LABOR BRIEFS —

OTTAWA — The Canada Department of Labor announced last week that the “time lost due to work stoppages in the first half of 1972 totalled 4,792,250 man-days.” In 1971, the time loss of the corresponding time was 1,181,930 man-days. Although there were more man-days lost in the first half of 1972 than in the same half year of 1971, there were more work stoppages in 1971. The unusu- ally high figures for 1972 arise from the “More than 200,000 Quebec government employees” who “were involved in one-day strike on March 28 and again in an 11-day walkout in April.” Other large stoppages included were in British Columbia involving the con- struction and lumber industries affecting a total of more than 50,000

employees. —

The government announcement did not include the man-days lost in Quebec between May 9 and 19 when an estimated 600,000 man-

days were lost.

TORONTO — Negotiations re- mained at a standstill between Toronto Western Hospital and the Canadian Union of Géneral Employees. The stalemate arises out of the hospital’s refusal to reinstate 343 employees who were fired when they refused to return to work. Hospital officials claim that at least one part of

a new contract has been agreed to—offering the remaining work- ers a $50 a month increase. Pat- rick Murphy, president of the striking CUGE employees has asked the public to boycott the hospital and its services until the strike is settled and all of the workers who were fired are rehired.

MALTON — Douglas Aircraft of Canada informed members of UAW Local 1967 that it planned to lay-off 1,800 by the end of 1973. Douglas spokesmen maintained that the cutbacks are a result of its failure to win a contract for the U.S. space shuttle program. This doesn’t make much sense to the workers of the Malton local who quickly pointed out that they “never had anything to do with

the space shuttle program.”

Many of the Malton workers feel that the lay-offs are particular- ly directed at Canada. Douglas, a multinational corporation, em- ploys about 92,000 workers in North America and of this total 11,000 or about 12% are to be laid-off. But the Malton plant em- ploys about 4,500 and 1,800 are to be laid-off for a total of more

than 40% of the workers here.

UAW Local 1967 officials wired the government of Canada stat- ing that Canadian workers shouldn’t be “penalized. because of a cut-back in the United States space program.” As an insurance in

By B. FEDOSOV

MOSCOW — Agreement was reached during the World Championships in Prague in the spring of this year between the Canadian and Soviet hockey or- ganizations on the holding of a series of games between the national. sides composed of the leading players of both coun- tries. The Soviet and Canadian hockey leaders got together in Moscow on July 19 to draw up the terms of this series. The talks were conducted by the trainers of the Canadian nation- al team, H. Sinden and J. Fer- gusson and V. Bobrov, coach of the USSR national team, and A. Starovoitov, executive secre- tary of the USSR Hockey Fed- eration.

First of all, the timetable of

the USSR vs. Canada games was

approved. The teams will meet for the first time in the Forum in Montreal on Sept. 2. The next will be staged in Toronto’s Maple Leaf Gardens on Sept. 4; the third in Winnipeg, on Sept. 6, and the fourth and last, in Vancouver on September 8. All the games in the USSR will be held in the Sport Palace in the Luzhniki area of Moscow on Sept. 22, 24, 26 and 28.

It has been agreed that the hosts in Canada will field 35 of their best players, whereas there will be 28-30 Soviet players named for the first four games

‘sional leagues. The Soviet play-

ers will soon find it more difti- cult when they come out on the Canadian rinks which are a little smaller than those in our coun- try. In Canada, for instance, the dimensions of a hockey rink are 60 x 26 m, whereas in our coun- try they are 61 x 30 meters.

At the time of negotiations, the question’ was also raised as to what to do in case all eight games are drawn. The Canadians were the interested party in this matter. No official agreement was reached on this point, but for the sake of joking it was suggested that a 25th extra per- iod be held until the first goal.

All the games in Canada will be handled by four U.S. referees, and the Moscow games, by four referees from Czechoslovakia, Sweden and West Germany.

An exchange of trainers-ob- servers will taxe place in the period of practice of the natio ial teams of Canada and the USSR prior to the September games A. Chernyshov and B. Kulagin will go to Canada, and Gordie Howe and Jean Beliveau, who recently retired from play in the profes- sional National Hockey League, will come to Moscow.

