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WHAT NOW, LITTLE MAN? . I K __^_M \ _U w __K" -■■,..- — &*** * ^^_H w^r ... AN IMAGE DISSECTED HOUSING TOO LITTLE TOO LATE FOR MANY I —See Page 4 JOHN HESTON In the tug-o'-war between municipalities, provi n c i a 1 and federal authorities it is the average family in British Columbia that doesn't know where to find a decent place. Too much has been promised the low income citizen. Not enough subsidized housing has been built to accommodate him. Too little concern and action have created a stupendous backlog of apartments and houses. After many years of inactivity, Vancouver has built four major subsidized housing projects. Others are in the building stage, more are planned and could be constructed. After the municipality — Vancouver — stopped dragging its feet because even the city's free-enterprise mayors couldn't close their eyes to the need for public housing, after the federal government approved the projects and the money, it's the provincial government that is sitting on the treasury. Nothing moves. Meanwhile hundreds- of families in the lower mainland are* getting desperater The poor among them live in ratholes and pigsties. The middle-income group ot families pay too much rent they cannot afford for miserable flats, New arrivals in our province search frantically for a place to live and wind up — if they have children — in apartment pro jects that soak them for $150 to $200 and more. PRESSING NEED Every municipal, provincial or federal department concerned with housing, health and welfare knows the pressing need for housing. When one government withholds its funds, the housing shortage deteriorates. The financial setup for building subsidized housing is fairly simple — in theory. But in practice the wheels of government grind too slowly. Organized labour has always demanded action. In a recent radio talk, the secretary-treasurer of the B.C. Federation of Labour, Ray Haynes, said: "Housing is a matter of great concern to the members of labour unions and to organized labour generally. Because of this the Canadian Labour Congress has set aside February as Citizenship Month and has made housing its theme, for 1967. All across Canada labour unions in co-operation with 4hfi"CLC _-_at___highUghting. the need for housing. Cana-. dians want houses but they can't get them without paying outrageously high interest rates on their mortgage payments. THE EVIDENCE "Valid evidence suggests that the shortcoming in Ca nadian housing are to a large extent due to overlapping authority and to a lack of clear responsibility as to municipal, provincial and federal governments. This is true, of course, but it is all the more reason why the Canadian people s h _■ u 1 d strive to find means to over- c o m e this constitutional handicap and solve such an urgent problem in the life of the nation. "We need a housing program that is geared to the great majority of the population earning less than $6,000,- a year. The present housing policies and programs under the National Housing Act give priority to the families in the upper brackets, those earning more than $6,000. "What we need is a decent house for every Canadian family as a basic right, guaranteed by government action. This means that housing policy must cease to be regarded as a fiscal instrument and should become a social welfare necessity." A social welfare necessity? This premise is by no means a.c.pTe'dby .v.ry"__nadia«r- especially not by those in power. Jurgen Hesse wrote about this premise in the Vancouver Sun last year: "Too many critics of public housing have a continu- and self-perpetuating bias against the have-nots. They condemn the poor for being poor. They accept the idea of public housing only reluctantly, as a perhaps necessary evil because after all we want our cities to be nice and shiny and rich and sweet-smelling, don't we? NO COST 'The city s lack of initiative is even more inexcusable because it does not have to pay any of the capital costs of a public housing project. Ottawa supplies 75 per cent of the money and Victoria 25 per cent. —Turn to Page 2 ■■ *_—: — 4 LABOUR TAKES TO AIR Do you want to hear some hot debates on a hot line radio show? Starting ; Feb. 16, CKWX Radio, - 1130 on the dial, will t "\ 1 1 1 i _*_'_■ in 1 • - . . •• broadcast the first in a " seri_S" of*30-mintrte shows , featuring B.C. labour leaders. The program can —-. . be heard at 9:30 a.m. Other shows are sche duled for Feb. 20 and March 1, each at 9:30 a.m. Further dates to be an nounced. • ■ 2 FEBRUARY, 1967 HOUSING —From-Page 1 "All the city must put up is one-eighth the rent subsidies. (Again, Ottawa supplies 75 per cent and the provincial government 12 Vz per cent). "The overriding question is achieving its goal of clearing the slums, helping the poor live decently and providing a haven from want. — "Public housing in Canada is unkindly, described as ghetto housing because it embraces those families^with one thing in common: poverty, functional illiteracy (those who stopped their education at Grade 5 or 6), and lack of hope. Housing administrators naturally fight the term "ghetto" and substitute the term "concentrated housing." IN A RUT "Semantics will not, however, eliminate the problems of former slum dwellers living on top of each other in a new public housing project. They tend to remain all too easily in their economic and emotional rut. Dejection and deprivation are powerful companions that are not chased away merely by new housing. As a resuit, ghetto housing is merely a palliative. ''How then can public housing be transformed from a palliative to a genuine remedy? "Sweden and, oddly enough, Ontario, have iound the answer in a public housing system called integrated or scattered housing. The idea of the system is to pick a handful ot slum residents and sprinkle them carefully throughout a new middle class apartments, or row house, or townhouse or garden development. The very kind of development that houses swingers, widows, the elderly, single persons and married couples. "Surprisingly enough, integrated housing does work, as many years of experience in Sweden and other social ly-conscious countries have proved. WELFARE CASES "Ten or 15 per cent "welfare cases" distributed in an apartment development will not mar the overall splendor of the project. But it will help the poor gain insight into the life of those better off,- into the motivations of the better-educated, into the aspirations of the well-adjusted tamilies. "Integrated housing .requires co-operation from all levels of government, because resistance to putting the poor into ordinary housing projects is colossal. Only crude legislation (withhold building permits unless the developers permit 10 to 15 per cent slum dwellers to move in) could conceivably achieve immediate results. It is not realistic, naturally, to wish for such legislation. "Any discussion of public housing must transcend, eventually, the pros and cons of "ghetto" versus "integrated." Public housing is a society's admission of defeat, a posthumous and semi-hearted declaration of faith. The problem is not housing, it is people, human, being caught up in the web of an impersonal society. HUGE WASTE "Any welfare measure is economically wasteful, a s critics of the welfare state are quick to point out. But a society whose lower third (in terms of income, education and motivation) is un— der-privileged is wasting millions of dollars in unleashing an army of police, social workers, probation officers, juvenile and family court offenders, voluntary relief agencies (Salvation' Army et al) and lately a War on Poverty campaign." (Next month, The Labour Statesman will report on the economic and financial aspects of housing in Canada.) BRIEF ASKS NEW, JUST LAWS IS THERE HOPE? APATHY BARRIER OTTAWA — Apathy at the municipal and provincial government levels is the only barrier to providing all Canadians with decent housing, H. W. Hignett, president of the Central Mortgage and Housing Corp., said recent- ly. He said four public housing projects have been held up in Vancouver for some time because the Government of Premier Bennett has not given its approval. HAS MONEY Mr. Hignett told the joint Senate-Commons committee , investigating consumer - credit ■ and prices that - the federal Government's housing agency has the money and the legislative framework to provide everyone with decent housing and to remove the worst of the country's substandard housing. But With the constitution limiting the federal Government to a persuasive role, there can be no progress if there is apathy at the local level, he said. Mr. Hignett added some provinces believe there is no need for public housing and some municipalities feel they cannot afford it, no matter how inexpensive it is. Mr. Hignett said that, of $100-million in federal funds invested in low-rental housing last year, $60-million of it' went to Ontario, which took initiatives in the public housing field. APATHETIC AT*TmJiJ__r M. Hignett said it is difficult to understand the apathetic attitude, but it was >_•' probably partly because Ca- ? nadian efforts in the public housing field are relatively new. In countries such as Swe- Highlights from the 1967 brief to the B.C. Government presented on Feb. 8 by Ray Haynes, secretary-treasurer of the B.C. Federation of Labour: "We have chosen to stress three areas of concern: labour and industrial legislation; pollution control and resource development; and education and training. On Labour Laws "We feel that, because the case against injunctions in labour disputes is so strong and because experience shows that they are not necessary, legislation should be enacted outlawing all injunctions in labour disputes. "We ask that the Labour Relations Act be amended to incorporate the Freedman recommendation. (The present situation which permits a management to make unilateral changes in working conditions during the contract period is a manifest inequity which clamours for attention and correction.) "We firmly believe that . . . legislation should be introduced in British Columbia forbidding the use of strikebreakers during the legal strike. "We recommend the abolition of the government-supervised strike vote. "We recommend strongly that the conciliation board system be abolished and the government conciliation officers and offices be upgraded and strengthened. "We would reiterate our request of many years that the Labour Relations Board be required to give written reasons for all decisions. "We ask your government to pass the necessary enabling legislation to grant full citizenship including collective bargaining to civil servants. "We believe that a fulltime Minister of Labour should be appointed. "We suggest that overtime permits be restricted to emergency cases where application is made by both employers and union. "We feel that the Hours of Work Act should be amended to reduce the maximum work week to 40 hours." On Pollution "The government should cleary reject the concept of B.C. water being a continental resource. "We would request the provincial government to convene a provincial pollution conference to discuss ways and means of dealing with the pollution