Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 15, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba 151997 Steve email Winnipeg free press business around the workplace Paul Mckee labour group in deep trouble the Cal is dont theres no need to Check the top of this this is the business but the Canadian federation of indeed in deep unlike its sports Canadian football league its going to take More than a seasons ticket drive and a to contract to turn things the National labour organization has just lost 40 per cent of its membership in one fell swoop and is Cal president James Mccambly said staff reductions Are occurring across the Board because of the Sud Den drop in Mccambly said that what form the Cal will be in or if it will even exist will be known by to understand whats happening to the Cal you have to return to the 80s to understand How the Cal came Canadian unions generally vote to affiliate themselves with provincial and National a Manitoba local would be affiliated with the Manitoba federation of which in turn is affiliated with the Canadian labour the Csc acts politically on behalf of unions to lobby governments and put across policies that help work ing people ii not just unionized but theres another Side to that political the Csc supports the new democratic a group of largely in the construction Felt that one support was they believed labour should work with whatever party was in Power to get the Best Deal for so in 1982 the Cal was a breakaway National body for unions to affiliate weve never aligned explained Mccambly from his Ottawa Mccambly said he believed its been effective for the work ers they that still Only a fraction of the Clos two million plus but Mccambly said the Cal pursued More noncom of rotational tactics to avoid strikes and traditional Union muscle flex that philosophy at risk because the Cal May lose even More Mccambly said the problem is raiding from Csc the Csc has a policy regarding raiding where one Union tries to get workers of another Union to switch As it but Mccambly said that policy does it Stop Csc unions from going after Cal no one from the Csc was available for the big blow for the Cal was when the International brotherhood of electrical workers switched its affiliation from the Cal to the Mccambly said that move took 40 per cent of the cols affiliated Mem Mccambly said Ibex was concerned about raiding from a Csc Union he say which but by moving to the Csc the Ibex protected an official from the Ibex in Toronto was unavailable for All of this occurs just As the Csc and Cal had patched up their troubled last year they signed an agreement to work cooperatively on issues of concern to All Mccambly said even the unthinkable has been talked we had talked about a but the Csc was not interested in a said with the Cal in much reduced form the phone for the Cal regional office in Selkirk is not in Mccambly knows remaining unions will be looking at jumping to the which Proba Bly explains Why the Csc Doest want a merger there getting everybody As for the Cal Experiment and some have accused it of working too closely with Mccambly said that no matter what happens Cal people will continue to exert their influence inside whatever labour organization they work if you have news or stories about wrap lass please Call Paul Mckie at up photo Izzy shares a laugh with successor Peter Viner at yesterdays news briefing in seasoned executive takes can wests Helm Asper to focus on developing new company assets by Martin Cash business reporter Teeter Viner has been named and ceo of can West global communications succeeding company founder and majority owner Izzy has been connected with the can West since 1974 and has senior executive in the company profitable turnaround of both television station cd Vul in Vancouver and network ten in Asper will become executive chair he will continue to be involved in the running of can West on a full time but will be concentrating on developing new assets for the Peter Viner is the Only senior Man Ager we have who has experience in every facet of can wests Asper said from Toronto where the Viner appointment was Peter was around through the bankruptcy of global in he turned the eyesore of Canadian into a Peter has Beert through it Viner was also part of can wests due Diligence team in 199192 that led to the company investment in television net works in Australia and new zealand in he then left can West and became ceo of network ten in can West holds a 76percent eco nomic interest in the australian net size of that stake is the subject of Legal the Tele vision network has been a huge profit maker for can West and its other i have been part of the entrepreneurial risk taking culture of this com can wests Boss heres a sketch of the new Boss to replace Izzy Asper at win Nipe based can West global name Peter age title president and chief background joined can West in 1974 As a marketing Vic Epresi Dent named president of can wests Civ Ute Vancouver 1980 left can West in 1984 for six year stint As president of Tele Media communications Ontario named president of can West broadcasting 1990 named chief executive of can West owned network ten in Australia in status Viner owns a substantial number of can West shares and will sit on the Board of direct Asper quote in eager to Start another adventure but in slightly said who is also a sizable shareholder in the if we Are to continue to grow like we have Over the previous 20 the availability of capital will be less of a human resources will be the Viner said he Doest see himself being chosen Over my appoint ment Means the corporation is adding More he last year Gerry Noble was added to can wests head office As Vic Epresi Dent operations after successfully turning new zealand to 3 into a profitable Aspers three David and All hold senior executive positions and Are All members of the Board of Many believe that one of the second generation of Aspers will eventually take the Helm of the it was a unanimous decision Between the kids and senior manage ment that it would either be Peter or we would have to go outside the com Pany to find a Asper David Asper has run the company television stations in Saskatchewan and responsible for programming issues for its stations in Australia and new he i hate to use what sounds like a but leadership has to be and theres no question Peter Viner has earned he said the advantage of naming Viner to the company top manage ment position Means it will allow More time before