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BOR ™ BRIEF ins international support
COMPANY government and 2 12-union coali- Special to the Tribune Pe q
al’ “PUNISHES” tion of health care unions. The REGINA — The continuing : |
©) STRIKERS er mmeate Drom dae Sireaeie by comadz'a. 25000 i
0 ne! ee
O- : side postal workers has caught
p| , STRATFORD. — Blackstone fernieres and d’Infermiers du the attention of the international
Industrial Products Ltd., in an Quebec say they want better jo; community. —
apparent move to punish United COLA impr oved night dif- Speaking to a rally sponsored
= Auto Workers members who ferentials, and improvements in 1. the Regina Labor Council,
el| struck the plant for five months, cations and promotions. May 15, Canadian Union of
al _ has yet to recall about 112 work- OHIP HELP Postal Workers leader Jean
yt tS though the strike has been Claude Parrot said he was ‘‘quite
a oe for two months. FINALLY COMES pleased”’ that the Geneva-based 4
The work force at the plant © SUDBURY — The: Ontario International Labor Organization 4
Y| prior to the strike was 480, and health ministry has finally agreed had recently called for an inquiry =,
b ee the battle the company to pay part a ane Inco oie eu ae ae ry
G off 112 full time workers and Ontario Health Insurance Plan ac , ‘ =
§,_ didn’t recall 100 part time work- premiums following an applica- country-wide postal strike. ey =
ly ts. tion for temporary assistance by . The rally was part of CUPW’s 5 3
d about 9,000 Local 6500 Steel- eo aastal Spel : 4
v bers. The news ‘The struggle continues’, to win 3 .
ne WINNIPEG LABOR sta ince ety told the support for the union’s demands c \ d
¢ BACKS CUPW strikers May 16 it didn’t intend to for the complete restoration of its “Bu .
. WINNIPEG — A resolution cal- _2©2°tiate any more than what was trade union and democratic Postal Worker leader Jean Claude Parrot reported in Regina that the J
If a eon. contained in the pact the workers rights. CUPW also wants to get International Labor Organization has called for an inquiry into the «
Hing on the Canadian Labor Con- j 6800 the message through to the public Canadian government's actions during last October's postal strike. a
@ gress to petiti he federal recently rejected. Local :
peen .t cra’ president Dave Patterson and the _ of the real cause of the post office : : :
} government to withdraw penalties Presicen : isis and the union’s program to Parrot said indicates the ques- union would continue to fight for 4
e imposed on Canadian Union of ¢gotiating committee say the re- cr : ionable legality under inter-. job security, against post office ’
€ Postal Work resident Jean Jection vote is a mandate to meet and solve it. — tionable legality ee : oe ug ae as ‘az
GO) Clende Parr ide ir usly negotiate a better deal for the Soars the aes bas Sy neHous gee ps e os ade, epee vn 2
= Winni -Strikers. Says Patterson: more than ,000- and gaine . ek im
; ah fetta ae ‘‘There’s no ee in going back to what union spokesmen describe “The government might be SUPervision. He reconfirmed the a
: : the table for nickels and dimes."’ as “‘unbelievable’’ grass roots found by the ILO to have violated AEE s contract demand for a 4
: support from the Canadian labor those rights agreed to by other our work week with no loss in q
e UNEMPLOYED DOOR COMPANY movement. Some 200 local un- countries and Canada’’, the Pay, and other work reduction ¥
n FLOOD CHRYSLER SPURNS UNION ions, individuals and other labor CUPW leader said. Referring to “Schemes to protect the 23,000 in- :
st FOR JOBS and democratic organizations the ILO, he said: “They have ag-_ Side postal jobs from the adverse q
MOOSE JAW — Moose Jaw : . effects of technological change. 5
have sent messages of support reed that the right to strike should : : ‘
. AJAX — Jobless applicants pe and Door Co., refused my and financial aid to CUPW head- be recognized.” Parrot said the union welcomed i
came from as far away as New !7 to agree to a settlement o quarters in Ottawa. The anion maintaned through: modernization of the post office, i
Brunswick, and B.C. May 22, to Year-old strike by members of the“ n4-<cages of international sol- : : but not at the expense of 6,000- 3
z g BEE hey International Woodworkers of ., . : out the strike and later in the legal 8.000 job .
ere et OULSIGE the Ameri The rk hit. th idarity have arrived from some 50 battles resulting from the viola- ’ aie 4
a ee apact office to apply for eee Mis : pe res z sear organizations across the globe in- Gan The hocito sucek iaahehiat Se ek, Pine x ta q
Tt the 400 to 600 new jobs up for 2 cluding postal and communica- g . ad talks beginning this November, F
_ grabs at the Chrysler trim plant. ®sreement which the company ji... unions from such countries CUPW’S legal right to strike ys the CUPW leader said, will see : |
. consistently refused to negotiate . precedence over Bill C-8 an th ned :|
- Following the closure of * as the Netherlands, France, vari- : : PS © union more determined than
: a ‘ , preferring to take a shot at smash- athe; ar” strike-busting legislation rammed ae :
st Chrysler’s trim plant in Detroit, P 8 d. The com- °US Countries in the West Indies, joy gh parliament by the Liber- ever to regain its democratic and q
| the Ajax, Ont. facility is being ex- ing the union instead. ; e haa Australia, Israel, Japan, Great ale andl Honeaithe vaities ofthe trade union rights from the
y panded to about 2,000 workers P@ny rejected oo peo lor Tw * Britain, Ireland, Nigeria, several big business. Parrot told the press government. ; ’
- starting in July. Manpower of- 8 arbitrat f the South American countries, - in Regina the xinion’s legal advis- ° We're not gving to fool :
| ficials said the turnout of people “l#linscould haveended thestrike. Greece, the U.S. and the USSR. ¢1. weed them to continue exer. ound”, Parrot said. “If they
- looking for work was enough that BUILDING TRADES The ILO monitors trade union ~~... - : -. . . don’t negotiate, there will be
Hees : cising their legal right to strike. ee eta P
n _ they could have filled the jobs in rights throughout the world con- ., another strike. &
the first hour, though job seekers STRIKE POSSIBLE tained in the United Nations Defiance of the acageesaiets a
| kept coming in all day. QUEBEC — A construction human rights covenant which bill resulted in Parrot and the © ;
i strike involving 100,000 building Canada has ratified along with 57 other four national oy a Guatemal an q
¢ ROTATING STRIKE trades workers in Quebec is pos- other countries. Included in this ficials being charged under the f
> BYQUEBECNURSES ‘ible this summer, union UN charter are the right to work, criminal code. labor heads
—A negotiators say. After one _ right to favorable working condi- Parrot was subsequently con- .
_ _. QUEBEC — Beginning May 19, negotiating session, contract talks tions, the right to form trade un- victed of disobeying an act of b = f L
i nurses in 43 Quebec hospitals and between the companies, and the ions and the right to social securi- parliament and sentenced to three r ie AF
clinics staged rotating work stop- Building Trades Council oof the ty. months in jail and 18 months pro-
pages to enforce contract demands Quebec Federation of Labor | The ILOcallforaninquiryinto bation. He served one day, was EDMONTON — Officers of

