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lUPPORTED BY NINETY-TWO LOCAL UNIONS \P gwuOR STATES™ S\Vfn^7THE VANCOUVER, NEW WESTMINSTER^^ 4 _, .ejrlBO TRADES & LABOR COUNCIL UBER 551. VANCOUVER, CANADA, NOVEMBER, 1944 Established 1924 ONGRESS HOLDS RECORD CONVENTION mstruction Committee of |. & L. Congress Makes Report (By Mel Colby) (Tribune Staff Writer) J Ttt report of the ttanding com- laws on pottwar rehabilitation and lattsitruction of the Trsdss and ■tabor Congress of Canada which wss lilted before the delegate* in the I attention it one of the most states- lit documents desllng with the i problems fscing ths Canadian It iver to be introduced by a _J body. ! Tht TLC report on poitwsr recon- I Action and rehabilitation doei I titt the Canadian Congress of Labor I sport foiled to do: it brings forward I tfial ind clear-cut proposals ss to he fundamental desires of the i si s whole for the social ad- nent and security csn be st- Mltt Tht nport, which recognises that Itouuidi of Canadians are living in liar of pott-war unemployment, I seints out thst full employment snd ls»tomic security csn be achieved, I ttt only through "the common effort lad full cooperation ot all daises lad Interests in the nation." h order to achieve this full co- |amtion the report recommended •thtt the officers of thia Congren co- Betrtte with government!. Industry, I sauce, agriculture and the profea- Isan in planning snd promoting the I actuary measure! for securing the libjtttives we desire in accordance [en the principles adopted by thii lawtitlon." ) report tubmltted by tho com' l on reconstruction snd rehabill- ttresses the fact that recon' Itanon from war to peace doei not ■MM, is far ss labor is concerned, a |*etrn to pre-war condition!, but laws that the present wartime pro- Intion will be kept up and Increased, et difference being that the goods induced will be for civilisn coniump- Betldes the huge civilisn products! which will be necesssry to satisfy ttt btsic desires of tho people, the nport points out that It will also be actuary snd vital, that foreign anketi be developed. Devastated ntloni will need our goods, reads ths HC nport, snd "we recommend that tt arge the federal government to Moot s scheme for long term loans w the purpose of sniiUag thoss 1 "fortunate nations which have suf- mtd the devastating sffsets ef war, a tut we can supply their n.eds." Mi.l.aat Wag* Some of th. othtr fsaturss of the •WW »re the recommendation of a enoMl minimum wags scsle ot JttOO yearly; non-contributory health anrince; two weeks holiday, with Mr for all worken; the enactment of "titlttion making the 40-hour week Mpoltory, with the ultimate adopts! of a 30-hour week with bo retortion in earnings. The government is requested that «adsr no condition!" ihall Crown ftapanlet be told to "corporstloBs or •SMpoUes which msy desire to close art plants . . ." Increased unem- Horment insurance benefits are else ■aid with an extension of the time Jjw which such payment! be made. "•report recommended that anem- f*_T»ent insurance be paid for a Mod of at least tt weeks, but mg- Mtd that the entire principle ef "* iniurance be abandoned in favor «liy-off pay during any period that *t*tat occur. A considerable portion ot the re* Wt ii devoted to the queition et the jeaeefnl transition from war te JJJc. of the men and women of the "■•d services. The returned men I"*" Kiven adequote care and "•tided with peacetime occupations, J** the report, whleh then goei on ****** thst this must be dene with- 2? '5iu,tice to workers now employ- * The recommendation of the eom- ■Met was that Congress officers ■vi closely with veterans' organis- !*_*• »"d the government far the jy»«e of effecting fall smpioyatant m* preventing chaoe ' In discussing all the methods whereby full employment can be achieved the committee's report states: "Your committee is of the opinion thst we esnnot be complacent. The war emergency period provided that these things were possible (full employment, etc.) and we desire to arouse a consciousness among our members thst full employment and a greater measure of social and economic aecurlty is possible and urge the delegatea to accept their responsibility, as we are vitally concerned-and ihould not be satisfied with less, and be prepared to cooperate and give your active support to the Officers of the Congress in advancing your desire, before the federal, provincial and municipal governments. .-Preventing "*«ltlon period. daring the PERCY R. BENGOUGH Ro-el**ts*t PrsMid.nl of Use Trade, aad Labor Cowgrett ef Caaada. Bengough Re-elected President; Acclamation Wild cheen broke out in commendation of his work when Percy R. Bengough wu declared the unanimous choice for snother term ss president Loud opplsuie slso greeted the announcement that J. A. (Pat) Sullivan, wai the unanimous choice ss secretary-tresiurer. Mr. Sullivan enters his second term of office ss does Hr. Bengough. Bengough is well-known to trade unioniite in thii province from hto many years of service as #«•«_•"* of the Vancouver and New Westminster Tradss and Ubor.Council,.while Sullivan to president of the Csasdisn Seamen's Union. Birt Showier of the Vencouver. New Westminster and District Trades and Ubor CouneU, was returned a. vlce-preildent, without opposition. Other riee-Breiidinte elected _ make up the total ?f tvewereArttar D'Aouii, Montreal. aJfePW-Jt nionton. end Jam** Whltbone, Saint John, Now BruBiwlek. Thee* office! were eoateeUsl by Paul Fournier. Montreal| 0«W?» Cushing, Cslgsry; snd J. J. McLean Halifax. Paul rounder, last yesr Congrees vlce-presideat for Ojeto,wbo*?! defeated by^ArthurDAotAtaitt oaly executive board member vrto failed to be reelected. Oewia h Ckalmvaa Members of ths newly elected Centre- •^%«rt%reft BIRT SHOWLER Re-elected Vlc-Pre.ld.at of th. Trade, aad Uber CoagntM ef C.a. Congress executi* British Coumbis, H.,,g.H „„«..,»•■, «r» "• urn* —.£_- ' ST, •nd C. U. Hemtt. Vancouver; H. A. Webster, Oceaa Falsi, ead G.W. Wilkinson, Victoria. Gervla is chslr- maa ot the committee. SPENCER'S DEPARTMENT STORB b oo the WE DO NOT PATRONIZE LIST oi the VANCOUVER. NEW WISTJIINSTE.I AND DISTRICT TRADES an* Lr\BOR COUNCIL . ' Ittueel hy Retal Oerfa' Unkitt, Loctl t79 Elects New President Brother Jack Stevenson, Business Agent of the Carpenters Union No. 452 was elected president of the Building Trades Council, to replace Bob McDonald who resigned as he co'«ld not actively All the position. It was agreed by the delegstes thst the office ihould be tilled by a delegate who could attend the various meetings of the council and function on committees. Construction Jobs sre still being kept fairly well filled by the members of the affiliated unions, although there to ttill a shortage in two or three tradea. Word has been received from the Weatern Ubor Board that the wage scale for Class 1 maintenance men on the Alaska Highway has been increased fifty dollars per month. The Council however insists on the union scsle for mechanics doing new work. A committee from the Building Trades Council to working with a committee from the Building and Construction Industries Exchange devising ways snd means for taking care of the government's "apprenticeship training plan" for returned men who desire to enter the construction industry. The Council is also represented on the committee set up under Aldermen Price's chairmanship to deal with "layoffs snd reconversion ot industry to post-war needs. Lathers report a wsge Increase of 6c per hour, making the scale $1.12. Plasterers sre negotiating for a wage increase. _ Trades Council Notes At the request of the Embalmers and Undertakers Assistants Union, the Council will not take any further action in the request to place the flrm of