any other Asper family succession is put in Viner has his own family connections in the broadcasting business in his younger is president of Rogers broadcasting he has been an adroit Viner said jokingly of his relationship with his the Market showed no signs of worry at the can West global Stock gained 60 cents to close at on the Toronto Stock Exchange last week can wests third Quarter results reported net earning increases of per cent to million on revenues of pools can vote on ugg partnership Deal Manitoba and Alberta wheat pools will be allowed to vote on the proposed partner ship Between United Grain growers and american food giant Archer Daniels the Federal Competition Bureau has informed the parties it wont stand in the pools the Competition Bureau has still not ruled on whether a takeover of ugg by the pools would significantly reduce Competition in the Grain the pools own per cent of ugg shares and Are expected to vote against the partnership at the share holders meeting ugg had asked the Bureau to Stop the pools from voting because they Are ugg the company likened it to air Canada owning a stake in Canadian airlines and voting on company a wheat Pool spokesman maintained the coops believed All along they would be allowed to ugg refused the pools were thwarted in an attempted takeover of ugg earlier this year when ugg invoked a Poi son Pill shareholders rights the Competition Bureau refused to comment about its decision 4 prime Man psf i a in 2 world of our Hift have Ken ii All and Whin you add it All yarn the Why Law Swift i a film w Tan a Juriw of a in metals funds hurting managers warn worst of Gold drop May not be Over Canadian press Toronto the f recent drop in the Price of Gold has been a blow to managers of resource and pre Cious metals Many of whom Are still grappling with the collapse of fire x minerals earlier this some fund managers Are putting on a Brave face by saying the Price drop has created opportunities to buy undervalued mining but oth ers say the worst May not be its a difficult says John manager of Green line precious metals we Are very concerned about the Outlook for Gold hit a 12year Low of us last it averaged last year and traded As High As in february the falling Price has slammed the Toronto Stock exchanges Index of Gold which has dropped 41 per cent since May return Falls the average return for precious metals and resource funds fell nearly seven per cent in according to data from Globe in the 16 other fund sectors increased in value last for the past six months the return for the precious metals and resource funds was off per the softness in the Gold Price is attributed in part to Australia Cen trial which announced july 3 it was Selling 167 tonnes of Gold or about 68 per cent of its total Banks in Belgium and the Netherlands also have recently sold some of their the move by the Banks is a signal that Gold is losing its special status As the foundation of the worlds monetary system and is now just another com analysts fear Central Banks in other countries May also Start which could drive the Price below Weatherall says this is understand Gold was bought by governments and investors As a hedge against he if you have a period of Low inflation and peace in the after a Central Banks prefer financial instr smaller who had been so pleased they had Gold during the second world now wonder Why they have got it at shuffling stocks Weatherall added jokingly that the Only remedy May be a i Tell my people Here to go to Church on sunday and Pray for youve got to have something dreadful history is depressing because someone in the end does do some dreadful but it seems unlikely it will be next for Weatherall is shuffling some of the stocks in his funds port Folio to take advantage of the drop in Gold company he said his fund has managed to avoid a massive drop in value and big redemption by Jackee manager of Toronto based Maxum resource says the recent drop in the Price of Gold has More to do with psychology than real she said Gold is still in demand in Many parts of the world for jewelry and other commercial continued please see centraub5 Canadas mild manners under fire by Michael Macdonald Canadian press Toronto Canadas reputation As a Mil mannered nation has become a big problem for a new Survey of chief executives More than 90 per cent of respondents said Canadian managers Are Well regarded in other but less than a third believed Canadian firms Are very competitive on the global their Lack of aggressiveness is holding the country says the released yesterday by Eloitte and touche consulting the problem int products or prices or cultural said Peter a senior partner in the firms Ottawa we just simply have to be put in the he these Days have this just do expansions planned Canadian chief executives of non multinational companies were asked if they planned to expand International the results exporting to new 80 per m establishing new sales office 47 per establishing Branch Plant 47 per importing from new markets 13 per providing services 13 per establishing an operations Cen tre seven per source Angus Reid group Survey for Eloitte find consulting but theres something that keeps most businesses from being bold out Side our were said that the nature of but Lack of aggressiveness int the said Robert International Vic president with the Canad an chamber of the Canadian psyche is not to be out there being an ardent they go about their business in a competent rather than being very aggressive and i your Keyes being quietly competent can pay a lot of Canadas corporate How appears to be every executive representing a com Pany that want part of a multinational organization is of the 52 surveyed said their company would expand internationally in the earning year eighty per pent indicated this would inv Jve exporting goods while 47 per cent were setting up Branch plants or sales Strum also noted there is no Short age of Canadian firms considered mod Els for International Montreal Bombardier for had no problem last week barging past the Competition to sign a contract to build subway cars for new based in signed a contract last week to build a digital cellular phone network in Sao and its important to note that Cana Das slow but steady economic recovery has been led largely by exporting Given the economic results Over the past couple of that suggests weve been Active in International Keyes said the conducted by the Angus Reid included cos whose employ people and generated billion in sales in ;