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[The Labour Statesman]
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of statesman SUPPORTED BY SEVENTY-TWO LOCAL UNIONS BUHD STRONG UNIONS FOR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER 530 VANCOUVER, CANADA, fEpRUARV, 1943. Established 1924 Beer Rationing|^R^^tation Opposed By Council 6o Government Boards The following resolution introduced by the Executive Committee of the Trades and Labor Council was endorsed by the delegates: Whereas, the Dominion Government has set up 88 War Boards; Whereas, labor has been promised equal representation on all Boards tn matters affecting labor and today has representation on only four or five; Therefore, be it resolved that this Vancouver, New Westminster and District Trades and Labor Coancil forward the following resolution to the Prime Minister: That previous requests be complied with for recognition of labor aa an equal partner in industry and for appointment of representatives after consultation with Organised Labor on directorates, boards, commissions, etc., established or which may in future be created to deal with matters affecting the economic or social conditions of wage earners. Is a Dollar a Year Too Much? r. etu i... <._. .Â« ,u. r_iL.i â, i i Two resolutions protesting the curtailment in the manufacture and sale of iter came before the Trades and Ubor Council at the last regular netting and were supported verbally by t number of delegates, and although a couple spoke against them the resolutions were passed. One delegate pointed out that in the hut war, British workers went on record with a slogan of "No beer, no work" and it proved effective. Another delegate pointed out that men in losing employment through the restriction, and the Government is totting off all the things we have fought for during the past years. Another delegate pointed out that thi bootlegging Industry was being built up as in prohibition days, and Pretldent Showier stated that boot- afters are already charging $25 for I 40-ounce bottle of liquor on Sunday. . . People don't want that Und of thing, nid another delegate, who pointed out that only about 10 per cut of the people favor restrictions. Delegates from the Beverage Die- tetters1 Union and the Brewery workers' Union pointed out that thtlr members had been purchasing sir bonds and were doing everything (or the war effort. They, had voluntarily reduced the hours for beer par- Ion, but were opposed to the restricted manufacture and sale of milt beverages,. which were not needed in the war effort. Following are the two resolutions Plumbers aad SleaasSlten Whereas, the Federal Government sit recently enacted an Order-in- Council curtailing the manufacture lad distribution of malt beverages; ud Whereas, in Great Britain the Government has made every effort not to Interfere with the traditional righto ot the citizens in regard to their Â»teds in this respect; Therefore, be it resolved that weal Union No. 170, Plumbers, Steamfltters and Helpers of the American Federation of Labor go on record as being definitely opposed to th. curtailment of malt beverages; tnd Be it further resolved that we, the members of Local Union No. 170, Plumbers, Steamfltters and Helpers, petition the Federal Government re- guesting them to provide for sufficient manufacture of malt beverages to adequately meet the needs of the citizens of Canada. Machinists , Be it resolved that we, at an organ- nation of Machinists, Victoria Lodge No. 456, take violent exception to tne recent government rulings in respect to the sale of liquor in government liquor stores. Being working men, w. feel that the new restrictions, more particularly In regard to sale of jeer, is a clear ruling leading to cless aittinction. The working man needs snd looks forward to his beer and, in most cases, does not want and cannot word to buy hard liquor on a work- "â¢ pay. No such stringent regulations are in force either in England or the United States, where great latitude is allowed the working men (or his daily consumption of beer. CHy Council Urged To Act On Fuel Question Endorsing n communication from Typographical Union, Local 826, requesting that the Trades and Labor Council make representation to the juror and City Council urging them te take the necessary steps to make Provision for procuring and distribut- Â«g a supply of fuel to meet the needs Jf the citizens of Vancouver, the Trades Council Executive presented the following resolution to the dele- rttes, who endorsed it unanimously. Whereas, during the aaat had weather it has been demonstrated wat private industry in the fuel busl- **m haa failed lamentably to supply our citizens with fuel; and Whereas, the citizens of Vancou- *â _ are entitled to look to the City to pride them with'fuel on the same tods as water, both being necessities "keep life going; and Whereas, all government bodies JR.?0* trying to pass up the respon- SJlHjr and blame one another, without finding any solution to pi "y possible recurrence of the Problem; Therefore, be it resolved that this Executive Board ot the Vancouver, Jew Westminster and District Trades and Labor CouneU urge the Uty Council to ask for the necessary. Jhsages in the City Charter, se that we City rrfay, during the summer wââ mlUbl.ato"n?Â°clttoJn. at fftUSjCompÂ»jr J^J2SS^5rSr5 Aid-To-Russia Fond Donations $5 To $5000 Unions affiliated with the Vancouver, Nsw Westminster end District Trades aad Labor Council have given splendid support to the Ald-To-Russia Fund. Donations ot from $5 to $5000 were subscribed by unions and union memberships. Aa a matter of fact the largest donation made by any organisation or firm in British Columbia came from the United Fisher-1 men's Union, Local No. 44, which was a cheque amounting to 15661.861 at the end of January and the union it still collecting. Another big donation came from the Aeronautical Workers' Union, No. 766, which amounted to $3800 at the end of January. Another machinists local. Lodge No. 692, hat made collections and donations of over $1000, while other international unions have contributed various sums all the way down to $5 and contributions are still going in. Union Officials Should Sign Forms The following resolution, from the Building Tradea Council, was en. lorsed by the Trades and Labor Council: Whereas, before an individual can Iraw Unemployment Insurance, a form must be filled out and signed by one responsible person as a witness verifying the facts in connection with the case; and Whereas, only those defined on 'orm or such other groups ot persons is the Commiuion may from time to ime designate will be recognised as esponsible persons eligible to sign; inn Whereas, no mention is made of a inion official as being one of those â¢ligible to sign; and Whereas, many union members lave no contact with any of those vho are mentioned on the form and, in any case, do not wish to discuss :heir private affairs with strangers; Therefore, be it resolved that this Trades and Labor Council go on record as being in favor of having the business agent or secretary of the Union to which a worker belongs designated on the form as a responsible person and that the proper authorities be contacted with a view to bringing this about In the last issue of this Journal we set out the requests made for tha last two years by the Officers of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada to the Dominion Government for labor representation on all Government War Boards, both administrative and advisory. We set out how the Rt Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King, Prime Minister, had promised to have changes made giving more representation to the working people of Canada and we gave a list of Government-owned Companies, Production Boards, Prices and Trade Board aad a host of Co-ordinators and Administrators and Directors, a regular Who's Who of the Industrial and Financial Big Fish of Canada. As a cross section of the personnel of the government controlled and financed corporations 1st us consider the largest of then Crown Companies âWartime Merchant Shipping Limited, This company ia headed up by H. R. MacMillan who is now called "Canada's Shipping Czar". In the past he his been about everything one man can call another, not only by the workers but by boss loggers and â¢ *-- id of Taxi Drivers Get Retroactive Boons C. Mclvor, Business Agent of the Taxi and Stage Drivers' Union, re- girts that 45 members employed hy e B. C. Motor Transportation Company hats obtained an adjustment In the cost of living bonus. The adjustment, which Is retroactive, will approximate a division of $1000 among the men. The anion haa also signed up a new company, called the Pacific Coast Cabs. Truck Drivers' Union Gets Women Drivers Reg. Atkinson, Business Agent for the. General Truck Drivers' Union, reports the signing up of Conn's Transfer. The signing up of the I company bring* three women drivers Into-the anion along with other employees ot the company. I! These are the first women to be admitted to membership of the union. business men from one en? of the country to the other. There is no luestlon that H. R. MacMillan has ability. He hss proven himself to be one of the most successful tigers In our competitive jungle. But, the fact remains, as set out in a recent issue if one of Canada's best sellers, he 'mows little or nothing about ship- milding, "hardly knew a stern frame "rom a stanchion". With these qual- fications for the job he was appointed to head up an organisation hat controls the employment of more han 70,000 workers who are provtd- ng the skill and the labor necessary o do the building In the shipyards of Canada. Even though we were not engaged n a war in which all of our citizens ire vitally concerned it would still be ood business on the part of any government when setting up such a ompany to make provision for labor o have a fair representation on the loard of Directors. Yet the fact re- naint that labor haa no representa- ion whatsoever on the Directorate if Wartime Merchant Shipping Untied. Not only ha. labor no repre- entatlon but the shipbuilding et> iloyers who also know something ibout the job have no representation 'Ither. The only section ot our â¢ut ;ens that has been accorded re entatlon is what is termed 'upper crust" of Big Business 'inance, none of them knowing an hing about driving rivets but m >f them have shown themselves to retty