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ame million. British workers took part in a one day general strike on May Day. Photo shows a demon-
ton at London’s Hyde Park.

Over 35,000 marched on May
Day evening in Montreal, ac-
cording to union officials, over
3,000 in Quebec City, and ‘un-
precedented numbers also in
Jonquiére and in Rouyn, Que-
bec, demanding the uncondi-
tional liberation of the three
union presidents and an end to
the repressive. anti-labor legis-
lation. :

The demonstrations were held
under the auspices of the re-
constituted Common _ Front,
whose acting leaders (replacing
those in prison) expected 3,000-
4,000 in Montreal, in view of
the Stanley cup match, and the
conviction that the workers
weren’t that excited about May
Day and their jailed leaders.

The demonstration in Mon-
treal, however, was a tremen-
dous success despite all the
gloomy predictions, and the de-
liberate ploy used a couple of
days beforehand by Premier
‘Bourassa, indicating that the
three leaders would be released
on parole in a few days if they
asked it nicely, and that ‘“‘prob-
ably,” they would be granted a
“certain” liberty of speech in
carrying out their duties.

Two thousand students from
many junior colleges joined the
parade, which was dominated
by union local and labor coun-

cil contingents. Behind a con~

tingent from the Montreal Labor
Council marched the Parti Com-
muniste du Québec under their
red banners carrying the party
inscription, followed by a con-
tingent from the N.D.P.-Quebec.

At the last minute the Parti
Québécois announced their par-
ticipation,” because Bourassa
was fostering class struggle and
the PQ is opposed to class strug-
gle’—so they joined the May
Day demonstration of the Com-
mon Front! Parade from 80 dif-
ferent citizens’ groups joined
the impressive 5-mile parade
which took 45 minutes to pass
any given point.

A heart-warming feature was
the clasped hands of construc-
tion workers in hard hats wear-
ing the insignia of the CNTU
and QFL respectively as parade
marshals (over 300), from time
to time surrounding the provo-
cative group of Maoists to com-
pel them to maintain discipline.

Fernand Daoust, general sec-
retary of the QFL, called on all
Quebec workers to abandon
Labor Day and henceforth to
make May Day their own, as it
is the international day of solid-
arity of the working class. Ma-
ny demonstrators wore a stick-
er saying (in translation): “The
workers of Quebec celebrate

“Fascism shall not pass” reads
the placard of this Quebec May
Day marcher.

May Day, international holiday
of the working people.”

On the Sunday afternoon be-
fore May Day an enthusiastic
rally was held in a Montreal
CNTU Hall, sponsored by the
1973 May’ Day Committee,
featuring the following speak-
ers: A. Mannocchio Executive,
Montreal Labor Council and
general , chairman C.P.R. ma-
chinists); Maurice Beauchamp,
(Laurentide regional president
of the Agricultural Producers’
Union); _-Vittorina Bronzatti
(Treasurer of the Ligue des Fem-
mes du Québec); Francesco Di-
Feo (Union representative, Mon-
treal Construction Union —
CNTU); Guy Poirier (represen-
tative UERMWA—QEL); Claude
Demers (Young Communist
League); representatives of two
Greek labor and democratic or-
ganizations; and Jeannette Walsh
(organizer, Parti Communiste
du Québec). One morning paper
in reporting the rally, referred
to Jeannette Walsh as “the in-
destructible’ Communist spokes-
woman.

Socialism marks gains

WINNIPEG — Nigel Morgan,
B.C. leader of the Communist
Party told a May Day meeting
in Winnipeg that the U.S. im-
perialist setback in Vietnam had
shifted the world balance of
forces in greater favor of the
working class and socialism.
“Imperialist aggression has suf-
fered an historic defeat and the
myth of U.S. invincibility has
been shattered,” he said. “Nixon
has suffered a a severe military
defeat in Vietnam and is being
dealt a several moral and poli-
tical defeat at home due to the
Watergate revelations.”

The B.C. Communist leader
said “his party estimated the
NDP win in B.C. as an impor-

More than two million British
workers took part in a one day
General Strike on May 1 in pro-
test against the incomes policy
of the Heath Tory government.

The May Day stoppages and
demonstrations, called by the
Trade Union Congress, were the
biggest in the history of the
country and answered the Tory
lie that British workers were
backing the government’s econo-
mic policies.

Workers, faced with mounting
prices and stiff bosses’ resist-
ance to wage increases backed
by. government wage ceilings,

More than 400 people attend-
ing an enthusiastic May Day
meeting and social in Hamilton,
heard and address by Jean Paré,
vice-president’ of the United
Electrical and Machine workers
of America, and received a mes-
sage from Fernand Daoust, of
the Quebec Federation of Labor
(CLC) which read, ‘““We wish to
convey to all those participating
in the celebration of May Day
in Hamilton the most fraternal
greetings of the QFL. 4

“In these days of sadness in
Quebec, when the three leaders
of our main labor organizations
ar still in jail, it is comforting
to realize that some trade union-
ists across Canada believe in the
great principles of working class
unity.”

The Hamilton fete was organ-
ized by a committee of trade

demonstrated their frustrations
and anger by an unprecedented
response to the call of the
Union centre.

Railroads, docks, the auto in-
dustry as well as newspapers
and much of the country’s in-
dustry came to a halt.

Demonstrations or marches
took place in Hyde Park, Lon-
don, Glasgow, Scotland, Kilmar-
nock, Liverpool, Manchester,

-Doncaster, Newcastle, Middles-
borough, Sunderland, York, Not-
tingham, Chesterfield, Mansfield,
Derby and Leichester, Birming-
ham, Osford, Coventry, Hemel
Hempstead and Cardiff.

unionists Chaired by Sam Ham-
mond from the Graphic Arts
Union and including members
from the International Brother
hood of Electrical Workers, the
Can Workers Unian (CLC),

Teamsters, Steelworkers” and
Rubber Workers Unions.

The Teamsters Hall, where the
affair was held, was bedecked
with art posters and cartoons
featuring a mural depicting the
struggle of the 210,000 Quebec
Public Service Workers in action
for a $100 a week minimum
wage package, as well as a por-
trait of the three Quebec .union
leaders behind bars. These were
by Murray Thompson, a Hamil-
ton working-class artist.

Also displayed were cartoons
by the well known lahor car-
toonist Ray Carless, who, .is a
member of the UE. ee

Photo below shows Jean Pare, United Electrical Workers’ vice-
president, speaking in Hamilton. Behind him are photos of the three

tant advance for the labor and
farm movement and that alrea-
dy important reforms had been
won. At the same time, Mor-

gan warned that NDP govern- ~

ments, wherever they are elect-
ed face ultimate defeat unless
they pass over to anti-monopoly
policies, and if they continue
the bankrupt policies of con-
tinentalism and sell-out of re-
sources. Morgan said that anti-
labor policies and massive re-
source giveaways led to W.A.C.
Bennet’s Socred regime’s down-
fall, and the same thing would
befall the NDP if it was unre-
sponsive to labor’s demands and

failed to halt resource give-

aways.

jailed Quebec trade union leaders.

London stresses
labor's advances

Working men and women from
the London area met on May 1
to hear Al Bernhardt speak in
celebration of this great day of
the working people of the world.
Bernhardt gave an outline on
the history of May Day, stressed
the advances made in the last
year by the forces of peace and
socialism and pointed out some
of the tasks:that face the work-
ing people in London and the
rest of Canada.

A resolution calling for the
unconditional release oftthe Que-
bec labor leaders was adopted
and sent to the Minister of
Justice of Quebec.

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