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It has become a highly important economic factor in that it directs the trade of union-minded individuals to manufacturers who have good relations with their workers and whose products carry the union label. And, finally, is has become a potent educational instrument to educate and inform not only union members but the public in general of the history of organized labor in Canada and the U.S., of the struggle through which it has pqssed and the exploitation against which it has fought Support Union Buying Week z^k^^!z printing pressmen INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OP MACHINISTS UNITED »ROTHEWOOD OF CARPENTERS AMI* JOINERS f Hora a R-staumm Dwinwa •Babtvoebs liiraMTiimttUinoNl INTERNATIONAL STEREOTYPERS* AND ELECTROTYPERS" UNION — —- ' '•'••""-■■'■■'•v.. £_!____ VrnUH at the * .1 •'•%-:-*i*;*x'**:*:*:**^^ Around The World Kapuskasing loggers cause Fewer Canadians killed upheld by board awards 1962 industrial accidents OTTAWA — Most ot the strikes and lockouts in Canada during June were centred in Ontario and Quebec, statistics released by the federal labor department show. -»■•" Tha monthly summary showed of the total 63 work stoppages: 38 were in Ontario, 13 in Quebec, four each in Newfoundland and B.C. and one each in Nova Scotia. Saskatchewan and Alberta. Total time loss for 'the month was 78.40*0 man- days, up over the May total of 30.300 man-days. Month's wages, for wedding gift »- SINGAPORE — The'flrst closed shop agreement in Malaya has been signed by the National Union of Commercial 'Workers of Malaya with Imperial Chemical Industries here. The contract also provides for a wedding gift of one^onth's wages (up to a, maximum of $166 in Canadian money), study leave for all employees attending trade union courses on full pay without affecting annual holidays and allowances to help pay costs of finding a new home and moving when employees are transferred. Most June strikes in Ontario OTTAWA — Industrial accidents killed fewer Canadians in 1962 than in the previous year but the total still climbed over the 1.000 mark. _,. ,, The lab.r department said 1,061 workers died*" in accidents, compared to 1.086 in 1961. Total accidents in the 10 provinces was- 575,007. an increase over the 539,092 recorded in 1961. . Most deaths were in the manufacturing industry. Construction; transportation storage and communication; mining; and logging industries recorded the most fatalities in that order.' Appeal for Spanish unionists UNITED NATIONS — An appeal for the life j of two Spanish." trade unionists was launched here by Irving Brown, UN representative from the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions,, _ 4; * •■ Brown said that "under- the pressure of the dictatorial Spanish government, a military court has ■ condemned to death two democratic trade union leaders, Delgado and Granados, whose only crime was trying to act in defence of rights and interests of the Spanish workers." Labor Council backs NDP in B.C. election ■TORONTOT-The cause of a Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union in last winter's tragedy- marred loggers' strike in northern Ontario has been vindicated by -* decisions of two arbitration boards. The death of three striking loggers, killed under gunfire, led to government intervention and settlement of the strike under an agreement to arbitrate all-issues in dispute. The arbitration decisions affect 500 loggers at Kimberly-Clark Canada Lid- at Long Lac and 900 men at Spruce Falls Power & Paper Co. at Kapuskasing. The arbitration board at Kim berry-Clark upheld tbe onion's position that a wage-increase pat tern set in the industry was appli Vancouver and District Labour Council delegates 'have voted unanimously to support the New Democratic Party in the Sept. 30 provincial general election. Delegates to the VLC meeting declared solid support to NDP candidates in the 52 ridings, gave a special " good luck" push to council secretary Paddy Neale who is contesting the Vancouver - Burrard riding for the NDP. Delegates also endorsed the NDP medicare program and mapped out a platform of the issues that labor is vitally interested in on the provincial scene. -.: ••;•• £ CLC urged to press nuclear arms issue Vancouver and District Labour Council is continuing the campaign against the acquisition of nuclear arms for Caada. The council has urged Prime Minister Pearson to reverse his decision "and to strive for the ultimate goal of a peaceful world without such destructive arms now that a major breakthrough (limited test ban) has been achieved." The resolution was sent through the Canadian Labor Congress. S BUFTON'S FLOWER SHOP FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS "We Telegraph Flowers Anywhere in the WoridT ALpine 3-7161 1675 Commercial Drive Vancouver B.C. cable to all mills. Kimberly-Clark had refused to grant wage increases and other improvements won by the union at Abitibi Power & Paper Co. on the claim that a s a pulp operation Its problems were different from those of a newsprint thill. At Kapuskasing, where Spruce Falls insisted on a seven-day operation including Sunday in the •work schedule, the arbitration board limited the seven-day oper- . ating period to eight weeks during the winter haul. II also placed so many restrictions on the comp- pany, including premium and penalty pay, that it is regarded as doubtful the firm will introduce the seven-day operation even for thrflmtteditperiod. As a result of the clash in which VGH outpatients BCHIS responsibility the three strikers were killed, 20 "honiesteading" woodcutters, who compete on a part-time1 basis with the full-time logging employees, are being held for trial on charges of non-capilal murder. The Lumber & Sawmill Workers Union has paid $27,600 in fines for 130 strikers who were convicted on charges of unlawful assembly arising out of the incident. The union is a clivisi6n of the Carpenters. An. investigation into all aspects of the strike was undertaken by Ontario Labor Minister Leslie . Kowntree. The arbitration decision at Kimberly-Clark inch_de^wage..increa_- es of 6 cente an hour dating back to Sept. \, 1962, and the introduction of a 40-hour week effective September 1,1963. The provincial government through Ae B.C. Hospital Insurance Service is responsible to ensure continued operation of the outpatients department at Vancouver General Hospital. This stand has been taken by local trade unions. ■ Vancouver Labour Council has sided with city council in the flap over threatened closure of the department. The city has cut off its financial help to the department as of August 31.' .VLC acting - secretary Jack Henderson Has told Health Minister Martin that Vancouver has been the only municipality that was charged with a substantial' contribution toward an out-patient department Henderson also mad. this point: "Through the media of sales tax, the citizens of this community have already made a substantial eontribution towards the operation of acute general hospitals and we see no reason for double taxation. "He Mve noted the continued press releases with reference to the buoyancy of oar economy and we note that oar sales tax will approximate $100 million, two fifths of which- was supposedly earmarked for the operation of our acute general hospitals," he said. "We are also aware that the' contribution from the federal government has been increasing substantially.'' ' ■ _ ■ Labor has expressed concern over .the possibility that service in the outpatients' department for. many thousands of citizens might be .curtailed who are without means and they would be stripped of medical help if the department were to close. *» Martin has taken the position that the provincial government did not give similar aid to any other B.C. hospital. The city and . the government up to now had split the costs 50-50 with each paying about $322,000 last year. Although the labor council supported the city's stand, it criticized aldermen for acting too hastily In cutting off Its aid. The city should have held off until assurance of provincial help bad been given, labor said. VLC earlier pointed out that the provincial government received in federal grants and sales taxes revenue about $33 million more than expended on hospital finances. MOVI'' HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON - The Building Service Emplbyeese Union has moved its union headquarters from New York and Chicago to Washington. 1 Vulliamy & Browne 11 CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 2205 Fir St. Phone RE 8-3233 Vancouver, B.C. CREDIT UNIONS Canadian labor union members owned and operated morje than 100 credit unions last year, and . figured largely in the'tojembership of some ..1,850: employee' credit unions as well, acordinp' to the. 1963 International. Credit Union Yearbook just published by the "Credit Union National Association. " AUTO AGREEMENT A seven-cent hourly boost from, April 1 and another seven-cent increase on April 1, 1964, has been won in a new contract between Machinists Automotive Lodge 1857 and White Motor Company of Vancouver. , FOR RENT Downtown OFFICE SPACE In sunny upstairs location. Consists of a waiting room, large main office, and two private offices, stationery closet, and large cupboard. Heating ana janitorial services included. Handy parking. Rental halls, available in building. * >. * APPLY TO Dunsmuir Auditorium 111 Dunsmuir Street .__, MUtual 1-7381 .HOTELS SETTLE VICTORIAV- Beverage Dispensers Local 835 have settled a new- pact with five hotels here with employers paying the full- io cents an hour into the welfare fund. Wage rates set were: engineer maintenance 51.51, elevator boys $1.02; desk clerks $1.14; chambermaids $1.02; janitors and housekeepers $1.21. , '**; 4 G» Drive In 1752 Davie St. MU 4-7494 Free Delivery — Ribs - Chicken Chuck Burgen — Corn Beef HARR0N BROS. LIMITED FUNERAL DIRECTORS "British Columbia's Finest Funeral Service CHAPEL OF CHIMES IS I. lOlh Ave. Tit 6-9988 - Vancouvar ROYAL OAK CHAPEL S152 Kings way, Burnaby ____________; / CLARKE'S FLOWERS FRESHER . . . LOVLIEH . . FOR ALL OCCASIONS 100% UNION SHOP 3496 Cambie Street. Vancouver 9. B.C. TRinity 4-9416 NOW SHOWING. vx*flHE •CHILDHOOD* ADOLESCENCE •VIRGINITY •MARRIAGE •ADULTERY * DIVORCE * WOMEN ALONE Adult Enttrteinmmt Only NEXT ATTRACTION: Agathe Christie's "Murder At The Gallop" Margaret Rutherford I Granvilk * SmitSe MU 3-15H- The Labor Statesman, September. 1963 The Labor Statesman OWNED BY THE VANCOUVER AND DISTRICT LABOLK COUNCIL The Labor Day Edition SNAP ELECTION CALLED 7"" The Labor Statesman. September, 1963 J Federation's quick action Saves vote for thousands Integrity big issue _>.*. VICTORIA - The need for a government that can be trusted. That is the major issue before the people of B.C. in the Sept. 30 provincial election. Opposition Leader Robert Strachan said here following Premier Bennett's surprise election announcement "I ask the people of tbe province to cast their minds back to ■:" the I960 election, to consider the statements made by the premier, then to remember his complete repudiation of everything he had told'the people during that campaign," Strachan said. * ""Premier Bennett should be the last man to speak of public power as an issue. It must be obvious that only the New Democratic Party can truthfully and honestly fulfill the desire of the people for public power." PROVINCIAL RIGHTS If the issue is to be the rights ' of the provinces in confederation, then the public must recognize that Social Credit, in their handling of the B.C. Electric takeover, have jeopardized provincial" rights and confederation more than any government in the history of Canada, he said. "The real issues in this election revolve around social questions, stability of the legislature and trustworthiness of government, which issues we will take to the people asking them for a mandate." In the last provincial election 62% of the people of this province did not want a Social Credit government, but because of the diversity of the anti-government vote, Social Credit was re-elected. REMEMBER 1960 Strachan's statement con- "' tinued: T am appealing to the people of the province to remember the lesson of 1960. "The New Democratic Party is the only party that can possibly defeat Social Credit and I am appealing to those people who would normally support the Lib- (Continued on Pag* 20) Labor distributes cards for voter registration >• Unionists at work Quick action by the B.C. Federation of Labour probably has prevented thousands of B.C. ciiixens from losing their vote in the snap election called by Premier Bennett for Sept. 30. The federation rolled into action quickly after it had protested that people would . lose their vote because of the short registration period. - It is still unknown how many people In isolated areas and on holidays were disen- * franchised by the unnecessary haste in calling the election. Labor was joined by ell political parties in dennounc- ing ,'thtV-"-'Bennett politics of the quick' election call. But - i all welcomed a chance to . fight the Social Credit government. ENUMERATION AH parties blamed the government for .not providing for an enumeration before the election. . But. it was the Federation that came to the voter's aid. Election officials rejected the federation's request for 50.000 registration cards labor proposed to distribute to areas where many were not registered to vote. So,, with only'one week for registration, the federation speedily printed its own registration cards — 60,000 of them. The cards were shipped to all parts of B.C., wherever they were needed. SERVING UP a thirst slacker to well-known baseball umpire "Old Abe" Mortimer in American! Hotel is Jim Morrison, executive member of Local 676 of tho Beverage Dispensers Union. Morrison, a delegate to Voncouver Labour Council, has had art active tradeunion life. Abo at 73, is still working for Atlas Iron and Metals and is a member of Local 1 of the Marine Workers and Boilermakers Union. Ho has had an active life as a ball player and has boon an umpire for many years. In a recent article in tho Province, sports writer Alf Cottrell quoted him as saying: "Now I like umpiring little League best. One day I'm going to get mo a team of red little guys andcooch them all the way up." (Cod Erickson Photo) CARDS LEGAL Government officials at first questioned the validity of the federation's move, later said the cards were quite legal. 