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Ar ■ / / * w "~; " a . _/ .•■•■•...:*...'':x:-::-'-^^ n x ci_j.i--v*-"-'---v-*-*-*-w^^ ri> - •vi '■■ 'r 8s'_p_yf a_H ■ lflv':..f J _■■ :,',. _ ', i jtf Our jammed port..., up. ':. OWNED BY THE VANCOUVER AND DISTRICT LABOUR *■" .ki fvSSwJxw ::W:%¥::*::::W:w mmwmim&m^tm&mmF NO /47 r_a.*,;.'S_*,''''' VANCOUVER, B.C . JANUARY, 196* JS.P ......,.•;. FEDERATION BRIEF Established 1924 i »• Government urged end anti-labor laws 1 „ Ir' W (jSpecial) VICTORIA—The B.C. Federation of Labour urged the government to remove restrictive labor legislation in B.C. to restore a degree of equality for trade unions. , e' This proposal — along with scores of others affecting the welfare of most people In the province—wsis included in the annual brief presented to the premier and cabinet members. The brief also charged that the B.C. Division of the Cana- '•'. n ' ' V as. FOOTBALL-An official protest has been handed to the Canadian Football Union over the printing of the Grey Cup program behind the picket line at the struck Mitchell Press plant. The Bookbinders strike at the plant started in November, 1962, when the company rejected settlement terms agreed on by other city firms. . * * * WAITING-Provincial government employees are anxiously awaiting announcement of wage in- (Continued on Page 3) :.:;:..•■•^:':;:W:':"*'^^ dian Manufacturers Association may be deliberately attempting to sabotage labor-management "peace" conferences in B.C. (See separate story, Page 2) Labor urged action to help stem unemployment, called for a move against Unscrupulous credit practices arid excessive Interest rates and proposed new attacks on the problems of school and hospital financing. Here is a summary of some of the proposals: Labor legislation The brief said the wholesale •use of injunctions and the constant harassment and legal Involvement to which labor Is subject is a dangerous and unrealistic course for any government to sanction and endorse. It said: "Organization Is becoming increasingly difficult. When a union organizes a shop or plant, management refuses to negotiate. Employers have grown bold to the extent that when they have driven the union to strike action, they openly advertise for scabs and strikebreakers. Any attempt by the' union to picket effectively or to place its case before the public, is usually met by the injunction." "Injunctions Issued to prevent organization and to break strikes, Invite disrespect for Judges and for the law. In ou\opinion, this is an unhealthy state of affairs in any democratic society. To permit such a sttuatlon\to con tinue can only increase tensions-:?, and add fuel to the fires of in--S dust rial strife." $ The Federation said Bills 43,|! 42 and 123 should be repealed,;.-! said that "any critical analysis;!-: of thf situation today will clearlyjx Indicate that the balance between]!;! labor and management has be-'!-! come so , lopsided in favor of'£ management. . . ." •'*: Natural resources The brief urged the govern-fi ment to renegotiate the Columbia;-:- draft treaty to consider the prin-;.:; ciples of the McNaughton plan.;;:; It said that the government;;:; should examine the question »vZ tax revenue in the forest Indus-:^- try, pointing out that the govern-'^ ment received $30 million In!;!; taxes from $109 million in liquor!;!; sales In 1962-63 while the forest:^ industry enjoyed revenue of $780:;':! million and returned only $ir,| million to the provincial govern-:^ ment in taxes. ■ ■:•: The government was urged to-!-: press Ottawa for a 12-mile terri-*: torlal limit in B.C. coastal waters;!;: to protect the fishing Industry. J:-! Recreation. | The brief said crown lands!;:; should bis kept secure from con-jg trol by private interests and that!;:; maximum access for hunting,:-:; fishing and camping to crown:;:' areas should be permitted. :•*; (Continued on Page 10) Si NOT LONGSHOREMEN'S FAULT Vancouver shipping mess blamed on poor planning Efforts to make longshoremen the goat of the critical traffic Jam in Vancouver's port have fallen flat. After the smoke cleared from the first controversy over the city's worst shipping bottleneck, it was clear that lack of planning by port and shipping officials was responsible. "?• \ .„, ' Longshoremen, with criticism thrown their way — unfairly — made their position clear and lodged protests with the federal government. Jim Boles., pre,.idejit of Local 501, International Longshoremen and Warehousemen's Union, said: "The situation in the harbor is the result of a complete lack of planning and co-ordination between the various bodies concerned—the federal government, the National Harbors Board, the shipping owners and agents who had the knowledge of this increase In shipping and should have m_ade a concerted effort to Insure there was an adequate number of qualified men available tp, handle zii. extreme situation." Boles said that when shipping and port officials finally called meetings to try to sort out the trouble, the union was ignored. "The union has no way of obtaining information as to ship or cargo movements and was not consulted until the situation was upon us," he said. "We have in the past serviced the needs of the Industry efflcl-" ently and will continue to do so. We have always been in favor of Increased trade, and Increased facilities to handle any increases Convention next April The fifth annual convention of the Canadian Labour Congress will be held In Montreal, opening on April 20. VIC President Ed Sims and Secretary Paddy Neale have been named as convention delegates. In volume of cargo movement .. He said tbe union can't be blamed for any\shortage of experienced longshoremen because the union was glven\no advance warning of the sharp increase in exports from this port - It was explained that longshore gangs are usually from eight to 12 men, depending on the type cargo, and that at least seven of the men In the gang should be experienced. "We would be condemning untrained men to certain death if we put them to work on the waterfront." . _ But the union said the labor problem wasn't the major trouble spot. Lack of loading facilities and machinery and poor planning created the Jam. Boles said the efficient manner . of operation in the port was being hampered by the publicity in the press and on the radio. The pub- ' Holty brought a deluge of men*** into the union dispatch hall looking for work and impeded the ' handling of registered men. THESE PICTURES by Carl Erickson show scenes from Vancouver's busy port where recently, facilities were jammed. Many ships were forced to lie idle because they couldn t be handled and harried port and shipping officials immediately tried to find J. "goat", someone they could blame for their own lack of planning.: , ,,.".".■_■. .H 1" mmm r*;:.:.:.:.-:::-*.^^ I Around The World j. | New Appeal launched | in Ontario woods case TORONTO—The Ontario attorney-general's department has sought leave to appeal the $100 fines levied against three independent farmer-settlers in the shooting deaths ff three strikers near Kapuskasing last February. The bid for Ontario Court of Appeal review of the sentence followed a series of bitter trade union complaints levelled at the lightness of the penalty. Twenty settlers originally were charged with non-capital murder but the Ontario Supreme Court found there was not sufficient evidence to proceed with this charge. Subsequently three of the settlers were convicted on a charge of possession of dangerous weapons. The Canadian Labour Congress and the Carpenters' union described the fines against the settlers as outrageous- comparing the figure to the $200 fine levied against each of 133 strikers on charges of unlawful assembly. Taxes on price tags OTTAWA—A proposal that taxes be listed separately on price-tags of consumer goods was made to the Royal Commission on Taxation by the Consumers' Association of Canada. The commission was urged "to propose to the government that it requires the identification of tax content of consumer purchases, covering all sales and excise tax at least." Rail workers protection OTTAWA—A Commons committee has recommended adoption of amendments to the Railway Act to protect the interests of railway workers who are displaced by branch line abandonment and merger of rail companies. Automation study started , SACRAMENTO, CALIF.—Governor Edmund C. Brown has appointed 15 top-level Callfornlans from the ranks of labor, management and the public to serve on a new Commission on Manpower, Automation and Technology. "A comprehensive analysis of automation's great challenges" will be the main Job of the commission, Brown said. . Quebec Federation meets MONTREAL—A broad program of expanded activity and administrative change was mapped by delegates to the. eighth convention of the Quebec Federation of Labor here. The convention endorsed the officers' report committee recommendation that steps be taken to establish the presidency of the Federation as a full-time office. An agreement between the CLC and QFL will make an Increased number of Congress representatives available to Quebec. IN OTTAWA Rig bids charged OTTAWA—Testimony by Auditor-General A.M. Henderson before the Public Accounts Commutes of the House of Commons indicated the Canadian government has been "gypped" by rigged bids on supplies purchased under "competitive bidding/-' Bids,- submitted by different companies were found to be identical in jnore than 200. cases during the last two fiscal years, Henderson said. On light bulbs and cement in particular, some bids corresponded down to the penny. All such bids have been re ported to the Combines Investigation branch of the Justice Department, the auditor-general said. HOTEL SETTLES ' NAN1AMO—A new agreement with wage increases and three weeks vacation. after five years has been settled by Hotel and Restaurant Employees Local 619 and the Malaspina Hotel. Desk clerks, waitresses, chambermaids, elevator men and bell beys and salad and sandwich girls will be paid $1.10 an hour; dishwashers, porters and janitors $1.05 and grill cooks $1.25. BUFTON'S FLOWER SHOP FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS "We Telegraph Flowers Anywhere in the World" ALpiae 3-7181 M7S Commercial Drive Vancouver- _*.£. Mount Pleasant Chapel Limited KINGSWAY AT ELEVENTH AVENUE KINDLINESS — UNDERSTANDING—DEPENDABILITY LADY ATTENDANT Phone: TRinity 6-2161 .....,., COMMISSIONED to writ* a history of th* trad*- union movement in Canada by tho Canadian Labour Congrats, is CLC research director Dr. Eugene Forsey. The history will be the CLC's contribution lo Canada's celebration of its centennary of Confederation in 1967; B.C. Radio cab firm on strike Vancouver and District Taxi cab Drivers and Dispatchers Union (CLC) this month struck B.C. Radio Cabs. The union threw up its picket lines after long attempts to win an agreement at the cab company. The union also was forced to seek an injunction against B.C. Radio Cabs and Black Top Cabs (1960) to prevent them from intimidating members who had attended a strike meeting. The union was certified for the two large cab companies last February and has fought to win an agreement since that time. Tbe companies both rejected unanimous conciliation board awards. Vancouver Labor Council and B.C. Federation of Labor have urged support for the strikers .".'-_..: • New agreement. A new two-year agreement Including a five-cent Increase retroactive to April 1 and another three cents on April 1, 1964, has Men settled at Canada Rice Mills by Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union Local 580. *• Other provisions: the company will _>ay half the cost of MSA for employees laid off, providing an employee is qualified, for three months following the month the employee was covered by a contribution made "While employed. CMA sabotaging labor-ma nagem * t relations talks? VICTORIA — The Canadian Manufacturers Association, B.C. division, was accused of lnflama- tory policies that are sabotaging efforts to win new labor- management harmony in B.C. The B.C. Federation of Labor's annual brief to the cabinet declared that the CMA, in establishing suspicion and hostility, may be deliberately attempting to wreck labor-management conferences* The Federation referred to a brief presented to the cabinet in November by the CMA which demanded further resriction on picketing and labor disputes. "This brief, pursuing a disruptive and dangerous course in industrial relations, would have you take from our people all of their rights and all of their freedom as trade unionists," the Federation told the cabinet. It was unfortunate that these Inflamatory policies have been voiced by the employer group during a period when there bias been honest and sincere attempts to improve the labor-management climate in B.C., the Federation said. '_, Labor actively participated in recent conferences "but the policies enunciated by the CMA, even as their representatives were putting forth the hand of friendship and goodwill, have seriously shaken our faith In the success of any further conferences with these employers. "It may be that the progress towards a better labor-management climate is. not what these men want," the Federation said. Despite this employer move, labor intends to promote accord and will continue to work to that objective. SALMON ARM—Three employees of Columbia Auto Customs Ltd. hav been reinstated with pay for lost time under order of the Labor Relations Board. Charges against the company were laid by Local 1-417 of IWA after the men were fired. Vulliamy & Browned CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 2205 Fir St. Phone RE 8-3233 Vancouver. B.C. FOR RENT Downtown OFFICE SPACE In sunny upstairs location. Consists of a. w a i t i n g room, large main office, and two private offices, stationery closet, and large cupboard. 