KUBE EXO

FROM THE
INTERNATIONAL

The key to a Democratic victory in the
November election will be voter turnout,
according to almost every political observer.
100 million appears to be the magic number:
If that many vote then Walter Mondale
wins, if less than that vote then Ronald
Reagan continues his regime.

“Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro
are an exciting combination,” said IWA
president Keith Johnson. “He is by far the
best qualified person to be President of the
country and the selection of Representative
Ferraro as his Vice-Presidential running
mate is a bold move whose time has come
and that opens up the’ Democratic party for
every group in America. The Mondale-
Ferraro ticket is one that working people
can easily support, that the elderly and
minorities can easily support and that small
businessmen can support. I think they area
strong pair to organize a campaign around
and I believe the Democratic party will
organize a strong campaign. And Labor will
be right in the thick of it.

“The Democrats have a winner.”

Jeff Hess, president of IWA Local 3-469 in
Ft. Bragg, California agrees. And his agree-
ment is important because he was a hard-
core supporter of Colorado Senator Gary
Hart.

One of the few labor delegates in San
Francisco supporting Hart, Hess believed
until the last minute that his man would

win. But now that it is over he said he will .

have “no trouble at all” supporting’ Mon-
dale. “Geraldirie Ferraro helps the ticket,”
he said, “particularly among supporters of
Gary Hart. Half of them were women, very
active women and they will work hard for
the party’s ticket.” Hess speculated that
there might be some backlash but it’s up to
the campaign managers to overcome it. As
for himself he said he will be a “good foot
soldier” in the campaign.
In normally conservative Idaho, Ed John-
son of Joint Administration No. 1 said the
Democrats have “a good ticket and I think it
will do well. Walter Mondale hasa very good
chance of carrying Idaho. But we have to get
people registered and out to vote.”
Johnson predicted that the economy will
be an issue, at least in his state. “They keep
talking about this economic ‘recovery’,” he
said, “but everybody around here asks
‘what recovery’?”

NERATES MUNRO

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BC FED PRESIDENT ART KUBE SPOKETO THE CONVENTION ON WEDNES-
DAY, MAKING IT CLEAR ONCE AGAIN THAT JACK MUNRO’S ROLE IN THE
SO-CALLED “KELOWNA ACCORD” WAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH DECISIONS
TAKEN BY THE FULL SOLIDARITY LEADERSHIP:

“LET ME START BY PUTTING TO REST ONCE AND FOR ALL, THE PUBLIC
MISCONCEPTION ABOUT THE KELOWNA ACCORD. THE DECISION FOR THE
ACCORD, THE DECISION FOR JACK MUNRO TO GO TO KELOWNA, AND THE
DECISION TO TERMINATE THE STRIKE WAS A COLLECTIVE DECISION MADE BY
THE LEADERSHIP OF OPERATION SOLIDARITY COMPOSED OF MYSELF, BROTHER
KRAMER, BROTHER MUNRO, BROTHER GARCIA, BROTHER RICHARDS, SISTER
LANGAN, SISTER WEST, BROTHER ALTON, BROTHER CLARK, BROTHER HANSEN,
BROTHER STEEVES, BROTHER GRUNTMAN, LARRY KUEHN, THE PRESIDENT OF
THE TEACHERS’ FEDERATION; ROY GAUTIER, THE PRESIDENT OF THE BCYT
BUILDING TRADES; CLIFF RUNDGREN FROM THE IBEW; BROTHER OWEN DYK-
STRA, THE PRESIDENT OF THE CUPE DIVISION; JACK GEROW FROM THE HOSPITAL
EMPLOYEES’ UNION; AND NORA PATON FROM THE NURSES’ UNION.

