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Part of the estimated three thousand unionists who attended the labour rally called by the B.C. Federation of Labour

February 18, in the Agrodom, Vancouver, to announce the strategy the labour movement had planned to support thosé

unions now on strike in B.C.

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“B.C. FED STRATEGY"

PICKETING

employees and its arrogant attitude to the
people of the province.

He voiced concern that the present labour
crisis could have adverse effect on the IWA
negotiations slated to commence in early
April.

“We're going to be in the barrel soon,” he
stated, “and when we get in that barrel we
don’t want it covered with blood and guts of
other trade unionists. Before we get there we
want the employers and the Employers’
Council of B.C. to either put up or shut up.”

The strategy planned by the Federation
calls for:

CO-ORDINATION
1. The Federation shall assign one staff
person to each major dispute.
2. That person will co-ordinate on a contin-
ual basis with the unions involved and
the full-time Officers of the Federation.

3.
4,

Picketing activity is to be escalated, in
line with established Federation policy.
Special picketing to reinforce HOT
declarations will be seriously con-
sidered.

Picket lines will be maintained, in
co-ordination with the Federation and
Federation Picketing Policy.
Multi-tenanted areas will be picketed in
their entirety.

Workers will leave job-sites immediately
lines are established, with special
efforts made to ensure lines are set up
prior to shifts.

Affiliates will be expected to bolster
picket lines where directly affected
unions are unable to meet picketing
demands.

. Labour Councils will be asked to co-

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plan’s office today.

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Regional president Jack Munro was one of the keynote
speakers at the rally and drewa standing ovation from the
gathering for his strong and bitter remarks about B.C.
Tel. To the right of Munro is Bill Clark, president of the
TWu.

ordinate activity on a day-to-day basis.
in outlying areas.

LABOUR RELATIONS BOARD AND

COURT ACTIVITY

10. As a general policy, all affiliates will be
expected to boycott expedited LRB
hearings with regard to Part V picket-
ing complaints. Regular activity with
regard to certifications, unfair labour
practice charges, and similar matters
should be maintained.

11. Affiliates involved in major disputes
will co-ordinate LRB and Supreme
Court activity with the Federation prior
to attending hearings.

12. A meeting of LRB labour representa-
tives will be called in order to explain
and emphasize Federation policy with
respect to picketing applications.

DIRECT ACTION AND SUPPORT

13. A call will be made on all affiliates for
donations to the Federation’s Defence
Fund.

14. Full-time Federation Officers will visit
areas where picket lines have major
indirect effects.

15. A Federation “Dispute Up-date” will be
produced and circulated to affiliates as
often as possible in order to keep all
affiliates informed.

16. Program of rallies around the province
will be established in order to best
co-ordinate support for affiliates at the
bargaining table during 1981. Rallies to
be established in consultation with
Labour Council representatives on the
Federation’s Executive Board.

Rally dates to be set for Forest industry
negotiations:
— Northern and Southern
— Interior
— Vancouver Island
Rally in Kootenays (Trail or Nelson) for
Steelworkers at:
— Cominco
— Fording Coal
Rally for IBEW and OTEU at B.C. Hydro;

ATU and OTEU at Metro transit; and

Fishing industry workers in Lower Main-

land.

Rally for Construction industry targeted

for the Fall of 1981.

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DISABLED FUND

NDP Social Policy critic Neil Young has
demanded that Health and Welfare Minis-
ter Monique Begin increase special project
funding for the disabled during 1981, the
International Year of the Disabled.

The Beaches MP said he questions the
government’s commitment to the goals of
the United Nations-declared theme year. He
said the goal of full participation in every-
day life of the world’s 400 million disabled is
hardly met by the meagre sum allocated by
the government, an amount which works
out to slightly better than $1 per disabled
Canadian.

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