good "holders-on" when omes to this world's goods. It is difficult to understand why he Government should ignore labor n this manner. Organized labor has ime and again honestly and coa- icientiously offered its whole-hearted support to the Government tn an an- iut effort. In the speeches of tbe 'rime Minister one finds admissions if the vital part that the industrial vorkers have to play in this titanic truggle to maintain our freedom, ret can one doubt that the setting up >f such a Board ot Directors must tend to retard the workers' efforts. Surely the people who are doing the work are entitled to have some friends in whom they have confidence on a Board such as thia which is appointed entirely by the Government ot the country to administer such an important war industry as shipbuilding. organised labor has requested and stlU requests that labor ia entitled te equal representation with employers on all Government War Board.. The workers are not only supply- done could give 'valuable service to the State. Without getting personal, whsn one looks over the rest of the Board of Directors of Wartime Merchant Shipping Limited, it Is at least excus- ible to wonder just what it is all about. One has to wonder if the sole determining factor in the Government's mind for qualifications for one to be placed in control of such an important industry as the building of ihipt it the accumulation of wealth, irrespective ot tho line of activity it vas collected in. Take the balance of the Board of Directors and one :annot expect them to know very much or anything about the business hey are supposed to direct The Vice-President is President of a very veelthy gold mining company and an luUtsnding authority on race hones. One Director Is a Vice-President and General Manager of one of our lead- ng banks; the business of banking is certainly not building ships. (Refer- ;nce Gerry McGeer, M.P.). The ithers are a President of Trust Com- lanies, a publishing company and a lower company. There are three issistanto to the President We don't mow much about them but hope they re practical men. The Secretory vas a (non-union) publisher. (Refor- mce Typographical Union). Even if they were all good men in heir own line wo leave it to our eaders to decide in their own mindi f thii Is a practical and understand- ng Board of Directors to supervise Upbuilding and the 70.000 human eingi who are engaged in it. Labor haa requested and has been iromised fair representation on Gov- rnment War Boards. We certainly annot find it on the Wartime Mer- hant Shipping Board. â Canadian ongress Journal. Efforts To Unify Electrical Workers The efforts of Electrical Workera1 Union No. 213 to bring all the electrical workers in this district under one organisation Is not meeting with the success that it should. It Is alleged that a communication from officers ot Local No. 218, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, to the officers and members of the Electrical Workers' Unit of the Amalgamated Building Workers of Canada, who recently broke away from the Canadian Federation of Labor, was never brought before the membership of that organisation In Vancouver. The I. B. E. W. offered the A. B. W. of C. (Electrical Section) a separate charter covering that clan of work, under their own officers, but it seem, that the officers prefer disunity rather than unity. The I. B. E. W. has control of all the building construction work in British Columbia, as well as shipyard work in Prince Rupert and Victoria. The I. B. E. W. has also some ot the shipyard work in Vancouver, but tha V. B. W. of C. also has some in Vancouver, hence the efforts at unity. Under the circumstances described it would appear that it is now time for the rank and file of the A. B. W. of C. to take the matter into their own hands and make a decision on the subject that will unify the electrical workers in this province. Trades Council Notes Endorsation was given to the National Appeal of the Canadian Red Croat Society and unions urged to co-operate. Support The Journal . i it lunu. from the Polish Relief and Defence Committee was referred to local unions for their consideration. An appeal for funds ellefi Replying to Council asking The Trades Congress Journal has rlnted some very pointed editorials f late, They are of such a nature s to cause the worker to think of his editions, and who controls them, he editor of The Journal, who is ell known to the labor movement in ritlsh Columbia, should be con- ratulated on his effort to give the ibor movement some inside infor tation. Every local union should endeavor > support The Journal and help in- eaae its circulation. Trades union apers are never given the financial ipport that they ahould have tn leir efforts to build dp the unions, nd keep the members informed on Communications have been -- ades union subjects. The address ceived from many affiliated unions in a letter from the uouncii as*lng tor labor representation on government war boards, the Krivate secretary of Prime Minister lackenzie King says that Mr. King has carefully noted the resolution. A communication from the British Columbia Branch of the Canadian Aid to Russia Fund thanked the Council and President Showier "most sincerely for the co-operation and very valuable help given during the drive". Foundries Send Patterns To The East The Vancouver Metal Trades Council is sending a protest back to Ottawa against the order issued from there for the Vancouver brass foundries to send their patterns back east, so that eastings can be made in the east and sent back to Vancouver land other British Columbia cities. The matter came before the Council when delegates from the Molder.' Union described the situation, which has not only deprived these Arms of a certain amount of work which they can easily do, but which has resulted in a layoff ot molder.. The delegates also pointed out that forty tons of castings had recently arrived from back east The Council will also send a detention to the Wartime Merchants Ihtpptng Beard In Vancouver to take up the matter, which is considered serious In as much as molders and machinists are betag deprived, of work, as well as the contract firms. The Council will also send a delegation to the Burrard Drydock Company to interview the management on the interpretation of the National War Lsbor Board award relative to the wages being paid to helpers. Plumbers' and Steamfitters' union claim that the company is maintaining a 60c and 60c wage to women and Chinamen, whereas the award calls for 87 He. The unions contend that these employees are entitled to thia wage after a certain period of probation, just as well as other workers. The Council also opposes ths Improver system which the company is attempting to institutes The unions claim that such a system will break down conditions, and that when the men become proficient that they are entitled to the journeymen's scale. During the Richards investigation It was pointed out that the reason there r the Trades 72 McLaren er year. Congress Journal is it, Ottawa; price $1 Electric Panel Co Us*" * 'ins WOrHBra wÂ« live <*â¢â¢Â»_â¢ -âr_-. ing the skill and the labor tn tie building of the ships and other munitions and supplies but under existing circumstances they are directly mÂ» plying a considerable amount of the capital aa well in the form ot taxes and If one wants to pursue It further are indirectly providing all of tt We would constructively request an entire re-set up of Directors on Wartime Merchant Shipping Board, a Board composed of en equal number of representatives ot workers and employers in the shipbuilding Indus, try. This woald mean a Beard of those who understood the Industry they were operating. A Beard of Directors composed ea suggested would at least know about what they were directing. They would kaow how to eliminate both waste time end material and batter yet they would inspire confidence both of management and labor aad tha very fact that, the citizens who are engaged In shin, building had direct representation In the management would tend te create the enthusiasm throughout the entire industry that is absolutely necessary far a 100 per cent war effort Why the Government doee not recognize such facto is hard to understand. However, they eonld still follow out iprinkler Systems For Public Buildings At a previous meeting of the 'rade. and Labor Council, a motion ntroduced by the Plumbers and teamfittera' Union, Local 170, ask. ng the Council to petition the lominion and Provincial governments to enact, laws which will call or sprinkler systems in all buildings vhere the public gathers in large mmbers for amusement, employ, nent, hospitals, and military build- ngs, as a fire protection measure, was endorsed. The motion was made on account of the large losaes of life resulting from fires in public buildings such as took place at Cocoanut Grove, Boston, St..Johns, Newfoundland, and similar places. It was pointed out that where automatic inrlakler systems have been used, fires of such description, could not possibly take [place. Premier Hart referred the Council's communication to the Provincial Fire Marshall, who, In reply, stated that it la a rather broad subject I which requires very careful consider ation from many angle.. At present, he toys, owing to war restrictions, It is almost impossible to obtain material for installation of sprinkler systems, but he ia giving the matter full istudy and if it can be at all worked into the regulations he will be pleased to do so. A Word to Mrs. War WoAerAaHHrtPwtems i Wives of workers will be interested [In this statement which comes from Dr. Robert 8. Goodhart of the Nutri- tion Division of the Office of Defease Health and Welfare Service.: "No more than oaa-third of the dally protein requirements of workers seta be supplied by enlaid protein ceivea irom many buumwu ......... complimenting the Provincial Executive for the Brief presented to the Provincial Government A resolution from the Taxi Drivers' Union asking that the City extend the franchise to all persons who pay Poll referred back to the Execu- Tax was ........ ~. tive for Investigation. The Executive was, upon motion by Delegate Wybourne, asked to take under advisement the cost of engaging ot legal talent for the benefit of affiliated unions who may need advice from time to time. The Grievance Committee having considered the request of the 1. Leokie Company, shoe manufacturers, to be taken off the "Wa Do Not Patronise" list ot the Tradea and i Labor Council, recommended that no | action be taken at this time. Recommendation endorsed.' Delegate Alty reported that over 40 of the Council delegates attended the Blood Donors' Clime at a recent clinic. Delegate W. J. Bartlett wee aa- Minted to continue es a represents- ;lve of the CouneU to the Vancouver | â Council of Social Agencies. Musicians urged that union _- bers be sure that they are hiring union orchestras when arranging for | dances, etc. Phone Mutlciana' offlee to be sure. wa. such a large turnover ot helpers was because the pay was toe law, hence the award for 67 He. Vice-President George Sangster waa elected as the Council's delegate to attend the Tacoma Convention ofthe Pacific Coast Metal Trades Council, next week. Building Trades To Banquet in March The Vancouver, New Westminster and District Building Trades Council has arranged for its Annual Banquet to be held in the Georgia Hotel, Wednesday, March 81st An invitation has been sent to tha Seattle and Bellingham Building Trades Councils to again have representatives at the banquet as in former yean. Bill Carr and his assistants have been booked by the Council for the entertainment part of the program. | Most of the unions report conditions of employment'as good. New members stul being enrolled. Carpenters have enrolled nearly 40 to date from the first of the yeer. The 7-days notice for building tradesmen has been abolished, ana i men can he transferred from the union office to aay job, provided the I Selective Service offlee is notified the same day as the man Is given a clearance. Men are being despatched to ell parte of the province where I the loeal1 contractors have construction jobs. Executive haa been having discussions with the Architects' Association relative to better co-operation between the two organizations. The Council drew the attention et the new Reeve ef Bnrnaby te tea necessity of having the text Wage Claasa inserted in alt ceatracts fee :oastrustloa work. The Reeve stated that thai would be dene. Affiliated unloni are beiac requested to give all possible assestanee to laborers la organising the men as they come oa tbe Jobs. Civic anted that â..â ,â, report*. â. they are new getting the full cost of Employees Â»Â».f ... now Mving bonne. Applications of the B. C. Seamen'a Union aad the Shipyard. Riggers' Union, No. 661, for affiliation with the Council were accepted. PURL COOPERATIVE TO BE INVESTIGATED HEM The Trades aad Ubor Council baa Harry Aaafea (Chab> However, tney ranra k~~ ââ¢â _r,- -r- thelr policy of giving recognition to Bigâ Itffistrtollsto anJ Financiers, r " of course on a 100 per cent basis at present, but la a â â â â .â ___ _ 'through the medium of the Chairman. Ia thia capacity they might ttnue H.l (three ifiTl even though he doesn't know a stesa arms wwae tâ¢."^, - ' frame from a stanchion. With the right kind ef a Beard It _, quite aossiSle that a man eueh as 3.TL MacMillan with his qoallAea-iasyaco. tloiuV ami ability for getting talags eayway ââ â -applied by animal protein eaa be from whole grata Â«.._ Jthole grain or ea- law., bread, peas, dried beans, lea- rtSSl5^ HabSb-MsjfWoiatfjn In tbe latter half of IMS Germany drafted 205,000 French worker, for shipment to Nasi slave-labor battalions, a 8wtss newspaper reported ia an. article cited bytte Office ef War Infortnatien. SPENCER'S DEP/hRTMBNT STORE it on the WE DO NOT PATRONIZE LIST oft*-, , VANCOUVER, NEW WESTMINSTER ANP DISTRICT TRADES and LABOR COUNCIL totted by Retail Oaks' Union, Local 279 i'i-\ '' i' PafsTsn* THE WAR SAVINGS STAMPS FROM GROCERS . The men who sell you PACIFIC MILK also have WAR SAVINGS STAMPS. BUY THEM BOTH FROM HIM Pacific Milk Irradiated aad Vasaeas Poshed !'!i BUY WAR SAVINGS STAMPS This Space denoted by Bill Couper TI4 SEYMOUR ST. The Labor Statesman The Union Card It new en display In the window of the Central Cafe 60S WEST PENDER ST. (One block west of Granville) Come in and meet your friends) * WE SERVE THE BEST OF GOOD EATS j; BALMORAL HOTEL Say. "MEET ME AT THE BALMORAL" ?â¢Â» ataaasara: atlKJS K08KI BOB PATTERSON "JOHNNT" MeKJSNCIB meaei WtMU SMS 159 East Hastings Street Vancouver, ac. WORK CLOTHES Compere Our Prices I Do Sell For T We Satisfaction Guaranteed or Honey Bach ARMY* NAVY DBPARTMBNT STORE SS West Hesttaga, Vanaeaver SS Weet HasUats, V.at.ev.r tit Cataatbto, New Wwtsttatter â â 'â .â¢â ii . For GOODNESS Sake... DAD'S OMOINAL Oatmeal Cookies lew Hade Whoa sending parcels wsrssee, deal forget te Include some Dad's CeeBael They will be greatly spseisistod erer theret DAD'S COOKII00. (B.C) uatrrsD 4M Klagoway - - Veasaaisr, B.& Delegate Chas. Stewart ashed that the officers tnvestlgato the potato dispute between the farmer, aad the government. nt Tour riot m ootk aaaau) at laoor Hoaleuartoes. Voneoomr, t. C Owned by the Vancouver, New Westminster and District Trades and Labor Council Subscription Bates: |1.00 per Year) to Unions, 4e per member per month â Sadat Matte sees Vancouver, Can., February, 1943 convey their grssttaaa te LABOR MUST BATTLE Discontent, whleh baa been emold. ering in Great Britain for the past few years, has burst forthtoto name again. The Battle of Britain has entered a new stage this week since tbe workers have discovered that their objective for pott-war security to going to be just ss ruthlessly opposed as previous objectives for *Â°The Beverldge report says: "Social insurance fuUy developed may provide income security: ft la an attack upon WANT. But Want is one only of five giants on the rood to reconstruction and in some ways the easiest to attack. The others are Disease, Ignorance, Squalor and Idleness". But it now appears that the industrialists, the manufacturers, and the financial interests do not want to abolish WANT, no matter how easy it might be to abolish it The .removal ot Want means the removal of low wages, of sweatshops, of intolerable working conditions, and all these things interfere with, and reduce, the profits of those who own the machinery of wealth production. These profiteers object to the State taxing them to provide social security for those who cannot be employed, or those whom industrial and economic conditions have Injured or made sick. These profiteers would sooner take a chance and remain on the top of a smoking volcano than permit the passing of too much social legislation. And what applies to Great Britain also applies to the United States and to Canada. The battle against social legislation is already in full swing in the United States and undoubtedly the committee which the Canadian Government has just appointed to look into social security legislation is probably just window dressing. We cannot conceive of the Government implementing any sound legislation which Angus Maclnnisâwho is on the committeeâmight introduce or sug- gest. He will undoubtedly have the attle of his life on that committee, and if any of his suggestions, or the suggestions of the Organised Labor movement should be adopted by that committee, it will have no more chance of being put into operation than has the whole of the Beverldge recommendations in Great Britain. During the next week or two we will have a close-up view of the attack on proposed labor legislation in British Columbia. The Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act amendments, which labor is asking for, is already under attack, and we are just aa likely to get a more use less Act as a result. The big industrialists snd manufacturers are there in full force. The Company Union experts and the sweatshop profit mongers are in close contact with the legislators, and so even our little request for a chance to make working conditions bettor is going to get the same kind of battle that the larger issues which we seek for social security, is getting in this and every other country. Labor must battle against these conditions continuously, and labor must eventually come to the conclusion that if they want to change economic conditions, they must devise their own ways and means of doing it, and that will mean the removal of governments and parties who have persistently opposed the fruition of social security. Condemns Efforts To Disrupt War Workers The following reaolution, forwarded to the Trades and Lsbor Council by the Plumbers' and Steamfltters' Union, No. 170, was endorsed by the Executive and concurred in by the delegates: Whereas, union men tn our war Industries, despite their various affiliations, have been able to bury their differences and unite in the common effort of our country; and Whereas, this, his been conducive to the best of fellowship and unity for mutual benefits; and Whereat, this unity has brought about a high degree of efficiency and ""-operation; and vherea., this organisation of Plumbers and Steamfltters, Local 170, 1. deilroui of maintaining the maximum of effort in our war Industry; Be it resolved that this organisation of Plumbers aad Ste.mfltter., Local 170. does everything possible to maintain the highest degree of production in our war Industry; and Be it further resolved that this organisation of Plumbers and Steam- fitters, Local 170, deplores end condemn, the effort of any individual or group of Individuals who want, In any way, to disrupt this mutual trust and unity of the war workers or lessen In any way our war effort by canting disputee in any war industry during thia crisis.. Bad Risk 'Labor exchange" workers and prisoner, in Germany cannot ha insured because they are forced te do work "endangered by air raids, such as unloading trains and boats," where it to "Inevitable that many will be killed or wounded." According to the Swedish news- ppar, "Gotesborgs-Posten", these labor conditions for the foreign work- era necessitated the following decree by Relnrich Himmler: "Neither the employer nor the ^L's* ?"". ,MB,'Â» jreleoae.. . "A prisoner's lift to ehsetp" the Orgta-ved Laker Te GetOwaFadSafply Organised labor, in Vancouver threatens to take time off from its war Jobs end other employmentto rustle Ito own fuel supply this ysej If tbe fuel situation is not adjusted so that a continuous supply ot fuel can be obtained by the dfissas fee next winter. Delegate Gervin of the Street Railwayman's Union, whose organisation prepared the resolution, stated that it is time that we let the authorities know that we are not going, to put up with this lack ot fuel any longer. Abe.nte.ism will be