Center A Hanna on the "We Do Not Patronise" list of the Council. Applicstion of the Radio Station Employeea Union No. 23757 for affiliation with the Council wai accepted, and delegate! will be seated at the next meeting. Tom Parkin and Walter Head were elected delegate! to the Worken' Educational Association Conference, Sunday, Dec. 10th. A communicstlon from the Vancouver Ubor Council enclosing s resolution endorsing the Winnipeg City Council's resolution which urges the Amending of the National Housing Act to provide for setting up of local houiing authorities for the purposes of constructing low-rent Housing project!, wai referred to the Building Trades Couacil to study snd report back. _ Del. Macaulay aaked that a com munlcation be sent to the Metal Con trols Board and the Umber Controls Board asking for the release of more material to alleviate the housing shortage. Communications from the B. C. Sesmen's Union snd the Inland Boatmen's Union were considered Jurisdictional disputes snd outside of tho Jurisdiction of tte Council. President Birt Showier reported that it tsad lieeB the intention of the Mintoter of Ubor, Humphrey Mitchell, to viiit Vencouver ead had accepted an invitation to address tho Council, but the new session of parliament haa prevented this. Del. Msy Anaell, Hotel aad Restaurant Employees Uaion, reported thet the recent dance of the anion was a huge success and bad provided funds for bb orgaBlsatloB campaign. University Workers Union No. lit report that the union has purchased |800 of Seventh Victory Uen Bonds. able good trill can't'hope to I R. K. GERVIN Elected Chairman of the Britiah Columbia Eaecutive ef lb* Trade. aad Ubor Coagr.ee ef Caaada. Elect Officers Of Radio Station Employees Union Organisation of 85 radio station employeea in Vancouver and the granting of a charter by the A. F. of L. has been accomplished, and officer, of the union have been elected. The officers are: Don Wilson, President; H. 0. Gordon, Vice-Preiident; Shirley Goode, Sec-Treasurer; and Margaret Jestley, Recording Secretary. Board members sre: J. Short, W. Reid and L. Nicholson. Certification of the union ai bar gaining agent for the employees of the various station has been completed and is in the hands of the government. The next move of the union is to drsw up an agreement covering wage scales, commercial fees and working conditions for presentation to locsl radio station managements. Further meetings of the union will be held in the Ubor Headquarters on Sundayi. JACK STEVENSON Baaiaeaa Ageal fer Caraeatert Ualoa Ne. tat, waa elected President ef the Baildiag Trade. Ceuaeil le Ml Ike office Mt vaaaal by Ike retlgaa tie* ef Robert MsDaaald. Gratuities For Fore Fighters Overseas Replying to s request from the Trades and Ubor Council, urging that members of the Corps of Canadian Fire.Fighter., serving overseas, be brought within the scop* of tho Canadian War Service Gratuities Act, C. H. Psyne, Deputy Minister of the Department of National War Services states that the matter hss given the Minister very greet eoo- cern end that oa several occsslons he hss endesvored to represent ths cess for the Fire Fighters ss strongly es possible. He points out that the Corps is a civilian body ead this presents difficulties. He further states however, that aa a remit of further representations which have recently beea made, U to his hope that something definite will •hortly develop, but in any event the matter will continue to receive hto lost attention. A similar communication esat to Prime Minister McKensle King, haa been replied to stating that the matter hasJbeen brought to the attention ot the Cabinet Diverse mesas simply that demo- Amiable good arm cent hope to I cracr has feiledlo Work betweoa tare .pfwrth ergenrsedtmaliee. people. . DELEGATES DEMAND NEW DEAL AND ALSO FULL POST-WAR WORK Sweeping Social end Eceneenic Reforms Urged — Nearly Hundred Delegates Attend] — Membership More Thaa 32MM, Representing 2.1M Unions IN THE LARGEST, MOST OUTSTANDING and successful gathering in its history, the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada at its Diamond Jubilee Convention in Toronto, demanded a "New Deal" for organized labor, full post-war employment, and served notice of its determination to fight for justice to working men and women. "There must be no repetition of the deplorable conditions of the 'hungry thirties' for thousands of workers of Canada," President .Percy R. Bengough declared as he was cheered to the echo by the 700 delegates from Coast to Coast. "That spectacle of a decade ago must be banished forever from this land. There has been money for destruction and there is the same plentiful supply of money for construction, to the benefit of mankind, so that workers can get full employment, a decent living wage and maintain a proper standard of living and happy homes for themselves and their families." By TOM GREEN ("Ubor's" Canadian Representative) Backing up to the hilt this stand, the "Parliament of Ubor" broke new ground and overwhelmingly adopted a reaolution instructing the incoming executive to take under advisement the setting up of s national and non-partisan politics! action committee. There is every indication thto proposal will be put tnto operation, involving the establishment of regional committees of Congren across the country, to support candidates for political office who are genuinely out to fight for Congress* lsbor program. Congress is sick snd tired of lip service from candidates who avow they are friends of lsbor only at election times snd to gsln votes. One thing thst wss emphssised in the discussion, wss thst the committee will be non-partisan. In the words of President Bengough, Congress is not going to be the "dog behind the earl of aay «*IIH«al parly" la Uae With A. F. of L. The reaolution la in line with the action being taken in the United Statea by the American Federation of Ubor. It to an important departure from last ysar's convention decision which recommended thst local organisations of the Trades snd Ubor Congress of Csnsds set up their own politicsl sctlon com* mittees, few of which, however, hsve been fornfed. As adopted in substitution for fourteen others, ths resolution sets out: s "Whereas, it to most necessary that this Congren be in a poiitlon to influence the adoption of legislation affecting the welfare of the worker end the people of this country. "And whores*, people outside of this Trades and Ubor Congress of Canada have attempted to promote policies snd programs aad make statements on behalf of the trade union movement, which do not express the views of this Congress or its affiliated unions; Ta Mala. Itt Own Program "Aad whereas, this Tradss aad Ubor Congress of Canada, the oldest and most repreaentative body of Canadian trade unionism, should itself evolve and make known tte views and policies on all leg tion affecting Canadian workers aad organise its members snd their feat- Hies to support its program*; "Therefore be it resolved, that, to enable organised lsbor to play Hs full part Tn post-war reconstruction sad to be able to play a non-partisan, constructive role ia the formulation of peace-time policies end enactment of progressive legislation for peace, that vie reiterate our decision for the organisation ot political actioa committee! within the af- unions ef the Trades and Ubor Congress; "Aad be tt further resolved, that, thto convention instruct th. incoming officers to take under advisement the setting up of s national political action committee which win be tally irescatative ef the m.mbertaip ef .