'Federation Secretary Pat O'Neal said his office had scores of calls asking where to get registration cards. ^'For example, we were, told that election officials had only 200 cards in Terrace and 750 were required," he said. "And there were only 100 cards available In Nanaimo.. Cards were air-expressed to Terrace, Kitimat, Merritt, Penticton, Kelowna, Nanaimo, Alberni and to labor groups and c onstr u c t i o n camps in other locations. "They're available to anyone who wants them." said O'Neil. "We've even had Social Crediter. in here for cards. "We feel the chief electoral officer and the B.C. government should appreciate what we're doing to help." There was still fear that Bennett's uncalled-for Haste in calling the election, would mean many people**~"*3v'6uld lose their vote. Jack Moore, regional IWA president, had immediately N Continued on Page 20 | It costs I still more 1 f to get by § The consumer price in!.!; ':' dex — the only measure**;' .; of how much it costs to^i :• live — advanced both!!;! :|across Canada and in Van-:?! j! couver according- to Ot-:'!'! *! tawa's latest figures. £ At July 1. the index for-!': ;•: Canada stood at. 133.5. a'':-: :'. good jump up from the-:-: :. 132.8 at June 1. | The figure for Vancou-S \ ver et June 1 was 131.8, £ . 3/10's of one point up:': :j over the May 1 figure.;:!: •! Vancouver's price index!;!: ■: on food, clothing, recrea-:*!: •■ tion and tobacco and alco-x- . hoi is higher than the Cart-g . adian average and lower • for- housing, transportation :* ! and health and personal Z: : care. % ...IN I I IIP SEEK PARITY WITH EAS1 Brewery men vote to strike ROBERT STRACHAN ,. KILLED — Richard McLean, former secretary of Jewelry Workers Local 42. and his wife were killed in a car accident while holidaying in Banff. They left e family of seven children. • • e"' WK/.I'1-Tr.l. VI' — Tbe B.I'. I__bor Kt-latioiBH Koatrd officially foils awarded .■«■_■ lifia-atioi. to the t'ni.cd Khm-Iwo rkrro for . the .TH. (Continued en Page 81 Workers in four major city breweries have voted to strike. Ed SSnis, Canadian representative of the Brewery and Distil, lery oWrkers, said more than 80 per cent of the workers voted in favor of strike action in the cur. rent dispute. About 400 workers in Lucky Lager Breweries, Carting Breweries, Molson's Capilano Brewery and Labatt's B.C. Brew ries are involved. The brewery employees rejecJ- ed the majority conciliation board recommendations and are pushing for wage and fringe benefit parity with brewery workers in Ontario and Quebec. They are asking for .an hourly wage (increase of 13 cents retro- active to Jan.*§_ _*«frg.,<_!W^,: _!■■■• cents efectiW Jan. 1, 1964, with an additional 10 cents for about 50 tradesmen and delivery drivers who belong to the local. The breweries, which negotiate jointly, but have separate contracts with tbe union, pffeered six cents the first year, plus seven cents the second year and five cents additional, for the tradesmen—far below the rates of eastern brewery workers. PRINCE GJ.ORGE —Meat Cutters have won wage increases and a boost in the night shift premium for employees in the Super-Valu Store here. •:•: / JOHN HENRY'S COLUMN _____________________ Gome now, Mayor Moore, why progress backwards? '•% 'Unless the labor move- Z ment in British Columbia 5 acts quickly to take a firm !;!: stand on the present fur- 0 ore over "work for wel- !j!: fare" programs, the old &' days of relief camps anpl :J! cheap labor with no pro- .:!: tection for the worker will :& be back in short order. 6 The present hysteria is !£ spearheaded by Courtenay % Mayor William Moore, a !£ prominent B.C. Liberal •» candidate. !v His campaign — which :•:• we must assume is • ap- :•:! proved by Liberal Leader !.:'! Perrault and the party — £! is viciou s, completely £! based on emotional ap- $! peal, and generously •!•: larded with distortion and S .plain simple untruths. :•:• In a nutshell, his cam paign consists of statements that able-bodie.d social welfare recipients in Courtenay and in B.C, in general are "leeches and loafers" who have refused employment, and he will therefore force them to work for their assistance. He also said amongst other things, "these people ( all get free, medical treatment." Let's examine' the* plan in detail and see what the facts are. 1. Under- Social Assistance regulations, able bodied men are NOT given medical care cards, so if they have no money their families get no^medicare. 2. The men concerned have all been required to register for employment at the National Employ- STAND BEHIND YOUR UNION LABEL i SHOP CARD STORE CARD SERVICE BUTTON i ■--•■:■ 1*1 — *^|| if ate. 0/ CD Snap, into an election c Premier Bennett has shown his contempt for the B.C. citizen in the calling of t provincial election for Sept. 30. The quick call to the polls, with a very short voters" list registration period and no enumeration, has endangered the vote of thousands. Full credit should go to The B.C. Federation of Labour for moving quickly, printing and distributing registration cards in an attempt to keep the loss of voting rights to a minimum. Labor welcomes the chance to fight at the polls with the premier's Social Credit government because it has been an anti-labor government. This doesn't get away from a second in- r stance of the premier's contempt — very recently he stated publicly that an election was the farthest thing from his mind. Social Credit has given B.C. unionists the most restrictive labor legislation in Canada. It has continually ignored the issues requiring government action that the working people haye placed at the top of the list—such things as medicare, more aid for education, low-cost automobile insurance, etc. Take time out before this election to study the records, the facts and the platforms. You'll find that the New Democratic Party policies tally best with the aims of most people., That is why labor supports the NDP. j A salute on Labor Day On the sixty-ninth celebration of labor's own holiday, the Labor Statesman extends best wishes to all affiliated unions and their members-and to all our readers. .... ^e expre_8 the sincere hope that everyone will spend the holiday safely. And we hope that some thoughts will reflect on the meaning of the celebration: A salute to those men and women, both those now serving and those in the past, who have worked to make life better for workers everywhere. These men and women, at the same tin)£. did not lose sight of the pledge that labor works for the. welfare of all people and thus have bent their efforts to that direction. The Labor Statesman, September, 1963 ment Service before assistance was granted. 3. Not one of them has been offered employment on the municipal payroll and they have nol refused 1 employment. ■ 4. Work done by these. men in any . municipality means cheap labour at 10c on the dollar because the federal and provincial governments pay 90 per cent of(welfare costs. This, of course, is the key to the campaign'— cheap labor for the. municipalities. 5. Men forced . to work under this plan have no Unemployment Insurancei coverage and. no Workmen's, Compensation coverage because they are not "employees' of the municipality. Also, they have no union contract protection. •>■■• 6. Because of May.br Moore's propaganda, any man known in his community to be working under' this scheme, even if he has asked the municipality for genuine em: ployment and been refused, is branded as a "leech" and a "loafer" who has had to be forced to work. : - '■ < . 7. The next logical step in any* municipality is to fire or not hire workers, on the municipal payroll where it has to pay 100 cents on the dollar and thus force even more men to undergo a means test and be classified as welfare cases before they can obtain "employment." VIEWPOINT The whole scheme is as ':': phoney as a $3 bill and ..: every man concerned •:•: should apply to the Direc- ■;!: tor of Welfare, Parliament •:•! Buildings, Victoria, \ re- •$ questing a Board of Ke !:•: view under the Social Z Assistance Act if threats Z are made to force him to :£. work under this plan. £• There is no excuse for a ■:■: fit man to refuse legiti- |g mate employment and !:•: both the New Democratic S Party and the Canadian Z Labor Congress have con- J! demned "relief work". .': They take the stand that ;!.: honest, employment should !;•: be offered these people; *: they "should not be sub- injected to the degradation :•:! of a means test in order to :•:• obtain work." :•:• Apprenticeship program requires more emphasis on workers needs By John A. McNevin Assistant Secretary, B:C. Federation of. Labor As a labor movement, we naturally must be concerned with the human needs inherent in apprenticeships.; Too often, the thinking of government and industry is directed only.to the immediate needs of industry. The need of 'the' worker to have a bona fide trade that will leave him flexible enough to move into other sections of industry is. ignored. "* -.-_.. In this day of technological change and automation, apprenticeship programs and job training programs that do not give the tradesman this broad experience and versatility are a failure—not nee-, essarily a failure in that the tradesman does not learn one job well—but ratfier a failure in that he learns only one job. This type of program Oils both the man and industry as a whole. A versatile and skilled work force is becoming more and more a prerequisite to a healthy and growing economy; Training programs should encompass things we would like to see, for example, broad comprehensive training. In most cases they merely train the worker for a specific job—a job which today may be needed, and tomorrow may be redundant. This, is one of the things that concerns labor most. We have consistently asked that a governmental department be set u p to. look into the future to try to grasp what will be heeded, not today, but five years from today. In my opinion, it is sense- ess fbr us to train people on a year-toryear basis, when technological change may be making these people redundant before they ever * enter the working force. This type of investigation and planning is one of the first things that must be done before any ade quate apprenticeship training program can be under-, taken. .*•' , .. - .-. .. The skills- required today to be a, good tradesman are much greater than they have ever been in the past. A good tradesman must have a much higher degree of education than in the past — Grade 12. becoming quite common as a requirement. Apprenticeship train ing programs today don't tend to encourage people of the calibre we are going to require to become apprentices, and learn a trade thoroughly. '-,'•_ • '" • " A'young person today at 16, 17, or-18, before he graduates from school Is entering a world where cars, television sets, getting married young, are, all' in vogue. Wei cannot then expect an intelligent young man to take up an apprentice program working for peanuts, when he can just as easily become a salesman, a truck driver, a logger, or a labourer, and be assured of at least making a living wage the day he starts out in industry. If we are going to attract the type of people we require, no apprentice should be going to work for anything less than the basic labor, rate in' industry. With his education, with vocational training supplements, with modern production techniques, a, young man entering industry today as an apprentice, is in reality producing the day he starts. He is, therefore, entitled to a liv- < * ing wage and this can and should be done by industry. Too often apprentices are required to continue doing the same job day after day, month after month, until they have filled out the required time. I think the attitude to take is that as soon as "the apprentice achieves the nec- esssary skill in one section of the trade, he then be moved immediately into the other section. This would tend-to encourage the calibre of people we need to come into the trade. -The following points must all be considered in any forT ward-looking apprenticeship, training program: • We must know the future requirements for all' industries. • It must be designed so that the worker is going to have a maximum amount - of benefit from the training scheme. • A higher academic educational standard should be considered for specific trades and vocational training, used as an addition, or a supplement to on-the-job training. • Wage rates and scales must be high enough to encourage participation in these schemes. #■_•■ • Lastly, the training programs must be designed and set out by labor and management, so that the trainee knows where he is going, When he is going to get there, and will be given the .best possible trainintr. X THE LABOR STATESMAN >d second week of each month at Labor Temple, 117 Weat Broadway, Vancouver io, B.C. Authoring a* tad class null, p„st office Department. Ottawa, and for payment of postage in cash. \,. itfce Labor Statesman l> owned by the Vancouver and District Labour Council and supported by M0 local unions: "To each union member the political party of his choice" "Build Strong Unions for Social Security" Subscription Rates: $l.__ per year; to Unions, 6c per copy. C. P. NEALE, Secretary ' O. BRAATKN, Chairman, Public Relations Committee "~':}ifi&&&:".':':.*;:fe:'x-S-:*:*:'^ Test bans, disarmament and NATO Test bans, disarmament, and nuclear weapons for Canada. . have been, major issues for discussion among Canadians in recent months. v Labor in Canada has been in the forefront of the demand for an end to the deadly dange-rous testing of nuclear weapons, has welcomed the signing of the limited ban by the U.S.. Russia and a host of other countries, including Canada. Labor has opposed the acceptance of nuclear weapons by Canada, still battles the move as the Pearson government indicates that talks have been completed with the U.S. for supply of nuclear warheads for Canadian planes under North American Air Defence and for the Bomarc missile sites on our side of the border. At the recent New Democratic Party convention in Regina, views on survival "•:■ —for that's the basic issue '!*! at stake in today', inter-*: national political game — :'! were many. Whether Canada should :$ conlinue\ as a Dartner in •:■: NATO has been a question •* that still produces strong S divisions in labor ranks:•:• and in ihe NDP, and did at:':• the convention. :':!