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That is why so many people value the unexcelled news — gathering facilities of the Vancouver &ON~— for ALL the news* from everywhere. / 7 SEE IT IN THE Phone MU 4-7141 For regular home delivery The Labor {jtotesrnan, January, 1964 CONT'D FROM PAGE.1 * creases promised earlier by the premier, who gave no indication of how much or when. Government workers point out that on the average, provincial employees would need a 21 percent wage boost to put them on 4 par with workers in private industry. WINES-One recent listing of B.C. union-made wines wasn't complete, so here's a full guide: Calona, Andres, Grower's and Stinger's—these brands are made under union contract in B.C. , NAMES-Delegates seated at recent meetings of Vancouver Labour Council included: Karl Reich and J. McNevin, Upholsters Local 1; K. A. Linnz, Printing Pressmen; and Ralph Williamson, B.C. Government Employees, Essondale branch. / Sheldon Rogers and Charles Ross, Longshoremen Local 507; Elizabeth. Mayers, Laundry Workers Local 292; G. Dressher, D. Evans, A. Fen-all, R. Menard, J. Puff, D. Steeves and L. Vroon, IWA Local 1-217; W. R. Last and Frank Mar- cine, Street Railwaymen Div.lOJ. • * • FIRST NARROWS - The Park Board has taken one major stand in the cur- .. rent controversy over a new crossing at First Narrows- it's opposed to giving up any more Stanley Park land for roads to service a new crossing. VLC has supported this stand. -=--.,- ^—* :m~ *-=-='**'==•"= BIG SAVING - Once . again, labor has loudly protested city council s penny-, pinching, shortsighted policy of awarded contracts to non-union firms. This time it was a contact'for . installation of seat belts in city vehicles-and the city saved less than $2Q the difference between the low bid and that from a union' firm. ^^ ■ The young lady was concerned about the amount of money her boy friend spent every time they went out. "Mother," she asked "what's the best way to.stop him spending money on me?" * MMarry him!" was the terse reply. ♦ 4 *., ' A new broom sweeps clean, but you can have more fun with _.._—._- . . .. an old rake. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOC COMPLIMENTS OF WORKMANS SHELL SERVICE Coma in now for your winter changeover Antifreeze —Tires — Batteries, etc. They could haye danced all night THERE WERE more than 225 members of Ladies' Garment Workers Locals 276-287 and their friends at this recent dance in the IWA auditorium and the event was such a good success that already the union's entertainment committee is planning a — •_____ -. ' - «*■ Spring dance. A buffet dinner was served and prizes were donated by local garment manufacturers. Can you pick out anyone you know? 27 UNIONS t f * Shipyard rumors denied as strike vote date set / Shipyard workers represented by 22 unions in Vancouver and Victoria will take a government -supervised strike vote on Jan. 21. The 3,roo men earlier rejected a conciliation board report which called for a three-year contract. Bill Stewart, secretary of Marine Workers and Boilermakers Involved, said Workers do not want a three-year contract. . . Just prior to the strike vote, rumors- circulated that many shipbuilding coritracts probably would be lost oh this coast and that hundreds of men would be' thrown out of work.' However, Ottawa was quick to deny the, rumors. Stewart blames the companies for planting the rumors, said Labor battles to end over Columbia treaty B.C. labor will continue the fight to the last for a more satisfactory Columbia River development treaty. ■'..' Z-'^'f Although no details of the amended treaty and protocol have been ' released since it was announced that Ottawa, B.C. and U.S. negotiators have reached agreement on all issues, Indications are that labor's position has been rejected. *, -" The proposed treaty amendments are expected to come before the House of Commons external affairs committee soon and labor is expected to continue its battle during this committee study. ____________ Vancouver Labour Council delegates this month passed a two-point resolution opposing ratification of the treaty until B.C. is guaranteed, first the right to divert the Columbia waters for use in other areas within Canada and, secondly, a satisfactory payment for water which may be diverted within the U.S. for use in states not contiguous to the Columbia River. Douglas: Big sellout they were trying to influence the strike vote. The conciliation board recommended a 28-cent hourly three- , stage wage increase for journeymen: 10 cents in the first year (seven cents Uxall classifications below journeymen), eight cents in the second year(flve cents to others) and 10 cents (seven cents to others) in the third year. , In, the second year of the board's proposals, a vacation plan based on six percent ot earnings (three weeks) would start for those with 12 or more years service and a welfare plan with 50-50 cost sharing would start (total cost of both to employer would be two cents per hour). Many demands proposed by the Unions; including hours of workr contracting-in and contracting- out were not covered by the conciliation board report. Stewart said that if the workers go on strike, they will revert to the original 40-cent increase sought. During negotiations the unions had agreed to-scale down to 30-centS over two years. Companies involved are Burrard Dry Dock in North Van- . couver and Yarrows and Victoria Machinery Depot in Victoria. ' first time for Local 15 * in lumber PORT ALBERNI - Office Employees Local 15 have been certified to bargain for office workers at MacMillan, Bloedel and Powell River, Alberni pulp mill division, the first certification in the lumber and pulp industry in B.C. for this union. In a representative vote, the union won 82 per cent support from eligible employees. Co-op urges motorists to join Labor has been urged to support the International Motorists Cooperative Association, the new automobile club that was formed' after trade union dissatisfaction with the B.C. Automobile Association. Harold Emmerson, a member 'of the SRU and a director of the motorists co-op, told VLC delegates that there is a great need for competition in the automobile club field and that the co-op way is the only possible way of establishing a democratic organization administered by the membership. NDP leader Tommy Douglas. - told UBC students that the amended Columbia treaty is the biggest sellout since, the Indians sold Manhattan Island. Speaking to about 1,000 students, packed into Brock Hall, Douglas said: "We are selling the fifth largest river on the North American Continent to the United States in perpetuity." "It Is not only the power but also the water which we will need desperately in Canada in the future," he said. Douglas said he had not yet seen the treaty, "but if it is the plan which has been reported in the press, then I am against it. It is the greatest sellout since the Indians sold Manhattan Island." He said Gen. A. G. L. McNaughton and other opponents of the scheme will be called before the House's external affairs committee where the treaty will be studied before it is ratified. SECOND MONTH majCi EXCLUSIVE VANCOUVER ENGAGEMENT RESTRICTED Watch for these outstanding attractions: "THE SPORTING LIFE" and "THE CONGUAL BED" m New Year Greetings . 10DGHEED HOTEL LTD. Fifty Guest Rooms - All With Bath and Shower Tha finest of furnishings in an attractive decor. DINING LOUNGE AND COFFEE SHOP Lougheed Highway at Douglas Road Greater Vancouver, B.C. Phone: CY 9-6202 NEATES COFFEE Restaurant Specialists 1130 Homer St. MU 3-8401 Vancouver, B.C The Labor Statesman, January, .19_§4> . k * '* **i • .»•_(*■*■. -■•»»( • «■•>**--» * t • » * •»"*•_•» » . »* . __.■-■_ t -I,, I m m t _-__■________! TV _>au_lr»«#.naijii^,iJ^<^f.^ftiwe%'iWJMM i8&&.;%&&s^^ I | By C. P. NEALE g General Secretary Vancouver and :| District Labour Council § Another year has passed into Shistory. :.": 1963 has been an eventful year :-:-for Canadians - and for trade :•>unionists In particular. It will, IS of course, be remembered above jjijall else, for the tragic assassina- :•:_ tion of President Kennedy. :.:• For the trade union movement, •^political events occupied much f the spotlight. In a year featur- .W:%^¥:::-:':..^^ Labor's lon^range political outlook promising A look at events of 1963 s dashed as a result of the government' s hesitation in the face of concerted opposition by insurance and trust companies, and other vested interests. « In Saskatchewan, completion of a first year of the government's comprehensive medical care program saw opposition to the program q_yj___g_-on_aU^s.des, xjing a federal and a provincial :.:|election, thousands of polltically- ■* active trade unionists joined with :_> thousands of other Canadians in j mobilizing behind the Ne w Demo- : cratic Party. While the immediate results £ were disappointing, the long- : range picture Is bright, as a re- : suit of the growth in membership land participation in the NDP - ■growth which promises great ln- >3 creases in voting strength in the near future. On the international scene - the signing of the partial nuclear test ban treaty highlighted a year in which the atmosphere of crisis and tension was alleviated to a' degree, in spite of _a few flare ups. Nationally, hopes for the early passage and implementation of :-:the Canada Pension Plan were leadership of the College of Physicians and Surgeons increasingly alone in their fight to obstruct the plan. Even the leader of Saskatchewan's Concervative party was forced to admit the, success of the plan and pledged his party, if elected,, to maintenance of the Medicare system, without major changes. More British Columbians gained the benefits of increased minimum wages during the year, as a result of the continued fight by the trade union movement, supported by many church leaders and other public-spirited individuals and groups. The most publicized event on the labor scene was the completion of the Norris Commission on the Great Lakes dispute -andthe subsequent legislation. Trade unionists argued the pros and THE LABOR STATESMAN of each month at Labor Temple, WJ Weat Broadway, Vancouver IS, B.C. as 2nd class mall, Post Office Department. Ottawa, and lor payment of postage la cash. • Statesman is owned by the Vancouver and District •or Council and supported by 160 local unions. "He each union member the political party of his choice" ' "Build Strong Unions for Social Security" '" lahseripMsa Bates: $1.50 per year; to Unions, 6c per copy. C. P. NEALE, Secretary :.:. O. BRAATEN, Chairman, Public Relations Committee 2? 8*>a*^:*S:*m":-^^ Bad to worse The federal government recently announced its intention to bring more than 100,000 new Canadians from other lands during this year. We don't have the breakdown—if one exists—of the vocations and skills of the immigrants which Ottawa hopes to attract in this search for new people. But it would be cer tain guess that many of the skills that are brought will be in direct competition with those existing in • our present weak labor market. ^ Vancouver Labour council has taken the stand . that the proposed importing of over 100,000 new Canadians in the coming year is a foolhardy policy in vievT"bf the Unemployment now existing in Canada. .'• ' ;'■■'•■ ' /% Expert word says that the present'rate of economic growth in Canada will not create jobs for the expected natural increase in the workforce, let alone absorb the 350,000 Canadians who are presently unemployed, or a vast new supply of immigrant labor. It's obvious that the new immigrant would either join the ranks of the unemployed or would, of necessity, displace a Canadian worker if he is to'obtain employment. * If the government had a" long-range plan to bring about full employment and an immigration policy that was geared to the ability of our industry to absorb new labor, it would be a different story. As it is,trade unionists can't buy a policy that will make a tough job situation even tougher. : .. -■ - _y „ " -__ The Finns find a way The Finnish Seamen's Union an affiliate ol the International Transport Workers' Federation, recently got fed up with ships that fly dags of convenience and clamped down. They boycotted , the vessel "Plover" at Turku, Finland, for i month until ship owners signed agreements with the ITF-aHUll Pan Hellenic Seamen's' Federation for this ship and five other*. ■'.'/ Flags of convenience sure used by shipowners as a device to evade legislation on tax laws, safety regulations for crews anil labor contracts. They sail under foreign flags, generally those of Liberia. Panama or Honduras.. 11 i i i ■ ■ ■ j_f*£«. i _*«',■ i'f r ■ -— \am_im M cons without producing a workable alternative to the government trusteeship.— Negotiations resulted in improved contract conditions for thousands of British Columbians, with perhaps the most spectacular improvements being gained by B.C. longshoremen. A labour-management conference sponsored by the provincial government was, well attended and interesting.. However, the climate in industrial relations in B.C. showed no notable improvements. » * * Increasingly organized labor found Itself hamstrung by injunctions and anti-labor activities of employers. The Socred anti- labor legislation continued to hamper legitimate organizational, efforts of trade unions, while an Increasing number of employers' openly carried on anti-union activities. The Vancouver and District Labour Council has been busy during the year, in making representation to municipal and civic governments on such things' as higher education, parkland needs, the retention of Langara golf course, civic taxation, and many other items of interest to the people of the lower mainland. The Labour Council also assisted individuals and organlza? tions in civic and municipal electlons — and met with limited success in all areas except Burnaby, where a smashing victory of the Burnaby Citizens Association at the polls proved that the labor movement, working in conjunction with liberally- minded people, could guarantee sound government. * * •* It is to be hoped that the same results can be obtained in other cities and municipalities in the near future. The Labour Council, representing some 150 Unions and 60,000 trade unionists, played an Important role in consolidating support for those unions forced to take strike action in an 'endeavor, to -obtain an acceptable settlement in contract disputes. While there has been very few of these In the past, year, these few have been of bitter intensity In many cases, with the employer attempting to break the union by Importing and hiring strike breakers. Let us hope that there will be even fewer unions forced into strike situations in the coming year. ..:.S85.3.S^^ What They n Saying "A very large part of Canada Is under foreign 'ownership.' For example, 56 per cent of manufacturing industries are foreign-owned and ' 61 per cent of mining and smelting companies- It used to be that insurance companies operating in Canada were Canadian-owned and controlled but this is no longer true — most fire and casualty insurance firms are under foreign ownership . . We are now at the point where so much of this country's industries and resources have passed from our control that'our continued existence as an independent nation is threatened." Robert Prittie. NDP MP for Burnaby-Richmond. ' ■ "I'm beginning to feel perhaps we should answer the dooy...." I ndustry that's built 4 on the cigaret habit The arguments, the pronouncements, the controversy over smoking and its effect on health finally appears to be nailed down. The verdict: Heavy cigaret smoking is the principle cause of cancer of the lungs and the larynx. The advice: People should stop smoking clgaret-v. They'll probably live longer if they do. Behind the controversy and the health aspects, lies a huge economic worry. If everyone quit smoking, what would be the economic etfoct? In Canada, tobacco is a $100 million Industry to Ontario farmers and Quebec has a substantial interest, too. Besides, thousands are employed in the manufacturing and allied industries of tobacco. Tbe whole industry accounts for more than $400 million annual revenue to the federal government and about $40 million to the provinces. ,...,., In the U.S., the figures are much higher. Total taxes on tobacco last year amounted to $3.3 billion, with two thirds going to the federal government and the rest to state and local governments. There are roughly 750,000 tobacco farmers and 96,000 people working in tobacco factories in the U.S. Tobacco in many of the southern states is the major Industry, accounts for tremendous revenue. x The fight between the industry . —for its own survival—and health authorities—who are concerned about the survival of the enormous army of smokers—probably has only begun. Sign at a railroad crossing: The average time it takes a train to pass this crossing is 14 seconds—whether your car is on it or,not. '• » l-' ""< * . '. 