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v^ /v ■ *;.- TO EACH UNION MEMBER THE POLITICAL PARTY OF HIS 4 CHOICE OWNED AND CONTROLLED By gg VANCOUVER TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL SUPPORTED BY SEVEISTtlT-TWO LOCAL UNIONS 1 build: /. ,« l STRONG UNIONS . FOR '..,-. SOCIAL securtit .' ■'.■'■ NUMBER 505. VANCO! == $100,000,000 Shipyard Plant Under Way in California Richmond, Cal.—A huge hundred million dollar shipyards construction job was under way here this week, A. F. of L. men handling the work on. the project under a Kid per cent union contract. •'. Tarda of "the' Todd Shipbuilding Company will be constructed by A. F. of L. building and construction tradea unions, under contract with the Henry Kaiser Construction Com pany, and metal tradesmen employed by the Todd Company in tpe building I of ships, after completion of the yards, will be covered by a pact signed by the Metal Trades Council. I Fine Agreement . Officials said that the agreement obtained is one of the finest in this. area, as well as the largest, since! over 7000 men will be employed in the construction of the yards alone. The pact calls for prevailing union wage scales for both building trades and metal Workers, double time for overtime, including Satoradys,' Sundays ' and holidays, and standard union conditions. Twenty-four international union officers represented thefr men in -the signing of this contract. Largest Job Vital construction job in the national defense program, the Todd yards will be rushed to completion by skilled A. F. of L. workmen, under the safeguards of the master union contract. The. agreement covers the largest single construction job ever attempted in the East Bay District. ,._ —Labor Citizen. Note: The Todd Shipbuilding Co. has a $300,000,000 shipbuilding order from the British Government. Projectionists' [School Endanger* Employment Endorsation of a request from the B. C. Projectionists Union was given by the Trades and Labor Council in an effort to register a strong protest against the action of the Ontario Government in its open attack on the Projectionists' of Ontario. The council will also ask the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada to take the matter up with the government. It appears that the Ontario Government ha* put into operation a "School for Projectionists" in which they propose to turn men out at the rate of ,120 per year. The union points out that this, field of eraplov- of the union ..with a specially made er at and treated hod, which will not leak ment is limited to the numbe theatre* operating and can only be in- creased by the construction of ncw theatres. (tn Vancouver District g*t in there has been five new theatre | built in ten years). In_ several provinces in Canada, th| employment of Projectionists li; bean lessened by the modification Provincial regulations; permittini one-man operation of Theatres o: ■eating rapacity .where Vrt. two men had b'een employer -applied particularly to Ontari Fmrthermorc, in all Provinces th^ supply of Projectionists greatly ex* ceeon the demand. if the school is allowed to continue that it will ultimately, effect the projectionists in all other provinces, by flooding the market with unemployable projectionists. Building Laborers To rz. Get Extra 5c Bonus The Building Laborers Union, Local No. 602 application for a wage increase of 10c per hour, commencing April 1st has been dealt with by the General Contractors Association, and sX~ recommendation has been mad* that all members of the Association pay laborers an extra 5c per hour, aa a cost of living bonus making the wage 556. Any members of the union who have worked on wooden shipbuilding are asked to turn in their names to Business Agent W. James, at FRaser 1510-R or report to him in Room 311 Labor Headquarters between 10 a.m. and 10.30 a.m. any day with the exception of Wednesday*. Plasterers' Helpers- Ask For Conciliatoi Efforts of . Plasterers' 'Helpers, members of Local No. 602, to obtain a wage increase of $1 per day from the Plastering Contractors' Association have not been accepted by the Association, although some members of the Association have agreed to pay the increase. The other members members have been given until January 28th to agree to the increase, after which date the union will apply for a Conciliator and Arbitration Board. Secretary James reports that he is now in a position to supply members and to which the mud will not stick; ing such hods are to ith him fnr_furthex s 1510-R, or at Room dquarters, between 10 any day excepting of Merchant els Protested President of the Toth Moore. Trade* and Labor Congress of Canada Will be asked by the Vancouver .... ,, . ,, . Trades' Council to take up with the The union is of the opinion that Yer}erH\ GoKrwmcnt the question of I 250,000 More Workers l In Aircraft Industry Washington, D. C. — Employment in the aircraft industry on contracts already placed will call for 252,000 additional workers in the next ten months, according to A. F. Hinrichs, assistant-commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. By the fall of 1941, Hinrichs told representatives of the War and Navy Departments, the Defenae Commission and agenciea associated with it, the aircraft industry will require a total of 656,000- men, possibly 700,- 000 to handle construction of 24,000 more army bombers. Old Age Pension ■'■£■ Resolution by Maclnnis The following proposed resolution was introduced in the House of Commons recently by Angus Maclnnes, Member for Vancouver Eaat: "Whereas it is becoming difficult for persons in the age group of 60 to 70 years to hold employment, and next to impossible for auch persons to regain employment once they have lost it; "And whereas the present amount of the old age pension is much below what is necessary for a decent standard of living; "And whereas the increase in the coat of living since the outbreak of war has further depressed the standard of living of old age pensioners; "Therefore be'it resolved, that, in the opinion of this House, the Government should give immediate consideration to the lowering of the present pensionable age and the increasing of the amount of the pension." sending sailors from the East Coast to man a vessel in Vancouver which was to be taken back to the East Coast. The British Columbia Seamen's Union contends that this action breaks down working conditions and keeps B. C. Seamen unemployed. The Hnjon slates that the "Canadian overnmenf Merchant Marin*" sent 28.seamen from Halifax, Nova Scotia to man the Deck and Stewards Departments on the Motor Vessel "Van couver Island" (former German ship Weser) at wage rates considerably lower.than.the rates prevailing..in. at this Port. In a letter to Mr. Norman McLarty, Minister of Labor, the union condemned the action of the "Canadian National Steamships Ltd." in their attempt to break down the rates of pay as are established in this Port, and of bringing men from an East Coast Port, to man a vessel on this coaat, when there are many unemployed seamen available for work of this kind." Star Cab Drivers Get Wage Increase The Taxi Drivers union report that the Star Cab Company have given the drivers a Vh increase in wages and a guarantee to make further increases to take care of increases in the cost of living. The union reports that the Union Card in the cabs has helped considerably in increasing business for union taxi cabs. Barbers' Union Reports Business Improvement The following have been elected aa officers of the Barbers' Union, Local 120, for 1941: President, R. J. Guthrie; Vice- President. J. Murray; Secretary- Treasurer, C, E. Herrett; Recorder, W. A. Parkin;'Guide, T. Henderson; Guardian, Fred Gust The following have been elected as delegates to the Trades and Labor. Council for 1941: R J. Guthrie, C. E. Herrett, Fred. Gust, Chas. Milmon, Ernest Potts, A. N. Cairnduff. Brother Fred. Vandecasteyen, a member of our local, has been elected to the school board in Lady- smith. The Journeymen Barbers' International Union of America has purchased $40,000* of Canadian War Bonds. J* , ■ Marsh & Sons Barber Shop at 722 Pender Street West, has been organised and a union card ia now displayed in the shop. There are less unemployed barbers now than at any time for a number of years. pA, JANUARY, 1941. Price, 5 Cents Further Assistance Td Hospital Employees A request by Hospital Employ***' Union, Local No. 42, to have th» Trades and Labor Counciiplace tn*' St. Paul's Hospital on its "ffo Do Not Patronize" list, created considerable debate on the floor of the council, and resulted in a vote of !