• Here , are some views, •>: and some qf the debales,';; on Ihese issues: $ LABOR, NDP VIEWS AT CONVENTION >* General disarmament study should follow testagreement NDP national leader Tommy Douglas had this to say: • "This hour in the world's history calls for statesmah- • ship of a high order. The partial test ban agreement needs to be followed by a full •test ban. "The next logical step is a nuclear disarmament treaty to be followed by general "i'""' disarmament under, international inspection and control. Before such a gigantic step, caq be taken a non- aggression pact between the NATO nations and the Warsaw Pact nations is a prime necessity. "Here Canada can play an effective role," he said. "Some of the western nations are afraid of a non-aggression pact in the .grounds that It may involve the recognition of East Germany. FUTURE SURVIVAL "It's time for Canada to speak out and say that we are not prepared to risk the future survival 'of mankind merely to keep up the pretence that East Germany doesn't exist. "No more! can we preserve the myth that Chiang Kai Shek rules mainland China. Canada should recognize the government qf Communist Cvns ann should lend her support to allowing her to become a member of the United Nations. A nation of 700 million people cannot be ignored. If we expect them to conform to the laws of the world community we must allow them to become members of the world community, "Canada should be neither neutralist nor a satellite of any great power. We should speak out against oppression and injustice and should be prepared to use some of our vast production in the never- ending war which mankind is still waging against poverty, ignorance and' disease." LABOR'S VIEW •CLC President Claude .Jodoin said: "Our Congress has, at every opportunity, placed emphasis ., on the* urgent necessity for action on disarmament. We have repeatedly expressed our opposition to Canada becoming a nuclear power. ■•wrv. -~-.i~irf. 111;,. we have a responsibility to share with the other members Of the western alliance, who were our friends and still are our ^friends. But we think the way for us to fulfill that ro- TOMMY DOUGLAS . . -. Canada has role CLAUDE JODOIN . . . Conventional means sponsibility is through more conventional means, rather than by extending the al- ready-t6o-!arge nuclear club. "I have been heartened, as I am sure many of you have been, by the news of the recent test ban agreement signed in Moscow. This hap been one of the few concrete measures to relieve world tensions which has been achieved in recent years. "However, I feel that we must view this step with some caution and observe the spirtt which led to this agreement will bo continued' and ■__.- panded. "It is the belief of the Canadian Labour Congress that the United Nations still holds out the best hope for any lasting measure of peace and security in the world. Any steps that we can take as Canadians to raise its prestige and to strengthen its ability IP'-fM'rIqrm . the tremendous lasK for which it has undertaken responsibility will be a positive measure towards the establishment of world. 'peace and security..:...:,, . ) '' "I am looking' forward to the day when national borders will be open'and free of military guards, so that all citizens of the world may have an opportunity to see how their neighbors live.-, *. "In the world of the future there should be no need for the building of walls around nations and the construction of fortresses, so reminiscent of medieval days." NAT* DEBATE One of the most decisive - debates saw a 3 to 1 majority- of the 775, voting delegates at the NDP convention .support the Federal council's^ policy statement on international affairs which commits the party to support the struggle for world peace while Canada remains within the ranks of NATO. The resolution as a whole was called "World Peace and was carried with few dessent- ing votes. It proclaimed that "the only lasting safeguard of peace is a world community under Ihe rule of law enforced by a International agency . . '." It advocated supporting the UN and its agencies, putting Canadian troops permanently at the disposal of the UN and pledging 2 per cent of Canada's gross national income in aiding the developing countries. The debate on the NATO section found dozens of speakers al the floor microphones. The convention ultimately decided to hear four speakers on each side of the issure on a motion, from the floor to refer the section back for re- , drafting so as to take Canada out of the North Atlantic defense organization. BERGER OPPOSED Leading Off in support of the section as presented by the ■""policy committee and against the ' reference back, Andrew Brewin MP (Greenwood) argued that the most effective method of carrying out positive policies leading toward world peace was, inside international - organizations like NATO and not outside them. Former,, Vancouver Center MP Tom Berger took the opposite view, believing that Canada's withdrawal from NATO would not alter the balance of power between the two major nuclear forces, (Continued on Page 18) HOTEL - All outside rooms equipped with comSination tub & shower, T-V & radio Rates from $9.00 up ,: The famous Panorama feoof Dancing nightly — Monday thru Thursday 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. No minimum charge Friday and Saturday — Dancing 8:30 p.m. . . to midnight. Minimum charge $2.50 per person includes dinner and dancing. './•.'. ... ■' ■''.*• '■' ■"!■ '■'■■■ Headquarters for Service Clubs 900 West Georgia St., Vancouver MU 44131 ft mK~. <"_ ^ Fly the finest Cross the Atlantic "--•"-j British Overseas Airways Corporation 1012 West Georgia St. "*" ._..... MU 4-8277 Winnipeg Offices also in: , ■> Toronto Ottawa Montreal COMPLIMENTS OF BEATY LAMINATED LTD. 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The convention was most successful and the cooperation given us by the council through the Labor Statesman assisted us greatly in making it so. Ben Morley Business manager, - RSEI Local 244. Test ban treaty is first step Editor: It is very heartening to see the leaders of the U.S., Great Britain and the USSR finally agreeing on a limited test ban agreement. In the interests of peoples every" where, it is imperative that this limited test agreement finally leads to disarmament. In his report "A Strategy for American Security", Dr. Seymour Melman, Professor at Columbia University warns that the United States faces mental and financial bankruptcy unless it diverts $22 billion of its $65.7 bil lion from non-productive defense spending to productive peace time use. In the United Nations report- on the "Economic and- Social Consequences of Disarmament", Canadian Arm* expenditure for 1961-62 was- estimated at over one and a half billion dollars! Do you know that cutting out one polaris missile at $1.3 million dollars would provide four-year university educations for 160 students'' The cost of one polaris 'submarine would build 25 160 bed hopitals! The $250 million dollar cost of an- 1.CBM launching base would build . a large part of the Columbia River power development in British Columbia and provide constructive jobs for thousands of our citizens! We must all hope, work and pray that a start is made in this direction soon'. The alternative is, ^nuclear 'destruction. Carl Erickson. Civic candidates need party label Editor: ** ' ;l_. ' In federal 'and provincial elections, candidates for- 'office campaign with a party label which distinguishes them' one from the other. They bring forward a program which reflects a partic-, ular philosophy. This is a desirable procedure in. that the- people do 'have a choice of voting for a program and HARWOOD ROOFING Ltd. 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In the case of the NPA, a unity of purpose is maintained for self-interest of "special __privilege" and to perpetuate social anachronism. Their candidate is made to appear as to stand above narrow partisan parly politics with the desire to serve the community as a whole, while in the case, of lhc Labor candidate, lie is made to appear serving a selfish and a dangerous group, apart from' society. • It should be obvious lo. all thai this gang-up by. the Liberals, Tories and Socreds, under the cloak of* the NPaT has isolated Labor from the main body of-voters and at the same time has robbed it of its effective political expression, the New. Democratic Party. It could be argued that if only we had the ward system of representation, Labor . candidates would be elected. ' This . is fine, irom a Labor point of view, but how about other segments in t_e municipalities who vole for a NDP program of reform ' provincial!./ and federally, but do pot support Labor in municipal elections? Give the people a chance to vote for the NDP in municipal elections, which as yet "they have not' bit-en able to do. t The New Democratic Party will not grow to become the alternative in Canadian poli- * Heal life if il continues to obscure ils program of reform al the grass roots. If we arc ever to succeed as the' reform government -either . provincially or federally, we must first show Joe Citizen at the municipal level that We are the alternative party Labour Day Greetings SNAP-ON TOOLS OF CANADA LTD. 1 780 W 3rd Ave. RE 8-31 71 Vancouver, B.C. fighting for the many needed reforms to alleviate the heavy burdens that are now on his shoulders. Nicholas Podovinnikoff, Carpenters "452. Columbia talks before hearing Editor: '.— The Columbia RiverMor Canada Committee has ' sent a- -letter-to t . .-i^r- _r the prime minister, following up oui- telegram urging thai before negotiations with the U.S. commence Jn*arings be held before the exWrnnl afairs committee of lfci_Jj/use (if Commons. (The Prime Minister replied lo the telegram that ''rest assured Ijjal Ihe modified treaty will not be ratified by Ihe government befqre it has been discussed at length before the external affairs committee." But he pointed out the. government is currently negotiating a protocol to the treaty.-1 Our open letter lo the prime minister said- "Dear Mr. Pearsoon: "Your reply to our requests 1 for external affairs committee ■** hearings lltlOK lo negotiations with Ihe United Slales, is not acknowledged. We can only conclude Hint you rejeel this course. This action of yours casts serious doubts ;is to Hie genuineness of other ^statements in your .letter. '—7— "Your recent agreement with Ihe government of British Columbia, which in effect authorizes a province of Canada lo com. .», -mence negotiations wilh a foreign power, is to be deplored as a step towards disuniting this nation. II is absolutely contrary lo all precedent. In I his regard we urge you to publically-slalc thai neither JPremier Bennett nor any other, federal government official .will have the righT'lo make any kind of commitment .to the U.S. Naturally there is nothing wrong with exploralory talks, but there must be no prior commitments. "Among other things, the recent "legal decision of the B. C. Su-, preme Court re the ownership of-the B. C." Hydro makes any . v; commitment highly questionable.'.' Elizabeth Wood, .Committee Secretary. ;\/(wccuwrz^flcral'(jp \ Telephone RE 3-9188-9 7)ickelmcre\ 2633 Granville Street, Vancouver 9, B.C. C COMPLIMENTS OF '-■ •» - M.J.HARRIS ,*,'■'" ' OF LEEDER TRANSPORT LTD. _ A.Special Se[vice To The Pharmacist 1523 W. 3rd Ave. RE 8-0211 Vancouver, B.C. COMPLIMENTS OF BUSS INDUSTRIAL ERECTORS CO. LTD. .-_.,*-• . ERNIE BLISS Erectors of Overhead Doors - Cranes - And Monorails 14553-106 AVE. N. SURREY 581-1695 1 u— ' Aristocratic Plywoods Ltd. • MILLWORK # KAISER ALUMINUM SHADE SCREEN ' I "'' 6848 Jubilee HE 4-0291 ■'*■' Burnaby 1, B.C. *4 the tabor Statesman, September, 1963 ■'xX. :*.::........ ::*.:*_:&•& UPHOLSTERERS GIVE THEIR ANSWERS Union not villain at Restmore as made out Upholsterers' International Un- a working agreement wu., the and framers from $1.60 to $2.25. ■ •:•: ion has strongly denied a state-*»»'niei- Msidsen company lroni •:•: merit that, union, wages were a 'W7 ,0 .i*" and Blltti with the **|5 major factor in forcing Restmore- now firm after the merger of .:•: Madsen furniture oul of business. Roslmoro and Madsen took place ;:•: . '', . In 1954. v *: Karl Reich, business agent for ■•w<. wish lo make .t known :*tho union, said rales in all local that the rates of pay established :•:• shops are similar, whether union .,„■ ihe workers in the industry |jor non-union- -*^ arP* far behind other workers or n fixed price is alloted for the :•:• Koslmorc-Madsen is one of Ihe compared to what they were 25 article. goldosl and largest furniture man- .,, ;{o ycnrd ago. At that lime the The result is that very few ::::ii!;uiurcrs in Western < .inada. upholslerers' rate was considered employees are retained over the one of Ihe highest in a craft age of 35, due to the high pro- trade. Today the rates in the duction ratio and constant pres- "One will find these rates in all local shops whether union or non-union. Further to these wage rates, one will find that the majority of Ihe employees work on a piecework basis, where one is alloted a limited lime to make an article :*A statement by Hugh Marl in published by Ihe Sun gave his reas- — . gons why Ihe firm was closing industry do not even compare Or--, sure :*down. :*C~ Reich made these points in re- ' '■-•-• kome of come close to many industries. "In recent years production For example the starting rates methods also have changed repudiating some of Martin's u«\:\y in furniture are from $1.28 suiting in higher output, "•••claims:. . ' an hour 16 a top rate of $2.45. In "Martin's statement that the £ "The Upholsterers' Union had mattress work from $1S0 - $2.09 -tnion was mainly responsible for the company's closure is not according to the facts. We main- lain there were many contributing factors, such as poor management, too large an overhead. At one time there were as many non-productive employees retained,- as' productive, which one would not find in a. successful Furniture manufacturer. "Martin did not hesitate to mention the losses to various' creditors and share holders, but he made no mention of the losses to the employees. "When the bank called in the company loan for $145,000, all employees were dismissed and received pay that was coming to them for the past three months. But over $10,000 in wages is still.:. owing to the employees in accum-J? ulnted vacation pay.. & "Deductions were- also madeg from employees pay tor 'M'S.A.a premiums, Community Chest, Un-:-:; employment Insurance and union./ dues—all this money that was:* placed in trust to management::;: was not forwarded to the various:;!; sources for the past Couple ol:£ months prior to closure. EveryS attempt has been made to recover-;;: employee losses. The bank irCi;!; formed us that these deductions!;!; are not a legal liability on part:* of the bank, although they con-!;!; tinned to operate the plant to;!, secure their investment for the!;!, past two months." $•: p- Industrial fire course starts soon The seventh annual course in Fire Prevention for Industry -and Commerce, sponsored by the Greater Vancouver Fire Protection Association will start September 24, in the No. 1 Firehall, 729 Hamilton, Vancouver. The course .will be' conducted every Tuesday for ten weeks from 8 to 10 p.m. Instructors will be top men in .their.field who w.ill cover all phases of fire safely including two full evenings on portable fire extinguishers. Fee for this course is $10 per student and covers all costs of .the course including i a bound copy of a 11 lectures and a certificate of attendance. -^SS"*-' To register for this course or for further . iifrormation contact Captain Jim Macbeth, Fire Warden's Office, 729 Hamilton, Vancouver, or phone MU 1-9848. CARPENTERS SHOW AT PNE v.v.v.'