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-. â >.' FRONT PAGE NOTES PARKSVILLE: The annual winter school sponsored by the £LC for union training will ..be held in this Vancouver Island community Jan. 24 to 28. : - ; All indications point to the largest rejgistration in the history of jthe school in which various aspects of labour organization and administration are taught. The school and social aspects cohnected with it will be held in the Island Hall Hotel. â¢: ' LONDON (CPA).-X new printing tr-jde union called the Society of Graphical and Allied Trades, with a membership of 218,000, is to be formed by the amalgamation of the National union of Printing, Bookbinding and Pa{»r Work- tra (172,000) and the National Society of Operative Printers and Assistants (46,000). If will be the tenth largest union in Britain, and will represent about three-quarters of all the employees in printing and allied trades.. The number of printing unions has been reduced from 16 to seven by amalgamations during the last seven years. - During the last few years the Trades Union Congress, and various organization experts, have been urging. Britain's trade union movement to streamline. itself into fewer and bigger unions. The number of unions has so far been reduced from about 182 to about 170, but TUC affiliated membership stands at* a record total of 8,771,0.2. VANCOUVER: A wire expressing "alarm" has been sent to the B.C. gov-^ ernment because of the failure of the PGE to send patrols ahead of trains in t-Wrtitttsihous terrain:-*"â -** Trie wire was^ei £. & MeFarlanej. legislative and safety represen- Mativ.; Brothtirhood'of'*' Railroad Trainmen (Lodge 1080). He said in Janv&ry, 1965 a coroners' jury recommended patrols ahead of every train aftef a train hit *» snow slide and an engineer Was drowned 7". fX PARTE OPINION ILWU CASE CHANCE TO "SPRING CLEAN* LAW William McCarthy Some years ago in. Boston a shopowner named - Vegelahn faced a small strike' by a handful of employees. . l* / â .Each" day one, sometimes, two (never more) , employees showed up outside to picket the store. ** The"re was never any violence or even any suggestion of any. Indeed, few passers-by even noticed the lonely picket(s) patrolling in front.of the shop. The store owner, however, went to court for an injunction to prevent the picketing. Public opinion was such that he was sure he would get it and he did. But unknowingly Vegelahn did more than mer.ely obtain an injunction. For in" obtaining it he prcSvided Mr. Justice Oliver ^Wendell Holmes the opportunity * to deliver the first of his great dissenting opinions. The year was 1896. Holmes, greatly disturbed at the use of injunctions in such simple disputes where no law had, been broken or threatened, said the injunction should not be granted. __'. In his dissenting opinion he noted: â .'.: "One of the eternal conflicts out of which life is made up is that between the effort of every man to get the most he can for his services, and that of society disguised under the name of capital, to get his services for the least possible return. -"_â .â â¢ "Combination on the one side is patent and powerful. Combination on the other side is the necessary and desirable counterpart, if the battle is to fee eaar* ried on in, a fair and equal way." This American case (Vegelahn vs. Guntner et al, Massachusetts Supreme Court) is of fresh interest in Canada because the basic question which troubled, Holnjes, the use of injunctions .as a weapon rather than a relief, is still with us 70 years after this defect had been vigorously exposed by one of the world'sâ¢*" foremost jurists. In fact, it has. âC*ome increasingly acute, particularly in B.C. -â=r- A Capac|ian judge with some of Holmes' qualities may be necessary to â find a judicial solution to the hobbling entanglements created for. labour -by the wholesale use of ex parte injunctions. And at last an opportunity exists for judicâ*1 review of the whole ex parte injunction problem through an an appeal recently filed by. the Longshoromens Union and its president, A..H. Barker. ' Late last year the union was fined $10,600 and Mr. Barker $1,500 for contempt of court, specifically. for the continued picketing of a Squamish site despite an ex parte injunction obtained by an employer. . This type of injunction differs in important respects from other orders of superior oour â. Ordinarily an injunction is an order from a court for someone to do or, more usually, not to do something. ' ".â¢â¢â I . Jp *â¢*â¢*.."' â¢*wffiw«'n^^i-,^>V,i;^ Both sides have a chance to be heard. An ex parte injunction, however," is obtained with only one side in a dispute being heard.* ; . ' It is what legal scholars call "an exercise of extraordinary jurisdictioh" granted, in theory at least, when the law's delay might entail "irreparable or serious mischief" or if the court believes-it just. From this it might be expected that such injunctions -would be a rarity. But union leaders and legal authorities across Canada have charged that they are now the rule, an abused and free and easy weapon, almost always granted to employers against unions. Unions do not dispute ihe right of the courts to Onfbtce their orders/*"*W_hat they seriously fear is that expanding use of ex -parte injunctions Is'reducing the stature of the courts to a participant embroiled in "the dust of the arend." ; , â._..,.... . ,, Facts of the ILWU-Barker case are not {>afticuhffly unique and, mutatis mutandis, might obtain in any number of disputes which result in, say union leaders, "enough injunctions to paper union hall walls." It is important, however, because it contains many, t if not all, the elements which many legal scholars point out as dangers in current practice. Thus the issues involved are vital to the labour movement across Canada. Perhaps the prime issue is what the lawyers call "the rule in the Pdje case." This is the great obstacle to be surmounted. - " ,.;., Briefly, the "Poje; rule" -says that an order or injunction of a superior edurt is always valid and must be -Obeyed. It remains in force even if it was obtained by perjury or by otherwise misleading the court until itiis set* aside. And it so happens that perjury was alleged against the. applicant for the ex parte injunction which lead to contempt charges against the ILWU and Mr. Barkdr. Chief Justice J. O. Wilson dismissed the perjury -charge but this nionth-union lawyers requested that the charge be reheard. â¢â¢ Even as" laymen we can see inherent1 dangers in av too liberal granting of court orders on the say-so of one side in a dispute. Or as one legal authority states these injunctions are granted on evidence "strained in favor" of the applicant, that is, usually the employer. He is not cross-examined nor is his evidence seriously tested in any bther~way. â¢ In other words it is theoretically possible for an employer to come before the Supreme Court, make statementsâwhich, may be flaily~*tfritnre~ and walk -away. with an injunction which effectivftly-ties a un- ion's hands. 'â '___. * Unions are thus impaled'on the horns of a dilemma. Exercise of legal union rights can send an employer fetching an injunction which unions claim he receives, with little'difficulty*' - "Meanwhile, unions' must obey that order even* if the employer lied. By the time the union moves to (Continued on Pi-gc 6) <-, 2 OPEN LETTER JUL ^ (â ' * . . * FROM 'PAT'TO SAM' LP. O'NEAL (Tie following open letter was written in response to a* article which appeared m The Vancouver Sun Dee. II last year. The article, was written by Sam Brown, an official of the Teamsters Union, and this reply is from __.. P. O'Neal, secretary- treasmrer, r-B.C. Federation of Labour.) Dear Sam: ^ Your sermonizing on trade union morality-earned considerable daisaon among other Canadian unionists who read your Dec. 11 ar- *t_le in The Vancourâ _5.hr. Even Teamsters chuckled openly âtbe role of impeccable union Virtue. i It was unfortunate that you ignored cogent facts of re^cent. union history, particularly those back door efforts of tbe T_m^ers dur- ,ing tbe November "general strike" crisis, of which more that, however, I remind you of the â- calrubhâ public opprobrium which tbe entire union. movement has had to endure berairse of corruption charges against your international president. James Hnffa. and his predecessor, Dave. Beck. HARM DONE Hoffa's future rests now with the US. Supreme Court and it would therefore be improper to discuss this further except to say that a Teamster who r-lân***-* to wear a halo risks appearing extremely ludicrous. '-. Mo_re :âiporânt that that is tbe fact your bolidrMban- tbou pontificating has hurt all unions â most of all the thousands of Teamsters who who tea/set and with whom we desire friendship and co-operation. It is to the credit of B.C. unionists that they have re- .trucks despite evidence which has emerged during into Teamster af- Can yki really feel that you've ,tJ*n*_aaythiqg by SOU_TUIâ_ Ijnis £nCXMxSâUJD OD -**_**_^^â*-***1**********CÂ» R â *â " â ******,â ****.. ,**"â *"*â¢"m_W ^* _l â¢ the -___rd grounds of of-\n.fended virtue? " '.' \nWhen tbe November crisis was settled one would have expected aB'" parties, parlti yl_iil> laHfomats, wo_d -3* quietly and efficiently set out to make the settlement . work.* Acrimony was never less appropriate. Yet you chose to mount a stage with pronouncements which cannot fail to aggravate already grievous labour problems. Those _tionists who attended the pre-crisis conferences (you did not) agree that to the many questions raised there should be factual replies. But then instead of dealing with the basic questions , and answers you provided ' readers of The Sun with an almost sublime exercise in sophistry, one moreover which has received ardent endorsation of all anti-union employers. _ YoU know, of course, as did other Teamster representatives, that B.C. unions DID NOT plan a "general strike." Ibis expression, with all the fears it raises, was deliberately selected by employers and some of the mass media to counter, labour's protest. ' A "general strike" was never contemplated, a fact as we shall see was known to many of your own colleagues. What was planned was a mass protest:, to avoid any suggestion of "general strike" a rigid 48-hour time limit was imposed. As you know general strikes are planned to be continued as long as neces- * sary to achieve certain goals.. I might mention here the general strike in aid of San Francisco longshoremen, which, incidentally Teamster locals supported in defiance of their national leaders. NO WARFARE . That was a bloody struggle with police and soldiers battling 147,000 unionists determined to convince the UJS. government to end the evils of employer-controlled waterfront hiring halls. We of the B.C. Federation of Labour took effective- action to forestall similar in-' di_trial warfare here. Time was running out on Od Workers' negotiations. Soon 'they would declare petroleum products *â_". : â. â '**" - FOR THE RECORD B.C. FED'S O'NEAL In that event no orders or threats would induce unions to work with "hot" petroleum. Results would have been disastrous. The companies had planned to use .the inevitable efp.emic of "wild cat", stoppages to -drag isolated locals into the courts. The. union would have been smashed. - / n 'DEAL' TRIED ^mmm^^mmmmm^^^ The Federation had no alternative but to seize the initiative, to move boldly to break the logjam in Oil negotiations. ** The 48-hour protest was" decided