“One way around it is to declare Oct. 14 a national holiday” —Globe and Mail, reproduced from CLC bulletin Day of protest hailed as ‘historic’ action Cont'd from pg. 7 towards. class collaborationism. Progressives, left wingers, Communists, need to see both sides ' of the process in order to influence the situation in a way which can best advance the immediate and long-term interests of the working class. It may be useful here to draw attention to a section of the draft policy resolution dealing with this problem, being presented to the coming 23rd Convention of the Communist Party. This is what it states: “The Communist Party has for years fought for the working class to have a decisive voice on all questions of concern to it. While it is reflected in part in the CLC Manifesto, there are elements within it which could veer towards class collaboration. The way to ensure a voice for the working class is to restrict monopoly power and extend the rights of the trade union movement to include the right of working people to par- ticipate in running the economy. This means that collective bargaining rights must not only be restored; it must be enlarged in scope to include questions such as economie and social change, in- vestment policy, safety, health, the moving away of plants, manpower training and manpower planning. Under capitalism only this kind of economic or industrial democracy has meaning for the working class and trade union movement. “Collective bargaining of itself, however, cannot solve the basic problems facing the working class. The battle to enlarge collective bargaining must go side by side with the demand for democratic nationalization, democratic planning and the election of a democratic anti-monopoly coalition government to implement such a program and to open the door to a fundamental reorganization of society on a socialist basis’’. Readers will pardon the length of this quotation but it is directly related to the post-control period, indeed outlines the kind of post- control period the working class and democratic movement ought to fight for. This in our view is the democratic alternative to the crisis policies of monopoly and govern- ment. Communists will popularize and work for this position while giving maximum support to the CLC program and the national day of protest. This offers the best prospects for advance. By correctly combining its economic and political strength the working class can prevent monopoly from foisting the main burden of crisis on its back and, in fact, launch-a counter-offensive able to curb the power of monopoly. This, as we See it, ought to be the main thrust of October 14th. . 21st Annual Vancouver Island LABOR PICNIC and CONCERT Sunday, September 5 “(1-7 p.m.) PARKSVILLE COMMUNITY CENTRE (Rain or shine) @ Salmon Bar-B-O e Corn on the cob e Hot Dogs e Children’s races e Men’s & Women’s - Tug-o’-War | LABOR SPEAKERS Entertainment by Bargain at Half the Price PACIFIC TRIBUNE—SEPTEMBER 3, 1976—Page 8 Construction unions call for unity in sph mel A call for unity of all trades into one bargaining pact for the con- struction industry was issued this week by 12 of the building trades unions. In a leaflet circulated to all construction job: sites the 12 unions stated that bargaining structure that does not have large unions dictating to smaller ones, nor the small unions dictating to the large’ must be developed immediately as only a few months remain before the 1977 negotiations. The leaflet apparently was prompted by the many problems of disunity which plagued the 1976 negotiations and finally resulted in a 37 day strike/lockout situation, and was issued over the names of unions from both the so called ‘basic trades” and _ the “mechanical trades.’ The Bricklayers, the Carpenters union, Cement Masons union, the Glaziers union, Laborers union, Operating Engineers union, the Painters union, Pile Drivers union, Plasterers union, Sheet Metal Workers union, Tile Setters union and the Tile Setters Helpers union, all put their names to the call for unity. The 12 unions said that industry bargaining is ‘‘an absolute must” if rational negotiations are to return to the construction industry by 1977. This they said, was not the situation in the 1976 negotiations when competition by unions to obtain a better settlement for their members ‘‘at the expense of other tradesmen” continues to be costly to all. This breakdown has resulted in daily press editorials and car- toon openly ridiculing the con- struction trades differences while the Construction Labor Relations Association takes advantage of the disunity for their own purposes, the leaflet states. The 12 unions took a direct slap at the tactics of ‘‘oneupmanship”’ of some unions. Their leaflet said that the ‘“‘tactics which are at the root of the problem are, first, manoeuvering against other trades “‘an acceptable. to achieve a better deal for one’s own membership; and, secondly, stalling settlement until everyone else has reached agreement, then demanding a few extra goodies over and above everyone.else.”’ “But what is not said abdut these tactics is that with unity of all trades these extra conditions, which in themselves are just demands, could be obtained by all trades and without strike action.” Cont'd from pg. 1 movement must extend the hand of solidarity to the democratic forces of Southern Africa, and give it concrete meaning by undertaking a country-wide boycott of all goods coming into Canada from South Africa and Rhodesia. No truck nor trade with the white supremists! This must be our slogan of action! Such solidarity must be extended to all the victims of imperialist oppression and aggression, be it in Chile or elsewhere. Not least the arms race must be ended, otherwise there will be neither a secure peace nor a stable detente. The arms race is leading to a new inflationary upsurge and to additional taxation burdens on working people, both -of which undermine living standards. On this day, working people ought. to demand an end to the arms race anda reduction in arms, nuclear arms in the first place. Sign the Stockholm peace petition. Strike a blow for peace, for detente, for disarmament based on equality of security for all countries. : Make Labor Day this year an important part of the preparations for the National Day of Protest — October 14! All out for October 14! Restore and expand collective bargaining! Repeal Bill C-73, the wage freeze bill! Fight for policies of full employment! Work for new policies which strengthen in- dependence, peace, and trade! Support near 100% for shutdown—Guy Cont'd from pg. 1 awakened in the labor movement a sleeping giant. After October 14 Canadian politics will never be the same,” he declared. Even as the B.C. Federation of Labor was finalizing the overall plans for the Day of Protest, more unions were stating their intention to participate fully, including components of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, who nationally are one of the few unions still holding back at this point. It is reported that the major com- ponents of the PSAC in British Columbia have indicated their support for the federation’s plans and are going to be taking part in the day of protest. B.C.’s largest union, the 50, 000 member International Wood- workers of America, has come out squarely behind the CLC protest following a meeting of the Western Canada regional executive board. Regional president Jack Munro, a member of the CLC executive board, said that the decision in the executive board was one of unanimous support. The IWA will back the protest and participate fully because ‘‘only such a con- frontation will force the govern- ment to scrap its wage controls policy.” Munro said that even though the IWA has not been affected by the Anti-Inflation guidelines as yet, the IWA “is determined to oppose the legislation which allows the rich to get richer at the expense of workers and low income groups.”’ He said that the woodworkers are not about to bear the brunt of in- flation without protest ‘‘especially at a time when large companies and banks are permitted to mark up excessive profits.” Other very visible workers, such as the transportation workers, and newspaper employees will be off the job October 14, Len Guy said. “The ferries are going down. Transit is going down. Pacific Press will be out and also the railways.” Al Ashton, business agent for the B.C. Hydro division of the Amalgamated Transit Union said:. “We'll all be going out on October 14.”’ With the transportation unions supporting the work stoppage, most major cities in B.C. will be virtually at a standstill. Again, like many other unions, the ATU managed to win a “healthy, two-year agreement’ before the guidelines were an- nounced, but Ashton said that the ‘ATU membership feels that the struggle against controls. must be supported by all segments of the labor movement regardless of whether they have been personally affected. The result of these tactics, the i unions said, was that ‘‘in the of cumstances which prevailed it 1976, better collective agreem could have been negotiated for trades without strike action if ™ trades had been united. This wo x have included achieving tho) ~legitimate demands which S0 ‘a are trying belatedly to obtain ®) this time, by themselves.” But, an even more importa) question at this time, the 12 unio® said, is the problem of mobilizili ng full support against the fede i} wage controls. ‘This is the fight! which we should be expending ? energies. This is the issue WH! has’ been pushed into background because © of disunity.’’ : The union statement poin that the CLRA is attemptin “force recognition of the AIB insisting the unions agree to ha all monies above the eight per guidelines put in escrow, and Si commitment to be bound by AIB decision.’ This, the 12 unions rejected 0 0 hand and called for the payment now of the incre@ recommended in the Kin report, and they called for participation from the buil trades unions in the October of Protest against the Tr wage controls. Even as the 12 unions their appeal for unity in indus! bargaining, the possibility se 8 second lockout by the CL loomed larger, as the contract0 association issued notice that were going to lockout the builé trades unions at 4 p.m. this Friday) As the Tribune went to p! both the unions and the CLRA been called to Victoria to meet ' labor minister Allan Willial Some union spokesmen said @ they felt that the purpose Williams’ call was to iss ultimatums to both sides. The CLRA has chosen to lock of the construction workers a5 | result of a strike by 200 plumbers «| press their demand for the settl of a number of outstanding iss not covered in the Kinnaird rep? Though the union has struck, W? i . is continuing on construction sit? as the plumbers have not # tempted to close down all ¢0 struction, and have not pickel®} job sites. i} The CLRA decision to lockout 4 construction workers will have @) effect of stopping all constructi work for the second time ” summer, NEN STOCKH APP B.C. Peace Council sancti this week that petitioning is be! concentrated at the PNE wil! good results. The Council { called for stepped up activiti@ now that the holiday season drawing to an end. Petitions 4" available from the Peace Coun? | office, Rm. 712, 207 W. Hastind St., 685-9958.