.v.v.v.v.v PICK for union label gal i* pert Bobby Shaw who reminds you to always look for union labels when shopping for clothes. A woman wjis.. visiting her bandaged husband in a hospital. "On the way out she said to the nurse: "My husband always says, 'Why should I be the first to dim my hendlignl'sT' FIRST ARKERMKNT CRANBROOK - Electrical Workers have signed the first agreement with Columbia Natural Gas here. The contract iro-lndjes wage rates ranging form $100 to $475 a month, 40 hour- five-day week and nine paid statutory holidays. , '■'"V ^ OUR COMPLIMENTS TO ALL AFFILIATES OF^ THE VANCOUVER & DISTRICT LABOUR COUNCIL OCEAN CEMENT & SUPPLIES LTD. VANCOUVER VICTORIA Apprentices show off skills /Carpentry and cabinet-maker apprentices matched their skills ■ at the PNE this year in a new feature that was sparked by the B.C...Provincial Council of Carpenters. The competing apprentices were • given blueprints, materials and tools — and from then on were on their own. As the public watched, they went to work to complete their projects. •- W.'J. Cameron, president of the Carpenters committee handling the contest, said "one of the main objectives, was to demonstrate to the public, the excellent job our - fine vocational schools .are doing in training our young people. . 'Hi.appears that here at-least, < labor,'"Management and the gov* ernment have found a common ground and that is to cooperate in the training of the youth today who will be the craftsmen of . tomorrow." $. The apprentice.ship branch of department of lahor, contractors associations and others, co-operated in putting on the PNE carpen- t_y display. GULF MOTORS LTD. 1905 Commercial Drive Vancouver, B.C. AL 3-1322 Our Compliments to All Affiliates of The Vancouver & District Trades & Labour Council t Westcoast Transmission Company Limited • GAS TRANSMISSION • 1155 West Georgia St. Vancouver 5, B.C. _-.J. Telephone YU 2-4411 ^ * Seagrams V.O. Seagrams /7//<i. /^ >urc Seagram's "83" \ This Advertisement is Mot Published or Displayed by ths Liquor Control Beard or the Province of British Columbia. INTER-CITY EXPRESS (1955) LTD. HOURLY EXPRESS SERVICE Vancouver - Burnaby - North and Wsest Vancouver New Westminster 'Whalley Richmond - Mailardville Annacis Island - Newton - Coauitlam - Port Moodv 1 457 Venobles St. 'jpw AL 5-8282 .The Labor Statesman. September, 1963 ELECTION REACTION TOM BERGER PADDY NEALE Burrard candidates NAMED New Democratic Part-/ Candidates for Vancouver Burrard in the Sept. 30 provincial election werejawyer Tom Berger, former MP for the riding, and Paddy Neale, well-known labor leader and secretary of Vancouver and District Labour Council. Four major conventions slated for this area Four major conventions of interest to labor will be I held in Vancouver and Burnaby this fall. The IWA holds its international convention at the Bay- shore Inn Sept. 16-20 and the IW As Western Canadian region No. 1 convention is slated for Oct. 8-11 in Woodworkers' House. - \, •> The provincial convention of B.C labor organizations, B.C Federation of Labour, will be held Nov. 12-16 in Hotel Vancouver and the B.C. New Democratic Party convention will meet Nov. 15-17 at the Villa Motors Hdtel in Burnaby. • *"' • t, Integrity thrown to for political wind B.C. unemployed jumps ■ * ' '. ,. ...'■• ■*■. The number of unemployed in B.C. increased to 35,000 at mid-July, the federal bureau of statistics reported. The jump was 3,000 over thenumber unemployed a month earlier. - The B C. picture was the opposite of that across Canada where the total number of persons seeking jobs dropped to 293,000, down 11,000 from June and 1 5,000 under the total of July, 1962. ' ,_v. Trust firm cancels struck magazine deal it large trust company will discontinue the practice of sending complimentary copies j_t Western Homes and Living— a magazine produced by the struck Mitchell Press—to new mortgagors. IN BRIEF Montreal 'Trust Company said it had inherited the magazine distribution practice from a moi-l-' gage firm it had purchased. ' , Vancouver and District Labour ' Council protested to (lie trust company and was assured that subsequent issues will no. he distributed to new borrowers. - Bookbinders Union and Independent Lithographers have been on strike at Mitchell Press since last year. * miners at Craigmont Copper near Meritt. Award of bargaining rights came after workers voted "overwhelmingly (Sw Statesman, August, 19fi:*) in favor of Steel, ousting the Mine Mill .'iml Smelter Worwers. ' • ;.'■'-'. * * " NAMES - T. K. Monks (Canadian -Postal Employees, Vflpcbu- ver branch) and H. Davies (Office Employees Local 378) were among delegates seated' at VLC meetings recently. ' • • • BURNABY MEET — VLC will call a meeting in the latter part of September to elect a new labor committee In Burnaby to coordinate labor activity in the December civic election- 8 PWA strike settled Pacific Western Airlines has agreed to reinstate nine stewardesses, paving the way for the end to the^six month's strike of the Airline Flight Attendants' Association at the airline company. Tervns of agreement, including a $15 monthly salary boost, had been agreed to in May but the refusal of the company to permit nine of the stewardesses to return to work held, up the strike settlement.' The Lobor Statesman. September. 1963 , .By CLIVE LYTTLE, Research Director. B.C. Federation of Labour The premier has once again thrown, honesty and integrity to. the .winds in his search for political advantage. Just three weeks after he staled emphatically ''that he would not call a provincial election this ' yeari Premier Bennett has called one -just a few weeks hence. There is no doubt that these weeks represent a time of crisis for British Columbia and that September 30 is a day of decision! In spite of the premier's blatant 'political manoeuvcr- ing, howjever, the labor movement welcomes this* opportunity for'the people of B.C. to show decisively that the days of intrigue and political deception are pver. Robert Strachan, leader of the Opposition, has quite correctly stated that the overriding issue is that of integrity. Few governments have achieved a record for political dishonesty to' equal that of the Bennett government. The people of this province have paid^lhe price. DEMOCRATIC The prime example is, of course, the take-over of the B.C. -Electric. For years, the CCF advocated that this great public utility should be brought under public ownership in a proper democratic fashion. In the last provincial election. Premier Bennett repeatedly threatened the public with the dire consequences of a CCF-NDP government upon being elected, bringing about - public ownership of the B.C. Electric. Then, just a few months after being re-elected* the Premier swiftly took over the B.C. Electric in a fashion which the New Democratic Party claimed was illegal. and undemocratic. Now the courts have upheld the judgment of the New Democrats and as a result of the government's improper actions, power development in the province has ground to a halt. GREAT LOSS ... The result? Great loss to the taxpayers of this province. . " • Can the situation be rectified? Yes, but only by a new government which would, in an orderly and democratic fashion, develop the power resources -of the province >n the public interest. | There are other great deci- | sions to be made by the j people of British Columbia < during the next five weeks. The people must decide whe- follow the lead of Britain. Germany, Australia, Sweden and many other countries and have its own prepaid comprehensive medical care system, insuring complete medical to all our citizens, or whether we will be saddled with an expensive and inadequate scheme such as has been hinted at by Ihe government. British Columbians will have to decide whether we are going to continue paying exhorbitant rates for car in surance and yet still be exposed to the menace of irresponsible,, uninsured drivers on the highway while over 50c of every premium 1 dollar goes toward administrative costs—or whether we will have low-cost government auto insurance covering every vehicle in- the province with only 18c of every premium dollar going toward administrative costs. these figures are from the independent _y.d high-respected Consumer's Report). We have, to decide whether B.C. will have fair labor legislation resulting in co-operation in the province's development, or whether the existing government's policy of waging legislative war on labor will continue.,.; - British Columbians have to decide on whether our education system i s to continue. Oil workers settlement <v- brings 20 cents Five-cent hourly hosts on Feb. 1 and August 1, ihis year and on Feb. 1 and Aug. 1, 1964, plus classification adjustments are part of the settlement terms between Electric Reduction Co. and Oil Workers Local 9-697. Three weeks vacation after five years also was won. on an unplanned hil-and-miss basis, or whether a comprehensive plan will be developed for one educational system All of these decisions will be made by British Columbians in one way: By registering to vole and by voting. The decision is simply between the Bennett government and the New Dcmocr.a- tic Parly. Neither of the other parties — the Liberals with a mere five seats and the Conservatives with none—are u major factor. ■ We in labor ranks are supporting the N.ew Democratic Parly because il is committed to the decisions WO have outlined above. The NDP is committed to re-introducing integrity and- open democratic procedures to public affairs. •< — ^ It is committed to properly planned public development of our great power resources. It* is commilted to ensuring adequate medical care for all our citizens. It is committed to providing low-cost government auto insurance for the people of the province. It is committed to fair labor legislation and to plan for development of our education system. . We think all British Columbians 'should consider these matters in making their decision. VOGUE FLOWER SHOP Anne and Harold Dungey FLOWERS OF DISTINCTION FOR ALL OCCASIONS RE 3-3021 Residence RE 3-6322 AM 1-4532 2180 W. Broadway, Vancouver, B.C. \0OL DISCOUNT-UNION MEMBERS GLASS — BICYCLES MARSHALL WELLS PAINTS MOUNT PLEASANT HARDWARE 3250 Main Street TR 6-4640 MocKINNON'S BAKERY CO. LTD PETER EARTAKOVIG. MOR. European Specialties ._•;■_ The Finest in Baking — Over 200 Varieties CATERING TO BANQUETS AND WEDDINGS Cakes Decorated for all Occasions 2715 Granville Street REgent 8-2442 LWH HUNTINGDON RUBBER MILLS - of ■"--.- CANADA LTD. RUBBER Engineered To Your Requirement's AGENTS FOR SARAN LINED PJPE Factory & Office Dewdney Trunk Road WH 2-7245 Port Coquitlam, B.C ###^1 ■IP^- CONTRACTS Wage pa<;t at two "" city hotels Wage boosts ranging form four to 10 cents an hour on May 1 this year and May 1, 1964, plus * $52 retroactive pay has been negotiated, tor employees in the Belmont and Castle- Hotels by Hotel and Restaurant Employees > Loeal 28. „ The retroactive jay (.opes to those' employed full-lime in the one-year period up to April HO- Three weeks vacation after five years,employment also is pro vided. I'*':"-'*':*:'-*: :.«..