'I-.1. v.lof- I.-in "Labor and management are finding that they must, actively plan to meet the human problems that have arisen and will arise from automation and technological . , change, and the government has promised technical and financial assistance in these efforts." (Labor Minister Allan MacEachen, in a New Year message). • * * Remember the Colombia River has the third highest rate of flow .in the world. Also remember we, as Canadians, have a responsibility to retain control of the Columbia in B.C., so that diversion to Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba may be made from the headwaters of the Columbia to supply the needs of people of the prairies for agriculture community and industrial uses. (Div. 101, SRU Hl-Lltes). *_?..'.■ T**' There was a young lady (Tan. Lynh Who happened to sit on a pynn. But to add to her contour She'd stuck so much ontour, The point didn't puncture the skynn. • , Un mm ma .•J :• Ar*'- 'JJBS PAGE FIVE 0 Drive for shorter hours aimed at spreading jobs The problem of unemployment —and the creation of new jobs- was getting more serious consideration in the U.S. this month. Labor's long-campaign for action brought rumbles from President Johnson's way, via U.S. labor Secretary Willar Wirtz. Bonner hints New bill on interest yjCTORIA - Attorney- general Bonner has hinted that a bill to protect borrowers and Instalment buyers against high interest rates-' may be introduced at the January session of the Legislature. Last year, the NDP brought forward a bill to require lull disclosure of all Interest charges on instalment buying but it was withdrawn when Bonner said the government was studying similar legislation. Recently, the Supreme court of Canada ruled that an Ontario statute, the Unconscionable Transaction Relief Act— which gives redress in the courts when a buyer proves an instalment contract contains provisions for exhorbl- tant lending rates—was valid and within provincial rights. It had been argued that Interest rates were under federal authority. Wirtz said, after conferring with Johnson, that it might be wise to study the present time- and-a-half pay rate for overtime work. If the rate were raised, say to double time, employers might be encouraged to eliminate overtime chores and hire additional workers. Elimination of Overtime alone could open up an estimated equivalent of 919,000 full-time jobs. This was the gist of Wirtz' thinking. Labor cheered this sign which indicated, at least, a partial breakthrough. Meantime the AFL-CIO pushed its campaign for a shorter work week as well as other measures to create more job opportunities. AFL-CIO legislative director Andrew Biemiller gave a U.S. House labor committee the first full-scale story on the subject He said both a shorter, work week without loss of pay and double-time overtime rates are needed to help spread jobs. He cited the latest "grave" unemployment statistics and the mounting job slashes from automation. "Adding all this up," he declared, "the U.S. must find four million Jobs a year, every year from now until 1970. The facts are plain and they are grim/" '".'■' .•:, He presented a calculation to show that approximately one million jobs would evolve from each hour cut from the standard work week—five million, therefore, if the standard eventually became OF 'EASY JOB' CRACKS Teachers hit back at critics the 35-hour week, being sought by the AFL-CIO. Also, he estimated that imposition of double-time overtime penalty, coupled with other measures would create "roughly a million more jobs." Blemiller pointed; out that the AFL-CIO does not ask for an immediate cut to 35 hours. "If the "reduction is spread out over a number of years, the increase in hourly wages can be absorbed without a general rise in labor costs or pressures on the price level," he added. Assailing as "nonsense" the claim by some that a shorter work-week would cut production, Biemiller said: "We are talking about more production, sustained' by greater purchasing power stemming from higher employment. "In calling for a shorter work week we are calling for more total hours of work, not less. That is the whole idea." Biemiller stressed that other steps should be taken to reduce joblessness. /'There is no simple, one-shot panacea to cure unemployment," he said. "We need a series of measures to create employment —a tax cut, stepped-up public works programs and a liberal monetary policy in addition to the work-week revisions." " * * * In Canada, the story sounded familiar. Canadian labor has been unsuccessfully arguing the same points for some time. Maybe there's new hope. . TIRED From the B.C. Teacher We' re fed up with hearing how soft a job teachers have, how short the hours are, and how lone the holidays are. Almost invariably people making such statements know little or nothing about a teacher's job. Unfortunately, their loquaciousness seems to increase in direct proportion to their lack of -knowledge. Take the short hours charge, for example. It usually goes something like this: "Teachers? Thev work only 5} hours a day, 5 days a week. Pretty soft!" How anyone can seriously make such a ridiculous statement has always been a source of wonder to us. We've never been able to figure out why supposedly intelligent people who just take It for granted that a doctor does much more than see patients, or that alawyerhas much to do before he appears In court, will blithely Ignore the fact First Negro mayor elected * in Canada MATTAWA, ONT-Dr.S.F. Monestlme, the only adult Negro in this community of 3,340pcrsons has been elected its mayor. He won by 543 to 465 in an election that saw 70 percent of the eligible voters go to the polls. A physician here since 1951, Dr. Monestlme was born in Haiti and came to Canada in 1945. He said he believes he is the first Negro to be elected mayor in a Canadian town or city, adding, "But I hope I won't be the last one." that a teacher has much more to do than merely appear in a classroom for five hours a day*. Who do they think prepares the lessons, consults with students and parents, competes endless records, marks mountains of papers, and supervises any number of extracurricular activities? Two surveys, conducted Independently of. each other, have Indicated that B.C.'s teachers devote an average of 50 hoiiffs a week to their teaching duties. This Is soft? Yet the demands on teachers are constantly increasing. More is expected of them, and they have large classes with which to cope. And how about those holidays? Even ignoring the many hours teachers voluntarily spend on weekends and during vacations in attempting to keep abreast of the "explosion of knowledge" and the complete reorganization of the school system, they, still devote as much time each year to their work as do most Canadians. The Canadian department of labor states that paid vacations of three or four weeks are rapidly becoming genetal ..practice. A person working a 44 hour week and having three weeks' vacation could work a maximum of 2156 hours a year, less statutory holidays. B.C.'s teachers devote an average of 2125 hours a year to their work. u/e don't Intend to get involved In a battle of statistics, but we think the foregoing figures are significant. We quote them to Indicate that teachers do, In fact, do a foil year's work In the ten- month school term. J As for teaching's being a soft job, perhaps the best reply to such nonsense Is, "You try It!" tender Auditorium 339 WEST PENDER ST. MU 1-9481 Halls available for every occasion # SPECIAL RATES FOR UNION MEETINGS OUR SPACIOUS AUDITORIUM SEATING OVER 1000 IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL IN THE CITY "Patronize A Union Hall" People who have never taught cannot possibly realize the strain involved in the work. The emotional drain on teachers cannot be equated with a simple schedule of x hours a week of 'work. - j We welcome criticism if it Is based on fact. But we become Incensed when our efforts to provide society with perhaps Its most important service are constantly belittled by uninformed, unthinking, self-styled experts on education. If teaching is so attractive, why is there such a desperate shortage of teachers? LAUGHS Traveller (to another on die train): "I just got out of prison. It's going to be tough facing old friends." The other: "I know just how you feel. I'm going home from Parliament." ~, • • • When a worker in a highly sec- ret project went home at the end of the day pushing a wheel-barrow full of straw, a guard halted him and made a careful examination — without finding a thing. Each day this performance was" repeated and each time the guard found n othing. After* a month of this the guard said to the fellow: "Look, I'm about to be transferred to another project, so you can talk freely to me. I give you my' word I won't tell. But I am curious. Just/what are you steeling"? / "Wheelbarrows," confessed the worker. . . - .....u.t-, ...»'<■_. St. Regis Hotel mJack rCoom Ljrill On the Lower Main Open 8 A-M. to 8:30 l\M. V Monday through Saturday Coffee Shop ond Dining Room 602 DUNSMUIR STREET „__MU i-1135 Modern, j Luxurious. CENTRALLY-located 100 Rooms — Rooms with bath from $5.50 One Block East of Granville — See Map PEACOCK AUTO COURT CLEAN -COMFORTABLE - HOT WATER HEAT 15 Minutes from city centre 3540 Kingsway HE 4-2323 -> '■: Vancouver, B.C. t Stry Co-op Bowling Centre Seventh Avenue - Half Block West of Main TR 4-6833 : •. ■. 1 .-• ''^ i 5. and 10 Pins \. ■ • , • ■ . ■*•* Halls Available For Rent - '1****F' Dickinson Room up to 40 Persons ■ > - U Burns Room up to 80 Persons Upper Hall up to 120 Persons. #^ . tower Hall up to 400 Persons AU Union Help VANCOUVER PLUMBING CO. HD. One Of Vancouver Largest Plumbing Contractors 75 Years of Combined Experience A1S-H4S4 TiM8_U'3.bi&i*W^ 5'k J V ' -; % ?>' *'- •V- '■■-" .. ' ^iliiilK BBBt.;.. in aum Y- -: 4 >:¥:«:*_W>v_v. ■ ■ ..-•..•- *;■...■>.•.:■> * ■ ^:-tox-«<iy^K_x<^ Pht '*"'/■ APPALLING PICTURE IN U.S. In midst of plenty, one in 5 starving ' A recent Saturday Evening Post article on poverty entitled "The Invisible Americans," turned out by Ben H. Bagdikian, noted newspaper and magazine writer, paints a grim and appalling picture. "We are the richest nation on earth, yet one American In five is without adequate food or shelter, or medicine, and nobody seems to care," the article said. "There is a world Inside of the U.S. where the American dream is dying," said Bagdikian. "It Is a world where children In winter sleep on floors in burlap bags and their lung X-rays at age 12 look like old men's; where students drift hungry and apathetic through, school and their parents die 10 or 20 or 30 years earlier than their countrymen. \ "They are the poor. Tljey are everywhere In the country. Every city, every region has them. In a few places there is scarcely anyone else." "*'.'. The article reports that "al- . least 36 million Americans, one itt five" fall with the poverty line. Other estimates paint, even a darker picture. For instance, a ■ recent meeting ot the U.S. national policy committee on pockets of poverty found after a two- year study that twenty million Americans - apout one out of 10 - exist in such abject poverty" that they can't buy even bare necessities. Another 26 million can afford only the "minimum" necessities. Thus 46 million are enmeshed in poverty, almost one of four Americans. 'Festering concentration' Among the groups in the 36 million the Post lists about eight million aged poor, about eight million in rural areas, about seven million unskilled workers, "people who wash dishes, work in hospitals, drift in and out of simple labor," Also, hundreds of thousands of Indians and "derelicts on Skid Bows." 1 Every metropolis In the land, the Post adds, has "a festering concentration" of the poor and down-and-outers. ^TTtgisr poor, tlie Post says, .'-'are not basically different from thetf fellow Americans.'' "But they have had the bad luck," the article adds, "to be born in a poor region, or to be trained for a dying or automating industry. They may have dark skins. They may be sick. They may have lost their Jobs after they were 40 years old—too old to And new Jobs, but not old enough to die. Or, like the American Indians, and small* farmers, they may merely have been born Into an obsolete' culture." "The poor in 1963 are largely Invisible," the Post continues. "They are concealed by modern apparel—most old clothes remain unfaced. "They are also hidden by the new shape of the metropolis, where the tirost wretched people are unseen In the central cores of cities while their comfortable compratiots are gone into the suburbs... Automation shrinks jobs Our union label gal ONE OF THE NICEST that we've had in some time as a reminder for you to keep an - eye out for union-label products, is this month's choice for our union label gal—the lovely English starlet, 18-year-old Sally White, pictured here between shots for "The Frightened City". You don t have to be frightened when you buy union-made products because 'you know they are always the best. A LAUGH A DAY "Why didn't you dance last night?" "I was wearing a rented tuxedo." "So what?" "So it was rented where it would show." * * * A Witness was proceeding to tell his story in his own words, and .