ee ag hee ee ee Waren oe ) unionists, €stablish “an independent Ukrain- | face in 8-Hour Day, Holidays With Pay, Union Security In Militant Great Lakes Struggle _ Ina special Wire to the Pacific Co ast district of the Canadian Seamen’s Union this weelz With coal piles providing strikers with ‘ammunition’ to beat off at on the Canadian Steamship for the CSU. Lines freighter Glenelg at Humberstone. aided by scores of Drew’s provincial and RCMP, could not break the sea tacks by the police, picketting seamen go after scabs The organized violence of the ship operators men’s strike, which ended in a smashing victory inset,, J. A. ‘Pat’ Sullivan, president, Canadian Seamen’s Union. Quebec Labor Backs Textile Strike For Union Agreement MONTREAL, Que.—Despite repeated company statements that their mills are in operation, the 6,000 textile workers on strike in Montreal and Valleyfield are standing firmly behind the UTWA demands for a union contract and decent workings conditions. Minister of Labor Barrette was told last week by a union delegation that UTWA legal advisers are “satisfied that the strike in WValleyfield is legal.” who met the textile agreed to issue an in- St. Hyacinthe, Que—The Cath- olic Syndicates textile union has ordered a strike vote taken at the Yamaska Garments plant here. The union has been Certi- fied’ for some time, but the com- Pany refuses to sign a contract, and instead, has Carried on a Campaign of intimidation. Ke- Barrette, Toronto Press Lauds Facists TORONTO, Ont.—Rev. Leo Bu- Chak, who arrived here without difficulty to attend the Ukrainian Canadian Congress where a Sroup of fascist organizers ga- thered to work against the best interests of Canada and the Soviet Union, in an “exclusive” interview last week told the Tor- onte Pelesram that an army of five divisions will be used to over- throw the Soviet government and jan state.” Buchak’s divisions are com- Posed of European fascists of dif- ferent nationalities led by Ger- man fascist officers. These bands Toam the countryside during: hight being unable to show their in the daytime and “make War on government controlled farms, taking the cattle into the forests and chasing the directors and helpers away.” They make a Specialty of killing Russian of- Rowley, ficers. PACTEIC TRIBUNE — PAGE 3 cently four union officers were fired. A conciliation board found the firings ilegal. The company has siated it will not take the workers back. Raw material for this plant comes from the struck Dominion Textile Hochelega mill vitation immediately to the Do- minion Textile Company to meet with the workers and negotiate a settlement. The UTWA delegation, which consisted of Canadian Director Marcel and Gustav Frang, of the Provincial Federa- tion of Labor, and organizers of Locals 100 and i102, urged Bar- rette to “condemn the Dominion Textile Company for its action in trying to influence the choice of officers that shall represent the union.” They were referring to Blair Gordon’s statement that he would not negotiate with Row- ley or with Madeleine Parent, UTWA organizer. International President Valente will probably take part in the coming union-company meet. Rowley stated that “there is ab- solutely no question of my re- signing my post, any more than there is a question of Blair Gor- don resigning as president of Do- minion Textile.’ Porty delegates from 18 UTWA locals in Canada heard Rowley declare that “the fight against Dominion Textile is the key bat- tle in the entire textile industry in the country.” He pointed out that “a clear-cut victory would mean tremendous progress and a2 defeat for all anti-labor manu- facturers who are following Blair Gordon’s lead.” The UTWA national conference expressed its complete support of Rowley and Parent and repudiat- ed the red-baiting attacks of the textile trust. Good progress in the expansion of the union was reported: New locals have been set up in Yarmouth, N.S., Paris, Perth and Welland, and Windsor, N.S. There were increasing signs, as the textile strike goes into its third week, that organized labor is rallying to what may be a long drawn-out struggle. The Que- bec Federation of Labor last week wired Barrette to meet with the UTWA and negotiate a full settlement. Meeting under the ehairmanship of Arthur D’Aoust, the labor body gave full back- ing to the strikers. Meanwhile, the textile trust is trying desperately to get work- ers to go through the picket lines. Six company lawyers were pre- pared to prosecute a textile striker a few days ago on charges of intimidation. The court ordered his release when it was discov- ered that the young worker was under 16, and could only be handled in Juvenile Court. In Valleyfield 3,000 strikers heard Rowley lace into Duplessis and Barrette. “I see that certain