ETHEL OSTRY: One of Canada’s outstanding »Women social workers and a ifelong member of the Communist | Party, Ethel Kleinstein (Ostry), ‘died in Vancouver’s St. Paul’s Hospital on Thursday, January 15, Hfollowing an operation. She was 74 years of age. Known to most of her friends and the public by her maiden name, Ostry, Ethel devoted her life to the trugele for human betterment. Her experience as a social worker her to realize that a fun- damental change in society was necessary to improve the lot of her ellow men and women. This led her to join the Communist Party in Which She served on many com- Mittees during her long mem- bership. Born in 1902 in Russia, she came Canada as a child and her family ettled in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Ethel graduated from the University of Manitoba and worked for the social services department of the city of Winnipeg Where she distinguished herself. Later she took a social services Post with the Manitoba provincial S0vernment. Her devotion to people and deep Sire to help humanity led her Over the years to follow her career aS a social worker. She held posts 1 Toronto and Montreal for many Years. She also served as a con- Sultant for the Saskatchewan sovernment on medical and social Services, CCW protest ['o Victoria seeur e of the Status of Women at In Victoria and dismissal of | OVincial co-ordinator Gene ‘ington was protested last week 4 letter to provincial secretary "ace McCarthy by the Vancouver apter of the Congress of anadian Women. minary arrangements to elebrate International Women’s Vay which will b e held h 7 were [es eld on Marc Devoted life to fight for human bétterment ETHEL OSTRY Following World War II, Ethel worked for United Nations agencies among displaced persons in camps in Austria, Germany and Italy. The plight of war orphans moved her deeply, and she played an important role in organizing a movement to bring war orphans to Canada. After her husband’s death a few years ago, Ethel moved to Van- couver where, despite her ad- vancing years, she threw herself in the struggle against rising prices and helped organize various consumer committees. She headed a delegation to Victoria to protest rising prices. Her leadership of the Co-ordinating Committee to Roll Back Prices campaign in Van- couver won her wide public recognition. Ethel was a very socially con- scious person and took -a keen interest and active part in the movements of the people, and in the solidarity movements among Canadians for aid to the people of Asia, Africa and Latin America. She strongly supported the Tribune and often contributed material for publication in the paper. She had been ailing in recent months, but her sudden death shocked many of her friends who will feel her loss deeply. She leaves behind four sisters and three brothers. The Tribune joins with her many friends and comrades in expressing its condolences. The progressive movement has lost a staunch, devoted and capable supporter whose warm and friendly manner endeared her to many people. A memorial service was held Thursday, January 22 at 11 a.m. in the Boal Chapel in North Van- couver. viet Union. We have tours to Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev, anywhere you wish to travel to throughout the Drop in and see us. We will be happy to discuss your personal travel needs. To reserve space or for further information. please contact The experts in travel to the USSR GLOBE TOURS 2679 Hastings Street East/Vancouver B.C./253-1221 By JACK PHILLIPS Canadian construction workers who belong to international unions with headquarters in the U.S.A. have ‘moved a long way in the direction of Canadian autonomy. A national conference of the building and construction trades was held in the Winnipeg North Star Inn, on January 17 and 18, over the opposition of top level international representatives in Canada. Present at the conference were 182 delegates and 12 guests repre- senting 130,000 construction workers, elected by local unions and Building Trades Councils. All 10 provinces were represented, Ontario with 108 delegates had the largest representation. British Columbia was next with 47. The Maritimes and Quebec each had six delegates and 27 came from the Prairie provinces. The meeting was presided over by Kenneth Martin, president of the Ontario Building Trades Council. Robert Georgine, president of the Building and Construction Trades Department of the AFL-CIO was invited to Soviet films to be shown A new series of Soviet films, covering various aspects of life in all the republics of the USSR has been scheduled by the Canada- USSR Association with the first to be shown January 21 in the Delta Pioneer Library, 4683-51ist St., Ladner at 7:30 p.m. Two additional showings, January 28 and February 4 will be held at the. same time and place. Other screenings in the Lower Mainland are: Surrey — January 22, Ocean Park Library, 12854-17th Ave. Port Coquitlam — January 25, February 4, Port Coquitlam Recreational Centre, 2150 Wilson St. New Westminster — January 28, February 4, 11, 18, New West- minster Public Library, 716-6th Ave. North Vancouver — January 29, North Vancouver City Public Library, 121 West 14th Ave. Vancouver — February 5, Vancouver Public Library Auditorium, 750 Burrard St. Newton — February 12, 19, 26, Newton Public Library, 14732-72nd Ave. All showings are at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. Jewish press marks 50th anniversary Canada’s progressive Jewish paper, Vochenblatt, will mark its 50th anniversary in -Vancouver with a banquet at which editor Joseph: Gershman will be the featured speaker on Sunday, Jan. 25 at6:30 p.m. at the Peretz School, 6184 Ash St. Admission for adults is $3.00. Beaver Transfer * Moving * Packing * Storage 790 Powell St. Phone 254-3711 attend, but he failed to make an appearance. John Munro, federal minister of labor, was due to speak on the federal wage control program, but didn’t show. In July 1975, the San Francisco convention of the AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Department gave the Executive Council discretionary power to establish a Canadian Building and Construction Trades Council. The Winnipeg Conference was initiated by a steering committee made up of representatives from the local and provincial Building and Construction Trades Council across Canada. The Canadian Advisory Board, which opposed the calling of the Winnipeg Conference, is composed of 32 top representatives of the international construction ‘unions ‘with membership in Canada. These reps are appointed by and are responsible to their head of- fices in the U.S.A., not to the ‘Canadian membership. What they wanted was a con- ference made up of appointed rather than elected delegates. The fact that Robert Georgine, president of the AFL-CIO Building Trades Department, sent a telegram to Canadian affiliates prior to the Winnipeg Conference, in which he said it was outside of the constitution, proves where the orders for the international reps originated. In the opinion of some who at- tended, there would have been at least another 150 delegates if the international big shots had taken a neutral position. The accomplishments of the Winnipeg Conference can be- Building trades take big _ step toward autonomy summarized by the key resolutions adopted: e To apply to the Building and Construction Trades Department for acharter under the name of the National Building and Con- struction Trades Council of Canada. e A proposed constitution for submission to the department officers in the U.S.A. e Control outflow of profits from Canada so that a larger share of these profits will be used to create jobs in Canada. e The establishment of political education committees in local unions. 3 e Firm opposition to compulsory arbitration. e Support for the 10-point economic program of the Canadian Labor Congress. e Any representation to the Canadian Anti-Inflation Board on behalf of the Building and Con- struction Trades to be made by a committee representing the trades and geographic regions. This, it appears, is designed to assert the - authority of the local unions and ~ councils by politely underlining the fact that if representations ‘are to be made, it would be preferable to have an elected body do so, rather than the appointed Advisory Board. Reports from a number of sources tend to leave the im- pression that the Advisory Board is “‘soft’’ on the Trudeau wage control program. e Opposition to changes in the “Unemployment Insurance Act, which would double the period of disqualification for quitting a job See AUTONOMY, pg. 12 WESTMINSTER BETHUNE MARXIST CLASSROOM DAVE FAIREY Sun., Jan. 25 Sun., Feb. 1 The Rise and The Economic _ Social Democracy Decline of Crisis of World in Western U.S. Imperialism Capitalism Europe EMIL BJARNASON Sun., Feb. 8 JACK PHILLIPS All classes at 7:30 p.m. FOUR ROOM COMPLEX, DOUGLAS COLLEGE 8th Ave. & McBride Blvd. Spons.: North and South Fraser Regions, C.P.C. 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