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THE TRADE UNIONS IN THE STRUGGLE AGAIIJST THE ECONOMIC CRIS IS AND THE M-::NACE OF 'qAR (Co-r eport of J . B. Salsberg to N ati onal Committe e Mee ting - 1:ay 2l- 23rd , 194· ?) Comrade Tim Buck gave us two ver y i mportant reports. One was e comprehens i ve and penetrating analysis of the Canad ian economic and political si tu ation and the other was a review of t he new Europe from which he has just returned. Those complem en t ary repo rt s provide us with an understand ing of the main trends in wo rld affa irs and in our own country . They al so in dicat e the action that must be t aken if the C anadian people a re to figh t successfully against the di sastrous effec ts of the economic cri sis which big business and it s governme nt s are heading us towards and if we are to defea t the m enace of a th ird wor ld war . Vlo rld r eac tion, led by u .s . A. imperi ali sm, i s engaged in a fr anti c offensive to turn ba ck the cl ock of hi s tory; to halt the march of democracy and to destroy the l abor and democ ratic fo rce s in their own country . On the other hand, it is abundantl y evident that the anti - fascist war brought about profound changes in class re lations on a wor ld scale. World imperialism is weaker than it and the forces or socialism , or labor , of democ ra cy and progress are s tronger. The leader s or American imp erialism and their sup por t er s and alli es in other countries find thems e lves seriously challenged by the n ew democrati c fo rces of the wor ld in the ir effo rt s to i mpl ement their overall pl ans fo r worl d domination . The unity of la bor, the a lli ance of labor and the other democrat ic people's moveme nts in man y par ts of th e worl d and the ins piring r o l e played by the powerful Communi st parties in Europe and e l sewher e just ify our confidenc e in th e achievement of a and democ r atic vict ory in lar ge ar eas of the gl obe . Cana di an i mpe ri a lism pl ays a prominent role in the post-w ar •f fen s ive of •.•orld reaction . O ur own impe ri a list rul er s have integrated Canada w it h the Truman doc trine. Canada ' s pr esent foreign policies and its milita ry plans dove tail r:i th those or the U. S . A. ruling class . At horne, too, Canadi en monopoly capit a li sm, lik e it s olde r and more powerful partn ers to the South, is pur su ing a relent l ess or r ens i ve against the Canad ian people, aga in st the l abor movement end aga inst all democr a ti c forces . The spy scar e, the r ed- baiting campaign, the uege and price policy or the gove rnment and Big Bus i ness end tho many - s ided attac ks on the trade u ni on moveme nt ere or thi s r eac ti onary offensive on the home front. But, as in the world at large , so also at home ma ny chan ges have taken place to chal l enge tho pol i cies or r eac ti on . Cl ass r el ati ons in Canada have changed cons i de rably. The tremendous indus tri al ex pa ns i on incr eased the army or indu stri al workers . Canadian la bor i s more numerous, be tt er organized, m ore expe rienced and possesses mor e prestige and authority than ever before. the Canad ian bour geo isie commenc ed its post- • .7ar a tt ac k on labor and the p eopl e, in orde r t o r e turn to th e pre-w ar rel at i onships, they round unexpected r es ist a nce from the Canadian wo rkers and sections or the farmer s . The trade union movcmen t, 11hich has doubled its me mbe rship sinc e tho lat e th irti es , put up a heroic battle on the i ssue or wages during 1946 . Tens or th ousands or i ndustrial worke rs were involved in long and bitter s tri ke struggl es during the summer or 1946 and compell ed bi g business to make important concessions . As a result of those struggles , too, the trade unions ext ended their ranks and 170n an incr eased measure or union securi ty. It is on thi s background that we , l eaders or the perty or the l<orking cl ass , must examine t he problems fac ing our Canadi an trade uni on movement . It is not fo r us to make decis ion s for tho uni ons nor t o for ce our opinions on tho tr ade union l eadersh ip. Bu t 11e ere anxious to he lp the organized '.'IOrkcrs to understand the full impli cat i on s of the problems th at now confr ont them and t hat 11i ll l oom befor e them in the immedi at e futur e. 'Ve , and a ll our par t y members, must givo th e trade union movemen t tho kind of' assis t ance thll.t 11i 11 enable it to defeat it s en emi es ; that 17 i11 s trengt hen and broaden