problem. "More teeth and higher penalties must be established in anti-pollution law." On Education "We recommend that the present system of free public education to grade 12 be extended to include nursery schools, kindergartens and all levels of university and vocational training. "We recommend that the Department of Education purchase necessary school supplies in bulk for all students in elementary and secondary school . . . available at cost. "A tri-partite committee of government, management and labour should be set up immediately to study . . . apprenticeships, the Apprenticeship Act, and their relationship to our technical and vocational schools." (The brief was presented to the government as this edition oj the Labour Statesman goes to press. A full report on the brief will be published in the March issue.) TO NEW HOUSING B.C. SHUTS DOOR TO FUNDS den, Britain and the Netherlands, where public housing has been developing for many more years, housing is considered m o r e a public utility like sewers and water. In a prepared brief to the committee, Mr. Hignett indicated that Canada's developing housing crisis — outlined in last fall's report by the Economic Council of Canada — may be over by late this year. Following are the 10 cities most seriously affected, with ^v*ea_iey -percentages^ frr bracets: Calgary (7.2), Edmonton <_____>, ffi„jf•*■**- {»'#>. Hamilton (1.4) , Montreal (4.4), Ottawa (7.1), Quebec (5.1), Toronto (0.9), Vancouver (1.3) and Winnipeg (4.1). ; NOT APATHETIC In the discussion after Mr. Hignett's submission, _v_ax Saltsman (NDP Member of Parliament for Waterloo South) suggested that municipalities are not apathetic, but prefer industrial development instead of public housing in order to raise more revenue. He said many municipalities in metropolitan areas are nothing but bedrooms for the downtown areas and they do not want to further distort the residential-industrial ratio. JFUGHER TAXL ___. L_ Mr. Saltsman suggested Jthe CMHC should-pay-muR— icipalities a higher tax for public housing than is paid by owners of private housing. Mr. Hignett said few municipalities discourage private housing. So as far as revenue is concerned there is no difference with public housing. __ *« ' r __H_____.W^.____H 3 GENERAL FEBRUARY, 1967 WILL WAGES GO UNDER? THE SUN GOES INTO ORBIT VANCOUVER — If the profits being made by this city's daily press are any indication of the state of the press as a whole, the publishers of Canada's newspapers could hardly decry big wage increases without being hypocrites. Pacific Press Ltd., which publishes both the VancoUr ver Sun and the Province, has shown a 157.2 per cent increase in before-tax profits between 1959 and 1965, and a 164.2 per cent increase in after-tax profits in the same .period. BIG BOOST This big boost in profits came from only a 20 per cent increase in total revenue in the period. This, according to the collective bargaining department of the American Newspaper Guild, is "more than three times the average 3.6 per cent net profit on revenue of all Canadian manufacturing companies." Pacific Press is owned jointly by .Southam. Press Ltd! and F. P. Ltd., two of Canada's largest publishing chains. PROFIT SHOWN The ANG's Guild Reporter says that the company showed a profit of $992,616 in 1959 on revenue of just over $20 million. In 1965 it made a profit as a percentage of revenue of , 4.9 per cent ii^ 1959 and 10.9 per cent in 1965, for a total increase of 164.2 per cent. NDP ON BRINK OF BREAKTHROUGH. SAYS PUNDIT PETER C. NEWMAN "The remarkable upsurge of the NDP — both federally and provincially — has suddenly become the dominant fact of Canadian politics., By effectively moving into the Vacuum created by the voter's disillusionment with the immobility of the old_ine- parties, * CanadaV socialists, for the first time since 1945, seem on the brink of a major breakthrough. "One sign of this sense of panic this has generated among the 'free enterprise' parties, is "the secret deal, currently reported to be in the process of negotiation between the premiers of Ontario, Nova Scotia, Alberta and Saskatchewan. ' "John Robarts, Robert • Stanfteid, RossThatcherand" Ernest Manning are reported to be considering _n ingenious political ploy: they would call their four- provincial elections on the same day in 1967, probably in late April, thus dispersing the NDP's organizational forces. . "Manning and Thatcher are known to fear that the considerable anti-Liberal vote which exists in their provinces might rally to the NDP banner ... The premier who has the most to worry about from a dynamic, thrusting NDP is Ontario's John Robarts. '"' ^TKe~!t'eCa.v ' *.le__P_: "of NDP-er William" Dennison ' to the'Toronto mayoralty is one indication of the party's strength . . . Gains in other provinces have been equally impressive." Mr. Newman is a political columnist for the Toronto Star. O'NEAL RESIGNS FROM B.C. FED Controversial labour leader Pat O'Neal has tendered his resignation from the Executive Council of the B.C. Federation of Labour. The text of his resignation reads: "For some time now I have been attacked in a vicious and unwarranted manner directed against the B.C. Federation of Labour because of events leading up to my involvement in the Sargent Royal Commission. I realize that the hypocritical indignation being expressed by some people is in reality a smokescreen to attack, vilify and undermine the federation. WERE SILENT "I am sure officers of the federation will recall that, when a trade unionist was involved in a royal commission concerning national security last year, these self- appointed defenders of Ca- nadianism were strangely silent. For 10 years, together with many dedicated trade unionists, I gave the federation the best I could. "I do not now propose to let some bombastic egotists undo those years "of effort and destroy the federation. For the foregoing reasons, and because of the time I must spend in the bitter dispute with the Pulp and Paper Workers who have resorted to all kinds "of intimidation and harassment against our members and their families, I wish at this time to tender my resignation from the Executive Cou»eil. With -best wishes for the continued success of the federation." ACCEPTED The officers of the federation accepted Brother O'Neal's resignation and reserved co m m e n t on the resignation while the federation committee is ihvesti- -t gating the allegations made against Brother O'Neal, as well as the allegations made against Brother Syd Thompson and Local 1-217. ON BUGGING In the meantime, the federation has reiterated its position on "bugging," including a section in its annual brief to the provincial cabinet. The federation stated: "In our submission of two years ago we said, legislation is needed immediately to outlaw any use of hidden listening devices with severe penalties for violation. The recent incident involving the use of listening devices has" served to emphasize the necessity of legislation on this matter. We have in the past pointed out that listening devices have been used by employers against unions. ESPIONAGE "Testimony before the Sargent Royal Commission confirms the extent to which they are used in industrial espionage and other private investigatory work. As the sophistication of 'bugs' increases, the threat of invasions of privacy increases. We are of the opinion that privacy is a basic human right that must be protected." One interesting note coming out of the Sargent Commission was that Brother O'Neal's accusers had not entirely come into the hearing wiffi cleaJnTKandi. "Ah"Interesting development was the disclosure that Gordon Wickham, one of the leaders of the breakaway group, had been taking wages from the International Funds for three months while actively working for the breakaway dissidents. 4 FEBRUARY, 1967 EDITORIAL RAY HAYNES Listening to the radio recently, one would have received the impression that the darling of the Liberal-Socred establishment, Ed Lawson, had been endorsed overwhelmingly by all members of the local Teamsters Union in last month's election. That is not the case. In fact, a close analysis of the so- called election brings to light a number of interesting points. First of all, Mr. Lawson was not elected by a referendum vote as is the case in the IWA and many other trade unions. Mr. Lawson was elected by a vote of the Team-- sters' j o i n t council. It should be pointed out that the joint council is composed of seven representatives of each of the eight locals in British Columbia. According to the Teamster setup, a full turnout at a council meeting would mean 56 delegates. However, perhaps partly because the council includes locals from all over the province, only 39 delegates attended. Many of them were full-time, paid representatives under the direct supervision of headman Ed Lawson. Despite this obvious advantage, Mr. Lawson was only able to defeat an unkonwn bread truck driver, Des Howe, by a 26 to 13 vote, or 66 per cent. To make matters worse, the taxi local which participated in the vote is now down to 45 members in the province, and it is being dissolved and absorbed by Cartage Local 31. Had the taxi local not participated, Mr. Lawson's vote would have suffered even worse. But in true Lawson fashion, radio, television and newspapers were used throughout the day to help build the Lawson image. You can accuse Mr. Lawson of many failures as a labour leader, but public relations isn't one of them. There is no doubt, the re-election of Mr. Lawson for another five years (that's right—five years!) is not going to help Keal the serious split within the Teamsters organizar tion. Two Teamsters locals have parted company, and* have already set up offices far from the green-windowed building on East Broadway. Old King Pyrrhus once said: "One more such victory, and we are utterly undone." "Perhaps someone will ask us if we want peace . . ." CREDIBILITY A P Those smooth operators in the White House are facing a growing corps of American, Canadian and European newspapermen and correspondents asking uncomfortable questions. No longer are statements from the U.S. Government taken at face value. Instead of saying, "Yes, sir," the correspondents keep saying, "Yes, but . . ." There is a good reason why these seasoned newspapermen are challenging the veracity of official White House statements regarding the Vietnam war. Many of these statements have been found to be short on truth and long on deception, cov- ering-up, omission or misleading implications. * * * During the Kennedy years, particularly when the Cuban crisis erupted late in 1962, the U.S. administration had been accused of managing the news. Today, with the Johnson boys in office, a new but no less polite euphemism has been invented to describe the lies and half- truths coming from the White House — credibility gap. * * • ■ What is worse, the term credibility gap was immediately adopted by the White House correspondents, whether they be American, Canadian or European. In the United States, only the men writing for such established papers as the New York Times or for the "underground" publications such as The Nation, The New Republic, Fact or Ram- CREDIBILITY NAP I go to bed every