Aircraft workers take
battle to other unions

The membership of UAW
Local 1967 have taken the bat-
‘le they are waging against the
Douglas Aircraft Corp. Ltd. to
other trade unions to gain sup-
port for their demands.

Resolutions - supporting the
Douglas workers have been pas-
sed in three labor councils —
Toronto, Brampton and Hamil-
ton and a similar resolution will
be presented to the St. Catha-
rines labor council later this
week. Additional resolutions
have also met with the support
of UAW Local 707 in Oakville
and with the Area Council of
the Canadian Union of Public
Employees. .

The resolution which accused
the company of union busting,
and said that actions taken by
the company, “Douglas Aircraft
Company of Canada’s unprece-
dented dismissal of the duly
elected Bargaining Committee
and the suspension of seven out
of nine duly elected Executive
Board Officers, as well as dis-
ciplinary action taken against -9
out of 14 zone committeemen in
the form of three day suspen-
sions, plus the threat of instant
dismissal having over the heads
of 53 duly elected shop stew-
ards in the event of. further
work stoppages, and 480 rank
and file workers intimidated by
disciplinary letters -is tantam-
ount to union busting.” —

Anti-Union Blueprint

The resalutions also pointed
out that “If the Douglas Com-
pany is allowed to get away
with this kind of vicious anti-
union attack, it will spread to
other reactionary anti - union
companies who: will use it as a

blueprint to murder unions.”

The resolutions called on the
other labor bodies to condemn
the Douglas Aircraft Company
for their. “union-busting tactics”
and it demanded that “the
‘Douglas 5’ be reinstated imme-
diately as the duly elected bar-
gaining committee at Douglas
Aircraft.”

At the Hamilton Labor Coun-
cil where the resolution passed
unanimously, John Ball, presi-
dent of UE Local 504: and a
delegate to the council, said the
problem was not just a question
of a few workers in trouble in

the plant, and ‘any “attempt to

bust one union is-an attempt to
bust all unions. These things

‘don’t happen in a vacuum. No’

trade unionist can allow that to
happen.”
International’s Support

Unlike the 1971 Douglas Air-
craft strike where many of the
local’s members felt that the
International is throwing its
weight behind ' the Douglas
workers, Dennis McDermott, in-
ternational vice-president of the
UAW characterized the Douglas
actions as “an all-out attempt
bya U.S. company to gut the
union.”

Some elements both in and
outside the local are trying to
make the struggle into one of a
national versus international
union and have in addition tried
to lead the Douglas Aircraft
workers into isolation from the
rest of the trade union move-
ment but as the drive increases
to get support from other bo-
dies, the likelihood of their
being able to divert the struggle
grows slimmer.

“1 take it this is the first time you've been interviewed
for a job!”

South African mission

@ Continued from page 5

theid, killing where “necessary”
opponents of its policies, and
perpetrating conditions in which
more than 20% of mine work-
ers receive less than $1 for an
eight hour shift, is unacceptable
to the people of this province.

Just last September eleven
Black miners were brutally mur-
dered for the crime of striking
against these starvation wages
and inhuman working  condi-
tions.

Canadian corporations such as
Bata Shoes, Sun Life Insurance
Corporation and Massey-Fergus-
on already exist in South Africa
and reap. fabulous profits from
the callous exploitation of Black
workers.

The government of this prov-
ince both condones and encour-
ages such barbarous .conduct by
sending a trade mission to South
Africa. It speculates on what ad-
vantages can be scored for On-

tario business in this grisly cli-
mate.

We urge that this mission be
cancelled and the government in-
stead make its position public
that there shall be no economic
intercourse between the Prov-
ince of Ontario and South Af-

rica until the horrendous policy ..

of apartheid is ended and the
Black people, the real owners of
South Africa, be accorded their
proper national and economic

rights.

Accidents rise

: QUEBEC — The death rate
in the mines of this province is
the highest in Canada. In the
first five months of this year, 10
workers died in nine separate
accidents. That doesn’t include
seven people killed in a mine
construction accident. Last year,
some 15 workers lost their lives,
eight of them underground.
There are 25,000 people work-
ing in the province’s mines.

PACIFIC TRIBUNE—FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1973—PAGE 10

e JAD —ENGEE Of FBT O YACH,

~ ene tee,

Quebec mobilized
for Moscow meet

Among the 60 Canadian dele-
gates to the World Congress of
Peace Forces in. Moscow, Oct.
25-29, are 15 from Quebec,
whose names arrived too late
for inclusion in the list pub-
lishéd earlier. The. delegation,
representing a broad spectrum
of organizations, includes the
following from Quebec:

Alphonso Roberts, Céte des
Neiges Project
Claire Demers, Vietnam Mora-
torium Committee; Héléne Mey-
naud, International Anti-Tor-
ture Front; Jean-Louis Roy, Hu-
man Rights League; Jean-Fran-
cois Chanlat, Association of Stu-
dents of the Faculty of Com-
merce, University of Montreal;
Lawrence Nowry, Montreal
Labor Council; Héléne Gilbert,
Paul-Emile Thelland, Michael
Ignaieff and Micheline Sicotte,
Quebec Teachers Corporation;

-Iréne Perrault, North-West Que--

bec Teachers Union; Jean Laver-
diére, Association of Students,
University of Quebec;. Michel
Dansereau, South-west Montreal
People’s Movement; Suzanne
Cajolais, Women’s League of
Quebec; Héléne Bastien, Great-
er Montreal Anti-Poverty Co-
ordinating Committee.
Delegates were scheduled to
leave Montreal on October 23.

