Wa y does the CLC keep stalling on the issue of trade union unity? By WILLIAM KASHTAN On the eve of the Mine-Mill convention, the union, on the basis of a referendum vote of its membership, applied for affiliation to the Canadian Labor Congress. The exec- utive council of the Congress, instead of actively taking up this BEREAN, decided to await the outcome of the Mine-Mill convention. This rather strange attitude ° is not so strange if one consid- ers that some of the officers of the Congress looked for- ward, nay, worked for the de- feat of Mine Mill’s leadership F nd their replacement by of- icers more to their liking. 3 This did not happen. Instead Mine Mill’s convention dem- onstrated almost complete un- animity in upholding’ the terms’ of ‘their recently con- ducted referendum. More than that. The delegates were sharp ly critical, and properly so, ‘of the CLC executive council for adopting a ‘“‘wait and see” licy instead of acting im- mediately on the application. This criticism was not only valid but long overdue. “What and who is holding up unification of the trade union movement? The last CLC con- ‘vention instructed its officers to work for a completely unit- d trade union movement. “Why hasn’t this been done? y are the Catholic Syndi- eates still outside? And why have no approaches been made to all the other independent unions? Some time ago President Jodoin declared that having no applications from these unions the Congerss could not act. _|been made. For Your Carpets call JOHN CAMERON - TRADE-INS - TERMS & HOME SERVICE ~ Bus. Phone - RE 8-0412 Home Phone - CY 9-3865 Special Rates To Trib. Readers PENDER AUDITORIUM (Marine Workers) 339 West Pender Large & Small Halls for Rentals Phone MU 1-9481 Leaving aside for the moment whether the Congress or the unions outside Congress should have -taken the initiative, the fact remains that such