Twenty-two years ago, on August 6, 1945, the first atomic bomb used in warfare was dropped on ‘Hiroshima. The people of the world have never forgotten and this year demonstrations will be held around the world to demand ‘‘No More Hiroshimas!"’ and to call for an end to the U.S. war of genocide in Vietnam. In preparation for the anniversary commemoration of Hiroshima Day, the Canadian- American Rally To Stop The War In Vietnam has issued a the first nuclear bomb on August 6, 1945. This year the effects of the continuation and intensification of the war in Vietnam are being and the proceedings will start at 1 p.m. at Peace Arch Park, Blaine. It is hoped that as many as possible will join the Caval- cade of Cars that is being LABOR SCENE: Ring-around-the-rosy not part of the game Close to’4,000 United Steelworkers of America members turned in a 97-percent union strike vote last week to back up their negotiations with Cominco Ltd. for a new wage contract. The vote returns showed 3,533 in favor of strike action and 310 opposed. Cominco Ltd. operations at _ Trail, Kimberley, Riondel and Benson Lake on Vancouver Island are immediately affected in the wage dispute. The Steelworkers’ wage demands include a 58-cent an hour hike in a two-year contract. Originally the union wage hike was 80-cents which was later scaled down to 58- cents to enable negotiations to get under way. Cominco’s latest - offer stands at 15-cents over two years, rejected by the union’s negotiating committee. Negotiations for a new wage far, but Cominco Ltd. now knows the size of the union’s “hole card’’ — the strike vote. AK New Westminster’s 236 civic employees, members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), on strike since June 21 are still holding tight with trade union and public support building up to help them win a conciliation board recommendation of a nine percent wage hike, which City Council flatly rejeeted and countered with a 6-percent offer. During the period of the strike to: date the union has responded to all civic emergency calls for services. This however in the opinion of union spokesmen is being abused, and union spokesmen Ray Mercer has stated that from now on union members will only be permitted circular to all supporters fej py the people of the United Projected, so that we can carry contract began in April, but so to handle such emergencies in outlining a program for the day tates at home. Money urgently UF message to communities on far have produced n0, which life could be considered in and urging a monster turnout. needed to raise living standards the way to the Peace Arch. More satisfactory results on the ‘danger. * on that later. For those who do union’sdemands. Once again this year there will be a commemoration of Hiroshima Day. Again this year, build homes, schools, hospitals, is used to rain death and destruc- tion on the people of Vietnam. not have cars, bus transpor- tation will be arranged. As with Forest Industrial Relations (FIR) in negotiations “Every emergency call for assistance from now on’’ stated : Among the prominent with the IWA, Cominco Ltd. Mercer, “will be given a lon j These are the tentative , ie Eee) g g unfortunately, the Vietnam war ‘arrangements for Hiroshima speakers who have agreed to spokesmen at the bargaining hard look. continues in all its brutal horror : speak is Rear Admiral Arnold table have turned in a masterly to outrage the conscience of Day: True, one of seven top retired mankind, as did the dropping of The date is Sunday, August 4 Still a handy wrench in top brass fool-kit Alf Dewhurst, Communist Party national labor secretary, today denied that any members of the party participated. in the formation over the weekend of the Council of Canadian Unions. He was commenting on a statement credited to Donald L. MacDonald, president of the Canadian Congress of Labor, movement requires all-in unity of unions in Canada. He said the Communist Party believes the best way to secure this is by (1) establishing more autonomy in deciding Canadian questions by Canadian sections as steps towards eventual independence from the USS. internationals and the AFL-CIO; military leaders featured last year in Esquire magazine as “Big Brass Lambs.’”’ Admiral True believes that the United States can disentangle from the. Vietnamese situation without dishonor by dealing with the National Liberation Front as a major party to the war, imple- menting the Geneva Accords, withdrawing American troops and letting the Vietnnamese settle their own problems. It is hoped that the Rally will assist in raising much needed funds for medical aid to Vietnam, some of which will be used to supply artificial limbs for that a number of organizationsin (2) finding a mutually. the sated! victims of US. the CCU are ‘Communist satisfactory solution for uniting bombing. dominated’’. the French and English speaking You are invited to help make Mr. Dewhurst said that this satement is unworthy of Mr. MacDonald who is well aware of the position of the Communist Party on the sovereignty of the Canadian trade union movement. He said that the Party is of the opinion that the winning of a fully independent trade union sections of the Canadian unions in one central labor body on the basis of recognition of the two nation character of the country; and (3) the admission of all unions, as a right, to the central labor body and its various sections providing these unions uphold the stated aims and. principles of that body. this an effective and meaningful demonstration against the Vietnam war. If you can help in any way, please put your name and address below and return as ‘soon as possible to: Canadian- American Rally To Stop The War In Vietnam, c/o Peace Action League, 6026 Carnarvon Street, Vancouver 13. performance of stalling and countering union contract demands with initial ‘offers’ amounting to literally nothing. No strike notice has been issued: by the Steelworkers so Public pressure on City Council demanding they get back to the negotiating table and meet the conciliation board’s wage recommendation and get the s trike settled, is growing daily. CUPE PICKET TEAM on the job. ‘Are we dowhearted?’’. Not so ‘ you'd notice it. (Photo from Union Newsbulletin) From July 3, 1968 edition A Hundred Years of Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee | nee The Commonwealth 265 i SEATS 240 : 220 | Diefenbaker 200 = ; ; ee St. we CONSERVATIVES A <2 ceed TA hikes 140 MacKenzie Bennelt Vi AN f- \ 120 1 Jn} ee | AL | v \ 100 A zs — 80 a Mee ae — \ . \ m4 60 = wan cero. f~ fea 4 * Romie | | Procressives (|S iss | \ aS eS : Ha ‘ SSE 1867.72 ° 74 7B BD 87 OT *96 7900. "04 08 "1 it be esol 2 25 26 ‘30 35 40 45 949253 S557, ) FOR OVER A CENTURY Canadians have voted in their majority for one or the other of the old-line political parties of Big Business, but always ending up with the same result. Last month’s federalelection score board emphasized the old saw that “History repeats itself’, * PACIFIC TRIBUNE—JULY 12, 1968—Page 8 , the only difference at the moment being that Canadians are as yet not too sure whether as a “tragedy” or ‘‘comedy’’. Both are well illustrated by The Commonwealth chart.