>:.:-w BLUCK GETS $24,794 Door factory agreement Two four cent hourly increases —on June 1 Ihis year and June 1, 1964—with a sickness and aecidrrit insurance plan, union Security and one additional statutory holiday are included in au contract renewal at Fleetwood Door, Vancouver. Employees are members of Local 1-217 IWA. Royal city cafes settle A new agreement with a minimum rale' of a $1 an hour and other- wage increases has been. , settled by Beverages Dispensers Local 835 with Best Coltee Shop' and six other cafes in New Westminster. *''* All employees under the $1 rate will be boosted to that amount and those being paid over $1 will get a seven cent hourly increase. On April 1, 1964, a five- , cent across the board boost will be added. Whatever The News... It Is* important for everyone to know what's going on in the world. That is why so many people ^Value the unexcelled news — gathering facilities of the Vancouver SUN for ALL the news from everywhere. SEE IT IN THE Phone MU 4-7141 Fo? regular home delivery New move made for Canadian merchant marine A new move was made -tnis month by '..Vancouver and district, unions to win government sup- ' port* for a Canadian merchant' marine. Vancouver Labour Council has urged the Canadian Congress of Labor to press for re-establish- ment of a merchant fleet on the basis of an operating subsidy. Last month, VLC pointed out that the government planned to scrap the $:'74 million -naval grig- ate program and thai this money -could be used lo build a merchant -fleet of 41 vessels llO.OOO-lonl and operate' complete- With subsidy 'for 10 years. Bank makes out-of-court settlement .''flic Hank ol Montreal has made an out-of-court settlement of $24,794 lo Marsh bluck. furmer employee and leader of Ihe Bank Employees' Asoi-iation He also received J1.850 in severance pay. Bluck was firoff by the bank in October 1961. The settlement covers pension funds and other benefits. . He was fired following an outbreak of union activity among bank employees here and won the first round of a court battle when he charged he was wrongfully dismissed. The bank appealed and "won. "Bluck said the bank made the settlement-- rather than face a civil action and that the settlement proves that bank employees have rights that can be enforced. PUBLIC INCONVENIENCE WAYSON CHOY Choy's bid winssupport of labor ;.;.._ Watson. Choy, Ihe 24-year-old Vancouver-born writer,;, has won support from the Vancouver Labour Committee for Human Rights in his campaign against discrimination of U.S. immigration laws. . Choy is a UBC graduate. He was born and raised in Canada but because his racial ancestry is Chinese, he has been refused entry to the U.S. (He said he wants to-gain experience in types of jobs in the U.S. which arc not available in - Canadaf) ,__ '". The U.S. classes him as Chinese and not Canadian for immigration purposes and Ihe Chinese - quota is" full. Choy said he would carry his fight to Prime Minister Pearson because he said he has a right to government .protection as a citizen and should be guaranteed the rights of. other citizens. Bill Giesbrecht, secretary of the labor human rights committee, said the prime minister should be urged to press for equal rights -of entry to all friendly countries for all Canadians regardless of color, race or creed. Vancouver Labour Council has endorsed the protest in principle and asked the CLC to review, the case. Hydro directors criticized for night trouble crew cut Do/.c-lis of protests have been lodged with the B.C. Hydro over the potential inconvenience mod danger lo the public through the elimination of on-duty trouble .crews from midnight to 8 a.m. Vancouver, and District Labor Council expressed strong concern over possible effects in the event of emergency breakdown in ' electrical service- i International Brotherhood ■ of Electrical Workers Local 213 termed Hydro's action as "unwarranted and callous disregard for customers." It said the cut is completely un justified and that it was prompted. soley for economic reasons. The elimination of the trouble ' service eliminates eight jobs. B.C. Hydro chairman G. M. ■Shrum, replying to the VLC pro-. test said that "no other cities on' Ihe Pacific Cowl maintain this lype ol\,Se£Vice.\ -. EXPERIMENT He said the elimination is an experiment for six months and "if it turns out that there is justification for . maintaining the crews Ihe matter will be recon- sidercd.'-' But VLC's acting secretary Jack Henderson said the council is concerned about storm emergencies. "It would appear that large sections of the population could be faced with discomfort, inconvenien«#" or danger in the absence of Ihe trouble .crews." he said. . ' » SAFETY The council wants the optimum safety and service. i^j IBEW business manager Art" O'Keeffe said the Hydro proposes to call off-duty linemen to do trouble work during'Ihe midnight 8 a.m. period. He said the company intends to take a calculated risk, hoping that it will be able lo locate off-duty linemen who will be available for emergency work. "An estimated $80 a day is being gambled by Ihe Hydro against Ihe public convenience and public safety," O'Keeffe said. He predicted many hours of de- lay in getting trouble shooters on .the job. "Many householders will *be inconvenienced and will be con- fronted with undue hardship because of failure of the B. C. Hydro to provide adequate'trouble service." He also warned that firefighters and Ihe general public will be ex- posed lo unnecesary delays in having - high voltage obstructing wires removed or neutralized if Ihe need arises. Traffic signals, street light outages and wires down during storm troubles all pose further problems, he said. O'Keeffe said that the eight jobs could not be classified as' automation or industrial progress but rather "a victim of penny- pinching policy which if allowed to go unprotested will certainly inspire Hydro management to greater efforts In the name of economy at any price."' He said that the Hydro action was diametrically opposed to the appeal made recently to private employers by Premier Bennett to maintain as much staff as possible to protect the economy.' -JL. Minimum wage hearings on eight more categories Minimum wage hearings on eight wage order categories will be held in Vancouver on Sept. 10. The Board' of Industrial relations will sit in Ihe morning to hear representations on rales for machinist, refrigeration and sheet metal trades. In the afternoon, it will discuss rates covering bicycle riders and « foot' messengers, elevator operators, janitors and janitresses, workers in personal service and undertaking. All hearings will be at 411 Dunsmuir. Mount Pleasant Chapel Limited KINGSWAY AT ELEVENTH AVENUE KINDLINESS — UNDERSTANDING — DEPENDABILITY LADY ATTENDANT „Z Z-Z*>*"~' t —Phone: TRinity 6^2161 ' BeffY Shell Service Broadway & Arbutus GAS — OIL — TIRES BATTERIES -^~*^v: ACCESSORIES LUBRICATION & REPAIRS Union Shop RE 3-4712 MARK HAMILTON U. W. (BILL) HAMILTON Hamilton Mortuary Ltd. FUNERAL ADBflNISTRATORS FA 5-3311' Fraser St. at 38th Ave. Vancouver 15. B.C. Glenhaven Memorial ^CHAPEL .-*■' Owned and Operated by a Trade Unionist , FUNERALS AT PRICES TRADE UNIONISTS CAN AFFORD TO PAY! 1235 East Hastings St. Vancouver. B.C. AL 5-7811---- DAD'S COOKIES Oh! So Good! 468 Kinjrsway TR 6-9288 _ 9 i-rraoooQooooooooocooooooo The Labor Statesman, September, 1963 Vane. 10 COMPLIMENTS OF TOASTMASTER BREAD V J^L r _ __**' L T* v ZENITH ENGRAVING COMPANY LTD. $?,'•'. Engrating Mats-Stereotyping-Rubber Plates Design <k*",HW^ Art-Packaging-Trade lithography Color Separations IM RICHARDS STREET. VANCOUVER 2, B.C. MU 2-4521 I )> I ■ ... . Gamlen Chemical Co. (Canada) Limited Chemicals For Ships and Industry Fuel Oil Treatment . Solvents - Cleaning Compounds 509 Richards St. Vancouver, B.C. 681-2371 'We Knowingly Undersell*. HAMILTON HARVEY DISCOUNT DEPARTMENT STORES * . 4*2 Complete Departments With Savings For All The Family— 2 Convenient Locations . 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Alitalia authorized Travel .93. ■•""■'■ gfaL <_MlJ*Ti "The best remedy for your type of inferiority complex, Mr. Moody, is a union card!" ; Histadrut trains many Afro-Asians TEL-AVIV, ISRAEL—Israel's* histadrut (Federation of Labour) Afro-Asian Institute tor^Labour Studies and Co-op- eration at Tel-Aviv, now in its third year, is a real success story. .... About 353 studen|s, front, more t-ian 40 cduntries have availed themselves of'its services. V Many of the graduates now hold high political office and key' positions in trade unions and co-operatives in their own countries. One from Cdrigo's Kwile Province of 1,400,000 inhabitants is minister of economic affairs and he is sending some of his departmental officials to study at the Tel-Aviv Institute. / . A graduate from India is in charge Of' pOO co-operative units. Another East Indian is, managing co-operatives embracing 120 villages wit population of 750,000. In Tanganyika, three graduates are-area commissioners in the local government services. In Guinea, 10 graduates are serving as development officers. Others hold important positions in Uganda, Rhodesia, Ghana, Senegal, Togo and Nigeria, In Kenya a former graduate has been re-elected president lof the Kisii Farmers' Co-op (Union. JDoric-Howe Motor Hotel; The Ultimate in Hospitality 11060 HOWE ST. ■»' •. '■'• ' '' lur#^._ie__B__B__»ut. MU 2-3171 ALITALIA 7 =---—: ----- ^ AHUJNES Agent or contact Arcade of the Burrard Bldg.. Vancouver 8. B.C. MU 2-4242 * PROFESSIONAL LAUNDERING * QUALITY DRYCLEANING * RUGS CLEANED fir REPAIRED! * DRAPES fr SLIP COVERS * INVISIBLE MENDING * ALTERATIONS fr REPAIRS * HATS RE1LOCKED * FURS CLEANED, REPAIRED fr STORED * FEATHER PILLOWS RENEWED * FABRIC DYEING SERVICE * WATERPROOFING + MOTHPROOFING * IN HOME RUG fr UPHOLSTERY CLEANING * LEATHER CLEANING fr ' . REFINISHING For Pick Vp m D-liv-ry Call TR 6-3272 Or Save al Your Near-.! Call Offico nelsons uunderers 6 Dry cleaners ZEPHYR MOTORS (1960) LTD. AUTO DEALERS Mercury - Meteor - Comet - ..• Mercury Trucks - Anglia - Consul Complete One Stop Ford SALES-SERVICE - PARTS 130 West Broadway TR 2-7411 Vancouver. B. C. PR*DE Cleaners and Launderers TR 4-8522 — TR 6-7824 1122 Kingsway JOHNNYS BARBER SHOP EVERY MEMBER & FAMILY THREE BARBERS TO SERVE YOU • Johnny • Theoptiil • George Prop.: JOHNNY CICCONE NEXT DOOR TO LABOUR TEMPLE 331 Wesi Broadway, Vancouver. B.C., HOTEL BURRARD . "HOSPITALITY AND GOOD CHEER" ' . .. 716 RICHARDS ST. MU 2-9946 ■MSW. s Drive In Restaurants 4 LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU HOME OF THE TATER-DOG. i Hastings East at Cassiar Victoria Drive at 42nd. W Broadway at Balaclavia. Hastings East at Vernon Dr 10 Ihe Labor Statesman, September, 1963 CLOSE TO 800 delegates packed, Exhibition Stadium in Regina for sessions of the New Democratic Party national convention, August 6-10. The convention set policies in domestic and international issues, re-elected Tommy Douglas leader. Douglas re-elected NDP leader six B.C. members on executive REGINA — The national convention of the New Democratic Party wound up here with goals set at building a stronger organ- ization to fight for greater social progress for all people. More than 760 delegates unan- aimously cheered the re-election of T. C. Tommy Douglas as national leader, named Saskatchewan fanner Mervin Johnson as national president and picked six British Columbians for its federal council. '( GO FORWARD Douglas told the delegates ip his acceptance speech that - the NDP in the first two years of'its existence has "held the beachhead—now we must go forward." Working hard through four days of sittings, the convention dealt with major items of international affairs, economic planum:., full employment, agriculture and federalism and biculturalism. Canadian Labour Congress Bre- ident Claude Jodoin' told the convention the platform of the NDP and the CLC were "'almost identical "so it can hardly be surprising if the New Democratic Party- has the support of the' CLC". MESSAGE READ Jodoin, prevented from attending because of illness, sent a message that was read to the convention. The convention adopted a new statement of aims of objectives which pledged the party to work toward "a new society, more just and humane, in which the needs of humanity will come before the drive for individual enr'-h- ment." Harold Winch, MP (Vancouver East I and Colin Cameron, MP (Nanaimo) were elected vice- presidents and federal council members from B.C. are Vancouver lawyer Tom Berger, <H. 'W. Herridge, MP (Kootenay West), B.C. Federation of Labour secretary Pat O'Neal, and former MP Ernie Regier. t A key resolution on ecohomic. and social planning passed with few dissenting votes. It called for fairer distribution of income, soc. ial security, full employment and the luinfn'n and social benefits arising from adequate .grojvth through federal democratic planning in co-operation with all -cither levels of government. The statement called for a sfull- time planning board, a permanent federal-provincial planning and development council, an economic advisory council representing in- (fustry, farmer, labor and other economic and social groups, and finally, a Canadian Development Fund to mobilize private and public investment funds in the interest of Canada "as a whole. The convention unanim.ously re- dedicated the party to a full employment policy "whereby anyone willing and able to work would either have a job reasonably related to his skills, or would in a short time be able to find ope ..." "With planning," the resolution .said, "jobs can be brought to people and not simply people to job's V . . retraining schemes can tyPef- ficiently applied where they are required by automation and trade expansion . . , .regional development; is made possible, and public employment offices can be used to complete the full employment program." One of the hottest subjects debated in an exhibition Stadium atmosphere usually around 90 degrees ' was the relationship between the 'English and French speaking peoples of Canada. The -convention adopted a position aimed at bringing- closer together the two- nations which created Canada at the time of Confederation. '! , i '•' "We must modify our constitution, our legislation and our political practices in the light of pres- ent-day political realities," said the Federal .council's statement adopted after long debate. BENNETT'S TRANSFER • GENERAL HAULING • PIANOS • FREEZERS RE. 3-1323 1673 West 5th Ave. Vancouver, B.C. COMPLIMENTS \ OF QUEEN'S MOTOR HOTEL Mr. O. Saslaff — Mr. L. Paul 1110 Ewen Ave., New Westminster LA 1-8884 GILPIN CONSTRUCTION CCXLTD. GENERAL CONTRACTORS 1443 River Rood CR 8-9121 . __. Richmond, B.C. \ / COMPLIMENTS OF RICHMOND TRANSFER LTD •Z PllWic Carriers Vancouver to Sea bland Lulu Island and Stevenston m> 425 Alexander St MU 1-2101 WESTERN VINEGARS LIMITED ■ ■■* - - «. Manufacturers rj_r^ Pure White, Malt pnd Cide^ Vinegars 2960 LAKE CITY WAY Telephone: CY 9-6033 BURNABY, B.C. trinity 8 2286 8-2289 If. <'. HAHU & lfOOR CO LTD. MILLWORK mo BUILDING SUPPLIES SS« - WEST 6th AVE. VANCOUVt. »---»___ — Schnitzel House — FINEST CONTINENTAL RESTAURANT Milas John Purkart, Prop. '.„■-■•■** ■ -? In The Heart Of The West End ' .- 1060 Robson Street MUtual 2-9017 J I £ x VENICE BAKERY 1TD. f . ■ ■ * ~%M % HOTELS - RESTAURANTS - CLUBS § i . .