IF THERE IS ANY BLAME, THEN IT SHOULD FALL ON ME BECAUSE I AM THE
CHAIRMAN OF OPERATION SOLIDARITY AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERA-
TION. I HAVE SAID THAT A HUNDRED TIMES AND I DON’T INTEND TO SAY IT
AGAIN. YES, I HAVE SAID THAT IN RETROSPECT, THE TRIP TO KELOWNA MIGHT
HAVE BEEN A MISTAKE BUT NOT OF ANYTHING THAT JACK MUNRO DID ORDIDN’T
DO, BUT BECAUSE THE PREMIER BROKE THE ACCORD AND USED THE TRIP TO
KELOWNA TO SEEK DIVISION AMONGST US. LET’S LOOK AT THE FACTS: (A) THE
GOVERNMENT DIDN’T LEAVE THE MONEY SAVED DURING THE STRIKE BY
EDUCATIONAL WORKERS’ WAGES IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM; (B) THE GOVERN-
MENT MADE A FARCE OUT OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE LABOUR CODE
AND THE HUMAN RIGHTS CODE; (C) THE GOVERNMENT MADE A MOCKERY OUT OF
THE CONSULTATIVE PROCESS ON SOCIAL SERVICE FUNDING AND THE RESTORA-
TION OF THE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT GRANT FOR THE DISABLED. THE ONLY
THING THEY LIVED UP TO WAS THE EXCEMPTION UNDER BILL3 WHICH WE HAD IN
WRITING FROM ED PECK, AND A SIGNED MEMORANDUM WITH THE BCGEU. IF
THERE WAS ANY TREACHERY, AND THERE WAS, IT WAS COMMITTED BY BILL
BENNETT. AND FOR THE SAKE OF LABOUR UNITY, LET’S STOP THAT INTERNAL
BICKERING OVER LAST NOVEMBER ONCE AND FOR ALL.”

A GOOD BOOK

“Beyond The Wasteland”, by U.S. Economists Sam Bowles, Weiskopf and Gorden, is long
overdue, and should be read by IWA members. Below is their estimate of waste in the US.

economy, (1980).

Amount % of * % of useful
Components of Waste (8 billions) GNP output
1. Labor Utilization (unemployment)
Unutilized Labor Hours $234 8.9% 9.7%
2. Productive Allocation of Labor
Surplus Supervisory Hours (familiar?) 174 6.6 7.2)
8. Work Intensity
Wasted Labor Effort 455 17.3 18.8
4. Productive Efficiency
Utilization Shortfall 45 Mf 1.8
Investment Shortfall i) 3.0 3.3
5. Useful Output
Excess Military Spending : 50 19) 2a
Excess Energy Expenditure : 27 1.0 sil
Excess Food Expenditure 32 1.2 Seals)
Wasted Health Care Spending ” 61 2.3 2.5
. The Crime Control Burden 13 0.5 0.5
Excess Advertising 31 1.2 1.3
1980 Totals $1,201 45.6% 49.6%

The authors go on to urge a program which would eliminate that waste, and finance the
following:
An Economic Bill of Rights
I, Right to Economic Security and Equity
1. Right to a Decent Job
2. Solidarity Wages, Comparable Pay, and Equal Employment Opportunity
8. Public Childcare and Community Service Centers
4. A Shorter Standard Work Week and Flexible Work Hours
5. Flexible Price Controls <
IL. Right to a Democratic Workplace
6. Public Commitment to Democratic Trade Unions
7. Workers’ Right to Know and to Decide
8. Democratic Production Incentives
9. Promoting Community Enterprises
Ill. Right to Chart Our Economic Futures
10. Planning to Meet Human Needs
11. Democratizing Investment
12. Democratic Control of Money
13. Promoting Community Life
14. Environmental Democracy
15. Democratizing Foreign Trade
IV. Right to a Better Way of Life
16. Reduced Military Spending
17. Conservation and Safe Energy
18. Good Food
19. A National Health Policy
20. Lifetime Learning and Cultural Opportunities
21. Payment for Home Child Care in Single-Parent Households
22, Community Corrections and. Reduced Crime Control Spending 7
23, Community Needs Information and Reduced Advertising Expenditures
24, Equitable Taxation and Public Allocation of Resources

8/Lumber Worker/October, 1984