-.i Tradee aad Uber Congreee of Caaada, thta committee to nerve ee ea instrument for rallying the wid- est public support to the put war program end aim. et this Congress, snd to achieve the realisation of our program of full employment, e 'higher standard of ltvtag, si" security ttrtfi CaaaeunM." Cnsat Rafwas. Desaeadad Nearly 300 resolutions were pessed in th* long deliberation* of the convention which opened snd closed with ths keynote of unity. Among thoss approved were resolutions urging: 1 Increasing of benefit, under the "Unemployment Insurance Aet to at least two-thirds of the workers' wsges, with payments for a It- week period; or adoption of the principle of granting workers subsistence during the period of lay-off. 2 Immediate establishment of a * 40-hour week ia all branches of Industry "with the ultimate adoption of the six-hour dsy and the five-day work week, with no reduction in earnings, and provision for a further reduction fn hours, If necessary, without ion of income." 3 Two weeki' holiday wtth pay * and pay for statutory holidays,. Blasts Raalal Disaaity 4 Appointment of a permanent •committee of Congress to counteract and combst any evidence of racial disunity, on the ground that it would be disastrous to Csnade end could only divert lsbor from its course ot social progress. 5 Reduction of tho eligible ege fer • old-age pensions from TO to to and an incrssse from the present pension rates of ttt per month, classed es "chicken food ead a bag ot peeauts" by President Bengough. to a payment that will maintain the aged in decency and comfort baaed upon a recognised minimum sten- dsrd. 6 Formation of e notional plan- • aing commistlon with labor gtvaa equel representation oa this body, to undertake plsnning for a national Income minimum and the creation of employment opportunities. Real Heathg Plea *f Wldealng of the prsseat Hoas- '•ing Aet; removing tt from the control of banks and mortgage com- psnies, with sll leans made through a governmental agency such ss the Bank of Canasta, tt Establishment ot proper agency, **» ob watch labor will have equal rapraaratotlon 'with emaloyers, for ment^Pcoatrols la til latere*!* of a planned return to pesectlms civilian basis. 9 Increasing the present exemp- •Mob allowed married persons on their Incense tax freja $l,tte to H.400 per year aad from ItOO to J1.000 per year for, atngle person., ami aboltohiag ' * time pay. tacome tea ea over- |A Uwertag of the voting ege 11. from tl to It years. Reversion to daylight savtag ttme. 12A .. tO-yeer unity pact by Caaada with Soviet Rossis along _.. similar to peete completed by Oreat Britala sad tho Uolted States which would be a "majer eoatribe- tJen from ear country toaiWOiMet ferall" •J* FocV— „, **• solve ell moenfjel<ee er eattsla holding centre* ever aay arteries. Federal lagtototion te "dhv ; ■ * r:1 of life or. •mpteysnent ippirtaal ** (Coetfantd ea Page 4) Page Two THE LABOR STATESMAN Noven "Balld B.C. ParrsU." When scicatists discovered that Vitamin D waa necesssry for bone ead tooth itructure they began to tort varlou* food* for this essential element. Milk is a rich source, but other scientific minds discovered thst milk could J***Jrrsdisted" snd msde •tiUrfSerla Vitamin D. Patfle Ilk to irradiated — snd res rfld many letters from motherMKont its effectiveness. Pacific Milk Irrediatad aad Vacaesa Packed Replenish the Blood Bank • Thii Space doneted by Bill Couper Ttt SEYMOUR ST. BALMORAL HOTEL Say. "MEET ME AT THE BALMORAL" • ,"____ rsaasi WAatta not 159 East Hastings Street vANcouvnn, a. a The Ubor S*Mmx*n MtiM sate laewds* It an* aaaat * later Wish sa ramtmnw.O. C. Owned by the Vancnavar. New Westminster and District Tradei and Labor Council H. W. WATTS, Man. Editor SabteriptloB Rateei 11.00 per Teeri te Unloa*, 4c per member per moata PI °^&> A 1—t <-g Vancouver, Can., November, 1944 THE DOWN TREND Reports from the Unemployment Insurance office this week to the effect that some persons are bow out of benefit, hsving drawn thslr limit for the year, brings us suddenly to the realisation that tbe grim specter of feer aad want is again reaching out to us, snd will effect more and more of ua as time goes on. It is all very well to say that there sre still jobs available for these people If they will accept lower wsges, but whst does that imply. It not only implies a lower standard of living to the families whose breadwinner accepts the wsge, but it is also a continuous threst to other worken, whose wsges sre in a higher category. If workera can be obtained for lower priced Jobs, then there to always the possibility that Arms who have persistently opposed the higher wsges obtained by their employees wilTmake every possible move to adjust the situation to a lower scale. ,. , Then again, every time somebody is forced to accept a lower standard of living, the lowered purchasing power affects every trade covered by that person's previous purchases. When you begin to odd hundreds and thousands to thst lowered purchasing power, just see what a tremendous effect that ii going to have on those who are working in the tradea that will be covered in the lowered purchasing power. It becomes a grim, ever increasing cycle,'which sooner or later—if not checked—will affect most of ui. Unemployment Insurance has its advantages, but at the best it to only a means whereby unemployed workers csn scrape along on a mere pittance for a few weeks. After that— if no work is available—they become derelicts in the sea of free enterprise, where joba are only available to those whose products can be sold upon a competitive market If that to the kind of s system we are expected to continue to uphold, and to tolerate, then it will not be long before our streets are again filled with able-bodied beggara, want and wretchedness skulking in shadows of our temples, children wailing with hunger and cold. The Hon. C. D. Howe says we will need a million more jobs after the war, than we had at the commencement of the war. If the government and industry are not able to provide thoie million more jobi — and there ta a great For GOODNESS tease. DAD'S ORIGINAL Oatmeal Cookies The Mod DalWaw* Health BImbM I- ■ Wh*a tending pan*!* eesreise, don't forget te laehoYeome Ded's CeoUeel Th*y will be greatly eppreeisted over thereI DAD'S COOKIE CO. (B. C> UMITED 4ft Kiagsway . . Vi I.C Union-Made Shoes deal of doubt—then a repetition of ingry Thirties" will soon be upon us, unless organised labor uses its organized power to force the gov ernment to adjust the situation, or replace it with one that will. Fred Hoover Retires To California Home (R. K. GERVIN) Recently the Executive Bosrd of Division 101, Street Railwaymen'. Union, held a dinner to honor Fred Hoover, General Executive Board member of the Street Railwaymen's Union. The occasion wa. Fred's last official visit to Vancouver as s representative of the International, fee- Brother Hoover haa decided after 31 ean as an official of that organ ooMfrrr mmm. afen'e and Teath'a Model Boot Shop She. (or th. whel. family sa OUn BAIT CRBD1T CLAN Model Boot Shop Classified Ads. sMsmsi Mv***, ess aa* eaai FasHt, a** Marine Engineers Get Oppo«tionfromCJ>.R. Del. Smith, reporting for the Na tioaal Association ot Marine Engin. eon, informed the Tradee aad labor Council that hla unioa had made application for bargaining right! on behalf of th* marine engineer, by the C.P.R., the C.N.R. and the Union Steamihipi, theae employee! being memben of the unloa. It appean, however, that the Csnsdisn Pacific has opposed this certification on tho grounds that Chief Engineers an tn an advisory capacity aad oa other ground*. D*l. 8mith had to go to Ottawa to fight tho opposition and he informed the Council that he bad some splsadid aastoteaee from Brother Bengough. A decision oa this matter to expected within two weeks. LOOK FOR THE UNION EMBLEM yc Isstion to retire from sctive service. Fred