Submitted by Port of St. John (New Brunswick Canada), Port of Le Havre (France), Port of Montreal (Quebec).
All the delegates present at this International Dockers' Conference condemn this act of aggression against their fellow dockers in Liverpool. All delegates present here, in as far as their mandates allow, take it upon themselves to carry out every type of direct and indirect action in their respective ports, such as boycotts, slowdowns (go-slows) and all other methods dockers are familiar with, which can affect their productivity and efficiency, against all vessels and companies which continue to do business with the employers of the 500 dockers sacked in Liverpool. All delegations present also make a commitment to keep their fellow conference participants informed of all methods employed, and to make all the unions not present here aware of the situation and encourage similar action on their part. These initiatives are but the first phase of efforts to support their fellow dockers sacked in Liverpool. Actions carried out within the framework of both phases will not cease until the 500 sacked dockers are reinstated in their jobs.
RESOLUTION 2
Submitted by Port of St. John (New Brunswick Canada), Port of Le Havre (France), Port of Montreal (Quebec).
In order to give proper support to the Liverpool dockers' struggle, all delegations present at this International Conference make the commitment to provide them, in as far as their mandates allow, with material aid, and also to do their best to convince the dockers' and portworkers' unions not present here to help provide such aid.
RESOLUTION 12
Submitted by Port of St. John (New Brunswick, Canada) Port of Le Havre (France) Port of Montreal (Quebec).
In order to ensure co-ordination, information, prevention, action and management of: First and primarily, actions related to the dispute opposing the Liverpool dockers and the employers;
Secondly, all actions, reflections, suggestions occurring in the event of any attack affecting dockers.
The delegations submit the following proposal: That an International Commission be created, the composition and mandate of which must be settled as soon as possible.
RESOLUTION 13
Submitted by J. Donovan, Phil Toby and Ina Heidtman, Maritime Union of Australia arising from resolution 12 calling for further International Conferences to take place, to ensure these events take place, this conference endorses the setting up of a Steering Committee of five persons representing:
Australia/New Zealand 1 representativeBritain, Ireland/Northern Ireland 1 representativeE/W America/Canada 1 representativeThe remaining two positions be made up from countries representing the whole of Europe.
It is decided that this meeting takes place no later than August 1996. The venue of the Steering Committee's meetings should be determined by the Steering Committee. In relation to the venue and frequency ofthe International Conferences, as mentioned in resolution 13, that should be determined at the first Steering Committee meeting.
