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Maritime unions have launch-
ed a campaign demanding that
the federal government move to
repatriate the foreign-flag ships
currently being operated by
Canadian Pacific (Bermuda) and
y use the money given to CP in tax
deferrals and subsidies to begin
construction of a Canadian-
owned merchant fleet.
Members of several maritime
unions in this province picketed
transport minister Otto Lang on
his visit to Vancouver last week
during which time he addressed
a meeting at the Hotel Van-
couver and, together with
governor-general Ed Schreyer
christened a ship at Burrard Dry
Dock.
| _ Lang has_ epitomized

the

statements, made last October,
that Canada’s policy of using

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national shipping policy with his —

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A NATIONAL DISGRACE

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foreign flag ships has made
‘‘go0d economic sense.”’

The statements drew the bitter
response from unionists: If the
policy is so sound, why are we
‘the only country following it?
Canada is the only industialized
maritime country without a mer-

chant fleet.

Unionists have also denounc-

the federal
policy of subsidizing Canadian
Pacific — to the extent of some

ed

$100 million

Operate some 20 ships all of
-which are registered in Bermuda
and are manned by foreign crews
which often earn as little as $300

a month.

Thousands of copies of the
CLC Maritime Committee’s
leaflet outlining the campaign
against the CPR (above) have

been issued.

‘Repatriate CPR fleet’
union campaign demands

in

government’s

1977 — to

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UBC TOUR OF CUBA
April 21 - May 5

For Information Phone
Centre for Continuing Education
228-2181, local 237, 252 .

MAY DAY IN HAVANA

All-inclusive fee $1,500
Tour Leader: Dr. John Kirk

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Trib story,
fish policy
questioned

Archie Miyashita, Vancouver,
writes: I wish I could agree with you
100 percent, especially with regard
to your opinions on the Labor Rela-
tions Board, the Pacific Gillnetters
Association, the United Fishermen
and Allied Workers Union and the
Fisheries Association (‘‘LRB deci-
sion bars scab lists’’, Tribune, Feb.
23, 1979). I don’t agree with even
the thought of producing a scab list.
This only reverts back to the early
days of the union movement and
goon tactics. Bargaining rights, yes.
But price-setting for the whole in-
dusty, no. The fishermen should
have free access to competitive price
markets.

Of course there are company
fishermen who have no right to free
access to the free market because of
company rules which state that the
catch must go to that company. Ifa
fisherman sells to someone other
than that company, he can lose his
livelihood right there since the com-
pany can deny him the right to use
the boat. And the licence to fish
belongs to the boat which, in turn
belongs to the company. The
fishermen is kicked out without any
recourse or appeal. And if he owes

Ad correction

The advertisement inserted by
UBC Department of Continuing
Education, for May Day in
Havana erroneously stated the
dates for the tour as Apr. 1 to
May 5. In fact, the tour does not
begin until april 21. The Tribune
apologizes for any inconve-
oS the error may have caus-
ed.

The corrected ad appears
below. The deadline for registra-
ton, initially set for March 7,
has been extended.

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WOMEN’S DAY

Sponsored by B.C. chapter
Congress of
Canadian Women

Hear: Laurette Sloan
Pres. Ligue de
Femme, Quebec

Phyllis Webb
Sec’y Van. local
CUPW, Exec. council

member B.C. Fed. of
Labor.

any money to the company, his
fishing gear will be sold, sometimes
at less than one-third of the going
price. If there is any money still ow-
ing to the company, the fishermen
will be told to pay it, even though
the value of his gear was twice that
of the original debt.

The independent fisherman also
depends on the company unless he
and others form a co-operative to
process and market their own fish
— and it’s almost inevitable that
they’ll have to do so. But there will
be some company fishermen who,
even though they own their own
boat and gear, just can’t take the
responsibility of being independent
or can’t handle anything more than
just the fishing end of the opera-
tion. :

The canned fish era is finished
but the canneries won’t or can’t ac-

cept this fact. The rest of the in- .

dustry must recognize it. The
fishermen themselves have to get
right into the business of processing
and marketing. :

CCCA aims
highlighted

Ann Thomson, Concerned
Citizens for Choice on Abortion,
writes: March 31, 1979 has been
designated as an international day
of action for abortion rights. Ac-
tivities are being planned for that
day in B.C., Alberta, Saskat-
chewan, Ontario and Quebec as
well as in the U.S. and in Europe.

In Vancouver, Concerned
Citizens for Choice on Abortion
(CCCA) is organizing a demonstra-
tion and teach-in on abortion rights
for March 31.

The restrictive laws in the federal
Criminal Code do not require
hospitals to perform abortions.
And indeed the Badgely Report of
1977 showed that fewer than half
the public general hospitals in B.C.
have set up abortion committees.
Although women in the Lower
Mainland are still able to obtain
safe, hospital abortions, we are
among the most privileged in
Canada.

That is why CCCA has added the
goal of the repeal of the anti-

Qeer FORUM

abortion laws from the Criminal
Code to our list of aims.

More than 40 organizations en-
dorsed CCCA last summer during
our campaign to preserve the open
abortion policy at Vancouver
General Hospital. We are now seek-
ing endorsement of our aims, as
follows.

@ Defence of each woman’s
right to freedom of choice on abor-
tion;

@ The right of women to make
the decision on abortion in con-
sultation with her doctor;

@ Defence of the right to choose
against those who attempt to pro-
hibit access to abortion as a hospitai
procedure;

@ Repeal of the anti-abortion
laws in the Criminal Code of
Canada.

Gov't gives
nothing free

Frances Collett, McLeod’s Lake,
writes: We have just received a let-
ter and pamphlet from the provin-
cial government about the free
shares in the B.C. Resources Invest-
ment Corporation. No doubt others
have received theirs, too.

I am wondering what is behind all
this as one doesn’t get something
for nothing from this government.
It seems to me that the money used
to buy shares already belongs to the
people of this province and the
shares which the government has in ©
the various resource industries and
enterprises were also purchased
with our money.

The pamphlet says that the
money will be used to further its in-
vestment objectives including the
development. of resource industries
within B.C. But time and time again
I get the impression that this
government would rather let
foreign companies develop our
resources instead of doing it
ourselves.

The Tribune weicomes letters to
Open Forum, asking only that let-
ters be signed and include an ad-
dress. We reserve the right,
however, to edit for clarity and to
meet space requirements.

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THEATRE

MAR. 24—Potluck dinner &
social Sat., Mar. 24, 7:00, at
Ray Viaud’s, 28 W. 6 Ave.,
Van. Adm. $3.50. Proceeds
to New Horizons Fund
Drive. :

MAR. 25—FRC concert, Sun.,
Mar. 25, 2 p.m., Russian
People’s Home, 600 Camp-
bell Ave., Van.

APR. 6-7—Bazaar-shower, 1
p.m., Apr. 6&7, Russian
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