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SEPTEMBER 30 i/OTF in B.C. provi council supports NDP V 1 USA*' 4S£ S-3 m m Statesman ection election program rses Medicare plan m OWNED BY THE VANCOUVER AND DISTRICT LABOUR COUNCIl NO. 744 VANCOUVER. B.C., OCTOBER, 19 , Established 1924 workers win dispute *-*I*strT_Imite negotiations worked out a settlement in a dispute at tbe major breweries and- hrought about victory for 5Q0 brewery workers in their drive for more equitable, wage rates. The settlement come as workers had voted to strike in five breweries — O'Keefe's Labatts, Cartings and Holsoo's on the Mainland and at Labatts in Victoria. Workers won an 18-cent hourly wage boost in a two-year contract to bring the rate at $2.50 an • hour. REJECT REPORT __-. The members of International * Brewery and Distillery Workers Locals 300 and 280 previously had turned down a 13-cent increase offered by the breweries and by the majority report of a conciliation board. Beverage dispensers in city hotels had offered.the brewery' workers full support in the dispute. '< * > Tbe brewery union had strongly criticized (tie conciliation board , chairman who took only seven minutes to rubber stamp- tbe companies' position despite an excellent case presented by the union. " . The union showed that productivity in B.C. breweries was higher than anywhere in Canada while brewery workers were receiving .lower wages than in Ontario — and B.C. consumers were paying more for their beer. None of these facts were refuted by the companies. Vancouver and "District Labour Council has thrown its support behind New Democratic Party candidates in the Sept. 30 provincial general election. Council delegates have strongly rallied behind the NDP's Medicare and government car insurance programs announced by the party—both major goals of B.C. labor for many years. Labor's election program also aims at the repeal of anti-labor legislation Bills 42 and 4.3 and other measures, i . Council secretary Paddy Neale, an NDP candidate in Vancouver Burrard, was promised all-out labor support. "7 > .• The NDP has pledged- itself to a 10-point labor program to give greater protection for workers. It also has pledged an.economic development corporation to stimulate the economy, help create jobs and ease the unemployment problem'. The ■ NDP election program- described by independent viewers as the most comprehensive and straightforward of. am/ parly — also calls for Increased educational grants, a public power program and a permanent registration system lor voters. ■ The NDP labor program includes many _of the major goals long sought by Vancouver Labour Council and tHg" B.C. Federation of Labour; -It' .proposes: Major points outlined ••?A full-time minister of labor... • Three weeks vacation after five years by .statute; - * •: ""■• A 40-hour week by- statute and a $1.25 minimum wage (male and female). • A complete overhaul of the Labour Relations Act and the necessary amendments lo provide for an impartial, intelligent and effective voluntary conciliation procedure. .^Amendments t0 the Work- merrs Compensation Act in line with the Federation's proposals to the royal commission. • Repeal of Bills 42 and 43. • Introduction by the government of a program of training and re-training to meet the prob lems being created by automation. >',t *^a*tifflrTtrwiiiMj>l,M .■• • Establishment of a compet- - ' ent, impartial arbitration service to assist to resolve grievancss arising during the life of an agree- - - ment (this service to be.paid for • by the government). • A system df portable pensions operating within the provr ince of British Columbia to protect and extend contributory t-Jjenston rights of every worker in any <*hange of employment. • Full collective bargaining l.ghts for.government employees. :**The NEJP medicare plan will .,, be ' the most comprehensive health insurance in North Amer^ ica. Medicare estimates accurate Neale in Burrard CANDIDATE in the Sept. 30 provincial election is C.P. Paddy Neale, Vancouver and District Labour Council secretary. He is running in Vancouver Burrard constituency under the New Democratic Party banner. His running mate is Tom Berger. KELOWNA — Retail Food and Drug Clerks have organized the employees of Gordon's Master' Market Ltd. Meat department employees are not included in the bar- gaining unit. DELEGATES — President Ed Sims, secretary Paddy Neale and Arne Hansen will be VLC's three delegates to the upcoming eighth annual convention of the B.C. Federation of Labour, opening Nov. 12 at the Hotel Vancouver. Hansen won the vote as the third delegate. * * * HELP-A donation of $100 to (Continued on Page 8) ' It will cover not only doctors' and specialists' fees, but will also include ambulance charges an-J prescriptions. The program will be financed from existing revenue sources and no premiums will be required. - The annual reports of the four major' medical plans in British Columbia — MSA, MSI, CU&C, and the Government Employees —gives the total cost in 1962 for doctors' bills and administration at 522 million. If these plans c°v*r, as the medical profession claims, seventy-five percent of the population it would only be necessary to add another $5 million to take care of the 25 percent not covered plus $14 million which the drug industry claims is needed for drugs, bringing the "total cost to $41 million in alll.' This shoots down charges by the medical profession that the plan will cost $100 million. The NDP's plan for the establishment of a B.C. Economic Development-Corporation is a mon** umental step. It will raise money for the support and promotion of new and developing industries* through the sale of guaranteed securities to the people providing a chance for everyone to share in the province's prosperity. .be. Corporation will report directly to the cabinet and the minister of finance and the minister of Trade and Indusry will be members of the board. (Continued on Page 8) KNOW YOUR RIGHTS Absentee, advance votinj — and time off Bad Politicians Are. Elected By Good People Who Do Not Vnte >> .B.C. Federation of Labor has Surged-all union members to get :$out and vote in the provincial jggeneral election on Sept. 30. :$ And to make certain the. voter Z knows his rights —time off to J?vote, voting.in' the advance poll >:',ind voting when absent from his ^registered polling area—the Fed- ft-eration has issued bulletin "re- :£ minders. Z Here are provisions of the y_Elections Act: j:- TIMI. OKI* FOR VOTING .' >'• Every registered elector of tne electoral district who does not have four consecutive hours free from his employment between the hours of Ihe opening and closing .of the poll on polling-day shall be entitled to have such time free from his employment, without loss of pay therefor, as may be required to provide him with four consecutive hours between the opening and closing of the poll op polling-day in which to cast his vote. ADVANCE POLL - Voters who may be leaving their home constituency on election day and wish to vote for the candidate in that constituency, mny vote at advance polls to be held on September 26, 27 and 28. Times and places will be announced in the local newspapers. „,.. ABSENTEE VOTING Any voter whose name is on the list of voters for one polling division of an electoral district, and who is absent from that polling <livision \>n the day on which the poll is held, may obtain'' a ballot-paper in any polling-place :;¥.:'S¥S:**:S.^ on the same electoral district and may record his vote In the manner provided. At 'any general election, any voter whose name is on the list of voters for one electoral district, and who Is absent from that district on the day on which a poll is held therein, may obtain a special ballot-paper for. the district in any polling-place of any electoral district in which a poll is being held, and may record his vote- in the manner: provided. S .*■■!$ ^f^m^^ii^m^ Around The World „»-»»*^*"** * | Steelworkers get bonus I I under new Kaiser plan I •X ' **___s^<- ■••*- •:• LOS ANGELES— Eligible Steelworkers at the Kaiserjg I Steel Corporation averaged bonus .payments pf about $IG0:;> •i-each during June under the Steel workers-Kaiser Long? | Range Sharing Plan. # $ This was the highest in the-^ot-r months that the plan:§ :•:• has been, in effect. Bonuses averaged $79 in March, $95 ing :•:• April and $77 ia May. The total saving for June wasig :| $1,480,000, of which $470,000 wjll be distributed to sortie':": ':': 4,700 employees. - I % '% Payments are equivalent to 24 per cnt of standard j •:•: hourly wage rates as an average for all prticipants. :• Si. •■■'.">' ' S: ■X i - * - ■•'• I Congo union leaders jailed :•:. BRUSSELS—The International Confederation of Free Trade:;!