a a | —s | AN erga A agalyiteatli! Vol 15, No. a0 \ FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1956 VANCOUVER, B.C. 28 ‘ = , Authorised as second class mail by >—__the Post Office Department, Ottawa lO¢ k The ed Shu. Village ng” hae &n €ettlement, they Ve “other ted that it would Wh Teach: Undesirable and hich they 2S consequences,” i hei Id not specify. . St at 4, /0int atement was made bate end BP nunique issued in S80 Ne : thre-day talks Ri Uand King tard iya, ing Saud, Abita “4, Saudi Arabian atte Ie Co w tWo Maunique said that regard thay wos were con- « It is possible to €ment negotiated Parties concerned derogation from dehy 8 8 tive,’ Settl Mithout the Sean of China are playing a tremendous role in . ustrial devlopment of their country. This is Wang Three years ago she was a peasant girl in a Oday she is a lathe operator in China’s first auto Nehru warns against Pressures on Egypt RIYADH Egyptian sovereignty and auth- ority and maintaining the inter- ests of other countries in .the unrestricted use of the canal as an open waterways.” It said both countries were deeply interested in a peaceful settlement since the Suez waterway was as vital to their own economic wellbeing as to many other countries in the world. “There can be no settlement of the dispute by methods of conflict or by a denial of the sovereign rights of Egypt over the canal,” the communique declared. BACK CLC MERGER Catholic unions endorse unity By JOHN SWITZMAN : MONTREAL Trade union unity in Canada took another important step forward last week with the acceptance of the principle of affiliation to the Canadian Labor Congress by the 35th annual convention of the Catholic Syndicates (Canadian and Catholic Con- federation of Labor). Meeting in Windsor Hotel here, 500 delegates, after a full day’s debate cheered for over five minutes the almost unanimous decision to accept the principle of af- filiation to the CLC; to affili- ate on the basis of a national union; and to continue nego- tiations already started with Canadian Labor Congress leaders. Strengthened by the conven- tion decisions, the “committee of nine,” headed by Gerard Picard, president, and Jean Marchand, general secretary, was empowered to proceed as rapidly as possible to com- plete negotiations with CLC leaders to clarify the basis upon which the Syndicates eould become part of the CLC without losing identity. The convention empowered the committee to call a spec- ial convention no later than June 1, 1957. At this conven- tion it is hoped that the final steps linking the Catholic Syn- dicates to the CLC will be taken. In addition to adopting its on affiliation, the decision convention: e@ Decided to streamline its organization; by abolishing its 15 autonomous federations and replacing them by six unions that will group related industries, as well as setting up eight regions. These will now be under the direct con- trol of Syndicate leadership. @ Obtained the blessing and go-ahead from its head chaplain to do away with the confessional character of the organization and thus remove one of the main obstacles to affiliation. e Increased its per capita by 10 cents a month in order to launch an intensive organiz- ing drive. e Decided to defer until the special convention the question of changing its name. Opposition to the affiliation decision came mainly from a small group of delegates from the Office and School Employ- ees Federation, headed by Rene Belanger, closely associ- ated with Duplessis circles. The decision to affiliate in principle to the CLC follows a year of step-by-step prepar- ation which flowered out of last year’s convention approv- al of the principle of all-in labor unity and the forma- tion of the “committee of nine” to study it. 28 Founding of the million- Continued on back page See CATHOLIC Members will decide on VLC proposals, say Tunnel leaders _A membership meeting of Tunnel and Rock Workers’ Union at Pender Auditcrium Thursday night this week will decide whether to accept or reject proposals advanced by Vancouver and District Labor Council to end the strike which has tied up three major B.C. construction projects valued at more than $30 mil- lions. : “Ours is a democratically- run union and the membership makes the decisions,’ Tunnel Workers’ secretary William L. Hunchuk told the Pacific Tri- bune on Wednesday. Hunchuk was scheduled to appear in court Thursday to face a contempt of court charge, based on continued picketing of projects by union members after a restraining injunction had been issued. The Vancouver and District Labor Council “ultimatum” called for withdrawal of picket lines and return to work, ac- ceptance of provisional offi- cers appointed by the council, instruction to employers to pay union dues to council, handing over of all union books and property to council, and acceptance of council’s de- cision on the status of present officers after a council inves- tigation. International Hod Carriers have eagerly accepted the VLC Continued on back page TUNNEL Despite the withdrawal of foreign pilots, Egypt is now 2 successfully operating the Suez Canal with its own pilots he a oe various countries. This picture shows the first vessel being guided through the canal a Egypt took over its operation, neil