>4 to 28 in favor of the following recommendation by the Executive. It was felt that because of the services which hospitals hav«,to.rend*JT to the sick and injured, that .''JNolt patronage" could not b enforced and that it woi to give more financial the union. With that e further financial assists: asked for the union, andlMHtayir, aT^ forts will be made to aid the union in its attempt to obtain recognition. The Executive report A meeting of the E: held on Monday. January 20, l! with the Executive of trie * . Employees' Local 42, to consider th*' position of this council in regard to the dispute jt St. Paul's Hospital The present position in tnis case "is that Local, 42 has commenced action Walter Boasts _;•—77 Fine Labor Record ish labor's long struggle for ition in the two-fold sphere of ry and politics has brought to |i>p men of outstanding ability. _JBfv among them can equal the record of Sir Walter McLennan Citrine, K.B.E., general secretary of P*. "Jritish Trades Union Congress. ■'"Blr Walter's gifts as a writer and HKer, as well as his abilities as a trade union organizer and administrator, picked him out long ago for Htiction. At 53 he has held so many important positions that it is Hftful whether he could enumerate there offhand. Modest Beginning l;-£i>rn in Liverpool he had only an Hbentary school education before ~ring his apprenticeship a* an trician. During the Great War he |S secretary of the Electrical Trades ion for the Mersey district; in 5 was elected member of the Liverpool Trades Council; and ' in 1917-18jwas president for the Mersey dUtricfcbXl-the- -Federation nflEngi- neering and Shipbuilding Trades. A.F.L. Unions Propose Plan To Halt Defense Work Strikes in the elections of 191.8,. he .became assistant secretary of tFe Trades Union Congress. Since 1926 he has occupied the position of general secretary. He was a member of the economic advisory council to the British Government from 1930 to 1933, and today sits on the general advisory council of the B.B.C.; the Council of the National Institute of Industrial Psychology; vice-president of the National Safety First Association; chairman of the World Non-secta¥r»n Anti-Nazi Council to . Champion Human Rights. against t'he'~Hospital- authorities : An unfuoewful Ubw candidate - f , , ■ i,. ,. I in I In > uliwtwinrj nr 1 111 M Iwi liiien nui through -the Civic Courts ■'On a con«< spiracy charge for damages on behalf of members wrongly dismissed from employment. In the opinion of your Executive, following a complete revision of all that has transpired together with the correspondence on the Council files, there is no shadow of-.doubt in our minds that the Hospital authorities used their influence to defeat the legitimate aims of the employees Union" Local 42. That the Management assisted in the formation of what is known as the "Employees' Club." That the Bursar of the hospital acted. in a manner hardly creditable to one filling such a position as she occupies. We have also considered very seriously the position that this institution occupies in this "community; and that while the hosiptal is unquestionably a business institution, it also engages in a great deal of charity work that cannot be overlooked. . ( We have also had to consider that it is very inadivsable to allow questions of a religious character'to rjome into the Council and the impossibility in this particular case of removing this issue from the minds of many of our members and friends. We recommend that on the question of placing this institution on the "We Do Not Patronize List" of this Council, "THAT NO ACTION BE TAKEN". Trades Council Notes Delegates Birt Showier and C. E. Herrett have been selected to act on a Rehabilitation Committee set up by the Co-ordinating Council for War Work and Civilian Services. The Council endorsed a resolution from the Old Age Pensioners Corporation favoring the reduction of the age limit of Old Age Pensioners to 65 and increasing the pension to $1 per da^ The Council donated $5' to the Greek War" Relief Fund, B. C. Division and recommended the appeal to affiliated unions. Organization. Committee reported fairly good 'progress being made in the work of organizing glove workers. Beverage Dispensers reported a donation of $500.00 to the Red Cross for war work. International Garment Workers re- ported that the -union was making substantial contributions to the making of garments for war raid victims in Great Britain. The union also reported a general increase in waees of 5<7r. *•* Organization Committee reported favorably upon application of Port Albemi Carpenters Union affiliation and application of Bakery and Can- fectionery Workers Union for re- affiliation Del Bartlett reported that the War Savings Committee was launching a new campaign in Vancouver in February. Speakers will address theatre audiences. Service Clubs,' Unions and other organizations. Del. Ed. Smith reminded delegates that the Union Label Council meets every third Friday in the month. Union labeled shoes are the best shoes for"u'nton men and women. City Hall Employees Re-elect Officers The entire executive of City Hall Employeea' Asociation was returned to office Wednesday night at the organization's annual meeting. Officers who received this vote" of confidence are William Black, president for tbe third term; Thomas' Lewie, vice-president; James Tar- buck, secretary, and Walter Scrib- bins, business agent and treasurer. W. S. Walton is warden of—the association and A. Moore, Robert Skinner and E. Crookall, trustees. The new conductor is J. Proud.' A fishing rod and reel was presented to Joseph Gibbs, warden of the association for 15 years, who has beeit superannuated. Social Security In -4J,S,.Aids 52,000,000 Washington, D. C—Arthur T. Altmeyer, chairman of the Social Security Board, stated that "more than 62,000,000 men and Women employed in industry and commerce now have social security accounts". Pointing ojt that the Social Security programme, now in its sixth year, has proved a vital factor in conserving the morale of employees and their dependents, Mr. Altmeyer said: "Through this insurance system workers throughout the entire country are building up protection for themselves and their families. Approximately 1000 benefit claims for retired wage earners and their aged wives and for widows, orphans and dependent parents of workers who have died are now being approved daily. '• •" "While this insurance protects workers' families if old age Or death cuts off earnings, unemployment compensation is providing similar insurance to help workers bridge the gaps between jobs. More than 28,- 000,000 workers now have this protection under state laws operating in all the States. But it is significant to note that the total amount of bene- lis actually paid is declining. In July of this year, unemployment benefits totaled almost $56,000,000. In November, the last month for which.figures are available, the total was approximately 129,600,000. Total benefits for 1940 come to about $520,000,000. "The increase in employment is also shown by the number of workers securing job* through the United States Employment Service. In October alone more than 400,000 placements were made, an all-time high. In November, the figure reached 365,000, reducing the number of active jobseekers registered to 4,500,- 000, less than half as many as were once registered. Placements during 1940 were well over 3,500,000 and the total for the last seven years is now close to 32,000,000". City Council Seeks • More War Contracts Chris Pritchard, President of the Metal Trades Council, and Business Agent of the Plumbers and Steam- fitters Union, has been appointed by the VnncouVer Trad** and Labor Council to net aa ita r*pro»»ntntivc on a committee, being organised by the City Council it) obtain more war contracts for Vancouver. The commit!