* '•'iUnions has protested to Cyrille Adoula, prime minister oft 'if-the Congo, against the arrest of two trade, union leaders and? ;*;_ttie search carried out In the-offices of the General Workers'*; ^•Federation of the. Congo. » ;••• . I"femy Siwa, federal secretary of the. General Workers' Fed-:* Iteration of the Congo, -and Valentin Tshimango, administrative:? '•[•secretary of the same organization, were arrested on August? ?:28, by the Leopoldvllle police after the discovery by the author-:? ■•jiltiesT of pamphlets- considered to be "sedicious" in a .iftiiitaryg •ijcamp. .'.■-.. ' :•:• •:|: The two trade union leaders protested, that they* bad only$ '•'•.istrlbuted a statement by the Federation relating to its dis-:? jjpute with the Congolese government over a-decree regulating^ Swages, wcfrklng conditions and status of civil servants. >.% Oil Workers boost dues | ii-: CHICAGO — Pres: O. A: Knight and three other offi-i.: i:J:cers of the Oil, Chemical'-&. Atomic Workers easily over-? :|:;came election opposition to win new terms here at.^ con-? invention which raised per capita dues to finance expanded? ^-organizing efforts. ~j:=s:: "ZT $ :•:■ Some 700 delegates, after days of debate, voted to in- ? '••■crease the monthly dues payments by locals to the inter-? gtion union from'$2 to $2.55 and allocated 40 cents of the? ;? increase t0 operating expenses and 13 cents to the defen-g _8_e fund. ... B.C. Fed supports ITU in dispute at Evergreen :? Farmers condemn 'work' law | HENRYETTA, Okla.—The Farmers Union has pledged the fqllS :.. •'•support in the fight against "right-to-work" legislation in .jOklahoma. ;": James Patton, head of the farmers group, declared thatS ^farmers and union workers "must stand together" a_.ain.st;";: ••ithe alliance of big business reactionaries and "wild-eyed"::J i'rJohn Birchers who are atocWpg anything of benefit to the? Ijlsmall farmer or worker. '""tr**^ t S :': Patton lashed out at big business monopolists and the* far :g •'•right, and warned that a so-called "right-to-work".law in>J ''•Oklahoma would cause the state's: entire economy to "take:? Sa nose dive." c- DESPITE WARNINGS—Depite all the warning about cigarets being linked' with cancer, including tlie stronger.than-expected stand of the Canadian Medical Association, 4.4 per cent more cigarets went on the Canadian market in the first three months of the year than in the same time a year ago. Based on excise tax statistics, the total smokes were about 9,946 million. TRinity 8-228B O 228S . ■•''" ..'' '. I*. <". SAHM & 1MMMS OO. LTD. MILLWORK and BUILDING SUPPLIES ' . 2315 CAMBIE ST Vancouver O --- B.C. Valley Bakery Specializing in French, Dutch A Danish Pastrie* Telephones CY 8-8040 4090 E. Hastings St. North Burnaby, B.C. B.C. Federation of Labor has thrown its support behind the International T^pograpbical Workers in their strike against Evergreen Press. The dispute involves the Amalgamated Lithographers of America, a union that no longer Is affiliated with the CLC in Canada, or with tbe federation in B.C. Federation officers said a provisional agreement for settlement of the dispute between .tbe ALA and the ITU had been worked out but the international office of the ALA rejected it. t The ' Fed executive statement said: "Following the breakdown of negotiations, the ITU presented their case to the executive officers of tbe B.C. Federation of Labour. , ""We have had the opportunity" of examining copies of 'work permits' signed by local off le- -■ ers of the ALA, that had been issued to scabs the ALA had recruited for Evergreen PreSs. "Copies of the injunctions obtained by the ALA prohibiting tbe ITU from negotiations with Evergreen Press were also examined. These injunctions are still in foil force and effect and prevent the ITU from holding any negotiations with Ever- owner over 25, no recorded accident, no driver under 25. pleasure use only: Kegma ................ Vancouver T.~. Nanaimo KUSAL AREA 'Saskatchewan i_> V-. *_,-._.-.■_._,•*_.•••--•-__ Prince Rupert,.. $57 99 IB $45 108 138 Car insurance higher in B.C., look at facts Labor groups in B.C. have been campaigning for years for a gov- ernment-owned automobile insur- "ance company to handle car in-" mi ranee in B.C. II would mean universal protection and lower costs to everyone. As the saying goes, the proof of the pudding is in the eating. Look at these examples: Insured: 1968 Chevrolet sedan. ' *.__......- Specify jobs for minors SRU urges Employers should be required to specify the nature of the job when advertising employment for minors, Street Railwaymen's Union said this month. The SRUhas urged Vancouver Labour Council to press for regulation in this field. The union said: "Parents on many-occasions have said that, if they baitknown the kind of job advertisedHhey would have prevented their «or_N_r daughter from seeking the wor*** The union said that new.pap** ers, in accepting employment - i wanted ads Involving the employ-, ment of anyone under 18 years, should require the advertisers to specify tbe exact nature of the job available. . . green Press." ■ The federation said it made still another attempt to clear up the situation and won the promise °' 4l*A^l°cal business agent Earl "Kinney that he would recommend " acceptance of the proposed settlement If the federation endorsed it. The ALA, however, again rejected the proposal, on the recommendations of Kinney, the Federation said. Said the federation: "It is now apparent that the ALA does not want to end the strike at Evergreen Press and the'only conclusion that can be drawn is that this union wishes to continue its raiding campaign. They have recently taken . over all members of _the Printing Pressmen at Ev- ergreeij Press." r VLC survey on Hydro , Insured: 19S2 Chevrolet sedan, owner under 25. n^ie* accident last year: ' URBAN AKKAS 'Regina ... $117. Victoria 228 Vancouver .•••••.•..•••••■•. 447 RURAL ARKA "Saskatchewan $89 D.V-- mm* ■•••*• m •■>•••->■•>«•« • *Kl_i 'Government owned insurance. Office employees sign at Consolidated Office Employees ■ International Union Local 15 have signed a two-year agreement with Consolidated ' Freight ways bringing - an hourly wage boost of 8 cents an hour Ihis year and another 7 cents on January 1, 1964.' The union hailed the new contract as a major step in bringing wage scales-into line with those in comparable industries and said this settlement may be an incentive for other freight way employees to organize under the Office Employees banner. The Consolidated agrement also includes a new classification and prospects for negotiation of a pension system later have been brightened. Humanrights declaration anniversary s-Canada celebrations to the fifteenth anniversary it the Declaration' of Human Rights are being planned by a national group, with the Canadian Labour Congress taking part. CLC secretary DonaldMac- Donald said "we urge all of our affiliates to celebrate the anniversary, Dec. 10, 1963, in an appropriate manner." He said the anniversary "has assumed partucular meaning in the light of contemporary world developments." Local committees are being set up in all cities with population over 100,000. night crewip Vancouver and District Labour Council will survey hydro firms in other major cities to determine if on-duty trouble crews are maintained during night hours. The moVe was made after an earlier protest to B.C. Hydro over" the eKmtnatlon of eight trouble service .night jobs. ' No standby service is available from mjdnight to".8 a.m. Under the Hydro's move, described by chairman Gordon Shrum as a six-month experiment. Dr. Shrum also claimed that no other city on the Pacific Coast maintains a full-time trouble crew during 'nigh't hours. Protest oVet the Change was started by International Brotherhood df Electrical Workers which claimed the*N(3(_t would leave customers unprotected during em- ereencjes. — Cancer . researchers in Britain claim man is naturally infected with viruses potentially capable of causing malignant tumors, -- „■ • BeffV • | Shell Service | Broadway & Arbutus GAS _, OIL — TIRES | BATTERIES % ACCESSORIES *:• LUBRICATION v. & REPAIRS % Union Shop Z JREJMI712 J mmi Downtown OFFICE SPACE In sunny upstairs location. Consists of a waiting room, large main office, -and two private offices, stationery closet, and large cupboard.' Heating and janitorial services included. Handy parking. Rental halls available in building. APPLY TO—-* ', Dunsmuir Auditorium 111 Dunsmuir Street ■ MUtual 1-7381 The Labor Statesman, October.