greater in war plants If the men have togo oat and cut their own wood. We will organise crews of 100 or more and take time off to get tho wood, said Delegate Stewart ot the tame organisation. , Other delegates contended that a umilar situation to what has been taking place would not be tolerated again, and the following resolution was given unanimous endorsation, which also urges other unions to take similar action. Whereas, the lack of an adequate fuel supply to the cltii.n. ef Vancouver in recent months hss caused extreme hardship and suffering! and Whereas, ws are convinced this hardship waa caused by poor planning on the part of tbe bodies responsible for the distribution of fuel; and Whereas, the lack of fuel has been a direct contribution to a slsckeninf of production in war industries through sickness and absenteeism; Therefore bo it resolved that un lets the Department ot Munitions and Supply can assure us that an adequate supply of fuel will be mode available, we, the member of Division 101, will take what action we deem necessary to secure this most necessary commodity; and Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be lent to the Vancouver, New Westminster and District Trades and Labor Council for their endorsation and request that all affiliated unions take similar action and notify the Department of Munitions and Supply accordingly. Trades Council Hears From Potato Growers Mr. L. Gilmore, chairman of the Coast Vegetable Marketing Board, addressed the Trades Council on Tuesday evening on the subject of control and shortage of potatoes. Among the highlights brought out by Mr. Gilmore was the fact that as a retult of the objection of the organised farmers to the low ceiling placed on potatoes by the Wartime Prices and Trade Board, permission had been given to the wholesalers to deal directly with a farm if a potato order ia not filled within seven days, Mr. Gilmore said that such action will practically mean the elimination of the Coast Vegetable Marketing. Board, which has operated since 1936, with the ever-increasing endorsation and satisfaction of the farmers. The Board is entirely under the management and control of the farmers who market their potatoes collectively through a Board of three producer, elected annually by the farmer.. In this way there is one market and one price, all potatoes having to go through this agency. The only opposition to the Board come, from Chinese or others who want to work long hours and sell cheap, or from people who want to see the farmers disorganised. The farmers feel that they are entitled to a price that will cover the cost of production and give them a decent standard of living. Mr. Gilmore stated that Mr. Donald Gordon, who heard a delegation from the Board, stated that he wat not interested in the cost of production. The Wartime Prices and Trade Board has decreased the price to the producer and Increased the profit to the dealers. Mr. Gilmore stated that the farmers must protect themselves like union men. President Showier thanked Mr. Gilmore for his information. Labor Unions Spend Millions For War Bonds Chicago.âA. F. of L. unions in Illinois are proud of their war record for the following reasons: Thirty-five unions affiliated with the Building Trades Council purchased 20 million dollars worth of war bonds. The B'. T. C. also a; _â_ _so presented President Roosevelt with a cheque for $100,000 to purchase a bomber. The Teamsters' Joint Council bought over a million dollars In bonds. The Bakery wagon drivers' union gave the government a cheque for {20,000 to buy a fleet of smbulances. Tha union also gave tho city O. C. D. $4000 for an ambulance. Radio Station WCFL, A. F. of L. owned end operated, donated time to the extent of over $6000. The membership of the Laundry end Dye House Cleaners' Union has invested $60,000 in bonds. It also Rve $(000 to the army's bomber nd. The fiat janitors' unionâ 10,000 membersâplayed e major role in making Chicago first In metro-, politen area scrap drives. They also bought $1,000,000 in bonds. Oppose McCkOand On Ntt. War Ubor Board I . .--"- *â, Metrical I other A communication from sicca Workers' Union, No. 21*., asking Trades aad Labor Council and o'_.. unions to ask the Federal Government for tha dismissal of J. A. Clellaad from the National Labor Board for actions that. not been ia the best Interests of labor movement, was endorsed by Council. A reply to thia has been roeorreo from the Prime Minister with the the thei int1 Me War : have the the to tbe Minister ef Leber. referred Wkt'tAskmfFar Cmpu.j Unions? Many enquiries have been received by "The Fisherman", concerning the ttrasawWrtr p Cabinet on February 6 In an endeavor to persuade the government to afford protection aad approval to company unions when amending the i Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act The delegation constated of W. J. Van Dusen, S. S. McKeen, Robert J. Fllborg, S. G. Blaylock, R. V. Stuart, J. O. Robson, Lyle Fraser, B. 0. Moon, Roger Cobb, IC. P. Browning, J. H. gamilton, C. H. Locke, KX.. and W.K. Payne. "The Financial Post", Directory of Canadian Directors tor 1041, the latest available issue In the city library, reveals several interesting facts. W. J. Van Dusen Is commonly known as a MacMillan man. Not only Is he a director of the H. R. MacMillan Export Company, but he is also a director ot the British Columbia Packers Limited. Selwvn Gwillyn Blaylock Is a director of the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada Limited. C. P. Browning is of Britannia Mining and Smelting Company; J. H. Hamilton of British Columbia Telephone Company, and C. H. Locke, K.C., ot Granby Consolidated Mining. The fishermen are naturally very much concerned that the amendments to the I. C. A. Act, which labor has, proposed, should be passed, and thei presence of W. J. Van Dusen, who ir1 a director of British Columbia Pack era, with whom the Fishermen's and Cannery Workers' Union have signed agreements, clearly reveals that the employers present a united front in their opposition to constructive amendments. It is hoped that the legislature will recognise that this is 1943 and aid the war effort by the prompt passage of amendments that ensure proper collective bargaining through recognised trade unions. It is indeed a strange condition of affairs when corporation directors and lawyers proceed to high-pressure the government on behalf of company unions. If, as they claim, such stooge outfits represent the employees, why were there no workers present in the delegation to speak for themselves?â"The Fisherman". Hints From Better Business Bureau The following itemi taken from the Bulletin of the Better Business Bureau of Vancouver (Phona PAc, 2020) gives Information that may be of value to members of Organised Labor from time to time: Can Chock Auto Milsago Man purchased 1988 automobile. Body, fenders and upholstering in excellent condition. Speedometer was ut at aero and salesman is alleged to have .toted the mileage was about 30,000. Owing to the excellent appearance of the car and the presumed honesty of the dealer, the purchaser bought the car on tbe word of the dealer's salesman that the engine was in "perfect condition". The latter was not so. When he took same to the local selling agency he was informed that they knew the car and gave the name of the former owner. The actual mileage the pur chaser was told was over 90,000. The salesman denies he said 30,000 and the management accepted his word. A question the Bureau would like to ask all automobile dealers, and particularly the Automobile Dealers' Association, is: What purpose would a dealer have in putting speedometer back to aero? We realise that often it is possible to check the mileage with repair cards, but the public may not know that. Besides, why should a purchaser have to check on the honesty of a dealer? We would like to see all "tinkering" with speedometers eliminated in the interest of greater confidence in our automobile dealers. _ Imperfect Merchandise Further instances have been reported of retail stores refusing refunds on Imperfect or unsatisfactory merchandise. They inform customers they are not permitted by the government to refund. Following is an extract from a bulletin Issued by the W. P.T. B.: No retailer can accept for refund or exchange any goods after six clear business days from date the goods were received by the customer. This restriction does not apply to cases where goods are found to be defective, etc. CMff V*S fÂ»r OUR RIDERS Phunbers' Union To Hold Annual The Plumbers' and Steamfltters' Union, Local No. 170, will hold ito annual dinner aad daace in the Hotel Vancouver on Friday, March 5th, commencing at 6:46 p.m. The usual good time is assured. The following officers were recently elected: President, Chris Pritchard. Vice-President. J. McWUllam. Recording Secretary, J. R. Barton. Financial Secretary and Business Agent, Frank Carlisle. Treasurer, T. C. Atherton. Inside Guard, W. Cook. Executive Board: Sam Smylie, J, R. Barton. H. Mortim.r, H. dreen, C. Pritchard, J. McWUllam. Teamsters Send Smokes To Ovtfiou Fighters , A million union-made cigarettes | are being sent monthly by the Pacific Coaat Joint Council 42, international Brotherhood of Teamsters, to men In the armed services oversee., regard- lets of race, creed, color, previous union affiliation er branch of service. Each package contains a missagi from the Joint council. There la far a massam whleh the also room for a message which the serviceman might like ato send back '- the council. If be dose, the eoua- . immediately notifies his nearest relative that a I been received aad he is alive and well To Mr. Bill More FOR NOT BLOCKING THE DOOR! We're grateful Indeed to Mr. BUI More for moving away promptly from the entrance door whenever he ride, with ua. He .peed, up the aervlce and provide. more room for other pasaenger. who must he accommodated. We can't eecure enough new vehicle, because of the war, and Mr. More I. helping u. get the greatett poaalble ne out of thoee we have. sfttfkSrwUCo CO-Or-MaTINO WITH THS AUTHORITIes TO KBP TRANSIT ROLLINS AND WAS PRODUCTION INCRCASINO. COPPER WIRE GOES TO WJ Vast quantities of copper wire are needed for the war effort of the United Nations. The wire goes into aeroplanes, ships, tanks, and innumerable other thinp. Copper is also required for many other purposes than wire. There is not enough copper to go around, so tht