on. But more important NINI. DAYS' NOTICE was given. Jf nothing else, this notice testifies to the Federation's urgent desire to avoid industrial paralysis. By no stretch of reasonable imagination could this be termed a call "to the barricades" *â * you suggested. Why you sKbuld distort facts known to every active unionist only you can answer. ' Perhaps it was because of the failure of the back door deal the Teamsters were trying to make to which I re- fered earlier. â¢ â¢ Perhaps you are genuinely unaware that on Nov. 15 at the Labour Temple in Vancouver the Teamsters agreed to support the 48- hour protest if they could make a deal with other unions. . â¢ «., The deal was that in return for -Teamster support the Federation would not interfere* with Teamster organizing drivers of two oil trucking firms. This proposal, or demand, was made later, by your spokesman "to the Joint Strike Committee a few days later. And it was rejected by the Federation on the grounds that it -was a form of blackmail. Your spokesman also asked that the strike notice be advanced 48 hours in order to .permit - the Teamsters to rhasquerade as a law abiding union while the . rest of us took all the*risks. It is -worth noting that if we had granted this last request the "strike" would certainly have be«pri on because settlemenT**" w as n' t reached until the last moment Nov. 25. Finally there is the ''legal- r. ism" -which; __ives you- so much concern. Any objective analysis shows that those unions for which you displayed such scorn have a record unequalled by the Teamsters for integrity and contract observance. . The general conduct of these union leaders*" compares most favorably with that of Teamster officials. ^ Many are. wondering why there -was no mention in yQur article of the extensive and costly litigation which B.C. unions have been forced to undertake to se- ' cure employer observance of , labour laws. Many are asking why you failed to mention that the most flagrant violations of collective bargaining requirements and the intent of , labour have been by management.' ' v - Then there are your con- fident answers to the automation-manpower ad j u s t- ment problems. These &re troubling experts around the ., world and your own Team-- sters -might find your confidence helpful in devising ' automation clauses ior your own members. As it stands, however, all the threats and deals used by your union* in* the U.S. have signally* tailed to* secure anything from management half as satisfactory on automation as obtained for the Oil Workers by* Federation action. Our laws here require goVemment intervention in industrial disputes. Automation ' demands g6vern ment action. The B.^Federation of Labour was determined that t__i_r~action should, be taken. We^set the stage for the Premier to present a settlement formula when all else failed. The Premier then intervened with the settlement near what we had been seeking. â -.__. We can't ask_{or more than that, Sam. Can you? Fraternally, E. P. O'NEAL LABOUR COLLEGE GRADS MONTREAL (CPA) - The Labour College of Canada, now in its third year, awarded diplomas to 55 students from Canada, Asia, Africa and the West Indies â who completed their eight- week course. A second group of 90 students was engaged on a similar eight-week course during'. the second term this summer. . - The Labour College is fostered under a* cp-ppera- ive arrangement among the Canadian Labour Congress, the Confederation of National Trade Unions, the Uni- ;«â versity of Montreal and McGill University.. The tjoitege, using lecturers from the staff of the two sponsoring universities, pro- ) vides courses in English and French in economics, history, political science, sociology arid the t h e" o r'y. and practice of trade uniohism. The students are supported by international, national. and local unions and ,by scholarships from the 'col- ., lege. Many of them have re turned to the labour movement, "either in staff positions or as local leaders. With the continued enrolment, of students from the v African and Asian trade . union movement, the college ,., is being transformed-into an â ** international institute; , Plans are being laid for year-round sessions at the college, now functioning under a full - time principal, and for postgraduate work. MONTREAL (CPA) â The "Confederation of National Trade Unions, in wide-ranging issues at a day long meeting here, decided to press for Studies ,of consumer credit problems to bring in new laws governing, financial houses. -' â. '/ â¢It also called for immediate and uniform wage of $1.25 and standard fringe benefits for "Workers under 18 years and hit a recent federal-provincial c o n f e r- ence on poverty for not having invited the CNTU. -^p- â â "' 7^ .lit a AMOMAttM FREEDMAN REPORT SEES LABOUR'S RIGHTS OTTAWA (CPA)â Management's right to introduce changes in working conditions during the life of a col- _ hgajiVe-"'agreement has been, seriously challenged by the â Freedman Report on the CNR ' run-through ' controversy, ' . -,' _ . The 65,000-word report of Justice Samuel Freed- of Winnipeg is already sing hailed by labor circles as one of the most important hibor documents of the modern industrial age. In it the Manitoba appeal court judge gives his unqualified support to the principle that organized labor . must have a legal voice in the introduction of new work procedures made possible by modern technology. He rejects â most emphatically â the argument that implementation of tecbr nological changes and automation is the unrestricted right of management and in doing so has sent a shock wave through every corpo-' rate boardroom in the -na- tion. Mr. Justice Freedman was assigned last year by Labor Minister Allan MacEachen . to make a thorough study of the CNR run-throughs at" Nakinai Ont., and Wain- - wright, Alta., after 2,800 operating employees of the railway staged a wildcat strike in protest against the moves. The men went back to work only after the federal government accepted a CNR proposal for a full" inquiry into the situation. The run-- through?, which meant running train . crews beyond terminals where, they normally changed, were sus- pended pending the inquiry . report. At that time, CNR officials confidently predicted the inquiry would uphold ** the legality of the run- . through program and. condemn the walkout as a wildcat strike.; But they reckoned without the thoroughness of Mr. Justice Freed- . man's inquiry and the broad terms of reference that would be laid down by Labor Minister Allan MacEachen. The judge found that, the CNR was perfectly justified under existing law in ordering "The run-throughs. "He also .found that the work stoppage was an illegal strike- and rejected arguments of the railway brotherhoods that run-throughs do not increase railway efficiency. But he then went on to shatter the management theory that it has the unrestricted right to apply technological change without any interference from organized labor. Referring to the present situation in which management,'under law, may introduce any changes it desires during the no-strike period of a contract, Mr. Justice Freedman wrote: '"There is a .manifest inequity here which clamors for attention and correction." He Went on to recommend that the Industrial Relations and Disputes Investigation Act be amended to give labor a legal voice in the acceptance of automated procedures. His suggested wording of the. amendment would produce compulsory negotiation oh any change in working procedure that "materially and adversely" affects jobs. â¢ - . J: (Continued on Page 9) U.K. 'REDUNDANCY' PAY WON'T _HJY ROLLS BUT ... . â . â __ _.-._.. . .... ._â â ... i >.: C.H.HARTWELL LONDON: Since December 6, 1965 somebody ih Britain may be taking home $3,600 which has been handed. to him by the employer who has dismissed him. And he will pay no income tax on it. â¢â¢' .Such** a man will have â worked, for 20 years for his employer and will have been earning about $120 a week. He will have lost his job, not because of misconduct but because his employer's need for the particular kind of work he has been doing has diminished tSr has ceased altogether. ^ It will not matter whether he gets another job on the following day. He will have become redundant â ttie phrase all Britain uses to describe the tiworker who has suffered from this form, of-unemployment.' - The redundant wo.pker will still, draw weekly benefit for himself and his,dependants trbm Ihe Stateâinsurance scheme while he remains unemployed. , The lump sunV is not to help meet his week-by-weekâ commitments. It is an acknowledgement of past service to his employer; _JjL___ compensation for loss of office arid perhaps of prospects of advancement; and it is a relief of hardship â and a recognition of the possibility that he may nied to uproot himself and ins family and move to another part of the coun- try..to find the sort of work he is capable of doing or accept work that does not pay him as Well as his old job'. Though the individual employer is responsible* for paying the lump sums to his redundant workers, not all the money comes directly out of his firm's pocket. He will be able to claim a rebate of at least two-thirds and in sorhe cases seven- ninths from a national redundancy fund to which all employers contribute on the basis of fivepence a week for every, man and twopence for every woman on their pay-roll. The fund was established by Act of Parliament last year after negotiations on its principles and details between the Minister of Labour, the national employers' organisation and the Trades Union Congress which represents the bulk of the unions in Britain. It is true that, even before .the scheme became law, some unions had negotiated *_*&â¢ severance -pay agreements with employers. But these agreements covered only about a sixth of the nation's work force and some did not --provide severance pay but dealt only with procedureâ the way workers would be selected for dismissal when redundancy occurred. Under the,, new national scheme two years' service- i with an employer is the qualifying period for severance pay. The Minister of Labour at first proposed three years but reduced the period after listening three years but reduced the period after listening to the. arguments of the T.U.C. He was also persuaded to .bring 18-year-olds within the scope of the scheme instead of making 21 the qualifying age. Now re- , dundant employees between 18 land* 21 willflhe entitled" ~ to half^a-Week's pay for each year qf service. If affirm i»6es bankrupt, the whole cost of the redundancy payment falls biT the central fund. Tribunals â- a lawyer as chairman, sitting with an ^employer and a trade unionist -â' will hear appeals by ' workers whose employers , have asserted that the dismissal was not due to re- diYndarffcy (the ofius of proof i (Continued on Page 10) 4 EDITORIAL ';:H:'.: . . ; 'ââ -. iiv*'.,'.'