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2A wor s Pm s 4* The electronics division of Electrohome, in Kitchâ€" ener has cut color teleâ€" vision production to about half of what it was three years ago. Their employâ€" ment statistics reflect this, in that they employed 3,750 in March 1974, and are now down to 2,800 emâ€" ployees. + However, _ Electrohome public relations director Bob Lovell said the layâ€" off figures are also due, partially at least to an overâ€" all economic slump in the industry. Hovwever, â€" Electrohome, which is a wholly Canaâ€" dian owned company has The union report goes on to recommend 10 proposals, calling for federal governâ€" ment intervention, changâ€" ing present tariffs and taxes for imports, and calling for efforts to Canadianize the industry and make it selfâ€"sufficient. One proposal calls forâ€" importers to pay equal sales tax on their produet, which they are not doing now. _ > Two RCA plants in Onâ€" tario have closed down, with a loss of several hunâ€" dred jobs. They have movâ€" ed operations to tife United States, where they say it is cheaper to manufacture. _ GTE Sylvania has closed a pictureâ€"tube manufacturâ€" ing plant in Cornwall Onâ€" tario, because they canâ€" not compete with the inâ€" flux of Japanese tubes. (resistgu, capacitors, reâ€" lays, vacuum tubes, conâ€" nectors) simply because the raw materials comprising these are not available in this country. ‘ However, one can argue the principles of the whole matter. With the exception of Electrohome, all other TV manufacturers in the counâ€" try are American owned. But this doesn‘t change the fact that Canadians are losing out in both the technology and labor marâ€" kets. "It‘s difficult to say where the greatest impact has occurred...we‘ve felt proâ€" portionately the greatest impact," Mr. Lovell exâ€" plained. He said color sets have reached a level of ing and running their own plant to manufacture these parts in Malaysia. tried to ~offset "some 0 government will not enforce antiâ€"dumping â€" Evinrude Outboards O.M.C. Stern Drive Tremblay Canvas Covered Canoes Sportsmaster Aluminum Canoes Fiberglass Canoes Puslinch Lake R.R.‘2 Hespeler 658â€"9661 BOATING ‘75 *Â¥ McClintock‘s Your Complete Dealer For _ _‘ Dumping compounds all of this...but dumping has to be proved in each and every model‘in each line of each company," _ ‘Mr. * Lovell _ However, Mr. _ Lovell said a third element enters, in that with competitors fixing their prices at a dumped rate, they have an advantage with the level that federal taxes are apâ€" plied. f He said the level for an imported set is then lower than for a domestic one, resulting in a three to five per cent range in cost beneâ€" fits at the retail level on the imported set. For example, on two comâ€" parable sets with a $500 price tag, the imported set could be as much as $20 cheaper, the saving beâ€" cause of the mere tax adâ€" vantage alone. saturation on the Canaâ€" dian market, and there is less production in the sumâ€" er months, anyway, beâ€" {:*se it is the bottom end of ‘the economic cycle, as new sets are designed for ‘‘This is equal to, or better than,» the profit margin in a Canadian manufacturing situation," _ Mr.: Lovell said. * As well, there are no tax concessions for® domestiâ€" cally manufactured elecâ€" tronics goods in‘ this. counâ€" try, while in the United States, a program gives such companies a 10 per cent tax credit, on a domesâ€" tic incentive basis. Crestliner Boats Glartron Boats try, while in the United But a company like Elecâ€" States, a program gives trohome, which has about such companies a 10 per 50 per cent of its business cent tax credit, on a domesâ€" directly related to the elecâ€" tic incentive basis. tronics field, turns out a Ironically, some good has product that is consumerâ€" come from the dumping ready for the average houseâ€" situation, in the manageâ€"_ hold. ment and labor have beâ€" Marsland _ Engineering come extremely close in fighting for the end of it. [ ‘"It‘s an unusual situaâ€" tion where union is starting to say the same thing management has been sayâ€" ing for a number of years," Bob Lovell said. Aluminum Fishing Boats From Harbourâ€"Craft & Crestliner Explorer Boat Trailer An observation with which Al Schaefer agrees. Al is business manager of local 2345, International Brothâ€" erhood of Electrical Workâ€" ers (IBEW), the union with which Electrohome emâ€" ployees are affiliated. ‘‘*Somebody‘s got to stand up and pay attention that we can‘t depend on other countries