LABOR FRONT By WILLIAM KASHTAN In the last few weeks two “wild cat” strikes have broken out, one in the John Inglis plant in Toronto, the other in Bath- urst Containers in Hamilton. While separated in time, the factors leading to these actions were the same — the efforts of the companies to impose additional work loads on their em- ployees. In Bathurst Containers, efficiency experts from the USA have been working “overtime” devising ways and means . through which to increase the exploitation of the workers and thus extract additional surplus value out of them. The union claimed that since these effi- ciency experts began their work nine em- ployees lost their jobs in Hamilton and 30 in Toronto. In the John Inglis plant, too, the effici- ency experts have been devising methods : speeding up production and increasing work as loads which ,the workers claimed would double their present fast pace. In both plants the workers were compelled to ‘take ac- tion to defend themselves against the intolerable speed up. Efficiency experts are not new to this country. It is an age-old company practice. What is new in a sense is. the fact that more and more companies are “speeding up the speed up” in their drive to lower costs of production and meet out- side competition. Having failed so far in their efforts at imposing wage freezes and wage cuts, primarily because of the strength of the trade union movement, more and More companies are going at the problem in a more indirect manner, through such meth- ods as have brought on these two strikes, What is most important, however, as these two actions show, is that the workers are prepared to hit back and, if neces- sary, undertake “wild cat” actions to defend themselves, their standards and their jobs. There may be many more such actions throughout the country and the workers will be perfectly justified in taking them, even though this may not always be to the liking of some trade union officials. ’ It would indicate that underneath the sweet-sounding name of labor-management cooperation the evil drive of monopoly to extract maximum profits out of the hides of the working class is going full speed ahead. Interestingly enough, monopoly and its press keep On deny- ing that the class struggle exists even while waging it day in and day out against the workers. From their standpoint this is quite understandable. Not so understandable is the position taken by some trade union leaders who make a big noise about the “Swedish ex- ample” as something to be practiced here, as if the millenium had already come to that country. Such an attitude creates false illusions and disarms the workers about the reality of the class struggle and monopoly rule in Western Europe, as in Canada and the USA. Vice-president for personnel Clawson, in Stelco, Ham- ilton, was not wrong, although for different reasons, when he asked recently: ‘‘Where is the evidence that they have labor peace in Europe?” fe Where indeed? In France, where the French miners conducted an heroic and united struggle backed by the support of the majority of the.French people, which finally compelled de Gaulle to re- treat? - In Great Britain; where the unemployed carried through a great demonstration against layoffs and for jobs? These and other examples show that-the so-called ““Swed- ish way” is not the path the working class in Western Europe is taking. Nor is it the path the Canadian working class can take, except at great harm to itself. Where monopoly rules there can be no class peace and no basic advance for the working class. On the Contrary, the working class begins to advance as it understands the reality _ of the class struggle and of monopoly rule and consciously - strives to change that situation. : These wild cat strikes mirror the reality of Canadian poli- tics today as they likewise emphasize that what is needed is not so-called labor-management cooperation directed to undermine: what the workers have won in struggle and in negotiations, but greater cooperation, greater solidarity and, not least, mili- tani unity in the ranks of the Canadian trade union movement. _Cuba. APRIL 8 COMMUNIST VOTE Communist candidates polled the following votes on the basis of unofficial and in some cases incomplete re- Charles Garon (Coast-Capilarin): 23 660 Tom McEwen (VancouverSouth) ______.____J=_. SY! Jeanette Pratte (Montreal Hochelaga) __________ 327 este, Moris {Toronto Trinity)... 4. sta 390 | W. Malnychuk (Toronto High Park) _________:_- 412 Harry Hunter (Hamilton West) .__2__________- eeog3 Peter Boychuk (Sudbury) ____-_-_--__________. 311 rank Wesiam Welland = = .25Ls ee 372 ull Beeching (Repina) <2 oo os a eee 127 Bred Mortis (Mockenie) = 23). 2350 a ee 196 William Tuomi (Edmonton) _-. .--------------- 302 Frank Maricle:(Vegreville). => 2-2 2-- 222242. 