**** liefa* organized by the City Council vital be representative of Industry, Labor, City Council and member* of the Federal House. In it* communication to the Trades and Labor Council, th* City Council says that "many thiak Vancouver can contribute more) to th* prosecution of the war than ia now the case, by using the cttj'a industrial plants to the limit and by establishing other plants for which the raw materials are available here". "A concentrated eftrt by this committee will bring oar claims for war contracts more fully to the notice of those in charm.of awarding this work at Ottawa, than ia now the case". •f^^kssm Mayor J. W, Coraett informs the Trades Council he understands that "we have still many sldRed workmen available in Vancouver, and it is to th j best interest* of everyone to get them into gainful employment without delay". Chiefs of 25 American Federation of Labor international unions representing over 2,000,000 skilled workers in metal and building industries, took far-reaching steps recently to assure industrial peace for the sake of speedy national defense production. At one conference, held in Washington by the Federation's Metal Trades Department, the heads of 13 unions offered an ifyn-clad "no strike" guarantee wherever employers agree to sign collective bargaining contracts and submit disputes to arbitration. That puts the question squarely up to employers. ". ... Several days later, at a meeting called by the A. F. of-L. Building Trades Departments, the leaders of 19 affiliated unions—seven of which are also in the Metal Trades section —pledged that "there will be* no strikes for any reason whatever" on any- national defense construction projects. -t ~ In each instance, ft-was made clear that the unions are not sacrificing any-fundamental, principles, but are simply-revising procedure^— A.-.. Action of the two departments was announced by their chiefs— President John P. Frey and Secretary Treasurer Joseph S. McDonagh of the Metal Trades, and President John P. Coyne and Secretary Herbert Rivers of the Building Trades. So important did the metal union chiefs consider their document that they sent copies to President Roosevelt, members of his cabinet, the National defense Advisory Commission, members of Congress and all A. F. of L. affiliates. Their conrete-proposition for ending strikes was - described as an answer to schemes pushed by various interests, including some government agencies, for compulsory suppression of the right to strike and arbitrary fixing of wages. Efforts will,be made to apply the program first to the shipbuilding industry, and to seek region-wide agreements for the Atlantic, Gulf, Great Lukes and Pacific Coast areas. Machinery to Settle Disputea President Coyne of the Building Trades Department explained the "no strike" assurance by the department's affiliates is rna'de possible because in ail agreements with contractors on defense work provision is made for arbitration of disputes. Machinery has also been tightened for settlement of jurisdictional controversies, so that none qf these will leftd to walkouts, he explained, Coyne-pointed out^hatthe^unio -.- have been able to provide, without >TpI»y, " the "huge army of " skilled craftsmen neede3~^or defense projects, and - this -co-operation has brought praise from the army, navy and other government agencies. Such co-operation will be continued in even greater measure, he said. Coyne also revealed that, the union chiefs have agreed" to put a drastic limitation on initiation fees which their locals may charge to new members on defense jobs. The Building Laborers' Union, first to take action along this line, fixed the "ceiling" on fees at $15. Other unions will establish their top figures shortly. The Milk Salesmen's -and Dairy Employee's Union has sent in a protest to the Federal- government against the granting of a milk contract to a non-union dairy" and the iise of the'Army Service Corps for the.-del'very of this piilk to, army units. The complaint was against Hoy's Crescent Dairy Ltd. Union firms were in a position to deliver the milk to the army units, in the various districts, but Hoy's Dairy not having a license to deliver in North Vancouver and New Westminster, the Army Serr vice Corps had to be used to make the deliveries, thereby doing these communities out qf the license fees. The union claims that this dairy pays ita employees an average of $1 a day less than 'union dairies, and now the Army Service Corps is doing the wqj-k of union milk drivers. All the major milk companies in Vancouver and district are organized-and besides paying the union wage scale give the employees holidays with pav. Carpenters Ask For^—- Fed. Arbitration Board A cost of living bonus of ty, per hour has been offered the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, by the General Contractors Association .in place of the ten cent increase asked for by the unions involved. At a special meeting called by the unions to consider this offer, it was turned down by 98% of the membership says Business Agent J. Stevenson and the officers were instructed to apply for a Federal Boj|rd of Arbitration and Percy R. Bengough, Secretary of the Trades and Labor Council, was asked to act as arbitrator on behalf of the Carpenters. The union feels that the 10c increase is long overdue, and with the steadily increasing cost of living is more necessary now than ever. ea pros- oils have - appre winners, „J*es and „ the/delivery which handleaj by * Union Protests Contract To Activities of ——Non-Union Dairy —Coi The Teamstet*" Joint CtJOavSil Turkey Draw p[°*«.";"'«n.*h? work of the metMMr* and friends and the sole* patrow .. our customers, a hug* xSucBiig again this year. SeventjHs've bird v drown for;a been receivi elation, fro on the fine the prompti was capabl; cartage com, . By economies, in rsaininUiiilg the overhead cost to tfc* SB*** point, we were able, in Apite erf W«h prices, to distribute the ftneat quality *f birds obtainable and still *hoW a little em plus over expensajaj, wfeic*)l W«» «a»iur- ally a most acceptable addition to the Joint Council fun At the last mee' held on Wednesday Warehousemen he! officers. Bro. J. W' as president; W president (acclamati recording secretary S3 .Showier, financial clamation); W. McKajt-vawee-yeer trustee, and S. HadHV, one-year trustee. Owing to the laif* Mf/cent- age of the Warehouseman wfceL *fe drilling with the N. P. M. It he* Men very difficult to find a meeting nifht suitable to the majority; howefer, the third Wednesday of the mpnth htsa been decided upon and will contiao* unless special notification is sent o*rM Our meeting slate now reads: Local 31, General Truck rVWere, second Tuesday. \ Local 189, Bread Salesmen, second I Thursday. ^ - Locai 464, Dairy Employees, serfijpl Friday. Local 31A, Warehousemen, third Wednesday. * ' Joint Council 36, third Thursday. DAYLIGHT DELIVERY Having established the week's holiday with pay the Dairy Employees are concentrating on their-drive for daylight delivery the year round. Experience has proved since it has S^SSSW") jy, *;ffec^ that milk sale* from the retail wagons increase on the later delivery. Per capita consumption of fresh milk in Greater Vancouver is far below the necessary amount for normal health needs. With an opportunity to meet their customers our salesmen would have a chance to increase their sales, especially during the summer months, and aaiist in protecting the health of the children. The later delivery would also prevent those painful interruptions to sleep which prove such a drawback to nervous people. All of us have experienced the shock of the arrival of a noisy wagon or truck in the San Francisco.—An perity due to employrnent payroll* was indicated in) figures released recently by the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce. The group reported that national defense contracts and British war orders in the San Francisco Bay Area are now In excess of $600, 000,000. It is estimated that the work contracted for here through thia activity will insure continuous employment for five years for from 20,j)00 to 25,000- persons. . Expansion The chamber also reported the locating of twelve new Industries in San Francisco, bringing the eleven- month total up to 183. Also the report says there were eighteen industrial expansions swelling that up to 226. In this respect, due to a further expected expansion of the defense program, it is expected that there will b.e a further appreciable gain.. ■■ ' —:~^ , Local 447, United Automobile Workers, A. F. of L., has been designated as the sole collective bargaining agent for stock department employees of Chrysler Motor Parts Corporation in Kansas City; sma' hoors" and know the devastating effect it can have on our rest and temper. It is foolish, unnecessary and costly as regards the health and efficiency of toe public and the sooner the change is made the IJettfr: Write a letter to Mayor Cornett, Alderman George Miller, Chairman of the Social Service Committee, or any of the aldermen, expressing your enaorsation of the proposal. With your approval and help, it may be possible to achieve this most necessary improvement. Don't delay, write today; you will feel better and sleep better when it comes. Local 20311, Envelope Workers, has gained an increase in wages in a contract with the International Envelope Company, Dayton, Ohio. ^^ywejjjgjo^^ •- V*. Page TWo THE- LABOR. STATESMAN Featuring Union-Made SUITS AND TOPCOATS 301 West Hastings St.,, and . v'2561-South, Granville J . *-■ "BUILD B. C. PAYROLLS" A Can of Milk A CAN of Pacific Milk a day for eleven years, and some days more than a can. This is the record of Mr. H„ who is the picture of health. He I .peaks in highest praise of Pacific Milk. A splendid food, as his health shows. Pacific Milk ~1-lm 100 per cent British Columbia' "Owned'anTl Controlled- " Plant at Abbotsford STERLING LAUNDRY • CHARGE YOU A \„ — LOW RATE Pound *4 No. 1—Damp Wash. - No. 2-TThrifty' Fbst. No. J-j-Semi-ready. Phonei BAy. 2488 Complete laundry Services. 