-196"3 Vulliamy & Brdwnell wj. • CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 2205 Fir St:* Phone RE 8-323-1 Vancouver, B.C. HARR0N BROS. LIMITED FUNERAL DIRECTORS "British Columbia's Finest Funeral Service CHAPEL OF CHIMES 55 1. lOlkA**. TR 6-9988 ROYAL OAX CHAPEL ■IIS King*way, Bnrnaby mi.g»77 CLARKE'S FLOWERS FRESHER VaJICO-UYft? 9, . ■ LOVLIEK . . . FOR ALL OCCASIONS 100% UNION SHOP 3496 Cambie Street. B.C. TRinity 4-9416 Jodoin warns: Don't tred on our autonomy •:•: Canadian Labour Congress :':•" president Claude Jodoin has g: warned -international unions not Z to fence in Canadian members "g and tred on their antonomy. $ He said that action by any ijij union to interfere with that au- Z tpnomy weakens International ji:-trade unionism and gives am- £• munition to the enemies of S labor. :•:■. Jodoin spoke to the Internals tional Woodworkers' Convention Si here Sej-4 ^16-20 in the Bay- Si shore Inn. j|i He. made ho direct reference ••:• to the'recent word-battle between iji; the CLC and Paul Hall, U.S. iji- international leader of the Sea- ij: farers* International Union, over Z Great Lakes union troubles. Z But he told the IWAdelegates :•:• that there haye been "very vlg- :•:■ orous attacks", on the whole prln- >•:: clple of international trade | unions and the attacks have come " •:•: at a time when the nationalist g spirit has been growing in Can- :* ada. 4& : > KfflH "Any action by any union which interferes in any way with the autonomy of Canadian workers leujjs. support to those who would weaken or destroy international trade unionism," lie said. | Jodoin said there had been very few instances of this type of thing but "we have not been entirely without them." - Jodoin praised the unique relationship which has existed for 150 years' between Canada»and the U.S. and spent the major part, of his address on international unionism. He told TWA delegates, most of them from the U.S.A.: "Just as relations between our countries as a whole are unique so, too, is this relationship between trade union organizations in Canada and the U.S. "No where else in the world does this kind of relationship exist. Some 70 percent of the trade union members in Canada today belong to international trade unions. 'But let me sound a warning, Great as the history has been of international trade-unionism in North Amfri&t" ~ fine as the relationship Is today in most' of oar organizations — this Is not- something that can be taken for granted. "There Is no assurance that this relationship, left to go its own way, wil| just continue to exist indefinitely. "International trade unionism has in recent years come under increasing attack in this country. Avery large part of the criticism which has been directed at international trade unionism is unfounded and unwarranted; but there have been reasons for proper criticism. "Unless we learn to meet this kind of criticism, the structure of international trade un- - ionism as a whole will be weakened. * "I say this to you as members of tbe International Woodworkers of America not - because I think the IWA is an often*.*. It is not — rather, the IWA is an. e-ahrple of good sound international trade unionisnf. "Bat I say it because the IWA, with every other international trade union, is going to suffer if the idea of international trade unionism is seriously damaged. "We in Canada are citizens of a 3: npMofthvemmmititimbersMp Z in a tangible way. '.' ji? "The fact is, of course, that In jiji many industries we have a very jiji high degree of international ji? management. A large part of Can- ;.*j: adian industry is financed by U.S. j:ji capital. In many companies mem- :_. bers of the same union in our iji two countries are actually em- ijij ployed by the same company — :?j growing country. We are in pop- or at least by parts of the same xj u la tion and we are sensitive — corporate structure. :•:• "The capital from these corp- :•:• orations* has done a great deal ijij toward developing our country. :j:j If it Is all right for manage- ijij ment and ownership to have these :•:• perhaps sometimes we are over sensitive — to tbe size and wealth of the United States which is so close to us. "This makes it important that, in trade union matters, full international ties, then I suggest, ijj_ opportunity be given the Cana dian members to democratically express their views on purely Canadian matters. • "The IWA does this through special conventions of the Canadian districts.,This is a policy which has been adopted by a number of other international unions and is a method of meeting this trade unionists are entitled to at :j:j least equal privilege. jiji "But this rather obvious fact ijjj has not prevented very vigor- jiji ous attacks being made on the ?? whole principle of International jjjj trade unions; and these attacks jjjj have come at a time when the jjjj national spirit has been grow- jjjj Ing in Canada." V food campaign pushed Vancouver Branch of the International League for Peace and Freedom—is sponsoring.|hc film "Food*'or Famine" at the, YWCA lounge on Sept. 26 at 8 p.m. The meeting is in support of the Onited Nations' "freedom- from-hunger" campaign, • The Vancouver group is helping to provide transistor radios to 250 milk-producing co-operatives in India. The radios will be used, .under the supervision of the United Nations Food, and Agricultural Organization^' to give daily group information to farm-, efs and villagers in order to teach them to apply modern methods and improve quality and production. | CLAUDE JODOIN AL HARTUNG ' * :j: ... A warning _________ n*om m™* "°° Hong Kong seamen send thanks to unions Whatever The News... It is important for everyone to know what's going on in the world. That is why so many people value the unexcelled news — gathering facilities of the Vancouver SUN for ALL the news from everywhere. SEE IT IN Phone MU 4-7141 For regular home delivery Hong Kong seamen have sent many letters of thanks for the help they received from Vancouver unionists during a strike against the ship Lord Codrington while it was dacked here. A joint letter signed by all 32 Chinese seamen from the Codrington said In part: "Because we were'in such a hurry when we left Vancouver, we were unable to thank you personally and shake hands with you. You had greatly- supported us in winning our victory so we consider you as our great friend. "Because of your assistance, we and our families will remem ber you forever. Please accept our hearty thanks . . . Our fight to oppose exploitation has attracted a great deal of attention from other Hong Kong seamen. The Hong Kong Seamen's Union . . . gave us a welcoming reception. At this meeting, we reported tbe story of our flfeht and reported that because of your unions and the Canadian workers support of us, we won. "Your unselfish support made a deep impression on the Hong Kong seamen." The Hong Kong seamen struck the ship while here, protesting food and working conditions. «* NOW SHOWING: MARGARET RUTHERFORD in W *«! em with ROBERT MORLEY, FLORA ROBSON . NEXT ATTRACTION: Meet Modome.lrmo and her girls in.,...--» 'THE BMCONY. *-ll«-lric-»d *c--<* IvfARK HAMILTON U. W. (BILL) HAMILTON Hamilton Mortuary Ltd. FUNERAL ADMINISTRATORS FA 5-3311' Fraser St. at 38th Ave. Vancouver IS, B.C. One big strike fund proposed by Hartung An international strike fund to aid ail strikers was proposed here by International Woodworkers President Al Hartung. AM WM-aura would contrib- •ne-and all would be eligible for benefits, be saW. Hartung told the IWA con venlion: "we meet a real international strike fund and if w. are going to match the in- tbeir coffers. We ra—t depend on a piece-meal strike that each war- pay $1 a month — S-. a year — into a strike fund. » Of this amount, half would go to the strike fund of his own union and' half to a central strike fund handled by the AFL-CIO in the I'.S. and the Canadian Labour Congress in Cauda. \ ... <\_ ..Standard rules and regulation would b. set up for all unions governing the use-ef_ihe_- strike funds. When the union's own funds were used up, the central fund would take over and pay each striker. Hartung predicted there weald be a lot fewer strikes if labor had this huge strike fund. jest common enemy: right-wing reactionaries < Reactionary right-wing organizations are the most dangerous groups confronting the free world today, International President Al Hartung told the opening of the international Woodsworkerscon-. vent ion here. He warned that right - wing groups are out to destroy everything labor stands lor. "The most serious problem confronting our countries and the people of the world today Is the ultra-right-wing element led by such organizations as tbe John Birchers," he told delegates. "Hitler was only a piker compared to what this new crop of right-wingers will do if they ever gain power of oar governments." He said tbe groups appear to have unlimited funds and much of their poison Is poured out through reactionary news commentators appearing on both radio and television. • Hartung said that the hate- mongers of the right-wing group spend thousands of dollars to smear anyone who takes a public stand to fight them, especially anyone In public office. "It is a frightening situation that has developed. "These