Dave West and Joc Hendsbee, sentenced to 6-month Jail terms for upholding labor's inteTests on the Allied Engineering pret line last November, - were released from prison last Tuesday morn- ing after having completed their sentences. West and Hendsbee, both of whom are members of Local 400, CBRT, were released from Oak- alla at 9:30 a.m. and were grcet- ed warmly and_ enthusiastically by about 150 men and women out. side the who had ‘ been since 8 a.m. They were picked up on the shoulders of some of the workers present and carried to a line of 30 cars, to the tunes of ‘‘Solidar- ity Forever’ and ‘‘Hold. the Fort.”’ Following the brief dem- onstration, the men went home to their wives and families. Among the many workers pres- ent to greet them were members of Local 400, CBRT, UFAWU. prison gates, patiently waiting 8 Joe Hendsbee (left) and Dave West (right) were hoisted up on the shoulders of fellows workers and carried from the gates of Oakalla Prison Farm. Longshoremen, Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers, Mine Mill, Re- - tail & Wholesale Clerks, B.C. Government Employees Associa. --FISHERMAN Photo tion, Outside Civic Workers, Mar- ineworkers and_ Boilermakers, IWA,. Street Railwaymen, and Carpenters. LABOR ROUNDUP: Fishermen on strike, 10,000 workers B.C.’s salmon net fishermen went on strike last Saturday, July 13, rather than take a company- Proposed cut in wages. Strike vote of the UFAWU and Native Brotherhood was 81.7 percent in favor. ; They were joined by shorework- ers last Wednesday. The time lag enabled fish caught prior to the fishermen’s strike to be pro. cessed, Tendermen, who narrowly vot- ed down. strike action (in -spite of an 85 percent strike vote taken by the union a short time ago) have declared they will not handle any fish declared: ‘‘HOT” by sal- mon net fishermen and shore- workers. The union has repeated its will- ingness to meet the Fisheries As- Sociation “at any time for col- lective bargaining in good faith.” The statement came in reply to y an offer from the companies, in which they said they would make a “final offer’ if fishermen agreed to take a cut in the price of pink salmon and adopted a Ccompany-determined voting pro- cedure. The union replied -that it would not “agree to any preconditions which interfere’’with elected com- Mittees’ right to act in the best in- terests of the membership as a whole. The strike has tied up 10,000 workers in the industry. e The province's 600-plus _ oil workers have voted solidly (over 80 percent) for a strike to back Up their demands. The union had accepted a conciliation award of 15 cents an hour over two years, but the settlement was turned down by the oil monopolies oper- ating in B.C. The oil workers have called a §eneral membership meeting for’ Thursday, July 18, at which time a strike date is expected to be Set. In the meantime, the union 1s Seeking to continue negotiations With the companies in hopes of Settling 4he dispute. Last Tuesday the union appeal- ed for Vancouver Labor Council Support in the event of strike, on the basis that there is evidence which shows that some companies are preparing to operate with scab labor. e The Longshoremen’s union is SUI holding meetings with ship- chad ping federation officials with a view to head off a threatened work stoppage in the waterfront industry. Meetings have been held virtually every day since June 28, when the union set a strike deadline after having received a 93% percent vote for strike ac. tion. The situation is being watchec closely by many observers, as the Longshoremen are fighting for < contract which will pass on some of the benefits of technologica progress to the workers in the industry. e Mine Mill is fighting off con tinued attempts by Steel to raid its membership at Craigmont Mines, near Merritt, B.C. Following a hearing before the Labor Relations Board on July 4, it seemed that a vote would be conducted by the board to de- termine who would represent the men at Craigmont. However, Mine Mill challenged the validity of the evidence presented by Steel at the hearing and obtained an in. junction preventing the taking of a vote pending further hearings. Last Tuesday, July 16, another hearing was held by the board. No announcement was made, but Mine Mill officials expressed con- fidence that they would remain bargaining agents for the men. Meanwhile, Mine Mill has won certification at the Consolidated Mining & Smelting Co. operation at Pine Point, in the North West Territories, and also the right to represent all the shaft develop- ment miners in B.C. The latter certification was won in opposi- tion to the so-called 3-way pact of Tunnel and Rock Workers, Teamsters and Operating Engin- eers. It is not known how many work- ers are involved in the latest certifications. e Vancouver Civic Employees — Outside Workers have written Prime Minister Pearson urging him to implement Bill C-76 (Mu- nicipal Development and Loan Fund) during the current session of Parliament. Vancouver Labor Council also went on record as favoring the bill’s early adoption and has petitioned the CLC to use its in- fluence -*& Ottawa. on the mat- ter. VLC acted on a letter sub- mitted by Local 452, Carpenters. Council also endorsed a letter from the Marineworkers and Boilermakers union which pointed out that $374 million earmarked for obsolete frigates would build 41 freighters (each of 10,000 tons) and provide a