14M West/70s at Granville • 7 " "Whoever" produces anything by weary labor, does not need a revetatioii from heaven to teach him thai' he has a right to the thing produced." ■ —R. G. Ingcrsoll Ryan's Messengers ,'Trucks-Motorcycles-Bikes Telephone: MArine 3321 606 Homer Street, VancoMver, B. C. ■ism; aisaBiS *■=** QUALITY COALS delivered by UNION DRIVERS Coal Oil Wood LESLIE COAL CO. Ltd. 929 Main SEy. 6421 DENTIST DP ri n LLt-V/ftLYN ' KUOUCLAS • 5BY- 5577 coruRiCHAitos £ hasting* % January," 1941. The Labor Statesman Publuhri third Tkurtdiy in tech month at labor Hiadauanert, Vancouver, B.C. )■ Owned by the Vancouver, New Westminster a..d District Trades and Labor Council. • H. W. WATTS, Man. Editor. Subscription Rates: $1.00 per Year; to Union*, 4c per member per month, nionai Bajnumr *97», « Sir Walter Citrine Welcomed in Vancouver '..■-.,■ r. ■ ' ■ ■• ■ • ,.-■• ■, : ■■»-,,. Confidence of Britiah People Was Nevef Stronger Says Secretary of British Trade* Union Congress Vancouver Canada, January, 1941 TOO MUCH OPPOSITION 1 Despite the efforts of many people to make- Vancouver an industrial ci"fy7"i€~ seeTjuT'that there is still enough influence around to keep it in the pleasure' resort stage. The present squabble over the location of a shipbuilding plant reminds us of the influences that were used several months ago to prevent the building of another large shipbuilding plant, that was contemplated by American interests who were willing to pay the American scale of wages under agreement. ■—!—-—— — In.the present instance,J. Cough- Ian &' Sons want to build a plant that is easy to be reached by workers, but the Mother Grundy's want it located in some out of the way place, where it' will, take the workers an hour or so to get "there and back, besides street car and ferry fares. ■ . In the meantime millions of dollars worth of orders for British ships are going to shipbuilding plants on the Pacific Coast of the united States. Hundreds of millions of dollars in shipbuilding contracts are now being worked on in these Pacific Coast yards, with mechanics wages in most instances 15c an hour more and in some instances 25c more than is being paid in Vancouver. Every shipyard on tne Facinc Coast—sOuth'Of the 49th Parallel-^ nas~beeh"greatljrenlarged to handle the millions • of dollars worth1 of orders ' from British and American governments, while our yards here have hardly been touched, and opposition to more yards appears to be given every consideration. The attitude of the Manufacturers' Association to decent and higher wages is keeping Vancouver in. the pleasure resort category, and then some of our retail merchants and the smaller business element are wondering why Vancouver cannot grow like other cities on this coast. REMOVE THE OBSTRUCTIONS The British Columbia delegation to the Dominion-Provincial Conference appears to have expressed their own individual views at the conference, instead of that of the general public'and ~the legislature. All shades of public opinion seem to be strongly opposed to the action of Premier Pat- tullo in taking what appears to have been a leading part in scuttling the conference. It seems very unstatesmanlike upon the part of our Premier to frustrate the work of a Commission whose findings were based upon the views and desires of public bodies, organizations and government, officials in every province in Canada. Organized labor gave strong support to the findings of the Commission because it embodied many of the suggestions put forth by organized labor in every province. Governments have been passing the buck from one to the other upon legislation asked for by Organized Labor, and here was an opportunity to at least place certain pieces of legislation squarely upon the doorstep of a central government. Labor was of the opinion that the Federal government would have augmented more favorable labor legislation once it had been removed from the opposition of provincial-politics. It is to be hoped that the actions of Premiers Hepburn and Pattullo will be corrected by a provincial electorate, and that the mandate, will open the way for the reopening of the conference. Classified Ads. ' BATHS Kasttaars nteam Baths Vrioeei Private. 40o aa* SOo; Public. Me 766 BIastla*re aftxMt aaa*,.——~ I DENTISTS Or. W. A. matlads*. 10S SUaUaga West. Make your "good deed a day";the buying of Union' goods and services. Victoria Trades and Labor Council Notes At a meeting'of union painters and Painting Contractors an agree ment was reached favoring the est ablishraent of a Minimum Wage rate of 75c per hour, and the Trades Council requested td make application-through the Board of Industrial Relations to have this Minimum Wage established for March 1st, 1941. . Electrical Workers reported seven new members taken into the union and more applications on file. Meetings are being well attended. [Allied Printing Trades Council will hold a dance in the Crystal Garden on February 14th. Carpenters report five new members admitted at last meeting. The Council is planning to have an electric sign erected on the Labor Hall. \ JEWELRY WORKERS TO HAVE WHIST AND DANCE Jewelry Workers' Union,. Local No. 42 has arranged for a Whist Drive and Dance to be held in the- Fairmont Academy, Friday January 24th at 8.30 p.m. Refreshments will be served and valuable prizes will be given away. Barney's Union Orchestra will provide the music. Tickets 50 cents each and proceeds will be used to assist in' organizing the watchmakers of this city. A NY attempted invasion" of Britain wiir result in a "major military "• sejtback for Germany, Sir:Wk'KF'Citi'lne told an audience^of liSOfTattending a public meeting intthe Exhibition Garden at Hastings Park recently, under the atosptces of the Vancouver,-New Westminster and District, Trades and Labor Council. ■ ■ ^ As general secretary of the British Trades Union Congress, Sir Walter brought first-hand information concerning Britain's advanced defense plans. lie told how every foot of coastline, every point of possible invasion'is heavily fortified and guarded day and night. j ■ ■- "I can think of nothing that *oWdl_i_,0^ tnat transcended inter encourage the British people more, nationai boundaries. We argued that than to see an invasion attempted, he said. "Our defense system is now in full' and efficient operation. The sooner an invasion is attempted the better.1' Sir Walter, speaking from a platform crowded with civic aruj, provincial dignitaries, confessed that he had been "somewhat alarmed" by tales of devastation in Britain printed in American newspapers. .,"''* "The destruction is great and widespread but it is not as bad as one would gather from the American press. There is, unfortunately, -a tendency to exaggerate." Admittedly, Britain has not found a completely effective _ remedy for night raids. But thanks to the bravery and efficiency of a comparatively small Royal Air Force, mass air raids had been stopped. • . "Considerably more fighters are being sent up every night to deal with this menace and they are succeeding in combating the enemy .wTtbout searchlights. Their valor and bravery are-'an-tns-plrfltlorrto-our people as well as to English-speaking peoples overseas." I, (i nil and sustained applause greeted this tribute, though at the outset Sir Walter requested his listeners not to interrupt his line of thought with applause. _ • ' He spoke of the cheerfulness of Britain's civilians under fire, the remarkable absence of any bitterness among them as they huddled in air raid shelters, cellars and underground railways. "Most of us feel inwardly," he said, "that the crack will come as soon as the Hitler legend has been exploded. The Mussolini legend must be a little fly-blown already. .The Greeks, who were held to be a decadent race, have proved themselves singularly virile." Sir Walter took a liberal view of the war. He declared the German people are not "entirely to blame" for