- j 4 EDITOR'S PILLAR «>â¢' The late A, J. Liebling noted that while the daily press reserves unto itself the right to attack any and all *the press itSelf is peculiarly sensitive t o criticism. The truth of this observation was never more apparent than the weeks following the December issue of Th e Labour Statjesjnan. Many people were apparently upset .by our editorial, notably .Jack Vas- serman of The Sun _id Jack Webster of CKNW. They were incensed by the affrontry of our de- fendihg ourselves. Both expressed their displeasure loudly and publicly. But we have no apologies to make and we will continue to defend such rights-»and discharge siich duties as journalistic conscience dictates. A spy also reported that B.C. Tel was "most ^ unhappy" about Frank Payne's story of that gigantic enterprise. There are several reasons why The Labour Statesman is late this month, none of them very good if taken alone. But a combination of a record snow fall which paralysed traffic, an epidemic of a virulent form of 'flu plus the natural hazards of the holiday .season was enough to defeat us. There is nothing like snow to stop Vancouver cold. Labour Statesman staff, when they could get to the office, had copy ready but couldn't get it to the printers. Most cars, unequipped for winter driving,i<_were immobilized. So it was taxis or walking (a forgotten art these days) if we wanted to get around. With this issue more of changes promised nine inonths ago to improve The Labour Statesman are being put into effect. One. of the mpst obvious is a better quality paper stock. This naturally increases the cost of production but n. increase in the price of The Labour ^Statesman is anticipated. ' We are also pleased to announce that our network of7 correspondents has now stretched as far as Quebec and in this is- - sue we carry the first report of Evelyn Gagnon who will report regularly from la belle province. Popular journalists invariably lack the arcane mien for convincing clairvoyance. With the true stiaiman its -*- what's up front that counts.-* The annual glimpses into the new year, a regular feature of the pop press at this time of year, may give the appearance of prognostication, but it really isn't. These daily journalists are guessing and therefore compelled to hedge their timid predictions in-every manner "'Of qualification. It betrays their uncertainty. , In short, the popular journalists all lack confidence in their crystal balls. "* A sort of psychical castration complex, you might say. But people expect more of their soothsayers. What i people' want is hones t, straight-forward fortune telling. We at The Labour States--, man feel we can provide this for our readers. For whatever else we- lack by way of modern press and wire services we more than make up for in tea leaves. Compare our unqualified and firm predictions for 1966 â - with the wishy-washy, halfhearted auguries of the daily press. _ '' 1 For example, we predict that Premier W. A. C. Bennett of B.C. will call an election April 1. This will be one of two provincial*- elections in Canada but in this one the hardware merchant from Kelowna will commit his I first great political blunder. It. all has to do with a scandal that will make the ENTRAILS THINGS SHOW BIG DUE IN '66 Sommers affair seem like cheating at solitaire. As they . say: "remember, .you saw it here first." On the national scene by June 16 (at about noon E.D.T., according to the leaves in the cup) the Canadian government- and Canada will be abjectly humiliated* by a foreign power. The magnitude of the humiliation will be such that even Mr. Diefenbaker will be unable to defeat the government and he will rally round the flag, even Pearson's flag. ** (Notice the complete absence of qualifications; no "ands, ifs .or buts," but rather Simon Pure clairvoy- anpe). On the iStrictly B.C. scene -'the cards foretell of a major shakeup at Pacific Press. _, Lenny Bruce will move into The Sun managing editor's chair and present incumbent will assume a new post called "personnel an.d morale." These moves will be hailed^; in a summer issue of Time Magazine as 'a ^significant advance in journalism attesting to the ingenuity of Sun publisher, Stuart Keate (rhymes*.with' keate)." Probing the entrails of various deceased animals we find that labour will have a tough time in 1966. By late summer at least one prominent labour official Will take an-executive position with Standard Oil. We dare not mention his name though it is clear from all the signs. He will, however, declare that he joined business "only to protect the j** interests, of working men and wojrieri from within the corporate structure." This will please many of labour's critics who claim that the solution to iabour- anagement problems is for labour to join business "if you can't beat them." But by late September prices will have soared and salaries Will not have movfed. Thus the critics will about- face and charge the unionist- turned-executive with "betraying the cause of those of us who must work for a salary." There are many other things in the cards, some too horrible to mention, some bettef left as a pleasant surprise. But all in all 1966 is going to be a good year. And that is as much a hope as it is a prediction. BOWLING OVER TRAINING Mr. James _rechin, a member of the education committee of Local 1905 of the United Steelworkers of ^ America, has reported! that television, bowling and the movies have priority over retraining in.job skills,, in the minds of the very work-' ers who need to upgrade themselves. * * .f[.r;This clash between self- improvement and self-indulgence, is an unhappy state of affairs but it is by no means universal. \n: Here in Toronto, the choice has been made easier for the untrained worker by the Ontario Education Department's failure to follow up its year-old promise of a $4,000,000 adult retraining centre. This is the project that disappeared from sight after Education Minister William Davis said last March: "The selection of a site will be announced in two or three weeks." Bugs Bunny, anyone? The Globe and Mail, â > - Toronto ~M~ ' Sir: LETTERS Sir: .â â¢â , â l_ connection with'. the 20th anniversary of the Nuremberg Trials we consider the facts given by the Brown Book as essential, as still people who committed crimes against humanity, do not only go unpunished but hold leading positions in the diplomatic service, the army and in economy or get high state pensions jn West Germany ... Kurt Malker, Berlin Congratulations on the November"issue, especially the page of parody "if NDP wins." ThiCai4 more than all the arguing and squabbling between the parties to swing my vote to the NDP. Incidentally, I am 76 and have voted Liberal all my life. " »" (Mrs.) Wilms Steincrohn, Fast River \nis good to be in country which knows-how to handle people who try to subvert the inherent superiority of western culture and the white race. Frank Everett, Cape Town, South Africa Sir: â May yourpublication, in its dedicated role as labour's "watchdog"~and benefactor,, continue to function and expand to a point where every labourman in B.C. will come to realize its importance and look forward withanticipa- - tion to a visit from the mailman at least 12 times each year -â as I do. - J. K. Bellamy, A ,/ Medicine Hat, Alia. Sir: You might be interested to know that when I showed your lousy paper to some of my friends here they thought it should be banned. I'm with them. All you pink, fellow- travelling SOBTs neefi to .be locked up and crushed. It Sir: I have seen only a few copies of The Labour Statesman, but admire it very much and would like to be on your exchange list. Ray Davidson, OCAW, Denver but I have never found anything entertaining about it. Like the rest of the paper it is just more union propaganda. In the November issue the whole of this page was devoted to election coverage by the CBC. * Is that your idea of entertainment? - . Jim Fernald, Regina (Yes-_-Ed.) Sir: ,.. ;_â¢ I -h_-ve been ' subscribing to The Labour Statesman for four months a*hd I keep ^ turning to the page called j the "entertainment"- page Sir:- I have a sneaky suspicion about the letters in your letters to the editor column. Am I right? John Germaine, t Burack, Alberta (Some are. some aren'tâ Ed.l . .f :â ;â â â rv* **â *", THE Lai s ABOUR STATESMAN » ' .... â¢ . , L,-j - The Labour Statesman is published monthly at 517 East Broadway ' .Vancouver 10, British Columbia/C/anada. jointly by the B C Federation oi Labour-ind the. Vancouver an_r District- Labour Council. Trie Labour States- ^-man is authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office-Department, Ottawa and for payment dl postage in cash. Unsolicited manuscripts must be accompanied by ar stampfed. self-addressed envelope. Subscription SI 20 for 12 issues. 10c _>et individual issue. WILLIAM MCCARTHY - Managing Editor" . G. and B: SPENCER â Advertising Representatives .' ' Sir: ';â â â¢â¢; West Germany, who has built up one of the largest â military machines in Eur- U ope, and with American nuclear warheads available, seems to be on the move agam, and with the. sanction of the West. , Carl Erickson, . North Burnaby, B.C. i -X âââ^^ââ 5 BOOK RE VIK WS 71 â HOFFA DON'T NEED NOBODY" - HOFFA A. H. RASKIN (Mr. Raskin is a former labor reporter and now a , member of the*NY. Times editorial board. The following is from a necent edition of the N.Y. Times book review section). HOFFA AND THE TEAMSTERS: A Study of Union Power. By Ralph and Es- telle James. Van Nostrand Company. $6.95. TENTACLES OF POWER: The Story of Jimmy Hoffa. By Clark R. Mollenhoff. World Publishing Com- , pahy. $6.50. HOFFA! Ten Angels Swearing. By Jim Clay. Beaver- dam Books. $4.!)5. In the days when James R. Hoffa was bhthely thumbing his nose at his detract tors in the White ^House, Congress and the A.E.L.- C.I.O., he used to boast: "Hoffa don't need nobody. Hoffa can do this job alone." And his record of accom- phshrftent in expanding the giant International Brotherhood of Teamsters in the face of the most concentrated public hostility ever di rected against any union leader convinced " many who liked him ..east that -Hoffa was a man of destiny in American labor. Now the mark of the loser Ts on Hoffa. He has been convicted with tampering with a _flflferal jury and con- spirinpWloot his union's huge pension fund1. Even though his appeals from both these findings of guilt may drag on for a year or more, the shattering of the legend of* invulnerability *. that surrounded the cocky Teamster chief through dozeris of tangles with the law seems likely to topple him from his throne when his present five-year reign ^ ends next July. "The jackals are gathering," is the^way one Teamster sophisticate puts it. "They all five in a.jungle, and the only thing that will keep them from tearing Hoffa apart at the next convention is a falling out over hqw they will divide up his power." It is easy in this twilight phase of his career to write off Hoffa as ajeon who slugged.