night feeling I have failed that day because I did not succeed in ending the conflict in Vietnam. —President Johnson parts had the courage to call the White House bluff. If American reporters choose to be nice to their president, that's all right with us. But we object to our own Canadian correspondents electing to, avoid offending Big Brothelf"-.'cross, "the world's longest undefended border." We begin to have doubts about their dependability as independent observers and critics. * * • Let us recall two of the most glaring examples of the U.S. administration's credibility gap. Secretary of Defence Robert MacNamara said recently, when questioned, that he and his department didn't know how many South and North Vietnamese civilians had been killed, burned with napalm, shot at, wounded, maimed or bombed during the war years in Vietnam. Just how wide is MacNamara's credibility gap here? We remember also that for years the losses of U.S. Air Force aircraft in Vietnam have been played down. We were led to believe that amout 900 aircraft had been lost or destroyed up to January, 1967. Now, all of a sudden, we are told that the U.S. aircraft toll totals 1,800, double that number. How come? Well, before January, THE OUITk5TATESMAN The Labour Statesman is published monthly at 517 East Broadway Vancouver 10 British Columbia, Canada, jointly _y the B.C, Federation of Labour and the Vancouver and District Labour Council. The Labour States' man is authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department Ottawa and for payment of postage in cash. Unsolicited manuscripts must be accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Subscription $1.20 for 12 Issues, 10c per individual issue. _»-_.,._._■ *or RAY HAYNES — Acting Editor G. and B. SPENCER — Advertising Representatives «___*-*2 * . only those aircraft shot down had been counted. The more recent figure includes those destroyed accidentally or on, the ground by Viet Cong action. • * * A more serious flaw in this ill-fitting denture of Johnson's credibility are the gaps concerning the willingness of the U.S. to negotiate a peace in Vietnam.' We recall Johnson's perennial promises to the Congress that the U.S. would be ready to negotiate a peace with anyone, anywhere, at any time. Johnson called his offer unconditional, with no strings attached. But when Secretary of State Dean Rusk was asked to explain his master's voice, he inserted so many ifs and buts that "unconditional" became a farce. According to the dictionary, credible means "believable, worthy of belief." We believe that statements by statesmen ought to be credible, whether in times of peace or war. And certainly the Fuehrer of "God's Own Country" — a country that lays claim to having a patent on democracy, integrity, HANOI. — American pilots shot down over North Vietnamese cities have declared that they were especially briefed to attack civilian targets in villages and cities. —Wilfred Burchett, National Guardian. honesty; that has the missionary vision of being the saviour from the evil of communism—certainly this Texan demi-god must show just cause why his statements should be "worthy of belief." • * * The victims of this credibility gap are the innocent bystanders of this cruel, dirty and wanton war in Vietnam. They have no choice but to shed blood, For each 'friendly 'Vietnamese civilian killed 'accidentally' by USA forces, the Johnson administration pays $35 to survivors, if any. If, however, a rubber tree is destroyed by bombing, strafing, or other acts of war, the owner is paid $87 apiece. sweat and tears when the young soldiers from the United States make a mistake in judgment and entire villages are razed, bombed, burned, and their people mutilated. ■ ' * _•■ Of course there's a good reason for this credibility gap. If the- United States were to admit the truth, it would have to think hard how to justify its actions. We must be thankful for the handful of valiant reporters in Vietnam who have the guts to write honestly about, and photograph this vicious war. .... _____■ 5 ENTERTAINMENT DR. DINGLEDORF'S P. F. YOUNG The young man was shown into the elaborate office. "Dr. Dingledorf?" "That's me, kid." A fusty old gentleman, in a red checkered vest and sporting a pince-nez, greeted him. "Well," said the young man, "I am a second-year student at university, and I am doing a paper on labour relations. I've run into a bit of a problem. While studying many of the contracts I've discovered that I don't understand some of the terms." "Join the club, kid," the doctor replied, lighting a (excuse the expression) Havana cigar. "What's the problem? I am the world- famous Dingledorf, the foremost expert on industrial relations. I know everything there is to know about it. Just ask your questions and get ready for quick answers. I know them all. The answers, I mean," he said, pacing about his huge mahogany desk. "I'm having trouble with some of the job descriptions in ths various agreements. I am trying to classify them as skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled, but the names are very difficult to get any idea as to what they are and into what category they belong. I hope you can help me." "You've come to the right place, kid. Fire away." The doctor puffed on his cigar. "Well, first of all, in the Marine Workers and Boilermakers contract there is a job classification identified as: steel-racker and hooker- on (crane chaser). Just what in the world would that be?" The doctor chuckled. "Well, kid, that's simple. You see, it's like this. When them guys is building one of them big ships they toss around a lot of hot rivets, don't they?" . The young-man nodded. "Now, it seems that there's a bunch of birds that like to eat those rivets, especially when they're hot, right off the griddle, so to speak. They collect around a boilermaker's job and swoop down to grab off all the rivets that are tossed around, so the boilermakers had to make a special job for the guy who chases them off. That's the crane chaser. Then_he's got an assistant, the steel racker and hooker- on. Rivets is expensive, see, so he hooks on to the bird's neck to catch him and then squeezes it from the gullet up, to make the bird cough up the rivets. Pretty clever, huh? Boy, management don't miss a trick when it comes to saving money." • * • The boy asked, "What skill category would you put that job in, doctor?" "Skilled, kid, skilled! Can you imagine trying to catch those cranes in this wet weather? They're as slippery as fish. Takes a lot of ingenuity to grab one of them." The youth looked skeptical, but dutifully wrote down the doctor's remarks. Then he looked up anxiously. The doctor stubbed his cigar in an ashtray and sat down behind his desk. "OK, give me the next one." "I've noticed," said the lad, "in the Fruit and Vegetable Workers contr.act there is a classification known as retort and freezer man. Could you enlighten me on that classification 1 "Happy to, happy to." Dr. Dingledorf began to circle his desk again. "Among the fruit and vegetable workers," the doctor said, "are a lot of family people. The husband works in one place in the plant, the wife in another. So finally she is bringing home almost as much money as he is, and she is getting pretty independent." The doctor stops his pacing in front of the boy's chair. "You know how women are when they get a little dough. Real uppity. They have a little spat with the old man and they think they can go off on their own. Well, the retort and freezer man just sasses back at his wife and locks her in the freezer. Got it? He retorts and . . . " -*'-HEATED SWIMMING POOr""'"" • 4-STAR RATING - AAA • T.V. -TELEPHONES __— — • BACHELOR & FULLY CONTAINED UNITS Ten Minutes from Vancouver CiTy Centre YUkon 8-3181 1748 Capilano (V_ Blk. N. Marine Dr., N.V.) DAFFY DEFINITIONS BOWL TESTER "I've got it," the boy said, "... and freezes her. Consequently, retort and freezer man. Very good. I approve!" "What's the matter, kid? Got troubles at home? You looking for a job in the fruit and vegetable business? Well, be careful that you don't apply to be an operator putting on lids and filling buggies. Those are the jobs of the women coming out of the freezers. They're so glad to be out they're willing to fill buggies, even without the benefit of a fertility drug. The population explosion among. the fruit and vegetable workers is astonishing!" " • * * "You've been most enlightening, doctor. But I have another problem. In the pulp and paper industry, what is a k i d d e r press helper?" "Dear boy, that's one of the toughest jobs around." The doctor lit up another _ cigar. "There's this press operator, see, and it's a very depressing job. It's enough to make anyone go squirrel- ly. So he has this assistant whose job it is to kid him all day long, just to keep him happy. Very strenuous. The poor assistant has to cram on joke books every night, just to have something for the press operator every day." "I understand. I suppose that must be classified as a skilled job," the boy said. • * • "You better believe it, kid. How would you like to have to come up with a bunch of new jokes every day? It's worse than being a television writer!" The boy studied his_notes. I have just one more classification that I don't understand. It's in the pottery workers. The -bowl tester. What exactly does he do?" "Dear boy," the doctor grew suddenly serious. He stopped pacing around the desk and drew alongside' the lad, putting an arm around his shoulder. * Z* * "This is one "of the most important jobs in the world. The pottery workers in this case make bathroom equipment. Washbowls, toilet bowls, urinals, the whole bit. This guy must test them. It's important that they don't leak. So he has to ... " The boy suddenly started up from his chair in embarrassment. "Not that, surely!" "Sorry, kid. It's a rough assignment, but a happy one. He has to drink beer all day long, in order to be at the peak of efficiency on the job." "Explores All Angles**. Love." —Lorne Partem, Province. "Poignant Study of Loneliness, Love and Lovemaking." —Les Wedman, Sun. Sunday Cont. 2 p.m. &m> NO ADMITTANCE TO PERSONS UND.R II tailing Jjil Ml. _n. ChiislinrSihiillin w_ Granville fir Smith* MU 3-1511 Doors 12 Noon. Fea.ur- at 12:00, 2:00, 4:00, 6:00, 8:O0, 10:00 We don't like pointing fingers BUT TLS IS CANADA'S BEST LABOUR PAPER Tr THE Lai s ABOUR STATESMAN Just clip this coupon and fill it in . . . Mail to: THE LABOUR STATESMAN, 517 East Broadway, Vancouver 10, B.C. ,y- ♦ I wish to subscribe to The Labour Statesman and I am enclosing □ or bill me later _~_\ the sum of $1.20 for 12 issues. By subscribing The Labour Statesman will be mailed directly to the address below. NAME : STREET ------ CITY PROV \ ■******»■ ■_■" 6 EMANCIPATION FEBRUARY, 1967 THE FLYING FORTRESSES PHYLLIS YOUNG The majority of people consider the role of the air line stewardess as purely decorative, a pleasant adjunct to air travel but not really necessary to the operation of \a flight. Usually pretty, and always well- groomed, she serves coffee, tea or milk with a smile. This is what she has been trained to do. But the most comprehensive and thorough part of her training may never be seen by the