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Severinsky tells Steel executive
Now remove anti-communist clause SMLOVSES ATHTALIAN CAN WALKGIEEE

PORT COLBORNE, Ont. — not declare my political affilia- tution. _ EMBASSY STRIKE - GUELPH DECLARED ©

John Severinsky, the member tion prior to the election, I “The labor movement is in- ILLEGAL
of United Steelworkers Local should not be reinstated to the creasingly being attacked, while OTTAWA — A: gt has hit aie A walkout
6200 here, who was expelled by positions I held before my ex- at the same time living stand- ‘he a sg eatee te igs de involving veda
his local on the charge of being _ pulsion. ards of the working people are with 20 0 employees p workers involving

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a Communist, was reinstated by “The union election was not eroding. My local’ anion! . testing Italian government in- tal Can. Co. of ‘asl
the International Executive a political election, and none of Beane fort cecil Repaiictinas action on their requests. plants in Southern On
Board on recommedation of an _ the candidates for office declar-

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with the co .  Unionized staff members went cluding the 745 York >
international Commission set up- ed their political affiliation or lective ae ee as on a five-day strike at all Italian in London, has bea E
to hear evidence. The decision, beliefs. Nor are they required to local, in my union and in the embassies last week to support illegal at the Guelp
although considered a victory either by law or union Consti- jabor movement is essential, and What an embassy official called The company from
for trade union democracy, fail- indeed present conditions de- 2 long list of requests that have claration last week Fis.
ed to include reinstatement of mand it. been outstanding a long time. Ontario Labor Relat serik
Severinsky in his position of “In accepting the decision, it Increased salaries are among the ruling week-long
recording secretary. ‘ is my hope that the clause as requests, Guelph is illegal.

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While expressing his pleasure which I was expelled, and which The walkout work?
at the reinstatement, Severinsky P ae the Canadian Pape

r has been the cause of much dis- ; d to °
failure to restore him to his posi- union, will be removed from the i at - ie Marys ™
tion as recording secretary, a Constitution of the United Steel- ST. VAAST LA HOUGE, ‘8 q cee honored pict
failure which “Gs in no ‘way com- workers of America at the Inter- France — The striking crew of Se eke Continental C4"
patible with the Constitution. national Convention in session the luxury liner France will end %¢t UP by (ae
“In_ their =n ae me now in Atlantic City, its venture at sea and return the © plan
“the Commission concluded that “I do not hold any grudges or vessel to its port at LeHavre. Rexdale. Markham, Bul
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it was unlawful to expell me ill feelings toward anyone. I But the decision to dock the nq London are reported et

from the union and that the col- shall work in the future, as I 66090 ton liner did not signal pick
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pee se recment.: the law ‘and have in the past, for the preser+ an end to the crew takeover, or- °* PY Continen

the Constitution of the union it- vation and extension of democ- ganized protest against govern- —_

self require that I be reinstated. racy and unity in my local, my t- pl to scrap the vessel TE.
The Commission qualified that union, and in the labor move-in four oe p STEELWORKERS VO

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by saying that because I did JOHN SEVERINSKY ment.” The 900-man crew seized con. TO INCREASE DUES
trol of the France Sept. 11 and ATLANTIC CITY, Nag t
has kept her riding at anchor. a bitter two-hour deb@

United Steelworkers of

LABOR SCENE Fresh breezes blow FINALLY EVEN biennial convention 1A8t 4

endorsed an increase 1

MACKASEY. ants several hundred thousane
: BETTER DEA kers. A Canadian Th,
BY BRUCE MAGNUSON at Steel convention BEER. ie Suggested Canal
| OTTAWA — Postmaster-Gen- Pers Might serene decis

eral Bryce Mackasey asked post By a voice vote, a major
Office administrators to’ treat the 4,300 delegates app!
their employees fairly and with amendment removing 4 ;

Canadian steelworkers have “Anti-Communism, witch-hunt- ~ ~tlantic City to scrap the anti-
won a great victory for’union ing and red-baiting are major communist clause in the union’s
democracy when they forced tools used by reaction to smash — constitution. 3.5
their union’s international exe- such united action and carry However, while the Canadian end low morale in the depart- thes anion’: constitutio®:
cutive board to reinstate John through its attack on working ccntingent of delegates were ment within two years. Speak- nion members will be req
Severinsky as a member of the people and all democratic forces. solidly in favor of this change, ing at the opening of the new : ontribute two how
Port Colborne Local 6200 from “Tt is thus a victory for the the huge U.S. delegation pro- federal postal museum, Macka- a a regardless of
which he was expelled last Oc- entire working class and all duced a majority for rejection of sey said in a departure from a ee ys 2
tober, a year ago, for member- democratic people that this at- the recommendation from the prepared text that people come amas
ship in the Communist Party. tempt to split unions on the false committee on constitution to