Government has severely restricted the use of wire in tht telephone business. We must therefore forego adding materially to our lines and equipment until after the war. Thia is the reason why many people who want telephone service ere now unable to get k. B. C. TELEPHONE CO. Teamster's Joint Council 1.0.34 at^_|SkSSSSSSSUSBWlsSS_saB, sffswitpneHn9 MILK SALESMEN AND DAIRY EMPLOYEES GENERAL TRUCK DRIVERS AND HELPERS IAKERY SALESMEN TAXI DRIVERS WAREHOUSEMEN Aid tho co-oparation of ait raadart of this paper in insisting | that all goods dalivorod to tham ara handled wchaaivaly by Union man. â¢ ; If in doubt, phono our offica PAcific 6546 or 4740 and wa wiN gladly tad you tha standing of any company J_aaa__u_BjsLssaaslsB aBkaaan an tatsa an â Tâ â tut m m Ttrwewrae sjiir fjigannBTron. Urab0a4pt*RÂ»ti Output of tanks at the Kirov nills In tbe Urals, Urgest ia Xussto, doubled In IMS ovar 1941, while pro- duction of engines waa quadrupled. In record time, the official bulletin et Russia reports, the Ural workers launched production of a new and much-improved type of heavy tank. In the meantime, six new Beery defense Industry plants were est ay in the southern Urals, aad a power station was built la six weeks, instead of the eight months required tn peacetime, as a result of Inirsaesd produe- Mam mm. A report from Ural workers, bearing MBO.SM signatures, pledged stul greater, output. Ite'biln^wS^^ertrtS eeety store." Proprietor: "Whet makes yen say thatt* op 6 the war yea ssawge.," * llhmi-MMk Modal Boot Shop SkoM for te. wkeS) tsa.nr Â«e on* auar oMdit plah. I Modal Boot -Shop Clarified Acta. Â»# a a J losauVSs^L flit LABOa STATESMAN imfo* Trades Union Directory U.BOR HEAPQUABTMtl, MMI1 BIATTY WMttt sa_#Aftf^^.Â»Â«rte , Local IIS. I. a t. a Blrt Showier, SSI . ._. Local IIIâBortn.es K, jrBun.phr.ys, IS nasi Hast- fit PhonÂ« PAc'nc 4,4t Z^Tinternational Joura.ym.a of Bet. Local ISO - Boerotm. C. SA ml? ill Beatty St.I PAcHe llll. âr â.-.... trainsâ Secretary. R. wpbT*" CamM. 8*-i PAclBe till. gSMI Dtnesaera* Valea, Local ITS â¢^Belneee Manaiwr J P. Moh.n. 107 V"penderi MArlne 4941. . .ânn' valoa, Local 111 â S.cr.- â KL a. Buckingham, llll Strld. Av.., jfeJrWeatrnlnster. â B iSBg LgfB .âJ Msnsser, Jamas Walker, 111 BMttr gUPAcMe WS. .Ml aVeta* werases tatattteaa) Local 111âSMNlary. Oeorfe Wetton. llll Maintain 48-Hour Week I For Maximum Production Vti^e^^^^MSM Bwr.tar*,ffj!_Stc_jÂ£fftt W^rt^BrZ Becreury. W. O. Clareaon! 5101 Larch; I KSrr. tlll-T. â¢TSiWJTCrjWKTO Una, SIS Beattr Bt; Phon. MAr. HIS. â Snot SUUwar IstalWMe, Dlvlelon 111 âBuiin.uAe.ntrK. Garvin, Le. Bulid- lnÂ«, 171 B. Broadway; FAlr. till. Washington, D. CâPresldeBt William Green of the American Federation of Labor urged that America*! 'work week be kept at 48 houn la a signed editorial appearing la the February issue of the American Fed- lerattonlst, Mr. Green said l "World experience shows that unduly long hours are invariably followed by Increased absenteeism dae to fatigue or illness. In England and Germany long work weeks were found to be the cause of inefficiency and reduced output; reducing the work week restored production. "We cannot get more by simply lengthening the hours. Flesh end blood accumulate fatigue, which | slows down nerve, snd brainâand output declines. j "Let us profit by experience end | keep America's work weak at 48 hours, ao that wa can maintain our production rates and the efficiency of our producing workers. They have made a record of which we may be proud." Mr. Green wrote that last year's "unparalleled" production of ships, planes, tanks and other equipment ot war "waa accomplished on what was practically a 48-hour standard." adanaskere' Vain. Local 111âSacra- â¢SJi.CA Bailey. 614 Thirteenth Av.., Sftw Westminster. . ' valoa, Local 101âRecordist Secretary, Flora MacDonald, till JTllth Avenue. Mart Wrnktr.' Valea, Local 101 â â JJSary. Ed Sims. 3141 Price Bt Btsw* sMUwaraual Vetera, We. IBS Buelneee Annt, R. Cormack, II Bowling Av... N.w W.atmln.ter, B. py., nn, ...u., ,..w nTwmtww,. w> .Â» ggra5Â«SJW^K ^mi%^it.y liisiyv*!>%} ViT arlitlirâ' Valoa, Local No. 1âL. Pad- *lSu7lr7206l w! Eighth; BAy. llil-R. !$Â»_riff^Â£Â«!Â£fo4! structural, Oraaauatal sad reed lronworsÂ»rs. Local 17 â a.....ia Agent, Robt. McDonald, 111 Beattr St.; PAclflc 4740. â¢Â£&, tarV^arrr Naei!nd.. Si Beatty %T; MArln. IMS. Miner labor.â¢' Valea. Lofal SBBâ Secretary. J. H. Burrough., Ill Beatty It,, Phon. PAclflc 1117. taOtrj_r Ttad.. oeaartlâSecretary. W. Wllaon 111 Beattr Btj Phon. Facile 1157. Sweatees, Local Union IIIâaeoretarr. Tstereneon. Ill Beattr Bt: PA. 1117. N.vltl. St., DBS. iiii-r. Sseistir. Oaaalaw), Local No. 117â secretary, Wm. Little, 117 Irwin Bt, Xtaalaio, B. C. ^ttrWÂ».,W?!rw?IÂ»w.,SÂ« W..t Blsth. ^___ VfSSSS1^ The Battle For Democracy On the Home Front their constructive value on the horn le control! which alone een raise our war effort to Union officers and representatives are serving en a labor-management committees undr th War Man- regional panels under the Wer Labor Board, many Unions are proving their constructive value on the home front and widening the democratic controls which alone can raise our war effort to its greatest efficiency, "-' m â' â.Â«âÂ»-â¦Â«**â¢â¢Â« aiÂ» urvinar on more than TO Joint area powr Commission, 10 regional panels unaer ins war uanor Â»â¢Â«Â», Â«.Â«Â»/ regional bodies under OPA and the War Production Board, some 8000 local rationing boards, nearly 2000 joint production drive committees, many Civilian Defense agencies and other war-time civilian services. They are doing excellent work. Sumner Slichter ot Harvard University commends the work done by unions in reducing strikes end speeding production,-notes ...v. Â«_,. J . .. âII.. km t.,,,,.1, shilitv than 1Â» amOUT th. lurg.M, the work done oy unions in reoucing nruw. an Â»Â«mua Â»>â¢,Â»â¢,......., -._. "the failure of managers to realise how much ability there is among th men who punch time clocks," and states: "Unions on tha whole have bee_ more willing to help management raise production and save materials than employers have been to receive the help of unions." Vpkslst.ms* MttwrMJSonelilTalm,Leeal 301âBscrsUry. D. Oar.ld., Ill Batty St.; re.ld.nce phone HIsh. llll-M. Vol Btltlah It.raatslB Bat. it'oVae.' Valoa, sro. litâBecreury, L afieelTy,4lllV.it llth Av.nu.. Mr SMI aaaploreea, Locsl IIâSacra, jirr, i. Tarouck, 1117 Wart Blevaath, â 11.11144-L. "ll^f^^SviT^B^rJJ!. Ave,, New We.tmln.Mr. Ms BBployaaa' Valoa, Local 21âBusl. sea. Agent, W. J. Scrlbblns, 111 Baat Fender; Phone PAclflc 4541. Satttaal Worker.1 Valoa, Locsl 213â Staines. Manager, Jack Ross, 111 Beattr St.; MArlne 0711. Mail Ooastmotor., Local 12âSecr.- ttrr. R. Holmes, Ell Beatty Street Batumi., Boletus tmt Bortekls, Sjeeal lltâSeiretaryVH. W. Fletcher, 111 Beatty St.; Phone PAclflo 1517, sartatsts, school ud Oatstaksts. Local IIIâSecretary, Alex. M. Raid, 1071 Euclid Avenue; Phono DElter 04II-Y. IBB asahaafe Brnployee., Local B-71â lecreury, Oeo. Hlslop, 2141 Charles Street Ik. lisktars, Olty, Local 811âSecretary, Chas. A. Wataon, 1121 B. llth Child Labor in Wartime Is* fltkltr., BT.w wutatiastw, Local IllâSecretary, V. Insl.y, No. 1 Fir. Ball. New Westmln.ter. Is_e fighters (Bara.br), Local III â lecreury, L. c. Auvache, No. I Fir. Ball, Edmonds mm Ouaary Workn.' Valoa, No. It- Business Agent, W. Qateman, lit East Cordota street; MArlne 1121. â¢M Workers' Vatea, Local No. 371 â lecreury, A. F. Chandler, llll EJllaa- btth Are., New Westminster, B. C. Sswm rraok Stints' Vain. Local II -SecreUry, Blrt Showier, ill Butty Street; I'hono PAclflo 1541. â n. Worker.' Xatwaatloaal wsSE Local No. 104âSecreury, O. Derrick, 1116 Manor St., New Weetmlneter. Betel nd Beetanraat BmployM., Local IIâSecretary, J. A. Wilson, 111 Oran- Ullle St; Phone PAclflo 7831. eretBT Worker." Valea, No. 41âSecreury, Carl Zuker, II Baat Hasting. St., Room 117. mUtsf Oaraunt Worker.', Local 276â fAc. 43S4; Bus. Agent, R. Jackson, _ HAat 1187-L; Sec, C. Carr, NO. 1II0-B. Vc^itry^Tltâ¢*n' aSStsphar., No. 44âSecreury, D. V. _B0Blnaon, 3129 Renfrew. â .Malst., Local IIIâBualneas Agent O. W. Marshall, Room 101, 111 Baatty St; Phone PAclflc 4740. iMIIalats, Local 112âBecreury, J. H. _Wallace, 3271 WeÂ»t llth; BAy. lltl-L. T Kenron^ff'Klntaway. N.w Wssl- jalnstar. -=â-' Valea, No. 70âSecretary, K O. Taylor, 1176 Duchess Avenue, W..t Vf^h^PUver, B. C. Il-Secreury. It^McLure'. Utl But 14th Avenue. emtsm 8sflaa*n, a.tlnal sjlllUSItf â¢fl Council No. 7âSecretsry, E. Res* 111 Weat Pender Rtraat. SB "-â¢ a_essss Oeaaett â J. Ross, SeoreUry, 511 Beatty Bt; Phon. MAr. 1711. Looai~it4^- Business Msnsgor, Blrt Showier, 131 Beatty St.; PAclllc llll Â»aÂ»ate.* Vatea, Local 111 â 8Â«r.tar_r, John Browne, III W. Broadway, Bull. 1; Phone FAlr. II7I-L. Bueln.a. Manager*^. R Poller; Becre- tÂ»ry. J. H. LeaTle, P.O. Box III; Phon. MArln. 1043 anjfl.1 taa'Vatea, Local 141 âBu.in.ss Manager, E. A. JÂ»mleÂ»on, Bult. II, HI Oranville St.; Phono PAclflo 7141 European Morale From Many Sources INDICATES AN EVER MOUNTING UNREST Evidence that all is not well within Naziland continues to pile up. Host significant Is the news of labor unrest and sabotage. Secret information to the International Transport Workers' Federation reveals that rapidly growing difficulties in Germany and German-occupied Europe and increasing signs ot labor resistance are forcing the Gestapo to take precautionary measures against anticipated labor troubles. The nature dt these police measures is being kept secret The transport workers' organization says that among recent occurrences that are openly conceded by the German authorities are: All North Sea ports report that ships' pumps are made unusable by clogging and fouling them with fish scales. Drinking water tanks and other equipment aboard many ships, docked or under repairs in Baltic shipyards, have been found damaged "by unknown hands". Merchant ships in French Atlantic and Mediterranean I seaports have been found unsea- worthy and severely damaged below the waterllne, either from the inside or by the use ot magnetic explosives from the outside. Workers at the Blohm-Voss shipyards at Hamburg, Germany, struck against the announced cutting down of extra food rations and forced restoration of the full rations. At a mass meeting addressed hy German Labor Front leaders, the Utter were pelted with screws and other instruments. Genersl disorder prevailed and 30 strikers were arrested. IUegal literature is widely distributed and the routine and work speed In shipyards and industrial plants has been upset by mysterious error, and "dislocation" of work orders. Sane voices are being raised in Italy, says the labor division of Citizens for Victory, giving the following summary ot recent news of Italian unrest: "Roberto Farlnacci's notorious paper, Regime Fascists, has been raving mad against Italian church leaders for daring to reflect the rising peace desire of the people of Italy. This raucous rag of Cremona recently ranted against priests trying to destroy "the fighting spirit of the Italians". It charged one priest with having said: "The (Roman) Catholic people of Italy have no enemies. We are brothers, and thia applies to all of usâAmericana, Russians, Frenchmen, and Englishmen. Such is our conviction, and no power on earth will make us change our mind". (There is some Are to this smoke). "Before a congregation of more than 25,000, in the presence ot Pope Pius and twenty Cardinals, Cardinal Salottt preached a significant sermon in St Peter's. Ha bluntly asked 'whether It Is good to continue this war, to continue sending so many men to their deaths, to continue the destruction of what human labor has yielded.