>.e testimony poured forth with astounding speed. Just below the witness-box the expert court stenographer raced to record the jumbled phrased and half-completed sentences in page after page of shorthand. ... At last, the witness paused for breath. Leaning towards the Stenographer's desk, he gasped1 pleadingly, "Please slow down a little. I Just can't keep up with you!" '. •'•.-,■■•-. "He doesn't,", the boy said audibly to his sister. "Doesn't what, dear?" said tI5!egirL V. _- * "Why, he doesn't drink any different from anyone else, and Pop said he drank like a fish." ' A timid little, lady refused to board a plane headed for Calgary unless the pilot promised personalty not to fly above an altitude of four thousand feet. ' "Higher than that," she explained, "my doctor says would be more than my heart could stand." "But my dear lady," blustered the pilot, "Calgary itself is very hteh-" "Then I just won't^go there," decided the little lady. "I always though Calgary was on the Vourid." "Most of the. poor are helpless victims of a social upheaval they, could neither foresee nor control. Farms are becoming great mechanized operations. In the process, country people are being squeezed off the land—more than a million a year—and are fleeing to the cities." | Yet in the cities tlie kind of unskilled Jobs they seek are"being eliminated by automation," so they live without work In "urban misery." The situation is particularly bleak, the article points out, in distressed areas where Jobs have shrivelled in coal mining, farming and lumbering. The Post describes many shocking cases of hopeless, jobless, poverty- stricken individuals living out empty lives in such areas. . .Some struggle In "the worst squalor" as migrant workers, wandering around the country seeking jobs on farms. The article, gives details on the sordid plight ot many of these migrants. Winding up, the article stresses that "poverty Is like cancer" and that "left to Itself, it will generally get worse." Also, "welfare payments are Inescapable" and pauperized families ''cannot be left to starvation and exposure." : *-— " *'■■_• H-i. ^!_?Sltit*'ii- "Yet simple money payments do not solve the problem," the Post asserts. "What is needed is Intelligent work to help the poor to self-sufficiency. Theun- , employed have to be kept In touch with Jobs and new skills..." The Post closes with the warning that "time* Is running out on the fuse of poverty" and it cites the warning sounded by President Kennedy before he died—namely that "poverty in the midst of plenty is a paradox that must not go unchallenged." Pemberton Motors ltd. Volkswagon Repairs 8. Service 2 PLACES TO SERVE YOU R—r 3980 Main St. TR 6-3433 and also ■■■/ ,1*67 Pemberton Ave.. North Van. YU 7-8551 COMPLIMENTS OF DAVE-BUCK-FORD FORD - FALCON - FAIRLANE AND FORD TRUCKS 1600 Marino Drive, North Vancouver •S1 Phone 985-3165 The Labor Stal-itmun, January, 1964 ■.'■' ■ —**"t~ era tion tabor Council active in new anti- TB drive to survey everyone in Vancouver area "Operation Doorstep", the biggest community anti-TB survey ever attempted in North America, has started In Vancouver. The objective is to provide free TB tests to every man, woman and child in Vancouver and University area. The plan has been fully backed by labor and VLC secretary Paddy Neale is a member of the promotion committee. ;• Between Jan. 13 .and Feb. 21, every school child will receive a TB skin test at school, with a chest X-ray given to those with positive tests. Between March 2 and May 30, mobile clinics will visit all «q_-ai--____-__M----■-----—■«--_--»--««_-_.• Campaign for college 1964 funds The Pacific Region of the Can adlan Labour Congress has launched the second year of its campaign for funds to support the Labor College of Canada. The objective this year is $10,- 000 and 10'students from B.C. The college, opened last year at the University of Montreal, in conjunction with McGill University, saw 86 union men from across Canada take the seven- week course. It was a huge success. On eligibility of students, the CLC said: "Formal education counts but activity in the local union, labor council, federation and community are first requirements. There Is no age limit. .Union-nominated and. financially supported students will no doubt Ive full consideration but other qualified application, even where scholarship funds may be required will receive equal consideration." Vancouver Labour Council contributed $50 to this year's. college fund drive. _________■_____-_-_-_-_--_-_-■—_—__-——.— Label council protests city buying policy The Onion Label Council has urged local unions to write letters of protest to city hall on the award of contracts to non-union,, firms and factories. Council secretary Mrs. Josephine Hallock said the full cooperation of all unions is needed - In the drive to promote "buy union" everywhere, Including city hall. The . lavel council will hold a social evening and display for friends and volunteer workers and label council delegates on Jan. 22 at 0 p.m. in the Walnut Room at the Doric Howe Motel. neighborhoods on a day-by-day schedule, making available free skin tests and chest X-rays to adults, and skin tests only to pre-school children over six months of age. Mobile clinics will be borrowed from Edmonton, Winnipeg, Saskatchewan, Tacoma and possibly Spokane, and a total of some 6,500 one-day volunteers will be required for the survey, which Is being conducted for the Vancouver health department by the B.C. department ot health—division pf TB Control and the B.C. Tuberculosis Society. Tuberculosis is still the greatest germ - spread' disease problem of today, according to Dr. J.L. Gayton, senior medical, health officer, Metropolitan Vancouver. Last year in Vancouver there were 109 cases in hospitals, 400 treated ontinuously at home and 266 new cases diagnosed. There are 20,000 known cases in all of B.C., with over 860 new ones discovered last year. Because advances in surgery and wonder drugs ahave reduced the death toll, and more home treatment and less hospital beds are required for TB today, there is a greater public acceptance of and complacency about TB today, said Dr. G.F. Kincade, director division of TB control, B.C. department of health. He stressed that there is more TB today, and a higher death rate, among the older-age groups. _ ° About one out of five people here will be positive to the TB skin test. ** This does not mean that they have tuberculosis disease, but it does mean that TB germs are present in their bodies— they have been Infected by someone with TB. They should have a regular annual chest X-ray, because about one out of twenty who..are positive will develop active tuberculosis sometime during their lifetime. - The chest X-ray is to find out who has chest disease, not only tuberculosis, but a number of other diseases or conditions which It Is important to discover at any early stage such as lung cancer, enlarged hearts, etc. Great progress has been made in B.C. in finding the unknown cases of TB who are a potential danger to other people. Over a quarter million residents have been tested each year. However this represents less than one- sixth of the population. "Operation Doorstep" will be an all-out drive to step up the program. The success of "operation Doorstep" will depend on public understanding and cooperation. SKYLINE B-A SERVICE Ed. Hokland A COMPLETE AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE Tune-up - Tires - Batteries and Accessories Road Service - Towing 323 No. 3 Road RICHMOND CBestwood 8-8722 % .... . * S I I SEASON'S GREETINGS MorroW Fuel Oil Sales Ltd. Morrow Coal & Ice Co. Ltd. S 1680 Station St. Ml? 1-8164 I Vancouver, B.C. Superior Stomp & Stencil Co. 100'/ UNION SHOP I RUBBER STAMPS BUTTONS & BADGES DATERS - ETC. 1618 East Hastings St. Vancouver, AL3-822J Ltd. B.C. ^.^^5^^.^^^^^^^^^-^^^-i*.*.-.^-*-^-*^^^^^-^^^^-^-^ i New Year Greetings from 1 PACIFIC ROOFING LTD. and PACIFIC SHEET METAL WORKS LTD. H Formerly Harwood Roofing Lid. H HE 3-7737 •:♦:■: .-■.,,, .. 7190 Randolph Strot, South Burnaby, B.C. TB research never ends SRU TO ATU Pioneer union name to disappear soon A .pioneer name in organized labor will disappear officially on June 1 this year—but the union will go on under a simpler name. After that date, the AmalgamatedAssociation of Street JElec- tric Railway and Motor Coach Employees of America (commonly knows as the Street Railwaymen's Union) will be no more. ; Instead, the union will switch to a simpler and more expressive name,; the Amalgamated Transit Union, or ATU for short. The decision was made at the last international convention. Division i 101 in Vancouver commented on the name change:, "We have established a reputation in the trade union movement In which every member can take pride ... It wiU take time for our friends to refrain from referring to us as the SRU ...The important thing really is to make sure that we continue to add to the respect of our new name based upon the kind of trade union job we do—to never fear doing the unpopular because it's unpopular, to place principle ahead of predjudice and to always be big enough to give credit where credit is due." Sigurdson Millwork Co. Ltd. EVERYTHING IN WOOD WESTERN CANADA'S LARGEST WOODWORKING t FACTORY 75 W. 6th Ave. RE 841*1 Voncouver, B.C. ZEPHYR MOTORS (1960) LTD. AUTO DEALERS Mercury - Meteor - Comet - Mercury Trucks- Anglia- Consul Complete One Stop Ford SALES-SERVICE-PARTS 130 Wett Broadway TR 2-7411 Vancouver, B. C. ♦'-'»'• ♦"« <f&U^mmm*mmtmmm+lmm*W^ .*•->".-v.-.v. .-...v..-.*'.' v •-*-.* sP Jf. ____ _m i i.iewanei'fiiiii" mm, iiiimi_.iH.Bi I n teg rated prog ram needed for handicapped in B.C. An integrated medical, social and vocational service for disabled and handicapped persons must be developed in B.C. to replace the present haphazard array of services. This stand, representing labor's viewpoint, has been expressed by Pat O'Neal, secretary of the B.C. Federation of Labour. O'Neal told the Workmen's Compensation Board staff conference that labor Is ready and willing to co-operate in every possible way to aid in the development of a sound system. But he warned that labor is opposed to "cheap labor" exploitation of handicapped persons un- der the guise of job training. . He made these points: * Provisions should be made for facilities to include a greater number of handicapped persons in existing vocational training services, both.in day and evening- programs. For those unable to take part in regular vocational classes, special classes should be provided. * Job training programs should be developed arid super vised by a group of competent health officials, educators and representatives of government, industry and organized labor. , * Sheltered workshops should have the primary function of rehabilitating and retraining diss* abled and handicapped workers so that,"whenever possible, these workers can eventually resume some satisfactory form of normal employment. He said that these workshops, as a secondary function, may provide permanent employment fOr workers unable to resume normal occupations. O'Neal said many groups in the field today are doing good work. But he pointed out many are limited in their scope. He warned of some of the dangers facing any program. "On-the-job training must not be allowed to serve as a source Of cheap labor for employers nor as an opportunity for governmental bodies to avoid their responsibilities to disabled workmen," he said. Every possible safeguard must be used to ensure that this train- COMPLIMENTS OF TOASTMASTER BREAD ^WMj^mJodd± <mcf\zddl- ^«SS____i _____^_*vv a / __ / \ mt _.«2"?**V 974 WEST BROADWAY ■\_Z_ST15^ PHQNE: RE. 1-8141 s — Rockford Infra-Red Ovens — WESTERN VINEGARS LIMITED """*.,.. _#f Manufacturers of:-,-._. Pure White, Mqlt and Cider Vinegars 2960 LAKE CITY WAY BURNABY, B.C. Telephone: CY 9-6833 ing is completely oriented to serving the rehabilitative needs of the handicapped." ,. "Sheltered workshops must not be allowed to be another form of 'work for welfare*, nonsense, which is propagated by some politicians." '" * f He also pointed out the impor- , tance of finding jobs for rehabilitated disabled workers because it is senseless to provide help and then just "throw them into the army ot the unemployed." Tfttu/uj $ahdsuimm Vancouver's Newest Dining Spot \ AUTHENTIC JAPANESE CUISINE Open Daily 11 Sot.—4-12 p.m. Free Parking a.m. to 12 p.m. Sun.— 4-10 p.m. "Show me a man who comes home in the evening, is greeted by a tmile, is encouraged to take off his shoes, has pillows arranged on the door for him and is served a delicious meal—and Fll show you a man whomlives in a Japanese Restdurant!" 1246 Granville MU 3-8812 COMPLIMENTS Of VANCOUVER: CREMATORIUM LTD. 5505 Fraser Strati Vancouver, B.C. FA 5-8251 .-i ..-*.< ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■I ■ ;■,--■"■■ . • . ■ S COMPLIMENTS OF J 1 BROWNSVILLE SAWMILLS LTD. j 5 p.o.iqxi80 g ■ Now Westminster, B.C. ■ 5 -^ > : Phono LA 2-0764 J ■ - ■ •■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■« Compliments of Stoltze Motor Freight Ltd. 