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The Trade Unions in the Struggle Against the Economic crisis and the Menace of War by J. B. Salsberg

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THETRADEUNIONSI N THESTRUGGLEAGAIIJST THEECONOMICCRISI SANDTHEM-::NACEOF'qAR (Co-reportofJ . B. SalsbergtoNational CommitteeMeeting- 1:ay2l-23rd,194?) ComradeTimBuckgaveustwoveryi mportantreport s .Onewase comprehens i veandpenetratinganalysisoftheCanadianeconomicand politicalsi tuationandtheotherwasareviewoft henewEuropefromwhich hehasjustreturned.Thosecomplement aryreportsprovideuswithan understandingofthemaintrendsinworldaffairsandinourowncountry. Theyal soindicatetheactionthatmustbet akeniftheCanadianpeopleare tofightsuccessfullyagainstthedi sastrouseffect softheeconomiccrisis whichbigbusinessanditsgovernmentsareheadingustowardsandifweare todefeatthemenaceofathirdworldwar . Vlorldr eaction,ledbyu . s . A.imperi alism,i sengagedinafranti c offensivet oturnbackthecl ockofhi s tory;tohaltthemarchofdemocracy andt odestroythel aboranddemocraticf o rcesintheirowncountry .On theotherhand,itisabundantlyevidentthattheanti- fascistwarbrought aboutprofoundchangesi nclassr elationsonaworldscal e .World imperialismisweakerthanitandtheforcesorsocialism,orlabor ,of democ racyandprogressarestronger.Theleaderso rAmericanimperialism andtheirsupport er sandalliesinothercountriesfindthemselvesseriously challengedbythenewdemocraticforcesoftheworldintheireff ortsto i mpl ementtheiroverallplansforworl ddomination.Theunityoflabor, theallianceoflaborandtheotherdemocrat icpeopl e ' smoveme ntsinman y part softheworl dandtheins piringr ol eplayedbythepowerfulCommuni s t partiesinEuropeande l sewher ejustifyourconfidenceintheachievement ofaanddemocr aticvictoryinlargea r easofthegl obe . Canadi ani mperialismplaysaprominentroleinthepost- war f fen s ive of.orldreaction.Ourownimperi alistruler shaveintegratedCanadawith theTrumandoc trine.Canada ' spresentforeignpoliciesandits military plansdovetailr:i ththoseortheU. S. A.rulingclass.Athorne,too,Canadi en monopolycapitalism,likeitsolderandmorepowerfulpartnerstotheSouth, ispursuingarelentl essorr ens i veagainsttheCanadianpeople,againstthe l abormovementendagainstall democr ati cforces .Thespyscare ,ther ed-baitingcampaign,theuegeandpricepolicyorthegovernmentandBig Bus i nessendthomany- s idedattacksonthetradeuni onmovementere orthisr eacti onaryoffensiveonthehomefront. But,asintheworldatlarge,soalsoathomemanychangeshavetaken placetochall engethopoli ciesorr eacti on.Classr el ationsinCanadahave changedconsi der abl y.Thetremendousindus tri alexpans i onincreasedthe armyorindustri alworkers .Canadianlabori smorenumerous ,better organized,moreexperiencedandpossessesmor eprestigeandauthoritythan everbefore . theCanadianbourgeoi s i ecommenceditspost-.7arattackonlabor andthepeople ,inordert or eturntothepre- warr el at i onships ,theyround unexpectedr esistancefromtheCanadianworkersandsectionsor thefarmer s . Thetradeunionmovcmen t ,11hichhasdoubledits membershipsinc etholat e t hirties ,putupaher oicbattleonthei ssueorwagesduring1946.Tens orthousandsori ndustrialworkerswereinvolvedinlongandbitters trike struggl esduringthesummeror1946andcompelledbi gbusinesstomake importantconcessions .Asaresultofthosestruggles ,too ,thetrade unionsext endedtheirranksand170nanincreasedmeasureor unionsecuri t y. It is onthi sbackgroundthatwe ,l eader sorthepertyorthel


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