Why it matters
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What do NHL players have in common with workers at Caterpillar in London, and at U.S. Steel in Hamilton, Ontario, and at Rio Tinto in Alma, Quebec? They were all locked out by super-wealthy owners of highly prof itable companies? Yes, National Hockey League ath letes earn big incomes—for the few years they play. But they are the ones who generate fan interest and all the games’ profits. No one buys a ticket to watch club owners do anything.
In the context of the global economic crisis, capital ists think they have the upper hand. Many are trying to get historic concessions in wages, benefit packages and job security from workers.
The current hockey lock-out, which threatens to scut tle the season, is the third in less than two decades—a deliberate trend. If the NHL bosses have their way now,