What must Canada’s parliament do? SEE PAGE TWO INION SMASHING ATTACK LAUNCHED BY EMPLOYERS Spearheaded by the giant forest monopoly, MacMillan-Bloe- del-Powell River Co., employers this week launched a broad at- | tack against B.C.’s trade union movement. =” * ra ‘ae WL. 22, No. 38 Vy IDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1962 _ VANCOUVER, B.C. si & Sonat. was revealed in the tiscige debate as one Senator fe, 9° that Kennedy is de- g Ned to use his new pow- ‘bar enforce. an import it , 80 on Canadian lumber ae does not agree to a “voluntary” quota. Nedy hew power given Ken- Tite o the eve of the US. Wash; Commission hearing in Ohsig ee” on October 2 to Canagi. U.S. restrictions on a 28M lumber, is seen as Ca a witional pressure on Monse to accede to the U:S. ota al for a “voluntary” Ros 8reat danger to B.C.’s bee industry, which has on Uilt up to rely heavily th, — U.S. market, is fur- Weep cP in a warning this Wa, SY Oregon Senator “ ne Morse. Whit told the press that the that © House had assured him ty , ““Nnedy was determin- See through his pro- anaa.cr 28 import quota on Pickea lumber. He {was |W ash; in this statement by Mag, bton Senator Warren Th Uson, © new tariff bill has been -PICKETS AT THE U.N. _ (do WAR WITH CUBA”. This was the cry of 400 march- Shown above who paraded around the U.N. building in. a York last week. A leaflet was given out headed, Stop the Cold War Against Cuba.” | SS. HEARING OCT. 2 New Kennedy frade bill Nenaces lumber exports W The new tariff bill passed by the U.S. Senate last nek gives president John Kennedy power to shut B.C. Nber out of the U.S. market. were Coming on top of more jhan a ‘week of anti-labor attacks at the national Cham- ber of Commerce convention, the wide attack on some of the province’s key unions is seen as an attempt to force B.C.’s powerful trade union movement to the wall. These are the fronts on which the attack took place: 1. MacMillan - Bloedel an- nounced that it has applied to the Labor Relations Board for permission to prosecute Port Alberni TWA local F85. The announcement contained a warning that the company has the right to sue for sub- stantial damages under B.C.’s anti-labor legislation. 2. Two men in Kamloops charged with being “mystery pickets” at the Ful- ton airport project and were Mm arraigned in court under the hailed by the capitalist press and most old-line politicians, including some labor leaders, as a liberal trade bill which will open greater trade op- portunities between Canada and the U.S. This is not the view of one of the prime movers of the bill, Senator Paul Douglas. Explaining the new bill he ‘said “this bill will send the president into all negotiations armed not only with an olive branch but with strong wea- pons he can use if the Euro- peans and Canadians take us too much for granted and decide we are easy marks.” U.S. THREAT ; It should be clear to Cana- dians that the new tariff bill was not passed by the U.S. Senate so that Uncle Sam could begin to play Santa Claus. ‘ Its main purpose 15 to. strengthen the hand of the U.S. in capturing a greater share of world trade and to ’ subordinate the economies of weaker countries. like Can- ada, to U.S. domination. See TRADE BILL. page 3 Trade Unions Act known as Bill 438. The two men are Cyrus McCoristone and Stew- art Traineer. They face a pos- sible $500 fine. The charge accuses them of unlawfully attempting to persuade em- ployees not to enter their employers’ operation. Bill 43 prohibits informational pick- eting. 3. Twenty-five electrical contractors in the Lotwer Mainland locked out their employees Tuesday morning after lengthy negotiations in which the union had been asking for a 17c increase for a one year contract. The men returned to work Wednesday pending further negotiations. 4. The Supreme Court ord- ered a ban on distribution by striking lithographers of pro- grams at Empire Stadium. The printers are on strike at Mitchell Press Ltd. 5. The Canadian Iron Workers Union went on STILL ON STRIKE. After more than 15 months on the picket line, these F. W. Woolworth store employees in Port Al. strike at Western Reinforcing Steel Co., after negotiations with R. K. Gervin, represent- ing the company, broke down. Sixty-six men are in- volved. They are seeking a J. V. CLYNE Tycoon J. V. Clyne, board chairman of M-B.P.R., was accused this week by B.C. F.L. labor secretary Pat O’Neal of launching war against the IWA and B.C. trade unions. In the midst of his anti-labor actions the former Supreme Court jus- tice found time to deliver an address supporting economic union with the U.S. at berni continue their fight. Zeller’s em- ployees in North Surrey are also on strike to win the right to organize for better wages and conditions. wage settlement similar to that of the carpenters, pipe- fitters and other construction trades. 6. Members of the Mould- ers and Foundry Workers at the Canada Metal Co., plant is now in -its third month after hitting the picket line when the company rejected the demand for a 20c hourly wage increase and proposed instead that the workers take a wage cut. IWA ACTS This week the twelve locals of the International Wood- workers of America, meeting in Vancouver, ‘wound up their convention with a reso- lution appealing to the trade union movement to help it fight MacMillan-Bloedel and Powell River Co. Charging that the company was attempting to smash Local 1-85 over a dispute in- volving 300 men at Somass division in Port Alberni, the IWA convention was told that the lumber monopoly had ‘declared war on our union”. The IWA resolution asked support from the upcoming B.C. Federation of Labor con- vention and urged the estab- lishment of a special defence fund “to fight the company in its attempt to smash the local union’. Branding MacMillan-Bloe- del as a threat to B.C. labor unions, the B.C. Federation of Labor Monday pledged its full support to the wood- workers, A statement issued by Fed- eration secretary - treasurer Pat O’Neal said the giant tim- ber company has shown a ‘great hostility toward labor since the appointment of for- mer Supreme Court justice ~ See UNIONS, page 12 lay