Some 300 people demonstrated against supertankers at the Peace Arch
Sunday after walking seven miles in a symbolic march that covered the
same distance it will take one of the proposed tankers to stop. Mayor
VanderZalm of Surrey chaired the rally and several speakers, including

Surrey MP Barry Mather, Courtenay MLA Karen Sandford, Lois Boyce of

the Environmental Council and Jean-Pierre Daem from SPEC ad-

dressed the demonstrators.

—Sean Griffin photo

The B.C. Division of the Cana-
dian Union of Public Employees
has informed the union’s National
Executive Board that it is opposed
to the idea of pulling out of the
Canadian Labor Congress because
of differences between CUPE and
the CLC over jurisdiction for
provincial government employees.

Harry Greene, President of the
B.C. Division and as a National
Vice President, a member of the
CUPE National Executive Board,
says that CUPE members in B.C.
are deeply involved in the B.C.
Federation of Labor and labor
councils across the province. We
support the other Federation un-
ions in the many trade-~ union
struggles in B.C. and we. enjoy
mutual support when we in CUPE
are involved in a fight for better

a _* CLC-CUPE
Cont'd. from pg. 10

is firmly integrated with local labor
eouncils and provincial federations

. of labor that the strongest opposi-
tion to a pull-out can be found.
There, the members know, from
their own experience, the value of
affiliation to the main centre of
“organized labor and the danger of
anti-labor legislation directed
against public employees if they
can be isolated.

A recent meeting of the New
Westminster and District Labor
Council passed a resolution calling
upon the CLC and CUPE to resolve
their differences without a split. If
the recent experience of the trade
union movement proves anything,
it proves that we have too much
fragmentation already. We don’t
need another major split.

wages and working conditions.
“That unity,’’ said Greene, “‘is vital
to our interests and is important to
all B.C. trade unionists.”

“I agree,’ said Greene, ‘with
CUPE’s efforts to bring provincial
government employees into our
union. We could,” he said, “have

- done a better job of servicing them

than .can be expected of those
provincial government employee
groups which have chosen direct
CLC affiliation. The fact remains,
however,” said Greene, ‘‘they have
made their choice and we have no
moral right to deny them that
choice or to try to keep them out of ,
the house of labor.”

“On the other hand,”’ said.

Greene, “I am very critical of the
CLC handling of this whole matter.
In my view.if the CLC was going to
grant affiliation to these people
without bringing them in through
CUPE, they should have formed a
national provincial government
employees organization as a condi-
tion of affiliation,’ he said. ‘In
that way they would have been
more likely to become a viable
movement able to look after their
own interests and be a credit to
organized labor.”

“Meanwhile,” Greéne said, ‘‘the
B.C. Division of CUPE will do
everything in its power to prevent a
split with the CLC. Such a move,”
he said, ‘‘qould be disastrous to
CUPE members and to the entire

- labor movement, and would, in any

case, do nothing to bring provincial
government employees closer to
CUPE. As far as we in B.C. are
concerned,”’ he said,’ ‘‘we believe
we must resolve trade union
problems within the house of

*Jabor.”’
PACIFIC TRIBUNE — FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1973 — PAGE 12

By NIGEL MORGAN

Delegates to the 28th Consti-
tutional Convention of the Inter-
national Woodworkers of
America, meeting in Van-
couver Hotel, September 24-28,
voted to reinstate over a hun-
dred former members placed on
an ‘‘errant members list’’ in
1948, following a move by B.C.
members of the union to estab-
lish their own Canadian union.

The union also voted to re-
move from the International
Constitution what was used in
an attempt to deny members of
the Communist Party the rights
of union membership. Dropping
in to observe this convention
was as different as day and
night from the last convention I
attended thirty-three years ago
in Aberdeen, Washington, when
McCarthyism was atits height
in the U.S., and the anti-Com-
munist edict was written in.

Voting on the controversial
issues which divided and weak-
ened the union over many years,
was in the range of 190 to 145—
with all Canadian delegates
from both Western and Eastern
Regions (1 and 2) voting to
remove the discriminatory
clauses, andallbuta handful of
U.S. delegates (17 including
International Officers) voting
to oppose repeal of the offensive
sections.

Another major change in the
unionis the fact thatthe IWA’s
Canadian membership now
considerably exceeds the U.S.
section. This fact was_reflected
in election of a Canadian, Keith
Johnson, as International Presi-
dent— the first Canadian since
Harold Pritchett, (founding
President), was barred by the
U.S. Immigration Service 30
years ago.