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CLC proposes economic planning to create more jobs for Canadians OTTAWA CSpeclal)- Labor has told the 'federal government to drop the idea of balanced budgets and to plan a program of deficit financing to get Canada back on its feet with more Jobs for the army of unemployed. lit Its annual memorandum to the government, backed by a delegation of 2S0 trade union leaders, the Canadian Labor Congress warned that unemployment continues—and will continue—to be one of the major problems. It was the first CLC formal brief to the Liberals since they took office. Its look at the economy had some cautious optimism but was countered with reservations. "It gives us some satisfaction to observe that the year 1963 has been marked by some improvement in the economy and a modest reduction in the number of unemployed," the CLC brief said.. But, it went on, "economic forecasts for 19,64 indicate continued growth at a somewhat lower rate. Unemployment will continue to be one of our principal problems." To bolster the way, labor urged an all-out program of planned deficit financing to the extent -necessary to stimulate the economy, increase purchasing power and establish and maintain a program of planned full employment. It urged more Spending on public works type projects, Increased social security benefits and a cut in tax. rates for low income groups. The brief commended the government for programs to relieve unemployment and spread work more evenly over the year, but went on: "We are bound to say that we do not consider that the measures you have already taken and those that you have announced are likely to achieve that degree of economic activity which we consider essential to satisfy the need for Jobs and for progressively improving the standard of living for all our people. "We would be remiss if we did . not tell you as frankly as we know - how that we disagree with your budgetary policies. We do not consider that this Is the occasion for trying to balance budgets and Increase tax revenues through such devices as extension of the sales tax on building materials and machinery." "We consider it imperative for your government to undertake a more comprehensive and Integrated program of monetary, fiscal and other policies which together will produce the desired results. In short, we favor economic planning." INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Stepped-up assistance program urged for underdevolped nations Congress urged the government to step up its program oi assistance to less fortunate nations. It also renewed its opposition the provision of nuclear arms to Canadian forces. Recognizing that there had been a marked easing of tensions, the CLC continued: "In spite of the progress made and the present relaxation of tensions, we are. still painfully aware of the fact that no significant progress has yet been made towards a settlement of outstanding political Is sues, nor have the arsenals of the • sophisticated weapons systems at the disposal of the great powers been reduced as a result of negotiations by as much as a single bullet." The government was congratulated on'its recent decisions to Increase external aid but this, the CLC maintained, still fell far short of a desirable objective. "We are still a long way from the generally accepted goal of the UN that the developed nations should contribute a minimum one per cent of their gross national product in economic assistance", the memorandum continued. "In this connection we request that Canada should spend at least one percent of the G.N.P. for aid to economically less developed countries. "Moreover, we find it difficult, to understand why the government remains hostile to the one per cent objective in the international arena, while most of the Industrialised nations have accepted It and find,,that this target Is now ■"■""■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■^■___■____■_•■-■----» Quick action on pensions Congress7 -urged the government to take early action on the Introduction of pension legislation. v The CLC said Its growing apprehension concerning pension legislation had been partially relieved by the government's position at the recent conference with the provinces. "We are quite well aware that the Insurance Industry and related Interests have launched an extensive campaign to prevent the Canada Pens ten Plan from becoming a reality", the CLC said. "This was not unexpected. The Insurance Industry has a reputation for this kind of obstruction towards any legislation which seems to set the public interest over its own, "But we do not think that any lobby, however powerful It may seem to be, should deflect agov- ernment from giving effect to socially desirable policies." inadequate," _M. . ,;• ...:..'..•"' The CLC again placed before the government its six-point program on international affairs: * Support every constructive effort to bring about complete and general disarmament, under, effective international controL ♦Conclusion of a treaty to establish a non-nuclear'club of nations which would undertake not to manufacture, Store, or permit nuclear weapons on their soil or use nuclear weapons at any time. — * Oppose the spread of nuclear, weapons to countries which do not yet possess them and refuse to permit nuclear weapons on Canadian soil or in the hands of Can adian forces. * Eliminate frills and waste from defence expenditures and effect substantial reduction of such expenditures for use in the public sector at home and increased aid to economically under-developed nations abroad. . * A critical examination of Canada's commitments to existing regional defence alliances, such as NATO, taking account of a changing world situation. * A comprehensive national plait for the gradual channeling of defence expenditures into constructive peace projects thereby avoiding sudden economic dislocation, should universal disarmament be achieved. INDUSTRY Controfled location The* government should play a more active role In determining the location ot industry, Congress suggested. » , .' It was pointed out that Ina number of cases both employees and communities had suffered from the transfer of plant operations. "The decision to establish plants In a particular community or to transfer a plant from one locality to another should not lie with the corporations alone", the brief said. "The far-reaching effects of the decision require that the government should participate. "If measures to remedy un employment and provide lull employment are to be the policy of your government, they must include a position on this important matter. " "Criteria should be established to form the basis on which decisions of location and relocation should be determined," the •jtrief said. "** "We are concerned about what seems to be the undue concentra-. tion of Industry In a few large metropolitan areas. We believe It .would be healthier for tlie Canadian economy to have greater plant dispersal and a more even spread of employment," BURNABY CENTENNIAL PAVILION, J#- '" - _.... * For The Finest Catering LOCATED ON BURNABY MOUNTAIN WITH ONE OF THE FINEST VIEWS IN NORTH AMERICA CY 9-6626 ^TA-re^AAANj i FECIAL 1&FOKT ■Si INSURANCE Universal coverage The CLC went on record favoring some recommendations of the Gib Commission on unemployment Insurance; but being strongly opposed to others. It said it favored: Universal coverage of all wage and salary earners, regardless of occupation or income; establishment of a new insurance class; increase in ihe ratio of benefits to previous earnings; maintenance of the same rates of extended benefits as for regular benefits; strengthening of the administration; transfer of Ihe National Employment Service to the department of labour. Every-chair in tbe doctor's waiting room was filled and some patients were standing. There was desultory conversation, but alter a while silence fell and the group waited — waited — waited. Finally an old man stood up wearily and remarked: "Well, guess I'll go home and die a natural death." After boasting of his prowess as a marksman, the.hunter took aim on a lone duck overhead. •'Watch this," he said. He fired, and the bird flew on. "My friends," he said with awe," you are now witnessing a miracle. There flies a dead duck." On the other hand, the CLC opposed: The reduction of the maximum benefit period drom 51 to 26 weeks; recommendations concerning the accumulation of contributions, entitlement to benefits, and the definition of earnings; and proposed seasonal regulations. Automation hurts many Canadian railways should face the consequences of problems created by technological changes they introduce, the CLC told the government. The Labour Memorandum con-' tinues: "We can readily appreciate the motives behind the railways' actions. 'Like any other Industrial undertakings,.they must constantly strive to operate as economically as possible, but we strongly object to the'fact that the cost of improved efficiency is being borne by the workers in the industry: "Displaced railway workers are being thrown out,of employment, sometimes alter long years of service, and compelled to find employment under vastly different circumstances than any that. they had been trained for or experienced. SAW:: GRANDVIEW HOSPITAL Compliments of 1090 Victoria Driv« Vancouver, B.C. SffiSSSftl 1038 Main Street MU 1-8658 GREETINGS TO ALL UNIONS HOTEL TVANHOE VANCOUVER 4. B.C. PENDER HARBOUR-POWELL RIVER FREI6HTWAYS LTD. 403S Myrri* S*. Mr—fcy, S.C. HM-««71 •-_► , The labor Statesman, January, 1964 B.C. Federation brief (Continued from Page 1) Education The brief commended the government on steps taken under recommendations of the MacDonald report but said the present system of financing school costs continues to prove inadequate and "the provincial government should seek agreement with the federal government to share equally all education and school costs while ensuring the autonomy of the local school boards." Unemployment The brief pointed out that in the next eight years, in order to reduce the Canadian unemployment rate to a manageable three' per cent and to provide for the rapidly increasing labor force,, the economy must expand at an average rate of 254,000 new Jobs each year. ** "We submit that unemployment is becoming a chronic condition in Canada . . . it is evident that bold action is necessary at all levels of government," it declared. Measures to help,-the Federation said, are: more government spending on social projects; slum clearance and housing projects; municipal work at low-interest rates; action to revive industry In depressed areas;" severance pay for workers displaced by automation and an opportunity for retraining; shorter work week and longer vacations; improved retirement provisions to encourage earlier retirement; improved unemployment Insurance and social assistance benefits. Mortgages The government again was urged to enter the second mortgage field to help protect wage earners against" piracy in mortgages" because "unscrupulous money lenders are still taking advantage of pur people, particularly those In the low income group, by charging excessive interest rates for second mortgages and requiring bonuses to provide mortgage money." Interest Immediate action is needed, said the brief, to force disclosure of actual Interest rates and finance charges and to place effective limitations on such rates. On consumer loans, finance companies and loan sharks are mis- leading the public on the rate of interest being charged. The brief also asked for investigation of sharp practices in retail business and said "the entire operation of the consumer credit portion of our economy is in grave danger" unless abuses are eliminated. Hospital care The brief said the government has failed to recognize the financial plight of our hospitals and said B.C. is lagging behind other provinces In the number of trained people caring for each patient. Medicare -• '■ Labor urged the government to institute a medicare program to include medical, surgical, dental and optical care and prescription drugs. Wages and Hours The increase .of several minimum wages to $1 an hour is still inadequate, the brief said, urging a $1.25 level. It also urged a 40- hour week by law and registered strong objection to continued practice of granting exemptions from the Hours of Work Act by overtime permits. Other Proposals: * Bonding of employers to ensure against defaulting on wages. * Full payment of municipal taxes on provincial government property. ,^___. * Government inspection of all meat and poultry sold in B.C. for human consumption. *.Setting up of a democratic administrative body under the B.C. Real Estate Act. * Boost Jury pay to at least $16 a day (present pay is $8.) _..» Set up. a transit study commission to determine transit needs in urban areas. « --;-.■■ Compliments of THE NICHOLSON PRINTING COMPANY FOR TICKETS FOR ALL OCCASIONS Also Suppliers to the Hotel and Restaurant Trade Restaurant. Lounge and Bar Control Systems. 1885 W. 4th Ave. RE 8-5191 * Urge co-operation with tlie proposed federal pension plan and an increase in present pension rates. * Urged setting up of an ecel- toal redistribution commission. * keeping of a Hansard of debates in the provincial Legislature. Granting of full bargaining rights to provincial employees. * Institution of a government auto insurance plan. * Streamlining of conciliation procedure for labor -disputes. A record total of 4,023,425 visits to British Columbia's provincial parks was established in 1963, an increase of 7.8% over the 1962 figures. The main group of park visitors (67.8%) were British Columbians, with other Canadians adding 17,9%, and American visitors 14.3%. Mount Seymour Park was the most heavily used with an estimated 370,000 visits. Compliments - of V. B. HUMPHREY CONSTRUCTION LTD. Foot off Rogers St. YU 8-9596 North Vancouver, B.C. McCann's Caterers A COMPLETE CATERING SERVICE • Accommodations for every occasion _____ • Full range of menus • Smorgasbord our specialty (Members H&R Employees Union) HE 3-4051 3845 Kingsway Avenue Burnaby. B.C. 7? . . ■ ji <>*.:- . : Compliments : * ■ -^__ o • v. - • • Of ! o TT~ * "V o • j JOE SIRNY & SON I ■iX9 BUCK ft MASONRY CONTRACTORS : HE 3-2627 • . . -j - "** O . |. 5989 Rumble St. m ' . I South Burnaby, B.C. Dunbar Hardwood Floors Ltd. ALL KINDS OF HARDWOOD FLOORS FOR SALE OR LAID IN YOUR PREMISES Old Floors Rtt.onditio_.ed ■ Parquette Floors Our Specialty ALpine 3-6304 225 Salisbury Drive ,,f''. ■ Vancouver. B.C. cv .