politicians worry more about get ting money from large companies, and trusts, than redressing injus- tices and obvious unfairness to which workers are subjected,” he Said, referring to the injunctions which Duplessis granted Domin- ion Textiles. The injunction is being fought legally. Meanwhile, picketing goes on in Valleyfield, where the Strike is stronger than ever, YV.L.C. Declares Castings ‘Hot’ Vancouver Labor Council this week placed all castings made in or imported into Vancouver on the unfair list by endorsing a motion brought before it by Vancou- ver District Metal and Chem- ical Workers Union. Protests of Steelworkers’ dele- gates, who voted against the mo- tion because they claimed it would complicate negotiations with Heaps Engineerings Works, New Westminster, were met by instructing council officers to ar- range a meeting between repre- sentatives of CCl and AFT. moul- ders and CCl steelworkers in an effort to reach agreement on questions involving the three unions. x , the seamen battled their way to victory. CSU office, released to the Tribune r “Upper Lakes and St. Law- rence signed with the union at 2:30 pm. this afternoon and their crews will start reporting back tomorrow. The government has taken over twenty-nine oth- _€& Companies which will operate under the government formula, which means a tremendous vic- tery for the CSU. Chief Justice Richardson has been appointed as commissioner to deal with wages, union secur- ity, holidays with pay and alli other clauses in our convention demands, The National War. Labor Board has just announced that ali shipping companies' have been ordered to institute imme diately the eight-hour day. All Ports are to be congratulated for the magnificent struggle they. put up to win a square deal for the seamen, s Lake ports are instructed if necessary to engage additional patrelmen to make sure that only original crews are returned to their vessels, and that every Seaman is cleared by the union. All additional men will be hired through our union halls, and the fight must continue for the withdrawal of all charges pre- ferred against our members.” In every port where the CSU strike was in progress the sea- men won wide public support for their demands. The idea of com- pelling men to work an 84-hour week to penalize them under the provisions of a medieval Canada Shipping Act for €very minor in- fraction is repugnant to all de- cent citizens. The organized violence of the ship owners and their stubborn— ness in recognizing the most ele- mentary rights of Canadian sea- men, who, during the war made one of the greatest contributions to victory, was widely condemn- ed throughout the whole period of the strike. The smashing victory of the American seamen and longshore- Commenting on the victory, Jimmy Thompson, Pacifie Coast representative of the CSU, stated: “The strike has won a new place for Canadian seamen, and taught the ship owners that the men who ran the nazi blockade and rolled up big profits for the shipping barons during the war, are not going back to the galley- slave conditions which these mod- ern Captain Blighs want to per- petuate. “The CSU victory in the east will step-up organization in B.C. ports. Now we are sure that the National War Labor Board will have no other alternative but to grant the 8-hour day to seamen on the Pacifie coast.” Labor Party Committee Urges Clean-out Of Diplomatic Corps - LONDON.—A general house-cleaning in the British for- eign service, which would eliminate the present upper-class diplomats in favor of real spokesmen of the people, has been called for by the Labor Party’s External Affairs Committee. _In a report to Foreign Minister Bevin, the committee points out that the nation’s dip- lomatie representatives are drawn from the very limited high in- come group, and that these peo- ple neither speak for a Britain which elected a Labor govern- ment nor understand the changes now taking place in social sys- tems. throughout the world. The report, which supports the view long held by trade unions, names a long list of individuals who should be replaced. It sug- gests, in addition, that a trade unionist be sent to each British Embassy to act as labor attache. Publication of the report by the conservative newspaper, the Observer, caused ereat excite- ment because all committee mem- bers had been urged not to di- vulge the contents. Committee leaders felt that Bevin was less likely to take its advice if it were fenerally known who made the _ Suggestion, It is felt that the per- son who let the story leak out was trying to sabotage the re- commendations. FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1946 men in winning big wage in- creases and the 40-hour week Save impetus to the victory of . the Canadian seamen. :