December 2, 1987
40°

Vol. 50, No. 45

The Lubicon boycott: the plight of the Cree band
follows the Olympic torch across the country
— page 6

No bowing to Bill 19
or 1988 bargaining

Declaring that they would “not be bowed

5 aa] by bad laws,” close to 1,000 unionists at the

B.C. Federation of Labour convention

l O Tuesday reaffirmed their intention to defy

Bill 19 and the Industrial Relations Council

and to support any union which is victim-

ized by the Social Credit government’s anti-
labour legislation.

And when unionists move into a major
round of negotiations next spring, affiliates
will co-ordinate bargaining and will “take
all necessary steps to stop scabs from taking
the jobs of striking workers.”

The declarations came in back-to-back
wom vor resolutions endorsed on the second day of
the week-long convention, following an
impassioned 90 minutes of debate in which
delegate after delegate rose to welcome the
federation’s stand and to affirm their
union’s intention to continue the boycott.

The resolutions also followed the adop-
tion Monday of the report of the federa-
tion’s executive council which dealt in detail
with the campaign against Bill 19 and out-
lined a 10-point program of action aimed at
winning the repeal of the legislation.

In the first resolution, a composite of
several submitted by local unions, the con-
vention resolved to:

© Reaffirm its commitment to fight Bill

19 and extend full support for any union
victimized by the bill;

@ Reaffirm the decision of the executive
council to call a one-day general strike;

@ Maintain a strong boycott of Bill 19
and continue to demand the repeal of the
legislation;

see CO-ORDINATED page 12

Next issue
out Dec. 16

International Association of Machinists members Eldon Phillips (1) and Philip Cote staff picket line outside Air Canada
hangar at Vancouver International Airport Wednesday. The Crown corporation ended the union’s rotating strikes and
imposed a countrywide lockout on the 8,500 ground workers Nov. 27. The union’s key demand is that Air Canada index

pensions to inflation, a development supported by the Canadian Auto Workers which represents the company’s ticket With this issue, the Tribune takes a one-
agents. IAM is also asking for a 7.7 per cent wage increase in a one-year contract, while the employer wants a three-year week break to enable staff to complete the
agreement. Meanwhile the federal government has indicated it may impose back-to-work legislation if the strike has not enlarged, year-end edition. Our next paper,
ended by the Christmas season. which will be the last for 1987, will be off the

press Dec. 16.