powerful right-wing maniacs are out to destroy everything --. and I mean everything —that we stand for and believe in." .. DONUT AGREEMENT Wage boosts ranging from $4.05 to $6.20 a week and improved vacation clause to provide three weeks after five years are included in a new two-year pact between Bakery and Confectionery Workers Local 468 and Honey Cream Do-nuts, Vancouver. BUFTON'S FLOWER SHOP FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS "We Telegraph Flowers Anywhere in the World" ALpine 3-7161 1675 Ctiimafrinl Drive Vancouver. B,.p. Mount Pleasant Chapel Limited KINGSWAY AT ELEVENTH AVENtJE JklNDLINESS — UNDERSTANPING — DEPENDABILITY LADY ATTENDANT Phone; TRinity 6-2161 The Labor Statesman, October, 1963. Lower Mainland candidates m DAVE BARRETT Dewdney RAE EDDIE , New Westminster V: BILL WHITNEY Vancouver Pt. Grey Dowding ^Born in Kamloops, Gordon Dowding is a graduate of ,U,B,C_ Law School and a practising barrister. . He is a member of the,.Cana- dian-Bar Association, a director of the B.C. Civil Liberties Association, a member of the Canadian Town Meeting Association, and a New Democratic ■ Party provincial executive. He has continuously represented Burnaby in the provincial legislature since 1956, when he was Ernest Wfnch.'s choice, for running mate. In the field of civil liberties, Gordon Dowding has many notable achievements in his record Dowding's principal field of government study has been in the field of public mental health. He has put forward progressive proposals in the legislature toward community clinics and preventive measures. He has worked as an executive member i._ ihe B.C. division of the Canadian Mental Health Association. He is married, the father of two sons and a daughter, and he has resided in Burnaby for the past 12 years —' the seat which he won when it was first created. Vulliamy A chartered accountant, formerly chief accountant, Alaska Pine Co. Ltd., Fred Vulliamy is provincial president of the New Democratic Party. '■ '" He is a former president of his local ratepayers' association. • Resident of Vancouver for 45 years, he has been active in the CCF. and New Democratic Party for 20 years. He is considered the man to ■untangle B.C.'s financial muddle. Cpx Cedric Coi was born in Ross- land. B.C. in 1913. He has been, a resident of Burnaby since 1941, but' was educated in Rossland schools. A pattern maker by trade, he is a member of Mine, Mill and Smelter Union, and is a past president of the Amalgamated Pattern Makers Union. He is active in community life, and is a' member of the Royal Canadian Legion, New Westminster. ' * He was first elected provincial member in a by-election in September, 1957, then again irM960. - Cox hats been on the standing committee for labor, since his election, His work on this committee has been acknowledged as outstanding. He is the son-in-law of the late E. E. Winch", a former M.L.A. .for Burnaby. Mather Camille Mather has run__five times for political office, and has topped the polls each time. For several years a parks board mehnber, and later elected in 1960 as CCF. M.L.A. for Delta riding. ■''"* With her husband, Barry Majher, MP., Camille forms part oi the only man and wife legislative team in Canada. She is a graduate oi Royal' Columbian Hospital school of nursing, a founder of the Women's Committee oh Radiation Hazards and the mother of two grown-up daughters. She has spent most of her Weill the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. ... . Rhodes James H. "Jim" Rhodes, 33, was born in Cloverdale, B.C., and it is there he makes his home. Married to Isobel Jean Young of Glasgow, Scotland, he has two children, Cheryl-Ann, age 3 and Douglas James, age 1. He has been active in the'GC.F. and New Democratic Party since 1952. Rhodes was elected to the provincial legislature, in 1960 and specializes in agriculture, and trade and industry. He is chairman of the New Democratic Party organizing committee. When not engaged - in political affairs, he is an enthusiastic participant in amateur sports! _} Barrett Dave' Barrett was bom in Vancouver and attended public and high schools there. He is a professional social worker, a graduate of Seattle University with a B_A_. degree; and a graduate of St. Louis University with a Masters degree in Social Work. He was first elected M.L.A. for Dewdney .in 1960. and has established a distinguished record- He has served on a number of important legislative ■ standing committees including social welfare and education, agriculture, and municipal affairs. Barrett is married, lives at Haney, and has three children. Eddie Born John McRae Eddie at G|encoe...Ontario in 1900, he soon became "Rae" to everyone. His parents moved to Saskatchewan in 1902, and he received his education in Saskatchewan schools. Rae Eddie cme to British. Columbia in 1922, and has been a resident of New Westminster area CAMILLE MATHER Delta _ JAMES RHODES Delta The Labor Statesman. October. 1963 HUGH CLIFFORD North Vancouver PETER FAMINOW North Vancouver ALEX MACDONALD Vancouver East ever since. Eddie married Norma Sutherland of Revelstoke in 1926. They , have a family of.two boys and 'two girls. .■•,■-,'•> Employed by the I.W.A. Local 1-357 since" 1947 as a full-time business agent, Rae Eddie has held office as recording secretary in that organization continuously since 1944. He has been trustee of the International Union continuously since 1946. Eddie was first elected to represent New Westminster in the provincial legislature in 1952. In this election he defeated Byron Johnson, the premier at that lime. Norris One of British Columbia's leaders in the field of education, Dr. John Norris. Associate Professor of History. at the University of British Columbia, is chief architect of 'the New Democratic Party's comprehensive program to modernize B.C.'s out-dated education system. Dr. Norris recently published a book on the reform of British financial administration. He is vice-president of the Faculty Association at U.BC ■*, He has been active in the CCF. and is now active in the New Democratic Party. His interest began after he returned trom* active service in World War II. Dr. Norris' wife, Mrs. Barbara Norris, is well known in Vancouver Centre as a former social worker in the WcsUfind, Clifford Hugh Clifford is. 56, married, with throe .children and one grandchild. He is a member of the Ambleside Merchants Association, and operates an art supply store at 1530 Marine Drive, West Vancouver. He has inn his store since 1346. . Hugh Clifford has been a member of the CCF. and N.D.P. since 1934, and is a former member of the provincial executive of the CCF. He has been a candidate in three federal elections and one provincial election in British Columbia since 1957'. Fa i minow *>-.- "'"Lawyer Poter Faminow is active in his community. He is: . Councillor of the District of North Vancouver, a position he has held for four years. . District representative on the Union Board of Health. •Chairman ■ of Public Works in the District of Nopth Vancouver in 1962. ; ' ' District representative on the Lower Mainland Regional Planning Board. He' is a' member of Kiwanis, the North Shore Winter Club, Seymour Golf Club, and director of North Vancouver Neighbourhood House. He was chairman of Recreation and Parks in W60, chairman of Industrial Development in 1961. He- has acted as president of the ratepayers' federation, and was inter-grpup chairman of the United Nations Association. Faminow, 46, is married, and the father of three ' daughters. Besides his community activities, he manages to take care of a large law pracice in the District... of North Vancouver. . Berger A young and very able lawyer, Tom M. Berger is one half of the NDP team in Vancouver Burrard. - He was born in Victoria in 1933 and graduated from UBC with two degrees. Prior to graduation he spent four years working in B.C. sawmills and was a member of the. International Woodworkers.: .r. He is former president of the B.C. New Democratic Party, elected at the 1961 founding convention by acclamation. Berger, 30, established himself in law practice in VjBjncouver and his capabilities nave'been shown in several labor and criminal cases. He was defense counsel for the Ironworkers in 1959, was defense counsel in 1960 when the B.C. courts for the first time set aside a decision of the Work men's Compensation Board which refused to pay compensation. ' He is a former director of John Howard Society. He is married with two child ren,, Neale C. P. "Paddy" Neale is 42 years of age, married, with one son. / "Paddy'Vig^an RCAF veteran and spent three and a half "years overseas. He wfts educated at' Vancouver Technical School and John Oliver High School. He was employed by H. R. MacMillan and Co. for many years, until he became business agent for. the I.W.A. Subsequently, "Paddy" became