travel- ling^public, if they're lucky. How many air travellers know how to open the window emergency exits? How many know of the existence of the evacuation slide, let alone its location and operation? How many are aware of the symptoms of hypoxia, a term meaning deficiency of oxygen? How many could direct the evacuation of 120 people out of a burning aircraft in 90 seconds? STEWARDESS KNOWS The stewardess knows, and she is the only one in that cabin who does. If she has received proper training, her reaction to any emergency will be instinctive, immediate and correct. That's a tall order, but the Canadian Air Line Fight At- t e n d a n t s Association is pressing both the air line industry and the government to greater awareness of the importance of flight attendants. Oddly enough, many of the companies are far ahead of the government in setting criteria for emergency training. Only recently has the government belatedly recognized that there was something behind the' cockpit door besides the restrooms. Heretofore, when there was an aircraft accident, the federal department of transport concerned itself only with the causes of the accident, and never with the question of why, or why not, passengers survived. DOT investigation reports make fascinating reading, from this aspect. We gain the impression that nothing exists aft of the wings and engines, that the fuselage with its human cargo is largely invisible. CALFAA, a small but feisty union composed mainly of young women, has been leaning heavily on the authorities lately, with some telling effects. The DOT regulations pertaining to passenger service and emergency procedures haven't been updated since the early thirties. NO REGULATION The DOT has discovered, much to its embarassment, that there is no specific regulation on* its books requiring a Canadian air line to carry cabin attendants. The existing regulation states only "that passengers will be briefed on emergency procedures." This requirement could be fulfilled legally by handing out instruction cards to passengers. Fortunately most, but by no. means all, Canadian air lines carry flight attendants. Apart from its fight for better training, CALFAA has scored a first in North America. Employees of Air Canada began to question the rule why stewards could marry, and retain their jobs, but stewardesses were fired, and why the men could continue to work after age 32, and women could not. The issue made headlines, and the national press took up the cause of \* _#M? 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Even flight attendants working for big U.S. air lines do not have these rights, and the American stewardess unions are looking to Canada, using CALFAA's contract as a weapon in their negotiations. Other Canadian air lines have conveniently forgotten their existing company policies prohibiting marriage and firing stewardess after they reach age 32 to save themselves from embarrassing consequences. NOT JUST PRETTY The next time you see a stewardess, remember she is not. just a pretty girl who offers you a cocktail or a candy on an airplane, but that she could mean the difference between life and death in an emergency. And that her union, the Canadian Air Line Flight Attendants Association, is a quiet but militant white collar union in North America. That stewardess' smile is reinforced with a strand of steel. Stewardesses relaxing at Upper Carpathia beach. HARRON BROS. 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Her problem is one of adaptation — of taking her place in a society where hp service is paid to the equality of women but where prejudice and resentment, and a refusal to consider the needs of modern women, still make life extremely difficult. ,~ SPOTLIGHTED .—This- whole problem was brought once more into the news recently when Mrs. Michael Sabia of St. Catharine's announced that her Committee for the Equality of Women would demand a Royal Commission to look into such things as discriminatory laws and illogical taxation concerning women ^in Canada. ■ The reaction to Mrs. Sabia's proposal was quite mixed but, one the whole, it wasn't too critical. Most thinking men and women believe the whole question of women in the sixties ought to be examined very carefully indeed although, of course, we will always have a few diehards who refuse to acknowledge the economic facts of life and who will continue to insist that a woman's place is in the home. — WOMEN EQUAL? It's easy to slip into the belief that women are, in fact, accepted in our society as being equal to men. Yes, we have women MPs; yes, we have women mayors and many women in other spheres of public life. We have women .,doctors, lawyers, engineers and archi- Vulliqmy fr Brownell CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS Phone RE. 8-3233 2205 Fir Street Vancouver, B.C. "Mommy's Working" THELMA CARTWRIGHT tects — all fields which were considered to be the preserves of men only 50 years ago. But the fact remains that, for a woman to become a doctor, lawyer, teacher or clerk, she has to juggle the other parts of her life in order to cope with all her responsibilities. If all the women in these fields were single it would make some sense to treat them equally with men. However, more than half the women working in Canada today are married and, of these, the largest group consists of women between the ages of 25 and 34 — the years when most of them are coping with their families. EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Of course we need and are entitled to equal job opportunities with men, income tax legislation that does not discriminate against us, and equal status in the eyes of the law. But we need much more than that. We need to be recognized as different from men with different needs and special problems. In some ways women themselves are to blame for the lack of progress made in such areas as the provision of adequate day care facilities, to name just one of the long standing problems facing ' the working woman. Many women are reluctant to discuss the arrangements they make for their children. LIFE HIDDEN They are so eager to be accepted by the world of business as being equal to men- that their domestic life becomes something that has to be kept in the background, hidden from the eyes of the competitive working world. But, strictly speaking, the whole idea of women's equality is a myth when it is based on the premise they are the same as men. If women are to continue to carry on their traditional roles as wives and mothers —and heaven help us if they are not — then it's time we stopped pretending that they set out for work on the same basis as men. If getting a job Extra benefits Fast claims service CD-OPERATIVE INSURANCE SERVICES CO OPERAIIVE LIFE INSURANCE C0VPAN» • CO OPERATIVE EIRE » CASUAL!* COMPANY YOUR CO OP INSURANCE REPRESENTATIVE B.C. BRANC'H, 96 E. BROADWAY, VANCOUVER, TR. 2-7454. OTHER OFFICES: VICTORIA, DUNCAN, NANAIMO, PORT ALBERNI, PARKSVILLE, CAMPBELL RIVER, LANGLEY, MISSION, CHILLIWACK, WILLIAMS LAKE, PRINCE GEORGE, DAWSON CREEK, FORT ST. JOHN, TERRACE and PRINCE RUPERT. is compared to a race then women are handicapped right from the start by the ties of their traditional roles. And any militant female who refuses to acknowledge "this sets women's search for some kind of workable equality back in the dark ages. WORK OUTSIDE •*»*, Of course there are single women who don't need any special consideration. But it is still in their interests to insist on the kind of atmosphere in our society that makes it possible for the married woman with responsibilities to work outside the home. Today's single woman may be tomorrow's married woman, and then she will reap the benefits she helped to bring about. ' We heed adequate legislation to ensure maternity leave and benefits; we need income tax concessions to enable us to claim for the help that we might be able to find for our homes; we need,..many, many ' creches and nurseries. In my opinion the provision of some of these basic facilities will help to remove some of the taboos that keep us out of top management and business jobs. If our affairs were better managed in the domestic field we would be better risks in the wofld qf busi- riGSs MORE UP TO DATE Our whole approach . to women at work needs bringing up to date. Why can't we have luncheon facilities in our public schools? In a country such as Canada, with its long and severe' winters, we need school lunches for all children — not only those of working mothers who have a special problem coping with the broken up school day. Why can't our school buildings be used for keeping the children orf working mothers off streets until their parents get home? Come to think of it, why can't school and business hours be shuffled about a bit so that they more nearly coincide? We have a whole generation of older women who didn't have the educational opportunities available for women today. Why can't we use these women as housekeepers, supervisors, lunch room attendants? NOT JUST WOMEN Maybe we do need a „ Royal Commission on Women, but not just on women as workers. We need a Royal Commission on Women as women — women as they really are — trying to fill all the roles .that society casts them for. If we have a royal commission like that maybe, just maybe, we might make a start in being really progressive in what is, at present, our pretence of equality. Contact C.U.&C for Information on Group Dental Plans All benefits provided at cost CU. & & Health Services Society ■" Rm. 21 —- 96 East Broadway Vancouver 10. B.C. Telephone- 879-5711 ■■■-■■■"I m~m ______ Ml 8 HUMOUR FEBRUARY, 1967 WOMEN "IN LABOUR Who says labour conventions are serious gatherings where the only jokes made are those about management? We asked labour leaders if they remembered any light - hearted sayings over the years. Here are some of the puns and unintentional cracks made by delegates on the floor. Charity makes us leave out the names of the wits, and the conventions where these utterings were recorded. * * * A woman delegate: ". . . And I say td you, the way things are going, that we need more women in labour ..." * * * At the same federal Labour Federation convention delegates were debating a resolution on consumer prices. A delegate spoke up: "I've been shopping with my wife. She knows the problems of trying to make ends meet, and I know them too. And 1 know every delegate's wife just like I know my own wife ..." * . * * At a CLC convention in the east a union representative talked about a verbal agreement with a specific employer who had reneged on that agreement. As a result, his union had diffitul- ties solving the problem on hand. He thundered: "These verbal agreements aren't worth the paper they're written on ..." * * * The same delegate, attending another labour convention, fold his colleagues about a long and bitter strike his union had to fight: "Last year, we were on strike for 13 months . . ." • * * The time had come for the election of officers at the B.C. Federation of Labour several years ago. The meeting chairman had suspended regular business, when a delegate rose on a point of information: "I understand the elections were (already) held last night at Lochdale Hall . . ." The delegate, whose sympathies are known to belong to an unorthodox labour group, was referring to the previous day's caucus meeting at the hall. Said the chairman, not batting an eye: "That's absolutely right, brother . . . this is just for the record . . ." The ensuing laughter took the sting out of the delegate's accusation. THE CASE OF THE DUMB COW Policemen do more than enforce injunctions. They have their own organizations and they are trying very hard to secure collective bargaining. They also have a sense of humour, as you can see from these extracts from a feature in the Metropolitan Toronto Police Association's News & Views. Here is a collectiorPof accident statements: "I collided with a stationary bus which was coming the other way." "I blew my horn, but it wouldn't work, as it was stolen." "The other driver altered his mind, so I had to hit him." "A pedestrian hit me, and went under the car." "I knocked over a man. He admitted that it was his fault as he had been run over before." "There was on damage to the car, as the gateposts will testify." "I told the other idiot that he was, and went on." "I consider that neither vehicle was to blame, but if either were to blame it was the other one." "I, unfortunately, ran over a pedestrian and the old gentleman was taken to the hospital, much regretting the circumstances." "A cow wandered into my car. I was later informed that the cow was half-witted." "A truck backed through my windshield into my wife's face." "Coming home. I drove into the wrong house apd col- .Jick.d^wi_.h_j!