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The vote for expulsion at the issue of anticcommunism should delete a reference to the Com- ermlé
time was 31 to 23 of a total be rebuffed at this time... . munist Party in a clause which Geateen Heaton rand SHIPBUILDERS SEHT™
membership of 1,200. The vote’to “Communists have not now, list barriers to membership in automation,” he said. IN SAINT JOHN
reinstate Severinsky to full nor have they ever had any in- the union. Z B-
membership in the Steelworkers terests that are not in complete Interviewed by telephone in Fee SAINT JOHN, N. n Ship?
union came on the eve of the harmony with Canada’s working Atlantic City, Wm. Mahoney, ALBERTA SERVANTS . ers at the Saint Joh p

union’s convention in Atlantic people. Therefore to continue Canadian Director of the Steel- ing and Drydock Co. folle
City nearly a year after the ex- any form of discrimination workers union is quoted as say- REJECT OFFER ed to work last week niot
-pulsion, when the International against a Canadian because of: ing he did not think the clause EDMONTON — Alberta’s civil a meeting of the five
Executive Board voted to accept his membership in the Commun- as it stands would hold up in servants do not think much of presenting workers.

the recommendations of its in- ist Patty can only act to the law. y) a government offer of $50 to be The Irving company og
ternational.Commission set up to detriment of the labor move- “People should not be barred added to their current salaries. 1,200 men but has
hear evidence on Severinsky’s ment.

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: ‘from the union on the basis of A mass meeting called by the since Sept. 23 a pa,
appeal against his expulsion. “We share John Severinsky’s their associations” he is quoted Civil Service Association of walked off the job jivins

The Commission, made up of.- opinion that the decision to set as saying. “If that’s to be the Alberta September 26 at the request for a cost-of"
two Canadian members of the aside the results of the election case, maybe we should take a Jubilee Auditorium decisively justment. retw™
union, found the expulsion .of in which he was elected as sec- look at members of the Repub- rejected the offer made by Labor The men voted to
Severinsky “unlawful” and re- retary of his local and to hold _ lican Party. There’s more of and Manpower Minister Dr. A. work and accept the ae
commended that the Internatio- it again, on the grounds that he them going to jail these days E. Hohol offer of a  62-céf”
nal Executive Board restore him had not informed the member- than of any other party.” “It's a bribe and we are not across-the-board incré
to full rights in his Local,, of ship of his Communist Party On the whole the Canadian going for it,” a member stated. active to Sept. 1.
which he was recording secre- membership, is both spurious delegation to the Atlantic City :
tary at the time of his expulsion. and illegal. This indeed sets a Convention of the USWA re-

However the Commission, in double standard, also a prece- flected the growing militancy
what may have been intended as_ dent which is quite harmful to and the fresh breezes blowing
a facesaving gesture, contradict- democracy and to the unity of amongst the Canadian members
ed itself by claiming that Seve- the labor movement. of the Union. (An example of
rinsky had “concealed” his mem- _ “At the same time the USWA this is the most recent 66.4 per-
bership in the Communist Party ‘was compelled to tecognize John cent vote to uphold the Joint
from the Local membership and  Severinksy’s right to run for of- Bargaining Council in its re-
therefore ruled that the election fice whenever an election is held. commendation to reject an un-
which had elected him to the “Taken as a whole we regard satisfactory settlement offer and : - iy  *s
post of recording secretary the decision of the Steelworkers to continue the: bitter strike y SaY ORK SHIRE
should be set aside, the position Union as a victory for demo- against the giant CPR-controlled oe WM. :
declared vacant and a new elec- cracy and for the legality of the Cominco in Trail BC.)
tion held where he would be Communist Party in the trade The importance of this strike
eligible to run again for the union movement. It can -only .cannot be overestimated Mes-
position. On this point the Com- help to strengthen the bonds be- Sages of support and solidarity
munist Party of Canada, in a tween our Party and the Cana- to these heroic strikers should
Statement welcoming the deci- dian working class which is be sent to the Joint Bargaining
sion to restore to John Seve- quite essential to democratic Council, 910 Portland St.. Trail
tinsky his membership in the advance for labor and the Cana- B.C. f :
Steelworkers union, made the dian people as a whole.”
following comments (See Cana- - - .
dian Tribune issue of September | Aroused by the danger to for more democracy will be
25, 1974. ): : aa as uleyeane soe re epaeed strengthened through more Cana- _ SE yy

“In the sharpening battles be- in the Severinsky expulsion dian autonomy ‘for? \C; — Mines’ rs in Britain unanimous
tween monopoly in Canada and many Canadian locals submitted Steelworkers SpiehNoan inte eee LS the satel Coal beacl fee re-introducing Pi
abroad, the working people re- resolutions to the recently con- pendent, Sfvereign ‘and united work in the mining industry. In the event that anyone 4°
quire maximum unity to protect cluded international convention Canadian Tradé’’ Union Move-  decisi th Hh d trated in front of the Con
. and extend their vital interests. of the Steelworkers Union in ment. ; to eee Wisi mesiase clean, : ;

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In the final analysis, both the
battle on the economic front and

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