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Vol. 118 No. 47 Tuesday, Oct. 23, 1984 36 pages GM-UAW talks now at a "critical phase' Talks between Gen- eral Motors of Canada and the United Auto Workers reached a crit- ical stage over the weekend as negotiators struggled to find common ground aimed at settling a strike by 36,000 autoworkers. A GM spokesman said the point where both sides have to decide whether or not to con- tinue negotiations is approaching. The walkout that began officially on Wed- nesday, affecting hun- dreds of Scugog Town- ship residents, is the first strike against the country's largest auto- maker since 1970 when workers remained off the job for 94 days in a successful fight to remove restrictions on a cost-of-living allowance. - It is already affecting _parts plants and assembly operations in the United States. Company spokesmen in Detroit said strike- related layoffs in the U.S. might begin piling up rapidly early this week at as many as 10 plants. About 1,500 workers at GM's light- truck assembly plant in Moraine, Ohio were the first to be told not to report to work Monday. The company's U.S. operations produce parts for assembly in Oshawa, and other plants depend on supp- lies from Canada. About 57 per cent of compon- ents manufactured by GM Canada are shipped to U.S. plants. GM has offered auto- workers a 2.25 per cent wage increase plus eight cents in the first year of a new three-year contract. The company is asking the workers to give up base wage increases in the second and third year in favour of lump sum payments. While negotiators attempt to find some- thing both sides can agree to, the UAW and (Turn to page 3) toh F- SF hyd 4 LIE Se oe, £7 fore " wea , ' - After a night on the UAW picket line, a Scene at UAW picket line last week ting a fresh shiner, thanks to a tossed beer striking GM worker balances unsteadily on bottle which struck him in the eye. (See top of the remains of a Ford Pinto, torched the night before. The worker above was spor- story) Twelve year old Tom Ware takes a bi after spending Saturday morning distri homes throughout the Cartwright neighbourhood. Apple Day manag- ed to net the Cartwright Scouts more than $100. g bite of a juicy red apple buting similar apples to Racers may have to pack a lunch Officials with the Canoe the Nonquon race are pondering what could be a serious pro- blem when this popular event is held in Port Perry on the first Sat- urday in June, 1985. The Latcham Centre will not be available for use on the day of the race. "This is a major problem for us," said Yvonne Christie, presi- dent of the Scugog Historical Society at the organization's general meeting held last Thurs- day evening. The Historical Society has organized Canoe the Nonquon for the past 14 years as a money rais- ing venture for the Scugog Shores Museum, and has used the Lat- cham Centre at the race finish line to prepare and serve meals to canoeists since the building was construct- ed a decade ago. However, the Histor- ical Society learned recently that the Lat- cham Centre has been rented on race day next June for a wedding. Even though the Historical Society did not pre-book the hall for use on race day next year, organizers are upset that municipal staff allowed the hall to be rented for a wedding that day. There is no way the date for Canoe the Nonquon can be chang- ed next year. Race officials are now looking into the possi- bility of renting a large tent with cooking facili- ties, and they may also have to rent portable toilets since the wash- (Turn to page 2) 200 add names fo peace petitions A Peace Petition with more than 200 names from Scugog Township will be presented to the federal government in Ottawa this week, part of a nation-wide Peace Caravan that collected about 400,000 sign- atures. The names on the Scugog Township petition were collected over the last few months by the local chapter of Operation Dismantle, according to spokes- person Marg Wilbur. The petition was first presented in New: market on October 14 at a meeting of the Peace Caravan, attended by several families active in the peace movement in this Township. Mrs. Wilbur explained that the petition con- tained four basic points. an end to Cruise missile testing in Canada - a declaration that Canada be a nuclear weapons free zone - funds now spent on arms should be diverted to spending for human needs - the call for a free vote in the House of Commons of the first three objectives. The meeting in New- market featured a speech by Operation Dismantle president Jim Stark who suggest- ed that the various peace groups working in Canada should combine their efforts at the national level.