_tre^ . t__. "f left my car unattended for a while and. whether hy accident, or design, it ran away. "If the other driver had stopped a few yards behind himself, the accident would not have occurred." "I misjudged a lady cross the street." "The other car collided with mine, without giving warning of its intention." "She suddenly saw, lost her head, and we met." "I ran into a shop window and sustained injuries to my wife." s have you abetter answer The word today for the world of work is change. Today new techniques and new machines are being introduced with startling rapidity as Canadian industry strives to remain __ competitive at home and abroad. As our world of work grows bigger and more complex, employers and employees tend to grow further and further apart at the very time when better communications and understanding are becoming more and more essential. Continuing joint consultation through a Labour-Management Committee in your establishment can bring direct communication into industrial relations as management and labour sit down together on a regular basis to discuss all matters of mutual concern. WHAT IS A LABOUR-MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE? d It is a joint committee where management and employee representatives recognize the need to improve communications and understanding between each other. ' d Each group selects representatives to meet together regularly. a They discuss any problems mutually agreed upon by the union and management representatives — such as-improving work methods and techniques; preparing in advance to meet technological changes; employee training and upgrading; safer and more efficient procedures. d It is not a management plan to usurp the rights of unions. a It is not a union plan to take over management responsibilities. d It is not a bargaining agency. If you'd like advice on how to set up a practical Labour-Management Committee, following the lead of more than 2,000 such committees operating in plants, businesses and institutions across Canada, and there is a collective agreement with a recognized, bona fide union in your establishment — write for complete information to: LABOUR-MANAGEMENT CONSULTATION BRANCH CANADA DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR, OTTAWA Hon. JohnA. Nicholson Minister George V. Haythorne Deputy Minister 9 R E P 0 R T S FEBRUARY, 1967 ERNEST HALL The opening of our new session, the first of the 28th Parliament of B.C., is now past history. The solemnity of the occasion was disturbed somewhat by a New Democratic Party move, the latest of several attempts, to try and get the Government to institute a provincial Hansard. B.C. is the only legislature of any size in the Commonwealth that does not have a verbatim record of what is said, and not said, during debates. I feel that it was most revealing that, when the vote was taken, all Social Credit Government mem-! bers except one voted against our motion, which would have given every citizen in this province an opportunity to examine in detail what the Government is doing day by day. A NEW DIMENSION It is obvious that a new dimension has been added to B.C. politics in the New Democratic Caucus of this parliament. The. specialized knowledge of the new members, added to the experience of the former members, brings a new strength to the party at a time when British Columbia needs such a* group. The present government offers a bleak prospect to the people of this province. Municipal requests to build schools have been refused. This means disappointment to the hopes of many parents and will have an adverse effect on the education available to our young people because of shifts, lower standards, and overcrowded classrooms. DYNAMIC SOCIETY? The so-called dynamic society is grinding to a halt as highway and bridge con- struction projects^ are cut back and public work build-, ings throughout the province stand like gaunt skeletons and monuments to a government that has lost its drive. The freeze that has been put on our expansion hits every area of human need. The NDP caucus puts forward these suggestions - at NDP CAUCUS CHALLENEGES GOVERNMENT the beginning of the session as an indication of the alternatives needed, and as a contrast to the inaction of the Socred Government. The New Democratic MLAs demand that this session take the steps necessary to: • Ensure that our old-age pensioners receive the full benefit of the additional $30 available from Ottawa; • Put an end to the freeze on school construction and embark on a speeded-up program to provide the educational facilities needed at every level from kindergarten to university and post graduate work; • Bring in consumer protection legislation; • Embark on the construction of acute hospital beds desperately needed all over the province; rewrite the legislation so the government will take the responsibility to provide chronic- care beds all over the province; introduce a modern preventative program in mental health, social welfare and corrections; • Reorganize the Board of Industrial Relations so it can truly operate in preventing- and conciliating labour-management differences; introduce comprehensive amendments to the Workmens Compensation Act and abolish ex parte injunctions in labour matters; • Initiate a program of government - promoted industry in B.C. to provide jobs for our young people, diversify our economy and increase the production of our province; • Proceed immediately with new housing policies, especially in the low rental, field under a provincial housing authority to be es- _Jabh-_e_---y the Legislative- Assembly; • Co-operate with the City of Vancouver arid the other lower mainland municipalities in meeting the many overwhelming problems now facing our councils in this area; • Provide initiative on the provincial level for the control of pollution. From the first day we have taken the initiative, and we have already challenged the Government three times in three days. We moved an amendment to the- speech from the throne that said: "That this house regrets that the speech from the throne contains nothing that will bring hope to our people that the government intends to lift the freeze at present curtailing the building of needed educational and health facilities and the provision of related serv-i ices." This, in essence, was our way of showing a lack of confidence in the Government for its failure to end the freeze. We were supported by the Liberal members, but apparently all the Social Credit backbenchers _re happy with the way things are. On the third day we refused to support an income tax amendment bill because we were unable to get assurances that would safeguard post - secondary educational monies. We refused to vote blindfolded. Our speakers said there was no guarantee from the Premier or the Minister of Education that federal education funds would not be used to bail out other provincial projects. LEADER PICKED CANBERRA — The Australian Labour party moved to the right with the election of moderate deputy leader Gough Whitlam, 50, a Sydney lawyer, to succeed retiring Arthur Cal well, 70, as leader. New deputy is Lance Barnard, 48, also rightist, and he and Whitlam have adopted a softer line toward Australia's Viet- nam policy, which led .to Calwell's election defeat last Novemher: ■■■— _- for all your travel needs write ■£>r phone MARGERY DALLAS Travel Director Wright's Travel Service I.TO. 822 Howe Street, Vancouver MU. 4-5185 LABOUR "COSTS" L. H. LORRAIN (The author is first vice- president and Canadian director of the Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers. The following ariyjle is from a report to the Central and Western Canada Councils of the pulp and paper mill unions.) Wages account for a relatively sma_rpart of the factory selling price of most manufactured goods in Canada. The proportion of wages to selling prices is not only relatively small but has dropped by about 11 per cent in the last few years. It is true, of course, that wages enter into the price of materials, transportation and other cost factors, but the exact weight of wages and other costs is never dealt with by those who would have us believe that a 10 per cent increase in plant wages rates means an automatic rise in selling prices. Furthermore, many of the ma terials used in Canadian industry are imported or priced by the world market, completely unaffected b y Canadian wages. .MAIN ARGUMENT The main argument .f business and . government spokesmen is that wages are going up faster than productivity, thereby pushing up unit labour costs, thereby raising unit production costs. The "wages - productivity" argument is not based on fact. The Financial Times of Montreal commented: "Unit labor costs . . . have not risen significantly for the better part of 10 years. This relieves fears- that increases in these costs had endangered Canada's trading position." The fact is that wage rates in Canadian manufacturing in recent years have gone up much less than productivity. The following list shows what percentage of the selling price is paid to labour: Automobiles .__._. 9 per cent Automobile parts ._.. 20 per cent Oil refining 3 per cent Industrial chemicals .= 11 per cent Machinery •..._._ 18 pec cent Meat packing _ .'_ 8 per cent Dairies 5 per cent Sawmills 21 percent Pulp and paper mills .... 16 per cent Men's clothing 25 per cent Men's clothing ,..._. 25 per cent Women's clothing ....... _. 