More than 150 newsmen and about 2,500 tourists from Can- ada are expected to come to Moscow for the September games. More than 100 requests have already been received from

“al who at that time were at zenith of their world fam" am plied somewhat unexpectedly: | “O.K., we'll invite a Soviet teal \1 over, but will anyone in ov country come to see the games ts

This, I repeat, was 15 yeats Bla ago. Since then, a lot has chane jhe ed. When’ the special Canadiatile seven-man delegation flew iol t Moscow recently for the abov" all mentioned talks, the guests } were most tactful in askine whether the Soviet coach | would allow spectators to watcl the USSR team workouts ©] Canada. ;

The following have been a ed for the USSR squad fof September series with the Calle tl dians:

Goalies: V. Tretyak (Cenluy Army), V. Shepovalov grad Army), A. Pashkov Vy cow Dynamo), A. sidelnike i (Moscow Krylya Sovet0Y “ f Wings of Soviets). |

Defence: A. Ragulin, V. Wa chenko, V. Kuzkin, A. Guse¥s ) i Tsygankov (all Central am V. Vasilyev, V. Davydov, * v4 lov (all Moscow Dynamos fe Paladyev, Y. Lyapkin (both ‘ye cow Spartak), V. Astaly® (Gorky Torpedo).

Forwards: V. Vikulov (Cé Army), A. Maltsev (Moscow namo), V. Kharlamov / Army), B. Mikhailov, V Y. Blinov (all Central A

‘case the lay-offs do come, the union has proposed a shorter work week (from 40 to 32 hours) and a drastic reduction in overtime to save the jobs.

representatives of the press of Zimin, V. Shadrin, A. Ya European countries. V. Starshinov (all Moscow Observing the keen interest in tak), Y. Mishakov, v. the forthcoming games between (both Central Ary) Soviet and Canadian puck- dukhin (ening epede' hi chasers, one involuntarily recalls Anisin, A. Bodungy ¢ soviels/Noq the not-too-distant year of 1957 (all Moscow Wings ae y. Born : when the Soviet hockey leaders The team coaches: 4 oh proposed to the Canadians that '°Y and B. Kulagin. i] lea t a USSR team come over on a__ The Soviet players vi ust 34 playing tour. The Canadians, by air for Canada on AUB

overseas. The same number of 28-30 Canadians will come to Moscow for the return series. q Nineteen players can be named to a new pension formula which for each game—I7 field players provide $507 a month to work- and two goalies. The games will ers over 60 with 40 years es aces nee rules es Hae : : by the recent congress of the or si oe the Stelco agree- 1+ ernational Ice Hockey Federa- ment in Hamilton, the new Algo- tion (LIHG), which was held in ma contract also saw the work- Mamaia, Rumania. The amateur ers win a non-deductible. dental rules actually do not differ much plan. from those used in the profes-

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> SAULT STE MARIE — Mem- The Steelworkers also agree fo _ ,sbers of Local 2251 of the United aN . Steelworkers of America in Sault Ste. Marie have reached

a new three year agreement with the. Algoma Steel Corp. Ltd. The new agreement calls for an 80¢ an hour increase over the next three years plus a cost

of living allowance.

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US. labor body defies Meany

BALTIMORE — The Metro- politan Baltimore Council of AFL-CIO Unions has called for the resignation of AFL-CIO pre- sident George Meany in a sharp attack on the AFL-CIO Council refusal-to- endorse Sen. George

McGovern as the means of de- feating President Nixon.

The Baltimore council meet- ing yesterday came close to en- dorsing McGovern, a_ defiant move that could lead to revoca- tion of its charter by the AFL-

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C1O high command and the re- moval of its president, Domi- nick N. Fornaro.

Fornaro said that he is seek- ing to avoid a head-on collision with the AFL-CIO leadership but that he would lead an area “Labor for McGovern” move- ment as an individual. He point- ed out that the Baltimore AFL- CIO initiated a bumper sticker with the legend: “Nixon is Through in ’72.”

Cannot be passive

He added: ‘How can we ask people to sit in their hands when we started this Dump-Nixon campaign? If the youth, the Black people~ and labor were united, Nixon could be defeated. It’s wrong for us to set ourselves against the Black people and the youth.”

He said that the area Labor for McGovern committee will be established next Monday and will include members of the United Steel Workers, the Unit-

ed Auto Workers and the Inter-.

national Brotherhood of Team- sters, whose national board has endorsed Nixon.

The resolution adopted last week by the local AFL-CIO

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council urged the AFL-CIO Ex- puoTos BY * ecutive Council members to “‘re- — Flanked by a massive banner proclaiming that “Right © consider their action’ in refus- bombs are killing children,” Toronto's peace forces ie ae ing to endorse McGovern. before the United States Consulate a week ago, demanding

to the U.S. annihilation program in Indochina.

WASHINGTON, July 27 — President Nixon, Secretary of State William Rogers and Treasury Secretary George Shultz played golf at Burning Tree Country Club here. AFL-CiO President George Meany accompanied them.

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