The Norad demonstration last Friday night.

Youth groups protest

renewal of NORAD pact

As Ottawa prepared to renew
the North American Air
Defence Agreement (NORAD)
tying Canada tothe aggressive
policies of the U.S. for another
three years, four youth organi-
zations rallied together Friday
night in front of the old post
office at Hastings and Granville
to protest the renewal.

The NORAD pact — which
costs Canadians $140,000,000a
year in obsolete weaponry —
was renewed Saturday despite
protest from the Canadian
Labor Congress, the Canadian
Peace Congress and elsewhere.

The Young New Democrats
and the Young Communist
League picketted the building
carrying signs saying No to
Norad, Norad—or schools and
hospitals? The Young Socialists
and the Vietnam Action Com-
mittee also sent speakers to the
rally.

YND vice-president and
former federal candidate for
Vancouver Centre, Ron Johnson
cited the comments of NDP MP
Kent Rowland in the House of
Commons condemning the
renewal of NORAD ‘‘without any
questions going tothe public.”’
He also noted the opposition of
the NDP to any such pacts as
NATO and NORAD.

“Alliance with the United

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States—an aggressor—is totally
unacceptable,’’ Johnson said.

Both the Young New Demo-
crats and the Young Communist
League welcomed the conver-
gence of the youth groups on the
common issue and urged further
joint action in the future.

Paul Bjarnason, YCL pro-
vincial secretary noted the state-

ments of several NDP MLA’s
regarding the renewal of
NORAD made during the recent
peace lobby to Victoria and Said
that he ‘‘wished the position of
the B.C. Legislature could be
adopted in the House _ of
Commons.”

Bjarnason blasted the myth
that NORAD and NATO are
needed to protect North America
from attack from the Soviet
Union and charged that so-called
defence agreements are ‘“‘part
of the aggressive posture of U.S.
imperialism.”’

**Just ask yourself,’’ hesaid,
‘whose B-52’s are out changing
the face of the earth both ecolo-
gically and politically.’’ When
the U.S. speaks of defence-
agreements’ with
Canada, itisjust witha view to
further integrating Canada into
the U.S. war economy.”’

He called for the allocation of
funds from the swollen defence
budget for education, healthand

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~ Workers’ Union

Unionists condemn recent
oil, gas price increases }

In reporting on upcoming
negotiations within the major
oil companies, Oil, Chemical
and Atomic Workers delegate
Tom Phillips condemned the
latest oil and gasoline price in-
creases announced by several
oil companies in B.C. and called
on delegates to the Vancouver
and District Labor Council to
pressure the provincial govern-
ment for action toroll back the
price hikes.

‘The oil companies are just
fattening themselves,’’ he
charged, ‘‘they are exploiting
without conscience.

‘“‘The increase will result in
some $150 to $200 million and I
know we re not going to get any-
thing like for our workers dur-
ing bargaining.”’

Phillips pointed out that, while
the companies here have not
faced any increased costs, they
have raised the price on
domestic crude oil simply be-

other programs andareturnto
Canada’sroleas genuine inter-
national peacemaker free from
NATO and NORAD.

In summing up the protest
action, Ron Johnson said that
“‘we have broken new ground’’
and. affirmed Bjarnson’s
comment that while the rally
was an eleventh hour demon-
stration, future united action
would be of major importance.

Fishing rights fight

Cont’d from pg. 1
treaty revised to cut the U.S.
share of the Fraser River catch
to 25% and would acceptnomore
U.S. money for Fraser River
salmon projects, the USS.

quickly authorized its $7 million.
Share, which Canada refused to

accept.

One effect of the deadlocked
talks will be the further delay of
the $14 million Fraser River
rehabilitation project, for if the
project goes ahead, the Am-
ericans will have the benefit of
continued catch sharing under
convention terms while Canada
foots the entire bill for the
project.

United Fishermen and Allied
president
Homer Stevens said that the
union ‘“‘does not accept the
government’s position that it
must delay the $14 million
Fraser program-— it’s already
been delayed a year. The work
should be started now whileall
forces of public opinion are ral-
lied to compel the Americans
to recognize our _ sovereign
rights.”’

Stevens also pointed out that
the federal government
‘“‘should be prepared to enforce
our entire fishing jurisdiction
on this coast and on the Gulf of
St. Lawrence and the Bay of
Fundy on the Atlantic coast,
which means shutting U.S.
fishermen out , of Dixon

cause the Middle East countries
have raised it.

“It’s high time the govern-
ment acted on price increases
for oil and gas,”’ he said.

Marineworkers delegate Bill
Stewart echoed his remarks and
noted that ships refuelling in
any part of the world have to pay
the same price regardless of
whether the country in which
they are fuelling has its ownoil
resources or not.

“There is nothing more
phoney,’ hedeclared, “‘thanthe
establishment of prices for oil
and gas.”’

* * *

Strike actionis likely for some

10,000 telephone workers in

B.C. but as telephone workers

delegate Bob Donnelly pointed
out “‘if there is a strike, it won’t
be over cost items.”’

The impasse in the disputeis
the result of a conciliation
board award which gives the
union the right to have a
representative on the board of
trustees of the pension fund,
equal representation on the
pension benefits committee

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JOB ALRIGHT, HE CHANGES HE

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ENERY IME THERE'S AN INCREASE.

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Entrance, Hecate Strait and
Queen Charlotte Sound and
enforcing out closing lines
against them as we now enforce
them against other foreign
fishermen. 3

‘‘This isn’t a Pacific issue,’”’ he

declared, ‘it’s a national
issue.”’

Earlier this week, on Tues-

day, external affairs minister:

Mitchell Sharp announced thata
further meeting with the Am-
ericans was expected before the
end of the month.

‘mo jopolies a

and puts the company contth

butions into the working agree |

ment.

B.C. Telephone has stated thal
it will not settle under thost
terms because what it means

that the company will no longel |

have a free hand to do ay i
pleases with the workers pe?

sion money.
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A record turnout of Unite
Fishermenand Allied Workels
Union shoreworkers vel
mently rejected a contrac
offer May 3 and left no doubts as
to their determinationtoma
1973 a year for major gains ina
industry where profits are soa!

ing daily and purchasing pow"
of workers dwindling.

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cern to the workers in the i’
processing industry — edu

pay for women— the company :
introduced a totally unaccePy |
able format listing W46*

classifications and offered ou
token adjustments to ee
wage categories which @

presently occupied, in the mal™ q

by women.

The companies have alsole

fused to budge on union a
mands to end straight time PIO)
sions for Saturday work 4%
bring rational hours to
industry.

in the dispute with the }

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meeting scheduled for the

day of next week, but 4”

workers are determined t0 geta
just settlement from orits
panies whose fabulous proul”
have been the cause of sp!
ling prices.
* * * ; 'g

Delegates to Tuesday night

labor council meeting also 84

notice of motion to a $500 don%

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Association who will be cont

of present Burnaby may9
position of assistant deput
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James Lorimer. The 4
manic seats were vacated W F
several aldermen announe’
their resignations in orde?
contest the mayoralty race:
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