22 per cent Paper Converting 14 per cent Iron and steel mills .18 per cent QUOTE If we take people as they are We make them worse If we treat them as if they were What they ought to he We help them to become What they are capable of becoming. —Source unknown- BROADWAY PRINTERS printers and Itihofrraph-rs since IVII PARIS BOOTS UNION- MADE Hand-Made for HUNTERS, LOGGERS, CONSTRUCTION MEN, MINERS, - SAFETY BOOTS Available from your local retailer, or from PIERRE PARIS & SONS 51 West Hastings Street Vancouver 3, B.C. Family Teamwork in Craftsmanship since 1907 115 EAST 8th AVENUE VANCOUVER 10, B.C. Telephone 876-2101 10 FEBRUARY, 1967 UNIONS IN ACTION WHAT HEALTH TALKS SET WHY WHERE OTTAWA (CPA) — Labour and business members of the Economic Council of Canada are joining forces in an effort to work out a solution to one of the major problems caused by technological change —job disruption. In a recent study the council suggested unions be , given three months' notice before any technological changes affecting manpower are implemented. The business representatives agreed. At the same time, union members of the council proposed there be greater flexibility in the- employee .seniority system to facilitate transfers to new jobs. A MAJOR BASE The study will become a major base for discussions at the council's second national conference on labour- management relations here March 21-22. (Ray Haynes, secretary- treasurer of the B.C. Federation of Labour, will represent the federation at this conference.) At the centre of the study is a proposal to broaden the collective bargaining procedures through establishment of joint labour-management committees. Meeting throughout the year, the committee would study manpower situations created by technological change. WORKED OUT The consensus on techno- I logical change was worked out over the past two years by the council. Chairman John Deutsch lauded it as recognition of the fact that- "what happens to a man's job is his business." The basic motivation behind the union of labour and business on the council is the realization that without it, the chances of government intervention increases. The technique has already been tested in some U.S. industries such as steel, and in some Canadian companies. HAMILTON (CPA) — _ Oliver Hodges, former Canadian director of the -United Glass and Ceramic Workers of North America, has been appointed to the Ontario Labour Relations Board. He was named to the full-time position at the re- WHEN commendation of the Ontario Federation of Labour. (In B.C., the Government does not consult with labour when appointments are to be filled at the Labour Relations Board or the Workmen's Compensation Board). •* * * TORONTO (CPA)—The United Steelworkers of America will hold their annual Canadian policy conference in Toronto instead of Montreal this year. Rising Montreal hotel rates caused by Expo 67 made the union decide to switch locations. About 400 delegates will attend the conference May 18-19. * * * VANCOUVER — Representative Bill Symington reports that the strike at Wells Limited, Vancouver, is still going strong. Eighteen members of Local 341, a composite local, struck this company Dec. 5 after lengthy- negotiations produced n o settlement. The conciliation procedure was gone through, also without success, and the employees voted unanimously to strike. The issues involved centre on wages, welfare and vacations with pay. * * * LONDON -i Britain's second largest union, the Amalgamated Engineering Union, recently entertained the Duke of Edinburgh to lunch and' gaVe him a two- hour session on how modern trade unions function. The Duke was invited after he remarked, in the presence of trade union leaders, that he had visited almost everything under the sun except a trade union. * * * - TRACY, Que. (CPA) — A novel contract clause, "granting workers 10 free visits to a chiropractor, has been negotiated by the United Steelworkers of America at Tioxide of Canada Ltd. here. The new provision is included in a medical plan which pays 80 percent of the cost of any illness, including drug costs. 4 SASKATOON — Representatives from several religious denominations, health associations, co-operatives, federations of labour, and farmers will meet in Banff in April to review the current pro1 ial health programs and _o study the implications of the national health services programs recently passed by Parliament. The requirements of a complete health service will also be considered. In announcing the Regional Conference on Health Services, April 9 to 12, Roy Atkinson, president of the National Farmers Union and chairman of the conference steering committtee, said the conference intends to provide delegates with an educational experience which will enable them to give leadership in the further development of health services in Western Canada. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED Subjects to be discussed include the Canadian Government proposals; present health programs in force in the four western provinces; the necessity for human re- source development; the role of the consumer in the provision, development and organization of health services; the economic aspects of health services; the organization of services for the benefit of consumers, and health care as a-philosophical and human issue. The conference will be held at the Banff School of Fine Arts in Banff, Alberta. Attendance will be by invitation of provincial steer- . ing committees, with each participating organization appointing it representatives. Attendance is expected to reach 300 persons. NOT FINALIZED While representation at the conference has not yet been finalized the following organizations have committed themselves to co-sponsorship: The Anglican Church of Canada in Manitoba; the Archdiocese of Winnipeg; the Co-op Union of Manitoba; the Manitoba Farmers Union; the United Church of Canada: the Canadian Mental Health Association, Saskatchewan Division; the Saskatchewan Farmers Union; the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour; the Alberta Federation of Agriculture; the Alberta Federation of Labour; the Farmers' Union of Alberta; the B.C. Federation of Labour;- the C.U. & C. Health Services Society in B.C.; the B.C. Co-op Union. Affiliates of these organizations and a number of other organizations in the four Western provinces are considering to co - sponsor the conference. HOW WHO KELOWNA — One plant has been closed but the others will continue to operate for one month, the Kelowna, Penticton, Vernon and District Labour Council was told by a representative of the B.C. Interior Fruit and Vegetable Workers Union, sub-local 1. Word from sub-local 5 was that all union plants were kept open until the end of January. • * * .KELOWNA - Negotia- for a one-year contract, involving nine hospital units in the Interior, have been completed here. An average wage increase of 14 per cent and improvement in fringe benefits were obtained, • • • PORT ALBERNI — As soon as the details of the proposed tariff changes—as outlined in a letter from the Superintendent of Motor Carriers — have been received, the Port Alberni and District Labour Council will prepare a brief protesting the revised rate schedules. • * * RED DEER — A union workshop is planned for April 28 and 29 at the Granada Inn in Red Deer. Two courses were chosen — shop steward, and labour legislation. The Legislative Director of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Mario Hikl, was invited to attend. • • * PORT ALBERNI —Premier Bennett, in his capacity as Minister of Finance, will be requested by the Port Alberni and District Labour Council to eliminate the five per cent sales ta*^ on children's sportswear and equipment. - • * * RED DEER — Brother Shuttleworth agreed to serve as temporary public relations officer for the Red jDger Labour Council Dnr. Ing a recent meeting of the council, no nominations- had ■ been received for the post. •*■"'.'•* * * KITIMAT —Hospital employees will receive wage increases ranging from 14 per cent to 23 *_ per cent in a contract just negotiated. • * * TERRACE — It appears likely that Terrace hospital employees will vote to ask for certification soon. • * • KITIMAT —The Kitimat- . Terrace and District Labour Council decided recently to back the efforts of the Steelworkers, Local 5115, to form a local co-operative. • • * TORONTO — Building trades unions in Ontario have told the Rand Commission on labour disputes that organizational picketing should be permitted in their areas because of problems .peculiar to the construction industry, particularly layoffs for union activity, and the temporary nature of construction work, • * • TORONTO — Foreign Ownership and control of Canadian industry, a subject dear to the heart of former Finance Minister (now minister without portfolio) Walter Gordon, will be studied by a special Cabinet committee chaired by — who else? — Gordon, and assisted by a full-time "task force" of economists drawn from outside the government service. *■.'** OTTAWA (CPA)—Trade union affiliation to the New Democratic Party reached a record high at the end of 1966, according to figures released by C. A. Scotten, federal secretary of the New Democratic Party with headquarters here. Total membership on which affiliations fees were paid at the end of 1966 were just short of 250,000, up 50,000 over 1962. The totals for 1963 were 218,000, for 1964 — 216,000, for 1965 — 200,000, and at the end of 1966 — 24T.O00. - ' * * * —MemRSMr^CP^fZZZ The New Democrats replaced the: Liber HT 'as"___e" leading party on the campus of Sir George Williams University in a vote taken at the model parliament. The New Democrats also came out on .top in a similar mock election held at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, B.C., recently. I 11 FEBRUARY, 1967 GENERAL W-'mk _________ ___ -_■ i __________ __________ r^i oS__r _i ^-----^^^ -_>_^____j , -____. - * _HMiim__SSH ^ *-^-J| ?Sr**r" jgfei.