“End War In Vietnam” sign greets U.S. tourist as he steps off boat at Victoria har- ber on independence Day holiday. End Vietnam war appeal greets American tourists American tourists arriving in Victoria, B.C, on the July 4th Independence Day holiday, were greeted by youths carrying pla- cards urging an end to the warin Vietnam, Leaflets handed out by eight young men and women of the Peace Action League. were headed: “Anappealto America — Stop war in Vietnam,”’ **We are notasking you to lister to a sermon, a press release or a moral talk,” said the leaflet, “We simply express to you our committed in your name by the U.S. government in Vietnam.” The leaflet added that as Can- adian citizens “with strong feel- ings of affection for the great American people, we appeal to you today to stop this horrible crime being committed in Viet- U.S. water pressure up Cont'd. from Pg. 1 sellout in that it would turn con- trol of what is mainly a Canadian river over the U.S. and use Can- adian territory for water storage, The U.S, Army Corps of En- gineers estimated that the Ram- part Dam would produce five million kilowatts of electric power. Their study says that *tthis is the largest untapped source of hydro-electric power at the lowest cost of any power source now known to be avail- able to the U.S.” nam by your government, Amer- ican visitors were urged to join thousands of their countrymen ‘traising their voices for sanity and reason in the place of blind anti- Communism,’’ The youthful peace pickets met the American tourists on the Causeway of the Inner Harbor, Bob Munro, chairman of the Peace Action League, said the demonstration was prompted by the U.S. bombings of oil depots i in Hanoi and Haiphong. concern over the crime being ‘ Munro also announced that his groups were Starting a door-to- door canvass for contributions to be raised to go to the Canadian Aid for Vietnam Civilians for medical supplies. He said the- group hoped to have 100 can- vassers take part. Pitin (Havana) EO _$_$<_ Le ea eee ees Me ee | LABOR SCENE: = CLC calls national meet on injunctions President Claude Jodoin of the Canadian Labor Congress an- nounced last Thursday that the CLC’s executive council is call- ing a national conference in Otta- wa on September 27-28 to deal with anti-labor injunctions and the threat of compulsory arbi- tration, The action of the CLC execu- tive council came after the use of anti-labor injunctions and threats of compulsory arbitra- tion led to strong protests and the jailing of 25 workers in Peterborough, Ontario and 10 longshore leaders in British Col- umbia. The calling of such an emer- gency conference is unusual for the CLC nation body, but it shows how serious all Canadian labor now views the widespread use of injunctions to smash un- ions, and the seriousness with which labor views the threat of compulsory arbitration, In re- cent weeks provincial labor fed- erations, labor councils and local unions have been urging emer- gency action to mobilize labor to fight for its rights, Jodoin said that besides dealing with injunctions and compulsory arbitration the conference will also consider the whole issue of _ management rights and labor’s role, There has been a growing demand across Canada that labor must have a say in technical in- novations during the life of agree- ments which affect production _ and employment. There is a growing demand in labor circles that legislation along the lines of that proposed by the: Freedman Report be adopted federally and by provin- cial legislatures. Mr. Justice Freedman in his report on the CNR-run-through controversy gave his unqualified support to the principle that organized la- bor. must have a legal voice in the introduction of new work procedures made possible by modern technology, All provincial federations and affiliated unions are being invited to send two-man delegations to the Ottawa parley. About 250 delegates are expected to attend, OK Ok More than 200 trade unionists in Vancouver’s Fisherman’s Hall last Friday held an impromptu welcome-home party for the 10 longshore leaders who were re- leased from jail after winning their fight to have statutory hol- idays designated under the Can- Nigel Morgan on leave of absence The B.C. Executive of the Com- munist Party announced this week that Nigel Morgan, provincial party leader, has been given two months leave of absence from his duties for health reasons, Mor- gan has been off work for anum- him a speedy recovery. FH) ada Labor Code apply to B.C. longshoremen. The 10 union leaders chose to go to jail on June 17th for three months each, rather than pay fines arising out of an _ injunction brought by the shipping com- panies against them as officials of the Longshoremen’s and Ware- housemen’s Union, Early last Friday federal labor Minister Nicholson sent a tele- gram to the ILGWU in which he said: “I am of the view that benefits intended by code should apply and will undertake recom- mendation of amendment to leg- islation to such effect, if neces- Sarye? The B.C. Federation of Labor agreed to pay the fines totalling $4,100 to get the men released_. immediately after Nicholson gave his undertaking, Negotiations for anew contract’ are expected to resume now be- tween the ILGWU and the B.C, Maritime Employers’ Associa-— tion, These talks were held up because leading union officials were in jail at Chilliwack. The present contract expires July 31. The union’s Canadian area president Roy Smith, told the assembled unionists at the Fish- ermen’s Hall that “We consider our stay in jail a tremendous victory.” This sentiment was echoed by Stan Ball, president of the Victoria Local, and one of the 10 released. He said it had been “a great victory for the union,” * ok OK Kamloops Outside civic work- ers have asked for a govern- ment-supervised strike vote this week following their rejection of a conciliation board’s recom- mendation for a renewal of their present collective agreement. The civic workers who cover parks, arena, cemeteries, gar- bage and public works depart- ments, are asking for wage par- ity with the civic workers on the coast. They are members of Local 900, Canadian Union of. Public Employees. The union claims there is no justification for the large dis- parity that exists between the. coast and Kamloops workers, It maintains that the workers cannot live on what has been offered by the city.. LONGSHOREMEN WIN THEIR FIGHT. Picture shown Longsnore leaders being re- ber of weeks due toill-healthand eased from jail last week after winning assurances from Ottawa that Longshore- all his friends join in wishing men will be covered by statutory holiday provision of the Federal Labor Code. In the centre, waving, is Roy Smith, the union’s Canadian area president. July 15, 1966—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—Page 8