LUE te dak sh tuillas LL | | | anne wd | hss dda LABOR FRONT | By WILLIAM KASHTAN Horse Trading” is one of the new techniques employers been trying to foist on negotiations this year. Not being , because of the strength of the trade union movement, to Ose direct wage cuts, employers have tried to get unions Sree to indirect wage cuts. This they are trying to achieve asking unions to trade off working conditions already won some minor wage improvements. ‘You give me this and I'll give you that,” they say..On the ace it sounds quite reasonable but when looked at more ely the workers invariably get the wrong end of the stick. Some union leaders have fallen for this technique, as witness ecent settlement between United Auto Workers and Am- an Motors in the USA. There, the UAW leadership traded time and other working conditions for a doubtful “profit- ring” scheme. As the results of this “horse trading” make selves felt the workers will find they have been seriously rtchanged. : % * * 4 In Canada, too, “horse trading’ is being pushed for all itis worth by various groups of employers. This has been the Case in the Toronto construction industry where the workers re offered a two-year 15-cent package, providing they agreed 0 give up conditions already won. In most cases the workers ejected this type of package and compelled the companies 0 retreat. Workers need to be alert to and defeat this horse-irading echnique. The eagerness with which employers are pushing on s front indicates how important they consider it to be. And y are not wrong. Any measure which adds to their ability increase the exploitation of the workers also adds up io re profits at the expense of the workers. Nothing is therefore to be gained and much is to be lost when ons agree to “horse trading”. It is never easy to regain what ‘been given up and once this type of settlement is agreed to e is no end in sight for the workers. : * Me BS Bitter experience is teaching the workers the great value unity and solidarity. This was made amply clear in the recent ke of 30,000 construction’ workers in Montreal. Learning tom the heroic struggle of the building trades workers in loronto all unions in the construction industry, those affiliated to the CLC as well as those affiliated to the Confederation of lational) Trade Unions, developed united action at an early ge and by their powerful solidarity action won important Sains for the workers. That strike, like the strike in Toronto, had political over- Ones. Both were directed to gaining or improving existing legislation which would better protect the workers. And in both cases the workers achieved important successes. ~ It drives home an important point: When workers unite their anks and stréngthen their solidarity they can bring about im- ovements in legislation or defeat legislation harmful to their : terests and the interests of the Canadian people. It is well to remember this at the present time when the| ht to strike, which workers though they enjoyed, was thrown t of the window by Magistrate Ellmore’s recent ruling in he Royal York. Hotel strike. It is well to remember this also in connection with Bills 42 and 43 in B.C. and in connection With the host of anti-labor legislation in other provinces. If this situation is to be changed and the right to organize, Soviet Party congress By JOHN WEIR Pacific Tribune Correspondent MOSCOW — A sea of uplifted red delegate cards, unanimously voting to endorse the report of the work of the central committee and to adopt the new party pro- gram, ended the first part of the historic 22nd Congress of the Communist Party of “The ._ powerful and ever more rapid movement towards communism,”.. said N. _ S. Khrushchev. in his concluding remarks, . ‘will’ sweep aside everything that bars the way to . our ~cherished goal—the building of the most just so- ciety on earth. In his concluding remarks Khrushchey dealt at some length with the problems of the fight for peace. . Declaring that further de- lay in abolishing the survivals of the Second World War in Europe ‘“‘is fraught with grave consequences to the cause of peace,” he stated that by sign- ing a peace treaty with Ger- many the Soviet Union ‘wants to create the conditions for peaceful coexistence in the heart of Europe.” Commenting on the unani- mous condemnation of the sep- aratist policies embraced by the Albanian Party of Labor leaders by both the CPSU del- egates and the representatives of the fraternal parties, Khrushchev spoke of the con- cern expressed by Chou En-lai regarding bringing the differ- ences out into the open. Declaring that the Soviet side had done everything to get together with the Albanian leaders to discuss the problem but owas rudely — spurned, Khrushchev said: _ “We share the anxiety ex- pressed by our Chinese friends and appreciate their concern for greater unity. If the Chi- nese comrades wish to apply their efforts towards normal- izing the