secretary-treasurer, Unité Electrical Workers union said in a telegram to External Aftall Minister Paul Martin. The Canadian government should act promptly to norma! relations with this vast and populous country through an excha of diplomatic representatives,” the telegram added. “The unite States promoted policy of isolating China from world councils, # interfering with diplomatic recognition by other countries is da gerous to peace and security . . . Canadian initiative in arran8 an exchange of diplomatic representatives will serve our inter and that of strengthening peace efforts throughout the worl * * * _ IN THE UNITED STATES, the National Association of Ma facturers has ruefully admitted that the trade union moveme? attracting white collar and professional workers into its rank In its official publication, the NAM states that the labor m? ment is organizing the “status conscious -professional” who “© a few years ago would not have dreamed of striking the publi enforce wage demands.” Noting that “teachers, nurses, sales be journalists, professionals and especially government employ are not only joining up in droves, but are picketing, striking, tering into the full scope of unionism,” the NAM publication 5 these developments as “serving as the forerunner of massive ™ bership gains.” _ “Moreover, the spirit of the labor movement itself ig unde t going change — from apathy to vigor, from boredom to militan@) the NAM adds. Naturally enough the NAM concludes its atl, with a plea for more government legislation to restrict the ™ union movement. ;