2- 455 * UNITY KEY TO LEFT TURN All eyes on Italian election April 23-29 By PHYLLIS ROSNER ROME — The Christian Demo- crats and the Communists—Italy’s two major political parties—have held well over 1,000 meetings each in preparation for the forthcom- ing General Election on April 28 and 29. Over 34 million Italians — 16,- 500,000 men and 18 mill‘on wo- men—will be going to the polls to elect a new Parliament and Senate. Because of the increase in population the number of M.P.s has been raised from 596 to 630 and Senators from 246 to 315. In the present Parliament the Christian Democrats have 273 seats (42 per cent of the vote), the Communists 141 seats (23 per cen), the Nenni Socialists 84 seats (14 per cent) and all other parties (Social Democrat, Repub- lican, Liberal, Monarchist, neo- fascist, etc.) having a much low- L’UNITA — worker's unity, the slogan carried by these Italian er number of MP’s. Since the last General Elec- tion, in May 1958, Italy has had a-number of governments, always with the Christian Democrats as the leading party. They formed coalitions with the Social Democrats and Liberals (an extremely reaction- ary party): then, in 1960, they tried the dangerous experiment of counting on the monarchists’ and neo-fascists’ support. A storm of protest swept the country against this anti- democraic government, formed under Tambroni. ; There were tremendous demon- strations, when several anti- fascists lost their lives, and -politi- cal general strikes, until, in July 1960, the Tambroni Government fell. The July 1960 events were a clear signal to the °C.D.: They could not hope to govern in coali- farm workers, is the only way to win real progress for Italy and ensure a genuine turn to the left. tion with the Right Wing and the situation demanded a new tactic. Under Fanfani a_ Centre-Left Government was formed, with the — Nenni Socialists guaranteeing the Government a stable Parliamen- tary majority by refraining from voting against it. When forming this government —and repeatedly ever since—the C.D. made it clear the aim was to try to break the unity of the Socia- lists with the powerful Communist Party. This working class unity, in mass organisations and in local, district and regional administra: tions, has always been _ the greatest obstacle to the realisa: tion of the clerical forces’ plans. To obtain Socialist support the Christian Democrats had to agree to a Government programme pro- mising fulfilment of a number of reforms long-since demanded by the people. When the Centre-Left Govern- ment was formed, in March 1962, “he Communists - warned — the Socialists that the promised reforms would only be realized if pressure from the popular forces increased, not diminished. The Right - Wing Socialist leaders, headed by secretary ~ Pietro Nenni, have ignored this warning and made repeated con- cessions to the C.D. As a result, some of the most important reforms, above all granting of autonomy to the regions, have been sabotaged by the C.D. “Not long ago Nenni told ‘his executive: “The first phase of the CenireLeft is closing wh a defeat for the Socialists and a grave default by the Christian Democrats.” REAL ISSUE, The C.D. campaign indicates they are moving more and more to the Right. They have disdain-. fully written off the importance of their coalition partners, the — Republicans and Social Demo- crats, constantly affirming the See Italy, Page 6) U.S. BIG BUSINESS, ULTRA RIGHTS PRESS FOR WAR NOW AGAINST CUBA - munitions, chemical and man- U.S. big business and ultra - rights are joining forces with Cuban exile groups for a “war now” drive to. stam- pede the U.S. into military at- tack on Cuba. A few days ago Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater called for direct invasion of Other equally ultra -right-wingers have been de- manding the same. Writing in the U.S. Worker recently, Mike Newberry re- ported that Admiral Arthur W. Radford, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has led a battalion of 14 brass hats, retired generals and ad- mirals into the ultra right Eddie Rickenbacher, an open anti-Cuba ‘(Committe for the Monroe Doctrine.” Newberry said this assort- ment has strong and open ties with the higher echelons of the Pentagon and the CIA. He documented connections of the ‘‘Monroe”’ committee with the Birchites, Christian Cru- saders and Liberty Lobbyists. Big business, said Newber- ry, is represented on the war - group in a big way, including representatives of Jones and Laughlin Steel, Sun Oil, and _ perhaps most significantly, the reappearance in open ulira ranks for the first time in years of the huge DuPont SIZE OF FARMS The average farm size in Can- ada was 237 acres in 1941 with a total investment of $5788. By 1961 the average farm size had increased to 359 acres and the capital value of $21,000, reports Dr. Glen Purnell, director of Al- berta’s farm economics branch. ‘eee April 19, 1963—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—Page ufacturing cartel. . Nominal head of the war junta, wrote Newberry, is endorser of Rev. Billy James Hargis’ anti-Negro and anti- Semitic Christian Crusade. Recently ultra right ex-gen eral Edwin A. Walker accom panied Hargis on a 29-city “Operation Midnight Ride.” In Denver, Walker told a meeting: ae “Our 82nd Airborne Div ision, and those Cubans who ~ want to go back, ought to de- scend on Cuba and liquidate this scourge.” - AN EVENING OF VARIETY and FUN at PRITCHETTS’ 5245 Empire Drive - Sat. April 20-8:30 p.m. Supper, Supper, Door Prize — & all the Trimmings. | Admission 75c North Burnaby Press Club :