relations between the the Soviet Union. Albanian Party of Labor, who can contribute to the solution of this problem more than the Communist Party of China? “That would really benefit the Albanian Party of Labor and would meet the interests of the entire socialist common- wealth.” The report of the central committee and the contribu- tions to the discussion had dis- closed that the policy adopted at the 20th Congress had to be fought for against the sharpest opposition of the group headed by Molotov, who had not yet given up his positions and con- tinues to intrigue against the line of the party. In a recent letter Molotov opposed the new party pro- gram, again expressed his lack of faith in the Soviet people’s ability to achieve their aims, criticized the policy of coexis- tence and presented arguments which could only lead to the conclusion that the Soviet Union should pursue a policy of military adventures. Khrushchev revealed that this group opposed the pro- posal to expose the Stalin cult of the individual at the 20th Congress and backed down only when he declared that he would take the matter directly to the ‘delegates. After the 20th Congress they Opposed every measure to overcome the consequences of the cult and had conspired to seize control of the party and exposes — cult to set history right Previously the delegates had heard the head of the security commission, A. Shelepin, detail many repressions in which Molotov, Malenkov, Kagano- vich and other members of the anti-party group had been per- sonally involved. Klementi Voroshilov had made a statement in which he had acknowledged his own mistakes at that time. Shelepin reported that the’ state security apparatus was now reduced and changed, and all safeguards taken against arbitrariness. For several years there have been no cases of actions re garding political transgressions —in cases of political activity bordering on crimes the secur- ity forces used methods of pers suasion and explanation in< stead of repression. At the same time spies sent into the Soviet Union were: quickly apprehended and sternly dealt with, he added. Khrushchev added to what had already been revealed that investigation still being con ducted tended to show that the assassination of Sergei Kirov in 1934, which served as the justification for starting mass. repressions, was actually engi- neered by his quote “guards”. While agreeing with the de-- mands of many delegates that: Molotov, Malenkov and Kaga=" novich be expelled from the party, Khrushchev suggested that leniency be shown to Vo roshilov in view of his many’ services and the fact that he broke with the anti-party group during the fight and. thus helped to rout them. The need to expose the con sequences of the cult of the individual, he said, was to set history right and to ensure that such things coud never state and reverse the decisions of the congress. again happen in the USSR. — rgain collectively, picket and strike is to be clearly estab- lished, it will come about only as the workers unite their efforts °n the economic, legislative and political fronts. The time is ‘pening for this kind of struggle which now stands out as a, ajor task for all sections of the trade union movement. eo ® * Not least is there a need for another great effort by the fade union movement to compel the CPR to sit down and hegotiate a just settlement of the strike at’ the Royal Rork Hotel. The circle.is turning, The great CPR, which thought it could ach the workers and the union a lesson by its strike-breaking ivities and by attempts to starve the workers into submission, attempt which was partially successful at first, is now ding that its success may be short-lived. The picket line which first was ignored by many has increasingly become a symbol e determination of the union and strikers to stick it out. th every passing day public opinion is €re it belongs. The CPR must be compelled to settle. And if the trade union Movement exerts itself in all-out solidarity action that will Ppen, showing again that no monopoly, no matter how power- is stronger than the unity and solidarity of the workers. rrror Influences Greek Vote revent elections in Greece Almost complete returns from the ©w the left-wing Pan-Democratic Agrarian Front (PAME) ived 15 percent of the popular vote. The right wing National 4dical Union won over 50 percent of the vote. _PAME’s showing in the election was achieved despite per- “ecution and terror of the police against candidates and sup- compelling govern-|' ene To Pacific Tri)une: ts gee SOVIET UNION Name__--=- gpa p16 nS Address.----~-----~- Town or P.0;_—.----- PECIAL OFFER 1 YEAR SUBSCRIPTION to the SOVIET UNION THIS WORLD RENOWNED MULTI-COLORED MONTHLY SOVIET PICTORIAL MAGAZINE — BREATHTAKING PICTURES OF SCIENCE — INDUSTRY — SCENERY — STYLES — HOME — LIFE — SPORTS — JOURNAL. TRULY A MAGNIFICENT rate — plus 50c. 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