what happened under boss rule. He believed millions of Germans hate the Nazi regime, but they are powerless to do anything until-some major national catastrophe occurs. Any attempt at rebellion would be put down ruthlessly by the Nazi bosses. He went on to tell how Communists in Britain -had changed their policy on instructions from abroad. Believing one of the conditions of peace must be "good faith," the British Government would never make a treaty with Hitler or any of his like. Any settlement would have to be an international settlement. "I do not want to see a punitive peace or any vengeance, as there was vengeance in the Treaty of Versailles. I believe there is sufficient inventive genius, perseverance and common sense tn "the World to attain international goodwill once the forces of tyranny have been removed." . Addressing his first public meeting in Canada, Sir Walter contrasted the brightly lit .streets of Vancouver with the "sombre darkness" of Britain's thoroughfares. He told how the British labor movement had tried "politically and industrially to develop a consciousness among our people that basically the problems of the workers of the world were similar. "We tried to develop a sense of even if our government went to war they would not necessarily be right in doing so. . '"■. • "But the possibilities o_f peaceful settlement were taken away from us,' notably by withdrawal of Germany from the League of Nations, and labor realized as far back as 1933 that German totalitarianism would ultimately lead us into war." Showing that British labor is now wholeheartedly behind the government, Sir Walter pointed out that every city in the country today' is represented in the trade union movement. He ' believed there were deeper class divisions in the United States than in Britain, where 40 per'cent of the seats'at Cambridge University and 60 per cent at Oxford were held by people who came from elementary state schools. "We are trying to make it possible..iox. boys and girls from the working classes whose .brains, are. equal tp_ the orc|eaL.tQ have "access to the highest places, in the land," he said. We are hoping a day will come when the children of the working classes.will be able to receive the highest possible forms of education." On the other hand, Nazism and Fascism, and Communism, as practiced in Russia, had no such "forward outlook." They imposed on the twentieth century a discredited form of dictatorship that existed B00 years ago and denied the right/of the workers to achieve human betterment or self-expression. One example of freedom under British rule was the consideration shown to conscientious objectors in Britain even in wartime. "Great Britain recognizes that there is such a thing as conscience that may prevent people from taking human life, and with this in mind has set up tribunals to investigate the cases of all conscientious objectors.' "The only stipulation they make is that pacifists shall not undermine the will of the nation to defend itself from- danger and oppression." Although he did not agree personally with pacifism in dealing with a force like Naziism, Sir Walter did not accept the right of any government to compel people to take life against their convictions.. He ended his 90-minute address on a note of optimism. Some Americans prophesied Britain would be defeated in 90 days from the time the Nazi onslaught from the air began. Those 90 days had gone by hut Germany was no closer to victory. "Our faith, our hope and our confidence were never stronger," he declared. ." E."A.. Jamieson, president of Vancouver Trades and Labor Council, welcomed Sir Walter as a "distinguished" labor leader. Mayor J. W. Cornett welcomed him on behalf of the city; Hon. W. J. Asseltine^minia- ter of mines and resources, for the Provincial Government; Senator J.' W. deB. Farris, for the Dominion Government; Percy R. Bengough for the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada. A telegram was received from Hon. Norman McLarty, minister of labor, regretting inability to attend. X GUARD AGAINST EYESTRAIN! Make sure you have adequate light for the job in hand. Correct indirect light protects your eyes from harsh glare, avoids headaches, eyestrain, bad temper. Cbier up with BETTER LIGHT FOR Bim-FirareHT! Citrine Declares Restrictions On Labor Willingly Accepted William Schoenberg, president (if the United Cement. Linn- and Gypsum Workers' International Union. reports that the union now comprises 125 locals and that it has l!i0 plant*, organized. Mr. Schoenberg report* that the organization's monthly publication has been' of inestimable value. British labor has willingly accepted certain civil restrictions as vital to Britain's fight for democracy, Sir Walter Citrine told a crowded luncheon meeting of Vancouver Canadian Club. } "The government in time of war has to take..exceptional powers", he said, "because democracy must make its decisions quickly and effectively. We do not regard that as a sacrifice, because we know this power rests basically with Parliament and can be withdrawn if it is misused". He showed how labor was co-operating vigilantly to prevent mis-use of these extraordinary powers now being used with discretion and with full consultation with British labor. Question of Duty "Irrespective of w;hat government is in power we feal.it.'. our duty to maintain a co-operative relationship with that government—the more, continuous the better," Sir Walter de dared. • . —.--■—■ "We have tried to carry that policy into this war. We have two dhief a;m».l.,tr,rJpJfBSBCution of oux inflexible resolution to win the war; \2\ safeguarding, tbe rights and stan dards of our Members". • . . By a system of consultation and co-operation 'labor now works in closer harmony with the government than at any other time in history— much more than in 1914. At the outbreak of war the attitude of the government was "indefinite". Consultations were "scrappy". But since October 16, 1939, regular consultations of all types have taken place between labor leaders and government heads. Consultations centred around the supply of munitions, as well as strictly labor questions, and even the matter of financial policy. "Responding to the need for maximum production, we have tried to eliminate all factors that would impede war industries", he continued. "Disputes have been very few indeed because of the complete machinery we have for collective bargaining. The result of joint recommendations between us and employers have evolved arr efficient system or arbitration and mutnal agreements covering all section* of industry". In conclusion, Sir Walter stressed the need for getting rid of class antagonism during war time, and he referred hopefully'to the enormous resources of Canada and the United States as a paramount factor in the winning of the war. BURNABY C VIC EMPLOYEES EL'tCT FOR NEW TERM The Burnuby Civic Employees' Union, Local (No. 23, has elected the following officers . for the ensuing term: President, S. Gummer; Vice- President, C.j Dennis; Secretary, J. G r o v e r; Secretary-Treasurer, R. Stephens; Delegates to Trades and Labor Council: Wm. Buckley and W. Hawkins. • Local 689, Amalgamated Associa tion of Street and Electric Railway Employees, has signed ah agreement with the Capital Transit Company of Washington, D. C., providing, for an increase in wages and a reduction-in the average length of the-work 4ay for 300O employees. The wage increases, which are retroactive to laat July, are expected to total $380,000 a year. • f The Telephone Serves Every hour, millions of words are spbken by telephone. Friend talks to friend and two lives are happier because of it. * Greetings and best wishes are exchanged—invit issued and visits arranged—affairs of business transacted —a doctor comes quickly in answer to a hurried call. Day or night your telephone is ready to serve you as companion or protector.! B. C. TELEPHONE CO. DR. W.J. CURRY DENTIST 301 DOMINION BANK BLDO. VICTORY SQUABX Phone: SEymour 3001 tot appointment A. F. of L. Endorses ' Lease-Lend Measure Washington, D. C.—President William Green of the American Federation of Labor endorsed the lease-lend bill now pending in Congress and urged its enactment. Mr. Green made known the position of the American Federation of Labor in a telegram to Rep. Hamilton Fish in which he refused the Congressman's invitation to testify against the bill. The telegram follows: "I am jn disagreement with you and your associates in opposition to the general principles of the lease- lend bill now pending in Congress. While some details of the bill should be amended it is my opinion that the general principles of 'this measure should be enacted into law. I regret for thia reason I cannot join with you and your associates in opposition to this measure as set forth in your telegram received today." Wholesale Drivers Get Wage Increase ' Los Angeles.