subsidy for their operation for a period of 10 years. e ‘Some 4,200 carpenters in -To- ronto are on strike to back de- mands for higher. wages. The men rejected an employer offer of 25 cents over two years, point- ing out that there is a wage gap between carpenters and other skilled trades of as high as 65 cents an hour. Aim of the strike is to narrow this gap. gy the Cannpian f : PRIV. A group of UFAWU shoreworkers swing into action on the picket line in front of the Canadian Fishing Co. Ltd., at the foot of Gore Ave. in Vancouver. The strike ha dustry. s idled 10,000 workers in the in- —FISHERMAN Photc Soviets warn UN about Iraq The Soviet Union has warned that unless “interference by ex- ternal ceased, it would raise the Iraqi government’s war against the Kurdish tribes at the UN Security Council, A Soviet note to the president of ‘the Security Council said the al- ready precarious foundations of peace in the Middle East were “being undermined by the “policy of repression applied by the Iraqi authorities.”’ Outside interference created a threat to the security of several forces” states, including the Soviet Union. The note charged that troops from Syria and other neighboring states were helping to suppress the Kurds. The letter added that the Soviet Union had learned that the CEN- TO pact powers had discussed the Kurdish issue. It warned the leaders of this ‘‘colonial bloc” that external interference might bring a serious threat to peace. The CENTO pact is made up of Britain, Turkey, Iran and Pakis. tan, with U.S. backing. Rhodesia plan denounced The breakdown of the Central African Federation was a victory for African nationalism and a jJefeat for British imperialism, Labor MP A. Creech Jones told the House of Commons last week. The point of the federation had been to help Southern Rhodesia dominate Central Africa, he said, adding: ‘‘That plan, that scheme, has been totally defeated.” A former Labor Colonial Secre- tary, he told the House that there was no racial partnership in the federation, and asked:. what safe. guards were there for the Afric- ans? One after another they had been pushed to one side. Even a backbench Tory (Lord Balniel) admitted that it was a travesty to describe S. Rhcdesia’s Parliament as anything approach- ing democracy: it was a facade —a game of make-believe democ- racy. Both speakers demanded that unless Southern Rhodesia’s con_ stitution was changed te allow more democracy for the African majority, it should not receive in- dependence. WFTU calls for solidarity The World Federation of Trade Unions has greeted the many organizations throughout the world that have undertaken act- ions of solidarity with the work- ers of Spain. In welcoming tne actions already taken, the WFTU calls for still more demonstrations aimed at: @ The release and amnesty of all Spanish political prisoners; ® Recognition of trade union and democratic rights and liber- ties in Spain; -® The outlawing of Franco’s regime by all nations. In particular, it asks that the strongest possible campaign be waged on behalf of Ramon Ormaz. abal, who has been sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment for his part in the militant strikes in the spring of 1962. Ormazabal now faces a court martial trial, similar to that of the murdered Julian Grimau, for his part in the democratic war of 1936-39. New peace move by Vatican Pope Paul VI last week assigned two Roman Catholic representa tives to attend the golden-jubilee of Patriarch Alexis in Moscow. The move was undoubtedly a new step in fostering closer ties between the Roman Catholic and Russian Orthodox churches, which have been split for over nine hund- red years. The week long jubilee celebra- tions opened in Moscow last Sun- day. The new development came on the heels of an Vatican announce- ment that a group of visiting Czech clergymen had been re. ceived in audience by Pope Paul. The group met with the Pope on the same day that Cardinal Koen- ig, Archbishop of Vienna, an-_ nounced he would visit Hungary and Czechoslovakia. The latest developments rein. force opinions that the newly crowned head of the Roman Cath. olie church is a firm believer in peaceful co-existence—as was his predecessor, Pope John XXIII. Storm over OI’ Willie’s visa Former MP colleagues of vet- eran Communist Party leader Wil- liam Gallacher are being asked to intercede with the American authorities who withdrew his visa half an hour before he set off for Chicago to see his sick sister. John Robertson, Labor MP. for Paisley, where Gallacher © has lived most of his 81 years, said: “LT will certainly join any fight to see that Willie gets to see his sister.” Gallacher had been granted a visa on July 5 to visit his 75- year-old sister. who recently un- derwent a serious operation, but it was revoked a week later, on July 12. The authorities claimed Ju it was issued through ‘‘an admin- istrative error.” Commenting on the visa with- drawal, the London Sunday Mir- ror said: “‘The policy makers of a great nation should be less petty.” The London Sunday Express said: ‘In refusing a visa to Mr. William Gallacher, 81-year-old former Communist MP, to enable him to visit his sick sister in Chicago, the American State De- partment lacks both wisdom and humanity.” The Scottish Daily Record ask- ed: “Who is the chump in Wash- ington who dare not give the old Red campaigner Willie Gallacher a visa? ly 19— PACIFIC TRIBUNE—Page 3