BOR FRONT

By WILLIAM KASHTAN

If there is any violence and turmoil in Sudbury today,
‘direct responsibility for it lies at the door of CLC President
Jodoin and Messrs. Mahoney and Sefton of the Steel Union.

. The ground-work for what is taking place in Sudbury today
was laid at the founding Convention of the Canadian Labor
Congress, when Jodoin, in his concluding speech called upon
the workers in Sudbury and other areas to “revolt” against
their democratically elected officers, leave their unions and
join the CLC. : ;

Since then, Jodoin, in cooperation with the Steel Union
leadership, has worked might and main to develop a secessionist
movement in Sudbury, This was part of the pay-off for receiving
the support of Steel towards his election as CLC President and
in recognition of the $50,000 Steel paid out for jurisdiction
in the metal mining industry.

Jodoin is now being called upon to deliver the goods and has
joined what Mahoney of the Steel Union has called the move-
ment of “liberation.” :

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It is interesting to note the forces that have joined in this,

_ So-called “liberation” movement — a new word for raiding |

another union. Most of the capitalist press have suddenly -be-
come champions of this “liberation” and friends of the Steel
‘Union. The TV in Sudbury has chimed in. So has the radio.

Even the Supreme Court of Ontario has not been immune from |:

it nor some leaders of the Church as well as the entire right
wing gangin the trade union movement.

This is really an unholy crusade with a vengeance all dolled
up in the sweet words of democracy, law and order.

All the anti-labor elements in the country are cheering on
Jodoin, Mahcney, Sefton, Gillis and Company. Why not? It
suits their purposes fully to have the trade union movement
divided and fighting within itself.

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It makes good reading to show Jodoin, who is supposed to
uphold the Spirit of all for one and one for all, of solidarity
and unity, spit and trample on what is the strength and vitality
of the trade union movement.

Of no less interest is the fact that the so-called “liberation”
takes place on the eve of crucial negotiations with the Interna-
tional Nickel Co.

Thus, at a time when workers are forced to strike to main-
tain their conditions and their unions against the bosses’ of-
fensive, and when the miners may well face similar problems,
Jodoin and Company have deliberately chosen to divide the
miners. If ever there was a stab in the back to the workers,
this is it.

For those workers who may have been temporarily confused
it would be well to look at what the Steel leadership has actually
accomplished in the way of wage settlements and the number of
strikes and union locals they have allowed to go down the drain.

Better yet, why not inquire as to the nature of the package
these leaders will try to foist on the steel workers in Stelco.
And who can forget the pride with which Jodoin stated for the
benefit of monopoly, that “he had never led a strike.”

These are the “liberators” come to brin
dom and light to the natives of. Sudbury.”
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g “democracy, free-

_ However there is many a slip twixt the cup and the lip.
What appeared to be an easy victory has become a hard and
‘difficult struggle for the right wing. The miners aré beginning
to fight against the blatant sell-out of their interests and the

- struggle to maintain their union will rise in intensity.
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e unholy crusade can be defeated if the miners unite—
_ if progressive miners unite with everyone who is prepared to
stand in defense of the union and not allow past differences to
stand in the way, so that the maximum effort can be achieved
in defeating those right wing elements who are out to destroy
what the miners have won through years of struggle, in order
to create the best conditions for a united: front-in forthcoming:
“negotiations. = :

In this fight back, hard as it may be, the rest of the trade
union movement cannot be passive, neutral or indifferent. The
auto workers ought to ask George Burt: “Is raiding now part
' of the UAW policy? Other unions might ask their leaders the

same question. —

_ ‘As for the Steel workers, they bear a particularly heavy
_ -Fesponsibility. Will they silently acquiesce in this treacherous
attack on Mine Mill or will they find. the strength to compel
‘Mahoney and Sefton to withdraw and begin paying attention

ito the real problems and needs of steel workers. |

Jodoin, Mahoney and Sefton, in the name of “liberation”
‘have declared war on the hard rock miners, They have created
a dangerous precedent and one that will sooner or later -hit

them in the teeth. In the meantime progressive trade unionists.
everywhere must lend a hand to defeat the raiders and help
Mine Mill win a decent settlement in coming negotiations.

The unholy crusade can be smashed by the unity of the hard

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| they were now laid off, and
could reapply for their jobs — :

The report has been issued
by military officials who until
recently were top-ranking of-
ficers in the U.S. armed forces
| and is sponsored by some of
America’s most reactionary in-
dustrialists. The plans are out-
lined by the National Strategy
Committee of the American
Security Council.

The ASC is an_ industrial
blacklist organization which
has 2,900 firms in its ranks
and on whose top bodies are

RABBI ABRAHAM L. FIEN-
BERG, chairman of the Tor-
onto Committee for Disarma-
ment, will attend a world con-
ference of leaders in the move-
ment for disarmament to be
held in London England.