—A* the result of over nine months ol negotiation between representatives of the wholesale grocery industry in this area and officials of th* Wholesale Grocery Drivers' and Helpers' Union, Local 848, a union agreement was signed late last week between the two groups which will directly" affect over 350 A. F. of L. union workers, according to Thomas Pitts, secretary-treasurer of Local 848. Pitts declared that there would be an immediate increase of 5 cents an hour for all classifications ranging from riding helpers, who at the present time receive from 70 cents an hour to a top of $1.05 per hour for drivers working an eight-hour day. FL ASSOCIATED / BMBB FAIR I two \ RICH SAFE CLEAN MILK! 3? Union Supporters . . . can protect their family's health with rich, nourishing- milk aaa Dairy land products from the MOST MODERN UNION DAISY IN CANADA. FAir. IOOO ASSOCIATED DAIRIES LTD. For GOODNESS SAKE— DAD'S ORIGINAL Cookies OATMEAL COCONUT BUTTER KRISP CHOC'O'NUT For every occasion. DAD'S COOKIE CO. (B. C.) LIMITED Vancouver, B.C. A contract has Be'en negotiated by .Local 660, United Automobile Work era, A. F. of L., with the Kozy Coach Company of KalaThazo'67 Mich., which includes a closed shop clause and an hourly wage increase of 10 cents. PICCADILLY COFFEE SHOP . . . Op.rat.rt by a member of Local 28. 100 ft eett Union. Granville & Smythe REMEDY ■Some gals use a hill to get rid of a heartache.- but 'others us* at.bead- ache to get rid of a pHl. A man that hoards up riches and. enjoys them not, is like <an a** that carries gold and eats thistles. 'yft&dfcjsajiai ■■ '' Mim ^^■^^^X^k^m-^^----^ - • -;V f Jahuary, 1941. THE LABOR STATESMAN ; Page Three Trades Union Directory LABOR HEADQUARTERS, 529-531 BEATTY STREET Aeronautical (I. Secretary. A. I FAlr. 5117-Y. I, I.orliti: 751 463 Blast 23rd; Bak.ry Sal.»m.n„I.o.:al 189, I. B. T. C. and II.—Secretary. Blrt Showier, 131 _ Beatty Street, Seymour 7«*. Bakers' Union, local 468 —Business Agent, J. Humphreys, 18 East Hastings St- Phone Trinity 1018. Barbara — International Journeymen of Ari*rlca,_Local 120 — Secretary, C. B. 631 Beatty St.; SEy. ary. C. . 3319. Murphy, 340 Camble~8t;~TRIn Seaman's Union — Secretary. H n. 3261. Beverage Dispensers' Union. Local *7« ^r?Hf,,n?." Manager. W. O. Couper, 307 W. Pender; MArlne 4»48, Blacksmiths' union, local 1S1 — Secretary, o.i.h. Davla, Mr,6. Weat Eighth Avenue. ,, Bollermasjers' Union, Local 1»4—Secre- » tnry, B. Featheratone. 305 Shelly Bldg. Bookbinder*' union, Local 105—Record. Ing Secretary, Flora MacDonald, 2326 E. 40th Avenue. Brewery Workers* Union, Looal 300 — Secretary, Kd. Sims. 334* Price 8t Brloklay.ra' Union, Local No. 1—W. 8. Dagjiair, =41105 Perry St. ———• Brick aad Clay Workers' union, no. la* —Secretary, T. B. Holtabaum. Abbota. lord, B. C. Bridge, Belnforood Struotural, Ornamental s ___—oed Ironworkers, Local »7 Bunlness Agent,. Robt. McDonald, ttl Beatty St.; SBy. 7486. Building Laborers' and . Plasterers' Union, Local 602—Secretary, W. James, Ave.; Phone, FRaa. 1510-R. vniun, i.m, 4603 45th Bnlldlng Trade. J. McOulTle, it* _ TRinity 4336 and SEy. Council — Secretary, Beatty 8t| Phones . 7*74. Oaaip aad Hill Worker*. Local II — Secretary, TBraMt. Carpenters,-Local Union 4*2- ~_isSvenaonJ*!.- Baatty 8t. 0t*P—****, Loeal last Wew'Westmliii- %Hr.>,Z~a£?re£ry-J^ J-. Barrett. 2112 — -Wev'lle 8t„ New Westminster. ^^ W. Piper, 646 Mach- 0, B.C. Cerpeatere (vanalmo) . Seewtary, Fred* W llary St.. Nanajmi O"?""" Wnlelwrs, ****>l VT*—Secreury, A. Wilson. Office phone: Trln. 4*11 residence phone: Fair. 404*-t. Olty Kali Employ..., Local 6»—Sacre- Clvio Employ.,,' union (Bunuby), Wo. IlTSSreta,r.?' '' ('rover- 3812 Myrtle Ave,, New Westminster. Olvlo Employ.,,' unlon,^o«aT^"a»-lBB»T- nese Agent, W. J. Scrlbblna, 1*1 Beat Pender; Phone Douglaa 56*1 0,?aa*7»J*"4 fye-Btonae Workera, Local —5l£.8liiyiti^5?no KErr. 1B93-L. — Union, Local 111— iiuslness Manager, Jack Rosa, ill El.ctrloal Workers' lluslnesa Manage.. ...... Beatty St, Seymour Ml*, Elevator Oonstrnotors, Local II—Secre- tary, R. Holmes. 631 Beatty Street, Seymour 7416. ■»«•••. ??"P' ■J*1**"* ana Portable, Local !r5«.tCTr.tnftfIi,f,yn"-6*rB»"'' Bngtneere, 115—f Street Bawtneere, Stationary, Local tit—Bual- Tr.mty'JlV' F'rnn' 6" B"«>"«- •SP"?* ■ehool anA Caretakers, Local »{«—Secreury. J. L. Enefer. 5M Baat 46th Ave. l?cr'SSyT^taguToT SiTcSk Tin nghtere, Olty, Local sTl—Secre- tary, Chas. A. Watson, 1*1* B. llth. "J*.*1?1*"™' *•* Westminster, Local H5aV^w,W?,-Jin.Se'r'.'y-.^ [ "» rnrnitur. Workers, Ho. loas, V. B. —Secretary, Walter Lc Eleventh; High. 2907-L, , i, u. b. or o. Loch, 1121 East O.n.ral Truck Drivers' Unl. —Secretary. Blrt Showl Street; Phone SEy, 74»5 ,, - - --Jon, Local II rfffiBMiK?' BLrl Showier, fill Beatty •"•.".F0?**?' Loc'" •»«—International Brotherhood of Painter*, Paperhana- ers, Decorators of America. Secretary Norman J. Bajue, 4055 Weat 19th. <M?ve Workers' International union, K°™'-/">. 104—Secretary O. Derrick? 3905 Manor 8t. No^Weatgnjnat«. ""t"1""* »*etaBTa»t BmployMs, Local « «„.....„.„_ w OateTnan* 7?lXy- 28—Secretary, mour St, ,,w,,,7 Workers' Unto*—Secreury, G^ S*rrTn,4?.n: 3"„Kast Eighth Avenue; Phone, FAlr. 0177-1. Lather,' Union, Local 207 — M. (1. Flnlayeon, 11« W. Phone SBy. 0715-L. Secretary, Hastings: Laundry Worker." international Union, Local 223 (New Weatminater)—Secreury,' Thelma Brownley. Ill* Fifth .Ave,. New Westmln.tar. Lithographer,, No. 44—Secretary, D. V. RbWhson. 3I29Tlenrrew. Machinist., Looal SS*—Buslneaa Agent, - a, Sangater, Room 303, 681 Beatty St.; Phone SBy. 7491. Machinist., Local 112—Secretary. J. H. Wallace. 3271 West 16th; BAy. 11*1-1*. Facing the Facts . With PHILIP PEARL Who's Yehudi in the CIO? Is Phil Murray acting as his "own man", or is he merely a puppet President? . . Does Sidney Hillman have anything to say ahout CIO policies or has he heen crowded out of the picture? Has, Hitlman's position in the national defense Betup cramped the style of the Fifth Column microbes in the CIO? . ' We propose to answer these questions fully and frarfkly to the best of our knowledge and ability. First of all, Phil Murray is no more his own man than is Charlie McCarthy. We don't see or hear much trMhrox-rVesrrhmtof the eiO these days, it is true. Apparently he retired into the silences when he retired from the CIO Presidency to the accompaniment of copious tears and a brass band. But, take it from us, he's still in there pulling the strings to which Murray automatically responds. For the fact is unmistakable that Murray 'is tied to the apron strings of his predecessor. He has been tor more than twenty years. JJe_[sjiow. Metal Trad.. CouneU—D. MacpneraoTn+As* ClOPresideht Murray receives ho Machinist.' .Lodge, No. 151—Secretary, H. Walsh, 1143 Douglaa Road. New Westminster. Sailers' Onion,' No." 70 —Secreury," : Fader, 2726 Eton Street. Maintenance of Way Employ..., Local 31—Secreury, R. McLure, 421* Victoria Drive. Meat Cutter.' and Paoklng House Employee.' union. Local 96 — Secreury, P. T. Christie. 611 Beatty Street Meat Cotter.' Union, Local 94—S.-rr.'- tary. 3. 8. Hughes, 127 Otay Street, New Westminster. .. ■ ' Secreury, 531 SEymour *27». Beatty Street; phone Milk Salesmen an* Dairy Employee,, Local 464 — Business Manager, Blrt Showier, 511 Beatty Street, Say. 74*5, Holders' Union, Local 381—Secreury John Browne. Ill W. Broadway, Suite 1; Phoae Fair. 5671-L. Motion Picture ProJeotlonl.U, Looal MA Buslneaa Manager, J. R. Foster. Secretary, J. H. Leslie. .P.O. Box 146, Phono MArlne 3041. Musicians' Union, Loeal'14* — Buslneaa Manager, E. A. Jamlcson, Suite 81 66* Granville St.: Phone TRIn. 12*0. Paint Kak.r., Looal 6*6 (P. D. * P. of A.) —SecreUry, Oil Noran, 1411 Garden Dr. Painter,, Looal 138—Business Manager, T. UIdclMjs, 631 Ileat(y W-. *Ey. 7,496: Res.: FAlr. 4574-R.- > JSrldgi Local 2404—Business Agent, J. Mc- Gurrie, 144 W. Haatloga; SEy. 7174. Plnmber. and ■teamntters, Local 170— Secreury, C. Prltchard, 529 Beatty Street, Kerrladalo 106-L. Plunbare and Steamfltters (Ballroad)— Local 671—SecreUry, T. H. Poulton, . 