FRIENDSHIP PACT

@ Continued from page 5 __ independent course in domes- tic and foreign policy, and lead to a strengthening of its esovereignty?

Will they not lead to devel- oping cultural and scientific exchanges and trade, which is so vital to Canada and to the prospects of employment for subsantial numbers of working people and to the wheat farm- ers? Will they not help in safe- guarding and developing the Arctic in the interests of Can- ada and the USSR?

Will they not lead to streng- thening the forces of peace and security on a world scale and the prospects of détente in Europe?

It is this the cold warriors fear. They fear Canadian-Sov- iet friendship and cooperation like the devil fears holy water. They don’t want a relaxation of international tensions, but rather a stepped-up arms race.

Their concern lies in the fact that the visit of Prime Minister Trudeau to the USSR has help- ed undermine the pack of cold war lies build up by reaction over the years, and has made it possible for countless Capa- dians to see the Soviet Union with new eyes — not as an enemy, but as a friend, a source of strength for Cana-

dian independence, and as a force for peace throughout the world. *

The labor and democratic forces throughout the country

_ must not allow the great prom-

ise and possibilities of the new chapter opened up by the Pro- tocol on Consultations agreed to by the Canadian and Soviet Governments to be undermin- ed. They must make their voices heard loud and clear in and outside of Parliament.

It is high time the cold war- riors, the war hawks, the reac- tionary political forces in Can- ada, were put in their place.

“They call it take-home pay

because there's no other place you can afford to go*with it!

Exposes Thatcher hoax

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licly-owned natural gas sources. Today this has been reduced to less than one-third.

The party will expose the false propaganda that there is insuf- ficient Canadian capital avail-

able for the development of our.

own resources. It emphasizes that the recent trip to the USSR made: by Prime Minister Tru- deau. creates the possibility of the USSR assisting in establish- ing industries and manufactur- ing on the prairies in exchange for prairie products. Such deals, unlike the outright sale of the ownership of such resources to U.S. monopoly, would leave Canadian sovereignty _ intact, and would open the door to ex- panded and higher job levels in the province.

The Thatcher administration -

has done a big job in selling the public the false idea that Cana- dians haven’t the money to dev- elop their own resources. It is one of the greatest hoaxes in history. The Communist Party is convinced that Canadians ba- sically do want their country developed. The problems of young people stem from the fact that this development is lacking and they can see no future. The fact is that over $1 bil- lion yearly is taken in profits by U.S. monopoly from its exploi- tation of Canadian resources, which goes to the United States, or is used by them to buy up more of the ownership of Cana dian resources. There is need to work out a program of integrating the wa- ter, hydro and power resources of the three prairie provinces to form the power base for expand- ing manufacturing industries based on the raw materials re- sources of the prairie provinces. The future growth of the prai- ries rests on this concept of set- ting up a power grid across western Canada linked with the

rest of Canada. The big business governments of both Ontario and Quebec are more interested in selling power to the United States.

The success of the Interpro- vincial Steel Corporation in Re- gina, which grew from $6 mil- lion—put up by a CCF govern- ment which kept no equity in it — to $30 million, is ample proof of the rich potential in planning for the people. ;

Saskatchewan is the centre of the agricultural crisis at this moment, and the Communist Party vigorously pushes its pro- posals for new programs as an alternative to the destruction of sectors of agriculture, and the pushing of millions of rural people off the land into the cities to join poverty-stricken. and low- paid workers. .

The Communist Party cam-

_ paigns for the repeal of all anti- ‘labor legislation, and fights for

a labor bill of rights. In particu- lar, such a bill of rights for la- bar will incorporate special rights for women workers—the right to equal pay for equal. work, equal job opportunities, and maternity leaves with no loss of seniority or job.

Mr. Schofield charges the Thatcher administration with cynically using the problems of women, youth and the Native Peoples to attempt to undermine the gains. made for the working people by the trade union move- ment, while actually not solving the basic problems of young people, the women and the Na- tive Peoples.

Such a program means hope for Saskatchewan’s people, its youth in particular,

U.S. POSTAGE UP

WASHINGTON—Postal rates were increased one-third, thanks to a decree of the- new semi- public U.S. Postal Service to which the Nixon Administration has turned over the old: Post Of- fice Department.

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Hamilton civic

workers vote Strike action By NAN MEeDONALD

HAMILTON — On Sunday, June 6 at two well-attended meetings, workers of Local 5 and Local 167 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees to- gether with Local 772 of the Operating Engineers turned down the latest offer by the city of Hamilton in their current contract dispute.

With a combined membership of almost 1,200, all three locals have been negotiafing jointly

-with the city since a common

expiry date of last Feb. 1.