for all of our knowâ€" ledge in the electronics field ...or we could be in a lot i9bs C777 pFH eP d ht got to differ is on the trend in the last few years for wage parity for Canadian workâ€" ers, as compared with their American counterparts. While Bob Lovell said ‘‘We are pricing ourselves out of the export market because of high wage deâ€" mands," Al Schaefer . has a simple answer for this: ‘‘Most companies in the United â€"States have better cost of living plans." Mr. Schaefer did not elaborate. However, > Schaefer said affiliated â€" unions, along with the Electronics Indusâ€" try Association of Canada (EIA) have _ continued approaching various levels of government, with limiâ€" ted success since last Januâ€" ary. A submission was made to Ontario industry minisâ€" ter Claude Bennett, and the only comment he could make was "Buy Canadian", according to Mr. Schaefer. The federal Liberal cauâ€" cus was approached eark ier this month, with the standard Weâ€"willâ€"lookâ€"intoâ€" theâ€"situation â€" reply, Mr. Schaefer said. Union members will be urged to write to their members of parliament, he said. J . L liowever. one area where The Datsun B210 comes in 2 doors, 4 doors & Hatchbacks *Based on the 1975 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency gas mileage tests in simulated highway and city driving conditions. 632 Victoria St. North 576â€"1370 COMPTON MOTORS Just Seconds Off the Parkway at Frederick St. Exits LEASING ALSO AVAILABLE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT COMPTON LEASING NO CAR TESTED GETS BETTER MILEAGE THAN DATSUN* The Datsun B210 will give you u'ltvs * 41â€" management we‘ve Don Clark, general manaâ€" ger of General Instrument (Canada) Ltd., an Amerâ€" ican owned subsidy, had had different thoughts. He said there is not a great fear of the parent comâ€" pany closing up its branch plants in the near future, but there is a fear that He said an area where the government could help would be to assist industry establish goals for seconâ€" dary manufacturing, and by encouraging production from raw materials, © thus providing more jobs. Mr. Walker said his company has maintained past _ production _ levels till now, with layoffs and cutbacks being negligible. Marsland is now involvâ€" ed in supplying postal automation equipment for the federal government, and manufacturing teleâ€" printers for CNâ€"CP Teleâ€" communications. "A truly Canadian manuâ€" facturer has got to look at the largest Canadian marâ€" ket he can service...it is because he has not diversified if you stumble on a Canadian corpola- tion in trouble," Mr. Walkâ€" er said. Marsland sales manager Robert Walker said while there hasâ€"been no expansion in his company for the television _ market, . his company has diversified into other lines. manufacturing of speakers for TV sets. both have plants located in Waterloo, and manulacâ€" ture parts used in television w9 hok Web Sn there would not be sufficient volume to keep its subsidies operating indefinitely in Canada. General Instrument manuâ€" factures yolks and flybacks for TV sets. About 320 people â€"have been laid off from General Instrument in _the last couple of years, and the plant manpower is now down to 140. > ‘"I haven‘t seen anyâ€" thing happening in the T.V. industry to indicate that it will turn around this year," Mr. Clark said. General Instruments has divetsified, entering into the portable _ calculator market, but Don Clark said he is afraid "it will ‘ Over 25 Models to choose from â€"â€" R. M. (Bob) Jasslin Large Indoorâ€"OQutdoor Display. Our years of experience in Selling and Servicing Quality Built Hardtop Campers is your guarantee of satisfaction. COME AND SEE US TOâ€"DAY ENJOY FAMILY CAMPING THIS SUMMER! OPEN 7 days a WEEK Leisureland Prosidenit Bob Josstin says "OUR PRICES ARE Rigkt" On Quality Built Hardtop Campers By â€"â€"â€": â€"BELLEVUE SUNKAMPER STARCRAFT. But just because of hbi%. company is". American‘ owned, Don Clark does fif} believe wholly â€" owned companies deserve‘ special concessions. But he agreed the ele¢ tronics industry inâ€"M« be it Canadian or foreignâ€". . owned, is in trouble. gothenyolthetunshta% radio‘"‘ within a couple of" ed pricing of imported calâ€"" tronics industry in Canada, be it Canadian or foreignâ€". . owned, is in trouble. hee: ‘"If we don‘t have “ backing in our own country of supplying ourselves withâ€"â€" _ electronics,...well, how Jong: cal we rely on friendly im« ports and technology? Elec<; aspect of industry.‘"‘ + t *z Â¥oâ€" $dMSLN* giey" Sy ut i P