oN dispatch hall. says, “it’s a political job.” STAN LOWE. . . on the job for the Tribune at CBRT Local 400 Stan Lowe-has raised over $300 HOTO—SEAN GRIFFIN Last year seaman Stan Lowe raised over $700 during the Tribune financial drive on the “Seamen’s quota.” This year he has over $300 already, and he’s only begun. How does he do it? “There is a lot of class conscious workers in my union,” Stan explains. He drew up a list of 32 co-workers in the CBRT Local 400 and sought them out for donations. The pitch? “Don’t have one,” Stan says. ‘They know the value of the paper.’’ Raising money for the Tribune isn’t a mechanical thing, he And there is a huge job yet to be done to help the Tribune reach its target of $65,000 by June 21. People like Stan. Lowe are showing the way to building a strong, fighting Tribune for 1980. Week three: where we stand GREATER VANCOUVER SOUTH FRASER Belogiannis _ 800 — Delta 950 ne Bill Bennett 1,000 - 262 Fort Langley 600 395 Building Trades 3,000 — Surrey 3,800 545 pumeny 3,800 621 White Rock 900 60 oquitlam 2,000 20 KieeiY 4,800 568 EAST FRASER Niilo Makela 1,000 — Fraser Valley 600 =. North Vani. 3,200-« 1,196 Maple Ridge 1,600 274 North Van.1! 600 — Mission 600 . - oa ai res — OKANAGAN ichmon 5 Seamen 400 302 Kemionne a8 a8 Notch Hill 200 _ Van. East 6,000 3,111 Penticton 400 N. Westminster 1,300 FG Vernon 1 000 5 West Side 2,500 321 Vv ANCOUVER ‘ N. COAST/INTERIOR Campbell River pees 10 Correspondence 950 344 Comox Valley 1,100 5 Creston — Nanaimo 1,600 438 Powell River 450 25 Port Alberni 1,400 - - Ewes George 150 — Victoria 1,500 a rince Rupert 200 - ; ie aiiia™ 2 150 ~ Miscellaneous a 575 Trail 750 10 Ree TOTAL: $9,230 j — \ Real facts of herring roe crisis John Stevens, secretary, United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union, Ladner Local 4, writes: An article in the Van- couver Sun April 9, ‘‘The herring need a rest,” by E. Jervis Bloom- field, contains glaring errors as to the cause of the depletion of herr- ing stocks in B.C. As a herring fisherman | feel confident in saying that most B.C. herring fishermen are equal- ly concerned about the depletion of the herring resource and it is totally unfair for Bloomfield to say that ‘“‘they (the fishermen) were not fishing for herring, not for roe, but for the big buck.” Bloomfield forcefully puts the blame on the UFAWU in his statement that ‘‘obviously at their (UFAWU) price they were still ready to choke every last herring between here and Alaska.” What pains me about this kind of article is the picture of the fish- ermen scooping dollar bills out of the water. The whole thing smacks of an age old lie; that all of the problems in the fishing in- dustry are the fault of greedy fishermen and their union, the UFAWU. As an active member of the UFAWU since 1970, I should point out that the union has been warning that the herring resource has been mismanaged by the fisheries service and as early as last’ fall told the fisheries service » that the roe herring fishery should not be opened int 1980 if there are not sufficient stocks. Besides being concerned with the management of the resource we must also bargain with the fishing companies for minimum prices. When our membership met prior to the anticipated 1980 sea- son, twO major concerns were raised. First, the herring member- ship said that there should be no fishery if insufficient stocks, and second, that if there were enough stocks to support a fishery, they would refuse to accept the drastic cuts in minimum prices offered by the Fisheries Association. Consequently the union and Native Brotherhood went on strike. It was obvious to those of us picketing on the fishing grounds that there were not enough stocks to warrant. the openings given to the co-ops and so-called independents. Fisheries service officials have since admit- ° ted that there never would have been a fishery if there had been no strike — which means that the federal government catered to these co-ops and independents so that the Japanese corporations which control our herring roe markets could get some produc- tion at prices substantially less than what the Fisheries Associ- ation was offering. Isn’t it obvious it was the co- ops and independents who were choking the last of the herring in 1980 with the blessing of the federal government, the multina- tional corporations, and Bloom- field. Unfortunately this is the se- cond time in 13 years we have had to say “‘I told you so”’ regarding the decimation of herring Stocks. It is also unfortunate that whenever the UFAWU takes a principled stand some ‘‘writer’’ appears from the woodwork and attempts to distort the facts. This only hampers the campaign for better conservation measures. Phenomenal Sam Dickens, Pritchard, B.C., writes: A few years ago I read about a man in Grand Forks who ‘claimed to have invented a pro- cess of developing power from the hydrogen in air. He claimed