assistant secretary of the B.C. Federation of Labour. He is today the full- time secretary of the Vancouver and District Labour Council. "Paddy." has always taken a lively interest in civic and provincial affairs. He was a CCF. candicfate in, Vancouver-Burrard in 1966. He was one of those who were responsible for the founding of the New Democratic Partj»* in B.C. Today he holds the office of Provincial Treasurer of the party. "Paddy" Neale has been a champion of the rights of working men.and women, the unemployed and old-age pensioners in Vancouver-Burrard. Macdonald Alex Macdonald^ prominent lawyer and politician, has been M.L.A. for Vancouver-East, 1960- 1963. -^ He is a former MP at Ottawa for Vancouver-Kingsway." —■ Born in Vancouver in 1918, sflh ~ of the late Chief Justice M. A. Macdonald, he is married, with a family. * , He is a former provincial president of the CCF. A prominent lawyer specializing in labor and civil rights, he. is a vice-president, Vancouver United, Nations Association. He has been active in CCF. activities since 1942 when he became- parliamentary secretary to M. J. Coldwell, then national leader of 'the CCF- X Turner Born in England, Arthur Turner came to Canada in 1913.. A coppersmith by trade, he has been active in the trade union, and th. democratic socialist movement for over 50 years.} He was first elected to the B.C. Legislature for Vancouver-East in 1941, apd has served continuously since -that time,—■• He has been a member of provincial government committees on private bills, municipal affairs and labor. Special subjects assigned ttJ him in parliamentary work are:' labor, municipal affairs, automobile insurance, industrial development. Turner was the Party Whip for several terms. He is now deputy Parliamentary Leader for the New Democratic Party group. / NDP leader Robert Strachan People say Robert. Strachan speaks "with .intelligence and finality." '. Reporters have watched him in the legislature since 1952. Since then he has fought for modern government, in Victoria. "Bob" Strachan, 49, has been \ official leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition since 1956. He is an authority on B.C. provincial finance, and keenly aware of welfare, labor, and agricultural problems. He is the leader" of the New Democratic Party of B.C. '*■ Strachan married in Canada after arriving here from Scot- - land 32 years ago. He has three children. His home is at Nanaimo. Whitney W. "Bill" Whitney, 50 was born . in Vancouver. This is his "hpme town" in every sense of the word. Active in. political and trade union, affairs for years, he is fully aware of the affairs of government in this province, and in Vancouver city. He works as a warehouseman, and is a member of the Retail Wholesale and-Dept. Store Work: ers' Union"., " • . Whitney..-"a former secretary of the early day Vancouver Labour Council of the old C.C.L. Macey John Kendrick Macey, 36, is a young .man with a social con- "■' slence that has made him interested in politics as a means to bring about a better way of life. Born in Prince, "Rupert, he received his law education at the University of British Columbia, and graduated with a B.A. and L.LB. degree. Macey practices law. In Vancouver, and resides in North Vancouver. He is married, the ' father of one child. He belongs to the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Dalgleish Born in Scotland in 1905, V Amy Dalgleish emigrated to Canada at an early age and received her education in Ontario and Alberta. She worked for the Royal Bank of Canada for 12 years, In Calgary and Vancouver. She Is a member of the Vancouver Branch, United Nations Association, the Unitarian Service Committee, and the Unitarian Church of Vancouver. Mrs. Dalgleish is a widow with i two adult children. She is keenly aware of the problems In Point Grey constituency. ■-;' «' ;-; ,_>•».,.' "S JOHN MACEY Vancouver Pt. Grey AMYDELGLEISH Vancouver Pt. Grey PADDY NEALE Vancouver Burrard ARTHUR TURNER Vancouver East DR. JOHN NORRIS Vancouver Centre FRED VULLIAMY Vancouver Centre CEDRICCOX * GORDON DOWDING Burnaby Burnaby ... The Labor Statesman. October, 1963 5 ~*t. rrrl w<&%mm>wmmMti^ Labor needs more municipal spokesmen The annual convention of. the Union of BC Municipalities again this year pointed up,an important lack: there-are too few spokesmen for the working people serving on municipal councils in B.C. This was reported by Arne Hansen, chairman of Vancouver Labour Council's municipal advisory committee. He attended the UBCM convention in Dawson Creek as an observer. A good illustration of his point: #he UBCM again approved by a wide margin a "no work—no welfare" policy, r ' a program that labor in B.C. has strongly criticized. The work-welfare campaign is a phony one. (See John Henry's Column Labor Statesman. Sept. 1963). Every, person applying for welfare has to satisfy officials he has applied for work with the National Employment Service and has not been able to find employment A work-for-weUare policy probably would force further layoffs of regular municipal staffs. It would form a pool of cheap labor for municipalities •••■•'•.•••••-:-:^^ special report on the recent convention of the Union of B.C. Municipalities — because municipalities pay only 10 per cent of the welfare costs. ' Hansen said only about 20 . of 200 delegates opposed the move to make welfare recipients work. . j^-» He reported: "Aid. Hugh Bird of Vancouver, councillor Peter faminow, North Vancouver district, and Aid. Alf Toone of Victoria, ail spoke against it but to no avail." Hansen said the need for outspoken labor d^I'vates to play a role in UBCM affairs— and so the need to get labor people elected to municipal councils — was very pronounced. He was critical of - Mayor Ratine of Vancouver, who said Hansen,, did not at any time speak for or against any res^ olution. "The only.time I saw him on his feet was in a standing vote on a resolution asking the provincial government' to assume the full cost of hospi- 'wwuifJiw' 8 tal construction and operation in B.C. — and Mayor Rhthie i voted against. . "|1'Wh"y the switch — recently he and his council asked the provincial government to do ' just that, asume lull cost for operating the out-patients department at VGH." This year's UBCM conven- ion approved 42 resolutions which will be passed on to the provincial government. Hansen's summary of the, resolutions: ~~", • Government-run lotteries . — a resolution from Langley, urging lotteries to raise funds for education, public health, hospital construction or similar purposes was endorsed by' the executive but took many votes before it was approved by the convention. Main speakers against were Aid. Bell- Irving'and Fredrickson of Vancouver. "O^luofHlafldn^—~re^Tu'uW'~ favoring carried 150 to.75, call ing on the provincial government to enact legislation to encourage fluoridation of water systems to improve dental health. ■\mmmv ? , • Ambulance service'—urged provincial' government to pay for this service. . , • Jury duty — asked for an - increase in pay for persons serving on juries. • Credit unions — proposed^ that credit unions take out licences similar to other financial instituions. •Supervisory personnel — requested legislation to permit foremen to be considered supervisory personnel and not required to be members of a union. Propose to give foremen right to hire and fire. • Shopping hours — regulation to be left in hands of individual municipalities. • Liquor — referred to next convention a resolution which -TTfOTild'alowriicenced premises' to stay open on election days. ••»»»:'>:':'Jft':':::W^ THE LABOR STATESMAN moatta at Labor Temple, week of RESEARCH ON NIGHT HOURS Shift work problems mt West Authorised as 2nd cl . Vancouver 10, B.C. Port Office Department Ottawa, • and for paywt el ps_th.gr- in cash. The Labor State-maa la owned by the Vancouver and District *! labour Council and _i|.i.li by 160 local unions. « "To each mrion member the political party al his choice" g "Build Strong l*__«n_ for Social Security" |j Subscription Sates: fLM per year; le Unions, 6c per copy. £• C. _». NEALE, SecreUry ij. O. BRAATEN, Chairman. Public Relations Committee Yes, integrity ■, From the start af the provincial election campaign there has been a lot of talk about the lack of integrity in the*,. B.C. government. Opposition parties have been emphasizing that now is the time to clean house and put i n a new government dedicated to truth and justice. High sounding phrases? Perhaps, but don't toss them aside as electioneering window-dressing because this is tbe most important Issue of this campaign. It is the root of good government. ***■-, The dictionary defines "integrity" as: "soundness, uprightness, honesty, purity." Hardly apt terms to describe the Socred government when you study the record. There are dozens of