At a meeting attended by 600 in the Teamsters Hall the work- ers, after hearing the report of their negotiating committee re- commending acceptance of the latest offer, debated the offer and then voted 404 to 193 to reject it. The meeting then voted

425 to. 69 to authorize the nego-

tiating committee to take strike action if necessary.

In an earlier meeting, the workers at Macassa Lodge, members of Local 167 CUPE,

voted 100% to reject, the offer.

Hamilton city’s offer was seen by workers as a far cry from meeting their needs both in the area of wages and fringes, and the need: to strengthen their con- tract rights.

The overwhelming vote to re- ject, coupled with their strong expression for strike action, is viewed by the workers as strengthening their negotiating committee’s hand and, at the same time, adding strength to their sisters and brothers, em- ployees of the Wentworth Coun- ty Health Unit, members of Local 167 CUPE, currently at the conciliation officer stage for renewal of their collective agree- ment.

This is the first time in the

history of the three locals that they have discussed their joint

needs and have jointly voted:

together. The spirit shown and the expression of unity will be the greatest guarantee of a con- tract worthy of the workers’ needs.’

CP leader

wires Trudeau

The following wire was sent to Prime Minister Trudeau on June 7 by William Kashtan,

National Leader, Communist Party of Canada: “While the Constitutional

Conference in Victoria on June 14th and 15th is of great im- portance to Canada, no less important is the urgent and over-riding necessity of getting over 700,000 Canadians present- ly unemployed back to work and overcoming the- present

. Stagnant economy.

“The Communist Party pro- poses that the government pre- sent a plan of action to the Conference and the country which would do exactly that. and ensure that jobs or an adequate income be made avail- able to every Canadian as a right.

“There is more than enough to do to develop the country. What is required is the will to do it.”

Demand new policies

Picket of PM planneé

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lems. We'll keep it moving un- til it becomes such a size that

our elected representatives can

no longer ignore it.”

Al Davidson, Hamilton Build- ing Trades secretary, castigated Louis Rasminsky of the Bank of Canada for.*referring to the unemployed as “unused capaci-

ty.” “This statement,” he said, °

“shows the callous disregard of people by these officials.”

United Electrical (UE) Ham- ilton area co-ordinator Tom Davidson told the meeting, “The -government must be forc- ed by the overwhelming demand of the Canadian people to im- plement immediately the pro- posals of our program . . . The Labor Commeittee for. Jobs is going to keep on fighting until misery and despair are elimi-

nated from our county, job at decent wages is ry nized as the right of eveld adian citizen.” af Full support, financl physical, was pledge! al Schultz, Teamsters business agent who was ing on behalf of their P Roy Taggart. nd @ jim Pow, UE Local 5 plained to the audiencé j rf June 9 demonstration a will be under the aUSP the trade unions, but that one is welcome. ie slogans to be used, — the fi “will be selected from vi rl page ad and will be bi the demonstration by * mittee.” or Dl Since the meeting, Dh leaflets have been dist by trade unions at the eA . their respective plants:

Unionists want tent city ;

Condemn neanderthals:

By JERRY HILL

Young people will be on the road this summer because of a lack of employment opportuni- ties. They are not content to idle about all summer and will be searching for work. This searching will lead thousands to Toronto where they will need adequate and sanitary accom- modations during their stay in the city.

A broad-based organization, “Grass Roots,” is calling for the establishment of a tent city.

Metro Toronto Labor Council favors Tent City, stating “We are willing to encourage all kinds of conventions and travel- lers to come into the city and on occasion creating immense po- lice problems, and yet we are unwilling to simply undertake the minimal responsibility of over-seeing the tent city and thereby enable a community- based organization to obtain the grounds from the province for this purpose.

“The Executive Board, there- fore, recommends that the Labor Council of Metropolitan Toronto urge the Board of Education to continue in their efforts on be- half of Tent City and that we make our views known to Public Works Minister Mr. Auld.”

Mr. Archer, President of the OFL said, “Sure the young peo- ple are against the’ establish- ment, they have every right to be. They want jobs.” To this there was thunderous applause and the recommendation was passed overwhelimngly in favor of accommodations for young people this summer.

A further Executive recom- mendation by the Council en- titled Full Employment states that labor warned the Trudeau government “that their policies would lead to the present stag- nation.” The recommendations continue “. . . the Canadian La- bor Congress called on Ottawa to announce a full employment budget that would include low- ering the personal income brack- ets and terminating the 3% in- come surtax, higher spending on regional development and the immediate implementation of the new Insurance Benefits, in- creasing the old age pensions...

Their conclusion: ‘‘all affiliat- ed locals send letters and tele- grams to the Prime Minister,

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the Minister of Final Minister of Labor, the 19 of opposition parties oo Members of Parliame®™ (op

Chairman of Labol Donald Montgomery bh d this by asking that be gate to Council rei nd their respective locals 2 oof ters and telegrams tO © ~ try’s leaders.

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