*" Recent reports from governmental and social agencies indicate an alarming increase in child labor .throughout the country. Using the war emergency as an excuse, exploiting employers are all too eager to let down the bars of state and federal laws. Child labor laws already have been relaxed in some states and on November 14, 1942, the Secretary of Labor issued an order permitting girls of 16 and 17 years to work-in war industries under the Walsh-Healey Act in the entire country. Formerly an 18-year minimum protected girls in government contract jobs, with a 18- year minimum for boys. In 1941 50,000 children of 14 and 15 years secured work permits, an increase ot 80 per cent over the previous year. In 1942 there was another increase of 85 per cent, even after this rapid rise in 1941. This takes no account of children employed illegally. Organized labor ha. played a large fiart Tn enacting state and federal aws which have almost eliminated child labor in industry. At ita 1942 Convention in Toronto, Canada, the. American Federation of Labor went) on record as strenuously opposing1 any relaxation of child labor standard, and Insisted that children should not be employed in industry until thorough research has proved that all other sources of manpower and womanpower have been completely exhausted and that child labor is absolutely essential to victory. It was resolved that when and if child labor becomes necessary, the working conditions and educational facilities of children should be subject to rigid controls established and supervised by persons adequately trained in the welfare ot children. Experience has proved that child labor increasea child delinquency. The children of today are the citizens of tomorrow. Young people must be prepared to take up the vital responsibilities which will be theirs in the post-war world. They need full education. To warp their development Into mature and sound-thinking adults is to endanger our nation's future as a democracy. Have We Been Misled On Manpower in Canada? LET THE FLAME OP FAITH BURN BRIGHTLY \nla hiatory Tlnia' can never be eat at the end of the page nor at the eloee oi a year. The end oi one chapter telle the beginning of another, the close oi the old year the opening oi a new. Standing within the threehold oi 1943, the challenge le oi the ages, a call for courage amid toll and trial and sacrifice. We look back upon a year oi cloud and pain, hallowed by the death oi heroes. Their valor Is ransom for our future, and haa opened for ua the vista oi triumph now stretching ahead. Let ua not loae what they have bought. Ae we press on to victory, let the flame oi our faith bum brightly. With gratitude for the poet, with courage for the present, with faith for the future, let ua reconsecrate ourselves to our task... to the end that torment may be lifted from men's hearts and peace come for all nations andpeoplee. from th. 72nd Annual Report oi Is. Sua IU. Aaturanc. Company ol Canada. CANAm eAVB WISBLY TODAY - TOR TOMORROW Copy ef the Annual Deport /or IMS gladly Mat oa reou.it. A. L. WRIGHT, C.L.U., Branch Manager H. A. FAIRBAIRN, Assistant Manager Royal Bonk Building, Vancouver According to Mr, A. MacNamara, Acting Deputy Minister of Labor'and newly appointed head of Selective Service, there is no serious general shortage of manpower in Canada. There is, he recognises, some problem In lumbering, agriculture and coal mining, but the 2000 coal miners required will be available within a few days. This statement runs so counter to previous statements on manpower that it requires careful analysis, particularly as a very large part of the restrictive legislation affecting workers and consumers has been accepted on the understanding that all our labor resources would be strained to meet the needs of the armed forces and the war industries. The Bank of Canada has recently pieced together from the very inadequate statistics which are available enough data to give a general survey of the trends ft employment since the beginning ot the war. The total number of persons gainfully occupied increased by 25 per cent in the three years from September, 1939, to September, 1942, or at the rate of 31,000 per month. During the first year the rate was about 32,000 per month j during; the second Million Policy Holders Of Sim Life of Canada *â T i*_ Â»afl <<E" For Production Heroes b United States pected, have to come from the less essential industries. Another indication of manpower scarcity came on October 23rdâa job freezing order covering coal mines, base metal mining and primary steel plantaâindustries with some 75,000 employees. This order, the most drastic interference with labor ever passed In Canada, was put out under the signature of Allan Mitchell as administrator of placement for the Unemployment Insurance Commission. It was said to be absolutely necessary as a measure to irevent floating labor and absentee- 32,uuu per montnj uu year 39,000; and during the put year only 22,000, surely an indication that total labor supplies were running short. The armed forces have required an average of 13,500 per month over the three years and the war industries 25,000. On the other hand employment to JjBHjS^Jgf decreased by some 5,000 per month, ***â¢Â«. SJocai lÂ»fâBuÂ«lr>e.Â» Manaaar, 1 Esres. C31 Besttv Kr.i V.ke. ITtli _J_ta.: High. BtJJ.L. Â»Â«. BriTtts saa "Â«e stiver. uÂ« Woosea â itsf.sen. Weal 2404âBualn... AfÂ«nt,~J. .MS" Ouirie, 144 w. HaitlntsiPAcIno ttit. â¢tmsssrs saa atsaatattrae meUN. fewal 171âsecretary, T. M. Poi '25 Second St., New Weetmlneter Poulton lK.Â«^Â»r,.?l^erF^ Water tlll-T. Svistuur Inun.. u*m Aâiaa**taÂ» tralaa. *_aae Btessaun aaa assistants' WsJea, No. 0_He<.re_ary Thoi, g. D|ur(, not Baat llth: PRa. M41-F. _E"lllth; PRa. 0141-P. *Â«Â» aaa â¢"Â» aaa BaitMIe (Ceavsitarsl walea. I_ocal ilsZ^gScretlry, F. Itebarmott, Â»Â» Pa-ino Mill. r ___"ei_Pacinc Mills. aretes aaa Ofelsf Btowatae, Local 111 r^tarr!RStoÂ«r,im Woodland i^r*v' Drive. "â¢way Oarsua, Local No. tt-SSÂ»en- â¢W. Samuel Shearer. 1161 Whyts Ave.; Phone BAyview llll-R. j â¢^ejects, Local 171âBusiness SUt. (Mjaatatlve, Harold Boa, Room III, II at Rutins, at. i Phon. PAC.M71I. Fred Bryant Passes To Great Beyond I The death ot Fred Bryant, member of Brewery Workers' Union, deprived the bartenders and hotel men In Vancouver of one of the most colorful characters connected with the beer delivery system. A powerful man of some 240 pounds, Fred served his youth ss a white-water logger to the province of Ontario, and upon his discharge from the army tn 1919 came to tha coast and went to work in the delivery department of the Vancouver Breweries Limited. While only in the. evening of hat life, Brother Bryant, waa injured la a fall, the effects ot which he never recovered from. In passing ha leaves one son in the army and two children at home. His wife preceded him several years ago. Judge: "It seems to me I've seen you before." ___, _ Priseneri "*ou hare, Tear Honor: and employment to non-war Industries by about 3,000. Bet hin the armed forces and the war industries the average monthly requirements during the pest year have been higher than to the earlier years of the war. From September, 1941, to September, 1942. they averaged 18,000 per month for the armed forces and 30,000 for war industries. Practically the whole decrease in agricultural employment came In the last two years. Less than two months ago, at the middle- of October, th. Prime Minister announced that definite action â¢vss planned to curtail non-eeaentlal Industries. To carry out this policy the Wartime Prices and Trade Board was given extensive powers to curtail non-essential Industries to release manpower. In announcing this new policy the Prime Minister stated that 30,000 more workers would be required eaeh month for war industries ito bring employment there up te 1,000,000 et the end of 1942. An additional 100,000 workers would be needed daring the first six months ef 1943, when it was expected that Canadian war Industry would reach Its maximum capacity. At tha same ttmethe armed forces lam in these industries vital to war porductlon. The order itself was given very little publicityâin fact, it specifically stated that no publicity was to be givenâand its administration has been even lets open to the Subllc. Although the order was conned to coal, metal mining and basic steel, there seems to have been some provision whereby sny plant could be designated aa especially vital to the war effort whether in these listed industries or not. If a plant was so designated the provisions o f the order applied to it as well. The shortage of experienced men tor coal mines, lumbering and steel mills waa still critical to November. An article tn the Globe and Mall ot November 19th reported 21,000 critical jobs still unfilled in these Industrie.. It estimated that 15,000 full time loggers were still needed. , About this time word came that women were being employed for the first time in the steel plant at Algoma. Mr. Carmichael, at the The assets of the Sun Life of Canada, representing the combined savings of more than one million policy holders, exceeded the billion dollar mark during the past year and now amount to Â»1,040,962,000. The