--- ^S^SLmm^SS^^- )• r- , 1 * !» LI \ AT WORK . AT PLAY LABOUR NEWS Members of unions affiliated to the B.C. Federation of Labour are eligible to apply for two scholarships put up by the Federation and which are available for the 1967 term which starts on June 17. The scholarships are each worth $1,100.00. The Labour College of Canada was chartered in 1963 and operates through the co-operation of the University de Montreal, McGill University and the Canadian Labour Congress. It provides trade unionists with basic studies in the social sciences as well as specialized instruction in the theory and practices of trade unionism. In 1966 there were 88 students in attendance at the Ecole Pplytechnique at the Universite de Montreal. This year the College programme will be an 8-week session from June 17 to August 11 in Montreal. Trade unionists interested in applying for the B.C. Federation of Labour scholarships should immediately contact their union for full information. • • • TORONTO (CPA)— The> Ontario government has promised to establish a roster of qualified persons to assume an increased share of labour arbitration and conciliation cases. County and district court judges have long carried the bulk of the load in this field. Government action to bolster the number of trained arbitrators and con- —.iliators would be welcome KITIMAT—Station CFTK will be endorsed by the Kitimat - Terrace and District Labour Council in its effort to introduce five television programs into the area. The council also decided to request the Manpower Commission to reopen a Kitimat office. The council will transfer its bank account to the Kitimat District Credit Union. Prime Minister Pearson was asked in a telegram to arrange for the Centennial Train to stop at Terrace. KITIMAT —Frank Howard, NDP Member of Parliament, advised the Kitimat- Terrace and District Labour Council he • would be in touc& with the, Federal Indian Affairs Branch to ask for electric power for the Indian village of Kitimat. He also wrote that he and his colleagues in the NDP caucus were doing all they can to prevent a pipeline to be built through the United States. to the trade union movement which for years has urged moves tq, remedy the shortage, th'several submissions to the Conservative administration, the Ontario Federation of Labour noted the weaknesses of judges in the field and recommended ways to recruit and train arbitrators and conciliators. QUOTABLE QUOTES Labour was the first price, the original purchase - money that was paid for all things. It was not by gold or by silver, but by labour, that all wealth of the world was originally purchased. - —Adam S_nifh ' from Wealth of Nations- • • • I must study politics and war that my ^.ns may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy ... in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry and music. —John Adams (1735-1826) BANK LOANS CHEAPER OTTAWA — A reduction in interest rates to five per cent from _V_ per cent announced recently by Louis Rasminsky, governor of the Bank of Canada. The move signals a general easing of credit. "This reduction in the bank rate should be taken as an indication of the bank's view that the recent easing of credit conditions is appropriate to Canada's domestic economic circumstances and its external financial position," Mr. Rasminsky said. INTEREST EASING Informants said the decrease in the bank rate should mean an easing of interest throughout the economy. They also said the Bank of Canada, would have been unable to take this step unless conditions had improved in other countries. The Bank of Canada rate had remained unchanged since March 14 last year, w ht,e n it was increased lo 5V4 per cent. The Bank of Canada rate applies only to deposits with the central bank by the chartered banks, but it usually sets the trend for the entire credit system in the country. LOWER RATES The cut is expected to bring lower mortgage rates — but not right away. One mortgage official said the drop would be passed on to mortgage borrowers, and will amount to a total saving of nearly $250 for a $10,000 mortgage over a 15-year amortization period. The difference in monthly payments on such a mort- gage will be $1.38 less to allow for the quarter-point reduction. A rate reduction is not likely to take place until mortgage companies have placed money for which they are already committed. Money they have borowed at 6 per cent, for example, must be used up before they borrow at the lower rate. QUOTABLE QUOTE It would seem that no human activity is completely immune from automation — even religion. Letters written to evangelist Billy Graham are answered using automatic devices. Eight women open the many letters received daily and underline key words with different coloured pencils. The colours are used in selecting one or more of 40 punched tapes which operate robot typewriters to pound out the stock answers to such typical problems as those involving backsliders, servicemen, "unsaved" husbands and segregation. Relevant scripture passages are also automatically added. ' Walter Buckingham, Professor of Economics, Georgia Institute of Technology, in his book, Automation—Its Impact on Business and People. THRING'S THINGS THINK LONDON — Professor Truing is developing the darn- dest things — such as a robot that will revolutionize housekeeping by doing every odious chore from ironing clothes to cleaning the oven. "Within 10 years time," says the distinguished"-engineer,, "we could have a robot that will completely eliminate all routine operations around the house and remove the drudgery from human life." Specifically, Prof. Thring's thing would: • Lay and clear dining room tables; • Make beds and change sheets; • Dust, sweep and clear up; • Wash clothes and iron them; • Press suits and dresses; • Scrub floors, baths, sinks and stoves; • Prepare food — but not cook it. Prof. Thring's thing would be taught to remember the correct place for furniture. And after performing the household tasks, it would fold itself up, put itself away and recharge its own batteries. Meredith Wooldridge Thring is professor of mechanical engineering at London's Queen Mary College. "There is more drudgery being done by educated women in the home thgn anywhere else," he says. "My aim is to relieve that drudgery and enable women — and their husbands who help them — to lead civilized lives. _ "There is nothing ia.this^problem that-*^**<«dd*__trtrbe"*' solved with scientific principles^we always know. , "But all of this requires money*****-.' requires the same sort of money that was spent in developing a successful motor car. Prof. Thring, 51, said man has three brains — emotional, intellectual or logical, arid physical. "The robot of the future will have a very good logical brain. But it can never have the emotional brain. It will •never do original or creative work,-artistic work, inventive work, or anything like that." -„. _*.■*■ p--"*. * 12 THE LABOUR STATESMAN FEBRUARY, 1967 FOR SALE 1965 WILLSON'S PHOT ORAFID . Electramatic wet-process photo copy machine. $350 new, $200 or best offer. 876-033 or 879-1717. VER I FAX COPIER. WET COPY- ing machine, model A. Practically new. Letter and legal size. Can be seen at B.C. Projectionists Union office at 1356-Seymour St., Vancouver, MU. 4-7024. ADVERTISING __■______■ YOU CAN'T SEEM TO ESCAPE advertsing. It's part and parcel of 20th century living. Some say _ it is a necessary evil. But good or bad if you have something to sell or want to buy something you have to advertise in some way. One of the best ways of reaching trade union people throughout western Canada is to place a classified ad in The Labour Statesman. Six lines for a dollar. ALCOHOLISM _■_■___■__■__■ ALCOHOLISM IS AN ILLNESS which is increasing. It can threaten family happiness; place your job in jeopardy. But it can be treated. For information and treatment in B.C. contact: The Alco*- holism Foundation of B.C.; in Vancouver, 175 West Broadway: in Victoria. 1080 Meares: in Kamloops, 561 Seymour Ave. BUGGIES __■■__■_______■______■ BABY BUGGIES OR THE HORSE- drawn variety can be sold if you reach the people who want to buy. One of the best contacts with trade unionists in western Canada is through The Labour Statesman. Try a classified ad for those unwanted goods. Rate: six lines for 11. CATS ______■_■■■■--■ MOST PEOPLE LIKE TO HAVE A pet around the house. Dogs, cats, rabbits, white mice, skunks, even lions are kept as pets. Do you ; want to buy a pet lion? Do you want to sell a skunk? A good method of buying or selling pets is through the classified section of The Labour Statesman. Six lines $1. (Special rates for lion tamers.) the ad^for you. EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES Education is the key to success. U.B.C.'s Department of University of Extension has revived its Study .» Discussion Program. Specially prepared materials for each program are studied and discussed in a positive group atmosphere. Sample courses: Economic Reasoning; Ways of Mankind; Ideas in Context; The Great Religions; The Vertical Mo- "1* sale; Exploration of the Universe. Contact — Discussion - Independent Study Program. Dept. University Extension, UBC, Vancouver 8, B.C. CLASSIFIED £--.. The Labour College of Canada begins its fifth term this summer in Montreal. Applications must be received before Jan. 31, 1967. Address correspondence to: The Registrar. 1009 Sherbrook St. W., Montreal, PQ- Interested in writing? U.B.C. Department of Extension is offering a Creative Writing Workshop conducted by Dr. Stanley Cooperman. Write to U.B.C. Extension Dept., Vancouver 8, B.C., or phone 228-2181, Local 20. FAMILY HELP _______■_■____■■ HELP IS AVAILABLE TO ASSIST families with family - focussed problems in the Greater Vancouver area. Problems ranging from child care to marital difficulties may be treated by social service experts of the Family Service Agency, 1637 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver 9, B.C. ALBERTA UNION DIRECTORY ALBERTA FEDERATION OF LA- bour, F. C. Bodie, Executive Secretary-Treasurer; Room 201, 10026 105th Street, Edmonton, Alberta. B.C. UNION DIRECTORY ■__ AMALGAMATED CLOTHING WORKERS OF AMERICA. Local 178 — Room 5 — 2475 Manitoba, Vancouver 10. John Zastre, Business Agent. TR. 9-3031. AMALGAMATED MEAT CUTTERS AND B.W., Local 212 — Representative Geo. Johnston, 203 Labor Temple; TR. 6-5735. AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION. Div. 101 — Business Agent, C. Stewart, Street Railway Bldg., 125 East 8th, TR. 4-2010. AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION" No. 134 — Bus. Agent. D. L. Bryce Room 22, 774 Columbia, New Westminster, LA. 1-7330.- AMBULANCE EMPLOYEES UNION. Local 873, CUPE _, Secre- tary, Charles Redhead, 1502 London St., New Westminster. Phone 526-008. AUTOMOTIVE LODGE No. 1857, I. A. of M. — Business Agents, Jack Chapman, Brian Trodden. Room 17, 2414 Main. TR. 6-4104-5. BAKERY AND CONFECTIONERY WORKERS, Local 468 — 337 W. Broadway, TR. 2-5205. BANK EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION, Local 387. Office Employees' International Union—President Marsh W. Bluck, FCBA, 337 West Broadway. TR. 4-3515. B A R B E R S — INTERNATIONAL JOURNEYMEN OF AMERICA, No. 120 — 421 West Broadway, TR. 6-0641; Secretary, Allan Cole- man. BEVERAGE DISPENSERS' VtT- ION. No. 676 — President-Business Agent, James Morrison; Secretary - Treasurer - Business Agent, H. D. Courson, 44o West Pciiuer, MU. 3-3923. BEVERAGE DISPENSERS (New Westminster) Local 835 — Business Agent, Jack Tomson, 601 Royal Ave., New Westminster, LA. 2-7410. BOILERMAKERS, IRON SHIP BUILDERS, BLACKSMITHS, FORGERS AND HELPERS, Lodge 359 — Business Manager, Robert M. Macintosh, 113 Shelly Building. 119 West Pender, Vancouver 3. MU. 2-7564. BOOKBINDERS UNION Local 105— No. 8, 199 East 8th Ave., Vancouver 10. B.C.; phone 872-1013; President. Frank S. Allen; Union Rep- resentative, William Dunsmuir. BREWERY AND SOFT DRINK WORKERS Local 300 — Business Agent, Joseph Madden, Room 1, 4857 Kingsway, Burnaby 1, B.C. Phone 434-5155. ■ BRICKLAYERS k MASONS INTERNATIONAL UNION, Local Np. 1 — Secretary. D. C. Fraser. Room 208. Labor Temple, 307 W. Broadway, TR. 9-1331. Home phone 434-3431. ___ B.C. FEDERATION OF LABOUR — R. C. Haynes, Secretary-Treasurer, Rm. 210, 517 E. Broadway, Vancouver 10, B.C. TR. 9-3568. _ B.C. INTERIOR FRUIT _c VEGE- table Workers' Local 1572. Presi- dente: C. B. Hankins. Business Agent: Jim Currie, 212 Main St., Penticton, B.C. Phone 492-6013; B.C. PROJECTIONISTS. Local 348 — President, A. E. McManus; Secretary, James Porter; Business Agent Hank Kabbin. Office, 1356 Seymour, Vancouver. MU. 4-7024; BUILDING SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL, Local 244 — Business Agent and Secretary, Ben A. R. Morley, 359 Homer. Pnone 685-5251. . . BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL — Secretary, D. C. Fraser, lot) Labor Temple. TR. 9-1210. C.U.P.E. Local 707 (Kitimat Municipal Employees), P.O. Box 1170, Pnone 1154, Kitimat. B.C. President, R. Grieve. Box 333 N.P.O.. Kitimat, B.C. Phone 1043-L; Secretary-Treasurer: Victor F. Peppar, Box 5086, Kitimat, B.C. Phone 1154. CANADIAN BROTHERHOOD OF RAILWAY EMPLOYEES AND OTHER TRANSPORT WORKERS, Royal City Division 226 — Mr. L. Pudney, Recording Secretary, 494 E. 18th Ave., Vancouver. CARPENTERS (New Westminster) Local 1215 — Business Agents, Ray West and Harold Hanson, office, 732 Royal Ave., New West- minster. 