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Canada Day edition

Independence-in tradition of Patriots
by Stanley Ryerson page 4
Forgotten Democrat of B.C.

by Hal Griffin

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page 9

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Not New York-but Moscow, Peking

page 10

ATOMIC RAIN
OF DEATH
FOR BiG CHIES

STORY ON BACK PAGE

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Unions q0int appeal to all trade
tehsive to unite around an of-
in Program to defend the
against “h Canadian workers
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re ce of all unions in cur-

; argaining.”
es was held in Toronto
Atives am 20 between represent-
Ye 7a four union groups
m paid a total Canadian
80,000 ihp of approximately
the Int _The four unions were
Min ar €rnational Union of Mine
id Smelter Workers, Unit-

Not New York — as shown in this “civil defense” poster —

ies like Leningrad, Moscow and Shanghai are the targets

gna eens have in mind as they work out new

Means * ringing atomic death and devastation to big cities by

in the od Sontaniination bombs and sowing of radioactive particles
alr, See story on back page.

Independent unions
urge united stand

arpenters crack

ed Electrical, Radio and Machine
Workers, International Union of 5
Fur and Leather Workers and
the Canadian Textile Council.
The meeting declared in a press
statement:

“Discussions of the group re-
solved around a program of full

and complete support for all
Canadian workers on strike at
this time to further bargaining»

demands. Because of the serious-
ness of the bargaining picture
in Canada. all union groups are
asked to set aside any existing
differences and lend their full
resources to the strike battles
now going on.”

no wage boost’

STORY ON BACK PAGE

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