■■*._ Best Wishes from Pearson Construction Co. Ltd. 1616 Pemberton Av.. 988-2196 North Vancouver, B.C. Compliments of McELROY'S CARRIERS LTD. AL WHITE, General Manager 1064 don Drive MU 5-0411 Vancouvar, B.C. VANCOUVER AXLE AND FRAME LTD. . CHECK YOUR CAR FREQUENTLY FOR SAFETY 3615 Victoria Drive TR 4-2415 Vancouver, B.C. *. H. E. MARKS — P. A. MARKS MARKS BROS. ELECTRIC LTD. ELECTRICAL MACHINERY SALES Motors and Generators — Power Installations Marine Winding — Repairs and Rewinding MU 1-392? MU 1-3945 J 25 Main St., Vancouver, B.C. Westminster Tug Boats Ltd. CAPT. ART. COOPER — CAPT. THOS. COOPER I - . % Scow - Log - Marine Towing r 800 A Front St. yS$58SG5i5SM&8SSMS8&S&S8t$& Compliments of Spani & Sons Construction Co. Ltd. NHA FINANCED HOMES Residence WE 8-1135 1680 Booth St., Coquitlam LA 1-544* Hay Bros. Sunnybrook Dairy Serving South Vancouver Only Daily Except Wednesday and-Sunday- Fresh Milk and Cream From Our Own Herd 1598 S. E. Marine Dr. FA 7-3616 ^■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■a PETE FRASER TRUCKING CO.LTDe HEAVY DUTY HAULING J FU_I DECK AND SEMI TRAILERS : MU 4-4813 120 SMITHE STREET Eves. FA 5-9398 j ^■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■-^ 10. The l*bor $tate,n.arv ^0^1964^, ..Km IV SOME SERIOUS SPOOFS ON 1963 We i rd a n d wo h d e rf u I goings-on at city hall v AHHE HANSEN | NEW YEAR » I - GREETINGS I I J NATIONAL j { BOWLING AND I I BILLIARDS LTD. j I Courtesy H. B. | * ' Sandquist I | ond Hugh Parker "-- » • { I 1756 E. Hastings Street * I Phone AL 3-7588 | | __ Voiwewyyr.lltt.r^ : , I I s.a.mt ciutut siivici -\ ^O^U-tmJm*' ' A OUtT-UNE AFFlLlATi Fully Bonded and Insured Staff Complete Janitorial ond Building Maintenance Service Window Cleaning —et_UNiMc^wmf=i= CARE EVERYWHERE Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Rec Deer, Saskatoon, Moose Jaw, Regina Winnipeg,'London, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City. MU 2-5291 . 143 E. Hetftags., By ARNE HANSEN Chairman, Municipal Advisory Committee, Vancouver and District Labour Council. I doubt that the 1963 city council will go down in history for any great deeds, nevertheless a few words about some of the .activities at City Hall. Mayor Ratine promised to "get Vancouver moving" and early in the year council finally solved one tough problem—Is a mermaid a human being and must you clothe a mermaid? This big problem involved a sign at a city restaurant. * ... * * Then came the saving of $26 of taxpayers' money by granting a contract to a non-union firm, With of course, consequent inferior services to the same taxpayers. After this tremendous savlnR. the way was paved to get a small revocation job done in the mayor's office. Mind you, nothing too good for the Mayor. The cost was only $43,000. *.- * . * The Labour Council protested the laying off of 109 men when city council reshuffled their 5- year plan. . > * * * In July it became apparent that some hardship cases were being used as a front to cover real estate activities, a gimmick to keep illegal suites in existence and delaying much needed low- cost and senior citizens housing. »k * * Council sought a tax break for golf courses (through a resolution to the UBCM) and decided to go ahead with rezoning for Webb and Knapp's $55 million Coal Harbour development : On September 26, I appeared and spoke on behalf of Vancouver Labour Council at a public hearing called by the Lower Mainland Regional Planning Board. I told the hearing we needed more' low-rental housing and reviewed our policy that municipal land be solcj in single lots, Instead of in blocks, and that no commission be paid to real estate—sales could be directly to the public. The result of the hearing was conveyed to councils and city hall. I hope this report had something to do with city council's reject- Ion of a real estate offer to buy 97 lots in the Kerr subdivision, and the new city policy to sell the lots Individually, directly to the public. , ' * * * City council donated $4,000 to Grey Cup i fun, helping to pay for a glorified party, and gave a printing contract to the strikebound Evergreen Press Limited, even though their bid was not up to the specifications. * . * * . Council decided to ask for a charter amendment to enable them to raise their own pay, the mayor's from $12,000 to $16,000 and aldermen from $3,600 to $4,800." ~ City council can be credited for the confusion arising out of the three plebiscites for the school district college - with 5,000 spoiled ballots. - * * *. When the question about anight court came up, Mayor Rathle said:-"Basically, the people who use the "traffic court are not innocent people, they must have ' had a valid charge laid against them, or they would not be In court." (Does not Mayor Rathie know a man is innocent until proven guilty). A contract was let for seat . belts installed in city vehicles by non-union labour, at a saving to the taxpayers of $18 compared wltt union labour doingtheworte=-= Aldermen approved expenditure of $2,000 for carpeting, drapes, and new furniture in one alderman's office. Will all the alder- Stucco Supply Co. Ltd. Dry Stucco Dash — Roofing Granules White Stucco Chips — Mixed Coloured Glass ... ' f °Z... Silica Rock and Sand — Ceramic Color Stone R»*ar 937 Main MUtual 3-4642 McPHAIL CARTAGE * CONTRACTING CO. LTD. SUPPLIERS OF SAND GRAVEL AND FILL ROAD CONTRACTING BULLDOZING -EXCAVATING LAND CLEARING 1405 Westminster Highway Richmond CR 8-5171 men get $2,000 for renovating of their offices? Time will tell. wTo Aid. JErnle Bromine goes the award of the most anti- progressive tmember of city council. Broome is against unions, cheaper insurance, city outside workers having a job, against comfort stations, etc. etc. Will he be against running for office December 1964? * * » A city Is a pleasant place in which to live when taxes are well spent. As taxpayers and citzens we suggest to the 1964 council: A chronic hospital— It has been proposed sincer19r>4, We must help the people who need help the most. . *-*'."" A night traffic court—For the sake of justice! The city took in $1.4 million in traffic fines and fees in 1963. No commission from city to real estate—When selling public land. tx A city-owned corporation—To provide senior housing. We are far behind In senior housing compared to other cities. Oppose wide open shopping hours. . Oppose contracting out—Of work previously done by municipal employees. Support contract to firms under union contract—When the bid difference is under 5 per cent' Buy Langara—We have' $2.4 million form the sale of the airport. The money could be used to buy Langara Golf Course for park purposes. Seek a modified ward system— And the right of any Vancouver resident (Canadian citizen) to run for public office, homeowner? and apartment dwellers alike. 8 TO ALL A PROSPEROUS 1964 Stadium Service YOUR LOCAL FIRESTONE TIRE HEADQUARTERS We Take Belter Care of Your Car- —^ f% • " ,r We are Specialists in— Lubrication, (rakes and Wheel Balancing 4905 Main St. FA 5-3114 Compliments of MARINE ROOFING AND SHEET METAL WORKS (1956) LTD. mNSELL GREY* 6438 Main St. FA 5-8268 Vancouver, B;C. COMPLIMENTS Vancouver Kamloops Freight Lines Dependable Transportation . 1457 Venables St. -\W-7777 .,...-.- Vancouver, B.C T BURRARD ELECTRIC Commercial and Industrial WIRING CONTRACTORS FIRE DETECTION ENGINEERING , ' NMI--N "Pint In Fire Detection^ HIGHLAND . Residential and Commercial o i » i ei e n • • '* GRAY WOODLEY LTD. • 1M7 Howo Streot • MUhiel 4-4501 J. Compliments of RIVERDALE LUMBER COMPANY Three Locations to Serve You 143 No. 5 Rd., Twigg Island 1508 Brunette, Maillardville 8092 Scott Rood, Newton 940 FA 5-1206 LA 2-9831 596-6235 'J > Thi tabor S.aleV■V.afi;moV_fy;^W•**, in* _•*$&-_ •iMwsii*™**^*-**; I \. -_ :•:•:•_■>:•:':•:•:•:•:•:•:•:•>:•: iW*::**:*i-:^:*:*:*:^^ This is the letter that was to be kept confidential % Calling for an investigation of the profits made by sugar companies, T. C. Douglas brought to light some striking evidence to back up his argument. __ ■ Speaking in the House .of Commons, Douglas said: "For several months weT have been told by ministers of the crown that the series of increases in the price of sugar has been due entirely to the rise.In world prices and has not been due to any unrue profiteering by the sugar companies of Canada. I have in my hand a letter from the British Columbia Sugar Refining Company dated November 29 and signed by the president. ' It says: "Due to the higher prices for sugar that prevailed through most of the past financial year, the profits of the over-all company have proven to be greater than normal. Under these circumstances, the directors of the company '.-.-•■•-ft:.:.:.:::^^ mm*.:. have decided that a special bonus be paid to all permanent employees. \-i " 'The amount of each individual bonus has been determined by a formula which takes Into account the length of service of each employee. Your bonus cheque is enclosed with this letter. "'I wish to point out that this payment does not establish a precedent as it is being made as a result of most t 5S%¥S%SS¥: unusual circumstances that may not again rise In future years. It Is hoped that it will be accepted In recognition oi your years of service through both poor and good years. 0 * " 'The company has no wish to receive any publicity from making this payment and I would be obliged If each of you would keep It as confidential as possible'." Yours very truly, — CSgd.)Forrest Rogers, ;'»x-»K<->:.>:.>:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.;.:.:.:.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v i £ I "I quit buying sugar and I have jo much extra money, now." -_____-_______-------_--------_----_____--______. Victoria asked to investigate payola reports B.C. Federation of Labor has asked the provincial labor department to investigate reports of a payola racket involving girls in a Vancouver restaurant. Secretary Pat O'Neal said It has been reported >to him that girls In a restaurant have been approached to hand over a portion of their lips'and wages as payola. The man was angry. The show bad been disappointing and he was out ot sorts. Stopping an usher, he demanded harshly: "Where In blazes is the men's smoking room?"' ff - ' , . She replied sweetly, "Go right down this hall and turn right. Yon will see a sign that says 'Gentlemen'. Pay no attention to that. Go right in." ... DOUGLAS DEMANDS ACTION Sugar profiteering attacked SPECIAL OTTAWA—New Democratic party leader T.C. Douglas has called on the government to end profiteering in sugar. He told the House that there is no world shortage of sugar and ridiculed claims that Canadian sugar prices had jumped because of world supply and demand. He said Canadian housewives were paying double the price being paid in the U.S. for sugar. "There are indications that fantastic profits have been made out of the increase in the price of sugar and so far the government has done nothing except to take refuge in their lack of constitutional authority," Douglas said. ,• He said the price of sugar has doubled and is at the highest in 43 years. Also during the year, COMPLIMENTS OF RICHMOND TRANSFER Public Carriers Vancouver to Sea Island Lulu Island and Stevenston 425 Alexander St. MU 1-2101 the price has changed 90 times. 'Douglas said the sugar price affects the consumer in the cost of many products and despite efforts to raise the matter in the House, "the only answer we have been able to get from the govern-, ment is that the rising cost of sugar in Canada is due to the rise in world prices." . •« '' But, he said, the government has figures proving there was no shortage of sugar in Canada and that stockpiles were as high or higher than they were in the previous year. "The world price, therefore, had nothing to do with the sugar sockpiled in Canada and which had already been purchased." Douglas went on: "If the sugar companies made, in addition to their regular profits, another five cents a pound—I think that is a very low estimate—it means that they pilfered another $20 million out of the purses of the housewives of Canada. "A very fat profit has been made by somebody out of this very rapid increase in the price of sugar," he said. He pointed out that it should be kept in mind that about 20 per cent of the sugar consumed in Canada is produced from Canadian-grown sugar beets and Is part of the sugar supply is not affected by the world price. Douglas said the sugar companies in Canada have been able to increase the price of beet sugar as .though it were imported sugar. V He said, in fact, there is no sugar shortage in the world. The world surplus has been reduced but there is no shortage of sugar. He quoted figures to support this statement. • ' r Douglas criticized the government for taking ho action, said that it could have asked the provinces if they were prepared to delegate emergency authority to Compliments of WALTER OZOL PAINTING CONTRACTORS oi 2 North MocDoncria Ave. Burnaby, B.C. - CY 8-5448 | vm Greetings from MODERN R & H CRANK] EQUIPPED WITH ALL ATTACHMENTS 917-3422 STOREY'S NORTH SHORE ICE & FUEL OIL SALES 1600 Mocltoy Ave. YU8-8822 . North Vancouver, B.C. Res — 929-254 Office 1323 Lonidol* N. Vanc'r PEARSON'S HARDWARE FOR HARDWARE IN NORTH VANCOUVER Agents for Glidden Point and Spred Satin Also a Complete Lock and Key Service 1455 Lonsdale Ave. YU 8-0838 North Vancouver the federal government or to act in cofic.rt for uniform legislation to control the price of sugar. (Price control is a provincial, matter). Or, he said, the government could have studied the possibility of bulk purchase of sugar and the, setting up of a sugar control board, a method used by many Commonwealth nations and the U.S. to buy up sugar at an agreed price. . Compliments of J. C. WEINS CONTRACTING / a . . * ■'..■- C0.1TD. 31 -F w Willi n0C_fon 51. CY 9-0877 Bunaby, B.C. ■? GREEN VALLEY FERTILIZER AND CHEMICAL CO. LTD. MR. RUSSELL JORDAN PHONE 596-6221 12816 80* Avanoo North Surrey, B.C. 4& Marwell 4 Construction Ltd; \. ' "... .."■'. \; , : ' + General Contractors + Hydraulic Dredging + Clamshell Dredging 1500 West Georgia St. MU 3-7171 12 The Labor Statesman, January, 1964 ®®8®8^^ ■» I ■ft wmmmmmmtommt Labour and the church today (Excerpts from an address by E.P. O'Neal, secretary-treasurer, B.C." Federation of Labour, to the Young Clergy Club of the Anglican Diocese) * * ' *■ One hundred and thirty years, ago in 1834, six men in a little village called Tolpuddle in the County of Dorset in England joined together to form one of the first unions in the history of the world. The law was quick to act against them and they were deported to Australia for seven years. In sentencing them, the Judge made an Interesting and revealing comment. He said in part—"You should be deported to Australia for seven years, not because you have done anything to deserve punishment, but to make an example of you so that others may learn not to rebel against their Masters." These men were agricultural labourers, farm workers. Five of the six, men were also lay preachers of the Methodist Church. And thus two precedents were established which have recurred throughout the past 130 years—on the one hand the use of the law to advance the :|* cause of the Masters or owners against that •H of the workers; on the other hand the often •? close inter-relationship between the church « and the trade-union movement, . . _'. jy Through the years the attitudes of leading P officials in the church toward the trade-union jy movement have fluctuated. :* Unfortunately, there have been times when the .: majority of church leaders were critical of the :•:• efforts of trade-unions and many pious sermons p were delivered exhorting workers to love the S employer and modify their demands. Some pre- :.:• sent church leaders still echo these sentiments. :•:. Fortunately there have always been some clergymen and lay leaders who recognized the rights of labor and supported the trade-union movement. 