think that is right on. , his five foot square turbine could power a diesel locomotive, sup- posedly pollution free. The article stated that the claims were check- ed and verified by government of- ficials. It also stated that the in- ventor did not want his process to become the property of private industry, but wanted the govern- ment to produce it. I haven’t heard a word about it since, which, in the light of a power hungry world, is phenomenal. UBW article ‘right on’ Paula Fletcher, Winnipeg, Manitoba, writes: | read with great interest Jack Phillips’ Labor Comment in the March 21 issue of the Tribune dealing with the SORWUC bank union. It was extremely clear and precise and I agree wholeheartedly with the conclusions. It was unfortunate that SORWUC refused to allow their United Bank Workers to become affiliated to the CLC and that their narrow interests forecast the defeat of all that they had been fighting for. Perhaps there could be a similar article on the CLC’s at- © tempt to organize bank workers and what exactly happened to that campaign. From what I can gather, not a lot was accomplish- ed. It is interesting to note that the United Food and Commercial Workers here in Winnipeg won certification for two Canadian Imperial Bank .of Commerce branches a while back. I was particularly interested in Phillips’ conclusion after reading An.Account to Settle that “‘there is a place for an active organiza- tion of women basing itself on the need to protect and advance the interests of working women, but as a broad movement assisting the trade unionimovement and in helping it to organize women.”’ I__ y - GLOBE TOURS The complete travel service We will professionally look after all your travel needs. We specialize in tickets, tours, passports, permits and reservations. Call us today — for prompt personalized service. 8 2679 East Hastings St. Vancouver, B.C.. Phone 253-1221 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING _i) COMING EVENTS APRIL 25 — Solidarity Cafe for the Tribune and New Horizons fund drives. Russian People’s Hall, 600 Campbell Ave., Van. Please note the change of date. Live entertain- ment from 8 p.m. on. Food and refreshments. APRIL 26 — Oolichan feed at Alice & John Person’s, 599 Chapman Ave., Coquitlam. 5 p.m. to? Pro- ceeds to the Tribune. APRIL 26 — Richmond press club social, 9760 Railway, Richmond. Slides from Eastern Russia. Refreshments. APRIL 26 — ‘‘Chile Today: A Per- spective,” with speaker Elspeth Gardiner, chairperson of the Cana- dians for Democracy in Chile, 8:30 p.m. at 2809 Wall St., Van. Re- freshments, food. Sponsored by B.C. Peace Council. APRIL 27 — Bargain Open House. Slides of Political’ Song Festival in East Berlin. Showings at 2, 4, 7 and 9 p.m. Adm. $2. German snacks will be served. 15088 - 72nd Ave., Surrey. For directions, 596-9738. MAY 3 — Fraser Valley YCL Spring social. Live music, refreshments. 12715-66th Ave., Surrey. 7 p.m. Br- ing your own instruments. Pro- ceeds to New Horizons Fund Drive. : MAY 3 — Slide tape shows on Latin America. See ‘“‘Dependency by Design’ and “Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast?’ Sponsored by the Kingsway Club, CPC, 8 p.m., 535 E. Broadway, Van. $2 adm. Proceeds to Tribune. All wel- come. MAY 3 — Pot luck supper and slide showing by Fred Bianco ‘36 days around the USSR: 5 days on the - Siberian railroad and 10 Soviet cities,” Newton Community Hall, 6948-134th St., Surrey at 8 p.m. Adm. $3. Proceeds to Press Drive. MAY 4 — Supper and social following May Day meeting at 2066 Parker St., Van. MAY 4 — Supper and social following May Day meeting at 2066 ~ Parker St., Van. Turkey with all the trimmings; refreshments. Adm. $5. Sponsored by Van. East club, CPC. - Proceeds to Tribune. . MAY 10 — Harry Rankin’s Birthday party, Saturday, Russian People’s Hall, 600 Campbell Ave., Van. Din- ner and dance. Sponsored by COPE..- MAY 17 — First Ever Tribune Press Festival. Ukrainian Hall and grounds. Displays, entertainment, food and speakers, in honor of the Tribune. JUNE 1 — Reserve this date for 4th Annual Burke Mtn. Labor Festival. All welcome. Singing, music, good food. ore JUNE 21 — Tribune Victory ban- quet. Italian Cultural Centre. COMMERCIAL WANTED. Burnaby family needs person to help with gardening. Some knowledge of shrubs, plants preferred. Phone 420-5866. ROOF REPAIRS — Reasonable. New roofs and alum. gutters, 277-1364 or 277-3352. LEGAL SERVICES Rankin, Stone, McMurray, Bar- risters and Solicitors. 500 Ford Building, 193 East Hastings St., Vancouver 682-7471. HALLS FOR RENT RUSSIAN PEOPLE'S HOME — Available for rentals. For reserva- tions phone 254-3430. WEBSTERS CORNERS HALL — Available for banquets, meetings, etc. For rates: Ozzie, 325-4171 or 685-5836. UKRAINIAN CANADIAN CUL- TURAL CENTRE — 805 East Pender St., Vancouver. Available for banquets, weddings, meetings. Ph. 254-3436. ~ SPACIFIC TRIBUNE—APRIL. 18, 1980—Page 11 ee en