725 Second St.. New Westminster. Photo Eng-ra Hlnke; 3776 W. 15th; rav.ra, Local 64—Joseph A KErr. 2554-L. PrlnUng Pre.amen aad A.sl.tant,'Union No. 69—.Secretary, Thos. S. Eiart, East 38th; FRae. 0141-F. 1807 Pur.er. and Chief Stewards, Loeal 130 —Secretary. H. M. Crompton, 5141 Elm Street: Bnllway Carmen, Local No. 51—Secretary. S. Shearer, 3651 Baat Pender. B.tall Clerks' International, Local 279— Secreury, D. Maxwell, Room 404. II Hastings St. B; Phone TRIn. 0067. ■heat.Metal Workers, Local 280—Business Manager, Dan Macpherson, 611 Beatty Street. Seymour 7415. salary. As Vice-President of. the United Mine Workers he receives {18,000 a year. John L. Lewis is still President of the United Mine Workers. The constitution of. that union gives him the right to remove any officer for "insubordination" or practically any other cause. There is the tie-up. Murray is completely dependent on his boss. ■■Labor CHfr.cn: Sheet Metal Workera (Ballroad) 314—Secretary, Oeo. Watson, East l»th. Local 1*09 Shingle Weaver,' Looal BT*. SMS — Secretary, H. Hamper, III* Paler, Bt llgn and Plotorlal painter,, Local 711— Secretary. W. O. Clarkson, 5802 Larch; KEril 0295-T. Local 18177—Secretary, J. M. Suthe land. 529 Beatty St.; Phone SEy. 7496. Btreet Railway Employ..,, Division 101 Business Agent, R. Oervln, Lee Building, 175 E. Broadway; FAlr. 41*1. Taxi Driver,, Local 151 — SecreUry. C. Mclvor. 717 W. 20th Ave. Texdie Worker.' Looal IT*. IS—Secretary, Mrs. N. Bell. 4137 Cade Street, New Weatminater. « Theatrical SUge Employeea, Looal 118— SecreUry. Walter Blake. P. O. Box 711. Tile Setter,, Local No. 3—Secretary. W. Hiram, 2646 Trinity. Highland 1110-L. Typographical Union, Local II*—Secretary. Harry Neelanda, 611 Baatty St.. Seymour 6221. Union Label Tradea Connoll, Vancouver and District—SecreUry. Ed. Smith, 529 Beatty St; SBy. 7495. United Garment Workers' Union, 190—Secretary. S. K. Cropper, 1*14 E Twentieth Avenue. '•ii*.* *»**»••«* Worker** Int.rnatlonal Union, Loeal *7S—Secretary. R. Jack- son, nil Porter 8t; High. 3223-L. United PUh.rm.n'a Union of B. C , Local No. 44—Secreury, Oeo. Miller. P.O. Box 164. Upbouterera' International Union, Local 306—Secretary, D. Garslde, 531 Beatty St.; residence phone High. 1693-M. A B HARRON North Vancouver: Phone N. V. 114 J. A. HARRON 66 Tenth Ave. E.; Phone Fair. 114 fymm Sm Efmxtti FUNERAL DIRECTORS »6 EAST TENTH AVENUE PHONE PAIR. 134 Union-Made Shoes CORNETT BROS, a* «a*t KAsniroa sraisi ritORSHKlM 8LATBK Han'a and Youth-. Pender Shoe Renew 930 W. Pander St (Union Shop) First Class Repairing while you wait. Shoes made to order. Louie Manon.o B. T. Bogar. For REAL VALUE visit the Bond Clothes Shop 1U W, HnsliriKs SL AJAr. 1842 Suits - Topcoats Tailored to measure and ready-made for Ladies and Gentlemen by Union craftsmen-—i Please introduce Mr. Union Label to Mr: Bujrihg'Public^ PACKING HOUSE DRIVERS' 1 RECEIVE PAY BOOST Spokane—Drivers employed by the Curst ma Packing Company have-received wage increases of l.T. cents per hour under the provisions of a new contract sinned with the company by Teamsters' Union No. 690, Secretary A. J. Ruhl reported. The drivers are now receiving 82^ cents an hour. Previously, they received 69 cents. Wage increases ranging up to $386 a year have been won by members of the Building Service Employees' Union at San Jose, Calif., with the signing of a contract with the First National Bank of that city. All union building service employees in San Jose are now working under contracts^ a spokesman for the local reports. • , A new contract has been signed between Local 44, Building Service Employees, and San Francisco employers. Under the agreement the workers receive a' boost in wages, pay for five holidays and overtime. The International Photo-Engravers Union reports that its St. Louis local has consummated a two-year agreement With the newspapers of that city. An outstanding provision of the agreement ia the granting of vacations with pay. , What Has Happened to Murray's Principles ? We have' laid off Murray since his election for the deliberate purpose of giving him a chance to assert his leadership, if any, along constructive lines, lie h«s failed to-do>-SOV~—. —Show us--a--8Migle--step"tBken-H)y *nder "exclnsive -contracts -with Murrayjo.promote..labor.peace. He|.American.-Eedcration-of -Labor, Has taken none. On the contrary, ho has. repeatedly stated he iias no intention of furthering labor peace. Yet before his -election Murray was regarded as one of the sincere advocates of labor peace in the CIO. What's happened to his principles? Show us a single step taken by Murray' to purge the Reds from the CIO? He has taken none. On the contrary he recently appointed a whole flock of known Communists to the CIO standing committees. Yet before his election to the CIO Presidency, Murray was regarded as a foe of Communism. What has happened to his principles? - The answer, of course, is that Murray is a puppet President. Now lets sec about Sidney Hillman. After the CIO convention numerous stories were published to the effect that Hillman had won a great victory by the retirement of Lewis. We understand that Hillman thought so himself. But where is the victory? , So far as we can see, Hillman has lost any shred of influence over the CIO that be ever possessed. The powers that be are ignoring him "Entirely. In fact, they're doing every thing possible to embarras him privately and publicly in national defence matters. They seem to take an unholy delight in giving him a kick in the pants at any and every opportunity. Does that spell victory? ». No Labor Shortage In Coast Shipbuilding Los Angeles Ralph E. Allen, business representative of International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron *Ship Builders, Welders and •Welders and Helpers of America, Local 92, A. F. of L., early this week declared-in response to rumors of. a shortage of skilled shipbuilding labor on the East Coast that "the American Federation of Labor has on file in this area thousands of applications by skilled shipbuilders for jobs here. We can furnish capable workmen in all lines of shipbuilding activity at once." Allen's declaration was made in refutation of a grapevine leakout that skilled shipbuilding labor shortage in the East might possibly be. reflected-in « new-government" policy of building vast new yards on the West Coast in order to construct the 200 cargo vessels now in their blueprint stage for the American Mercantile Marine. Capacity Loads - At the present time Allen pointed out all shipbuilding yards not only Tn this area but up and down the Pacific Coast were working under capacity loads and-any further attempt to tax the output of the West Coast yards would necessarily be doomed to failure. Allen then explained that the only, possible way of handling the situation would be to construct more shipbuilding yards and facilities .on the West Coast. Federal dispatches, indicated . that President Roosevelt was anxious that the 200 ships be constructed within, the year in order to bolster up heavy losses to British shipping recently which has been Endangering British food supply from outside areas. Allen further declared that all West Coast ship yards from San Diego to .the Canadian border were th¥ Joint Council No.36 The following companies have signed agreements with Local Unlona of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, etc., located iii Vancouver, New Westminster, North; and West Vancouver and Nnnaimo. •'; ALMOST SARCASTIC Old Gentleman—Here's a penny, my,man. How did you become so poor? Tramp—I was like you, sir giving away huge sums to the needy. Where Is Hillman'. Influence? Leading the bunch in the CIO that have been ganging up on Hillman are none other than the Communist Fifth Columnists. While Hillman, as associate director of the Office of Production" Management, is tryinjf to sell labor on the necessity of pitching in to help the national defense program, at least two CIO international union Presidents have been decrying President Roosevelt as a "war-monger" and smearing his defence policy as a "war policy". In no single way that we can discover has the wretched and disgust ing style of ihe Red Fifth Columnists in the CIO been cramped by either Murray or Hillman. Far from it. The Communists actually seem^to have increased their power and expanded their sphere of influence. We find the names of CIO officials and em- filoyees prominently, listed on the etterheads of every "appeasement" organization in America. We find them giving expression" to statements and policies which are directly traceable to Moscow. There is no question about it. This is an extremely serious situation. There is now considerable pressure - and perhaps there will be more as time passes—for destruction of 4iKLINE1 labor's safeguards and for restriction ,, .. . ^m^.. ot labor's rights. The American