like so many people who have made good, was born in Ontario. Leaving the old homestead in 1898 he came to Vancouver, and in 1902 lolned the Teamster's Union, the flnt local to be organised in thii city. In 1903 that local union wss destroyed when it became involved* in a sympathetic strike. It was shortly after this that Fred hired out to the Street Railway Company and became a member of Division 101. In 1907 he wss elected Financial Secretary which post he held until 1920. In 1911 he attended the Internstionsl Convention for the flnt time at St. Joseph, Mo. snd in 1913 he attended the Convention et Salt Lake City and was elected ninth International Vice- President. ■• Division 101 Vsncouver, 109 Victoria and 184 New Westminster 'are the oldest dtvsions of tbe Amalgamated on the Pacific Coast In feet wen the only cities organised west of the rockie* for a number of year*. Today then to e local 1b all major citica. This of course to due to Frad's effort* who took over th* territory and organised the workers, nor did he stop then, but guided them through negotiations until today, when he can point with pride to the transportation worken oa the coast who have wages and working conditions second to none. Brother Hoover Intends to retire to hto home in Menlo Park, California. Good luck Fred, ead may you enjoy many yean of relaxation and happiness. _________ 9*__sssss_r Train Hab Sign Up Bakonl TACTS AND FIGURES' tf. S. L.) Recent issues of tho Wartime Information Board's splendid little booklet. "Causae at War", contain much thought-provoking data. Thto itoe's "facta and figure*" section graphically demonstrates the magnitude of Canada'a contribution toward tho winning of the War. No Canadian ean read theae statistics without a sense of pride. Moreover, no intelligent Csnsdisn can itudjr these statistic, without being compelled to indulge in some sober mitotic thinking. _ We learn from the pages of "Canada at War"thst then are today over three quartan of a million men and women in our armed forcei. These men and women, the beat that Canada haa to offer, have aa their occupation our defense againat our enemies. The production of the equipment of wsr which these men and women must havs is the job of an additional million ot more men and women and boys and girls over the age of fourteen; who an employed directly or indinctly In. wsr industries. These nesrly two millions of people are today producing nothing, or, at best, very little in the way of food, clothing, equipment, or other item! which an necessary to normal peacetime living. These sre the people we must And jobs for after the war la over. It to from the point of view of post-war rehabilitation that the data contained in the page* of "Canada at War" are most compelling. We an faced with the atrikfng fact that, despite the absence of these two million worken from peacetime occupation!, we an exporting today more than twice at many dollars worth of food alone than in 1939. No. 38 of "Canada at War" on page 38 tells us that "Canada to now the third largest trading nation in the world, but only 20 per cent of its present exports are normal and stable non war trade." In the same issue on page 60 we find that in 1943 Canada produced among other things over 4000 aircraft, 15,500 armored vehicles, 175,000 transport vehicles, 150 cargo boats, 100 naval vessels, and a half million machine guns and rifles. And, over and above these, 200 million dollars worth of construction and housing projects. Who ssid statistics are dull? These are staggering I They are staggering because, despite rationing and shortages, the people of Canada are better clothed and better fed than they were before the war. The one black spot on our standard of living ia the acute housing shortage—yet we are in the midst of a house construction boom which is limited only by a shortage of essential material!. Who can deny that our children are healthier than in, say, 1933? Those at all Interested in post-war rehabilitation cannot fail to see the implication within these statistics. If we are to believe "Canada at War" and the Wartime Information Board, it Is obvious thst we are producing more goods of all kinds, both normal and emergent, than we ever did before with much lesa manpower! We hsve to meet the greatest challenge that has ever beset any Nation outside of war Itself. We have to face the Peace! From the few figures quoted in this article — there are many more in "Canada at War", all pertinent to this question—it la self- evident that we must get to work and do some realistic thinking, studying, and planning. The mere training of men and women to fit them for peacetime jobs ta not enough. It is our task to see to it that these jobs are available. And, if, in order to do this, we shall have to reviae our ideas of what constitutes a normal way of life, we must do ao. With the defeat of our enemies and the end of the war at least within light thta problem of post-war rehabilitation 1a becoming of pressing Importance. We are approachiag the day when our brave men and women will be returning from the battlefields to seek that place In a peacetime economy which gratitude and honor demanda ahall be waiting for them. And, moreover, the men and women now employed in producing the Implements of destruction which have helped defeat our enemies will be also asking the opportunity to produce useful implement! of peace. The writer to not a pessimist but it takes.all his faith in Canada and Workers' Eincatiennl JtaodatieBConfefMo For twenty-seven yean, Workere* Educational Associatioa has endeavoured to bring the advantages of education and canf ui research to wpfli- en in organised labour. During that time we have demonstrated that labour succeeds best ia cooperation with all sections of the community. It has taken two wan to show us thst Government Labour, Management and the Professions! classes CAN work together for the common good. When thto csn be done in war, can it not be carried into the postwar?, ssys Claude Donald, Regional Director, ... There is a general fear In most worken* hesrts — the fear of lay-' offs snd of a raturn to the "depression" snd its sttendsnt indignities— relief, unemployment, and insecurity. Thta fesr has been strengthened by recent layoffs in local war industries. We sn, therefore, calling a con ference on Rehabilitation -and_R» conversion that Will be province-wide, including all organised groups, government civic, labour, church, social, industrial snd political Since we ant a non-political groan, resolutions will BaflgowkToYUt Vancouver Again Percy R. Bengough who waa named fraternal delegate from the Tredes ead Ubor CoBgress of Canada to the Latin American • Cejweee of Trade Unions, which to to be hold in Mexico in December, may return by way of Vancouver to pay a vast to hto host of Meads. .v- The Vancouver Trades and Labor Council will have Brother Beagough address a dinner meeting which wttl probably be held la the Hotel Von couver, es in a former visit to the City. Bengough Urges The Reduction Of Hews la hto keynote ipeech to the annual Congress banquet on the second day of the coBventlon, Percy Bengough declared thet "houn of lebor must be drastically reduced*'-, tiyaseet tha situation which wUl arise when war worken and returned soldiers go into peacetime industry. . . , I believe full employment is possible, hut I slso believe, we have raise*^^ this congrew is going to work for and will bring into effect," he stated. "Then are unlimited funds for prosecuting the wsr," ho said. "That extra wealth didn't eome from the rnooa. It was hen all tbe time when people wen out of work. We must have some assurance that Canada will .not go back to those conditions." various organisations, where definite action can and should be Initiated. The Conference will be held in the Normal School, at 12th and Cambie Streets, Vancouver, B.C., on Sunday, December 10th; and will be opened by His Wonhip Mayor Cornett at 10:30 a.m. . ... After lunch the Conference will break up into four panels, which will discuss the following:' 1. Woman's new role in changing society. 