__-s-Wayto dictatorial rule over a union so powerful the whole economy was its thrall. * Such an estimate would undervalue the distinctive- talents of intelligence, energy and resolve that made him one of the most resourceful" manipulators of economic leverage this country has ever known. It would also strip most of Jhe meaning and moral from the Humpty-Dumpty version of the Horatio Alger story that carried him ffrom the loading dock of a De'-' troit grocery warehouse to the presidency of the world's biggest and strongest labor organizations. His fists were, and have remained, a prize part of Hoffa's arsenal; musclemen have always been prominentâ â -in his entourage. But with this reliance on brute force went an extraordinary deftness in the uses of power. He has played employer against employer, union against union, politician against politician, with, .a . sense of realpolitik equaled only by the most accomplished of world diplomats. Out of the picket-line battles he began, fighting as a tough ninth-grade dropout came two guideposts for his . upward climb. The first U.S. AND CANADA THRUST AND COUNTER- THRUST: The Genesis of Canada - United State-. Boundary, by II. George Classen. Longmans Canada Ltd. 386 pages. $7.50. From the . biographical note accompanying this book, it is evident that the author is one of those.many immigrants who, coming to Canada since the Second World War, are making an invaluable contribution to Canadian culture and living. Born in Russia of German ancenstry, educated in Russia and Germany, emigrated to â iSouth America from- whence he came to Canada in 1950, Mr. Classen is now a federal civil servant of many talents. His book is an account about the settlement of the "longest undefended border in the world." This phrase may have become a cliche but the story itself which Mr. Classen tells is of five important disputes between Canada and the United States, or to be more accurate, in the British North America of the last cef-tury, which .helped decide 5,526 miles of boundary fine of which "3,145 are on land, and 2,381 on water."v In those interests were the settlemerits made and why? The contentious issues of yesterday are the facts of today, but who decides what facts? The author asks the reader to enjoy the story without recrimination. â¢ "Anyone wishing to~ change the Canada-United States boundary will have to look for new disputes; the old disputes have served their time." - Mr! Classen is an experienced journalist, not an his: itorian, but any historians who take issue with his presentation are invited to take their own crack.at assessing the rights and wrongs of the boundary disputes. The writer, ndw senior editor in the Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, has paved an interesting way for them. HARRON BROS. LIMITED FUNERAL -â - DIRECTORS '*'â - . "Brk'si. Columbia's Finest Fjirieral Service" : ^HAJREIiOF cmrviES 55 E. 10th Ave. TR. 6-8877 Vancouver ROYAL OAK CHAPEL 5152 Kingsway, Burnaby- HE; 1-5577 Vancouver - Merntt ,'. Freight Lines "FOR SPEEDY RELIABLE SERVICE" 1064 Glen Drive 255-5494 ... was "You get what you take; nobody gives you anything except what you fight for." The second was that nothing in. our/society was' fair, least of all the forces of law and order. "The police wo^ld beat your brains in even talking "'(Continued on Page 10) MARCELLO MASTROIANNI, VIRNA LISI, in "CASANOVA ADUIT ;- â _./>â / ENTERTAINMENT ONLY /{J ^Utofo HELD OVER! Gronvilla h Smith* Late feature every evening at 10 p.m. ST. |EGIS HOTEL TACK ROOM GRILL On the Lower Main Open 8 a-m* to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday Coffee Shop and Dining Room 602 Dunsmuir Street MU. 1-1135 Modern, Luxurious, CENTRALLY-located 100 Booms â Rooms witti bath from $6.00 One Block East of Granville -r. See Map 6 ON STRIKES *N *â -» ARE UNIONS FOREVER TIED BY A RIGID (Continued from Page 1) have the injunction set aside fhe employer may have accomplished the very thing the union was seeking - to prevent. - .-. This was the situation jn which' the ILWU found tC itself- lc^t summer in Squ-fmish. : * *" - 'There are other aspects to the ILWU-Barker ap- .'*â â peat closely watched. One is the sudden and, to union lawyers, ine'x- _ plicable "intervention" of B.C. Attorney General Bonner in what is claimed to have been a purely^pivil ..dispute between the ILWU and Nissho Ltd. and Pacific Coast Hydrocarbons Ltd. Since the Attorney General initiated the contempt proceedings, this would indicate that he had criminal .. contempt in mind. v If it was a criminal contempt charge, the union was prepared, even eager, to avail itself of the protective provisions of the Criminal Code. Such things as^reliminary hearings and trial by jury. So union lawyers asked for a ruling from Chief Justice Wilson whether the contempt was civil or criminal. The Chief Justice was reluctant to make a ruling from, outset. In- fact, it wasn't until Chief Justice Wilson handed â * down his final judgment that union lawyers learned with certainty that they were defending their clients on criminal contempt charges. . , » But it is even more difficult for a layman to be sure about the nature of the charge from the official documents for the judge mentions' it but -once and then in what seems to the unprofessional eye a some- <_ y/hat offhand manner. ,^"%. ". . . considering the fact'situation from'a jury viewpoint, and considering that the contempt charge cloning: is criminal in nature, I think there is room for reasonable doubt . . ." Nothing more on the nature, of the charge. â . * In fairness it should be mentioned^that contempt charges ai^inSt several other officers of the union .were dismissed and that the Chief Justice was not impressed by Mr. Barker's testimony^ ' ' He referred to it as"."some of the most specious testimony I have ever listend to, to say that an organization which had authorized the picketing had no power to stop it." .* A~Bi_tiga.ing explanation may be that until the moment of his conviction Mr. Barker was in considerable uncertainty about the precise nature'of the charge he was facing. . . "*â¢â -., This constitutes one of 21 grounds stated in the union's and Barker's appeal_ of their convictions. The union is also questioning the apparently unqualified .<and inflexible application of the rule in the Poje case. The union maintains this is a general rule only, capable of being varied with circumstances. Needless to say the success or failure olthe appeal, and it is difficult to be too optimistic, will have far- reaohing effects on the Canadian labour movement. But if only partly successful employers may haw second thoughts in future applications for ex parte injunctions and the courts in granting them. At this juncture union lawyers must find" themselves agreeing* with" Viscount Kilmtilr, Lopd High Chancellor of Britain, who said a few years ago: , "Critics are apt to allege that we treat existing law with such reverence that every antique is replaced unaltered. I believe in an occasional spring Air"'-* .- 1 COFFil BREAKS SETTLED HAMILTON (CPA) â Twp*n6vel contract items â are included in an agree-.. Z'ZZJOieht which was recently signed between the Bakery yand Confectionery Workers *¥ International U n i o n a n d 'Mammy's Bread in Hamilton. v The first one entitles production workers who miss their regular 10-minute, coffee break or rest period to one hour's pay instead.- The second clause provides that, if they work during their half-hour lunch period, they will receive pay for two hours to make up for the loss. The new contract also included "wage* increases of 28 cents ah hour, which will establish, new rates of $1.63 an hour for woff-in and $2.28 for men. «*- â¢ "-JLIgj^r the* terms of the "pact clauses relating to the 40-hour weekly wage guarantee, negotiated previously, were also .tightg'__ed. Bett's Shell Service Broadway & Arbutus GAS â OIL -r- TIRES '_.. BATTERIES »ACCESSORIES- LUBRICATION & REPAIRS Union Shop RE. 3-4712 MERRITT, B.C.: Strike of miners at - Craigmont Mines here has reached the fourth month with United Steelworkers of America showing renewed determination. Some 400 men are on strike in an attempt to raise wages and improve conditions. New talks are slated for late January. The Craigmont operation was once organized by Mine- Mill. The Steelworkers replaced Mine-Mill .in a vote held last year. Pen Baskin, area supervisor for the Steelworkers, declared: STEEL FIGHTS BUT TALKS SLATED "Craigmont management must realize that there will be no sweetheart agreement this time. The Steelworkers will establish decent wages and conditions and will not abandon their responsibilities under any circumstances." â¢ I â¢ ;'" The union supports its claim that mining is a dangerous occupation by citing the annual toll of death arid injuries in the pits. It also points out that mining such as at Craigmont is very profitable for share and stock holders. Annual production is 100,000 tons of ' concentrates yielding 26,000 tons of copper. A penny increase in the price of copper therefore means an increase of more than $500,000 annually for the company. - Copper prices have risen two cents'over the past few months. My car is costing me less â I bought it with a "SIMPLE INTEREST" Loan from CITY SAVINGS / VANCOUVER CITY SAVINGS C R E D UNION FOUR CONVENIENT LOCATIONS 9?. EAST BROADWAY - .- . 879-6241 5606 VICTORIA DRIVE ... - 325-8044 2626 EAST HAStlNGS . - .- - 25,5-3721 3295 WEST BROADWAY - - - 736^7451 Tues to Tbur-.: 9:00-5:00 - Friday: 9:004:00'_!" Saturday: 9:001:00 Closed all day Monday. 'Where people are more important than money" These facts are being used ' to increase the miners' base rate of $1.80 an hour and tradesman rate of $2.42. Workers are also demanding improved seniority and grievance provisions in any new agreement.' PARIS BOOTS UNION MADE Hand-Made .for â¢ HUNTERS, LOGGERS. CONSTRUCTION MEN, . MINERS, SAFETY BOOTS Available from your local ntailar. w from ___ PIERRE PARIS & SONS 51 West Hastings Street Vancouver 3, B.C. Family Teamwork in Craftsmanship since 1907 >»-. .-J. memm WI 7 LOCAL 1EWS NANAIMO KELOWNA NANAIMO â We have just passed the time of year when people rejoice in the spirit of receiving and giving, and advocate peace and goodwill towards all men. These are noble sentiments indeed, were it' not for the Tacts that such sentiments are slightly marred by people who are primar-- ily concerned with making a fast buck out of an over- commerciaUzed Christmas. Last month the spirit of peace and goodwill among tne merchants of this Island /community rapidly reached a very low ebb, in a desperate drive for the consumers dollar. Some large shopping centres hoped to acquire the lions share of the consumers dollar by extending the shopping hours while the rush was on, others threatened to extend the shopping hours on a permanent basis. This--new approach aroused the ire of the small retailer who undoubtedly would be caught in the bite, and they protested the extension of shopping hours by threatening a blackout on all Christmas advertising. The situation has brought some chuckles from trade- unionists, but at the same time it could have serious consequences for the trade union movement. This could be the thin end of the wedge to crack down on. the shorter work week. It could result in an increase in consumer goods, lack of purchasing power, and unemployment. . Our job for 1966 should be ct, concerted effort to get all retail outlets, unionized, starting perhaps with Nanaimo. There is a new shopping complex slated for Nanaimo this yiear, headed by the C.P.R. Simpson Sears, and Safeway. ** It will be an enclosed shopping mall costing around five million dollars, and wil employ around 250 employees. This in addition to other retail outlets should keep trade unionists pre-oc- cupied from an organizational point of view. Alistair MacLeod OUR CORRESPONDENTS WRITE PORT ALBERNI " PORT ALBERNI â The Port Alberni & District Labour Council Sponsored three candidates for alder- manic seats in the Port Alberni Civic Election. We were successful in electing one of the candidates, George Cole, who is a delegate to our Labour Council and an officer of CUPE (Local 727). At the last regular meeting of our Labour Council we were presented with a cheque in the amount of $330.00 which was the bank balance,consisting of -the as- " âts of the old Alberni Joint Labour Council which was set up in the Alberni Valley in 1947 so th&f Unions affiliated to the then CCL and TUC could belong to the same Labour Council. ' _, This Council was disbanded in the late 50's. It goes without saying that .we are all very pleased that the past officers of the old Joint Labour Council safeguarded the assets of the Council and saw fit to turn them over to our present Port Alberni & District Labour Council. 