-*• 1 Home of Guenter's Rye Bread ,M French and Rye Bread — Crusty Rolls Call for Our Driver-Salesman - MU 4-9930 | Sk:-:**::-:*:-*-^^ Labour Day Greetings From MURPHY STATIONARY CO. LTD. 151 W. 5th Ave. TR 64591 Vancouver, B.C. IL COMPLIMENTS OF MARTIN & STEW ART (B.C.) LTD. 126 W. 3rd Ave. . TR 9-4158 Vancouver, B.C. The Labor Statesman, September, 1963 II / LABOR DAY MESSAGE Full employment goal By Omer Heca, - General Secretary International Ooafederatton of Free Trade Unions On Labor Day the international trade union movement traditionally sends its greetings to the workers of the world to know that they can rely in their struggles upon their brothers in North America whose trade union movement has achieved such proud standards for the workers. But the battle is far from won. Both on the home front and on the international scene the trade union movement is faced by major challengees. The goal of full employment which is. still the foremost aim in North America, has not yet been achieved. The retraining of workers displaced by increasing auto-, matron is one of the key problems to which the trade unions are applying their specialists' knowledge' and, authority., In Canada the trade unions are engaged in a vigorous campaign for a national labor code which would establish basic national standards and protect basic trade union rights. These issues are ' also closely linked with the drive * for the full equality of American negro citizens "here .and now'"; they have been able to play their full part in the continuing campaign of the interna tional' free trade union movement for racial equality everywhere. This action was given ^t-Hh.11 effect in the repeateciinterven- tions of the. International Confederation of Free Trade Unions before the International Labor Organisation and the United Nations against the apartheid policy of Woolworths press decertification . at Pt. Alberni PORT ALBERNI—The giant Woolworth's chain has ousted the Retail .Clerks from its store here. After the failure of the long strike of union members, the company has now made it official. It applied to the Labor Relations Board to cancel the union's certification and the board granted . the request after a vote. the South African Government." The enactmenl of equal pay for women in most trades and ind- ustries. another important social achievement in Ihe United States, will mil fail to have important repercussions on Ihe international field. The international free trade union movement, voicing the longings <>l Ihe .workers of Ihe world for peace, is pursuing its steady campaign to achieve universally controlled disarmament. A fii-sl step has-Tjeen made in that field as a result of the signing otitic treaty banning nuclear tests in Ihe atmosphere, at sea and in , space. • The ICFTU greets the workers of North America on this Labor Day, proud in the knowledge that it is assured of their solidarity in its fight for bread, pedce, freedom and social justice for all. DIAIHM SMB. rHODUCT* Bob'f Shell Service SHELLZONE — SHELLUBRICATI0N| BATTERIES AND ACCESSORIES | TIRES . I 3328 KINGSWAY HE 3-7525 f | '-, Vancouver, B.C. * .- .. B. Co Cigarette Vending Service ■ r-^wi Ltd* ' , • ..a................ .-'.._ ■'. t," J-"*- - Serving the entire Lower Mainland 24 Hours a Day RADJO CONTROLLECTVEHICLES 499 Commercial Drive 255-5794 .___. /•k^*.- .■**; *;:;_'?** '22. <-<*. _>TX«Virt "l wish we had a union agreement so we could rotate this damned graveyard shift!" Canadians spend less on food items OTTAWA - Canadians arc snr-ndinu less on food than Ihoy did 30 year's ago. The federal department ot agriculture said that although consumers' takehome pay has jumped about 50 per cent in the*" last 10 years, the proportion spent on food has continued to decline. Back in 1'):*0, Canadians spent 28 per cent of their income on food. In 1940, il dropped lo 2S per cent, in 1950 il was 25 per cent and in 1960, 23 per cent. The old tin.::- was heard, cou- xelling (he apprentice the other day that living a double life gets yea cowhrrc twice as fast. * . ~t •i \ Capital Jewelers DIAMONDS • WATCHES • SILVERWARE QUALITY JEWELRY • COSTUME. JEWELRY Guaranteed Watch and Jewelry Repairs . „ . v ALpine 5-0733 DAVE BOSSE, Proprietor 2449 E. Hastings St. Vancouver 6, B.C. Greetings To B.C. Labour C. P. LECKIE LTD. COMMERCIAL FISHING SUPP.IES GUNS - AMMUNITION .4th Ave. RE 1-2175 Vancouver,'B.C. Labour Qay Greetings BRETTEL ELECTRIC LTD. 'TAe Home of Modern Lighting Fixtures" 541 Howe St. l&O. MU 1-9441 IHE MMMMiNl 01 ih[ fnovmcf or British cm-mbia r^ Greetings To British Columbia Labour • NATIONAL CASH REGISTER CO. ... OF CANADA LTD. NEW AND USED CASH REGISTERS SOLD - EXCHANGED A Complete Line of Accounting Machines and Electronic Computers 1131 W. Broadway RE 1-4941 Western Stevedoring Co. Ltd. GENERAL STEVEDORING 687 Powell Street Mil 1-4391 Labour Day Greetings The Province of British Columbia is presently undergoing a tremendous industrial expansion. Our abundant and varied natural resources are being tapped in all corners of the Province. Mines, mills, smelters, factories and plants mushroom on our soil. Our universities and trade schools are constantly being challenged to provide the techical personnel and skilled manpower that our expanding industry requires. ^_r' Even greater progress can be achieved through a high level of understanding and co-operation by Labour and Management The Department of Labour is dedicated to assisting the parties to achieve that level and does all in its power to promote peaceful and harmonious relations. On this Labour Day, 1963, let us all re-dedicate Ourselves to the ideals of co-operation and mutual respect which are so essential if our Province is to continue to progress. *.'.'.■ * 'Z ,4 B.C. DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR ■. *W.'- W H. Sands, Deputy Minister L. R. Peterson, Q.C., Minister. 12 The Labqr Statesman, September, 1°A3 . I » - I m - Canadian labor wants political co-operation between all people, not government control Jodoin speaks to NDP convention KEGINA—Canadian labor is .not seejung to control government but is aiming at political cooperation between all people, Canadian Labour Congress President Claude Jodoin told nationalJ New Democratic Party convetntion' here. Jodoin was unable to attend because of illness but his message was read to delegates by CLC executive vice-president Bill Dodge. He^ said that the platform of the NDP and that of the CLC are almost identical "60 it can hardily be surprising if the NDP 'has the sup port of the'CLC". "We are not suggesting a government run just by trade unions. What we "do want is a voice in the* affair* of our nation and reasonable treatment from our legislators," ' he said. "Free tra^e unionism is the practice of democracy. We try to practice what ■" we preach and to see that the rights of every individual are protected. "True democracy" also means to the people of this country that no matter what their ancestry may be, all are Canadians," he said. Record of social progress . '^_s trade unionists," he said "we see in bur participation in vthe New Democratic Party an avenue of co-operation between various sections of our society. "To people who regard the labor movement with suspicion I say: let these people see where their : friends are. Let them read the story of the struggle to help themselves. Let them study ihe record of social progress and see where organized labor has stood throughout the pages Of history," he said. "In many nations the only ■ protection of working people has been their united strength when they joined together in free trade unions, It may be an old cliche but it is nevertheless true that where you find the working class of a country living a full and prosperous life, there also you find a prosperous and progressive nation. "Organzied labor is proud of the role is has played in helping raise living standards and working- for improvements in social welfare measures, both in Canada, and throughout the free world," Jodoin said. Planning is common sense "We share the political thinking of the New Democratic Party with regard to planning," Jodoin said. "To us the idea of planning is just plain common.sense — and in these times of a complex society we cannot afford to drift along without some measure of planning. We see nothing wrong with this. The word 'planning' does not frighten us. I am sure every single private business which is operated successfully owes a considerable part of that success lo planning. Surely the same principles apply 'to the government of the country and to our overall administration." Jodoin noted the contribution made by Saskatchewan- in introducing medicare. Plans being proposed in-.other -■■SZiZZ M Second Front Page S&i'**":***^^ LABOR COLLEGE Vancouver unionist wins scholarship provinces, he said, were inadequate. "Giving control of a health plan to private inurance companies and subsidizing them with government funds falls-., far short of true medicare. These plans are also deficient inas much as they aire restricted to providing some measure of service only .in time of illness. "Certainly we want a plan that will cure the sick; but we want a plan that will also keep the healthy from getting sick. ' ." "These people who are advocating these watered-down versions of medicare are obviously people who fail to understand this need. Their approach is not how much can be done for those in need; it is how little can they get away with." BOB SKINNER . ..aPBCcakr -■ Skinner winner Vancouver union leader Max Pierotti was one of two Canadian labor mm awarded a scholarship to study abroad following Ihe lint term ef the Labor College of Canada, I'icrotti, business agent of Van couver City Hall Employees (NIH'K), expects to leave early la October lor six weks study In advanced labor economics. He will attend Ruskin College, a labor college which Is one of the Oxford group in England. It's also expected he will attend a session of the International Later Organisation in Geneva. > Pierolti described the first seven-week session at the labor college as excellent. .."You could only be enthusiastic," he said. "It was an excellent course all around and the * instructors were very, very good. "It makes you realise how badly 'a college like this was needed." A .'number of other B.C. unionists also' attended the college. Jean Beaudry. ol the United Steelworkers, Montreal, was the" other scholarship winner. 15-cent boost at Chess Bros. A fifteen-cent pay boost in three stages and four weeks vacation after 20 years service in' 1964 are included in a new agreement between Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union and two units of Chess Bros, in Vancouver. A five-cent increase is applied retroactive to Sept 1, 1962, on Sept. 1, 1963, and on Sept. 1, 1964. in this A retired "won one of the can Tear's PNE draw. He is Robert Skinner. 741, president for seven years of City Hall Employees before he retired in 1954. Skinner was a food im_ier tor for the •3*7- He was a delegate for many yean to the old Trades and Labour Council and at one lime wrote a rahnim for The Labor Statesman. Good luck at the wheel. Bob. < KKTIrH ATION VICTORIA—Bartenders Local 513 have won tanpining authority for employees in Ihe licenced lounge al Ibr Oak Ray Reach Hold. Greetings on Labour Day FROM BUILDING SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 244 BUILDING SERVICE CENTER 359 Homer Street Telephone: 685-5251 President: Ed De Tint- Vice-Pres.: Jack Henderson ' Secretary, Business Manager: Ben Morley Bus. Agent: Tom Hyde Bus. Agent: Vic Galbraith. | FOURTEENTH ANNUAL UNION BUYING WEEK (BEGINS LABOUR DAY) We celebrate our Annual Union Label Week by sending Labour Day greetings to all affiliated organizations. SEPTEMBER 2nd to 7th HELP THE UNION LABEL & TRADES COUNCIL PROMOTE THE GOODS AND SERVICES YOU PRODUCE BY AFFILIATING WITH THE COUNCIL OUR OFFICE IS AS CLOSE AS YOUR PHONE Call TR 4-0827 or TR 4-3748 307 West Broodway JOSEPHINE HALLOCK, Secretary-Treasurer Western Vice-President Union Label Trades Department, Ottawa tha Labor Statesman, September; 1963 13 Belmont hotel 1006 Granville St. 1 s s s MU 1-6341 !i . 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Mar well Construction + General Contractors + Hydraulic Dredging + Clamshell Dredging 1500 West Georgia St. MU 3-7171 VIEWPOINT Hunger freedom campaign By EKNI-ST PAGK Tho World Food Congress in Washington in June reached conclusions which mc 1)1 deepest significance for the future of the human race. „ It was decided that there should be "an extension and intensification of the Freedom From Hunger campaign and the establishment of a world-wide plan of action by 1968 basafl on the individual needs of food-deficient countries and the capacity of developed countries to assist them in meeting these needs. One could be' pessimistic and suggest that perhaps not too much will happen in the short period before 1968 but this would be to miss the main point. That main point is that, quite ' evidently, the nations ' of the world are setting out to "discover how plenty for all, attainable at last/can actually be achieved- This is -a very radical departure from previous methods*, typically a nation or, at best a group of nations set out to'ini- prove its position and the standard of living of its people using strong arm methods, often militant and highly questionable . The United Nations, through its Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Food Congress, now seeks positively to create, a world where such conflict will never be the result of food shortage. In contrast to narrow nationalism this is quite oonsistent with the co-operative concept. Membership in a co-operative does not improve one's position in comparison with the other members; it improves one's circumstances only to the extent that-the group as a whole moves up. Pender Auditorium EST PENDER ST. MU 1 339 WE! 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Heating Vancouver For 32 Years - CANADA'S TOP RATED HEATING OIL • Clean Hard Alberta Coal — AllSi _eS-^»'«; • Fir Firewood • Hogged Fuel Prompt Delivery - 24 Hour Service 2996 Arbutus St. RE 8-7161 u The-Labor Statesman; September/1963 45* V i Lighter { s side j »•—_—„—^i LABOR DAY 1963 Steady progress from early start way back in 1894 $w&. "I'm so glad you joined the Union, dear, and got that nice paid-vacation check—wasn't it?" *^-.--^i^n--* -Set 6nw»»_e- *Tch,teh, girls! wliy not try a little collective bargaining?" 720. *_o>Eic*i-* ^aAWOt***. "When the judge found out 1 was strikebreaking, he gave me time and a half!" The first significance of Labour Day is that it exist at all. For when the Parliament of Canada, in 1894, created a national . public holiday to be celebrated as Labour Day, it gave formal recognition to trade unionism as one of the institutions of Canadian society: no longer a menace to law and order, but a part'of law and order; no longer an outcast, but a legitimate, useful and respected member of the national family. ...... It is surprising that the Act was passed sp early. For, in 1894, it was only 25 years' since Parliament had made unions legal at all. * . - Before the passage of Sir John A. Macdonald's Trade. IJnions Act of 1872, unions were'just conspiracies. Moreover, even in J.894, Canadian unions were not big or powerful. .