2. Rehabilitation of the veterans. 3. Training and Job placement for the disabled. 4. Rehabilitation of the war worker. At 8:00 p.m., Mr. Robert Haddow, Grand Lodge Representative of the International Aaaociation of Machinists, Montreal, will apeak on Rehabilitation and Reconversion, after the panels have presented their resolutions. Documentary films, pertinent to the various panels, will be shown by the National Film Board. Vital information from the Wartime Information Board, and other sources will be sent to sll delegates prior to the Conference. Believing that prosperity, like peace, is indivisible, we welcome you to thta Conference, feeling thst goodwill and cooperation will go far to smooth the "transition period". BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS AWARDED PAY INCREASE New York City.—Wage increaiea of $1,25 a week for 24,000 memben of Local 32-B of the Building Service Employees International Union, an affiliate of the American Federation of Labor, have been approved Thomas L. Norton, chairman of the board, announced. The action waa taken on joint voluntary wage applications of the union and the Mid- town Realty Ownen Association, Inc., by the regional War Labor Board, Realty Advisory Board on Labor Re latlons, Inc., and several hundnd in< dividual employer!. The employee! affected work in Manhattan build- ings. Defeats "Brass Half h Ship Repair W« A. F. of L. Metal Tndsi ml oa the Wett Coait have won 71 battle agalast attempt, by hats" to chisel on wages da* I ia ship repair yards snd st. Technocracy Inc. Not Quite In the Clear Reporting on an Investigation of the rumor that Technocracy Incorporated require*—according to their constitution—the abolition of trade unions, as reported st a former meeting of the Trades Council, Secretary Gervin stated that he visited the locsl office snd wss informed that their constitution did not contain any such requirement. He wss given several pieces of literature, only-one of which contained a union label, but this label was of a dual union, used in one of the very few firms in the city who use thst label The issue was settled st i ■ conference held in San Pi aader auspices of the Ship) Stabilisation Committee, ui composed of government, labtti Industry representatives, Under resolutions adopted tn conference, all work done oa iU repair yards or drydocks wfll__ under the "repair rate" establtahti. th* West Coast master agretnsMk tween unions snd shipyard nm_ menu. Thst rate for worktn bj_ per cent higher than the icilt s employee, in yards building ■hip*. Bras. Hal. Stir R.teatanM On snd off for the patt n*. two, repreientatives of th. War a* Navy Department! and Hi Commiuion have sought te•'_ mine the "repair rate/' Tbt»| to wine out the 11.6 per cent i" entisl for work done at repair In reconverting new ships to'i_. other thsn originally plana*!, nil also to lower wages similarly *» completed ships which are pat £1 drydock for a final going over, These attempts stirred bitter t Sentment smong Pacific Cottt I tots snd only through vigorout t of union leaders were strikes tn An effort to bring about a settlrL. at a meeting of the Shipbuilding I bilisation Committee two mostata collapsed when representative! ttt army, navy and maritime conu —several of them former ex«u_., of shipyards—bolted the teuiosB. Change of Heart Protests to top official, tf th agencies in Washington brought t_ change of heart, however, and it tail latest conferences in San Francs*] the protracted dispute wat ironed out Meanwhile, the Pacific Cottt I Tradei Council, representing 400,1 shipyard worken, wired Prn Roosevelt demanding that i ml conference be called on an or wage increase for the national building employees. SIX-HOUR DAY The Carpenten' Uaion of Tacoma, Washington, .obtained the six-hour dsy in 1934. The union obtained the five-day week in 1929. In 1940 the union reverted back - to the eight- hour dsy for the duration of the war. GARAGE EMPLOYEES Three hundred aad sixty garages in Seattle are now displaying the "union serviee" cards. If whst you did yesterday still looks big, you've done very little today. MANKIND UNITED GROUP CITED BY LABOR Mankind United, alias Church of the Golden Rule, hit ordered by the regional wsr" Board to reinstate 32 memben oil). Hotel and Restaurant Employen Us! Alliance (AFL) in San Franclttt. The unionists were fired wh the outfit took over the Hotel Cal in Sen Francisco and replied the! with Mankind United memben th work tor board and lodging only. Th WLB alio ordered the organiiaMll continue the union contract is cM when it bought the hotel. iarron iroa. Cimttri FUNIRAI DIRECTORS »a«s. i FAIrmeat i TaJs-evrna nonea Ua people to maintain an optimistic view of thia grave period ahead. That to why h* wish** to add hi* weight to tho** who have already pointed out that then-1* no room for muddy thinking or foggy planning in coping with thto problem. The challenge must be met felriy end squarely. The Peace will be just as much of a National emergency aa wai the War. It will require the combined effort* of all our people to meet it The old attitude oT^ot't eroee the bridg* arhen we eome to it" can only lead to confusion which msy end In Because building Wades working on the aaw ■ Ho.plul refuted to hav* a milk flrm wil milk oa the Job, -- MUk Saleiman'i Unloa were ebie to organise the employee! ef the Sal- moral Dairy and negotiate aa meat with the flrm. Robert McCulloch, busine** agent of tht uaibn, takae thto opportunity to thank the building tradesmen fer their ssristencs, whleh again ha* been in keeping non-union off construction joba The Balmoral Dairy, la new e —*- X. _ The Idea that "private eaterprise" atone eaa cope with the problem is ridiculous. Even the exponents of private, enterprise admit thia. Yet there to sn unwillingness In high places to let Lsbour take its just share of the burden. This unwilling- noes must be brushed aside. Private enterprise hss all too often proved to _a._Ht.ep •maty phr.se. National Enterprise — aasatts at paia.u — won the war. It must also win the FvMMl IIIEII.IAI. .iECREi Plasters Donate To K'_4____o> %_______-r%m Archie .Methl.m. If armed & CwSr^^sr^T^tt^ •sWwW^^ssi ™tv»^4.zz?*-^rz totheVi soektiea. Msmben et __—-__* MS* athten Hotkey At- plumbers' uaiea •_••* JP»»___»_IS' eteadny employed to the ihlpysrds end la the eoB- •__*_•■ _r***£_ but the constant shortage of material la always a factor la the continuance of employ- Tho AtVptann Manoeuvres bidden! vi^wmim private iHneMUeUuu fllghta of new planes, they found the roa(_b4oc4^wl_._iec«nirfcJvaianalthtaeera.7^er*W aeiwwe»wWtimns>unt«/>1irrf<t/<A.*BW_. How did thsy know? eat of tarn. Me any heee bam e loyal aad parte* '" 1taji^aaauiiM.THesiJa^ettls»st*.ds» **•*«? twVPw wRBMn, Ws\Rmt\twV0n\n\\w% WOaf •WoWf** TMy m cvttyiVaMt* TOO aVAYITt* wtt la ta* Pee* Is tar Nam ikta-NMifl reauiaie in tni iNTMin es natinnai tieaaitr ae.. ,__■ TNE IWtlSfl COUIMMA OBTHIOY (0. ITO. t> --*---w-s-aaas*a abcr. 1944 Trades Union Directory l^gOR HEADQUARTERS, ett-SSI MATTY STRUT THE LABOB STATESMAN Page Three n-JF-*1 sent. Tool _ fenePAcia. f&L®** t sella ».. IT**—Secretary. On *nrV>•_■___ London Btmt, New j Local 111, _r_Boatneaa Af.nL nktut gtrwt: PAclflc •Tn. »r~^ sslea, Local III — FEZl A E Ja.