| a e e,e g e Senior citizens’ care in GDR RIN (ADN) — Every fifth a pensioner in the Ger- +e Democratic Republic still ie an active role in public as The knowledge that they Needed by society gives em a g A Usefulness of security and Ab : of ieee of the population (Wars DR are of pension age €n over 60, and men over Prise oveTHMent officials, enter- S and-public organizations are endeavoring to pay more at- tention to the aged and their specific problems. Only recently, the minimum old age and invalid pensions were increased. Any old-age: pensioner desir- ing to continue his or her job or of taking up a different em- ployment may do so without loss of pension. In addition, they no longer have to pay social insurance contributions which in effect amounts to higher net wages plus full old-age pension. Steelworkers debate policy, road ahead yey RICHARD ORLANDINI 40) NTREAL — More than Cana eelworkers from across Canadia Met last week at the Onfer, N Steelworkers Policy Boals fan, t© map out their ae or the coming years. ference ret the two-day con- focuse discussions and debates Sues, in . several important is- Steely, Cluding autonomy in the trade orkers’ union, foreign impreye anges in labor law to ing ae the conditions of work- ing » 48 well as on support- wore ppciple of the 32-hour Ment Soterence’s policy state- Working Labor Law-and the of ae Poor was a composite en gy al resolutions that had Acros Feed by local unions the Wor; country. It noted that into ,."8 poor in Canada fall “Mainly tp broad categories, Waa Ose who are unorgan- : those who, whether organized or not, are unable to work for long periods of time and are unable to receive com- pensation in the form of sick- ness and accident . insurance,. workmen’s compensation, and unemployment insurance.” Raise Minimum The policy which is to be used in dealings with the various legislators in all labor jurisdic- tions included 12 points. It call- ed for the immediate increase in minimum wage provisions to a level “substantially” above the poverty line and a .guaranteed annual income at the same level for all people who are unable to work. The statement also sug- gested that amendments be made in the labor codes so that multi-employer certification be an option for unions’ and that coverage for the purposes of col- lective bargaining be expanded @ Continued on page 8 Raise peace fight to stop barbaric _U.S. bombing raids With contempt for world opinion and its own sacred word, the Nixon regime has again escalated its bomber war against the people of Cambodia. Wallowing in corruption at home, politically wounded by a Senate vote to cut off bombing funds, and reviled by millions everywhere, U.S. imperialism’s Canute lashes madly at the waves of Cambodian resistance. The cut-off of funds by votes of 63 to 19 in the Senate and by 219 to 188 in the House of Representatives, with a weaker resolution, will be finalized when the two meet to agree on wording. Here the Nixon forces will make their stand. Battling to retain its shrivelling credibility, the U.S. government claimed to have Cuban President Dorticos embraces Argentine President Campora following re-establishment of diplomatic ties between the two coun- tries. cut back on some bombing raids, reducing B-52 sorties by 40% as of May 30. That cut alone, continued to the end of June, would save millions of dollars for the American people, the defence department admit- ted. But only B-52s are restrict- ed; fighter-bombers still fly their 150 sorties daily. : The cruel absurdity of mighty bombers deployed ceaselessly against peasants and foot parti- sans to prop up USA’s puppet, Lon Nol, condemns outright U.S. imperialism. At the beginning of. this month the “morale _ crisis” among pilots especially among crews of B-52s pushed its way into the press as an additional reason for “voluntary” bombing cut-backs. As an alternative Nixon sent Kissinger’s right-hand man, Wil- liam Sullivan, to set up Lon e@ Continued on page 10 ~ Electrical unions unite against Northern la ; orden Unity has become the Strugele the day in the workers’ ttic com veainst Northern. Elec- Tonto manies in Montreal, To- Ston ; n Tamalea, London, King- Foup | belleville. time j, “CeKS ago, for the first the 70-year history of Northern Electric Company, the unions representing the work- ers in the NE plants united and staged a general strike against the bosses. Delegates ‘from four unions representing 13,000 employees met in Belleville, Ont. last week to work out maximum cooperation among themselves, and the coopera- tion is paying off. The workers are solid in the strike and they are prepared to remain out for a long time and on the picket lines. They told the Tribune, “Its a funny way to take sum- mer holidays, but we might be out all summer.” The key issues involved- in the dispute are wage increases, a cost of living bonus, volun- tary overtime, a 3744 hour work week, improved pensions, vacations and other fringe benefits. At the Belleville meeting the four. unions involved in the strike pledged to keep each other fully informed of all the developments and to co-ordinate their efforts to: achieve victory in the strike. Each bargaining agent agreed that should J. C. Lobb, president of Northern Electric, wish to test their mem- bers it could be an endurance test that they are prepared to take on. A press release issued after the Belleville meeting stated, “All our members are request- ing is a piece of the Northern Electric profits. prior to ‘Ma Bell’ getting her hands on them.” The unions represented at the meeting were the United Auto Workers, United Electrical Workers, the Canadian Union of Communications’ Workers and the Communication Work- ers of Canada. Our photo shows the picket line in Montreal. OTTAWA JUNE 12! The. Communist Party steps up its fight against soaring prices with a delegation to Ot- tawa, Tuesday, June 12, to put the Party's views to the Gov- ernment, picket on Parliament Hill and lobby MPs. The delegation will demand a prices review board empow- ered to stop price increases, and roll back all runaway prices, not only on food. Buses -for Ottawa leave 24 Cecil: St. at 7:30 a.m. and return about 10:30 the same night. No ‘charge. For information call: John Bizzell, 923-9831 or Bill Stewart, 921-5109. : PACIFIC TRIBUNE—FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1973—PAGE 5