-"," ; A,s late as 1901, the Trades and Labor Congress- of Canada, the single national central body of that day, had only 8,381 members, and a total expenditure of only $809.88! It can scarcely have been union lobbying or union pressure or union votes that produced the Labour Day "Act! It must have been rather a simple recognition of justice. This „is one of the few cases' where law has successfully outrun practice. For, if Parliament ni 1894 recognized the legitimacy of unionism, most employers, and much public opinion, then and long afterwards, did not._., A secondhand very important, thing about Labour Day is its date. s. Most European Labour movements celebrate May Day, a.day charged with revolutionary mean, ing. The Canadian and American movements have chosen their own day, to which they can give their own meaning, as revolutionary o'r evolutionary as they please. There is still room for argument as to where afid when the first proposal was made for celebration of Labor Day as we know it. » Peter J. McGuire, founder of the Carpenters'-.Union, usually gets the credit. He -has been caleld the "father of Labor Day." *• "~ But there's some dispute about this. Another school of thought argues that the_ first. Labor Day celebration in North America" tok place in" Toronto in 1872—10 years before McGuire's suggestion for a "general holiday for the laboring classes" resulted in the first U.S. celebration of Labor ' Day in.New-York on Sept. 5, 1882. The Canadian claim says the idea for a special labor holiday, probably came first from Geo. Hewitt of the Toronto Coopers' Union. Hewitt was an immigrant, from Britain and brought with him the experience of old country celebrations which originated as a protest against the penal transportation, of the "Todpuddle' Martyrs" for forming a union in 1834. It's now a matter of. history that the first Labor Day com. mittee in Toronto was formed' on April 15, 1872, and a picnic apd celebration was held jointly in thanksgiving for the recovery from' typhoid fever of the then Prince of Wales. It also was a •protest meeting against the arrest of 24 Toronto Printing union leaders who were leading the fight for a nine-hour day. ff This type of celebration, which was held in 1872, continued annually until the end of the decade when a severe depression led to the almost complete collapse of the trade unions in Canada. But again, _on July 22, 1882, close to. 4,000 workers got together and staged a parade and celebration for labor in Toronto. It's a theory that McGuire got the idea of a Labor Day in the U.S. i from that Toronto celebration, as McGuire had been invited to be one of the main speakers at the Toronto celebration (although he never got there because his wife had met with a serious accident). New York's first ""Labor Day parade was held the following September. Labor pressure started in both countries for a Labor Day holiday and the governments in both -Canada and the U.S. had passed laws in 1894 formally setting the holiday. » • » There is a third significance to Labor Day: it provides an occasion for organized Labour to think about where it has come from and where it is going, and to tell, or remind, the rest of the nation of the same things. Over the years it has accom. plished much for people in its own ranks in the social welfare field, for all the people of Canada. Labor Day is an annual summons to celebrate the struggles and victories of the past—and an annual challenge to face the problems and opportunities of the future. A Decade in Canada SOURCE: DOMINION BUMAU OT STATISTICS 100 The chart shows how both unemployment and the COM of living have climbed in Canada during the past decade under both the Liberal and Conservative parties. LAFFADAY , Clerk: "Please, sir, I'd like next week off if its convenient." Boss: "Oh, you would, eh? What's up?" Clerk: "Well, my bride's going on her honeymoon, and I'd kinda like to go with her." * ■ • " .« . . A newspaper il* an object used by tired men Sp**they can't see a woman standing up in a bus. '-, * ■ .•«. * A fellow says when you own a backyard swimming pool you find out in the fall who your friends really are. You sure do. They call up and say, "Have you got that heater put in yet?" IN THE LUNCHBOX For the best In hot dogs, one must have the best in a relish to go over the wieners. .-' Relish for Hot Dog»__ 1 medium firm cabbage 2, medium sweet pepper* 2 large onions Cut up the cabbage_ seeded, sweet pepper and onion. Run through the coarse grinder of a food chopper. Add i"_ tsp. celery seed; sugar and salt to taste; and enough * vinegar to. ;_nake. reasonably thin. -..-■* ' * Fraternal Greetings . ! Penguin Meat Supply S LOCKER MEATS | " * Fine Meats At Fair Prices i.;- j 9486156th St. N._§_irrev <. 581-3515 •4 71*6. <_ie.'Sm*4n»t °TTie union grievance committeeman to see you, sir, with fire in his eyer Bowell -McleanMotor Co. Ltd. ACADIAN- / PONTIAC- BUICK- / CADILLAC- VAUXHALL- "Camda'B Leader" Serving B.C. Since 1919 615 Burrard St. MU 2-3333 FLANDERS INSTALLATIONS ■ . *■ -■' LTD. General Mechanical Contractors 1807 Burrard 736-7321 Vancouver 9, B.C. Vancouver, B.C. WORKING WITH LABOUR FOR OVER HALF A CENTURY BURNS & CO. LTD. Th«lkohor'S.atesmcnr.4Wrptemberj 1963 t .5 Another year goes by- little done for jobless '.'. . . -*_.. . i .-.,»..■ assistance OTTAWA—Another Labor Day has 'dawned over Canada—and Still no major realistic step has been taken-to beat the growing problem of unemployment. Canadian . Labour Congress President Claude Jodoin warned "there is need now, before the snow flies, for a far more extensive and imaginative program to curb the waste of winter idlest. ness. Unemployment was cited in Jodoin's Labor Day -n.esss.ge as the major problem in Canada to. day. Hi- said Canada ne$f_s bold. Imaginative and realistic approaches to put more people to work. The CLC president also said that labor Is ready to play a' full part In development of better labor- management relations but warned that many anti-union employers are jeopardizing progress in this field. He predicted that CLC unions would intensify its drive for proper wage rates and social benefits in the year ahead. Here is the .text of his message: "Labor Day is more than a holiday—it is a^time for rededica- tion of the labor movement in its efforts on behalf of all mankind: The fact that on this day many hundreds of thousands -of workers arid their families enjoy a time of relaxation and enjoyment Jkes nothing away from this ierious purpose of our movement. "One of the objectives of organized labor over the years has been to enable people to find more in life than toil, and con. ( . '-WW**. siderable progress has been made in this regard. "At the same time we are very conscious that a great many Can-' adians are still deprived of the opportunity. to work because of the toll'of unemployment. "Labor Day marks the turn of the season and brings with it the approach of a period when unemployment. rates traditionally rise. There has been a growing ■ awareness of the. seriousness of this situation; but, in the view of our organization, there has not Labor Day message yet been a realistic approach to finding a solution. „■ - - "Certain steps have been taken to strengthen the Winter Works Incentive Program; but they are far from adequate. In some instances other steps "ifiaVe been taken ,by the government which may counte'ract the intended ben- ■efits. "There is need now, before the snow flies, for a far more ex. tensrV_""and imaginative program to curb the waste of winter idleness. . . "This, however, is still Only one of several forms of* unemployment from which we .-.have been suffering for some time. There is the unemployment which results from structural changes in our economy. Where such situations arise .there should be special Greetings To B.C. Labour * PONY EXPRESS LTD * ■ ' • ; Vancouver, B.C. 150 Smithe St. assistance lo industries which show hope of rotitinuing "If an industry, finds Msejf doomed by changing conditions, then adequate pnwisitn must be mnnV for rctmiininK or reiac-ailins; workers, or perhaps both. "In some parts of the country we are faced with particular situations in an area or a ccmn-un- ity. Tax incentives alone are inadequate fo meet the needs of such situation-- These problems call for a program related to the economic resources of the area and designed on a long-term basis to provide people with work al decent wages. "The welfare of all parts of Canada depends on our welfare as a whole and the need now—as never before—is for bold, imaginative and realistic approaches CO-OPERATIVE "It is the hope of the Canadian Labour Congress that the Economic Council of Canada may pro- vide.an avenue for a more cooperative approach to these and other problems which face us as an industrial nation. "A great deal hats been heard during the past year about New Developments in Labor-manage- . ment relations in Canada It is likely that -even more will be heard during Hie merit year. "Certainly there is need'for an improvement in these relal_o_s. Some limited progress has already been made. There is it-creasing recognition of the posstbtiiJies of men of good win from both sides, of the bargaining table getting together to discuss matters of mutual concern. These approaches must be on a sound basis. "Many of us feel Hat the only way such _V-atkn_t-_B can be soundly developed is from a firm base at the national level. The need of the moment is for exploration of the areas in which labor and management can usefully work together. ANTI UHIOH "Instanres ment uses all m fight the ation of frrr tiwdr Seventh-Avdhtrtr- Holf BlockJ/fist. of Main TR 4-6833 -JfevVt-**-' 5 and 10 Pins Halls Available For Rent Dickinson Room up to 40 Persons Burns Room up to 80 Persons Upper Hall up to 120 Persons Lower Hall'up to 400 Persons ::::-;«::»■-■::. K H. A. SIMONS LTD: Consulting Engineers 16 East Hastings St. ■'-v , z'- -: . MU 4-412- Vancouver. B. G. i ■fr:?**"**"""?. BROWNIE'S FLORIST ~ • WED0ING SPECIAL Inquire About Our $18.00 . ••.-■''■:'■' Member of F.T.D. & T.D.S. / 225 East Broadway TR 9-2921 -oooooooooopoooooq WORDING TOGETHER WITH ORGANIZED LABOR SINCE 1918 HUME & RUMBLE LIMITED '- £ * ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS TR9-155V 15 East 2nd Aye. Vancouver, B.C. wooooooooooeoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooeoof meats. While there- hi* duclion gf fl_t_ type- of activity, it is. rrsrrttaMy. quite extensive in Ca-tada. "The Canadian Labour Congress is quite p_ep__red to play its full role in the deve-up-uent of .better relationships- We do this white retaining to the tall our right to press far that which we believe to be just and right for , the people. --There will m to- Or easing af « iHtol* to C. J. Oliver Limited General Contractors good working advance sarial mt m fit _ "The program of the Canadian Labour Congress, will continue— and in fact be intensified—in all these areas during the year ahead. We aire convinced that through audi, efforts a free trade union organization can make a great contribution to the future of Canada, just as it has to the past. 1308 Seymour St. MU 3-7721 Vancouver, B.C. «_ ' . . -■• • FRASER VALLEY MILK PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION 405 - 425 West Eighth Avenue Telephone TRinity 4-6411 Vancouver 10, Canada 16 The Labor Statesman, September, 1963 -™^F!- SUCCESSFUt VENTURE n First class graduates from tabor College MAX SWERDLOW ■ . .'. some day Bask right to picket » curtailed B. C. labor has been loud in its protest against provincial legislation which has severely limited the right of trad# unions to picket. Bill 43 — the Trade Union Act — passed by the Social Credit government in 1959 over strong protests of organized Labor, is one of the most restrictive pieces of labor law in the • free world. It has drastically curtailed information picketing which is considered a basic right in most countries. In 1940 — the United States Supreme Court gaVe recognition to the right of employees to communicate their grievances to the public. In a test case, the court said that peaceful picketing was a form of speech entitled to the pro- tectibn of the U.S. Constitution and that, under 'this 14th amendment, no state legislature could pass a valid law prohibiting it, because such a law would be a denial of freedom of speech. _ Giving the court's opinion, Mr. Justice Douglas said, "It is recognized now that satisfactory hours and wages and working conditions in industry and a b a r g a ining position., which makes these possible have an importance which is not less than the interests of those |n the business or industry directly concerned." MONTREAL — After seven weeks of intensive sessions, 86 union men from across Canada have. graduated from the first term of the Labor College of Canada. Diplomas were handed put at graduation ceremonies held at the University of Montreal. "R. E. Powell, chancellor of McGill University, described the graduation as "the first chapter in a very important history." : The college is under the auspices of McGill, the Unwersity of Montreal, the Canadian Laoor Congress and the Confederation of National Trade Unions. - Max Swerdlow, CLC education director and registrar for the college, said he hoped Canada's trade union movement would work for the establishment of a "bricks and mortar" permanent national labor college with its own full-time staff. The college courses crammed much instruction into the seven- week period. Subjects covered economies, history, sociology, political science and the theory and practice of trade unionism. Swerdlow said" the college has now "reasonable assurance of financial support and students for the next two, years." Financing for the three-year project is expected to cost about , $240,000. rT. He reported that about 300 ' local unions across Canada had contributed from $10 to $1,000. , The federal government has allocated $5,000 annually for fWree years toward the colleges and the governments of Alberta and Saskatchewan each have contrib'. uted $9,000. Support your li nion Buying Week! By Mrs. Josephine Hallock Secretary Treasurer, Union Label Trades Council From the cradle to the grave we ire all concerned with physical security and welfare. Without security we have frustration, defeat,, loneliness, which often leads to complete physical and mental breakdown. So we need jobs, homes, and i healthy community to secure the maximum benefit from the best of our working years. Every dollar spent for welfare, medical care, pensions, and rehabilitation, is a dollar more into our economy. . The tremendous effect of purchasing power on our economy is well recognized by our advertisers, merchants, and producers at all levels. There is power and security involved in union buying to improve working conditions: to outlaw sweat shops; and substandard wages. Tou support your fellow workman-—and increase the spending and savings from-the higher wages of workers. TheUnion Label Council and the Union Label Department of the CLC have made it their business to promote union buying at all times. With this in mind, our Council has again launched a Union Buying Week campaign. , This is our 14th year of promotion at the Pacific Na-~ tional Exhibition booth in the Showmart Building. Thousands of visitors every year .take;this opportunity to see for themselves what labor and management can do in good public relations. This is an opportunity to demonstrate the power of union buying to not only raise living standards in the community, but to defeat the forces of reaction who would take away the freedoms and hard won gains of labor. Your union earned dollars spent on union purchases are potent weapons. Spend them with merchants and producers with union agreements. Intelligent union buying on the part of all trade unionists can make a sizable contribution to union security. The power is in your hands and your shopping cart. Use it! Look for the union label, shop card, and service button. Compliments of RIVERDALE LUMBER COMPANY Three Locations to Serve You 143 No. 5 Rd, Twigg Island 1508 Brunette, Maillardville 8092 Scott Rood, Newton 940 5-1206 LA 2-9831 596-6235 Eric Trygjc Axel Olofson LOCKSMITHING La winnowers and .Skates Sharpened Bicycle Sale rind'Service — Sporting Goods i"'*.