-k.on. II .» a—International Jalll Beattr I ' BUfa5bs Till | lilt W. Hastings; PAclflc Mil. t~7~a__»'i Valssa — Secretary, H. fZrZZjrsM W. Pender; PAclBo fill. ijineae Manager, Sir; MArmV'il'If. Vatea, Local IT! ', J. P. Mohan, ill ..tf'a^rSivrjriti.., lafampbel' Ave., New WeaUnl.eW. __slt>.' tTaloa, Local III —Jlaer. ISTAlbert Arman, 1041 We.t Baoond lIKnue; BAy. 1617-L. rA*B»iJ 1 Unioa, Local 105—Rscprd- tary, Mrs. W. Leak, HIT ,TO&m&&ffcl riiii w. UTv&uat j laborer.' Vain,. Local 101— iary, w. Jam.., Ml Baatty Bt.; I none PAclllc 4740. _mwi»vifc , eradte ; Wttta, Sll Baatty I Men. HIT. — fl.er.Usry, r Bt; Phon. Local Union III Baeratarr, eon. Ill Basttr flt! SL tm. , looal MSI <N«w Weatmln- jrl—Business Ag.nt, H. Peden, llll snith Street; Phon. DB*. 1114-K. j.nrr,'w*m? utAsTHt fiwta at. [isalmo. B.C. • Valsa (sTaunwaaai. No. llll rascreury, S. AZ BorMlXlTI R. R 1, Intlllssck, B.C. I BUI asaslef***, Looal II—Becre- j_nTT»rt>ucl, 1(11 Weat Itovesta. 141 —B.aiMaa "T^SftiH: •Vslattes, Local HI— Bu.lnea. Manaser, a. Meases* sattnan* a_tee* taassmeMea- B,nit>a.Saa*, r.11.. Loci No. tit—Becretarr! Compton, Ocean rails, B. C. "rasrwt, r.__ , Local No. . (N.w Weatminater) — Secretary, R. W. Halvereon, llll Seventh Av.. TM second Bt, N.w Waatmlnatar. ■.set* aa* BH.aiSWm, Local 170— iu.ln.ss Agent, Archie lftthleson, II Baattl. It; Phon. MArln. llll. ^kilmWll^kirrTlfKt latin HA.tfisgi'lfll.L. Be. TVS—Sacrnury. Franklin Bt; Phon. r.___-., -hoe. fl. 1 Baat llth; FRaa. 0141-F. ^r4.r^.i?TA^.,N,RKI: care Pacta. Mllla, toot of Campbell) •^ttr^tlvS^w^n. Basin IITIT (A. >. orCj^aecretary, earet Jestley, 1415 Wait llth Phone BAyview III1T. No. Mar- Ave.: BaUwar Oenua (Port VUnjD.Lodg. No. 110 — SecreUry, A. M. Ckwtey, a R. No. 4. New Weetmlneter. B. O. Ballway Oarasta, Locsl No. Bl—Secretary, Samuel Shearer, llll B. Pender; Phon. HAMlnas IITI-R. *i?5cr.ta^,,w^l?SaaS^ Thirteenth. Electronics Oast Gets Fide PriticHy Oas of America's most significant labor educational projects — e school ia electronics sponsored by the Internstionsl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers—is uader way at Marquette University ia Milwaukee vrtth aa initial class of Tt "pupils," oae from esch of 76 I.B.E.W. locals. The school has stirred unusual interest sll ever the country, President E. J. Brown of the Brotherhood revested. Scores of newspapers aad magssines havs commented favorably on the undertaking, aad other colleges, snxlout to establish permanent courses in electronics, hsve offered to take oa some of the union's 'graduates" aa full-time teachers. Mesnwhile, tho Brotherhood has embarked on another important educational undertaking Jointly wtth the Columbia Broadcasting System. Under sn agreement reached between the union aad C. B. 8., classes ere to be sot ap for Colombia technician, to acquaint them fully with ell development in the Sold of television. lAafX. Not At WOfM TrtrfeUBioalUtmtl •a. •« B* 1 . [Wau___\____nm ijipewiawjasssfH^ees |wooojan A_ resolution from Eloetrteal Worl- Last near .__ . . _T __., - ■ Undorwoed-EUtott-Iisher •typewriter Company were orgsnlsed by th* Macttintsta .Union Me. ttt ' Con er* Union No. ill asking the Trades snd Labor Council to esad a protect to the A. P. of L against the Inter- national Executive Council', decision not to scad delegates to thi World Trade Ualoa Conference, was endorsed, subject to confirmation et the report *• The British Tradss Uaion gross in ths meantime Is a further efforts to have the A. F. of _ attend. They feel that la as much as ths A. F. ot L. delegates were present et the recent 76th enaual conveation of tho British Tradss Ualoa Congress, which also sssted Soviet Trade Uaion delegates, that ths obstacles could b» overcome. A preparatory committee is belag set up and it may bo poiiible to have the A. F. of L. represented on this, if not at the conference. DnpOrt'elUrfMi ! yeer_the employee, of the __1 ancf since that time the officer* ef tha uaion negotiated a wsge increaae ranging from IS te lit per week. Prior to this adjustment theae employeee wer* th* lowest paid ia the industry. The officers were only eblo to negotiate for a meiatonancs of membenhip egreemeat but the employee! refused to accept this, apparently with the idee, that having obtained the vrege increases ths union waa of ao further use to them. They are now dropping out of the ualoa. Ualoas having typewriter. **rvic*d by this Arm ihould Inform the compsny thst this service win be discontinued. Wo of tea get man's skin. Ws i heart. under the ether aeed to get into hia Between Itvttr * there to a wid* dtotli that la moot op frequently * (6 cheerfulneai taction; the mind m to the former to tager to the latter. —Blair. SosAa B.LHoaaea,la_ Mutative of the ll Paper Mill Worker* report* thet the B. C. Compaay ha* signed with th* reeoBtly — at th* Woodnbre The afreement Is the sale aa that In effoet at the Powell River end the .Ocean Falls plants of the asate com- laaay aad covers the aaae wag* eealee end termiaatoe at {the **at* time ai the other agreements, whleh will en- able the officials to aegettoto for the whole Industry at the en* time. Officer* ofthe Woodnbre Union art: Pr**ld*Bt, Dan. Aaierson; Vice- Prosldsat, Nelson Deeaj ~ ' lag Seereti - ' See,, Jack Bandy. A laugh, to be joyous, must Sew from a joyous heart, for without kind, nesa there can be ao true Joy. Nelson Deeaj Correspond- tary, Glen Lemont, Fin. k Beaton; Trossurer, J. .H ■^.#r,,rr'r,»M BUslnsbury Av.au.. W..t 41th, V.ncouv.r; FRaa. 1411. BstaU OUjrtS,"Leeal„JTL-■^*_*ee.. Harold Box. Room III, Phone PAc. 1711. l,'Prsflac.~Bldg., ^j'^v.vrnrWrJa. iw Ws.tmln.tsr. ^scretiri. -. I let. New Waatmlnatar. t Sasployeee' valoa. Loci II—Bull* .a, Asent, Dave Beea. ■"Phone Aclflc 4141. Ill kl.noosM.bU. aaa eyiatal Afvat*. [R.I No. IB—SecreUry, B. rrBu.h, I llll Rose Street rt.B. 0o.srt.tU. sa* BfsnUi Agsnt*, leetl »o. HS—Secretary, A. Barrett Nil East Fourth Av., ——...* Worker., Looal Ne. II—8«r.- tsry. KHeen D.vldMn, llll ltth Av.., lew Weatminater, B. C. heMeal Wsrkne* Valsa. Local 111— tntner.« Manaser, Jsck Ross, 111 Baatty St.; MArlne ITII. I »rr, R. Holm.., II Loeal ll—eser*- Beatty Street am, -adtrtator. aat AMtaJsat. No. 2IST4 — SecreUry, 3. A, . stnn. mil Nicola gtrsxt: Phon. I Urine SCSI. lii—Secretar Tatty St. ~ nolattac aad CwtaM*. Local ry7cl.o. Parkin.. Phon. PAclflc HIT. " PsfkTn.oh, 111 , Bthool . aecreUry, all! Avenue 1 aaa OaavtakOT*. Loo.1 mnf Valoa (*)»ai*n>gl%L(Mal No. n—-Bualnesa Asent. Oh. Parkln.on; ' HI Bestty Bt, PAclflo HIT. -^8ic«ury,^mT^l^.^Ji1*lffi5 Blith; HAiiln*. IITI-R Ketat Waster*, Local ««»-B«'_ i Managw, .Janw. Walker. Ill new Maaac.'. Jam. Baatty BtTPAeiao ITII. BhMt Bsttl Works*. (BUlrossdl Local 314—Secretary. O. H. Dobb, lilt Sixth Avenue, New Westminster. SkltsfletV Valsa, Bo. SMS. V.B.orO.X at A. — Secretary, A. W. Tyckoaon, 4144 Prince Albert; FAlr. 3TT8R. ._ WwvjttJ, __- iHreurr. O. F. Mosjl JlltlTw' '.'« Third aalpyard Blsgars, Local No. Ill—Secre. Ury, E_^ 0. Cooll, BS1 Beatty Street; Phone PAclflc 4T40. aims aa* notorial Balaam, Local 7Z«— Secretry. A. C. Lacey, 1014 Hornby MArlne 1411. •"EcSrsw-^&K*. "LScaT'lim'-^"Secretary. BV Ooui Bit Beatty St.; Phone PAc. 4T40. thro! Btr«t BaOwar w —Bualnesa Aai Rnlldlns. ITS V. Division III tht 'OT ttmrt. Uf Bwaewari FAlr. till BtMrllns Av... Nwr Wwtmtas>t.r. B. C. m_ni BMvus, Local 111 — Becreury, *C oSJerV all Beatty Street Phon. PAclflc 1841. BJt aaaksag. Bmployto, Bn*I BTJ— Hmury, Miss R P.tt.r.on, III JwLean Drive. . Ikl rifktan, Olty, tjrjr. Bhaa. A. wis' Local B1I—Bjcrj- staon, III sTast llth. Fire Hall, iters, Mew Wee_saaUssrs»r, Local lit-'9ecrefriry."Loyd"C. Bussey, No^ 1 " New Westmlnstsr. Ikl flfkter. (B.nsakr I leweury. O. McDonald, '), Looal III— _-jtary. 6. AeDms-, llll BIstMBth inaue. New We.tmln.tw. IIM All -tttadea' lK?.Uv.nS¥53S .