AT BCFL CONVENTION. Top photo shows a section of the carpenters
union delegation. Below are some of the delegates from the Canadian
Union of Public Employees. In the centre of the photo is Grace
Hartman, secretary-treasurer of CUPE. The parley was continuing this
week as the PT went to press. Next week we will carry a summary of

the convention and more photos.

Valley fete marks
Soviet anniversary

The Fraser Valley Region
commemorated the Soviet
revolution at a gala banquet and
dance on Saturday night in New
Westminster. The Centennial
Pavillion was decorated in red
and gold to mark the 50th
Anniversary of the Communist

Party.
Seated at the head table, laid
with a shimmering red

Pakistan rally

Dr. A.M. Kahn will give a first-
hand account of events in
Pakistan and India and answer
questions on the desperate plight
of 9 million refugees at a
meeting in the Public Library
Auditorium, 750 Burrard St., on
Monday, Nov. 29 at 8 p.m. Films
will also be shown.

The meeting is sponsored by
the B.C. Peace Council.

SOCIAL
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In Aid Of
INDO-CHINESE CHILDREN
FRIDAY — NOV. 26 — 8 P.M.
ALEXANDRA HOUSE

1726 West 7th Ave.
Raffle Draw—$500 Diamond
Ring, etc.

Film, Music, Homebaking,

Misc. Table, Refreshments.
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tablecloth with a red and gold
floral arrangement, were the
honored guests — chairman,
Harold Pritchett, provincial
leader and guest speaker, Nigel
Morgan, Mona Morgan, regional
organizer, Rod Doran and six of
the crew of the Soviet ship ‘Ivan
Ks

A full course hot banquet was
served followed by a toast to the
success of the Socialist
revolution. Harold Pritchett
introduced First Officer, Lev B.
Mirensky from the Soviet ship
who spoke of the Soviet peoples
hopes for peace and friendship
with Canada.

Following a toast and ovation
for our Soviet guests, the
chairman called on Tommy
Hawkin to entertain, who
involved the whole crowd in a
sing-along of many old favorites.
Gerry Olson followed with
selections of Russian and
Ukranian songs — to the delight
of the Soviet guests.

Following the entertainment
Nigel Morgan spoke on the
historic developments since the
October revolution, pointing out
that Communist Parties now
exist in 88 countries. He stressed
the severe struggle that is
emerging with Nixon’s economic
policies and wage freeze and
called upon our Party and the
people to organize and to fight
back against imperialism. In
closing he presented Tim Buck’s
book ‘‘Canada and the Russian
Revolution’ to the Soviet crew.

PACIFIC TRIBUNE—FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1971—PAGE 12

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In speaking to the statement
several delegates voiced sharp
disapproval of the stand taken
by American labor in endorsing
Nixon’s wage freeze. Ray
Haynes made it clear that if the,
move to impose wage controls
became more evident, labor
would rally all the forces at its
command to militantly thwart it.

The report of the Unemployed
Committee made it clear organ-
ized labor has a practical
program which could be initiated
to create jobs in this province.
It claimed ‘‘that the Liberals
must be ousted at the earliest
opportunity on the question of
unemployment alone.”’

As unemployment worsened,
the war against inflation failed.
Blinded by its desire to help the
corporations, the Trudeau
government did not see that
American economic policies
were the cause of Canadian
inflation. Now, with Nixon’s 10
percent import surcharge, many

more Canadian jobs will be lost,

the report said.

“The continuous exporting of

raw materials from B.C. is, in.

essence, the exporting of jobs.
Secondary industry must be
established to provide not only
for those people presently
seeking work but also for the
welfare of future citizens.’’ The
Unemployment Committee
called the policies of both provin-

cial and federal governments _

one of ‘‘sell-outs and rip-offs.”

They called for a program of
building schools, hospitals and
chronic care facilities; for a
start on rapid transit; the
immediate construction of
sewage treatment plants;
building low-cost housing; a
natural resource policy to
prevent the export of jobs and
creation of secondary indus-
tries; increases in social assis-

tance and legislation to provide —

for a moratorium on debts for
the unemployed.

Burnaby teachers
to take strike vote

Burnaby teachers this week
voted to take a strike vote if
there is any staff reduction as a

result of provincial government

budget cuts.

Pointing out that standards of
education must be maintained
and the right of all children toa
decent education, President
Don Kelley stated ‘‘We cannot
either sympathize or co-oper-
ate with a school board which
makes a decision based on poli-
tical considerations rather than
ona concern for students; adopts
a position of compliance with
the finance formula and restric-
tions of the government, and
refuses to let the voters decide
whether they will allow a sys-
tematic destruction of the educa-
tion system to take place.”’

The strike vote decision came

as a result of threats by the
Board to fire nearly 40 teachers

at Christmas, and indicates the ©

hostility of Burnaby’s 1,200
teachers to the action of Educa-
tion Minister Brothers to force
budget cuts by school boards.

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Delegates from the floor
called for a demonstration to
the Legislature to demand
action on the program. Haynes
said he could see no objection if
it were the decision of the
delegates that it would be of
value. Other delegates spoke on
the need to organize their unem-
ployed, which.the Committee’s
report said should be given
leadership and direction by
organized labor.

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Large turnout marks
women’s rights parley

Seventy-two delegates and a

number of visitors attended the |

first major union-sponsored
womens rights conference in the
Georgia Hotel last weekend.

A record number of women
delegates also registered for the
annual convention of the B.C.
Federation of Labor on Monday

~ morning in the Bayshore Inn.

The rising demand for equal
rights and equal pay which
women have carried on in the
past two years was reflected in
the address of Grace Hartman,
secretary-treasurer of the
Canadian Union of Public
Employees, who charged that
trad¢é unions had almost as poor
a record as big employers in
discriminating against women.

Unions have few women in

executive positions, and lower
wages for women than men in
the same job categories is
common in wage contracts.

One of the most important
resolutions adopted at the
“Women’s Rights conference
urged the B.C. Federation to

encourage all affiliates to get rid~

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