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a FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1972

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Judge ae Provincial Court
Who CNeil. Many of those
Wore si on the proceedings
Freq 8s bearing the legend,
Although uit is dead. Why?”
Ment law ncral justice depart-
the Dlaca yer Eggertson asked
MeNeit Tds be removed, Judge
The ¢ ected the request.
Ceiy Batt case, which has re-
National ational and even inter-
the Ingis tention, is, so far as
Sethe 2S in B.C. are con-
Concer) 7, test case. All citizens
Of WUstigg With the application
Perta; me and the situation as it
8eneray © Police brutality in
itteresteg 5 are intensely
St wou the outcome of the
Within 2 Justice prevail?
Bt a Past ten days there
jeans j Incidents where
ave 2 the Lower Mainland
the ged oe in protesting
f = Ice brutality, which is
ot Cage SUC at stake in the
atke P.. N Surrey and in the
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the seen wu INQUEST. Photo left shows a section of crowd comin
Who Bitenaeae into the death of Fred Quilt got underway Mon

demonstrated anger at what
they call outright police bru-
tality against their children.

Lawyer Harry Rankin, who is
acting on behalf of the Quilt
estate, told a peaceful demon-
stration outside the courthouse
in Kamloops that if the Fred
Quilt case is fought all down the
line the police brutality could
end, for they will know that
citizens are watching and will
condone no more of it. He added
that not all police are bad, but
they think they are a law unto
themselves.

Inside the courthouse a jury
was picked which represented
both the Indian and the white
community ‘“‘according to popu-
lation in the area.”’

As proceedings got underway,
the first of more than 30 wit-
nesses who are to be called to the
stand had given testimony.
Harry Rankin asked one of the
RCMP officers who had made an
investigation of Quilt’s body
following his death if he noticed
any marks of violence. The
RCMP officer answered no,
although the first inquest in Jan-

"FRED QUILT
IS DEAD.

g out of the Kamloops Courthouse where
day. On the right is sign worn by many

—Carey Robson photos

nderway

uary was told by a medical man
that Quilt died of acute periton-
itis caused by a torn small bowel
which could have been the result
of heavy blows to the abdomen.

In attendance at the Kam-
loops inquest are Indian people
from other provinces, from the
United States and many from the
B.C. coast and interior. The Fred
Quilt committee which sparked
the protests which led to the
attorney-general of B.C. order-
ing the second inquest, also ini-
tiated the peaceful demonstra-
tions and talk-ins which helps to
unite the fight for justice.

Harold Cardinal, well-known
Indian leader in Alberta, urged
those attending the demon-
strations to organize on the grass
roots level on the reserves, and
keep their eyes on what they are
fighting for. He urged they
contact the many persons on the
reserves in Canada and the
U.S.A. who are not afraid to
speak out and bring them into
one organization.

The next issue of the Tribune
will carry a story of an inter-

See FRED QUILT, pg. 8

ustice for Fred Quilt! .. . scessow

Tribune

VOL. 33, No. 29

MMISSION

15°

Award gives CLRA
all they asked for

The decision announced Monday by the Mediation
Commission in the construction dispute proves once
again that the Commission, which was set up under Bill
33, is the tool of the big employers and government in
their war against the trade unions and workers living

standards.

Ray Haynes, secretary-treas-
urer of the B.C. Federation of
Labor, voiced the reaction of
building trades unions and labor
generally when he said:

“As expected, the Mediation
Commission has given the em-
ployers everything they asked
for — even Mr. Connaghan
would have had difficulty
writing a more favorable
decision on behalf of the Con-
struction Labor Relations
Association (CLRA).”

Haynes said that many of the
provisions of the award tear at
the very heart of the union agree-
ments. The decision, he said,
can only antagonize the
construction workers through-
out B.C.

The B.C. Federation of Labor
in condemning the Mediation
Commission decision, again
reiterated its stand that the only
way the construction industry
can get under way is by CLRA
agreements with the six unions
through direct negotiations.

The six building unions which
have not yet settled with CLRA
and who were affected by the
Commission hearings ordered
by the Socred government, are
the boilermakers, carpenters,
cement masons, electricians,
plumbers and heat and frost
insulators. The six unions re-
fused to appear before the Com-
mission and previously
announced they will not abide by

the Commission’s decision or a
compulsory ‘‘back to work”
order.

Recently, the six unions joined
forces in a pact agreeing that all
would negotiate together and
that none will sign until all sign
collective agreements. This
week the six-pact unions stated
that the Mediation Commission
decision is totally unacceptable.
The-only way, they say, that this
whole affair can be resolved is
through direct talks between the
parties.

As the PT went to press a spec-
ial meeting of the memberships
of the six construction unions
was called for Thursday night at
the Queen Elizabeth Theatre to
bring the membership up to
date on recent developments
and negotiations which have
been going on with CLRA. The
meeting was called jointly
between the B.C. Federation of
Labor and the unions.

Tuesday night the Vancouver
Labor Council unanimously
called on the B.C. Federation of
Labor to convene a fully dele-
gated conference to deal with
the crisis affecting all labor.
(See story on page 8).

The Mediation Commission
award adopts the construction
bosses package on wages which
is exactly the same as the CLRA
had offered. Hiring hall provi-

See BUILDING UNIONS, pg. 8

Unity top priority

for woodworkers

—SEE PAGE 7