-. Local No. lit— Id, 111 Baat Bl.v.nth, jReineee 7gej_TATec OqKlon, 111 Baat Oinlm st enti MAl II— VTn. llll. fk^}T'A.ysirXM^ Local r---~,. su. r. unsadlsr, t» Htl Are.. New W..tmla.Mr. b»ei ?' * mi—Bacrertary. Dorothy Hal sail, 2134 East Oeortla. I^p-Bualneais Ai JSMIlle St laknMloul I eta, toe ^'Wftli Phon. PAclflc Till. J"??. Losaskw r—, ——. Be. Jamea Dnrwood. HAatlni-a »t»4.M. l"l*%tcl "secrsury, Itcbsmer Bti I tottnraen Local IT—Business Asent, JO. Cook. 131 Beatty Btr..t; Pno rAcitlc 4740. I«_*- Works... VaUtt, No. II—Jjorj- fffy, c»ri zuker, ltl Oranvtllei Phoae JAciflc 7»38. JN: DEx. 27II-M. .._. msUBsBi New W..tmlnft.r tiry, JmH. iSMiS»^AT« <Xli>t*tRrTy, wavuTTRC7 V o wit tiT .-at*r a_«_a T^oeal No. S—Secretary W. DBster 1014-L. No. . "sTecretary. D. FT'Bn'ow. 10! Richards Bt; PhS; MArln. 1001. Belpar., Loc»l_ No.. TI: tnwk BtlVM** Vaira, Local No. ti Basin... Asent. Res. Atkinson, 111 Bwtty Bt: Phon. PAolflc 1141. ir^ifi^Sd^iBfeyX: MArln. 1141. No. 44 — Becreury. O»o Mllle Bast Cordova; MArln. 4141. L.ff. It^^^AwJ-fteh^W! " j;Alr. sm-L. v , ;.-- " tel fc- L"g5!». %i 'Nieeri«STi none MArln. llll. W»ti —, No. 44 — BscMtary. IIT4 W. llth. ht——■-■ Local III—Bm.Ii B Osman. Ill Butty Bt! .— jiS'Pnon^DBaw'grliglt1*1 .._ ItajllMatt. Local 111 —fl_v.«Sr','..f ___Wat«. 631 Seventh Aw, B. (Bt. II). lataislsta- mrstat, No. 1S1 — _»-»»___. L Davldaon, rtl Fourth Bt, N.w __^eitmlnster. •**• Valea, No. TI Bstrstary. J* {trior, iiti DaehMs Aveaea. Witt -VsjeouYer, B. & feruri.^.wrtiiiWi gin At,spa*, ______ l£*\ 414 — BisT___ - •w__toft 111 BMtty Bt; "Firth. 4\mtjtMhMnUtoPC1063 Cover No. 28's Reqiietts A reaolution submitted by the Trade* Council at th* request of the Hotel ead Restaurant Employee*' Local II calling for tho Government to make section 15 of P.C. 100S continue to be applicable to employees who, subssquent to itgnlng a collective agrement ehsnre the status of their Arm to that of a limited com- nany, or toll to new ownen, reached Congress too lata to he printed with the rssolution. that cam* before the convention. The Secretary of the Tradei -Council was notified thst he might appear before the resolutions committee on this question. When the lubstituto resolution covering emeadment* to P.C. 1008 was brought before the Convention It was found thst th* Amendment suggested by local tt was amply taken care ot by the following amendment*: (1) Provisions for compulsory signing *f centred* where unions are eertited hy the Uber Relatione Beard. (S) OwtUwktc any term ef t:ua- pany unloatom, and the Meting of ell unfair labor practices to eliminate the evasion, now .present. (J) Provision that if smsjorlty of seas demand a'unlon'ihop It UNION LAUL REINSTATED Tf.%^pj.^a'^17CbS •B--* traios. Local Mi-*2H«r. ^^85?PahBriilne Co. Tto .* Bnii.,.^,,,, ,.., tnirt^ata. JJ ^u tfc, b«er label, for Km. 1 "stf^apsssffiis ^gp^^^^stvn-. TRUE STORIES OF CANADIAN WAR HEROES riyl*." ss* CORDON SINCLAIR fnternalionally/smosia istttrnall.1 and author of tovoral beot-oolUns Keeks on tsar und travel. i**«Sf- Caught tn mid-ocean by a German surface rattler die Britiah tanker San Damatrio waa aet ablaae and her convoy eotjort Bank. In darkneee many ehlpa tweaped, but the biasing tanker waa a beacon vi*lble90 " ■*■ ' ^ ^^ UNCONDITIONAL SVRRENDKRt Th* day the Naato sUiaUy admit the defeat that', already iasrrltabl* may ha a' few week, away, o* It might tishe a few months. There's no thought of relsilng the war effort aver the**, and over here, manager—.nt and men of TJ.O.L. are continuing th* all-out productioa ut hlf h-te.t alcohol fa* vital war matarlab In this war-geatod plant—twaatyfour hour, of every stay In th* year. fn mt, euro. < 01 ito primal toeutlsm on the- bank, a/ the fVeMr JU**r. Today, of csNtsistei er a. of '. __^^_______ and s>o_tsijHn«ni-4l ta «st af Wottam Coneiderlng her doomed, the Naale aped hi eearch of other anas/ without spending another shell. Among the crow ordered to abantton thia lau-lng wreck waa Oewalel Preston of Montreal, who had been rejected for enlistment In the RCAF nad wae now working toward Britain In the hope ef being accepted by the RAF. Preston argued againat abandoning •hip because, be eeld, ehe ml^it be saved. Through two daya and nights of ley drifting tm nn angry sea, he and hie ahipmatea stolidly watched their tanker bum, but not sinks Rad hat plates bulged like twisted wire, aha waa low dawn at the bow and flatstae leaped higher than hen meat, and yet aha teatap. * Prooton, the rookie, talked survivors luto idlaahlng ah there they battled Baaaee Into enkmlailnn, atarted the --tip gaping holes and with an charts ta guide them, Dotttatrlo ta Ba^and, where tsta-eanda of bat-ale ef oM tho Sen UDt For hto «ietea_ilnntion to eee thta voyage through, Oswald ! was given tho ship's battered eneiga by grateful f " *' MedkaDy rerjoetod by the RAF, he algaed aheaid aahthar t the htmseward voyage, but haa aevor beau aaaa or baaed sVom elaeo. A anovie bneod eo the San asaoaeirso aad hae aalsaat eaaw la 1 ahowa thraughnut UNITED DISTILLERS LTD. INDUSTRIAL ALCOHOL DIVISION VANCOUVER AND C B I If g B Y, CANADA THE LABOR STATESMAN November. Vuco«iwA^U-i*» Sine* the hut report to the Labor Statesman in regard to the Installation of th* Charter te the Vaacouver Ante Worker*' Lodge 1867, I. A. of M., tbe organisation haa apraad rapidly, my* Buda*** Agent A. J Wybrew. At the present time the organisation Ims spread to aad includes fourteen major establishments, Thto growth to still continuing, tha aim j being to organise sll establishment* in th* Vsncouver srea 100 per cent At thto writing the lodge to working on toe final draft of — * —Hi__ le. m f the proposed •ement, wanu »• an agreement trad** union movement may well lureomont, which to an asreement OTWITIOilII 001 HAT A new honor has been conferred oa the B.C. Eleetrie—the higheet award for Nutrition Advertising among Pacific Coaat Eleetrie aad Gae Companlea, *ome of them the grenteat on the continent. Included ia this region are Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Idaho and Britiah Columbia. The award, by the Public UtlUtics Advertising Aaaociation, waa In recognition of the vision and service provided by the B.C Electric la teaching wartime thrift and economy! how to use substitute*! how to build strength aad stamina of workera. 44S4sm\it beproua oi. At the lest regular meeting, held on November 22nd. all present officers were returned by acclamation. Cwnicfl Makes Plans Carpenters Are Increasing Prestige (By J. Stevenson) After over fifty yoers of operation [in Vancouver, Loeal 482 Carpenters I continues to move forward and la ths passage of yeara hae demonstrated, that it to the organisation, that has beea the means of raising ths standard of living for carpenters in Vaacouver. A like claim ean be made for the United Brotherhood of Car- Kinters and Joiners throughout the orth American Continent, where the organiution now numbers over 800,- 000 members. In ths Vsncouver srea the Ualtad Brotherhood to the only carpenter * *"" the Oca ft DRUGS REXAU] The Owl Drug Co. Ltd. in aaatoasUat aaasvaaTtii^ Committees Lsbor of tho Tradee OWKsTD AMD Oa-OsAT«>BT A WAnOOBYsm CIT1IBM ALWAYS READY TO SBRVB UBOR I TOBACCO CANDY recognised leaeral mums sn w« ••■~~- -.— Council's Sports Committee have beea sst up to plan various inch aa golf, fastball,.bowling group recognised by Contractors Association, the present sgreement with that body having been signed in August, lttt. During ths past yesr clause, have been added covering travelling end transportation, which are of considerable advantage to the member*. The Local hold* th* bargaining right* for twenty-five firm* of contractor* and builders, among whom might be mentioned, Armitrong A Montoith Ltd., Bennett A White Ltd., Coast Construction Co., E. M. Craig, Commercial Construction Co. Ltd., Com- monwsslth Cons. Co., Dominion Construction Co. Ltd., Allen A Viner r^'^..:- ^."w ___t t.H.1, Ltd., Hodgson, King & Marble Ltd., f™.hS& TE7.fitaJES«# tk.