40 EULLY MODERN â¢ HEATED SWIMMING POOL â¢ 4-STAR RATING - AAA N â¢ T.V. - TELEPHONES â¢ BACHELOR & FULLY CONTAINED UNITS _^- Ten Minutes from Vancouver City Centre YUkon 8-3181 1748 Copilono (Vi Blk. N. Marine Dr., N.V.) Shown (left to ,â right) John Fesser, past president of the old Joint Labour Council and presently a member of the Carpenters (Local 527), presenting the cheque to Dan Connell, President of the Port Alberni & District Labour Council. Seated right is Tom Turn er who was a trustee of the old Joint Labour Council and a member ot the Car' pehters Local. 513. Standing right is Bill Greig Past Secretary of the old Joint Labour Council and member of ILWU Local 503, and M. J. Corbeil, Secretary-treasurer of the Port Alberni & District Labour Council. *. M J. Corbeil KELOWNA -= Considerable interest in recent school referendums was indicated by labour in the Okanagan. The_Kelowna, Penticton/ Vernomand District Labour Council, at its December meeting, voted to support all money bylaws being presented by the school districts in the area] It is of interest to note that, on the following Saturday voters went to the polls and passed all but two of the referendums, the only ones defeated being two bylaws to authorize construction of kindergartens. These had been presented by the Penticton and Kelowna school districts. Interest in the civic elec*- tions was not so marked, perhaps because most areas had no labour people on the ballot. Harold Foster had announced his intention of standing for alderman in the city of Vernon, and his candidacy had been endorsed by the Labour Council. However, at the last moment, Mr. Foster decided riot to stand. __ Time, he said, was the reason. He felt that the time devoted to city business would have interfered with his duties as business agent of the Retail Clerks. IWA Local 1-423 reports that many of their operations in the area are converting to some type of automated equipment. *â¢â H. G. Buchanan WORKBOOK by DAYTON The No. 209 For MEN on A sturdy workbobt in California ian_ . upper, with outside leather counter, single vamp, and neoprene cork soles and heetsZ Created by & for UNION MEN DAYTON SHOE MFG. CO. (B.C.) LTD. 2249-50 East Hastings Street VANCOUVER 6, B.C. / *^^^ 8 \nWOMEN INSTANT CEREAL "BARGAINS' (BETTER YOU SHOULD EAT STEAK) SIDNEY MARGOLIUS (Sidney Margolius is consumer expert .for The Utility Reporter, the officialrpubli- cation of I.B.E.W. [Local â 1245] of Oakland, California.) Kellogg's Corn Flakes spent an estimated $300,000- $400,000 one night recently on a big variety show featuring Jimmy Durante. The show, reaching a nationwide audience on prime evening, time, had one message: to tell the public that "food is a bargain." Durante, a great comedian in more ways than one, gave a commercial, announcing that he had learned from Government "data" that food takes only 19 percent of your income, which is less than in other countries. (You can be sure Durante knows more about "dis-a" than "data.") "H-ien the announcer came on, and with a medley of patriotic music playing in the background, said this low proportion of income for food was the result of American free enterprise. The announcer then saia, "Is someone trying to tell you food is not a bargain?" . This cgstly star-studded attempt to make it sound unpatriotic to criticize high food prices â part of a general food-industry campaign â-is not only in bad taste *-" but based on some misleading figures from the U.S. - Agriculture Department. Even in the" face of this year's jump in food prices, food manufacturer^ have embarked on a new campaign "designed to convince Americans that food is cheap," Elmer Roessner, syndicated business colum- '"â¢' nist reports. While the Agriculture Department maintains that food prices have risen less than the cost-of-living in general, Roessner points out - that since the 1957-59 base Vulliamy & Browne 11 CHARTERED i ACCOUNTANTS Phone RE. 8-3233 2205 Fir Street Vancouver, B.C. /.. period, food has gone up more than all other coin- modity groups. It has not increased as much as all services, however, largely because of the rise in costs of medical services and recreation. Roessner .points out that the real reason why we spend a lower share of income for food than-consumers in other countries, is because total American income is niuch greater than other nations. The fact is, most foods are really cheaper in foreign countries, he observes. â¢ The other misleading in* terpretation used by the Agriculture Department is the "19" percent figure. This is a figure taken from the 'Department of Commerce, and includes expenditures of nonprofit institutions, a n d single individuals as well as families. '.'. .' ,: V-.-*-**>" In contrast, Bureau of Labor .statistics "data," which Jimmy Durante overlooked in his research, indicate that an u r b a n wage-earning iht. 5l/2o_ RICE KRISPIES family with two or more children usually spend 24 to 30 percent of their income, and more" f6F large families. Despite the food industry and Agriculture Depart ment's incessant campaign, the public apparently refuses to believe, that "food is a bargain." One USDA official told a meeting of Illinois home economists recently that she was "disturbed" because of a.recent survey. It a s k e d homemakers across the country if they .had noticed any price increases," and if so, in what items. The survey showed that the "great majority of women had spotted the price increase in food and cloth-, ing." In a year in which food prices, have gone up more than any other item except medical care; you need to be selective in your buying, and especially avoid expensive convenience foods. The back of the Kellogg's Corn Flakes boxes now 'show a big picture of Jimmy Durante at the piano sing-, ing "Food is a Bargain," and quoting various statistics. But the front of the box tells a different story. That's where the price is shown. You can make it a rule,, that the more instant the food, the more it costs., The public is being engulfed with various kinds of prepared cereals," and apparently is buying them without considering the value. This writer counted 97 different kinds, brands and sizes of prepared cereals in one supermarket. ". Each added ingredient in these cereals-raises the price far beyond the basic cost. You can buy^ supermarket chain's own brand of corn flakes for about 2 cents an ounce. If you buy corn flakes under the Kellogg name you pay 2Vz cents. For Kellogg's Sugar Frosted Flakes, you pay ZVz cents, or for the added sugar, 15 cents more on a 10-ounce box.. Or you can buy Kellogg's Corn Flakes with -Want Bananas, and "pay 7 ceiits**an ounce. If it is not unpatriotic to point this out, on a six- ounce box for 41 cents you really are*paying 25-30 cents for a part of a dried banana. You can buy a whole fresh banana for 5 cents if you're willing to do your own slicing. *"â The same disproportionate jumps hold true in other brands and kinds. The new Post "Honey Comb" corn cereal costs you 6 cents an ounce. Despite the name, that sweetness is mostly ordinary sugar. . The list of ingredients on the side says, In order of amount, "corn flour, sugar, oat flour, soy flour, salt, honey," you're really getting even less honey than salt. At the cost of 96 cents a pound, you can eat steak for breakfast. In oat cereals too, the price bounces sharply with different shapes and flavors. Ordinary quick-rolled oats which cook iri" one minute, cost you only 1.2. cents an ounce. Buy oats in the form of Cheerios or Frosty-O's (a sugar - charged oat cereal), t and you pay 3*/_ cents an ounce. Buy it in the form of Kellogg's Fruit Loops, which is sugared and fruit flavored oat cereal, and you pay 5 cents an ounce. Actually, the. leading ingredient in Fruit Loops,, is sugar, with oat flour second, so 80 cents a pound is the price you pay for predominantly sugar. COLUMBIA DODGE LTD. 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Telephone: 879-5711 * 9 GENERAL ,> DEBATE EXPECTED ON QFL AMENDMENT EVELYN GAGNON MONTREALâ The Quebec Federation of Labour held its ninth, convention from the 8th to the 12th- of December, and it was one of the liveliest eVer. â Three major issues were brought before the delegates: reforms of the Federation's constitution; a declaration of policy concern-, ing interunion relations, and the campaign which preceded the election of a full time general secretary, a new job created by the conventions |' I* The constitutional amendments, moved by the executive and whole-heartedly endorsed by the delegates, strengthen the Federation's base in Quebec and rede- fines its .relationship wij^i the CLC. Of course, they are subject to the approval of the next Congress convention. â The latter probably will not object to the QFL's wid- |" ening its executive council so that more people may partake in policy making (the council will now have 54 members instead of 21 and regional vice-presidents will be elected by the labour councils instead of by the convention). '"' But"* two other amendments are likely to cause some debate at the CLC convention. One would allow "regional organizations" to affiliate to the QFL, even if they are not affiliated to the Congress. However the Federation will ijpttaffiliate an organizatiorf that"" has been expelled from the Congress "except by agreement between the two centrals." And their amendment relieves the Federation of its FEDERAL JOBS UP OTTAWA (CPA) -^Canada/had 354,000 employees in/federal government departments and agencies at the end of September this ! year. The September figure was lower by 3,200 than the total for August but 7,600 higher than in September, 1964. The September payrc4_rcame to $174.7 millions,' more than ten percent higher than a year earlier. N1 obligation to support specific CLC policies, though it mairi^ns the QFL's declaration of loyalty to the principles of free trade 4_niomsm as upheld by the Congress. On interunion relations, the QFL convention endorsed a resolution^ that will be of particular interest to BCFL affiliates: the delegates promised to support any move aimed at streamlining union structures in North America, any step toward mergers of unions with overlapping jurisdiction. Moreover, the convention stated that if nothing was done about this problem, the Federation should set up a provincial co-ordination committee to encour- £_ge cooperation between rival affiliates and avoid duplication of time and efforts. The interunion relations statement also referred to the Federation's relationship with the Confederation of National Trade Unions, a Quebec-based labour movement which has about the same number of members as the Federation. (But that will be dealt with in this column in the coming months.) There was little debate on the major issues mentioned above, which represent a consensus within the Federation. The big "fight" at the convention was over the elections. â ' . Two men were competing for the job of full-time secretary, each of them backed by ardent supporters. One of them, Gerard Rai court (47), has been aiiuli- tant in the labour /movement and the CCF-NDP since the early forties; the other, Fernand Daoust (39), ca.me' to the/movement in 1949. Two "generations" collided. Gerard Rancourt was elected by a slight margin:. he got 350 votes, Daoust