521-0525. CARPENTERS (Vancouver) Local 452 — Business Agents, Larry Anderson, Lome Robson, Bob Smith; Financial Secretary, Carl Erickson; office, Rm. 103, 307 . West Broadway, Vancouver. TR. 6-1212, TR. 4-2720. CEMENT, LIME It GYPSUM Local 400 — President, Roy Ogilvie, 837 West 15th Ave., Vancouver; Secretary, Dick Stewart, 5241 Ewart St., Burnaby I, B.C. CEMENT MASONS' Local 919 — Business Agent, Frank Stevens, Rm. 202, 2520 Ontario St., Vancouver 10, B.C.; phone 872-2221. CIVIC EMPLOYEES-UNION, Local 407 — President T. W. Sikstrom. FA. -7-4688. -■- ----- DENTAL TECHNICIANS — Local No. 1543—Secretary George Hygh, 4007 Dunbar. - DISTILLERY WORKERS, Local 69 —President. Roy Cairns. 734 - 10th St.. New Westminster, 521-7946: Recording Secretary. Harry Nev- ard, 118 Regina St., New Westmin- ster, LA. 1-7672. x ELECTRICAL WORKERS' UNION. Local 213 — Business Manager. A. O'Keeffe. Ill Dunsmuir Street. MU. 1-7381-2. ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS. Local 82—Sec. 11. C. MacKichan, 3755 Elmwood St., S. Burnaby, HE. 4-7651 FIRE FIGHTERS (Burnaby) Local 323 — Secretary, H. Brown, 2011 Cliff Avenue, Burnaby 2, B.C. FIRE FIGHTERS (VANCOUVER) Local 18 — President Gordon R. Anderson, 1386 East 61st Ave., FA. 7-3729; Secretary, J. E. Bunyan, 7810 ThornhiU Drive, 321-8443. FLOORLAYERS UNION. U.B. of C.J., Local No. 1541 — Room No. 109, Labor Temple, 876-2423; Business Agents, Bruce Robson, HE. 5-0702; William Kessel, 988-1822. GLAZIERS AND GLASS WORKERS, Local 1527 — Recording Secretary, A. Alien, Room 4, 2475 Manitoba, TR. 4-7535. .... _. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION (B.C.) — E. P. O'Connor. Gen. Sec. 2090 West 4th. RE. 1-5361-62-63. GRAIN WORKERS UNION. Local 333 — Recording Secretary, D. J. Phillips, 203-3890 Sunset St.. S. Burnaby; President, B. Chapman, 3033 Graveley, Vancouver; Sec- Treas., H. Ramsey, 501 E. 13th St., North Vancouver. GREATER VANCOUVER WATER DISTRICT AND GREATER VANCOUVER SEWERAGE & DRAINAGE DISTRICT EMPLOYEES UNION — P.O. Box 4686, Station C, Vancouver 10. Secretary, Dennis Mulroney. HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS No. 118. Room 112, 307 West Broadway. Telephone 876-6814. HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES' UNION, No. 180 — Business Manager, W. M. Black, 335 W. Broadway. TR. 6-5822. HOTEL AND RESTAURANT EMPLOYEES, Local 28 — Secretary, A. E. Morgan, Room 406, 402 W. , Pender. MU. 4-8441. INTERNATIONAL LADIES' GARMENT WORKERS. Locals 276 and 287—Business Agent, Harry Minuk, 119 W Pender, MU. 4-5514. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS. Lodge 456 — Union Centre, Quadra St., Victoria, B.C.; President, S. G. Gardner, phone 656-2610; Recording Secretary, E. Cherkas, 1325 Den- man St., Victoria: Business Agent, H. B. Wydert, 2371 Lansdowne Rr., Victoria; phone EV. 3-7735. INTERNATIONAL WOODWORKERS of America, Local 1-423. President William F. Schumaker. Financial Secretary-Business Agent: Samuel A. "Bill*' Muir. 1139 Ellis Street, Kelowna, B.C. Phone 762-2801. INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS. Local 115 — 5804 Fraser St., Vancouver 15, B.C. Phone 327-6395. Business Manager, M. L. Parr. President, Jim Malange. Secretary, Fred Randall. IRONWORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION, Local 97 — President, J. D. Paterson, 319 Shelly Building. 119 West Pender, Vancouver 3. , phone 681-8628. IRONWORKERS' SHOPMEN'S. Local Union 712 — Business Agent, Benjamin D. Parry. Room 210. 307 W. Broadway, TR. 2-5515. JEWELRY WORKERS' INTERNATIONAL, Local 42. Office. 339 W. Pender, MU. 1-5831. President. Roy Stark. 1144 E. 12th Avenue, Vancouver 12. KAMLOOPS AND DISTRICT LABOUR COUNCIL — Box 562, Kamloops, phone 372-5747. Secretary, Mrs. C. E. Mclnnes. LABORERS CONSTRUCTION It GENERAL, Local 602 — Secretary, C. H. Savage, 3434 Fraser St., TH. 4-9233. LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING SALESMEN. Local 334 — J. A. Curry, Secretary-Treasurer, 2632 West Twelfth, RE. 8-9649. LAUNDRY WORKERS, No. 292 — Business Agent, Mrs. Catherine Browne. Suite 1. 224 East Broadway. TB. 6-4543. LETTER CARRIERS UNION OF CANADA Local 12 — Secretary- Treasurer, R. C. Hamilton, 104 - 532 Homer St., Vancouver 3, B.C.; phone 684-4823; President. Ray Andrus, phone 434-4905; Grievance Chairman, Ron Gomez, phone 325- 6958. MACHINISTS INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Lodge 692 — Business Representatives: R. G. Carr, R. Taylor. Rm. 17. 2414 Main. TR 4-0513. TR. 6-7035. MARINE WORKERS It BOILERMAKERS' INDUSTRIAL UNION, Local 1 — President; Jeff Power; Secretary. W. Stewart. 339 West Pender St., MU. 1-9481. MILLWRIGHTS' UNION, Local 2736 — mm '■'118,' 307 W. Broadway. Vancouver 10, 876-3744. Business Representative. W. J. Herbert. MUSICIANS' UNION, Local 145 — Business Manager, Room 510, Dominion Bank Building, 207 West Hastings. MU. 4-1564. MOULDERS UNION Local 281 — Representative, C. Pitman, 3604 Oxford St., Vancouver 6, B.C.; phone 299-3608. OFFICE & TECHNICAL EMPLOYEES UNION. Local 15, Ste. 9. 246 East Broadway, 874-5201. President. Jean Mohart; Secretary- Treasurer. Opal_ Skilling. OFFICE AND TECHNICAL EMPLOYEES UNION. Local 378 — Business Manager, William Swan- son, 1116 Hornby, 683-6604. OIL CHEMICAL & ATOMIC WORKERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION, Local 9-601. President. F. G. Geddes. Fin. Corres. Secretary, T. T. Riley. 5550 E. Hastings, CY. 8-3940. PAINT AND VARNISH WORKERS, Local 1550 — Secretary, Ed Dueck, __R__?!___i______15_Ma_______. PAINTERS UNION LOCAL 138 — Business Agent, C. W. (Tom) Carson; Asst. Business Agent, H. V. (Bill) Baldock; Asst. Business Agent C. W. (Cy) Sloan. Room 3, 2475 Manitoba. TR. 6-6033. PATTERNMAKERS' ASSOCIATION — Secretary, John S. Pratt, 720 Anderson Cres., West Vancouver. Phone 922-6043, PILE DRIVERS AND WOODEN BRIDGEMEN. Local 2404 — Business Agent, S. Allen, Room 116. 307 West Broadway, TR. 4-7817. PLASTERERS' UNION. No. 779 — Secretary. J. V. Chambers, 517 East Broadway. TR. 2-2122. PLUMBERS It PIPEFITTERS. l_\> cal 170 — Business Manager, J. R. St. Eloi: Asst. Business Man- • agers, W. T. Weir and E. Fay, 115 Labor Temple, TR. 9-1428. PLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS— Local 238; phone 563-3416; 1331 4th Ave., Prince George, B.C.' H. T. Traxler, Business Agent. CANADIAN UNION OF POSTAL WORKERS (Vancouver Local) — —President, Met Wilde; Sec-Treas R.-H, Capstlek. Box 2411;Vanc«tr-'*' ver 3. Offlce. 532 Homer St. 685- 8724. "Hello, Bug. This is Suspect." PRINCE GEORGE & DISTRICT LABOR COUNCIL - 909 5th Ave Prince George, phone 191L2. PRINTING PRESSMEN, Local 69— Sec-Treas., W. H. Putz. Ste. 2, 8655 Laurel St., Vancouver 14. B.C. PRINTING SPECIALTIES & PA^ PER PRODUCTS UNION, Local No. 598 — Secretary-Treasurer, Bob Banninger, 2753 Horley Ave.. Vancouver 16, B.C.. HE. 1-8443 PULP SULPHITE Local 7#. I.B.P.S. - P.M.W.. 5814 Ash St.. Powell River. B.C.; Telephone 483.130; President: C. M. Mbuat. 5515 Maple St., Powell River, Telephone 483-3306; Secretary: J. C. Kane. 5511 Manson Ave., Powell River. Telephone 483-9132. PULP AND SULPHITE (Convert- eri) UNION. Local 433 — Business Agent. 5608 Victoria Dr.. 321-3471. PULP. SULPHITE AND PAPER MILL WORKERS. Local 312. Ocean Falls, B.C. — Secretary, Drawer ISO, Ocean Falls, B.C. PULP, SULPHITE AND PAPER MILL WORKERS — International Office, Suite 202. 1089 West Broadway; S. G. Green, Vice-President. RE. 8-7448. REFRIGERATION WORKERS UNION, Local 516 — Secretary, L. R. Wintle, 137 W. 40th Ave., 321-3613 and 936-5353. RETAIL, WHOLESALE It DEPT. STORE UNION — Room 212 - .17 East Broadway, Vancouver, B.C. Phone 879-2996. SCHOOL BOARD EMPLOYEES' FEDERAL UNION (Burnaby), Local 379 — Secretary, W. E. Apps, 4865 Triumph St., Burnaby 2, B.C. SHEET METAL WORKERS, Local 280 — Business Manager, Alex McGee, 207 Labor Temple, TB. 4-8020. SHINGLE WEAVERS' UNION. Lo- cal No. 2802 — Business Agent and Financial Secretary, B. A. Robertson, Room 116, 307 West Broadway, TR. 6-3744. SIGN AND PICTORIAL PAINTERS. Local 726 — Secretary, J. A. Middleton, 6464 Kitchener, N. Burnaby; Room 4, 2475 Manitoba, 111. 4-7535. THEATRE EMPLOYEES. Local B-72 — Secretary, Mrs. F. Foster, Ste. 1. 4508 Main. TR. 9-5453. Business Agent, Frank M. Smith, 4395 William St., North Burnaby. B.C. CY. 8-2538. , TILE SETTERS, Local No, 3 — Recording Secretary, D. P. Ewan. Room 208, Labor Temple, 307 West Broadway. TR. 0-1331. TILE SETTERS No. 3, 423 WEST Broadway, Vancouver 10, B.C. Business Agent: T. B. Fleming. Phone 879-1331. TILE SETTERS HELPERS, Local 78 — Room 208, Labor Temple, 307 West Broadway, TR. 9-1331. TUNNEL St ROCK WORKERS, Local 168 — 337 W. Broadway, Secretary, H. Croft. TR. 9-3231. TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION, Local 226 — President. Len Guy; Secretary, Robert Jefferies, 517 E. _Brqadway, 876-6810, . UNION LABEL TRADES COUNCIL — Secretary. Mrs. A. E. Hallock, day phone. TR. 4-0827; evenings, TR. 4-3748. UNITED GARMENT WORKERS'. Local 190—Secretary, Annie Fast, 1435 E. 62nd Ave.. Vancouver 15. UNITED~PACKINGHOUSE. FOOD AND ALLIED WORKERS, AFL- CIO, 785 Kingsway. Vancouver 10. B.C. 874-9358. Field Representative, William Symington. Field Representative, James Smith. UPHOLSTERERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION, Local No. 1 — Business Agent, Karl Reich; office, 666 East Broadway, TR. 4-1727. VANCOUVER & DISTRICT LABOUR COUNCIL — C. P. Neale, General Secretary-Treasurer, 307 W. Broadway, Vancouver 10, B.C. TR 9-2421. WOOD, WIRE 4 METAL LATHERS, Local 207 . — ' President, A. Son- nenberg; Rec. Sec. D. Ricci; Financial Sec. W. R. Shields; Secretary and Business Representative, A. Allen, Room 4, 2475 Manitoba, TR. 4-7535. MANITOBA DIRECTORY *-****** MANITOBA FEDERATION OF LABOUR — A. A. Franklin, president; J. James, secretary-treasurer. Office address, 102 Union Centre, 570 Portage Ave., Winnipeg, Manitoba,. NOVA SCOTIA DIRECTORY NOVA SCOTIA FEDERATION OF Labour, Leo F. McKay, executive secretary; James K. Bell, secretary treasurer; John Lynk, president, New Glasgow. Office address: 530 Roy Building. Halifax. ,*yyi;.-*tipt .jHjwo.i -*"1 --■•• ■ ONTARIO DIRECTORY ■__■ ONTARIO FEDERATION OF LABOUR — David Archer, president; Douglas Hamilton, secretary-treasurer. Office address: 33 Cecil St., Toronto 2-B, Ontario. SASK. UNION DIRECTORY SASKACHEWAN FEDERATION OF Labour. H. S. Elkin, Sxecutlve Secretary, Room 4 and 5. 1601 - 11th Ave., Phone 527-9471, 527-7883, Regina, Saskatchewan.
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