1 \ I A few quotations come to mitra: Pope Leo XIII in tits Encyclical on ihe Con*- dltlons of Labor said concerning the well- being of workers: "The. most important of all are workmen's associations . . .but It Is greatly desired that they should multiply and become The, experience of his own man to call on .help from 1 more effective. weakness urges without." The president of the American Jewish Congress, Rabbi Israel Goldstein, commented:. ". . . The trade union has been one of the most effective forces In resisting the dehumanizatlon of the worker . . .", The late Bishop Oxnam of the Methodist Church said: ".. .the moment a man says'Our Father', that moment does he say that all men belong to one human family... Labor has a tremendous stake in this principle. So does the church. Together we seek to end all exploitation . . ." Finally, the five-point policy statement of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.: The labor movement has given the .hungry soul a sense of belonging; The labor urjlbn affords a constructive outlet for an Individual's resentment against Injustice and his demand for fair play; Labor unions have been Instrumental In achieving a higher standard of living and in improving working conditions; At their best, labor unions have been a primary agent of democracy; through the labor union, the rich spiritual, Intellectual and social resource latent in those who work become operative In community and nation." >. *' • All of the foregoing Illustrate the best attitudes of the church toward labor. Many times over the years these words have been followed up In actions, and the church has supported organized labor's fight for dignity and decent living standards for all workers. Unfortunately, In recent years there has been a tendency for the church to adopt, in many Instance,., a brotherly neutrality. ■ 1 do not belive that when moral Issues are Involved that the church can remain neutral. I am ,not thinking of matters such as wage disputes. Rather I would point to such matters as restrictive labor legislation. Whether in Newfoundland or In British Columbia, I believe the church should look at the principles Involved and take a definite stand. Church leaders should not hesitate to say to management or government on such Issues of fundamental principle. "You are wrong. Your attempts to deny traditional rights and •_^^*5*5S®»i!?S!3SSW freedoms are unacceptable to the church." The principal conclusion: that the church today is as relevant as it chooses to be. If it chooses , to plunge into the dally life and problems, of our people and to take stands and to fight for the welfare of our people, then its relevance and its importance is great beyond description. If, on the other hand, it chooses the role of | a benevolent spectator pointing the way to a better life ahead, it js of no great consequence. No better illustration of this may be seen than in the southern U.S. Where the Rev. Martin Luther King has become one of the major figures of contemporary life, with his church or the group of churches which he represents becoming an influential force^on the American scene. I have heard of young Freedom Riders from all over the U.S. who have rejected the chdrch for years but who have begun to take a second look since their involvement with Dr. King In that great struggle. , This pattern has been repeated for years. The pastors and priests, the Protestant denominations and the Catholic Orders which have involved themselves In the daily problem and struggles of the people have become meaningful to the people. I do not propose to tell our church leaders how to increase the participation of the Canadian people in the life of the church or how to get the church's message across. I would point out, however, that as the church shows its concern for the individual by helping to fight his battles, so the church becomes more relevant to him and he, in turn, more receptive to the church and Its message. Organized labor appreciates the support ex tended by the church over the years and the sincerity and genuine interest shown by many church leaders. Our criticisms stem only from the disappointment which occurs when an instrument of great power for good fails to exercise that power. -—_.' Our sincere hope is that the church will become increasingly more relevant to our people by becoming involved in their struggle, to establish a just and meaningful society where {he benefits of automation and technological' , change are shared by alL ■*-** NCAL ¥:*:¥SW-:.W*^-^ •■•'•■■.•■.SS.SS-S:,. BACKGROUND Tories admit medicar i m proved U. K. hea 11h The National Health Service In the U.K. has made health care' of the mass of Britons "Infinitely better" — this praise comes from a British foreign office spokesman under the British , Conservative government. On a recent trip in the U.S. Alec Robertson, a UK Information officer, made these points, among others: ♦ Before the Health Service was inaugurated, "the average man, woman and .child could not afford the best of medical care. Now they receive-full hospital, medical and dental care at no direct cost, except for fees on a tew Kerns. Pearson reminded Prime Minister Pearson this month was reminded of his promise about the Columbia river treaty. Pearson earlier gaveassur- ance to Vancouver Labour Council that cay treaty negotiated would not be ratified until it was fully discussed by Parliament's external affairs committee. VLC this month sent a telegram to the prime minister, reminding «tm of this promlse-and of VLC's opposition to the earlier draft treaty. - * * Psychosomatic medicine: anlyzing an ouch on a couch * "The service Is going well and Is overwhelmingly supported • by the people. About 90 per cent. of the British people are for It." ,. '-* Britons-.J1*"*, free to choose their own doctors. .. *.On an average, a Britisher pays $30 to $40 a year into the system, white his employer contributes somewhat more per employee. '■« - ■■ * There has been no lessening in the number of young persona entering the medical profession. "On the contrary, medical schools are overcrowded/' * The system has "done much to break down centralisation of medical talent Into cities." Now many doctors go into rural areas also. Annual meet of committee in March The Human Rights Committee will hold its postponed annual institute on Saturday and Sunday, March 14.and 15. Location of the Institute will be announced later. I The harassed mother ot live children was asked by her friend, "Well dear, what do you want your next onetobe?** "A grandchild," she replied. WALLIN'S GLASS CO. LTD. SAFETY GLASS - PtJRNlTURE & DESK TOPS CUSTOM MADE MIRRORS ALUMINUM SLIDING DOORS ALUMINUM WINDOWS ALUMINUM COMBINATION SCREEN AND STORM DOORS GLASS AND MIRRORS 1069 S. W. • • •_.>_.* * • mm • • ■■ « Marin. s Dr. Hi Marpole • ••». »•• *>»■•* .. Compliments of I EVER-BRITE ALUMINUM j PRODUCTS LTD. j r ->..:-• . I 1170 VV. 14fh Ave., North Vancouver - YU 5-2744 | I Norgote Shell Service Jim Alexander ALL TYPES BUILDING MATERIALS 3YeidtTeSenreYo« 6699 Angus Drive 2060 losser Ave., N.lby. "&*. 6351 Kings Geoiflo Hwjr., Sumy AM*vii$i Cf 14404 • j 5964011 L ^.tefci*^^ —* M.V-* •l*w.'*n. .w .■Mi»j»i->A'<h*»i-j»(',T 13 Sir ■1 V I ■:■- «."»-' -*•- » » ■4. -V' Drugs, Costmetics, Sundries Free Delivery, Prescriptions Cameras and Supplies § Tape Recorders Tube Testing Film Developing LONDON DRUGS LTD. 800 Main MU 1-3847 jiMWllMIl^^ L # ZENITH ENGRAVING COMPANY LTD. Engraving Hats Stereotyping-Rubber Plates Design Art-Packaging-Trade lithography Color Separation SSe mCHAROS STREET. VANCOUVER 2. B.C. MU 2-4521 S.:**-.::*::*^^ Ontario labor asks credit code TORONTO—The Ontario Federation of Labor, in a brief to the Ontario legislature's committee on consumer credit, submitted an eight-point program aimed at untangling the web In which wage earners find themselves trapped. The OFL charged that the field of consuit-ercredltwas'-dellber- ately fogged by unnecessary com- pleximities and downright myth" fostered by those who often stood to gain the most. The federation suggested that legislation be worked out to Insure that all credit sales show the effective annual rate of interest charged and that the total dollar amounts of interest and service charges be clearly and separately specified. City urged to purchase Langara site Lan^pra Golf Course should be purchased by the city for use -as a public recreation centre. ' ——..„.. iimi. .1 i OUR COMPLIMENTS TO >":e '< ALL AFFILIATES OF ■^ THE VANCOUVER & DISTRICT LABOUR COUNCIL OCEAN CEMENT & SUPPLIES ltd; VANCOUVER VICTORIA Let's be friends SUNBEAM V OUR COMPLIMENTS TO ALL AFFILIATES OF VANCOUVER & DISTRICT LABOUR COUNCIL WESTERN STAMP WORKS RUBBER STAMPS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION 346 West Broadway Avenue TR 4-8108 This position has been taken by Vancouver Labour Council, which urged city council to negotiate for purchase of the site, the area is owned by the CPR and leased as a public course by the piirk board. The CPR earlier Indicated It did not plan to renew the lease but that the property would be put on the market. J BREAD RILEY'S OF VANCOUVER LTD. ■ . ■ Reproduction Specialists Engineering Supplies 620 BURRARD ST. MU 3-218 4 Gs Drive In . v^,_&„t'. 1752 Davie St. MU 4-7494 Fret Delivery - Ribt - Chicken Chuck Burgers — Corn Beef Greetings from Your Quality Used Car Lot *-. LIONS VIEW AUTO SALES LTD. 216 Kingsway TR 4-4616 Vancouver 10, B.C. r^jr _#-_#■ a TINGDON RUBBER MILLS of ■ ""': CANADA LTD, RUBBER Engineered To Tour Requirements SLADE & STEWART LTD. HOMEOFSNOBOY PRdDUCTS J__r. 400 Prior St. MU ,3-3151 Vancouver, B. C. ^^, AGENTS FOR SARAN LINED PIPE ***** A Office Dewdney Trunk Road WH 2-7245 Port Coquitlam, B.C. _r_r~-r_»| POLE CONSTRUCTION CO. Ltd. GENERAL CONTRAtSTORS 844 StW Marine Drive Vancouver, B.C. FA 1-9101 14 The Labor Statesman, January, 19< fc wFiftio '■■ mi < .-.-• r.-. t i _* *W-)J This Advertisement U Mot Published Of Displayed by tho Liquor Control Board or the Province of British Columbia. ■■ ■•:>: • ■♦.*■•;.'i*-*.'.*.-.*.*.•.-.-.•.'.•.-.•.•.■.•.'.VV-.'.*..',«.•.-.',•i',-1-i-.%».%r,Vi-."s*j' /* An appeal for strike help DONATION TO STRIKE FUND of Oil' Workers in New Brunswick was made to Roy Kippers,, of St. John, New Brunswick, who was oh tour to tell the truth about the strike to workers across Canada. The donation came from Mrs. Jeanette Dawson, secretary of the ladies auxiliary of oil workers here as baby Heather and auxiliary president Mrs. Mar guerite Kirkjook on. The 145 New Brunswick oil workers have tackled the giant Irving Refining firm and Kippers, a rank and file striker and father of nine, said "we cannot afford to lose, we've got to stick it out until we win." Donations can be sent to OCA WIU, Local 9-691 Strike Fund, PO Box 696, Saint John, New Brunswick. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR J ■ A dream ef good things \ \ Editor: As a new year dawns upon us, and we close the door or what, has gone on In the past, I have a dream. It is that some day,man, who Is the most intelligent animal on this earth, will shed his fangs, his claws, his swords and his weapons, and' use his Intelligence for the good of those about him as. well as himself. In this dream I fan see this Intelligent man vow to quit wasting billion-, of dollars on hatred and armaments and to use this same money ,on promoting love and happiness for his fellow humans. I can see the. armies of love going to where ever there Is the poor, and instead of carrying gullets and bombs, they will carry hammers, saws, lumber, nails, cement and the many other "materials needed to build houses, to make the people secure and comfortable, Instead of living In poverty and want... It is only a dream now, but don't you think we can make a start In bringing this Into realization In 1964? Carl Erickson Fraser view home protest Editor: After careful study of the actions of the Hon. Arthur Laing, the Fraservlew Veterans Homeowners and Tenants Association have come to the conclusion that the best possible Christmas present the voters of Vancouver South 'could have had Is a representative at Ottawa. " The Association feels that Laing must go,, because, having been elected, and having attained cabinet rank, he has now repudiated the promises he made to the electors during his, election campaign.. ,, .' ''-' In the course of his campaign, Laing circularized the residents of Fraservlew with a statement of the profits CM & HC been making on the project, and a promise that he woul.' fight for better terms for us. Our association has been to considerable pains and expense to Invest igate the. matter and have found that the facts given at that time by Mr. Laing were substantially correct. Now that he is In a position to do something about it, however, he refuses to do so, and passes the buck to .his colleague, Mr. Garland. Mr. Garland, in turn, has answered us with rather evasive letters, which acknowledge that our facts are generally correct, but avoiding any commitment on policy except to make it perfectly clear that he has no intention of meeting our reasonable requests, neither as to the unreasonable rents we are being charged, nor as to.the exhorbttent prices and terms on which our homes are sold to us. While the prime minister has written expressing his sympathy with us, he apparently is unable to influence his cabinet colleagues, or else Is completely has misinformed by them*. We repeat — it [would have been' an excellent Christmas, present if Mr. Laing would start being our representative. S. Vint, Sec. Treas*. COMPLIMENTS OF RAINBOW AUTO LODGE Jack Wood, Manager 5958 E. Hastings Street North Burnaby, B.C. Our Compliments to All Affiliates of Tho Vancouver & District Trades *4 & Labour Council Westcoast Transmission Company Limited ">/• e GAS TRANSMISSION O 1155 West Georgia St. Vwetwvtr \»€ Strong protests needed to shake gov't on Trade unions should continue the outcry against the shocking inadequacy of social welfare In B.C. until the government takes • some action, Vancouver Labour Council secretary Faddy Neale said recently. He said the trade union movement feels strongly that a full- scale inquiry and sweeping reforms are necessary but "these will only be forced on the government by a steady stream of protests. Neale was commenting on the dramatic outcry of Mrs. Bridget Moran, apart-time social worker In Prince George. She protested conditions in a letter to Premier Bennet. Mrs. Moran pointed out in her letter that there were 30 -to 40 files labelled "urgeht" on her desk.