Two hundred trade union leaders from 130 countries, capi- talist and socialist, representing nearly 200 million trade union- ists from Africa, Asia, Europe and America, have called on the workers of the world to boycott apartheid South Africa. This call for solidarity with South Afri- ca’s black workers and their banned South African Congress of Trade Unions was issued from a meeting in Geneva, Switzer- land, June 16 and 17. Delegates called apartheid a “crime against humanity.” Chair- man of the UN special commit- tee, Erwin Ogbu of Nigeria, stat- ed: “The trade unions of the world cannot in any way be a party to this crime of apartheid which is based on efforts to per- petuate the system of slave labor of the black people.” Moses Mabhida, vice-president of South African Congress of Trade Unions, welcoming the support of this historic confer- ence, said the struggle was not only a fight against apartheid but for political rights on every level. He emphasized that a new phase had begun in the struggle for human rights in South Africa as evidenced by recent strikes by more than 200,000 black workers in Natal alone. Meeting under the auspices of the United Nations Special Com- mittee on Apartheid and the In- ternational Labor Organization the trade union leaders called for the following action: e the ending of all political links, cultural, trade and diplo- matic relations with South Af- rica; @ an end to all private and public investments there; @ an end to arms supplies or any other forms ‘of military as- sistance; @ the closing of all ports and airports to South African ships and planes; @ the expulsion of South Af- rica from the United Nations and all its agencies. The delegates called on trade unionists throughout the world to ensure that their governments held to these demands. They also called on the trade union movement of every nation to: @ boycott all loading of goods . : el, All unskilled and manual labor is reserved for South Africa's Black people. Skilled jobs are barred by law. to or from South. Africa or Nami- bia; @ organize a boycott of all goods imported from South Af- rica; e@ boycott all sporting or cul- tural activities in which South African representatives take part; @ support the struggles of the oppressed workers of South Af- rica and their right to strike and right to organize, and campaign for freedom for all political pris- oners. A representative of the trade unions of Namibia, ruled illegal- ly as a colony by the apartheid regime, backed the meeting’s call. In Lusaka the United Nations Council for Namibia said that the Namibian people were wag- ing a determined struggle for their right to independence. _ The Council, in a declaration following a visit to southern Africa, said it would give all possible support to the Nami- bian people, led by the South- West African People’s Organiza- tion, It demanded that all politi- cal, military, economic and _financial aid to the apartheid regime cease immediately. It called for concrete measures on the part of the Security Council to end apartheid regime rule in Namibia. Action on this is ex- pected following consideration of Secretary-General Kurt Wald- heim’s report on Namibia, some- time in early August following completed debate on the Middle East question. The above conference was a great stride forward in unity of world labor on the single issue of solidarity with progressive forces in southern Africa. It de- serves the attention of every Canadian trade unionist who seeks an end to apartheid, colo- nialism, fascism and violence. COACHELLA, Cal. — One of the most shameful episodes in the history of the labor move- ment seems to be coming to an end. : Mounting pressure from with- out and within the ranks of the Teamsters union is believed to be a major factor behind the an- nounced decision by West Coast teamsters union official William Grami that all of the so-called guards are being withdrawn from the Coache2lla fields. At times the number of team- ster union officials and members acting as a private extra-legal force for the California growers numbered 350. Many of them have been arrested on a variety of charges, including assault to ccmmit murder and kidnapping. A factor in bringing about Railroaders hit slow bargaining MONTREAL — Over 1,000 members of the Montreal Locals of the Canadian Brotherhood of Railway Transport and General Workers marched last week in a demonstration protesting the . slow pace of the: railway nego- tiations. The workers’ began their march at St. Louis Square and finished at the Deminion Square in downtown Montreal. At Do- minion Square, they heard speeches from their National president and. their National vice-president. The demonstration was a part of a Canada-wide display of anger by railway workers: with the slow pace of negotiations. The Montreal demonstration was Officially sanctioned by the Canadian Brotherhood of Rail- way Transport and _ General Workers. In other railway news, Ed Finn, Director of the Research Department of the CBRT and GW, said in an interview with the Tribune that “most of the votes are in from the locals around the country and in most locals the membership gave the national executive unanimous consent to call a strike vote.” the decision to withdraw tht “suards” attacking the picket: |! lines in the strike of the Unite Farm Workers Union led WY} Cesar Chavez was the protes | by the public and the labor movement. : | Officials of the UFWU said tit | decision of the teamsters was FS made because the teamster ta | tics had failed to lure the stri | ers into violence against strike-breakers in the field nOW |. working under teamster COM tracts. There has been no &W |, dence of such attacks since ty strike began April 16. “4 In Fresno, labor officials ™ | ported they had been told j AFL-CIO state secretary-treas urer John Henning that the tal ¢ between Meany and Fitzsi™ mons were progressing well. Other indications of possible negotiations ‘came from 8 signor George Higgins, who W® | involved in the 1969-70 negotl# tions which brought abou! temporary halt to the Tea conflict with the UFWU. CF, ing here as part of delegation on Catholic Church leaders to ai test the Teamster violence said. “I would be willin’ 43 make a prediction that thet will be a settlement witht ae month (between the UFWU # ~ the Teamsters).” a9 —Daily world = — Law could force | out 1,800 jobs COBOURG—The Cobourg a District Labor Council ad0P a motion calling upon the rae vincial government not to nit j legislation which would ou a ate the jobs of 1,800 can Wot ers. The provincial govern on plans to introduce the legis of to eliminate the producti? disposable cans. ef The council urged the B0V aC” ment to oblige the can manly, turing plants to reconvert © 1s production of returnable ment and called upon the govern’ ing to build a sygtem of TY" ppe plants throughout Ontario. money for the plants COU” op raised from-taxation on the ~— porations. British workers stall S. offensive By JOHN WILLIAMSON LONDON — an American big business offensive against Britain’s workers and_ trade unions—labelled ‘‘Chrysleriana” by the Tory Daily Telegraph — has occured during the past two months. The two firms mainly involved are.Chrysler and Park- ins Engines, a subsidiary of ‘Massey-Ferguson. The Daily Tel- egraph editorial writes there has “been an ugly upsurge of anti- American feeling” and the com- pany was told “either to mend its ways or go home.” After a four week struggle at Chrysler’s Ryton plant, where 5,000 workers struck against a company decision for “collective punishment” of 600 . workers over alleged “shoddy work,” the strike has.’ended in a complete ally the company closed down the line and refused to pay the 600 workers involved, plus with- drawal of their holiday pay. The company then went on the offensive. They hired truck drivers from London to try and bring out completed engines in the middle of the night. They made only two’successful runs, running down a company secur- ity.man in the process, but the engines lay untouched at the factory to which they were taken. The newly appointed Amer- ican manager wrote a letter to all workers, without shop stew- ard’s consultations, threatening to stop all further investment in Britain. The Wall St: Journal said the strike was “casting fresh doubt on the car indus- try’s prospects in Britain” and . Said Spain was one of the coun- victory for..the workers. Origin-.. tries with an “inviting” ‘labor PACIFIC TRIBUNE—FRIDAY, JULY 13, 1973—-PAGE4 climate. In the other Chrysler plants in Stoke and Linwood, notice was served by the man- agement that work discipline must be tightened. The Ryton strikers picketed the Stoke plant to prevent entry of any engines, materials or components, while asking the men to continue in the plant. The picket line was also estab- lished at the railroads, prevent- ing movement of all completed cars or of. any materials used in production. Shop stewards and trade union leaders were unanimous in the long negotiations that they would never accept any form of “collective punishment” as the company demanded. On the eve of an extension of the strike to bring out an ad- ditional 15,000 Chrysler work- ers and seeing ‘the growing solidarity ‘of all auto’ workers behind the. Ryton strikers, the company gave way all along the line. They had first said ‘No talks” until the men return to work, which they backed down on. On the disputed issue, all the 600 workers were paid in full for the time the line was stopped plus their holiday pay. The other firm involved is Perkins Engines, located in Peterborough. They are the larg- est diesel engine makers and employ 5,700 workers, all in the Engineers Union. The offensive of these two American based multi-national firms and their attempt to intro- duce U.S. anti-trade union methods, underscores the cor- rectness of the fight of the Left in the Labor Party leadership, that the Labor Government embark jon. a program of large- scale nationalization. The trade unions, based on their exper- up ience, must be won t0 So port such policy comm! ih agaifst Wilson, Callaghan of Crosland who have alrea' yi Pt posed them. discu™ Today there is much les sion in labor movement ‘multi about the dangers of Ut |. ap national firms and articls cout” pear galore in papers me can nals. The Communist Pat™ ging bn of take much credit for a res é this to the fore, as conv its initiative in 1971 1 aa of ing a delegate confere ; the Communist Parties 1” Europ countries of capitalist nis 9 Its aim was to analyZ€ y effec” velopment and to disc wore tive united struggle of th : tion?! ers against these mul from firms. Delegates atten” nce 14 countries including rrelan? Italy, West Germany 9 Australia, - Denmark, ’ i Belgium, Britain, ete. | :