volume of new business for the period wis over $200 million, and an Increase over the previous year. Arthur B. Wood, president and managing director, commenting, in his address to policy holders, on the 72nd Annual Report, stated that the total Increase In Government bond holdings held by the company amounted to $73 million, making a grand total investment in bonds of the United Nations of 3290 millions. The growth of life assurance, said Mr. Wood, was one of the noteworthy social developments of the present century, [and the truly co-operative relationship of policy bolder and the company is now generally recognised. Lite assurance is essentially the people's business. It la an Instrument of public service, and every policy holder is, in effect, a partner in the business. The total assurance in force of the Sun Life of Canada now amounts to $3,044,000,000. Payments to policy holders during the year represented an average daily disbursement of over a quarter of a million dollars each working day, or over $77 H million, bringing the total benefits distributed since organisation to well over$lH billion. For the first time in American history the men and women who do the work at home during a war are being recognised as just as great heroes and heroines as the men and women on the battle fronts. Too lone has history ignored the unsung millions who by their toil and sacrifice have maintained the lines behind the line |and brought to a successful conclusion the conflicts in which from time to time our nation has been Involved. But in this war America is recognising her workers. She looks not on them as slaves whose duty it is to do what their "state" tolls them, but as â¢Â»Bâ u* ear. v*mu,Â«â.m.v., â â * ...â meeting of war contractors sponsored by the Department ot Munitions and Supply in Toronto, stated that steel mills were being asked to plan their work aa that, by a given date, the* would have 18 per cent of their staffs women. An argent appeal weat out to coal miners all over Western Canada, man who had left the industry because of better conditions elsewhere, to go back to the mines aa a patriotic duty in order te keep the war planta going during the winter. It Is quite obvious that the Ubor b Fightinf .drift in the Pacific with Cap iu Mvksntiaeker were Cap menu ior an* â¢-Â» Â»Â» ..... , therefore, 50,000 per month, end tor the first six month* of 1142 they were about 80,000 per month. Over the nine-month period, then, eloee to 875,000 me* end women weald he needed for war_ industries ead the __ _ ,_ stage of all-out war has not yet been reached in Canada. It is equally obvious that the nsed for ell-out war production Is greater than ever before. Yet statements such aa Mr. MacNamara'. Imply that Canada Is already doing all that Is required. At the same time layoffs from war Industries are reported, eapaetally from the Montreal area. ' It ia alleged that these layoffs result from the conclusion of current I war contracts. Does Mr. MacNamara'. statement that there b no serious manpower shortage mean that the expansion of war .industry la net going to be carried t" planned?âW. E. A. News. NOT IN MOIETY Lumberjack i What's them things you're nnpachta' there T Merchant (holding up a pair): They're pajamas. Lumberjack: What's pajamas fort Merchant: Night dotaesT Waat te any a pair! Adrift in the Pacific with Captain Eddie Riekenbacker were Captain William T. Cherry, member of the Air Line Pilots Association (AFL) and Corporal John Bartek, Textile Worken Union (CIO), reports the Labor League for Human Rights. AFL overall war relief agency headed by Matthew Woll. "Labor s fighting through pilots like Captain Cherry and night engineers like Corporal Bartek", said the eague. "Labor is fighting on the assembly line. Labor is nghting with billions of dollars ot war bonds, thousands of gallons of blood plasma, minions of pound of scrap salvage. I And it la fighting another kind of war, | tooâthe war of sabotage ef the undergrounds", which "Is being financed honorable soldiers doing as effective a work as her heroes who are dying on the desert, the froien north, and the steaming; jungles. This is aa it I should be. Wars are not operations of armies and navies, but the conflicts of the hearts of the people, their ideals and ideologies, it is on the leople that the final sacrifice, the lurden of victory or defeat rests. No one hotter than we know the meaning of this "E" award. We aee behind it something more than mere {induction. We see men aad women caving their homes a year ago te seek employment. We have watched these people, sow order and determination, a sudden realisation of their part in the war effort grew end grow until it became consuming force. We see behind this "E" award weary hours of waiting to Una with applications, examinations, risings before daybreak, miles of travel ever stormy highways, crowded busses. We hear the laughter ef men end women working under strain, hare laughed at their jokes, have worried through many ef their troubles. Yes, indeed, the "E" award meana te them work, worry, anxiety ever the folks at home end e sublime, unconscious faith in the work they are doing, to the nation tor which they are working. And we see something else. We see Organised Labor at ita beet. Spokesmen for the uniona have â "'- ~-âi " â * OSâ, aaah the the oergrouuas , wmu,, Â» vc>Â» ............. by the contributions of organised labor to " America' DisiNiteBodyEsteUished 8treamltned administration of labor dispute eases and of requests for wage and salary adjustments to the vital shipbuilding industry Is provided in e United States Shipbuilding Commission established recently by the National War Labor Board. Disputes aad pay adjustments of some 900,000 shlphuildlng workers will be settled by the new commission, sub- && only to review by the WLB on own motion. The commission will consist ef chairman, twe I labor aad I reiterated time and time again the pledge made at the beginning ef the I war that there would be ae strikes or slowdowns in defense industry. We have had the rare pleasure ef sitting In on some of their meetings, have seen problems (which to other days would have led to strikes) argued and reasoned out by mea who know their business. We have seen theae man under the greatest pressure imaginable quietly, levelheadedly, try to setae the â resent problems. We have 876.0W mÂ« mo wo-vnwvv,. -. "^Cpieki Heck. no. I'm ae so- ll^&^tt^^ft Â«uraK WS- e^.tamsn, I Patroniu 0ux Advertisers! laewlaBW sapply would, it was ex- go to Bed. â¢ on them 6resent problems. We have been Milled by watching men quietly steer exasperated colleagues away f real the dangerous wsapoa of Anal argument âthe strike. Wa have watched them ea they surely, eventually, found another way around a problem. Yea, oraanlssd labor Is represented in that **' award. Not merely the men end women oa the lines, hat the men who are their leaders to the Oa them has been the strata, of th.ir constituents, taoaaspklee ef the uneducated public. They have made errors, et times they have goae around ia ctrclea, thsy have steed - saaa ead they uader'wWrirhircTm^'^ they here come tsnwagh f ser seeese Ut (^â tah^^Stfs lefeat aMhafr ihitwhid ataaa. Â«t&Wf'WS*Olei*M TBI LAlOl STATESMAN DRUGS REXALL The Owl Drug Co. Ltd. (A 0A>A9tAjT OtmStuMTt OWySD AND OPERATED BT A VANCOUVam CTTtgaW ALWAYS READY TO SERVE UBOR TOBACCO CANDY VktmTi^aad, Ubor Coanca Note. g^Â»^TTÂ«Â» ttog thei? International^Asaoela- rionoi Fire Fighters Charter bet* and leaffiliattog with the Council. Protest waa made, against tbe HEADQUARTERS for . . . IMPORTED TOBACCOS, CIGARETTES, CIGARS, PIPES and SMOKERS' SUNDRIES Come and See Our Stock â Largest in Canada E. A. MORRIS LIMITED 435 West Hastings Street 333 Graatvflle Street CEPERLEY, ROUNSEFELL & CO. (Established 1886 - 1942 !â¢ our 56th yeer) We invite applications for residence loans in Greater Vancouver INVESTMENTS AND INSURANCE 146 W. HsrHmji Phonei PAerfte 1121 Vetieeuver, 1C. chaotic conditions and aratMj prjK valilng und.r the National Selective Service in Victoria. Several organisations reported having made donations to the Cane- dlanAld-to-RuiatoFuBd. Carpenters reported 44 new members Initiated at last two meetings. Ths Council haa written to the New Zealand government _and to the Russian Embassy to Washington, asking for dstails of their rsspectlve Health Insurance schemes. F. J. Bevis has been .elected business egent ot the Electrical Workers* Union. Sixteen new members have been initiated. __.. ' â¢:â -. / The following officers here beep elected for the ensuing year: President, C. Chivers; vice-president, P, Rayment; secretary-treasurer, E. Bel' ton; sergeant-at-arms, Bro. Dew- hurst; committee chairmenâLegislative, C. Peck; Press, H. Rowland; Organisstlon, G. Wilkinson; Hall, A. Jacobs; Building Trades, C. Marshall. Five hundred extra working but- tons were ordered by the Council for affiliated unions. to be poor." it says, "It is hard .â â r Jell, perhaps It Is, but we always imagined that It was easy to be a poor magaiine poet Prieiatetsfei Made ToPnsideatJaiet In view of the feet that aJarje number of Ita member. Â« attending military drills and A. R. P. dutiee, Bakery Salesmen, Local No. 18Â», nave"eealed to meet every second month for the duration. ^^ At the last tegular meeting, FWeJ- dent B. Janes announced his resit- nation, stating that be w"Â«otog toto the life lneureaee .^J**"? resignation was accepted with regret. Iâ¢i contorted election. Brother A. Wylle was chosen to occupy the offlee for the remetoder ef the Â«â¢*â¢...â During the course ef hta "taint speech Brother Janes briefiy reviewed a^&'arBtto^A^n, Brother Holmes for their eo-opers- tion and support throughout the years. A presentation of a chest of sflver tableware was made by_ Brother Showier on behalf of the officers end members as a token of their esteem and appreciation, expressing the wish for every success in his new occupation. A special conference of Amalgam ated Heat Cutters, and Butcher Workmen (A. F. of L.) locate from California, Oregon and Washington on the serious meat shortage hss demanded that the Truman senate committee investigate Swift, Cudahy, Wilson and Armour. The unions accused the Big Four of "Ignoring the needs ot the civilian market". Pmtiiatiealvkde To ^ Hamper!