— some of them having been there for several months. . "I would not like to hazard a guess as to when I will be able -to visit these clients," she wrote. "Each of them represents a problem—perhaps a serious financial difficulty—perhaps what may be called a social problem. A few represent problems that a psychiatrist, rather than asocial worker, should assess." Pointing.to the tremendous overload of cases which each social worker is trying to handle Mrs. Moran went on: "Even if our staff all across the province were doubled we would still be in trouble. "...Each year as January first approaches, I hopefully think that things will improve 'next year* - and that somehow, in some way, I will be able to give better service to my clients. " My hope has been frustrated. In fact, each year, my clients get service that seems to be just a little bit worse, because as the caseload builds up, the demands for service exert ever- increasing pressure — but the staff does not grow proportionately." "We have no psychiatrists, no specially trained foster parents, no receiving or detention homes to aid us," she said. "We place children In homes that have never been properly investigated. We ignore serious neglect cases because we have no available homes. Inadequate? Yes. Dangerous? Yes. "We need)'extra staff to find foster homes, to investigate them- we need receiving homes where children can be placed from court so that they can be assessed and the right nome found for them." "We need extra staff to work with the parents in order to reunite them. Above all we need badly and urgently, mental health facilities at both the child and adult levels." (Continued on Page 16) Fed. opposes ALA bid at Evergreen B.C. Federation of Labour will oppose the application of the Amalgamated Lithographers for certification at Evergreen Press. The Federation-said the Lithographers have organized the scabs and strikebreakers at the plant and have filed a petition with the Labor Relations Board. The Typographical Union Has been on strike* at Evergreen for a long period. Away out In frotrl! SILUMPAA NIWCAR SALU DUJECK OLDSMOBILE 'a'«*;**:****S**A:>'*ti!i:*s The Labor Statesman, January, 1964 8S&$8&$$M.I 15 ' > ijJli»Qii'-«^>ii^i. liii-iW inH-> i if i '- 'ii ni—-T--r---*f: -"^^-ill'^,^^^T^T^^il^m^r1<ii^li6^lJl^ Ml I Hal 'I • Instructors low salary protested Tradesmen instructors in B.C. vocations schools are ready to take a strike vote toback.uptheir demands for wage increases, Vancouver Labou.- Council -was- told tliis month. Labor groups have rallied behind tlie instructors whose pay is as much as $150 a month below rates in the Vancouver vocational schools. j\\e low pay is causing a short- a'.TjjJtut- jnstructor.^r-tt. vocational schools. Something not- right here ! Canadians'.spent 78 cent'- n> Ij last year to support the. I'.iit.d. Nation- and about $300 each .on national defence. Statistics presented h> Clinton ,-Rehling, assistant director of the UN Special Fund, show .tha. one V third of each 78 cent?* was spent on deve'lopment "'"alor*".TruTrcreTnTO and about "oryj.-fifth on peacekeeping and military activities. WELFARE (Continued'from Page 15) Mrs. Moran said welfare money is being wasted because of inadequate staff Being unable to do more, in some cases, than Ron MdcNaughton Real Estate and Insurance Agency Ltd. _lNOTARY PUBLK. - 13593 Trans-Canada Highway 581-6121 North Surrey, B.C. I 1 . - .-■'.. . C. J. Olivet4 Limited General Contractors "k fc******* 1308 Seymour St. MU 3-7721 Vancouver, B.C. U— BABIC ELECTRIC ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS Industrial — Commercial — Residential Motor Repairs 342 Alexander St. Vancouver, B.C. MU 5-0695 .*:•:':'•'•:•'•'•-•'•'•-•"•• Compliments of MATSUM0T0 SHIPYARDS LTD. PLEASURE AND COMMERCIAL BOATS 3829 Dollarton Highway 929-3461 Nolh Vancouvc, B.C. authorize welfare checks. Reactions- to Mrs. Moran's letter came quickly. Prof. W.G. (Bill) Dixon, head of the School --of Social Work at UBC, called for a public inquiry into the pt-wvincial social welfare program, ,. , Welfare Minister- BTaclt agreed that thert. is a critical slmi'taife of staff, Tsui claimed tlt.it B.C. is no worse than nmst areas ri. ■ North Ain.enr.i. Ah Kemp, oi the B.C. i inv.rn- ment Employees' Associatldri, and Syd Moslin, president of-the Community Chest Employees' ' Association, charged that low salaries (r*;ui^.ii)p, from $400 to $r>0O. a month) for university graduate social workers were dlfscqtirtiging jirusjiects,: and that about 2r.''.social"w,6rke'rs*'iFrt each year to. lake leaching or law, when s.alar) prospects were double those in social work,, * Dni' cit--jt'p. strongt>_. support-, ers of Mi>. Moran's -comments was' Magistrate Haig-hrown, re- '" spected author ajid _ot)servatjon- l.st. Magistrate llaig-Brown warned that shortage of trained personnel, caused by inadequate salaries, arid proper facilities made it inevitable that-the-situation would get. worse. -."The iinpof fance of welfare Is '" undei-T-rated," he said. "When l_ we fail with one person now, . we end up with all of his children in —Hie. nest -■ general ion. It's a long-term problem." 0 BRITISH COLUMBIA Union AMA! .'AM.ATKD O I. O TH I N (,'. WORKERS .OF AMERICA ' ' Irtal IT:* -Room h 2475, Mam- ' lubil Vancouver 10. c* Trower. Business Agent. TR 9-3031 _-** AM.A1.GAMAT.TJ MEAT CUTTERS AND 11 \V Local 212. Representative Gen Johnston, ; 203,Labor Temple TR'6-5735 AMBIANCE '« EMPUJVEES ' UN- .ION, Local 873. NUPE—Secre- ■ tary. Charles' Redhead. 1123 Eighth Ave New Westminster t Phone 526-6008 AUTOMOTIVE LODGE'No" .1857. J.—A.—oi—~_---tP11.ji)ess At;c;.t_._. - Jack. Cliapman. ..Brian ..Trodden Room 17/2414 Main. TR-6-4104-5 BAKERY __ND CONFECTIONERY WORKERS. Local 468 — Secretary, "Marvin J. Kemmis; 337 W BrOadwAy. TR 2-5205. BANK EMPLOYEES ' ASSOCIATION, Local 387, Office' Em- - ployees' International Union - President Marsh- W.' Bluck. FCiSA. 337 West Broadway. .TR '4-3515, BARBERS" — INTERNATIONAL , JOURNEYMEN OF AMERICA-. . "No. 120—109 Labor Temple. TR 6-0641;. Secretary." All.n Coleman. BEVERAGE DISPENSERS' UNION, No. 676 — Pres.. Harold * Courson; Business Agent. Jack Galloway. 440 W Pender St.; MU 3-3923 and MU 3-4948 BREWERY WORKERS. UNION. Local 300—Secretary. Stan G. Tapping, 7742 Elford. Burnaby 3 LA 2-34327 BEVERAGE DISPENSERS (New Westminster) Local835 — Business Agent, Jack Tomson. 601 Royal Ave., «New Westminster, phone LA 2-7410. "" * BOILERMAKERS, . IRON- SHIP BUILDERS. * '■ BLACKSMITHS. * DROP FORGERS AND HELPERS, Local 359—Financial Secretary, Robert M Macintosh' 111 Dunsmuir, MU 4-1047 BRICKLAYERS &. MASONS INTERNATIONAL ..UNION, Local No. 1—Secretary, D. C. Fraser. 5594 Ilncoin. HE 3-8617;- BUILDING SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL, Local 1 244—Business Agent and Secre- ' tary, 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) Loc.,1 1215 -rr" Business Agents.' Ray West and K. McDermld . office 732 Royal Ave., New Westminster, phone LA 1-0525. CARPENTERS' UNION (Cour- enay), No. 1638—Prseident Irwin Gutensohn; Sec. and Business Agent, Lome Paisley; Box 515. Courtenay. CEMENT MASONS, Local 919, OP" & CM—517 E. Broadway, TR 2-2221; Business Agent Frank Stevens. CIVIC EMPLOYEES UNION t'iciI 407 —.President T. W. Sikstrom, PA 7-4688 DENTAL TEChAiCIANS,' Local No. 1543 — Secretary George Hygh, 4007 Dunbar. DISTILLERY WORKERS, Local 69—President Carl Rowbotham, 993, S.E. Marine, New Westminster, LA 2-2021; Pin. Sec. Treas., R. Cyr, 1890 2nd St., New Westminster, LA 2-5011. ELECTRICAL WORKERS' UNION. Local 213—Business Manager, A. O'Keeffe, 111 Dunsmuir Street, MU 1-7381-2. ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS, Local 92—Sec., H. C. MacKich- an, 3755 Elmwood St., 8. Burnaby. HE 4-7651. FIRE FIOHTERS (Burnaby), Local 323—Secretary, H, Brown, , 7920 Rosewood Ave., Burnaby 1 - LA 2-4421. FIRE FIGHTERS (Vancouver) Local 18—President Gordon' R. Anderson, 1386 East 61st, PA 7-372b*. 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 ""R 1-0702 ' Ot.A'/.IfcKS AND GLASS WORK- ' ERs! local 158" ' Recording Secretary. A Allen, Room 4, 2475 Manitoba. TR 4-7.-35 G O V ERNMENT EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION [BC.l E P O'Connor, Gen Sec 3(191) West 4th, RE 1-5361-62,-63; TR 6-1223 GRAIN'WORKERS UNION ! ical 333 - Recording Secretary. It G Millar I'O Box' r<Y'. North Va ncosivei ."res-- R~ W: Ker«u- ,son. 3930 East Pender. N Bby CY 9-6193; Sect - Treas . F Cooper. 683 Srhoollmuse Rd Coquitlajtn. New Westminster, • phone WE 9-3586 . ■ ,... -HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES' ONION ' ril.E DRIVER-** AN!) WOODEN BRIDGEMEN, Local 2404 Business Agent. S AlletrT-Room . 116. 3(17 W'est Bj-nadw'av TR 4-7K17 PLASTERERS' UNION No' 779 Secretary I V C-'mmbers'. :>17 Fast /Uro.elwin'' TK 2-212 ..PLUMBERS A- I'1I*KKI ITKrrr- I.oc-il 1 "71* H11 : Mn I R S; . Floe, A.' !:.■ '■;.■ —-laH_JU._j.iiii .J__I l: ' I abor 1. mu'l' TR 9-1 i'.ii CANADIAN POSTAI KMDK*"' FES ASSOCIA'l Ii IN., '. 11 Branch > -T. R Monk,? sccrAan -ti'. a'-uri-r ■.,,' .Ii • ' _Si_C_i-__*SB.u„iiiess Manager W__ M. Black, 335 W.-_*jroadwav TR 6-5822. /... HOTEL AND .RESTAURANT EMPLOYEES, Local 28 Sec A E Morgan. Room ' 406. 402'W Pender. ' INTERNATIONAL LADIES' GARMENT WORKERS, Locals 27(1 and 2B7 -Business Agent, Hair. Minuk'' 119 ,W. Pender, MU 4.-5514.' ' ' - . IRONWORKERS' .SHOPMENS', Local Union 712 Business Agent, Benjamin D Parrv, Room 105. 307 W Broadway. TR 2-5515 IRONWORKERS Local' 97 President J. D. Paterson. Room 206 307. West Broadway. TR 2-7541 JEWEIRV WORKERS' INTERNATIONAL. Local" 42 Office. 339 West Pender, MU 1-5H31 President. Frank Popowich. 19B0. Quinton Ave . Coquitlam WE 9-3726. KAMLOOPS AND DISTRICT LABOUR COUNCIL — Box 562 Kamloops, phone- 372-5747. Secretary. Mrs C E Mclnncs LABORERS CONSTRUCTION &' GENERAL. Ixx-al 602 Secretary, C H Savage. 3434 Fraser St., TR 4-9233 LAUNDRY WORKERS. No 292- Business agent. Mrs Catherine Browne Suite'l, 224 East Broadway TR ,6,4543. LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING . * SALESMEN. Local 334 — J. A Currie. Secretary - Treasurer • 2632 West Twelfth. RE 8-9649 MACHINISTS INTFRNATIONAL ASSOOCIATION. Lodge 692 — Business representative, D. H Chapman. Room 17, 2414 Main. '■' IR 4-0513. TR 6-7035. marinf workers & boiler- makFrs' industrial un- ton I ocal 1—President. Charles O. .Wilson. Secretary. W. St»- wart. 339 W. Pender St. MU 1-9481. MOULDERS1 UNION, Local 281— Acting business agent, Ben Mc- ■..Dowcll, 1507 FUlton, West Vancouver; .114 labor Temple, TR 6-5920. MOTION ' PICTURE PROJRf!. TIONJRTS I^icat Sl48 — President, *A. E. McManus; Secre-, tary Prank 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■, M.rn.W Hann»h;lolW,ISecreta<ry - Treasurer -tpal Skliling., OFFICE EMPLOYEES' INTERNATIONAL UNION, Local 378 —Business Manager, William Swanson, 1116 Hornby, mu 3-6134. w. OIL CHEMICAL & ATOMIC' WORKERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION, Local 9-601. President H. C. Buchanan, Pin. Corresp. . Bee., J. Ii. LeBourdais, 5550 E, Hasting*.ncrr Biawor^ * J PAINTERS UNION, Local 138 — Business Agent, Jack W. Frad- ley; Ass't Bus. Agent, Tom Carson; Rec. 8ec., W Er^^EBton. ■■— Room 3, 2475 Manitoba, TR 6-6033. —' PAINT AND VARNISH WORKERS, Local .1550— Secretary. M. Nielson, Room 4, 3475 Manitoba: PATTERNMAKERS' ' ASSOCIATION -Secretary, H, Oliver, 93 Abercrombie, RR1, Richmond, CR 8-15.0. Vancouver 3 1M' -M'U 5.H724- r>:;.: Hoini .■P'-BC-E XlliOllOK. A:. IlLS -»j|g LABOR COUNCI1 , ' Ave, Prince-"■yOi'org'e, -phi - ",1911.2. ■. .; ■'■".•'- "*■•■ TOTNTTNG 'PRESSMEN 1/ic.a! '■" ' ii'ii' K A Gill 1/. 73rd Ay.' , X -Plioiie_ti_ '■9'-!75'_ PRINTING SF'RriAI.»II-:s Ar.Pj PER T'ROHrO'rS'l'NK IN No 596 Sec I -1 *iea: Boh BaYi-Wnt-'ei 2753, Horli y A' ■V .ncouv.r t.fi. BC' 1IK'I-K4*n PULP- AND SULPHITE '.Converters! UNTON Local 433 Bum- , ness , Agpnt. O Braaten. 5f>()8. Victoria Drive, 321-3471 , PULP, SULPHITE AND PAPEl' ■jUIl. WORKERS. Lx-aL 312, Ocean Falls. B.C Secretary Drawer 190,'Ocean Falls, BC PULP SUI PHITE AND PAPER- MILL WORKERS International office. 315-316 .Crown Bldg. H L Hansen. Intt'rna- --tional Rep , MU 4-3858. REFRIGERATION W O RKERS UNION. Local 516 — See, L R - Wintle. 137- W,-.-40Ui..-FA 7-4409. FA 1-8511 SCHOOL BOARD EMPLOYEES FEDERAL UNION 1 Burnaby 1. Local ■ 379—Secretary, W * E Apps.; 4865k Triumph' St.. Burnaby 2. 'B C ' -, \^ SHEET METAL WORKERS. Lo*f<^l 280 — Bus Manager. Alex Mc-X Gee. 207 Labor Temple. TR ' "4-8020 SHINGLE WEAVERS' UNION, . Locar"No.""2802 — Business agent and financial see , Harold P Reilly Room 116. 307 West Broadway, TR 6-3744. ' SIGN AND PICTORIAL .PAINTERS. Local 726—Sec. J. A.. Middleton. 6339 Kitchener. N. Burn- .- aby; Room 4, 2475 Manitoba, -s, TR 4-7535. __^ STREET RAILWAYMEN'S t)N- ION. Div. 101—Business Agent, C. Stewart, Street Rlwy. Bldg.. 125 East 8th, TR 4-2010. STREET RAILWAYMEN'S UNION. No. 134—Bus. Agent, p. L. Bryce. Room 22, 774 Columbia! New Westminster, phone LA 1-7330. < i "- THEATRE EMPlX3YE__g; Local B-72—Secretary, Mrs. P. Poster.' Ste. 1, 4508 Main, TR 9-5453. Business Agent. D. Calladine, 6692 Laburnum, AM 1-0078. ' . TILE SETTERS. Local No 3 — Recording Secretary, D. P. Ewan. 4030 Dominion, S. Burnaby. TUNN.EL & 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. dajrphone TR 4-0827; -v-*>> evenings TR 4-3748. UNITED GARMENT WORKERS' Local 190—Secretary. Miss Isa. bello Rogers. 436 East 36th, . Vancouver. B.p. UNITED STEELWORKERS, Local 2655 — Recording Sec't., Arne Hansen 3510 , Phillips. North Burnaby. CY 9-4264.* UPHOLSTERERS' INTERNA- — __ONAL UNION, Local No. L=. = Business Agent, Karl Reich; Organizer Doug Gibson; Office. 666 East Broadway, TR 4-1737.. WATER .-AND SEWER BOARD EMPLOYEES, Local 393 — 8ec^ retary, Robt. T. Callahan. 5605 Yalta Place. Vancouver 8. WOOD, WIRE 6c METAL LATHERS, 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. -tV7!-*__ The Labor Statesman, January, 1964 E3____C__._
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