ie ae the pation and energies of the trade ‘ ent ought to be centred on the organization of the unorganized, a sharp and dangerous struggle has developed jbetween the International Woodworkers of America (IWA) and the Carpenters Union over which union has jurisdiction among Newfoundland loggers. It may be recalled that after an intensive effort a few years ago the IWA was able to establish itself in Newfoundland. The companies, however, refused to negotiate in good faith and when the union was compelled to strike to achieve a settlement, the companies, aided and abetted by the Smallwood govern- ment, smashed the strike after a long and bitter struggle. The government decertified the IWA, in fact virtually outlawed it and set up a company union, the Newfoundland Brotherhood of Wood Workers, with whom the companies signed an agreement. Since then the IWA has striven to re-establish itself among - the loggers, presumably with some degree of success. In this situation however the Carpenters Union threw its hat into the wing and also began to organize the loggers..The IWA has ac- ‘cused the Carpenters Union of flirting with the company union and has demanded that the Canadian Labor. Congress suspend the Carpenters for their action, declaring that unless this is done _ the IWA will be compelled to withdraw from the CLC. The Carpenters Union, on the other hand, in a letter which if issued to unions on the subject, claims that before going to Newfoundland it discussed the matter with CLC President Jodoin who siated that “ihe United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America had every righj to organize the loggers in Newfoundland.” They also claim that the matter was discuss- ed with the AFL-CIO “with similar understandings being reached.” : % * * : The issue is now béfore the Executive Council of the CLC which meets Sept. 9. It ya be interesting to see how the ques- tion is resolved. The Carpenters Union has declared that it does not intend to withdraw from the field and claims that the Newfoundland loggers support it. The IWA has declared the loggers are under its jurisdiction but accepted a proposal for an independent, _ strictly supervised vote among Newfoundland loggers to deter- mine which union has the support of the loggers, a proposal which the Carpenters Union rejected. _ The situation seems to have reached a stage where either the Carpenters will be suspended from Congress or the IWA will withdraw from it. In either-case it will lead to a further splintering and weakening of the Canadian Labor Congress ‘which was set up to unite craft and industrial unions. ! There are political overtones in this development.’The IWA is a staunch supporter of the New Democratic Party, in fact was the first one to affiliate to it, following the formation of that party. On the other hand the leadership of the Carpenters Union has been somewhat lukewarm and in many respects hostile to the development of independent labor-farmer political action and in this it presumably found a meeting of minds with Premier Smallwood and the companies. With this is intermixed the continuing struggle between eraft and industrial unions over jurisdictional questions, a struggle which is becoming sharper in the U.S.A. and has flowed ever into Canada as well. ; . & % a The leadership of the Canadian Labor Congress is in a poor position to resolve the question of jurisdiction. Apart from its lack of authority, the fact remains it is itself guilty of con- doning raiding of one union against another. And this goes for union officers who are members of the Executive Council. It is quite all right for H. Landon Ladd, president of the eastern region of IWA to declare ‘‘that the union would have to reconsider its position if it finds there is longer any moral basis for labor unity.” But where is Mr. add. and other officers of other unions when it comes to the CLC raiding Mine-Mill as in Sudbury? Where are these officers : ‘when it comes to Steel *aNene Spe taine : There is no point in talking about o. morality of others when one is immoral and. cannibalistic oneself. The point to it all is that raiding of one union by another needs to be put an end to; that unity needs to replace division and the efforts of all unions need to be directed towards organ- _ izing the unorganized. There isa vast area there which so far has hardly been touched. The logical outcome of the Newfoundland situation would he the unification of all woodworkers in Canada into one union. -_centrated on the task of defeating the employer offensive and advancing their economic and. political aims. It is perhaps too much to expect that this is the way the question will be approached. But unless it is, one may expect further jurisdictional struggles, further divisions anda weaken- iS ing of the unity and solidarity, of the workers. For this the right wing and its policies is responsible. It is Africans will sweep away colonialism, says Nkrumah | By ear WHYTE PT Staff Correspondent PEKING—‘“People of the African continent are in ferment. The wind that is blowing in Africa today is not an ordinary wind; it is a hurricane which I am sure will Sweep away every vestige of imperialism and colonialism from that continent,” President Kwame Nkrumah told a cheering audience of more than one hundred’ thousand people at the worker’s stadium here August 18. The rally in the floodlit stad-| ium was followed by a ban- quet at the Great Hall of the relations of friendship and co- operation between China and Ghana will’ make important Send greetings People. The following morning in his farewell speech at the airport, President Nkrumah spoke warmly of the treaty of friendship and of trade agree- contributions to the promotion of Asian-Africa solidarity and the defense of world peace.” Another important visitor in China at the present time jis ments signed during his brief stay in China and said that the people of Ghana “look forward to the rapid extension of the Joao Belchior Goulart, vice- president of Brazil, the first government leader of a Latin country American to visit Photo shows President Kwame ae of the Republic of Ghana being warmly greeted by Chou En-lai, Chairman of the Chinese government, on his arrival in Peking on August 14, °| Great Hall on August 17, G to Israeli C.P. The national office of Communist Party of Cai has sent a message of c lations to the Communist ty of Israel on the gains tered by the party in the cent elections for the Is parliament. 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