got 32C All in all, one may draw the conclusion that the QFL is on the way up. In the past year, the number of affiliates jumped from 125,00(_. to 165,000 â arid there are still about 85,000 Congress affiliates to bfingr into the federation fold/ -. The new secretary, Mr. Rancourt, is a very competent union administrator and, backed by the very dy-, namic Federation president, Louis Laberge (who by the way was a'strong supporter of the postal employees strike), he is bound to make the Federation into a much stronger organization than it was in the past years. VICTORIA: Union men and women across the country are aware of the importance of the election of Alfred Toone as Mayor of Victoria, B.C. On the one hand Mayor- elect Toone is a veteran union leader, and on the other hand the staid B.C. capital city is noted for its small and large "c" conservatism. Mr. Toone's election is the most dramatic illustration of the growing successes of labour candidates in the municipal field. Shown with Mayor - elect Phpto by Canadian Studios, Victoria Toone (holding gavel) are (right) AT. Staley, H. An- r dersoh" and Robert Barrie, /*â ***- - all officials of Victoria Labour Council. Mr. Staley is - also president B.C. F.dera- / tion of Labour. " ' Jack Chapman 'PRESENT SITUATION UNFAIR1 - FREEDMAN (Continued from Page 3) The judge admitted that there is a risk involved in such a step: the risk that labor might abuse it via the strike weapon., But he warned that the alternative is much worse: wholesale labor unrest. During the Freedman hearings there was conflicting evidence on the. judge's terms of reference, hinging on ti_eir mention of "similar situations arising in the future." The brotherhoods interpreted this as meaning the . whole field of technological change, in- other industries as well as railroading. The CNR lawyers argued that the inquiry was limited to the run-through question alone. Mr. Justice Freedman reported that he found the relationship between run- throughs and technological change inseparable. "To say that nothing here written can have application to tech: nologicaL changes other thai} run-throughs would be to deny the existence of that relationship," he wrote. / But in recommending negotiations, he warned labor.; that it has a responsibility to act constructively in seeking compensation for the dislocation and displacement that automation brings. ~"There are responsibilities upon labor," he wrote. "Perhaps chief among them is not to use its organized strength in blind and willful resistance to technological advances. ,.. "Labor m»u s t recognize the constructive role of-technology hAthe geheral welfare and eootiomic strength of the nation?-Nor shoujd it . insist upon unreasonably high rewards or excessive safeguards as.thfe price of its acceptance of change. Stubborn opposition to measures of progress can only hurt the nation, labor not the least of all." *! In other sections of his re- _ port he warns industry that wildcat strikesâ"a defiance of law and a threat to industrial peace" â are the price of continuing the present system of managerial rights. "But how is their recurrence to be avoided?" he asks. "Surely not-by turning - one's back On 'something which has proved to be a contributing factor in their development and, pretending it does not exist. "The present situation ... -shown to be unfair. A thing which is unfair should be corrected and not perpetuated." Steel Workers, Electricians, Miners and all Industrial Workers using Safety Belts or Straps of any type '. . . Come ./b"BOB LAND at THE LEATHER GOODS STORE 741 East Broadway VANCOUVER, B.C.. TR. 4-0810 (Just 2 short blocks from the â ""Trc. Federation of Labor 'Building) If you are interested in a simple, dignified yet inexpensive funeral THE . MEMORIAL SOCIETY _^-OF-. BRITISH COLUMBIA V (A non-profit; non-sectarian Society registered under the Societies' Act) Has much to offer1 yl Write for free leaflet outlining the co-operative benefits already enjoyed by over 9,000 members to: Box 917, Postal Station "A", Vancouver 1, B.C. , T/. RED DEER BED DEER, Alia. â A crowded picture of Alberta labour education. Above are instructors and many of the class of a Labour School held in Red Deer Dec. 11 and 12. Much of the success of the two-day school was credited to Frank Chafe, regional director of education, CLC. Instructors were, Henry To- maschuk, G i b b y Robinson and James' Dowell. The school, sponsored by the Red Deei- Labour Council, was pleased to welcome delegates from the Alberta civil service, a trend all hoped will continue in 1966. Facilities for a'social evening at the conclusion of the school were provided at "Half Way House" by Car- lings Brewery here. Leslie Hewson HOFFA'S GREAT TALENT MISCARRIED (Continued from Page 5) union," he was wont to recall. "The cops harassed us every day. If you went on strike, you got your head broken." What differentiated Hoifa â¢ from many another bully- ..' boy who came to the same dreary conclusions about the nature of our corporate society was that he did not confine his notions of fighting to club and fist. He took as mentor in evolving his theory of power a unionist whose ideas of the - end uses of power were 180 degrees removed from his own . . . In the end, of course, Hoffa had to be the engineer of his own destruction, brought down by the intemperance of his disdain for conventional morality as much as by the implacability of his enemies in high public of- . "" fices. / His one-time adviser, the late Edward T.. Cheyfitz, a "V close student of the psycho- pathology of power, saw it coming almost ten years ago. "This is a man who never knows when to stop," Cheyfitz observed. "He'll keep going up and up until he "reaches the 102nd floor; and then, not realizing he's at the top, he'll step off and break his neck." â -j1 . *=-= These^ three ^dc-ks at- â âtempfto shed "some*light on : *the complexities of Hoffa's character and union rule*. Only one .really succeeds, > the brilliant, analysis of the Hoffa power structure by Ralph and Estele James. These scholars "of indus- tfial relations found themselves the surprise recipients' of an ihvitation from the Teamster chief to study his empire from the inside. The carte blanche was so embracing 'â â and so well used by the Jameses â â that what emerges is an.incredible audacious machinery for economic dictatorship. m It is plain that the two researchers t were vastly impressed with many of Hoffa's qualities of mind and his organizational approach; yet, in the course of their clinical assessment, enough devastating detail is put in the record to provide material for a three-year rerun of the original McClellan inquiry. They note, without preachment, that Hoffa looks upon "moderate ' doses of violence" "as merely another acceptable means for obtaining his ends; they de- ascribe a 1962 phone call in which he ordered the beating of" a man 3,000 miles away and a second in which he instructed his cadre on "precisely how to. ambush nonunion truck,drivers with gunfireâto frighten them, not-to kill." The Jameses' intricate- ex-s^ planations of the maneuvering in "the Hoffa pension fund not only eradicate any question abdut who was'in charge â but also contain disclosure, more startling than any in the trial that led to Hoffa's conviction for juggled mortgage loans . . . The infinite care with which the authors describe the grievance and bargaining structure through which Hoffa has consolidated his rule makes their book at once invaluable as a source of understanding and tedious in some arid stretches. Over-all, it is mandatory reading for anyone interested either in industrial relations or in public policy for grappling with excesses of union power. The book by Jim Clay is an authorized biography so reverent that it managesJhe-- apparently impossible task of making Hoffa sound dull. Even the quotes come out flat. Clark Mollenhoff's a p- praisal is disappointing -in the opposite direction. There is so much of the Mr. District Attorney approach in his portrait that it verges on the hysterical. Most of the. book is- a hashing over of material that was on the front page and the TV screen through all the Senate hearings and the subsequent court trial. GOVT PAY HELPS UNION (Continued from Page 3) being on the employer) and appeals by employers that an employee has unreasonably refused an alternative job in another part of the undertaking after becoming redundant in one part. Unions generally were inclined to look askance at any State-sponsored national' severance pay scheme until they were satisfied that It wai riot to be used for dealing, only with the economic consequences to the nation of unemployment and uri- der-employment while neglecting to deal with the social problem of all who are without work, whatever the cause. A series of measures which came into effect early in the year showed that this was not the Government's intention. All this is in the direction of ensuring'that nobody suffers a disastrous drop in earnings when out of work. By increasing the individual's sense of security i*t lessens his fear of being made to bear theJbrunt of change. It should therefore lead to greater mobility of hibour, both geographically and between industries. It should ease the process of adaptation to technological advance and to the more efficient use of labour in all industries and services. " The redundancy pay scheme, coupled with the improvements already n-iilde in the national insurance scheme and the radical rer *, shaping that is taking place, will therefore make its own contribution to the fulfilment of the recently-an-"" - nounced national plan which has for its aim a,25 percent growth in output during a time when the working population will expand very slowly. It win. stimulate the expansion of industries which must grew if .the nation is to prosper and ease the * elimination of wasteful use qf labour in the industries f which have a diminishing usefulness in the Britain of today. HAT TALKS GO AHEAD MOrJTREAL (CPA) â Negotiations for a new agreement in Montreal's millinery trade have been started. Demands by 1,500 employees represented by the Millinery Workers International Union centre around a 14-percent wage increase and fringe benefits. The Association of Millinery Manufacturers is offering to renew the contract for three years with a moratorium on any change in wages, conditions, and benefits in the first year. The existing contract ends Feb. 15. Mount Pleasant GfraOeltt4 KINDLINESS 9 UNDERSTANDING - LAeDY ATTENDANT DEPENDABILITY KINGSWAY at ELEVENTH AVENUE . PHONE: TRihity 6-2161 £*?â CLOSE TOURS OF WINNIPEG announce the opening of our new Western Office in Vancouver GLOBE TOURS 2645 E. Hastings St., Ste. 1, Vancouver 6, B.C. Telephone: 253-1221 In charge of branch office: MISS MARY FEDOSENKO While the office specializes in travel to Eastern â -Europe, our years of experience in handling all . ..'