*Vom 8lnWl B~«' * WUeon Ltd., Northern 53KL"* w..?'i??s_S: AOth m Construction Co. Ltd., Maxell Cob- Kl_-J.'JL* p _;i2t™ oaiWeat »tr»ctioB Co., Todd ConstructioB Co., toe.»eer*taryAP_2lcIngjrjj 981 West tnd oth#r( "CARIBOU BRAND" WHEN BUYING WORK CLOTH* ALWAYS WOK POR THIS BRAR* sports such and other games. A golf tournament has already been planned tor January 16th and 17th at the Lsngara Golf Course. Union members who are Interested In sny Has of sports snd who are willing to devote a little time to committee work are aaked to get in \U AJU*. Membenhip Naurs 7-MiUioii Murk Washington, D.C—Membership of the American Federation of Labour now stands et the highest point In its sixty-four yean history, AFL Secre- Painters At Stir Tweed GAULT BROTHERS LTD. Vancouver, r- port* Bosk George' Meany an Th* total dues-paid membership ef — • ..— -'_* * ,. as rum. tory-Treasursr nouneed. tho Federation as of August 81, ths doss of the AFL's fiscal year, was 6,808,818. Thto represents a nat gain of 141,772 ovsr the August figure of 1048, when tho total wa* 6,884,141. Mr. Meany emphasised thst ths membership figure does not include more than 1,500,00 AFL members now serving in the armed forces. Patronitt Onr Advertisers _. „ /.r. aa 26th, phone BAyvtw. —— Delegates W. A. Bell. Bakers' Union, aad I. L. Cawker, Taai Drivers' Union, were added to the Council's committee. Congress To Uanch National Unions Robert McCulloch, reporting as delegate from the Vaacouver Trades and Labor CouneU to the Trades end : Labor Congress of Canada Convention, published elsewhere In thto edi- tion, stated that it was the beet con- _,1"TW ""W.~"_T mum, ■• vontlon that he had ever attended. SntnValMU lw_l SI Hr H* elso .toted thst the Congress had OmpjmnMk. USl #1 I*T. ch,r,red , National Civic Employ**.' . ._._ .—» „«. «_ _Bl0Jl( , u^onel Packing House Employees' Union and was uniting the Textile Worker, in Canada. Robert McCormach, the other Council delegate to tho convention Jack Eaves, Buslneaa Agent of the Pkinten' Union. Loeal No. 188, rets thst the Regional War Labor ■ward hss euthorlssd an increase of 10c per hour for employees of ths Star (Mercer's) Shipyards in- New Westminster. Thto will bring the scale up to $1 per hour, tho same rate as to being paid the members ef ths locsl in tho Vancouver shipyards. Another contract shop hss been signed up by the union,' whose employees were signed up 100 nor cent. This to ths Francis aad Thompson Company. Au the leading painting contractors employ members.of Local No. 188 sad hire aow employees through the ualoa. Contract work is keeping up fairly good. WMSStuia vawawBaa-— — -..— _-—- -—_----- stated that Toledano. the president o: * " '' tin Mateo mat loiea.no, use ,. the Confederation ot Latin American Worken, was given a rouiing ovation. Hto speech was devoted to unity and solidarity and he pointed out that if hto organiution stood in the wey of international solidarity that he would dlieolv.it. The Local has seventy-five members In the srmed forces, these memben sre kept in good standing, while in the services. Carpenter ex-service men desirous of joing the Local are accepted without payment of inlti lotion fee. The Construction Contractors of Vsncouver reslise thst tn order to [get harmony and efficiency on the | Jobi, it to more advantageous and profitable to deal with an organisation, which has competent mech- snlcs, who are'members of Unions whole prestige and stability are unquestioned snd this is true, particularly, of the Unions affiliated with the Vancouver Building Trades Council. The contractors know that in dealing with the Building Trades Council —with which sll United Brotherhood Locals tn Vancouver and .vicinity are linked up — they, can obtain workmen of all building trades, so that there Is little chsnes of s holdup on projects which require skilled men, who will honestly en* desvor to do their bit. i At its convention the T. A L. Con- Kess was described by Honorable C. Howe, "as the oldest and largest Ubor body in tho Dominion." It ESTATE - UENT.ALS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT use Me W. HASTINOS HEADQUARTERS for ,. . IMPORTED TOBACCOS, aGARBTTBS, CIGARS, PIPBS and SMOKERS' SUNDRIES Come and See Our Stock — Largest in Canada E. A. MORRIS LIMITED 413 Won Hegdagg Street 311 Granville Staat | uaiaa lb a^**-## uvuj aaa weawr vvhiIW.... ■- .Wt^Wri1. E.Uto.'TviK -ec.'S'yTn^ 1st M%tch.VT.t fift? s_feii.swssrMliflfe that good speech ing that there eve •». -.... could be job* for me under free enterprise. In everyone under free en—, _. hi* (Cormaek's) opinion they cannot give job* to ill under f n r free enterprise, I* h __; erpei ers, Toronto, one of the first United Brotherhood Locals to be established in Csnsds. Organised in 1882, Local 27 keeps up the good work. We found thst the problema of the csrpenter were being tackled in a {•radical manner; solid proof of thto s shown in the flourishing Local, to be found in the town, contiguous to Toronto. Our delegates were treated to a Banquet snd Entertainment by Local 27, which will long be remembered, and was s reel credit to the men snd womsn who carried through the arrangements, and was very much appreciated by the visiting delegates. Ths United Brotherhood of Csr- penters snd Joiners is primarily interested in the wolf ere of men who work st the carpentering trade, in their wages, hours of labor, and working conditions; so agreements—covering these important items in the lives of the tradesmen—ere drawn up, put through and maintained, principally becsuse an organisation capable of doing such work to functioning properly; and in order to hold these gsins it is ths duty of every bone fide csrpenter to line up with the organisation thst to paramount in that sec tion of the building Industry. $ f£A Cash Prizes :: Whist Drivel t_PVF TUESDAYS, WIDNISDAYS AND THURSOMI B*m* btbbt e--ea»AT - ma* name ens HAPPY TIME SOCIAL CLUB—Embattador Orchettrt Embassy Ballroom—Davie at Burnudl CANADA PERMANENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION BAVINOB ACCOUNTS g DSaCNTUBBS IBOUSS Established in 1833 , W. J. BILL. MMAOSB, B.ITI.H cot.UM.ia Ba.sscH ass aiONAnna erase- Wo ..as-to 4> tHtJi^fa^^t 2fV8__M_L_E_» ** ' ?aa» ...m fa BIB firings! 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Ontario, rubber plant, be controlled end operated by the government under a Joint labor-management committee. Announcement waa made that aa International packing house worhen' aaioa, affiliated with .the Tradee and Labor Congress of Canada, ia being formed aad a convention to being held ia Montreal. Aah. NaMaaal Watty "We stand foar-oqaare fer national unity," Preetdeat Bengough emphasised ae the coaveatioa was being brought te a eloee. "We stand opposed to any .Influence whleh in aay nay. *feale_ disrupt aatleaal aalty.n Windsor, Ont, was the seeae et the IMI eonv J. A. (Pat) tMnvaa. _. treasurer of Congress, made the glow, lag report that Connect has the higheet SMmbcrsntp nt Ha htotoiy, tetolltag mere thaa ttt_eo» meaibers 1 sit SMetlag aente t,lte aaieea. .J?_fe*>e.aeat/ear_j| report the •"■•!?• T*!f etm 1 tatna we eaa get R," Mr,mju' Peer George, TMb ia aoio| tohtort And to make mattenwoite, Ut tumble fi foiag ta dtaate Ua pocket-book too, Loaaa to pay Doctor*' bOb aad neat other tn> ss fort laa to pa/Docton' una and neat other nt* te«iHyoyoaBva-leBca,ow evttx wwetatfABajt ntonthl it etfce aay ral ^--Massssssssssssssssssstl ____________n\ ■ o , a ■ ■ .■■■■■ ■ ■■ . ■_ Mi. - - ,.- -■■ .-J.
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