examples that show the lack of political Integrity under the Bennett regime. The most recent: the Premier's calling of a quick election which will' leave thousands without a vote. Politically honest? Labor'long had urged public power and said the B.C. Electric should be bought out by public funds. Premier Bennett ridiculed this Idea, then did an about face and took, over the power company. Political uprightness? In the takeover of tbe BCE, the Socreds arbitrarily set a price, then slapped through legislation denying access to tbe courts. Regardless of whether one thinks the price was right or not, what about the Socreds' contempt for justice? Look at the controversial Peace River power development. In his grandiose scheming, the premier has arrogantly brushed aside warnings by most experts that this huge project should have walked for prior development of 6 tbe Columbia. Our future is mortgaged to satisfy the Socred vanity. ■ -^- "• i - '- The list goes on and en, back to tbe mighty Wenner-Gren balloon the Premier blew up In our face, his Alice - in - Wonderland Pacific Northern Railway. Remember bow be personally went north to start the clearing of the right-of-way with a loud flourish for publicity, little regard for political honesty. Yes, go right back to the Sommers' case. ... To top it all, throw In the recent stories about the handsome Socred collections from liquor interests for campaign funds. ■* * **►"•'" The abuses of the power of government under Premier Bennett and his Socreds can be , stopped on September 30. Labor urges support for the New Democratic Party candidates to give B.C. a new government that will restore —and respect — justice and integrity. Stable family., and social' rela- ' tionships often are difficult to maintain for shift-workers who have to sleep while the rest of the world is wide awake. So reports a group of researchers for the University, of Michigan in a report to the American Sociological Association. The hours a man works, a factor often neglected in sociological sti|dies, may have important effects on himself, his family and his social life, the report said. Among the ways mentioned in which shift work can, affect (am> ily relationships are these: 1 The worker's absence in the evening raises barriers to companionship between husbands and wives and between fathers and school-age children. The shift worker also is at home during times when he may disrupt normal family activities: the wjfe may be forced to .put off her housework until he is awake or until he leaves; the children may .not be able' to play during the day because oi father's sleep schedule; inversion of the day may make it necessary for the wife to prepare more meals. Many shift workers seem- to feel that they are excluded from social activities, either because they are. actually unable to par- icipate, or because their friends think that they will dp at work Interviews with some 1,000 workers and nearly 700 wives indicate that many of them experience such difficulties, but some have been able to solve them in some way or have learned to livfe with them, the researchers revealed. A few workers reported offsetting advantages to working unusual job hours. The amount of difficulty experienced tended to decrease with age. and length of service on shift work'. "The findings Indicate that the effect of shift work is more apparent on the functional Integra-, tion of the family than it is on the happiness of the marriage," the researchers said. While shift work can actually provide a ''refuse" for the worker trapped in an unhappy family situation, "those who advance the theory that social pluralism is a means of building a society of rational men should note that. shift work Is working against them and that it may reach a greater proportion of the population in the fuure," he report concluded. • Trucks — proposed that : 27,000 trucks with "C" lie- I e n?e plates,.presently exempt, : must pay a levy of $5 a year, i Exempt are pickup and panel j trucks, used for hunting, cam- : ping or other non-commercial j purposes. l> j • Pensioners — rejected a : North Vancouver city resolu-'j tion recommending .that pen- : sioners be exempt from school : taxes, and rejected a Burn- : aby resolution for exemption ! of pensioners from municipal j property tax. _ fSaid Hansen: "It is my contention that both resolutions ■: were mere window-dressing, : wih dnly about 10 voting in ; favor.") . , : • Golf courses — Vancou-. : ver resolution' calling for re-.; l\et for golf courses or, as it : was called "a more equitable : method of tax assessment for : golf courses", was defeated 90 : to 70 with Vancouver Aid. ! Linnell, Lipp, Bell-Irving and : Adams, all speaking in favor. : Mayor Rathie, who said he did j not favor this during a coun- \ clrrneetlng, saioT nothing dur-~: ing the convention, debate. ! What They're Saying "In this world of ours today, there. are so many things that are not right, and there are many reasons why. I believe one of he biggest evils today is that too many people put material Wealth ahead of spiritual wealth ... If you are honest and try to follow the simple rule's of decency, some people think you are dumb. Too many people of today measure a person by how much money he controls. It makes no difference to them ' how he got it. I ■ say to you it is time we took stock of our real values, the value of people; little people who" are big people; people Who are neighborly and will give you.a helping hand in time of need; people Who need,;jobs, medical care, educh- 'tion, housing and many other things." (Al Hartung, IWA president, ...speaking to the IWA international convention in Vancouver). You can prevent those 'unavoidable accidents' A welcomed pact The most welcome news in many a year is the signing by the Ing three nuclear powers of a treaty banning the testing above ground of nuclear weapons. The treaty doesn't provide for banning underground tests, but nevertheless the progress _o.de has been unusually good. It encourages humanity to believe that sanity may eventually prevail suffici- The Labor Statesman, October. 1963 ently to avert the total destruction of the race. The proposal for a non- aggression pactbetween the NATO powers and the Communist bloc is also being mooted, and it is to be hoped that this may be the next step toward bringing the world a promise of peace of greater import than any development since the end of the Second' World War. %■ "Don't give fire a place gato start" is a piece of advice .'that is often hsard but too •Soften ignored. As a result, •^every year, hundreds of gpeople lose their lives, and ^millions of dollars worth of ^property is destroyed as a ■Sresult of needless fires. Z We have an unfortunate :|habit of considering fires to gba unavoidable 'accidents.' ':': How "unavoidable'' is the gfire started by a carelessly •^discarded cigarette, or d ver- feloaded or defective electric gwiring, or poorly maintain ged heating and cooking ^equipment? How "unavoid ■ Sable'* ara the deaths caused gby smoking in bed?* P Every year in Canada 3. many young children lose gtheir lives in fires as a re- Ssult of being left at home , unattended. Are these:;! deaths, too, "unavoidable?"! Yet it irtft~.se, and other!;- similar simple causes, that;-': are responsible for most of!| our fires and the accom-!;!; panying heart-ache and!;;! tragedy. '$ We must acknowledge;!;! the fact that, not only are!;!; fires wasteful and destruc-g tive, but they can be prag; vented. Then we must gtf!|! on to change the habits and;!; remove the hazards tha.!;! cause them. When each of!;!; us has done this we will nog longer risk our. lives, our| jobs, and our possessions tog the destructive forces of:;!; fire. v ■ .... | Support yourfira depart-!;! ment in the d¥ive against;;! fire tragedy. Support Fire;!; Prevention Week October!;! 6-12. g Scare campaign, I be ready for it f A scare campaign will be /. and Industry, by light-wing mounted by big-business tycoons like Frank Mc- AUTOMATION TAKES TOLL White-collar jobs losing security before we vote on September 30. It will be promoted and financial by big business organizations such as the B.C. Federation of Trade ... ,, ; 1—- a— ' - '-*»■»-« It s cheaper To die? Now that the doctors all over North America have drawn attention to heir profession by bi- terly attacking every public plan to provide adequate health-' insurance, people everywhere are beginning to study the situation more, closely. A new book which is being widely .read is entitled, "It's, Cheaper To Die". This book turns the spotlight on the American Medical Association and gives facts about skyrocketing medical, costs, fee-splitting,—inadequate. health insurance,.. the crisis in hospitals, the shortage of doctors and the rise in malpractice suits. It is written by William Michel- felder, a highly qualified journalist who has spent ten years,in studying the business side of medical care, hospitals and drugs. Mahon and Howard T. Mitchell and by annonvinous Socred front organizations like the "Good Govern ment Association.' These, r.nd probably , some new front orpaniza- ■ tions, will crawl out from under the rocks to tight the New Democratic Party. Remember th --I960 elec"- tion and Frank McMahon's threat that he would take 10,000 jobs out of the province if the Socreds lost? "My warning did the trick,'* said oil-and-gas^-ty-- coon McMahon. However, with the Socreds b.