* ^^uitordeWUra Ud^Bfeetlenery Workers' Oatoa, No. 488, te the ptotforoaadto a few weU chosen words, Pteseated Mm with a watch, from the NeAwest Bakers' Association ead.a â¢Â»Â«â¢Â«*; (lest, from the _,Btiatoees Agents rround Ubor Headquarters. It appeals that Delegate J. Hume nhries waTjotoing the Â«JÂ«y. Â«Â«** iiresentation waa made for the work he had dene among the employers ind employees of hfi trade. Delegate Humphries, in reply, thanked the chairman and Informed 'he delegates that he had enjoyed bis work with the labor movement and hoped that when he and the other men eame back thsy would be able to go to work under es good If better conditions as presently not _-- obtains. Delegates FraM Uveas To Tallf The following delegates trtn uniona. ae delegates to thi ft ver, New Westminster sad u_ Trades and Labor CountS/iS upon recommendation of Cktaaaal Gerrard of the Cred.ntuujc2l tee, accepted an dseatsdt A. ateSae. 8. H. Haw Employees' Local 23; tt Retail Clerks Local 87si ridge, Projectionists 848; TeTKneton, Frank HlckJ.it yard Riggers' Local 661; I tan, Taos. Mcintosh, C. 8,1 Barbers' Loeal 120; & V.I Fire Fighten' Local 2J|. Avery, John Magnus, Am Betel end Restaurant _ Local 281 Albert Ealey, . Laborers* Local 802; Thometl Railway Carmen No. 68: Eleanor Harrison, Retail Loeal 279; John Lawton, H and Steamfltters Local 170; u Guthrie, Carpenters' Local 411, More Forced Labor Nasi occupation forces to Belgium ire conscripting Belgian workers to construct fortifications for the German army and have sent more than 21,000 Belgian laborers to Northern France to the last six months, It was reported by Radio LeopoldviUe, Free Belgian station in the Belgian Congo, in a shortwave broadcast monitored by the Federal Communications Commission. A second plant ot the . Wire and Cable Co. at Â»_ââ_ R. I., was indicted in WishUm?] the same charge ot contpir defraud the government by uÂ» ately selling defective wire tnd t for combat use. A man, pinned underneath kkt after an eut oaccldent, wit | questioned by a policeman, "Married?'* "No," said the man. 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"Let us solve your marking problems" 622 Homer Street (Upstairs) WE SPECIALIZE IN MACHINE ENGRAVING! 1 STAtMS, BAMBB, STJSSSS BVAstM, XBXS, MM, aeaarozxa, anas, b*asem Asm â Prtonei PAcific 5840 aOOO UNION MSN (AV AT THB PROVINCE CAFE ne autajiBaa* Moasi HaSt ooie orsm bat asm area For REAL VALUE visit tbe Bond Clothes Shop Ml W. Histsags St MAr. till Suits â¢ Topcoats Tailored to measure aad ready-made for Ladies and Gentlemen by Union craftsmen HAVE YOU TRIED... 30-3 COFFEE Is the nearest 10* per sent ALL-WHITE Union Cefe to Labor Headquarters. alio* Cafe*' 135 West Pender (Opposite "The Bun") Lord Blank (on 'phone)! "Hello! Hello! Please reserve a box tor two for tomorrow night" Voieei "Sorry, our boxes are only for one." Lord Blank: "What do you mean? Aren't you the Grand Theatre*" Voles: "No. I'm Smith, the undertaker." If there le oeo thing more annoy, lag .than another it a. to have the atan sitting directly behind yea at the opera ham all th. alia. Wants Preparation of Post-War Plans The following resolution, Introduced by Delegate Cormaek of tha Street Railwaymen's Union, Local 184, of New Westminster, waa endorsed by the Trades and Leber Council at its last regular meeting 1 Whereas, the Canadian workers are playing an important part both In the Armed Forces end In the production field, In bringing victory to the Allied Nations, and Whereas, it is equally Important to win the peace as well as tha war, and Whereas, no assurance has yet been given ea te economic security tn the post-war period for the men aad women In the Armed Forces end la the war industries; _. Therefore be It resolved that thia "Council go "on* record; as belngin favor of Instructing the executive of the Trades and Labor Congress to uss every meeas within their power to set up a committee composed ot representatives from the trade unions in Canada, namely, the A, F. of L., C. C. L, C. F. of L, Catholic Syndicates, and the Brotherhoods, for the ^roote of preparing post-war plana order that wa may he assured permanent peace aad economic security. TRAMSTERS' JOINT COUNCIL No. M, ELECTION The following officers were elected tor tho ensuing term for the Team- stars' Joint Council, Ne. 86, of Vaacouver and District. The Council Is composed of Truck Drivers, Milk y*JÂ°" J^*^J**w*rr Salesmen, Taxi aad Stage Drivers, aad Warehousemen. President. F. Drury. yk^Pwddjmt, R. McCulloch. Secretary-Treasurer, Blrt Showier. Recording Secretary, C Young. Trustees! L. Gibson, W. 8. Brown, J. Carson. â¢ * NATIONAL g SERVICE SELECTIVE CompUt* Utilisation oi C.niaaVs Manpower â¢nd Womanpowor ii Emontial to Victory NATIONAL SELECTIVE SERVICE CIVILIAN REGULATIONS provide measures to assist In complete utilisation of manpower and womenpower. Workera and employers are urged to familiarise themselves with the Regulations and assist the war effort by carrying then out. Under Order in Council P.C 246, January 19,1943, all civilian regulations have beea consolidated and revised. Main features of National Selective Service Regulations mow stand aa follows 1â COVERAGE Employees! Regulations cover persons of either tex from 16 to 64 years of age inclusive, except for the following: provincial employees; armed services; persons in fishing, fish processing, hunting or trapping; clergymen; registered nurses, probationers and practical nurses; school, college and university teachers; domestic servants in private homes with only one employed; school students employed after school; employees in respect of part-time subsidiary employment; and any person employed for 3 days or less in a calendar week, by the same employer. Agricultural workers arc covered by special provisions, not by the general provisions, at also are "technical personnel." Employers! Generally,' the Regulations cover any person, firm or other employer, with one or more "covered" employees. EMPLOYERS MUST- In Engaging Employee.! (a) refrain from discussing employment with a prospective employee unless permitted to do so by a National Selective Service Officer; (b) notify the nearest employment office of any need for additional employeea; (c) secure permission from an employment office to advertise for workers. If Having Surplus Worker.! (a) notify the employment office of intention to discharge or lay off employees; (b) notify of intention to retain employees not actually required. If Intending to Discharge or Lay Off Employee*! Give employees 7 days' notice in prescribed form, unless â¢ National Selective Service Officer, after application, permits a reduction of thit period, or unless in the building construction industry. Such permission may be granted in cite of materials shortage; breakdown of machinery; where absence of other employees interferes with operations: providing, however, that conditions arc beyond the employer's control and that the employer cannot make use of employees' services otherwise. 7 days' notice it not required unless an employee hat been already employed for one month; or in the event of fire, explosion or other calamity, or termination of work hy weather; or where an employee unreasonably refutes alternative duties. Whether preceded by 7 dayt' notice or not, separation from employment requires notice in writing. If Intending to Quit a Jobt Give 7 dayi' notice, unlet! authorized-'by a National Selective Service Officer to reduce the period of notice (st where employment may endanger health or welfare), or unless working in building construction; but notice it not needed before joining the armed forcet. AGRICULTURAL WORKSRS Agricultural worken ire covered by tpeclal provisions. Unless authorized by a National Selective Service Officer, persons regarded at "worken in agriculture" may only accept employment outside that industry to s maximum of <0 dsyi within a calendar year without permit, but only outside urbsn municipalities of Over 1,000 population. TECHNICAL PERSONNRL Persons considered as "Technical Personnel" may only iccept employment or be engaged under tpecial permit. LABOUR EXIT PERMITS Persons desiring to accept employment outside Canada mutt apply for permission it sn employment office, PENALTIES AND APPEALS Penalties are provided for non-compliance with then Regulations, and with ordert issued thereunder. However, appeals againtt rulings ind directions may be made to S Court of Referees (formerly to s National Wsr Sorriest Board). NATIONAL SELECTIVE SERVICE AM AUTHORISED TOâ (a) Give persons unemployed for 7 consecutive days, ot in part-time employment for 14 diyt, written direction te report for interview or accept specific work; (b) exercise discretion in the iaiuc of permiti to nek or iccept work, to ensure that worken' tcrvicct srs utilised to the best passible advantage; (c) tuthorizc employed pcrtoni to matter, sftsr 7 dayt' notice, to more essential work, oa the uadetstsndlag thit, if feasible, they will lubnqusntly be M-iastatsd la original employment; -(d) oa request of ea employsr er employee, reduce the 7 days' notice period, la pn circumstances, and coniistent with ths RegulMoiii. If Unemployed for 7 Consecutive Days! RetHstcrior work' at tne nearctt employment office. (Full-time students, housewives ind clergy sre not included). It Seeking Employment! (a) tint secure permit from I National Selective Service Officer, unless returning to a former employer within 14 dayt, or returning to the sunt employer immediately after sickness, a strike or lockout, er under seniority rules; (b) refrain from advertising for s job unless s National Selective Service Officer spprovn. (s) Require s penon la in ige clan subject te tbe militaiy call-up to accept alurnstiv* anployrMnt] (b) require sny, employer to releite iny male penon fsuiae to furnish evidence thst he hat not contravened asQitary cslLap regulations, sad to tefuie s permit to task week se Bay penon ilmilarly failing; (c) luthoriss psysasM ef traesv Bortatioii for worken sad tpecial wppleaVsusry sflswaacsi, where he detmt tuch trranaeiMnti equitable aad Trillin to secure labour; (d) suthocin tayoae te employinea* oa 7 diyi' aoticc, to take awes < Tfce foregoing U not a eomphta rearodaoHen â¢/ /VoMmmI SoteeeJee Sevwiee RegMtatom. For further Information or ruUngt on mwtttnltsr eaeee, tmph to the Bmmtttyment and Seieetfee Seretee OfHee. DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR A, MflCMAIMetA HUMPHREY MITCHEtsb â¢ asasWsr of tstsar OTTAWA, JANUAKY If, IMS N4M e
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