Two other Canadians, Dr.
Hugh Keenleyside and Dr.
Brock Chisholm, are among the
list of sponsors which also in-
cludes Dr. Albert Schweitzer,
Lord Russell, J. B. Priestly,
Dr. Martin Luther King and
Jean-Paul Sartre.

Following the conference
Rabbi Feinberg will visit the
Soviet Union.

pases

| Wedemeyer.

U.S. military draw up 1
plans for attack on Cuba

__ A 20-page document is being circulated in the United States callir
mediate, bold and resolute action” to overthrow the

government of Cuba. i

representatives of U.S. Steel,
Stewart Warner Corp., Gen-
eral Electric, Illinois Central
Electric and other major. cor-
porations.

The only man with a civilian
background on the National
Strategy Committee is its chair-
man, Lloyd Wright, who at one
time headed the American Bar
Association. The retired mili-
tary officers on the committee
are:

Lt. Gen. Edward M. Almond,
Admiral Ben Morell, Admiral
Arthur: W. Radford, Admiral
Felix B. Stump, Rear Admiral
Chester C. Ward and’Gen. A. C.

“This seven-man committee
‘outlines a six-point program
which would have world-wide
implications. Its recommenda-
tions follow:

“1. It is the purpose of U.S.
policy to terminate the Castro
Communist. dictatorship over

| Cuba; that the U.S. determine

to use its national power to
the extent and in the manner
required to free the Cuban
people and to give them the
right to self-determination.

“2. Our national power be
applied peacefully and effec-
tively by utilizing the centuries
old principle of declaration of
contraband. It is recommended
that the President apply this
principle by declaring the en-
tire Western hemisphere to be
a@ peace zone, with all Com-
munist war material including
fuel, declared to be contra-
band. (Emphasis in original—
Editor.) The Soviet Bloc would
be prohibited from the aggres-
Sive act by moving instruments
of war into or within this

“3. As part of
tion, it should be:
that we will not t
rilla invasions and
ures of other Latit
countries by Cuban
Communist force

and render more ¢
support to anti-Cas
organizations and ©
fective informatio
to be beamed to |
’ “5, Affirmative a
not be limited to
mendations, Fur
should be ‘taken W!
necessary to achie
jective of -overthr
Castro Communist 4

“6. These action
in close cooperatit
American states. I
however, the Un
should do it alone.

The one novel fe
military plan is the
brings to the fore tht
contraband, Seeking
precedent, for this ly
posal, the committee 8
to President Theod
velt, who proclaim
Stick: theory.

How would the Unit
enforce the “peace 20
Says the committe

by ee (OR Sp) patrol
spots a Soviet bloc
for the Cuban areé
destroyer is notified
ceeds to visit and
ship. If contraband °
the ship is warne@
around. If she refus¢
again to proceed to
the destroyer can eith!
her again and_ jett
contraband, or bring %
a U.S. port to have co®

ed

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hemisphere.

adjudged.”

The workers at Westeel

company will use the lowest
their strike.

The company has shown
their contempt for those 80
men, members of Local 3229,
United Steel Workers of Am-
erica, by refusing to negotiate,
and will not meet with the
union committee. Westeel
wishes to: cut out fringe bene-
fits such as rest periods and{

statutory holidays, and to
tamper with the seniority
‘clause.

This. week, the company
mailed a letter to all striking |
employees, some of whom have
been there for 30 years, re
turning their Unemployment
‘Insurance books, sending their
holiday pay, and stating that

presumably losing all senior-
ULL ESE SES ea eee ee oe tia
_ This was coupled: with an
ad in the Sept. 18 edition of!
the Vancouver Sun asking for
‘press operators, welders, etc.,

wock miners and the solidarity of the workers everywhere, —

Coe,

to apply to a Box number for
jobs at Westeel. es, 3

have been on strike since August 24, have seen that the
of tactics in order to break |

Westeel strikers firm despite
company strikebreaking tactics

Products, 8449 Main, who

The letter also tried to split
the men by intimating that
their union was not negotiat-
ing in good faith on their be-

half ang that they wel
hoodwinked. ;

However, the strik1!
ers are standing firm ‘

picket line to suppor
mands. Their strike
with the full support

SETTLE BERLIN ISSUE PEACEFUL

SAYS CIVIC EMPLOYEES UNIO
“The Government of Canada should demand that

Powers setile the Berlin issue through negotiations 4

with the job of tackling general disarmament i s
fashion,” urged the executive of the Civic Employee®

The executive expressed the

| Canadian blood need be shed for West Berlin.” wi

_ The union passed the following resolution at its 54

15 membership meeting:

: Suasion at the disposal of the
‘United Nations to bring about a
crisis and to present a plan for complete world
by refusing to allot

with Canada leading the way
weapons on our soil,’

"We desire to express our very deep concern ov@

Pon
a:

opinion that “not 0

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