hy CANADA MANUFACTURER OF CRUISE MISSILE SYSTEM f Remembrance Day message f or Litton . By KERRY WILSON TORONTO — On Remembrance DAy, Nov. 11 about 400 concerned de- monstrators gathered at Litton Systems Ltd. Organized by the Cnuise Missile Conversion Project, the protest included many other groups and individuals in- cluding Quakers. Others joined the Christianity was the theme; for others living standards were paramount as were peace and world security. Several demonstrators held a sit-in ac- ross the, company’s gate and, as they were carried off by company security, more took their place. Metro police soon Speaking to the crowd, a spokesman for the Cruise Missile Conversion Pro- ject voiced respect for those who felt strongly about the issues to submit to arrest. He said that the company management, who produce the machines of war should have been the ones ar- rested for threatening peace. march from the U.S. For some, were arrested. moved in to. do the dirty work and 23 ie The marchers sang anti-war songs and distributed leaflets urging Litton workers to understand the process of conversion — that it does not threaten their jobs. On the contrary, the message explained, conversion to peaceful production along with controlled transition, including re-- training, will make their jobs more sec- — ure. : cant District 6 director of the United Steel- workers, Dave Patterson, was quoted in the leaflet: ‘‘Instead .of building the — machinery of war, there is nothing to prevent us from building the machinery — of peace ...”” a | A small group was present touting the | view that ‘‘pacifism was the road to war” > and ‘‘peace through strength’. They at were laughed into oblivion and quietly _ left as the 400 marchers arrived on the} scene. : NO CRUISE MISSILESBYCANADA Over 400 demonstrators stood outside Litton Industries outside Toronto on Remem-— brance Day, Nov. 11 to condemn the company’s involvement in the construction of the cruise missile system. The company is bullding the electroniciguidance system for the operation. Twenty-three protesters were arrested. THOMPSON, Manitoba — Striking Steelworkers’ Local 6166 here, rejected by 55%, the latest offer by the giant multinational Inco Metals Company last Nov. 5. Inco insisted on a majority of the union’s negotiating committee’s signing fore allowing it to be presented to the 1,900 striking miners and smelter- workers. The company offer gave annual hourly increases of $1.75, $1 and $1 — up from TRIBUNE PHOTO — KERRY WILSON By NORMAN BRUDY TORONTO — Over 150 tenants filled city council chambers here, Nov. 7, to plan action to increase the supply of affordable housing. ) = Housing supply has reached crisis proportions in the city with aless than 1% vacancy rate and a marked drop in housing starts. In 1971 there were 21,000 housing starts in Metro, by 1980 it had fallen to 4,000. The crunch has hit low and moderate income earners in particular as units for this range are converted to condominiums or luxury units. Between 1976 and 1979, 5,000. . apartments were lost to this income group. Special need housing for young people, the disabled, ex- psychiatric patients, single parents and the elderly is also in acutely short supply. The conference cited a survey conducted in 1980-81 which showed that of 4,425 young people between 16 and 18 years old, 1,678 had no fixed address and another 801 were living in hostels. The conference was attended by a broad range of tenants in both public and private housing, representatives from ethinic, disabled persons, ex-psychiatric patients and co-operative or- ganizations. The New Democratic and Communist Parties were also present. feeuceneestececnecnaveeenegnsaneceneerueeny LL Toronto tenants start housing coalition Papers were presented to the participants but many spoke from personal experiences about difficulty in finding suitable housing and the double handicap for tenants on public assis- tance, with children, from visible minorities, the disabled and elderly. The conference called for all three levels of government to ~ take a more active interest in the supply of housing through land banking, establishing a land speculation tax, increasing the public housing supply and encouraging the establishment of co-operative housing. It specifically called for the construction of 10,000 new public housing units within the next two years; strengthening rent review legislation; setting up a rental registry; constructing housing to accommodate the disabled and strengthening laws against racial discrimination. An interim committee was elected to establish a coalition to pressure government to take action on this question. . The conference also endorsed the call of the Canadian Labor Congress for a mass demonstration in Ottawa, Nov. 21 against __ rising interest rates. Thompson strikers — reject Inco offer — the agreement and recommending it be- . thorized people get through. COLA improvements in these times of $1, 15 cents and 15 cents in the previous \ offer rejected by 70% of the membership. — These increases, plus improvements in accident and sickness benefits, pension — plan and long-term disability, were all — made at the expense of the COLA | clause. st The latest company offer was simply a re-shuffling of the old money package which completely emasculated the cru- cial COLA.» ‘ Immediately barricades of timber and — rubber tires were thrown up at all Inco entrances. The RCMP was called in to bulldoze them down so management ) could return to work. As of Nov. 10 two barricades were still standing. _ The RCMP in Thompson is stopping all traffic going into Inco and the union is checking identification to ensure only au- The Thompson workers were intough — with the striking workers at Stelco who themselves had just rejected Stelco’s — latest offer. ‘‘ This means,’’ one striker told the Tribune, ‘‘that the workers in Thompson and Hamilton will not be~ bought off by these huge companies and | will not accept anything less than a de- cent living wage and the necessary rampant inflation.” Picket lines are still solid with 1,100 workers signed up fpr picket duty. ie The wives’ committee of local 6166 has put out an appeal for the Xmas Fund already, sending letters to locals throughout the province asking for dona- tions of toys. | over cuts to education EIT >ACIFIC TRIBUNE—NOV. 20, 1981—Page 8 By DAVE WALLIS EDMONTON — Federal finance minister Allan MacEachen met with a cool reception Nov. 1, as 45 angry stu- dents demonstrated outside the Four Seasons Hotel while he ad- dressed a $150-a-plate Liberal fundraiser. MacEachen was on tour of Alberta to sell his Nov. 12 budget. - : The Federation of Alberta Stu- dents (FAS) ina leaflet distributed at the demonstration warned the budget will axe $11-billion from post secondary education in the next five years if the proposals outlined by Justice Minister Jean Chretien are adopted. The Al- berta Tory government of Peter Lougheed also came under attack for its unwillingness to increase support for education if the fed- eral government cuts back. Anne McGrath chief executive officer for FAS told the Tribune “students are out here to let people know what MacEachen is planning in his budget and to let him and the other Liberals inside, ‘know that we are not about to sit back and let education be dis- mantled.”’ The finance minister made a wide berth around the students entering the hotel by the back door. Mike Walker, an executive member of FAS was critical of MacEachen stating that “‘none of ~ us have been able to get in contact with him, he was also very uncooperative at+the founding convention of the Canadian Fed- eration of Students when even with a few weeks notice he couldn’t find the time to meet with CFS representatives.”’ In outlining future activity Walker said that CFS and AFS have endorsed the Nov. 21 ae a LLL LT : lot on the west side of the High demonstration of the Canadian Labor Congress and will be mobilizing students to parti- cipate; #0. PRE Walker said the students are supporting the CLC ‘because their fight and ours is essentially — the same, against a government that is insensitive to the people of Canada.”’ The CLC demonstration in | Edmonton has been set for 1 ~— p.m., Nov. 21, The march will Start from the Legislature parking Level Bridge.