*.ck in power, McMahon indicated in a jater TV interview that he was really only fooling about aiming to B.C.'s unemployment rolls. Watch for this propaganda b.'tween now and voting day.^Remember the source. Then go out and vote New Democrat, for the best governmetat British Columbia can have. Many white collar jobs are in danger of losing their traditional reputations as symbols of status and security. The plain facts are: (a) the effects pf automation are starting to be felt among clerical, office and white collar, employees (b) unemployment tKnong white collar workers is about equal to, the unemployment rate of their counterpart—the blue collar worker. According o figures published by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, the percentage distribution of the unemployed in white collar occupations in the third and fourh quarters- of 1962" was 16". per cent. * «- - . TJiis percentage figure was the highest unemployment figure among all occupational groups, excluding laborers "which was 18V_ per cent. There is an increasing number of temporary unemployment agencies in Canada dealing chiefly in clerical help. These agencies are successfully convincing many companies to get rid of their permanent staffs, which these agencies clairri, are not producing year-round, and rent employees f_j£, peak business periods. ■' ■■ ' Another cause, adding to the shrinkage in white-collar occupations is the increase in the num-. ber of computer installations. Use of computers in Canada has grown from zero in 1956 to 89 by January 1, 19.0; by mid-- 1962 there were 300 computer in stallations ^throughout Canada. One Provincial government statistician believes electronic data processing equipment will cause heavy displacement. This result may be hidden for some time because the first people to be affected will be working married women. Some of this displacement in white collar ranks is already taking place. A Federal labor department economist says stenographic and other clerical employees are in greater supply now than even during the 1958 recession. ' -* "Hangover*'—Something to occupy a head that wasn't used the night before. «> Fly the finest Cross the Atlantic i British Overseas Airways Corporation 1012 West Georgia St. MU 4-8277 . Offices also in: Winnipeg Toronto Ottawa Montreal St. Regis Hotel Jacn Kpqni LfriU ***: On the Lower Main Open 8 A.M: to 8:30 P.M. Monday through Saturday Coffee Shop and Dining Room . 602 DUNSMUIR STREET MU 1-1135 Modern, Luxurious. CENTRALLY located 100 Rooms — Rooms with bath from $5.50 One Block East of Granville — See Map Glen haven Memorial --- CHAPEL -V- Owned ami Operated by a , .*} Trade Unionist . , » FUNERALS AT PRICES TRADE UNIONISTS CAN AFFORD TO PAY! 1235 East Hastings St. Vancouver, B.C. AL 5-7811 N *" "'- ^> ■ z ■ 4. 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CANADA SAVINGS BONDS/63 CSS-7 The tabor Statesman, October. 1963 Labor's election program for B.C.'wins NDP support (Continued from Page 1) The first task ol Ihe Corporation will be a detailed survey of the province's econaipy^ and , 16 draft a blue-print for economic development to ensure development' takes place on a planned .Thereafter, surveys will be conducted to provid? for continued planning to meet the demands of an expanding economy. The Corporation will have ' the power to make loans to enable existing industry to expand and to bring new industry into the province. The Corporaion will also have the power to buy shares in private companies in B.C. to enable the public tc establish an equity in the province's basic industries. The problems in education will be given top priority by an. NDP government! ^It will immedintely increase grants to B.C. universities and colleges and, in addition, provide provincial scholarships for all students who have the ability but lack the funds for a university education. Steps will also be taken, to stop the centralization of_ elementary • and secondary education. Local school boards, staff and principals will be given more alfthority and greater latitude for'the creative development of education. An end to the present chaotic policy in power is also promised. The NDP power policy will be based upon an orderly, stage-by- stage development beginning with the Columbia River, Mica Creek and Duncan dams. ' . The ainfl will be for low cost public power , for "B.C. and the orderly integrated development oHjoth the -Culurfihia - and Peace River systems, The NDP's low cost automobile insurance plan is similar to that now in operation in Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan plan has never been criticized with any validity. Consumer Report magazine described it as the cheapest and most elfclcjve automobile insurance in North America. ' ' With such a..plan The motorist hi B.C. could, reap the benefit of low (tost coverage through a Comprehensive scheme that '■ avoids-most of the costly court actions, that clutter the calendar of e very provincial court. The plan eliminates any fear .that the other driver will have no insurance, or inadequate coverage, because all motm-ists "Will get their automobile insurance '',. . when (hey get their licence. The peoplp of B.C. will be able to drive-with security, covered £ by a policy that offers more for less—at rib additional cost to he provincial reasury. The Saskatchewan plan shows a surplus^. every year. BRITISH COLUMBIA Union Directory IN BRIEF (Continued from,Page 1) the Children's Jubilee Summer camp Association has been approved by VLC. The camp provides a summer holiday for many __. hundreds of .boys..JUtd_e_r___.__t_ a nominal cost. r'.y. *. .-* * PICKETS-Members qf Bookbinders Union Local 105 are still , marching the picket line at Mitchell Press, the strike now in its eighth month. - GASOLDJE-VLC delegates put ' / their opinion on gasoline prices on the record this month as the battle continued over .the wide range of prices throughout B.C. Aresolution adopted by delegates declared that oil companies should establish a uniform price throughout the province. REPRESENTATIVE - B.C. Government Employees, Essondale branch, has urged that labor be given a representative on the Workmen's Compensation Board of Appeal. ■ • - * * * TO BOARD—Jack Henderson has been named as labor representative to the PNEboard of directors. _ ■ ■ .* '. * * SCHOLARSHIP Paul Willing, 17, of Victoria, whose father Is a member of Operating Engineers Local 115, has won a $4,- 000 scholarship—at the rate of $1,000 a year — from the en-' glneers international union. The lad will take chemical engineering at tmr . Are Doors Closed To You? Because you lack a High School , Diploma? WE HAVE the'CEY that will open the door to employment, advancement and opportunities 3 IT CAN BE YOURS! i! • Courses written. By Br. C. Teachers ['.:' V • Courses leading to \i High School Diploma \ opportunity 0 Courses leading to Uni ... *,. can knock twice! versity Entrance # Courses adhering strictly to B.C. Dept. or Educa 1 tion Curricula require ments 0 Personal counselling I • Full High* School Course -.— , ,..,„ i can be completed in two years "' PACIFIC HOME H IGHi SCHOOL LTD \ 9/1 West Broadway, Vancouver (9), B.C. or Telephone RE i -6513-RE 8-1313 6% (Discount Auto Financing available on New and Late Model cars .. PACIFIC FINANCE ACCEPTANCE CO. LTD. See YeUo-rV* Pages for branch nearest you BROWbUE'S FLORIST WEDDING SPECIAL Inquire About Our $18.00 Meinber of F.T.D. & T.D.S. , 225 East Broadway TR 9-2921 The Labor Statesman, October, 1963 AMALGAMATED (JtOTHING WORKERS OP AMERICA. Local 173—Room 5—2475 Mani- . toba. Vancouver 10,( C. Trower. "Business Agent. TR 9-3031.. AMALGAMATED MEAT CUT-' ■"fERS AND B.W... Local 212 — Representative Geo. Johnston, 203 Labor Temple; TR 6-5735. AMBLANCE EMPLOYEES UN"- ION, Local 873, NUPE—Secretary. Charles Redhead, 1123 Eighth Ave.. New Westminster. Phone 526-6008. 