SOMETHING FISHY?

B.C. Packers Ltd., a part of
the Weston Empire, showed
a 228% profit increase be-
tween May 25 to August 25,
1973, compared with 1972.

Weston’s, which owns the
fishing boats, nets, wharves,
canneries, packaging, trans-
port, wholesale and retail
| outlets, sets the prices to
fishermen and the consumer.
This summer they increased
the price of sockeye salmon
by 70%. The fishermen got
60¢ per pound for sockeye,
while consumers were charg-
ed $1.29 per 14 Ib...

Montreal;

UN resolution holds
key to Mideast peace |

@ Continued from page 5

propriate once again to exam-
ine the main points of Security
Council Resolution 242, passed
six years ago. It defined that a
just and lasting peace in the
Middle East must be established
on the basis ‘of the followin:

principles: withdrawal of Israeli
armed forces from _ ,territories
occupied during the June 1967
military operations; respect for
and recognition of the sover-
eignty, territorial integrity and
political independence of each
state in the area and their right
to live in peace within secure
and recognized - borders, not
subject to threats of force or
its use. Resolution 242 also pro-
vided for freedom of navigation
in international waterways of
the area and achievement of a
just settlement of the refugee’
problem.

While the Arab _ countries
showed, as Egypt did, for ex-
ample, in February 1971, their
readiness to promote such aset-
tlement, Israel’s ruling circles
persisted in their expansionist
policy, foiling any efforts to
achieve a just peace and deto-
nating ever more military ex-
plosions.

What has changed since then?
Is it possible now to clear the
way to the only peace alter-
native? z

Yes, a great deal has changed.
First of all, there is a change in
the balance of forces between

the victims of aggression and.

the aggressor. The -course of
the present war has clearly de-
monstrated that the myth of an
“invincible” Israeli war ma-
chine has been exploded. —

@ Continued from page 5
Canadians.

“The ceasefire, once. it is
abided by, is only the first step
in achieving a just and durable
peace in the Middle East.”

He termed it “a matter of

concern that the representative —

of the Chinese People’s Repub-
lic did not support the ceasefire,
in line undoubtedly with the
hope that exacerbation of rela-
tions between the USA and the
USSR would be a good thing—
for China, if not for the peace
of the world.

“The Soviet Union,” he said,
“has shown again its consistent
support for the just cause of
Arab people, the cause of peace
and international detente, and
its determination to prevent
escalation of the war.

“The peace-loving peoples of
the world welcome this initia-
tive,” Mr. Kashtan affirmed,
“and will condemn those who
wish to drag the world down
the precipice of nuclear war.

“What is self-evident,” he
stressed, “is that occupation
and annexation of other peo-
ple’s territory by the Israeli gov-
ernment is not the road to sec-
urity or peace for Israel—a les-
son which NDP leader David
Lewis also ought to learn. His
shameful remarks at a public
meeting in which he declared
‘Israel must and will win the
war,’ show he is as one with
the Israeli hawks and their U.S.
imperialist mentors,” the Com-
munist leader:. charged, “and
is out of step with his own
party, which presumably is for
UN Resolution 242.

oe ee ei eee CEES AA SE cele t

KASHTAN ON MID-EAST

But it is even more important
to proceed .in one’s estimation
of the situation not from the

configuration of military con- —

frontation, but from a new. con-

figuration in the political do-

main. These days, the Arabs

- have demonstrated very obvious:

ly a new quality of their unity
which is being realized in many
ways. The Israeli ruling cif
cles’ international isolation has
grown, as is evident from in
creased opposition to their ad-
venturism in West European

“capitals.

And finally one more thing:
This time the United States
comes out not simply in the role
of a- UN member voting for #

proposal by another side (i

November 1967 the resolution
was tabled by Great Britain).
Now, the United States is one
of the sponsors of the decision:
As will be recalled, the present
resolution was submitted joint
ly by the representatives of thé
USSR and the USA.

“It cannot be any longer tole-

rated that the aggressors am
adventurists should continue

‘ keeping this huge area in an ¢*

plosive state,” General Secreta’
ry: of the CPSU Central Com
mittee, Leonid Brezhnev stress
ed on July 11, 1973. “The rights
of the Arab peoples that havé
fallen victims to aggression
must be fully secured,
troops of Israel must be with:
drawn from all occupied
territories. Peace; security a”
state frontiers. of all middle
East countries must be guara®
teed. As for us, we shall com
tinue adhering firmly to P
cisely this course.” f

“The main task now for peace
loving Canadians is to ene
there is no recurrence of agg"

e
sion, that a just and dura
peace is won in the
East.”

Keeping ihe 3
record straight

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nouncing his joining the neh
(ML) printed in their P

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membé!
Charles Boylan, former 7 Catt

magazine SCAN
speaks about his
SCAN magazine” from th
rol of its publishers. ,
Boylan’s record in this a :
is as follows: As editor, h vie’
sconded with’ funds and eV
ment from Scan magazine.
ing them from Toronto ie clud-
couver. Office equipment ™ vot
ing typewriter, filing ye of
and ‘addressograph plat
SCAN’s mailing lists a5 “ qhe
$900 in cash were stolen”.
equipment and $600 was
ered following severa
from SCAN’S lawyers §
Boylan. the
He was expelled from jn
Communist Party of a fact
December 1968 and th ss fe"
was made public in a PIS ich
lease December 18, ] in at
outlined Boylan’s actions — agd

tacking. the Party publicly ate |

his theft of monies =
rials with which he 4
entrusted. ;

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