or ANS William Kashtan recently returned from Europe where he held discussions with Communist leaders in many countries. Here he is shown in talks with Czechoslovak Communist leader G. Husak. In the ‘ talks Husak expressed deep appreciation for the firm internationalist Position of the Communist Party of Canada. Kashtan will be in B.C. this month to address a series of public meetings. Kashtan To Speak Here The opening salvo of the national campaign by the, Com- munist Party of Canada for One Million Jobs will be launched by the national leader of the party, William Kashtan, when he addresses a series of public meetings in B.C. later this month. The meetings are scheduled for Vancouver, Sunday, September 20, at the Swedish Hall, Hastings and Commercial Drive, at 8 p.m.; Port Alberni, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 8 p.m.; New Westminster, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 8 p.m. in the Nordic Centre, 6th Street. With rising unemployment the major result of the Trudeau government’s ‘“‘fight inflation” policies, accompanied by rising prices and taxes, Canadians face bleak prospects. Calling for bold new policies to rescue the economy from disaster, the Communist Party’s campaign seeks to rally the Canadian people and the labor movement in a united movement for new policies. The B.C. section of the Communist Party, as its contribution to the national campaign, projects the possibilities of 100,000 new jobs in the province. SOVIETS IMPRESS Cont'd. from pg. 3 visitors in the Soviet Union this year? A: A tremendous number. There is a big drive for tourists, this being the Centennial of Lenin’s birth. We heard English spoken all over Moscow and Leningrad by thousands of Americans, Canadians and people from the British Isles, and then there were boatloads of visitors from Scandinavia and other west European countries as well. I think this is going far to break down the barriers and the myths about the USSR which are spread so widely in western Capitalist countries. And of course the Soviet government encourages tourism to increase its supply of foreignecurrency as well. Q: How simple is it to arrange Visits to the Soviet Union today — for Canadians, that is? A: It is not as all difficult to arrange a tour, either for large -groups or for individuals. I would like to see such tours developed on a much larger scale, particularly for trade unionists who would like to see for themselves what is going on over there. Keer While I was there I visited with a number of trade union leaders who said they were most anxious to have visits from Canadian unionists. They said they would arrange to have such visitors make tours of any area, plant or development they might wish to see. Any booking agency in Vancouver, for instance, can make arrangements with Intourist which looks after travel arrangements throughout the Soviet Union. This can be done for either individuals or for groups. Travel within the Soviet Union is quite cheap. Intourist offers de luxe, first class, tourist class and camping categories of inclusive or partial service. Q: Where did you go from Moscow and Leningrad? A: We spent several days in Lithuania, particularly the city of Vilnius. We were very impressed with the progress that has been made by the people of that small country. Lithuania has been one of the countries of the Union of Socialist Republics for only 30 years, but the progress has been astounding in view of the fact that 700,000 of the 3 million population were killed during the second world war. } Vancouver Island Labor Picnic CONCERT & SALMON Bar-B-Q PARKSVILLE COMMUNITY CENTRE (Rain ot shine) SUNDAY — SEPT. 6, 1970 1-7 p.m. Top Musical entertainment Prizes from V.I. Merchants All Welcome LABOR SCENE: Pulp workers reported on verge of settlement At Tribune press time on Wednesday, two international unions in the pulp and paper field were said to be on the verge of settlement of their wage dispute with major pulp companies. in the province. Reports, still unconfirmed, indicate that the settlement will be in the neighborhood of a 7.5 percent increase in each year, over a three year contract. In the meantime, IWA nego- tiators are still holding meetings with Labor Minister Peterson and Justice Nemetz, who submitted recommendations two weeks ago which were rejected by the IWA negotiating committee. * ** The postal strike came in for discussion at Tuesday night’s regular meeting of the Van- couver Labor Council. Delegates passed a resolution condemning Prime Minister Trudeau’s interference in the postal dispute. The resolution charged that it was an ‘unwarranted interference, threatening compulsory arbi- tration or lockouts.”’ VLC secretary Paddy Neale said the postal workers have reduced their demands while the government has not given an inch. He charged there hadn’t been meaningful negotiations; the government took a position of ‘‘settle on our terms or else Bill Stewart of the Marine and Boilermakers union told the delegates loss of postal revenues during the negotiations and shutdowns brought on by the WALLACE ILL Joe Wallace, a frequent contributor to the Communist press, and leading progressive Canadian poet,-is in the Vancou- ver General Hospital, Heather ° Pavilion, Nursing Unit C6. The PT sends its greetings to Joe and wishes him a speedy recovery. Visiting hours in the ward are between 2 and 8 p.m. Build PT Circulation With this Labor Day issue the Pacific Tribune returns to its regular 12 page paper, with five of the pages devoted to B.C. news and features. In the very near future the PT will announce plans for the Fall circulation drive. The building of the circulation of B.C.’s only weekly labor paper — which fights consistently for the interests the working people — is a must. The rising movement of labor and the people in B.C. needs a fighting voice like the PT. On our part we will work unceasingly to improve our paper to make it meet the needs of our times. On the other hand, we urge our readers to leave no stone unturned to take our paper to the people: to introduce it to hundreds of new readers in the coming months. government’s implacable position had amounted to more than it would have cost to grant the postal workers wage demands. The Executive Committee of the Communist Party (of Canada) last week sent a telegram to Hon. Charles Drury, chairman of the Treasury Board, stating, ‘Stalling and threats of legislative coersion while demanding that the unions make all concessions is unjustifiable intransi-gence, particularly in view of the unions more than reasonable position and demands. Both yourself and the Prime Minister have moreover stated that the government’s wage guidelines are not an obstacle to settlement on this case.” * KK From Nova Scotia comes news that the United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union have wired Labor Minister Mackasey and N.S. Labor Minister McKeough the bare outline of policy Adopted by striking trawler and inshore fishermen which could provide the basis for a nego- tiated settlement of the dispute and a return to work. “The fishermen have submitted broad terms in a sincere desire to find a basis of settlement’’, stated Homer Stevens, National President of the UFAWU. The terms of settlement and Parker said it Democracy? Who needs it? Judge John Parker, BrC4s mediation commission chairman, said in Halifax this week that ‘‘under no circum- stances should civil servants be given the right to strike.” Postal workers will love this remark from the worthy gentle- man, who is one of Premier Bennett’s appointees to the medi- ation commission: ‘‘Govern- ment cannot be treated like any other employer because itis. . . more interested in fair employ- ment practices, and does not have the same disinterested negotiators...” Any wonder organized labor refuses to appear before Judge Parker and the B.C. Mediation Commission? methods of negotiation have likewise been outlined to the N.S. Federation of Labor with the request the Federation lend support and urge the two govern- ments to act on the fishermen’s proposals. “The strike is not over’’, the UFAWU statement said, ‘‘and the Union will call upon all of organized labor to support the fishermen to achieve a just and honorable settlement.” **K * Hydro bus drivers in the Amal- gamated Transit Union begin negotiations this week with B.C. Hydro bosses, VLC delegates were informed on Tuesday night. “I think you’ll hear more in the next few weeks about these nego- tiations’’, said the ATU delegate. “We have a new set of officers and we are in no mood to let ‘Hydro push us around.” He told the council that bus drivers in the city with an A. license receive .30 cents an hour less than truck drivers with a C license. Their scale was also below that of Pacific Stage Line drivers. *** The VLC executive are calling a special meeting to deal with the civic election situation, secre- tary Paddy Neale announced. Delegates were urged to see that members of their locals got their names on the voters list for the December city elections. ** * All Crane Supply fixtures are ‘thot’, delegates were reminded. International Brotherhood of Pottery Workers have been on strike at the Crane plant since July 14. : A letter from the B.C. Federa- tion of Labor stated that this company has a long anti-labor history and some years ago was involved in a price-fixing scandal. The strike of office employees at the CPR and S Credit Union has been settled. The strike of workers at C.H.. Hoskens drug supply wholesale firm has not yet been settled, though women workers there have been on the picket line since April 18. Hoskens is a subsidiary of Cunningham Drugs. Classified advertising BUSINESS PERSONALS NEED CAR OR HOUSE IN- SURANCE? Call Ben Swan- NOL key, 433-8323. 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