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CTV News
6 days ago
- Politics
- CTV News
Hamilton Labour Council wants NHL to apologize for suspending players 100 years ago
The Hamilton and District Labour Council is hoping to right a century-old grievance between the city it represents and the NHL. The labour council demanded the NHL apologize on Wednesday for its treatment of players on the now-defunct Hamilton Tigers when they tried to engage in collective action during the 1924-25 season. Anthony Marco, the council's president, said that when the Tigers went on strike to get better pay, they were engaging in a struggle that resonates to this day. 'We've got labour strife happening at a provincial level, at a federal level, at an international level, and this is a good reminder of the fact that 100 years ago, some of the basic things that these players were fighting for still exist today,' said Marco. 'It's a reflection, in my mind, on how gig work is going these days, that people are being expected to work without pay, our people are being expected to work with very little pay.' The Tigers played in Hamilton from 1920 to 1925 and were atop the NHL's standings that final year. The league expanded its season by six games in 1924-25 but players' pay was not increased. Hamilton players demanded an extra $200 each or they would not lace up for the NHL's playoffs. Then-league president Frank Calder suspended the striking Tigers players and fined them $200 each. Calder then declared the Montreal Canadiens the league champions and representatives in the Stanley Cup final. Montreal lost the cup to the Western Canada Hockey League's Victoria Cougars three games to one in the best-of-five series. The Tigers were then moved to New York City and renamed the Americans. 'The team stuck by their guns, and they said 'this is what it's going to be,' and they probably didn't end with the result that they would have liked, but it certainly was an affront not to just those players, but to the city as a whole, who had for several years gotten behind that team, and for the first time ever saw them finish in first place at the end of the regular season,' Marco said. Marco believes enough time has passed for the NHL — which ratified a new collective agreement with the NHL Players' Association on July 8 — to admit that Calder's treatment of the striking players was too harsh. 'It really speaks to the fact that Hamilton, which has always been known as a union town, had the first basic attempt from the NHL players to start a collective action, it was the first players strike, and it happened at least a full generation before the NHLPA (founded in 1967) ever got into place,' said Marco. 'A hundred years is a good reminder. 'I think we're at the point now where you can say that if the NHL has any moral objection to issuing an apology for this, you can say it's been a century, I think you might be able to get past it.' Requests for comment made to the NHL, NHLPA, and the minor-league Professional Hockey Players' Association by The Canadian Press were not immediately returned. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 16, 2025. John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press
Yahoo
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Peter Sarsgaard Calls for Unity in a Divided America at Karlovy Vary Film Festival Opening: ‘There Is No Going It Alone'
Actors Peter Sarsgaard and Vicky Krieps were honored at the opening of the 59th edition of the Karlovy Vary Film Festival Friday, with Sarsgaard calling for 'collective action' in the U.S. in the face of division. Karlovy Vary presented the KVIFF President's Award to Sarsgaard, who is the winner of the Volpi Cup at the Venice Film Festival, and a nominee for an Emmy and a Golden Globe. More from Variety Karlovy Vary Player 'The Anatomy of the Horses,' Questioning Revolution in Peru, Acquired by Loco Films (EXCLUSIVE) 'Promise, I'll Be Fine' Boarded by Cappu Films Ahead of Karlovy Vary Premiere (EXCLUSIVE) Young European Filmmakers Showcase Work in Future Frames Program at Karlovy Vary Receiving the award, he said: 'Making a film is a collective action […] any actor will tell you that good work is only possible in an environment that supports it […] There is no going it alone.' He continued: 'As my country retreats from its global responsibilities and tries to go it alone, it is also being divided into factions from within, factions of politics, gender, sexuality, race, Jews split over the war. But when there's a common enemy, there is no going it alone. Enemies are the forces that divide us, that individuate us. We all know who they are. Collective action is the only way forward in art and in our happiness. So thank you for this. I couldn't have done it without all of you. And in the words of [Czech statesman and playwright] Vaclav Havel, one half of a room cannot remain forever warm while the other half is cold.' In his honor, Karlovy Vary will screen Billy Ray's 2003 journalism drama 'Shattered Glass,' for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe. Krieps, winner of a European Film Award for best actress for 'Corsage,' a performance for which she was similarly recognized at Cannes, also received the KVIFF President's Award. Receiving the award, she said: 'I would like to say I love film festivals. I think they are just the best thing in the world, together with cinema. And if movies are not misused, they can go across borders and transport the most powerful messages. They don't ask for your passport or where you're from or how much money you have, or if you're cool or not. 'I was never cool. I didn't finish my studies, but I'm here, and all I did was I believed in the dream. Movies give us the space to dream and hope. I came with nothing, and, when I leave this planet, I will go with nothing. So unfortunately, even the beautiful award will not go with me to where I'm going, but I will take all the memories and all my dreams, and that's what movies can do. So, we should try and save the movies so they continue to exist, and they continue to spread the word of love and peace and, most importantly, forgiveness.' Karlovy Vary will show Krieps' 'Love Me Tender,' which premiered in this year's Cannes. Other star guests at the festival, which runs July 4-12, include actors Michael Douglas, Stellan Skarsgård and Dakota Johnson. Douglas will present a newly restored print of Miloš Forman's 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,' and will be joined by Paul Zaentz — nephew of the late Saul Zaentz, who produced the film with Douglas — as well as members of Forman's family. Skarsgård will be presented with the Crystal Globe for outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema, and will present his latest film 'Sentimental Value,' which won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival. Johnson will also receive the KVIFF President's Award. She will present the romantic comedy 'Splitsville' and the comedy 'Materialists.' Best of Variety Oscars 2026: George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Roberts, Wagner Moura and More Among Early Contenders to Watch New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week 'Harry Potter' TV Show Cast Guide: Who's Who in Hogwarts?
Argaam
14-05-2025
- Politics
- Argaam
Crown Prince: Gulf-US summit reflects collective action to strengthen relations, expand partnership
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in his opening remarks at the Gulf-US Summit that this meeting with President Donald Trump is an extension of the historic and strategic partnership between our countries and the United States, which has grown and developed over the past decades to become a model of joint cooperation. This summit reflects our commitment to collective action to strengthen our relationship and expand and develop our strategic partnership to meet the aspirations of our countries and peoples, he added.
