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THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER

CLC DELEGATES URGE
wa) SUPPORT FOR N.D.P.

On motion of the political
education _committee which
reported to the sixth consti-
tutional convention of the
Canadian Labor Congress, the
1600 delegates endorsed con-
tinuing support for the New
Democratic Party with con-
siderable fervour and with-
out dissenting voice.

The committee, chaired by
Steelworkers’ Eamon Park,
who is also president of the
federal NDP, included in its
resolution a strong recom-
mendation that local unions
not yet affiliated should do
so and that political educa-

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tion work through the Con-
gress should be intensified.

A pre-convention political
education conference arrang-
ed by PEC Director George
Home had already heard re-
ports of union progress in
political efforts across Can-
ada. Almost 500 delegates at-
tended this conference and
their views were heard again
on the convention floor in
support of electing to parlia-
ment “men and women who
represent the program pre-
sented by the New Democra-
tic Party.”

Speaking to the convention
resolution, TWUA delegate
Olive Smith, also a member
of the political committee,
pointed out that about 278
out of the 298 resolutions on
the convention agenda asked
for some kind of action by
governments.

Yet, she asked, how much
longer are trade unionists go-
ing to tolerate those unions
who are “freeloading” politi-
cally? “The best way to talk
to the government is through
the ballot-box,” she conclud-
ed, to convention applause.

Clive Ballentine, Toronto
business agent for Bricklay-
ers Local 2, said, “Let’s be
honest with our rank-and-
file, tell them it’s their duty
to support the New Democra-
tic Party and they’ll respond.”

The resolution was adopted
unanimously.

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