WO CHAINS FOR THE UNIONS

PACIFIC TRIBUNE-

UFAW backs peace appeal,
discuss merger with CBRT

The 7,500-member United
Fishermen and Allied Workers
Union at their annual conven-
tion this week endorsed the
Paris Peace Appeal which
demands, in part, that the United
States let the peoples of
Indochina freely decide their
destiny without any foreign inter-
ference. The endorsation fol-
‘lowed an address by John
Beeching, who represented the
B.C. Peace Council at the Paris
Peace Assembly last month.

An important move being
considered by delegates is the
proposed merger of their union
with the Canadian Brotherhood
of Railway, Transport and
General Workers. At Tribune
presstime no decision had been
finalized.

Fishermen spent most of
Monday afternoon listening to a
talk from Environment Min-
ister Jack Davis; who, one
delegate said following a quiz
session with the minister, was
like an eel on the problems most
worrisome to west coast fisher-
men. He could not be pinned
down.

Alderman Harry Rankin, who
made the welcoming address to
the convention sharply criti-

White Rock citizens
protest coke trains

WHITE ROCK, B.C.— The pro-

test against trains loaded with
coke travelling from the U.S. to
Roberts Bank along the beach
front has won the overwhelming
approval of citizens here. It has
united all sections of the com-
‘munity, from old to young.

The White Rock District Sun
said in an editorial that the city
had been led to believe that
Burlington Northern trains
would not be given access to
Roberts Bank until the tracks
had been re-located away from
the beach. ‘‘There is very grave
reason to feel the citizens of
White Rock had truly been
betrayed,” it said.

cized the government’s refusal
to participate in a proposed $2.5
million co-operative cannery
project at Port Simpson.

‘*Millions are spent by the
Indian Affairs department but
when the Indians themselves
propose a project which would
provide them with needed jobs,
they are turned down.”’

He said ‘‘Indian people are on
the march — their organization
is improving, they have a
greater understanding of their
needs and their determination
to attain the goal they are setting
for themselves was never
stronger.”

Delegates condemned in the
strongest possible terms the
provincial government’s fail-
ure to extend full coverage
to fishermen under the
Workmen’s Compensation Act.
Scoring provincial labor min-
ister Chabot for a ‘‘callous
attitude towards fishermen and
their families, the convention
pointed out that amendments to
the act tabled in the legislature
recently do not include anything
which would provide the neces-
sary protection for fishermen.

In another move endorsed by
the convention the UFAWU says
it will consider organizing a
demonstration at the legis-
lature coupled with a sail-in of
fishing craft to Victoria to
highlight their demands.

BILL 3
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VICIOUS
DECREE

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Thousands of these tags were dis-
tributed at the PNE rally last Thurs-
day.

PACIFIC TRIBUNE—FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1972—PAGE 12

At the Tuesday session the
convention heard Angie Dennis
of the Fred Quilt Committee
outline its activities. Several
delegates rose to give chapter
and verse — and sometimes
names — of other people, Negro
and Indian, who had suffered at
the hands of police. The conven-
tion endorsed the committee’s
work and promised to raise
funds to help in the fight to
secure justice for Indians in
Canadian courts.

A woman delegate from the
Shoreworkers blasted the lack of
seniority protection for women
workers. She said once wage
parity with men workers is
achieved, women are the first to
be laid off by the companies.
Another delegate said the union
had fought this type of discrim-
ination where a minority race
was concerned and they had
better get down to business in
the union and see that women
workers are protected under
any contract they sign.

PROTEST

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ing was attended by BCFL secre-
tary Ray Haynes. A further
meeting of the committee is set
for Friday, March 17.

Castlegar District Teachers’
Association representative
Martin Vanderpol sized up the
problem in a statement in the
Trail Times in which he said:

“All unions are living under
the threat of this proposed legis-
lation, not just the teachers. The
situation is similar to that in
Germany 40 years ago when indi-
vidual groups were attacked and
controlled by the government.
Before the people realized, they
were all under the gun.”

Bill 3 was debated in the Leg-
islature this week under second
reading, and will have to pass
ae reading before it becomes
aw.

PEE SRP)

Racism is not deat!

