CANADIAN SEAFARERS THREATEN STRIKE Canadian seafarers are almost certain to go on strike this spring in a refusal to meet rollbacks in wages and benefits asked for by their employers, Seafarers' International Union official Roman Gralewicz said. "It's 99.9 percent--I guarantee you a strike," Gralewicz said in an interview. The union represents about 2,300 workers on the Great Lakes and Canada's East and West coasts. Contract talks broke off in January and a conciliator has been appointed to try to help settle the dispute. The current contract expires at the end of March. The seafarers' employers are also asking for a reduction in crew levels, a move which the union said would cost about 400 jobs.