with the provincial government
after rejecting a tentative pact
signed May 11 between the

broke off May 17 with manage-
ment refusing to negotiate seri-
ously. -

the recently-defeated Liberal
government’s actions in legis-
lating an end to the postal strike,

released on bail pending his ap-
peal of the conviction.
Parrot told the Regina rally the

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VIET WORKERS ENTERTAIN CANADIANS

5’ Ae. ; eam tat *

the Alberta Federation of Labor
met May 18 with a delegation of
Guatemalan trade unionists
headed by Israel Marques, foun-
der and general secretary of the
Coca Cola Union and general sec-
retary of the National Confedera-
tion of Workers.

“The meeting discussed the
repression and political assas-
sinations being carried out by the
military government in Guate-
mala’, AFL president Harry
Kostiuk said.

The Alberta labor leaders were
briefed on the exploitation of
Guatemalan workers by Inco
Ltd., which is the largest single
foreign investor in Guatemala.

‘“‘Canadians must be made
aware of the actions of multi-
national corporations such as
Inco who have acted in a most
irresponsible way towards Cana-
dian workers in Sudbury and at
the same time exploit workers in
countries such as Guatemala

The delegation’s leader, Mikhail Shubnikov, the chairman of the Vol-
gagrad Regional Committee of the Metal Workers union (photo left
standing) exchanged souvenirs with Vai Bjarnason (photo left seated
right) UE secretary treasurer.

TORONTO — Electrical workers from Volgagrad, visiting Canada as
gueste of the Canada-USSR Association cemented relations with their
Canadian counterarts in the United Electrical Workers Union (VE) by
giving them a concert May 18. Members of the Power and Electrical
Workers Union, the performers were all amateurs who work in Volgag-
Tad factories and develop their artistic potential through programs and
facilities organized and sponsored by their trade unions.

where the industrial wage is $2.00
per day’’, Kostiuk said.

Because of repeated attempts
by the authorities to murder the q
Guatemalan union leader, Mar-
ques now lives in exile.

PACIFIC TRIBUNE—JUNE 1, 1979—Page 5.

The Soviet workers delighted their hosts with a very highly polished
program of songs, dances and excellent musicianship. 3