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 ■ r WORKERS; Local 468 — Secre- i tary, Mclvin J. Kemmis, 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. BARBERS — INTERNATIONAL JOURNEYMEN OF , AMERICA<__ No. 120—109 Labor Temple, TR 6-0641; Secretary. Allan Coleman. „ BEVERAGE DISPENSERS' UN, ION. No. 676 — Pres.. Harold Courson; Business Agent, Jack Galloway, 440 W. Pender St.; MU 3-392.1 and MU 3-4948. BREWERY WORKERS UNION, Local 300—Secretary, Stan G. Tapping, 7742 Elford, Burnaby 3. LA 2-3432. BEVERAGE DISPENSERS (New Westminster) Local '835 — Business . Agent, Jack Tbmson, 601- Royal Ave., »New Westminster,, phone LA 2-7410. ' ■-■ BOILERMAKERS, IRON SHIP BUILDERS, BLACKSMITHS, DROP FORGERS ANp HELPERS, Local 359—Ffcaancial Secretary, Robert M. Macintosh 111 Dunsmuir. MU 4-1047. BRICKLAYERS St MASONS INTERNATIONAL UNION, Local No. 1—Secretary, D. C. Fraser, ' 5594 Lincoln, HE 3-8617". BUILDING SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL, Local 244—Business Agent and Secretary. Ben A. R. Morley, 359, Homer. Phone 685-5251. BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL —Secretary "* Harold Taft, 110 Labor Temple, TR 9-1210. 'CARPENTERS'-UNION, No. 452— Business Agents: Lorne Robson, Larry Anderson, Bill Cameron: Financial Secretary, Carl A. Erickson, Labor Temple; TR 4-2720 or TR* 6-1212 CARPTENERS (New Westminster) Local 1215 — Business Agents, Ray West and K. McDermid office 732 Royal Ave., New Westminster, phone LA 1-0525. CARPENTERS' UNION (Cour- enay), No. 1638—Prseident Irwin Gutensohn; Sec. and Business- Agent, Lorne Paisley; Box 515, Courtenay. CEMENT MASONS, Local 919. 0;P. St CM.—517 E. Broadway, TR 2-2221; Business Agent. Frank Stevens. CIVIC EMPLOYEES UNION »-vy-1 407 -. President T.' W. . Sikstrom. FA 7-4688. ___. DENTAL TECHNICIANS, Local No. 1543 -j Secretary George Hygh, 4007 Dunbar. DISTILLERY WORKERS, Local 69—President Carl Rowbotham, 993 S.E. Marine, New West- . minster, LA 2-2021; Fin. Sec. Treas.. R. Cyr. 1890 2nd St., New Westminster, LA 2-501L ELECTRICAL WORKERS' n*W. ION. Local 213—Business.Manager, A. O'Keeffe, 111 Dunsmuir Street. MU 1t7381-2. ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS. Local 82—Sec., H. C. MacKlch- an, 3755 Elmwood St., S. Burnaby. HE 4-7651. FIRE FIGHTERS (Burnaby), Locstl 323—Secretary. H. Brown. 7920 Rosewood Ave.. Burnaby 1 - LA 2-4421. FIRE FIGHTERS (Vancouver) Local 18—President Gordon - R. Anderson, 1386 East 61st, FA 7-3729: Secretary, R. N. Middle- ton, 1496 East 54th. FA 7-7441. FLOORLAYERS' UNION, U.B. of C.J.. Local No. 1541—Room No. 108, Labor Temple, TR 6-5920; Business Agent. Bruce Robson, 3238 E. 29th. HE 1-0702. GLAZIERS AND GLASS WORKERS, Local- 1527 — Recording Secretary, A. Allen, Room 4 2475 Manitoba. TR 4-7535. GOV ERNMENT EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION (B.C.)f— E. P. ' O'Connor, Gen. Sec., .090 West _»th, RE 1-5361-62-63; TR 6-1223 GRAIN WORKERS UNION, Local 333 — Recording Secretary, R. G Millar. P.O. Box-194, North Vancouver; Pres., R. W. Ferguson, 3930 East Pender, N. Bby CY 9-6193; Seet--*"**reas., F. Cooper. 683 Schoolhouse Rd.. Coquitlam, New Westminster, phone WE 9-3586. „,...»i-.»■ HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES' UNION, No. 180—Business Manager W. M. Black, 335 W. Broadway;' TR 6-5822. HOTEL AND RESTAURANT EMPLOYEES, Local 28 — Sec., A. E. Morgan, Room 406, 402 W. Pender. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ASB.STOS WORKERS — Room 5, 307 W. Broadway, phone TR 6-6814. INTERNATIONAL LADIES' GARMENT WORKERS, Locals 276 and 287—Business Agent'-'Harry Minuk, 119 W. Pender, MU 4-5514. .-,: IRONWORKERS' SHOPMENS', Local Union 712 — Business Agent, Benjamin D. Parry, Room 105, 307 W. Broadway, TR 2-5515 IRONWORKERS. Local 97 — President. J. D. Paterson, Room 206 307 West Broadway, TR 2-7541. JEWELRY WORKERS' INTERNATIONAL. Local 42. Office. 339 West Pender, MU 1-5831. President, Frank Popowich, 1960 Quinton Ave., Coquitlam, WE 9-3726 KAMLOOPS AND DISTRICT LABOUR COUNCIL — Box 562. Kamloops, phone 372-5747. Secretary, Mrs. C. E. Mclnnes. LABORERS CONSTRUCTION St GENERAL. Local 602 — Secretary, C. H. Savage, 3434 Fraser St. TR 4-9233. LAUNDRY WORKERS, No. 292— Business agent, Mrs. Catherine Browne. Suite 1, 224 East Broadway TR 6-4543. LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING I SALESMEN, Local 334 — J. A, Currie. Secretary - Treasurer 2632 West Twelfth. RE 8-9649. MACHINISTS INTERNATIONAL ASSOOCIATION, Lodge 692 — i Business representative, D. H. . Chapman. Room 17, 2414 Main, TR 4-0513. IR 6-7035. MARINF WORKERS St BO-lER-„ MAKERS' INDUSTRIAL UNION I ocal V—President. Charles ■' O. Wilson. Secretary: w; Stewart. 339 W. Pender St., MU 1-9481. MOULDERS' UNION, Local 281— Acting business agent, Ben McDowell, 1507 Fulton. West Vancouver; 114 Labor Temple, TR 6-5930. - MOTION _>ICTUR1. .--PROJECTIONISTS local 348 — President, A. E. McManus; Secretary Frank M. Smith: Business Agent. D. A. Cooper, 1356 Sevmour. MU 4-7024. MUSICIANS' UNION, Local 145— Business Manager, Room 510 Dominion Bank Building 207 West Hastings, MU 4-1564. OFFICE EMPLOYEES' INTERNATIONAL UNION. Local 15— Room 1. 337 West Broadway. TR 4-3515. President Man-nr-.r Hannnh: Secretary - Treasurer ip-l Skilling. OFFICE EMPLOYEES' DJTER- . NATIONAL UNION, Local 378 —Business Manager, William Swanson, 1116 Hornby, un 3-6134. OIL CHEMICAL St ATOMIC WORKERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION, Local 9-601. President H. C. Buchanan, Fin. Corresp' Sec., J. L. LeBourdais, 5550 E Hastings. CY 8-3940. PAINTERS UNION, Local 138 ~ Business Agent, Jack W. Frad- ley; Ass't Bus. Agent, Tom Carson; Rec. Sec., W E. Eaton' Room 3, 2475 Manitoba, TR. 6-6033. PAINT AND VARNISH WORKERS, Local 1550—Secretary, M. Nielson. Room 4, 2475 Manitoba PATTERNMAKERS' ASSOCIA-* TION—Secretary, H. Oliver, 93 Abercrombie, RR1, Richmond, CR 8-1590. FILE DRIVERS AND WOODEN ' BRIDGEMEN, Loci] 2404 — Business Agent, S. Allen, Room 116, 307 West Broadway. TR 4-7817. PLASTERERS' bNION, No. 779— .Secretary, J. V. Chambers, 517 East Broadway, TRl 2-2122. PLUMBERS _. PIPEF-TTERS. Local 170—Bus. Mgr., J. R. St. Eloi; Asst: Bus. Mgrs., James Barton, and J. L. Fisher, 115 Labol Temple TR 9-1428. CANADIAN POSTAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION (Vancouver -"Branch)—T. R. Monks, general- - secretary-treasurer, Box 2411, i Vancouver 3. Office, 532 Homer,' MU *5i8T2T-~ PRINCE GEORGE & DISTRICT LABOR COUNCIL — 909. 6th...._. Ave., Prince George, phone 191L2. PRINTING""PRESSMEN. Local 69 . Steward. K. A. Glinz, 9526 - 73rd Ave., Edmonton, Alberta. Phone GE 9-1752. PRINTING SPEXnALTIES & PAPER PRODUCTS UNION* Local No. 598 — Sec't.-Tre_i„ Bob Bannlnger, 2753 Horley AvSnu.i Vancouver 16, B.C., HE 1-8443. PULP AND SULPHITE (Converters) UNION. Local 433 — Business Agent, O. Braaten, 5608 Victoria Drive, 321-3471. ; PULP, SULPHITE AND PAPER MILL WORKERS, Local 312, Ocean Falls, B.C. — Secretary Drawer 190, Ocean Falls, B.C. PULP. SULPHITE AND PAPER- MILL WORKERS — Interna- _. tional office, 315-316 Crown, Bldg. H. L. Hansen, International Rep., MU 4-3858. REFRIGERATION W O RKERS UNION, Local 516 — Sec, L. R. Wintle. 137 W. 40th, FA 7-4409, FA 1-8M1. SCHOOL BOARD EMPLOYEES' FEDERAL UNION (Burnaby). Local 379—Secretary, W E Apps. 4865 Triumph St., Burnaby 2, B.C. SHEET METAL WORKERS. Local 280 — Bus. Manager, Alex McGee, 207 Labor temple, TR' 4-8020. SHINGLE WEAVERS' UNION, Local No. 2802 — Business agent and financial .sec, Harold P. Reilly. Room 116, 307 West Broadway, TR 6-3744. -3IGN AND PICTORIAL .PAINT- . ERS.- Local 726—Sec. J. A. Middleton, 6339 Kitchener, N. Burn- I aby; Room 4, 2475 Manitoba, TR 4-7535. STREET RAILWAYMEN'S UNION, Div. 101—Business Agent, C. Stewart, Street Rlwy. Bldg., 125 East 8th, TR 4-2010. STREET RAILWAYMEN'S UNION. No. 134—Bus. Agent, D. L. Bryce, Room, 22, 774 Columbia, New Westminster, phone LA ' 1-7330. THEATRE EMPLOYEES, Local B-72—Secretary, Mrs. F. Foster Ste. 1, 4508 Main, TR 9-5453. Business Agent, D. Cftlladine 6692 Laburnum, AM 1-0078. TILE SETTERS, Local No". 3 — Recording Secretary, D. P. Ewan',.. 4030 Dominion, S. Burnaby. TUNNEL St ROCK WORKERS, Local 168 — 337 W. Broadway, , Secretary, H. Croft, phone TR 9-3231. TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION Local 226—Secretary, Robert Jefferies, 517 E. Broadway, TR 6-6810. UNION LABEL TRADES COUNCIL—Secretary, Mrs- A. E. Hallock, day phone TR 4-0827; evenings TR 4-3748. UNITED GARMENT WORKERS' Local 190—Secretary. Miss Isabella Rogers, 436 East 35th. . Vancouver. B.C. .. - -. _ UNITED STEELWORKERS^ Local 2655 — Recording Sec't., Arne Hansen. 3510 Phillips, North Burnaby. CY 9-4264. UPHOLSTERERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION,- Local No.. 1-t Business Agent, Karl Reich; OT- . ganizer Doug Gibson; Office,5* 666 East Broadway, TR 4-1727. A WATER AND SEWER BOARD EMPLOYEES, Local. £«-,■-- Secretary, Robt. T. Callahan, 5605": Yalta Place, Vancouver 8. WOOD, WIRE St METAL LATH-.. ERS, Local 207 — President, 'A. Sonnenberg: Rec. Sec, D. Rlccl; Financial Sec. W. R. Shields:, Secretary and business representative, A. Allen, Room 4, 2475 , Manitoba. TR 4-7535.
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