F**^*******5*-'™5*' eration of Labor has made it clear in its 1941 legislatve programme that it will fight to the finish against any such attempts in Congress. The friends of the American Federation of Labor in Congress know it is a patriotic organization and that it supports whole-heartedly the national defense program. But the question arises, how can the American Federation of Labor carry the load of the CIO? How can it defend Ubor against the enmity which is certain to be engendered by rash and irresponsible acts of CIO Communists? Certainly the leaders of the CIO— and that goes for- Murray and Hillman ■ - are contributing nothing to the solution-of these grave problems or to the disciplining of their anti- American followers. Th,e very fact that the CIO official legislative program received a hearty endorsement from the Daily' Worker shows that the Reds are still shaping the policies of the CIO. BELIEVE IT OR NOT ■ Word has just been received from the Old Country that after an Italian aviator had been shot down, it was found that he was wearing a White coat and white apron. Upon being questioned as to why he was wearing these things, he stated that he expected to make a safe landing in Britain and intended to go into the ice cream business. (Italians do most of the ice cream vending in Great Britain). . •' , Union Asks Employer*, For Proper Management New York, N.Y Julius Hoehman, general manager of the Dress Joint Board of the International Ladies Grament Workers Union, A. F. of L. affiliate, told the representatives of five employer associations that the principle that workers in a dress factory have the right to demand efficient maagement as,a condition of employment should be written into the collective agreement covering 85,000 unionized dress makers here. Pointing out that the earnings of workers paid on a piece-rate basis were kept low by-faulty plant organization, inadequate equipment, and manifestations of inefficient management, Mr. Hoehman said the union would insist on inclusiion in the new contract of a clause giving workers the right to file charges with the impartial chairman of the. dress industry against employers whom they deemed inefficient. It was said the acceptance of Mr. Hochman'a proposal would make this the first industry in which inefficiency by management would be a contract violation. To eliminate the outmoded production practices that the union holds responsible for the many ills of the local maufacturers, the garment workers offered to supervise the establishment of a school of management at which experts . in various specialized fields would tell the employers how to reorganize their businesses along more efficient lines. "This should give no offense to any production man or contractor in the industry," Mr. Hoehman said, "since we have found from experience that the more able the man the more ready he is to learn new methods and absorb information from any reliable source." —: T. The following firms are on th* "We Do Not Patronize" llrt of the - VANCOUVER, NEW WESTMINSTER and DISTRICT TRADjm> AND LABOR COUNCIL: BARBER SHOPS Hotel Vancouver Barber Shop. Taxi Barber Shop. • . BAKERIES National Bakery. , , Woman's Bakery. Montreal Bakery. DAIRIES Melroae Dairy. Cryatal Dairy, Jersey Farms Dairy, FUEL Reliance Fur' and Heating Co. PLUMBING and HEATING Mitchell Bros., RESTAURANTS Eden Cafe, Peter Pan Cafe, White Lunches. Trocndero Cafe. TAXICABS McLure's Taxi Company. SHOE MANUFACTURERS J. Leckie Co. Ltd. SIGNS AND PAINTERS Victor David Neon Signs. David Decorators Ltd. Chas. David. "' SHEET META'L'SHOPS. Alex Oair. .• Mitchell Bro*. General Cartage and Furniture Moving . : Aetna Cartage Co. Ltd.,;.■-.■ MArine 8*71 Arrow Tranafer Co. Ltd. tCAriao 053S Bekins Moving and .Storage Co. TBlnlty 6256 .. B. C. District Telegraph and Delivery Co. Ltd. * SEymour 8184 Burke * Wood Ltd. SBymoar 1691 Burrard Cartage Co. Ltd.'—- Highland 1336 Broadway Messenger Service TBlnlty 6467 Bryce Cartage and Storage Co. SEymour 731* Campbell's Storage Ltd. ' .-■ - MArlne 4441 Comet Delivery ft Cartage Co. SEymour 1832 Crone Storage Co. Ltd. MArlne 1231 Crown Cartage Co. MArlne 4131 Consolidated Freight Line* .EC. Rapid Transit Ltd. Fraser Valley Freight Line* Chapman's Motor Cartage Ltd. , SEymonr 72*1—— -~ UNION DAIRIES VANCOUVER Associated Dairies, Ltd. ——v—■ raurmoxn loeo Empress Dairy Ltd. ' —TBlnlty 0344 (iibson's Dairy Produce Ltd. (Wholesale Only) MArlne 0043 Olenburn Dairy' Highland 6110 " Valley Dairy; Limited BAy view 0553 Royal Dairy, Limited PAlrmont 1OO0 Turner** Dairy Ltd. (Independent) PAlrmont 9100 Vancouver Height* Dairy. Otenhurn 0159 tr- Steve'a Dairy BAyview 319* Tvrigg Island Dairy ' (Independent) PAlrmont 6282 Richmond Milk Producer* Ltd. 1 MTrhlan* 006* • National Dalrlea Ltd. HIg-hland 030* NEW WESTMINSTER A. Eagle Time Delivery System " "Jrta* am Associated Dairies, Ltd. ICaw Weatminater 1445 MArlne I Fraser Transfer - SEymour 6907 C. W. I'usscll PAlrmoat 9060 •:• Ideal Messenger* MArlne 4373 Holmes & Wilson Trucking Co. BAyvtaw 0098 Howard Morris Transfer Co. MArlne 7010 Johnston National Storage Co. TBlnlty 1301 Junior Moving Ltd. PAlrmont 0738 King's Motor Cartage Ltd. TBlnlty 6313 Mainland Transfer Co. Ltd. SEymour 3830 Merchants Cartage Co. Ltd. . MArine 3271 National Transfer Co. MArine 4837 North West Messenger Service SEymour 93*1 Ryan'* Messenger* Phone: MArine 3331 Service Messenger Co. Ltd. TBlnlty 3491 Snappy Service Tranafer MArine 8*07 Terminal Cartage Ltd, SEymour 6844 Wells Cartage Ltd. HIg-hland 4501 White Transport Co. TBlnlty 0513 NORTH VANCOUVER Associated Dairies, Ltd. MOTth 183 Turner'* Dairy Ltd. MOrth 371 I'wigg Island Dairy WBSt 456 " Olenburn Dairy HIg-hland 6110 Collect UNION-MADE BREAD, CAKES . McOavin's Ltd. BAyview 4874 Cowan-Dodson Bakeries Ltd. PAlrmont 0636 Robertson's Bakerlea Ltd. DEater 1318 Canadian Bakerlea Ltd. | PAlrmont 0044 Brown Bro*. Bakeries HTghlaaA 0084 Mother Montreal Bakery HIg-hland 6087 Hubbard Bakery BAyview 9067 Ltd. NEW WESTMINSTER McGavin'i Ltd. Phoae aT.W. 3704 Canadian Bakerlea New Westminster Ltd. 14 FUEL Coal, Wood, Fuel OH Leslie Coal Company SEymour 6431 Sawdust Buchanan ft Reid • NANAIMO, B.C. - Canadian Bakerlea Ltd. McOavin's Ltd. Wilson's Scotch Baker* UNION TAXIS Yellow Cab* SEymour 7141_ ir Cab* Limited MArlne 8111 Terminal City Cab* SEymonr 7131 We ask your patronage of any of these companies, as we believe that industrial progress can best be made by.supporting companies that give their employees the right of collective bargaining, which mean* fair wages and. working conditions. Wholesale Warehouses Ltd. MacDonalds Consolidated ., Wholesale Orooera MArine 4611 OFFICE: Rooms 306-7 Labor Headquarters, 529 Beatty Street, Vancouver, B.C. *. * Telephones: SEymour 7495 TRinity 1937 'I T.V.A. Workers Gain ,. Big Wage Increase Wages were boosted by $1,000,000 a year for 10,000 workers of. the Tennessee Valley Authority, under an agreement negotiated with the management this Week by 16 A. F. of L. unions, representing the employees. This increase was won .after nearly two months of round-table conferences. It brought pay scale* on the project to the highest point in its seven-year history. Unions were able to justify the raises by showing that rates for skilled workers ir the surrounding area, which were originally brought up as a result of T. V. A. standards, bad during the past year outstripped these standards, because of an industrial boom and many new defense undertakings. *' Labor relations on the T. V. A. have been praised aa the finest anywhere in the nation. Under a pact entered into last year, unions were given a voice in management, and both sides are now in harmony to develop the great power enterprise. $76,258 IN BACK WACES FOR ELECTRICAL WORKERS As a result of a fight put up by Local B-266 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, over 500 employee* of the power department of the Salt. River Valley Water Users'Association in Arizona this week received back pay checks totalling $76,258. v» The refund* covered overtime pay due employees for hours Worked in excess of the limits fixed by the Wage-Hour Act!. ' J >■, '. Plant Union Label seeds and reap ar. harvest of Labor Union yrpgea. CLOTHES FOR THE WORKING MAN AT WORKING MEN'S PRICES! ARM Y& NAVY DEPARTMENT STORE 23 Hastings West TRinity 0330 ALL OMMUNITY OAL CO. LTD. C .\ AU Grades of Goal and Dry Wood "Glocoal"—"Best by Test" MA POODS ARE OOOD rO« YOU . .. aad you'll like them at THE "ONLY" FISH I They are'Alwaya rr.eht M EAST KASTIWOS at OalBUL 100 par east Valoa Hon..
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