tatty

pe crtuguese Socialist leader Mario Sogres (lett) with British Labour

May pereral secretary Ron Hayward in London’s Transport House

‘eee

OFL makes demands
of Ontario Tories

TORO
trade NTO — More than 150

Unionists attended the an-

1 «
tario E
pr OVin

Cap-in-hand” of the On-
ederation of Labor to the
Clal cabinet on May 1.

ue 25-page brief was sum-
Dee by the OFL president,
a, Archer and he dealt with
facie, of the major problems
and & the workers in Ontario
Dbte offered a congratulatory
Toke to _Provincial Treasurer
his. b ite after he presented
“a poget “on his recovery

@St year’s disaster.”

S mpied in the last issue of
ti une, the strongest por-
‘Sty 3 the brief dealt with the
Emple Of the Economy” and the
Where ment Standards Act,

Sn mM both cases the OFL
Substantial demands on

Provincial government.

the hey question of housing,
a : noted: “We recognize
many gplter takes as large, in
Work iases larger share of the
comm, e dollar than any other
Tents 9 Ity. House prices and
Of the T gradually becoming out
Tange of everyone.”

Program for Housing

Provide wes Should be taken to
sli Ousing for all and the

Bra ocd a six poiht pro-
Cliding -vccomplish that end in-
"sponsibinnne housing a social
Take Ja Mity, taxation should
able, th Nd speculation unprofit-
Pand i 80vernment should ex-
eg S land banking policy,
Shoulg a building materials
Not appl’ SPolished or at least
Ply to building used for

By RICHARD ORLANDINI

residential purposes, a ceiling on
mortgage interest rates and the
property tax should be abolished
and replaced by a tax geared to

income. :
The OFL presentation, also
took’ on Ontario Hydro for the
Continued on page 10

A budget for the
big corporations

By WILLIAM KASHTAN
(Leader, Communist Party of Canada)

“The main thrust of Mr. Turner’s
Budget is the continuation of incentives
n the form of hundreds of millions of
dollars of tax free gifts, to the corpora-
tions. This has been coupled with meas-
ures which will lead to a slow down of
growth in the economy, ostensibly to
combat inflation. According to Mr.
Turner, the economy will grow at the
rate of 5% rather than 7.1% which was
the situation last year. This drop of
2.1% in the rate of growth will obvious-
ly lead to rising unemployment. This
may explain Mr. Turner’s statement
that “he hopes the number of jobs will
expand by 300,000 this year, compared

with a 430,000 increase in 1973.” How
a drop of 130,000 new jobs is equivalent
to an expansion of employment only a
Minister of Finance can explain.

Mr. Turner continues the false argu-
ment that inflation is worldwide and
therefore nothing much can be done by
the Government to check it. The fact is,
however, that 80% of inflation is of a
domestic character therefore control-
lable. He rejected out of hand, propo-
sals advanced by the. Communist Party
which are aimed at getting at the cause
and the effects of inflation. He likewise
rejected the 4-point proposal of the
NDP aimed at protecting the people in

part from the evil effects of in-

Coordinating Committee of th

Quebec Young Communist Lea

hrough the streets of Montreal led by the region

gue. In all, 35,000 people took part in May Day activities in Quebec.

PHOTO—COMBAT
al Trade Union

A mass May Day porac ee orL CNTU and CEQ. Among the banners shown is that of the

flation. While arguing that infla-
tion is world-wide Mr. Turner
performed a slight-of-hand trick,
declaring the budget will do
something to protect the people
from inflation.

It reduced the tax on bicycles,
on clothing and footwear, but
whether this is passed on to the
consumer remains to be seen. It
did nothing to reduce prices on
staples be it bread, milk, po-
tatoes, meat, citrus fruits, tea
and coffee — exactly those
items which take up most of a
working person’s budget. Nor
did it do anything with respect
to rents and the high cost of
Savings Plan, a ten year project
housing. The Home Ownership
for those who can save $1,000 a

Continued on page 10

INSIDE

e A look at the future
for Portugal—Page 7

e May Day celebration
in Quebec—Page 6

e Inflation—Myth and
Reality—Page 8

GREETINGS TO 10th CLC CONVENTION

Doors are open for

The re-distribution of the national in-

united labor action

with unity in political action, coopera-

.Greetings to delegates to the Cana-
dian Labour Roieress 10th Convention!
ta N these days of growing labor mili-
Voy the 2,000 delegates who meet in
thercouver from May 13 to 17 hold in
Re hands the power to enact labor
2 \cles geared for working-class vic-
ae Ene senrs ahead. : vi

€ working people every day §
thet action ed Bs allen to beat back

Tandards, jobs and trade union rights.

or’s tide is rising. This convention

2 take decisive steps to bring about

thestic changes in favor of labor, at
« €Xpense of the corporations.

8 the mood in locals across the coun-
the shows, it is essential to ensure that
cud; u's of technological change, in-

| Workie job security, accrue to the
ga Ing people. The postal workers
ve us an example of such a struggle.

Monopoly offensive against living

in favor of working people, and
erent to government pampering of the
monopolies is long and seriously over-

due. 2 . .

ates to this convention, rep-
ete fore 300,000 Canadian workers
and _ their families, will be bringing
down decisions to serve the jets
ing majority of Canadian fore ie
maintain and raise living standra s, Q
defeat inflation through a roll-bac us
prices and the winning of wages: =
fringes. These delegates are In a key
position to es resounding blows tor

j als. ;

he ee Aas the wild profiteering of
monopoly, unity to change the pelance
of the political forces in favor 0 ine
working class, remain central goals.

Unity in economic action’ combined

tion between the New Democratic
Party and the Communist Party—
these aims achieved would give labor
the unprecedented strength it needs to
bring about nationalization of natural
resources, energy, and the multi-
national corporations — as guarantees
of Cahada’s independence.

The true interests of Canadian labor
will be expressed through an indepen-
dent, sovereign and united Canadian
trade union movement linked fraternal-
ly with the international trade union
movement. Such an autonomous trade
union movement can best become that
vital force it should be against U.S.
domination in all spheres of Canadian
life.

On inflation dnd the other crucial
issues which will be centre-stage in the
Continued on page 10

PACIFIC TRIBUNE—FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1974—PAGE 5