* typenzot travel arrangements â domestic, furo- ____-__/_ean^JMediter-'anea'i, Cuba, Mexico, latin Am- , erica â Will assist you to spend your travel dollar wisely. Whether it's an Exotic Cruise, Informative Tour or the handling of business trips for yourself, or your firm, call on us. Every effort will be made to provide prompt and expert attention to your travel plans I SPEND YOUR TRAVEL DOLLAR WISELY J U FROM 'FEDS SKILL VITAL AS DEGREE-B.C. BRIEF JODOIN HITS WORK POLICIES News coverage of the B.C. Federation of Labour's annual brief to the B.C. cabinet was unusually wide and comprehensive this year, The brief, delivered Jan. 6 to the cabinet by Federation president, A. T. Staley, was given prominent treatment in both press and broadcasting media. Labour observers believe that the improved coverage was a direct result of the 48;hour protest crisis which was narrowly averted in November during the Oil Workers strike.. They also point out that the 19-page brief was one -of, the most comprehensive ever presented by the B.C. Federation of Labour. It covered subjects ranging from automation to warning fights on animals using public highways. On the subject of automation^ the brief noted that "employers rely on outdated and out-moded management rights as an excuse to evade and avoid their responsibilities to employees threatened by job loss as a result of automation." , - The brief pointed out that the November Oil Workers strike crisis "highlighted and dramatized this problem." The government was commended for*"»its part in resolving the dispute and the hope was expressed that this ..might mean a greater "awareness" of the problenis confronting unions. The brief made 13 specific recommendations, chief- of which was the repeal of the restrictive s e ct i o n s contained in Bills 42, 43, and 123. The use of ex 'parte injunctions (s e e page one I feature, article) came in for special mention. The Federation urged that use of these injunctions be abolished on the grounds that "the abuse of this procedure has. severely curtailed the democratic right' to strike." A drastic overhaifl in conciliation procedures was recommended. The government was asked to eliminate all Conciliation Boards. "In recenU y e.a r s," the brief* stated, "*they .[conciliation boards] have merely served as deterents to meaningful negotiations, and as an unjustified delay if other economic action is necessitated." -.' . Considerable attention was given to education and training. Free education. at all levels, including university and vocational training, was urged. Newfoundland was cited as an example of how university fees can be eliminated. But the brief* added: "Without minimizing in any way the importance of university education, we believe a program must be undertaken immediately to upgrade technical and vocational training. "No dishonor attaches itself to a skilled craftsman." Re-emphasized was the fact that if the economy is to expand it requires an adequate supply of skilled men and women. Recommended as a first step was establishment of federal-provincial agency to co-ordinate manpower programs and accurately survey current and future needs. "We must remember that skilled artisans are as important in our society as are university graduates,". the brief said. ...v OFL PROTESTS PENSION INTEGRATION TORONTO (CPA)âThe Ontario Federation of Labor in a sharp letter to Premier John Robarts has protested, the government's edict that "would force integration of all municipal pension plans with the Canada Pension Plan." The Federation, which represents about half a millionorganized workers in this province, said that the premier's stand "smacks of dictatorship" and, if carried out as indicated, "would have the effect of destroying free collective bargaining in a very important field." Stating that pensions are as much,a part of the collective bargaining process as wages, hours of work and working conditions, the OFL emphasized that arbitrary seftlement of pension issues by government could be a stepping stone to interference in other bargaining fields. ^^ The Federation took the position that the goverri- _ment-dperated; pension plan, for municipal employe called OMERS was a good one as originally conceived â to;help small municipalities : cover relatively few employees who/might not [otherwise be/covered. But ordering that all -Municipal employees, many of whom already are covered by plans satisfactory to them, must come under ~lhe OMERS umbrella whether they wished to or not, negated the original intent of the OMERS plan. , By compulsion the government put itself on the hot-spot it is on today, where a number of municipalities have decided to "stack" pension plans, private plus Canada Pension Plan, in face of the government's order to integrate. Furthermore, since the matter was b e f o r e the courts, the government was prejudging the issue, especially by declaring that a court decision in favour of unions "stacking" if they wished, would be nullified .by retroactive legislation. "This is an insult to the judicial process and affront to democratic procedures," said the OFL statement released by Secretary-treasurer D. F. Hamilton. The letter to the Ontario premier concluded by saying: '.'It is common knowledge that when the Canada Pension Plan was originally advanced as a national project you opposed it. We were pleased that subsequently you agreed to support it." What is FAMILY/SECURAKCE? "Faniily Securance" is a/NEW Service for complete family insurance protection, from ONE company (co-operatively run), /ft 'Covers ALL of a family's - insurance needs, Z , . INCOME LlflE + PROTECTION + AUTO + FIRE + HOME '+-FARM This is TOTAL Insurance Planning from one man, your friendly C.I.S. Representative, a good man to know. Call him today at INSURANCE SERVICES CO-OPERATIVE LIFE INSURANCE CO-OPERATIVE FIRE AND CASUALTY 96 East Broadway, Vancouver 10 -r TR. 2-7454 With other office- at CHILLIWACK, DAWSON CREEK, DUNCAN, LANGLEY, MISSION, PORT ALBERNI, PRINCE GEORGE, PRINCE RUPERT, TERRACE, VICTORIA, CAMPBELL RIVER and PARKSVILLE. . » mmmwmmmmmrmmm , esmmmmmwssemms i I i IBâââ MONTREAL - (CPA).â Speaking to the annual.convention of the Quebec Federation of Labor, Claude Jodoin, President of the Canadian Labor Congre>sjS. disagreed with the report of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development which stated that Canada was "building manpower policies on a solid foundation." OECD includes the nop- communist Europeanr-na- tions, the United States, Canada, Turkey and Japan. Mr. Jodoin said that the Congress' had more confidence in the views of the Economic Council of Canada "than We have in those of a team of experts sent to Canada for a few weeks." The OECD report,'he added, *=-was prepared by a committee under the chairmanship of a senior official of the Department of Labor. Stating that the report falls considerably short of "an accurate appraisal of the situation in Canada," he told the 8^ delegates to the 9th QFLoonvention that the Congress, in^ts annual submission to the federal cabinet this year, criticized Canada's manpower policies for lack of co-ordination, inadequate research and narrowness of scope. The Economic Council made similar criticisms. "It is true that the National Employment Service has been shifted from the Unemployment Insurance Commission to the Depart, ment of Labor. We hoped that, under-this new arrangement, the NES would be given a centrol role in co-ordinating various manpower agencies and impley ihenting and developing* manpower policy. Thus far there is no evidence of progress." Continuing, the CLC president said that Minister of Labor MacEachen had introduced a program to assist workers to move to areas where jobs were open, but the Congress said that this was a weak instrument for job mobility. "However, we are prepared to give it a trial." BROADWAY PRINTERS printers and lithographers ' tinea 1911 115 EAST 8th AVENUE VANCOUVER 10, B.C. Telephone 876-2101 the leading student unionist movement in Cana " . . . tq this jaded reporter, having watched the New Left grow "fn numbers Jand. conviction over the past few years, the young radicals s'eem something else (...) They're young, bright, educated and,-»for all their interminable talk, filled with energy and a sense of mission. Whatever it is about their generation thaf they represent, it seems' to me, it's something that earlier generations haven't had. And I, for one, like it." Peter Gzowski, Maclean's Magazine, November 15, 1965. -:' .sos'tmeemfwyp ESSENTIAL AND BASIC INFORATION-. THE VIETNAM KIT . â â¢â â â¢ contains historical material, basic documentation and critical analysis in the form of papers, reprints and official government documents. . . â¢ THE FACTS ABOUT THE WAR IN VIETNAM - reprint from the World Federalists. THE U.S. IN VIETNAM - reprint from Bulletin of Scientists.â âââ~ : ~ THE VIETNAM LOBBY -reprint from RAMPARTS by Scheer and Hinck. - . these are only a few of the materials included in the kit Each kit costs only ONE dollar or TEN kits for $6 Write to; RIPP-SUPA, *â ' Student Union for Peace Action 658 Spadina Ave., Toronto 4, Ontario. -STUDENT UNION FOR PEACE ACTION â â _-â «â_â -- .â-. â !â â _miiim»im» in â¢ 12 THE LABOUR STATESMAN ADVERTISING^ YOU "CANT SEEM TO ESCAPE advertsing. It's part and parcel of 20th century living. Some say it is a necessary evil. But good or bad if you have something to. sell or want to buy something you have to advertise in some way. One of the best ways of reaching trade union people throughout western Canada is â to place a classified ad in The Labour States' man. Six lines for a dollar. B.C. UNION DIRECTORY __â AMALGAMATED CLOTHING WORKERS OF AMERICA. Local 178 â Room 5 â 2475 Manitoba, Vancouver 10. John Zastre, Busi- . ness Agent. TR. 9-3031. AMAIX-AMATEeTmEAT CUTTErI ' AND B.W., Local 212 â Representative Geo. Johnston, 203 Labor Temple; TR. 6-5735. AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION, Div. 101 â Business Agent, C, Stewart, Street Railway Bldg., 125 East 8th. TR. 4-2010. AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION, Nc. 134 â Bus. Agent. D. L: Bryce. Room 22. 774 Columbia, New Westminster, LA. 1-7330. AMBULANCE EMPLOYEES UNION. Local 873. CUPE â Secretary, Charles Redhead, 1502 London St., New Westminster. Phone 526-6008. AUTOMOTIVE .LODGE No. 1857. I. A. of M. â Business Agents. Jack Chapman. Brian Trodden. Room 17. 2414 Main. TR. 6-4104-5. *. ! ' BAKERY AND CONFECTIONERY WORKERS. Local 468 â 337 W. Broadway. TR. 2-5205. BANK EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION. Local 387. Office Employees' International UnionâPresident Marsh W. Bluck. FCBA, 337 West Broadway, TR. 4-3515. BARBERSâ INTERNATIONAL JOURNEYMEN OF AMERICA. No.. 120 â 421 West Broadway, TR. 6-0641; Secretary. Allan Coleman. . BEVERAGE DISPENSERS' UNION. No. 676 â President-Business Agent, James Morrison: Secre-. tary - Treasurer - Business Agent, H. D. Courson. 440 West Pender, MU. 3-3923. BEVERAGE DISPENSERS (New Westminster) Local 835 â Business Agent, Jack Tomson, 601 Royal Ave., New Westminster, LA. 2-741C. ' â BREWERY WORKERS UNION. Local 300 â Secretary. A. Lipp, 3309 Williams St.. Vancouver 6, B.C. AL. 3-1820. . BOILERMAKERS. IRON SHIP BUILDERS, BLACKSMITHS. FORGERS AND HELPERS. Lodge ' 359 â Business Manager. Robert M. Macintosh, 113 Shelly Building, 119 West Pender, Vancouver 3. MU. 2-7564. BRICKLAYERS _c MASONS INTERNATIONAL UNION, Local No. 1 â Secretary, D. C. Fraser. Room 208. Labor Temple, 307 W. Broadway. TR. 9-1331. Home phone 434-3431 ' â B.C. FEDERATION OF LABOUR âE. P. O'Neal. Secretary-Treasurer, Rm. 210, 517 E. Broadway, Vancouver 10, B.C. TR. 9-3568. BUILDING SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL. Local 244 â Business Agent and Secretary, Ben A. R. Morley, 359 Homer. Phone 635-5251. BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL â Secretary, D. C. Fraser, 108 Labor Temple, TR. 9-1210. CARPENTERS' UNION,, No. 452- Business Agents Lorne "ROUssit Bob Smith ; President: John * Takach; 874-2720. pr 876-1212U. CARPENTERS (New Westminster) Local 1215 â Business Agents, Ray West and K. McDermid, office 732 Royal Ave.. New Westminster. « LA. 1-0525. 