Resolution No. 7, entitled
‘‘Errant Members’’, stated:
‘Whereas in 1948. . .anumber
of people attempted to...
form the Woodworkers Indus-
trial Union of Canada; whereas
some members were barred

What Tevie

Saying

“We have no plans for any
further increase for corporation
taxes in B.C. the Premier
(Barrett) meant it when he said he
was not going to kill the goose that
lays the golden eggs. Industry in
B.C is expected to pay its share,
but no more than its share.”’

— Industry Development
Minister Gary Lauk, in Sun
interview, Oct. 2, 1973.

LABOR CODE

Cont'd from pg. T
Sweeping concession to the
employers. An immediate, power-
ful campaign of mass public
pressure is the only thing that can
change it. The Communist Party
has applied to the House Standing
Committee on Labor at the
Legislature for an opportunity to
present its views on Bill 11 and will
give full support to the mobiliza-
tion of mass support to compel
changes in the Act before its adop-
tion.

Soviet guests to be honored

support coming from the Cn
dian delegates and practical!
all U.S. delegates voting 0%
concurrence. The real issue?
an independent, soverelé!
autonomous and united w0
workers union for Canadab'}
lost, and the Canadian deleé
tion somewhat divided, onape |
posal submitted by the V#
‘couver and Westminster se
mill locals to ‘‘move the é |
national Headquarters se
Portland, Oregon to Y#|
couver B.C.”’ id
This resolution was so
off to avoid the threat of a ee
rift to a special committe
be established by the Inter
tional Executive Board
posed of an equal numbed
Canadian and U.S. mem wf
and to be chaired by the ine
tional President. Mean
Canadian autonomy -
emerged as a major ISSUE"
much more will undoubted”
heard of it at the next Inte?

tional Convention. = _—s”

from holding office by their
Local Union and others barred
by action of the International
Convention after that date;

‘‘And whereas some persons
involved in.that disaffiliation
were sound trade unionists
trying to develop a union of wood-
workers; now therefore be it re-

solved that the International
Union, in cooperation with Re-
gional Council No. 1. review the
list of persons still left in the
industry; and be it further re-
solved that when this review is
completed a report be made to
the International Executive
Board;

‘“‘And be it finally resolved
that the International Execu-
tive Board seriously consider
reinstatement of all errant
members who after revieware
stillemployed within the juris-
diction of our union.”’

A resolution calling for Na-
tional sovereignty and Cana-
dianautonomy was rejected by
a vote of 192-142, with the main

at many city celebrations

i
As well, a delegation from if

0!
Soviet Ukraine is expected * 4

time in October. Several e. na

A reception at the Faculty Club
ballroom at the University of B.C.
on October 16 at 7:30 p.m. is one of
several celebrations planned by the
Canada - U.S.S.R. Society in Van-
couver to honor a delegation of dis-
tinguished Soviet guests who will
be visiting the city for three days.

Among the delegation are scien-
tists in the fields of medicine and
technical science, a number of
noted editors, and vice-ministers of
government departments of
various Soviet republics. It is one
of several delegations that have
already visited the province or will
be arriving within the next month.

Also planned for the guests are
interviews on a number of radio
programs, meetings with Canadian
authors and scientists to enable
members of the delegation to meet
their Canadian counterparts.

A group of Soviet food workers,
guests of the United Fishermen
and Allied Workers Union, will be
arriving October 12. Last year,
members of the UFAWU visited
the Soviet Union and reciprocated
with an invitation to the Soviet
workers who will be meeting with
Canadians to discuss, among other
things, the mutual problems of the
North: Pacific fisheries.

COPE launches drivé |
for full ward system

An all-out drive to win a yes vote for a full ward sys
Vancouver in the plebiscite on October 24 was launched t
by the Committee of Progressive Electors (COPE). —

Plans for the campaign were decided on at a meeting
Monday night. One of the features of the drive will be te
decorated truck which will tour the city urging a vole }
ward system. for no”

Posters will also be widely circulated, and plans call Bight
hour outdoor meetings all over the city. A final giant ™ 30 Po }
held at Dawson School on Burrard St., on October 17 at ge i
The COPE office will be open full time during the me |
weeks. Anyone wishing to help can phone 876-7737. __ may! os
COPE also announced that Angie Dennis, who ra 10 ard
last December’s civic election, was nominated as school D0"
didate for the one vacant seat to be filled on Octobet ©

tourists who visited the P

left Tuesday.
Tickets for the October sre)

tion are available at $3 pe Pest

Phone 687-6738, 291-8558,

or 688-7612.

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ANGIE DENNIS, nomihee
COPE for school bool® A
tober 24 by-election. ©

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