Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 1, 1973, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press monday october 1, 1973 paper strike hits budget of new Ontario families by Kappii Bagley free press staff writer an economic Pinch is being Felt in the Northwestern on Tario towns of Kenora and fort Frances As a prolonged strike at paper Mills which constitute the major Industry in both centres approaches its third month. I has been estimated that spending Power in the neigh Tib Rhood of million a month is lost in each of the towns As Long As the plants of the on Tario Minnesota pulp and paper company remain closed the strike by maintenance workers of the two plants has been in effect since july z in fort Frances and july 9 in Kenora As the strike nears its three month Mark the effects Are showing in the business communities of the two towns. It is particularly noticeable now As the lucrative summer tourist season draws to a close. Although the business communities arc Only recently feel ing the big economic Pinch Many families in the two towns have been feeling it Ever since phone answering service 943-5544 the strike began in july with Little or no income and with savings sadly depleted or completely wiped out. The strike itself involves Only about 360 workers involved in maintenance operations at the two plants 160 at fort Frances and 200 at Ken Ora but More than other Union personnel Are also Idle because of the picket lines. The shutdown of the two plants has left a total of about Mill workers on the Side lines for close to three months about 750 in each of the two towns. I some families Are managing to get by at a reduced Stan Dard of living because other members of the family wives or children have continuing in comes though not enough to allow for any luxuries. Some of the Mill workers have found temporary work in construction tourist c p s Road work or Bush work but the number in t believed to be Large. Some of the workers have Given up in the Long Battle and have already left the two towns to take employment in other centres leading some observers to believe there will Likely be some Job openings when the strike is settled. The strike itself involves three unions the International association of Machin i s t s arid the International brotherhood of electrical workers at both Kenora and fort Frances and the International Union of operating Engi neers at Kenora. For some of the strikers there is a Small amount of strike pay to a week but not All of the strikers Are included. There was heartening news she rid an s six great reasons Why you should buy Sheridan expander aluminium windows 1. Easy teming from right inst i your 2. Automatic positive lock when Cloud. 3. Permanent caulking remains flexible in All weather. 4. Self adjusting Spring loaded Frame never Lightens. 5. Draft free with interlocking Center rail. 6. Easy operation gild s open on friction free Nylon. 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Chamber of Commerce of vials in both Kenora and Forl ranges expressed concern ver the prolonged strike this Veek and there is a fear some f the other businesses in town May be forced to Lay off employees if the economic Pinch continues. Gordon Mcbride president f the fort Frances chamber Stima cd the closing Down Ole Plant meant an estimate 1 million a month in spending Ower was lost to the town Hamber officials in Kenora laced a similar estimate on he amount of Money Missin rom the business Community. First to feel the Pinch have Een the so called big ticket us Chesses such As Auto Dea Herships and furniture stores because Money in t available or luxuries such As cars or television sets. But the food stores am thers Are also affected. Facies have been forced to cd own on some food items an Here has been a marked in Rease in Home baking instead f buying packaged cookies restaurants and liquor outlets ave also Felt the Pinch. Ose fort Frances woman v o r k 1 n g wife of a paper Vorker explained How thei Amity with five school age h i 1 d r e a was squeezing rough of Only her Salar Ince the strike started. The children started Schop n september with no new i thing or equipment items lat would have automatically Een provided under Horria circumstances. At Home the meals Aren t As arge As they used to be Anile has spent most of Hei weekends baking to. Cut food osts. She also outlined one smal beneficial result of the strike Ler husband has taken Adan age of the free time to d ome remodel Fig work Arouni he House a task he had Een Able to get at before. A fair amount of Home re pair work has Likely been a Camph shed in to Ani s believed some of the plan workers May also have picket p Small amounts of Money oing such Odd jobs for others there have been scattered sports in both towns tha ome of the paper worker vere becoming restless am Irving the maintenance workers to Settle with the com Pany so they can return t work but Union officials Isis Here is Solidarity among the Lions. The maintenance worker turned Down the latest com Pany offer of an 8.5 per Een Lay increase each year for the Lext two years but a spokes Man said the wage question was t the main Issue in the strike. Working conditions an Ringe benefits were terme he main consideration. The fast that the two town Are located in the heart of on of the country s finest Touris and recreation areas has prob ably saved the Long strike from causing economic chaos in the of Munitic. Fort Frances with a Popula Tion of about and Ken Ora with about full Tim residents both Benefit from Large influx of United state and Canadian tourists each summer. A Good tourist season has taken up much of the Slac resulting from the strike. As one Kenora businessman said we had a Good Summe and our August business a actually ahead of last year s we re not suffering. But we knows How much More a might have been up if it was or the some of the businesses in the two towns report their summer profits Are Down but they say it would have been a lot worse if it was t for the tourist Trade. All admit that the big crunch is coming now. With the tourist season just about Over for the year the business communities will find it difficult to survive without the paper Mills in operation. Everyone in both Kenora and fort Frances is hoping for a settlement in the very near future and they Don t want to see another strike for a Long Long time. 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