1 ' CARPENTERS' UNION (Courtenay) No. 1638 â President Irwin Guten- sohn; Secretary and Business â¢ Agent, Lorne 'Paisley; Box 515, Courtenay. CEMENT MASONS, Local 919,. O.P. & CM. â 517 E. Broadway, TR. 2-2221; Business Agent, Frank â Stevens. ' CIVIC EMPLOYEES UNION, Local 407 â President T. W. Sikstrom. FA. 7-4688. - PENTAL TECHNICIANS â Local No; 1543âSecretary George Hygh, 4007 Dunbar. DISTILLERY WORKERS, Local 69 âPresident. Roy -Cairns. 734 - 10th St.. New Westminster. 521-7946; Recording Secretary, Harry Nev- ard, 118 Regina St., New Westminster. LA. 1-7672. -**â¢â- CLASSIFIED ELECTRICAL WORKERS' UNION,' Local 213 â Business Manager, A. O'Keeffe. Ill Dunsmuir Street, MU. 1-7381-2. ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS, Local 82âSec, II. C. MacKichan, 3755 Elmwood St., S. Burnaby, HE. 4-7651 FIRE FIGHTERS (Burnaby) Local' 323 â Secretary, H. Brown, 7920 Rosewood Ave., Burnaby 1, LA. 2-4421. -â ;, â FIRE FIGHTERS (VANCOUVER) Local 18 â President Gordon R. Anderson, 1386 East 61st Ave., FA. 7-3729; Secretary, J. E. Bunyan, 7810 Thornhill Drive, 321-8443. FLOORLAYERS' UNION, U.B. of C.J., Local No. 1541 â Room No. &109. Labor Temple, TR. 6-5920; Business Agent, Bruce Robson, 3238 E 29th, HE. 1-0702. GLAZIERS AND GLASS WORKERS. Local 1527 â Recording Secretary. A. Allen, Room 4, 2475 Manitoba, TR 4-7535. GOVE R N M E N T EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION (B.C.) â E. P. O'Connor. Gen. Sec, 2090 West 4th, RE. 1-5361-62-63. - GRAIN WORKERS UNION. Local 333 â Recording Secretary, R. G: Millar. P.O. Box 194. North Vancouver; Pres.. R. W. Ferguson, 3930 East Pender, N. Burnaby, CY 9-6193; Sec-Treas.. F. Cooper, 802 St. Laurence. St., Coquitlam, New Westminster. WE. 9-3586.. GREATER VANCOUVER WATER DISTRICT AND GREATER VANCOUVER SEWERAGE & DRAINAGE DISTRICT EMPLOYEES UNION â P.O. Box 4686. Station C, Vancouver 10. Secretary, Den- nis Mulroney. HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES' UNION, No. 180 â Business Manager, W. M. Black. 335 W. Broadway, TR. _ 6-5822. HOTEL AND RESTAURANT EMPLOYEES. Local 28 â Secretary,. A. E. Morgan. Room 406, 402-W. Pender. MU. 4-8441. INTERNATIONAL LADIES' GAR- . MENT WORKERSr Locals 276 and 287âBusiness Agent, Harry Minuk, 119 W Pender, MU. 4-5514. IRONWORKERS' SHOPMEN'S, Local Union 712 â Business Agent, Benjamin D. Parry, Room 210, 30V W. Broadway. TR. 2-5515, _ IRONWORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION. Local 97 â President, J. D. Paterson.. 319 Shelly Building. 119 West Pender, Vancouver 3, MU. 1-8628. . JEWELRY WORKERS' INTERNATIONAL, Local 42. Office. 339 W. Pender, MU. 1-5831. President, Frank Popowich, 1960 'Quinton. Ave.. Coquitlam, WE. 9-3726. â KAMLOOPS AND DISTRICT LABOUR^. COUNCIL â Box 562, Kamloops, phone 372-5747. Secre- tary. Mrs. 6. E. Mclnnfes, â LABORERS CONSTRUCTION ' _. GENERAL, Local 602 â Secretary, C. H. Savage, 3434 Fraser St.,. JR. 4-9233. LAUNDRY WORKERS, No. 292 â Business Agent, Mrs. Catherine Browne, Suite 1. 224 East Broadway, TR. 6-4543. LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING SALESMEN, Local 334 â J. A. Curry, Secretary-Treasurer, 2632 West Twelfth, RE. 8-9649. MACHINISTS INTERNATIONAL ' ASSOCIATION, Lodge 692 â Business Representatives: R. G. Carr, 'â¢â > R. Taylor, 'Rm. 17, 2414 Main, TR. 44513, TR. 6-7035. MARINE WORKERS & BOILERMAKERS' INDUSTRIAL UNION, Local 1 â* President, Jeff Power; Secretary, W. Stewart; 339 West Pender St., MU. 1-9481. MOULDERS' UNION, Local 281 â Acting Business Agent, Ben McDowell, 1507 Fulton, West Vancou- ver; 114 Labor Temple, TR. 6-5920. MOTION PICTURE PROJECTIONISTS. Local 348 â President, A. E. McManus; Secretary, Frank M. Smith; Business Agent, D. A. Cooper. 1356 Seymour, MU. 4-7024. MUSICIANS' UNION, Local 145- â Business Manager, Room 510, Dominion Bank Building, 207 West Hastings. MU. 4-1564. ^OFFICE EMPLOYEES' INTERNA- wir TIONAL UNION. Local 15âRoom 1, 337 West Broadway, TR. 4-3515. President, Jean Mohart; Secretary-Treasurer, Opal Ski!)ing. OFFICE AND TECHNICAL EMPLOYEES UNION, Local 378 â Business Manager, William Swan- son, 1116 Hornby. 683-6604. OIL CHEMICAL & ATOMIC WORK-" ERS" INTERNATIONAL UNION, Local 9-601. President, F. G. Geddes. Fin. Corres. Secretary, T. T. Riley, 5550 E. Hastings.. CY. 8-3940. PAINTERS UNION. Local 138 â Business Agent, Jack W. Fradley, Asst. Business Agent, Tom Carson,. Room 3,. 2475 Manitoba, TR. 6-6033. PAINT AND VARNISH WORKERS, Local 1850 â Secretary, M. Niel- - son, Room 4. 2475 Manitoba. PATTERNMAKERS' ASSOCIATlOiT â Secretary. John- S. Pratt. 1275 Mth St., West Vancouver, Phone 922-6043. . PII_E DRIVERS AND WOODEN BRIDGEMEN, â Local 2404 â Business Agent, S. Allen, Room 116, 307 West Broadway, TR. 4-7817. PLASTERERS' UNION, No. 779 â Secretary, J. V. Chambers, 517 East Broadway, TR. 2-2122. PLUMBERS -c PIPEFITTERS. Local 170 â Business Manager, J. R. St. Eloi; Asst. Business Managers. W. T. Weil*' and J. L. â¢ Fisher, 115 Labor Temple, TR.. 9-1428. CANADIAN POSTAL EMPLOYEES ""ASSOCIATION . (V a n c o uvef Branch) â W. Kay, General , Secretary - Treasurer. Box. .2411, Vancouver 3. Office, 532 Homer, MU, 5-8724, â... â¢PRINCE GEORGE Sc DISTRICT LABOR COUNCIL â 909 5th Ave., Prince George, phone 191L2. PRINTING PRESSMEN, Local 69â Steward, W. H. Putz, Ste. 2, 8655 Laurel.St., Vancouver 14, B.C. PRINTING SPECIALTIES & PAPER PRODUCTS UNION, Local No. 598 â Secretary-Treasurer, Bob Banninger, 2753 Horley Ave., Vancouver 16, B.C., HE. 1-8443. PULP AND SULPHITE (Convert- ers) UNION, Local 433 â Business Age_nt. 5608 Victoria Dr., 321-3471. PULP, SULPHITE AND PAPER MILL WORKERS, Local 312, Ocean Falls, B.C. â Secretary, Drawer 190, Ocean Falls, B.C. PULP, SULPHITE AND PAPER MILL WORKERS â International Office, Suite 202, 1089 West Broadway: S. G. Green, Vice-President. RE. 6-7448. REFRIGERATION WORKERS UNION, Local 516 â Secretary, L. R. Wintle, 137 W. 40th Ave., 321-3613 and 936-5353. RETAIL, WHOLESALE __ DEPT. STORE UNION â Room 212-517 East Broadway, Vancouver, B.C. Phone 8794996, SCHOOL BOARD EMPLOYEES' FEDERAL UNION (Burnaby), Local 379 â Secretary, W. E. Apps, 4865 Triumph St., Burnaby 2, B.C. SHEET METAL W0RKERS,4S.cat.j 280 Business Manager, Alex McGee, 207 Labor Temple, TR. 4-8020, SHINGLE WEAVERS' UNION, Local No.' 2802 â Business Agent and Financial Secretary, Harold P. Reilly. Room 116, 307 Wfcst Broadway, TR. 6-3744. SIGN AND PICTORIAL PAINTERS, Local 726 â Secretary, J.- A. Middleton, 6464 Kitchener, N. Burnaby; Room 4, 2475 Manitoba, TR. 4-7535. THEATRE EMPLOYEES, Local B-72 â Secretary, Mrs. F. Foster, Ste. 1, 4508 Main. TR. 9-5453. Business Agent, D. Calladine, 6692 Laburnum. AM. 1-0078. TILE SETTERS, Local No. 3 â - Recording Secretary, D. P. Ewan, Room 208, Labor Temple, 307 . West Broadway, TR. 9-1331. TILE SETTERS HELPERS, Local 78 â Room 208, Labor Temple, 307 West Broadway, TR. 9-1331. TUNNEL & ROCK WORKERS, Local 168 â 337 W. Broadway. Secretary, H. C.oft, TR. 9-3231. TY1POGRAPHICAL UNION, Local 226 â President, Len Guy; Secretary, Robert Jefferies, 517 E. Broadway, 876-6810. â ^UNION LABEL TRADES COUNCIL â Secretary, Mrs. A. E. Hallock, day phone, TR. 4-0827; evenings, TR. 4-3748, ____ UNITED PACKINGHOUSE, FOOD AND ALLIED WORKERS. AFL- CIO, 785 Kingsway, Vancouver 10, B.C.. 874-9358. Field Representative, William Symington. Field Representative, James Smith. UNITED GARMENT WORKERS'. Local 190âSecretary, Annie Fast, 1435 E. 62nd Ave., Vancouver 15. UPHOLSTERERS'. INTERNATIONAL UNION, Local No. 1 â Business Agent, Karl Reich; office, 666 East Broadway, TR. 4-1727. Vancouver & district -labour COUNCIL .=r.C.JUJe_U, 'General Secretary-Treasurer, 307 W. Broadway, Vancouver 10. B.C . TR 9-2421. WOOD, WIRE*& METAL LATHERS. .-. Local 207 â. President, A. Son- nenberg; Rec. Sec, D. Ricci: Financial Sec. W. R. Shields; Secretary and Business Representative. A. Allen. Room 4. 2475 Manitoba. TR. 4-7535. BUGGIES BABY BUGGIES OR THE HORSE- drawn variety can be sold if you reach the people who want to' buy " One of the best contacts with trade unionists in western Canada is through The Labour Statesman. Try a classified ad for those unwanted goods. Rate: six lines for $1, CATS __â ___â _____â _â ___â _â â MOST PEOPLE LIKE TO HAVE A pet around the house. Dogs, cats, rabbits, white mice, skunks, even lions are kept as pets. Do you want to buy a pet lion? Do you j want,to sell a skunk? A good method of buying or selling pets is through the classified section of The Labour Statesman. Six lines .1. (Special rates for Hon tamers.) JOBS LOOKING FOR. A JOB? THE LA- bour Statesman will, carry your classified advertisement free of charge. Write to The Labour ' Statesman, Classified Dept., stating, full details of your qualifications and the typetof work you are looking for. We will make up the ad for you. -MAGAZINE -______â _______â _â _â CLIVE ANSLEY ON FORMOSAN intimidation of Vancouver's Chinatown' in "Prometheus," independent quarterly of the left, available in selected bookstores and at 3498 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, 35 cents per copy, $1.40 annually. Also in tne summer issue: NDP provincial convention, Doukhobors and the peace movement, the boiling Pot In Thailand. Order from Prometheus, 3807 W. 2nd Ave., Vancouver, B.C. MISCELLANEOUS *_â _â ___â _' TRICYCLES, WAGONS, BABY AND doll buggies, 2 sleighs, rocking chair. Office chair. Small ' pedal car. Children's odds am ends, TR. 4-0543. SKILLED WORKERS _â _â __â EMPLOYERS CAN REACH MANY skilled workers throughout western Canada through the classified section* of The Labour Statesman. The i Labour Statesman reaches workers in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and throughout British -Columbia. WARDROBE _â ââ ââ â ââ THINKING OF CHANGING YOUR wardrobe? Buying new clothes and selling the old? You Can accomplish both by advertising what you want to buy or sell in a classified advertisement in The Labour Statesman. The rate is the most reasonable, in the country: six lines for $1. YOUTH .a.............................. YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE SET- ting up their homes need all kinds of appliances and furniture. Often they will buy used stoves, refrigerators and living room furniture rather than undergo the expense of new* household goods. Used appliances and furniture can be sold through a classified ad in The Labour Statesman. Just $1 for six lines. TT THE Lai s ABOUR STATESMAN Just clip this coupon and fill it in . . . Mail to: THE LABOUR STATESMAN, 517 East Broadway, Vancouver 10, B.C. â¢ â ' - ''. ' »'-. - k I wish to subscribe to The Labour Statesman and I am enclosing â¡ or bill me later Q the sum of $1.20 for 12 issues By1 subscribing The Labour Statesman will be mailed directly to the address .below. NAME LABOUR STATESMAN * â¢ â V ROY THOMPSON WATCHES ALL NEWSPAPERS. YOU ,.ONLY HAVE TO WATCH '_',-- .,.. THE (CANADA'S BEST LABOUR PAPER!)
Title changes in chronological order: The Labor Statesman (1924-04-25 to 1965-03), The Labour Statesman (1965-05 to 1969-09). From 1924-04-25 to 1965-03 The Labour Statesman was owned and published by the Vancouver and District Labour Council. From 1965-05 to 1967-07 it was published jointly by the B.C. Federation of Labour and the Vancouver and District Labour Council. From 1967-08 to 1969-09 it was published by the B.C. Federation of Labour.
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