. cative, outrageous attitude to

By UBC CORRESPONDENT In light of the continultt g
Racism is far from dead’ at Struggle demanding justice i
UBC. the murderers of Chilcol™

Indian Fred Quilt, the answers! |
those questions should ™
obvious. ,
Our society condones 2)
accepts racism. Capitalis™ |
fosters racism. a
The engineering students | 3
The result.has been outrage UBC today will be out in the a
from the students, suspension world soon. As engines al |
of classes by professors in the they behave as reach
mathematics department, and forces of the capitalist ere
complete indifference from the . They should be right at its
students council and the EUS. ina. society “that, baa f
In.a full press conference held BxisteriCe_on the explolaa add
by the Alma Mater Society and T@ceS and classes in order 4 he
the EUS, it was announced that to the wealth of the elite. Si
the newsletter was the work of society 6 capitals
five individuals and not This ugly episode 2) aigies
representative of the entire should not be ignored. si
department, but no action would © 2 SBCShout derang We el |
be taken against the authors of @PPropriate action be in (aC!
the newsletter: even though the gainst the offenders, ita
names are well-known within the they constituted just
department. people”.

If-it is not official policy, To the people of B.C.
students must ask, ‘why is no another case in the long
action being taken? Why has the racist. actions initiate
president of the university, members of the right .- 7
Dean Walter Gage given assur- one must allow this to contit
ance that no suspensions will Action must be taken on
result? front to end all racism, noW

UNION SPOTLIGHT

All sections of employers with non-union workm
within CLRA are taking a provo- cutbacks in overtime, ext!
half hour on two and threé f
operations, and allow &
to hold back 7 days pay
starting work.

Last week the Engineering
Undergraduated Society of UBC
published a newsletter that was
primarily devoted to the printing
of ‘jokes’ aimed at people of
Oriental, Polish, and Jewish
descent.

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negotiations with workers or-
ganized into the Building Trades
Council. Negotiations have been
underway for over a month with
little progress made. Some of the
demands would take away
conditions the workers have had
for twenty years. Following are

e Operating Enginee’”,
Contractors demanding dele
of sub-contract clause S?
can be let out in future 17

examples of the arrogant union companies. They dem,

proposals: ‘right to set hours of work @

: see fit. They demand delet?”
e Bricklayers — Contractors established lunch hours: ‘

demand the collective agree-
ment include provision for $500
fines to be imposed, plus
explusion from the union where
work is reported unsatisfactory.

longer hours on second all
shifts. No overtime for W
through. established lunch ne
period. Last but not leas ‘0?
elimination of — unio
clauses.

e Painters — Contractors’ de-
mand a .60 cent per hour cut in
pay for all new work.

e Plumbers and Steam I
— Emasculation of union bi | (eh
Contractors demand COME i.)
right to selection of emplos oe
and insist the union men W's)
projects where other empl?
are non-union.

e Laborers — Contractors de-
mand removal of the present one
coffee break per day.

e Electrical — Contractors de-

manding emasculation of provi- A gutl
sions for travel bonus for out of o Carpenters ~ cu tabli
town work, and elimination of Working conditions ¢s oft

over many years. Only ODF ijt)
seventeen clauses gly
carpenters standard age’
— namely safety is left ©

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under contractor dena

THIRD CROSSING PROBE |
DRAWS RECORD CROWDS x

As the PT went to press hearings into the third cr 0ssink
opening at Eric Hamber Secondary School with a recol a
expected and with more than 60 briefs submitted by many grou? 1h |

Seldom in its history have the people of Greater Vancouvl pio? :
so aroused by an issue as the demand for rapid transit and ill :
the third crossing. Included among the many briefs being 7“ \
is one by the Vancouver Communist Party. A tif

The Citizens Co-ordinating Committee for Public Transit ¢
spearheaded the campaign to stop the third crossing ® oy
modern cheap public transit system, said in an advertise™ op
week that the massive financial costs of the third crossiNB™
would “kill” rapid transit hopes.

North Shore hearings are set for Carson Graham

School for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 22. The PT will
hearings next week.

union hiring which for building
trades workers is job security.

_ © Contractors propose elim-
ination of “right to refuse work

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