- Fish and Game Licences Issued '■■ Sportsmen's Supplies Ltd. Phone YUkon 7-2555 3122 Highland Blvd. ' North Vancouver, B.C. Grower's Regal Port ' ':- ■ Regal Sherry r , Re.gal Claret . Regal, Muscatel Qkanagan Mission ~ • i Liebfraymilcrt Logana ■_..'■' Cherry .■.•'—. . ;~r--'... Bon Grape Red ' _ Bon Grape White "-* Four Star Logan Brandy .' Bon Sante Ma'rtini Cocktail 45 Per Cocktail Matador Sherry Cocktail . '_ Vin Supreme .. Stinger's Grape "White Grape Red White Port Blackberry , _z%'.''"'• ,: Loganberry Gin Cocktail THE FINE FAMILY OF GROWERS WINES Union Made For Union Friends Grower's Wine Co. Ltd. .-Vancouver and Victoria The Firm That Proudly Displays The Union Label On all __ Brands ' . This advertisement ii not published or display by Hi* Liquor Control Board or by "--.-.. the Government of British Columbia *..' ■ —ffmt■ ■ mmmmmmmmmmmmmtl^amtmmmWmmm Wilkinson Company Ltd. Steel & Metal Distributors Vancouver - Edmonton - Calgary ALECS AUTOMOTIVE MOTOR SPECIALISTS PORTABLE CRANKSHAFT GRINDING 3891 Fraser TR 6-5929 Th* Labor Statesman. September. 1963 U </■ Construction Equpiment Company Ltd. COAST TO COAST 39 Years Experience FOR PROVEN KNOW HOW CONSULT US LOGGING - MINING INDUSTRIAL - ROAD/BUILDING Good Buys in Used Equipment 5750 Lougheed Highway CY 9-2611 -S COMPLIMENTS OF THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE A UNION COMPANY WESTERN CANADA'S BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL NEWSPAPER 1606 VV. Broadway RE 3-4191 Y^ Greetings to British Columbia Labour "% GENERAL TIRE OF VANCOUVER "THE GENERAL TIRE GOES A LONG WAY ;^ TO MAKE FRIENDS" 1884 Main Street TR 9-2977 Stucco Supply Co. ltd. '..... '" . i' " Dry Stucco Dash — Roofing Granules ,'.1s%- White Stucco Chips — Mixed Coloured Glass Silica Rock and Sand — Ceramic Color Stone Rear 937 Main MUtual 3-4642 B.C. Propeller Repairs (marine) Pete Campbell VIBRA-LESS PROPELLERS "HELP STOP" "PROP ROT" "WITH PROP ELECTARD" THANKS LONSDALE MOTORS LUBRICATION — OIL CHANGE TIRES — BATTERIES — ACCESSORIES »a»«jw'«!.,..,.,v,/,. ' u North Vancouver YU 8-4414 « Ft. Furness St. LA 1-6222 New Westminster NORGATE TEXACO Prop. Eric C. Sauer Tire* - Batteries • Lubrication Etc. 1790 Marine Drive at Garden Norm Vancouver YU 7-7422 "Fenwiclc, your suggestion hat enabled the firm to save two million dollars during the past three months. Please accept our heartfelt thanks." TEST BANS (Continued from page 5) while- the conversion of the large so-called defense ex-1*1 penditures to the pursuit of peace by raising living standards in needy countries was^ the more positive policy for Canada and the one that would have most Impact. most impact. Harold Winch, MP (Vancouver East), told the delegates, as the NDP federal caucus's member on the defense committee of Parliament: "This is not the time for Canada to withdraw from NATO. When developments &ge moving toward the very goals we want is no time, to leave the fight to others." Delegate Larry Sefton, District 6 director of the Steelworkers, urged that the NDP support NATO membership so that "we would be heard in the councils of our friend?. ... Let's not exaggerate the NATO issue out of all importance." While the final speaker in support of withdrawal, Colin Cameron, MP from B.C.,._pc- pressed the belief that if Canadians did not see the desirability of our abandonment of NATO today, they would in time, the plea of federal leader T. C. Douglas to adopt the NATO section, as submitted, was supported by a substantial majority. "We are fighting the battle of yesterday," he told the delegates. The^ conflict between East ancf'West was in process of being resolved, so this was no time to withdraw. "We can do better inside than outside NATO," Douglas said. Compliment of MODEL GLASS SHOP 1751 Kingsway TR 94528 Vancouver. B.C. NEATES COFFEE Restaurant Specialists 1130 Homer St. MU 3-8401 Vancouver, BjC THE NICHOLSON PRINTING COMPANY LIMITED 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 OKANAGAN HELICOPTERS B.C. Fort St HH-Bhei AT 76421 D »urton SY 3 7990 A. Dru* 426 4316 A. Drue* 426-4316 M««-_h ST 5-3845 J. Grady 352-5411 J. MabumlO 4-2354 m MdJoooBhTE7 4044 Eff-ttp- VI 3-5874 IThambef 0**5502 /. OKANAGAN HELICOPTERS LIMITED VANCOUVER AMtPORT Jfi ttmmmmmmmm HAMMOND LTD. t*pair_ A COMPLETE MAINTENANCE FOR CARS AND TRUCKS SEYMOUR AT PACIFIC MUtual 3-8451 Compliments Of Pemberton Motors Ltd. VoUswogon Repairs & Service Rear 3980 Main St. . ~ TR 6-3433 18 The Labor Statesman, September, 1963 ••■••¥:•::::•:•:•••••••:•••: ••••:*ft:*:*:*:'^^ Labor news of the month in pictures S':':..':":':w:':*::*. ::**** FIRST contract in Canada to use the Bakery and Confectioner/ Workers' Unipn label on bread and other baker/ products came this month between Mother Hubbard Bakeries of Vancouver and Local 468 as Ben Gold signed for the company and Mel Kemmis (right) business agent, for the union. INJURED when he tripped over TV cable during press conference at NDP Regina .convention was Grant MacNeil, IWA regional public relations director. Best wishes go out for a speedy recovery to Grant in Burnaby General Hospital. He suffered a broken kneecap. /-.-/. WELL-KNOWN FACES appeared at the annual award for achievement and good citizenship sponsored by the Screen Actors Guild in Hollywood. The award was presented to Eddie Cantor by SAG President George Chandler. / TUITION FEE for one year to Amal Histradrut trade school in Israel for an immigrant child is sponsored by Hie B.C. Federation of Labour, as Pat O'Neal, federation secretary gives cheque to Tuvia Beham, Histadrut executive director. 40 FULLY MODERN UNITS • HEATED SWIMMING POOL •■• 4 STAR RATING-AAA • T.V.- TELEPHONES , • BACHELOR & FULLY CONTAINED UNITS • 10 Minutes from Van. City Centre YUkon 8-3181 1748 Capilano (V* Blk. N. Marine Dr., N.V.) SYMBOLIC "white collars" are worn by Dick Mueller (left) and Fred Kunz, members of United Auto Workers, to celebrate signing * ' * •' of a unique contract giving production workers annual salaries and other white collar privileges in Buffalo, N.Y. Greetings To B.C. Labour Industrial Supplies I 'J_JL'____\ "-•■: f''Sej;::'fn:ii-*-'--- \ LICK 2106MoirvSt. TR 6-7121 Vancouver, B.C. .he Labor Statesman, September, 1963 19 -— -—..e- Seminar on Malaysia 4 FEDERATION (Continued from Page 3) wired the premier wiuinis complaint: "Your decision to call a provincial election for Sept. 30 will, disenfranchise thousands of coast loggers because of the impossibility of registering before the voters' list closes Aug. 31. "Thousands of other BC. residents on holidays will be in a similar position. We request that you extend the registration, deadline so that years. It is imperative in the these citizens can exercise the . years ahead that there be stabil- The extension department of the University of B.C. will hold STRACHAN (Continued from Page 3) erals or the Conservatives to support the NDP in this election so that - a government dedicated to the principles of", honesty and fortrirightnpss will Se,elected. "This is trie fifth provincial election in little more than 10 a seminar em "The Federation of Malaysia" Sept. 1.1-15 on the UBC campus. _ The seminar has been designed to examine the nature and pros-, fleets of the., new federation'with major emphasis on the external pi-essures facing il- Impressive list of KU(\st speakers, has been invited to attend. '*~A Support Your B.C. Heart Foundation 1956 West Broadway Are., ■:"--* VANCOUVEH 9. RE B.C. right to vote." * There was no reply. Most bankers gladly grant a loan. In fact they Often speed it;"..- The.only thing that they require 1s proof that yoifdon't need it. ity in the government of B.C. . "It is time B.C. settled down. We welcome this election. It gives the people of B.C. a chance to bring stability and a new day t9' this province." <-" BRITISH COLUMBIA Union Directory i_ii^ Are Doors Closed To You? Because you lock a High School Diploma? WE HAVE the'fEY that will open the door to employment, advancement and opportunities IT CAN BE YOURS I! 1 O Courses written by B.C. Teachers O Courses leading to a High School Diploma \ O Courses leading to University Entrance O Courses adhering strictly to B.C. Dept. of Education Curricula requirements . • Personal counselling • Full High' School Course ■ ■ can be completed in two year* -. PACIFIC HOME HIGH SCHOOL LTD. 77) West Broadway, Vancouver {?), B.C. or Telephone RE 8-6513 -RE 8-1313 V Texado Towing Co. Ltd. General Towing Captain Dou* Ruat—YU 5-3996 Mrs. M. Abercrombie—WA 2-5517 CaU Lonjf Distance For y^^^rx^siimX ■'jj^'mHmtjOmW^Z TUrner 3-2303 Pender Harbour 1729 W. Georgia St. MU 2-J 861 t.i_ i Blue Haven Motel Modem 3 & 5 Room.Bungalows -; __ Bath - Shower - Refrigerators TV Equipped Reasonable Prices MR. * MRS. ALVIN PEARSON, MGRS. 7026 Kingsway 5. Burnaby LA 1-9942 Kingsway Meat Market Prop.: LEN COOK -v. 1310 Kingsway, Vancouver, B.C. TR 4-2220 ALL UNION HELP Jackson Sheet Metal Roofing Co. Ltd. 5735 BERESFORD AVE. HE 3-1284 SOUTH BURNABY, B.C. AMALGAMATED CLOTH-NO WORKERS OF AMERICA. Local 173—Room 5—2475 Mani- . toba, Vancouver 10, C. Trower, . Business Agent. TR 9-3031. AMALGAMATED MEAT CTT--* ■.■ERS AND B.W... Local 212 — ' Representative Oeo. Johnston, 203 Labor Temple: TR 6-5735. AMBLANCE EMPLOYEES ONION, Local 873, NUPE—Secretary, Charles Redhead, 1123 Elgfith Ave., New Westminster. Phone 526-6008. 'AUTOMOTIVE LODOE'lTO. 1857, f I. ... of M.—Business Agents, Jack Chapman, Brian Trodden,' Room 17. 2414 Malm TR 6-4104-5 BAKERY AND CONFECTIONERY WORKERS, Local 468 —Sccre- * tary, Melvln J. Kemmis, 337 W. Hroadway. TR 2-5205. BANK EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION, Local 387, Office Employees' International Union — President Marsh W. Bluck, FCBA, 33*7 West Broadway, TR 4-3511. BARBERS v- INTERNATIONAL JOURNEYMEN OF AMERICA, No. 120—109 Laljor'Temple, TR 6-0641; Secretary; Allan Cole- m man. 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 2-3432. BEVERAGE DISPENSERS (New Westminster) Local '835 — Business Agent, Jack Tomson. - 601- Royal Ave., -New Westminster, phone LA 2-7410. - ' t BOILERMAKERS. IRON SHIP BUILDERS, BLACKSMITHS, DROP FORGERS AND HELPERS, Local 359—Financial Secretary, Robert M. Macintosh. Ill Dunsmuir, MU 4-1047. BRICKLAYERS St MASONS INTERNATIONAL UNION, Local No. 1—Secretary, D, C. Fraser, ' 5594 Lincoln, HO 3-8617. BUILDING SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL, .Local 244—Business Agent and Secretary, Ben A. R. Morley, 369, Homer. Phone 685-5251. BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL —Secretary, Harold Taft, 110 Labor Temple, TR 9-1210. 'CARPENTERS' UNION, No. 452—! Business Agents: Lome Robson, Larry Anderson, Bill Cameron; Financial Secretary, Carl A. Erickson, Labor Temple; -.TR 4-2720 or TR 6-1212. CARPTENERS (New Westminster) Local 1215 — Business Agents, Ray West and K. McDermid. office 732 Royal Ave., New Westminster, phone LA 1-0525. CARPENTERS' UNION (Cpur-,, 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*oe"i 407 —. President T. W. . Sikstrom, FA 7-4688. DENTAL TECHNICIANS, 4__cal No. 1543 — Secretary George Hygh, 4007 Dunbar. DISTILLERY WORKERS, Local 69—President Carl Rowbotham, 993 S.E. Marine, New Westminster, LA 2-2021; Fin. 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 82—Sec, H. C. MacKlch- an, 3755 Elmwood St., S. Burnaby. HE 4-7651.* FIRE FIGHTERS (Burnaby), Local 323—Secretary. H. Brown, 7920 Rosewood Ave.. Burnaby 1 - LA 2-4421. FIRE FIGHTERS (Vancouver) •Local 18—President Oor*K. **■**-. * Anderson, 1386 East 61st, FA 7-3729; Secretary, R. N. Middle- ton, 1496 East 54th, FA 7-7441. FLOORLAYERS' UNION, U.B. of C.J. Local No. 1541—Room No. 108,' Labor Temple, TR 6-5920; Business Agent. Bruce Robson, . 3238 E. 29th. HE 1-0702. GLAZIERS AND ULASS WORKERS, Local 1527 — Recording Secretary, A. Allen, Room 4 2475 Manitoba. TR 4-7535. GOV ERNMENT EMPLOYEES'' ASSOCIATION (B.C.) — E. P. O'Connor, Gen. Sec., 2090 West 4th, RE 1-5361-62-83; TR 6-1223 ^ GRAIN WORKERS UNION, Local 333 — Recording Secretary, R. G. Millar. P.O. Box 194, North "" Vancouver; Pres., R. W. Fergu- « son, 3930 East Pender, N. Bby, CY 9-6193; Sect. - TVeas., F Cooper, 683 Schoolhouse Rd., Coquitlam, New Westminster, phone WE 9-3586. - HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES' UNION, JSa., 180—Business Manager W, . M. Black;'335 W. Broadway: TR 6-5822. ... HOTEL AND RESTAURANT EMPLOYEES, Local 28 — Sec., A. E. Morgan, Room 406, 402 W. Pender. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ASBESTOS WORKERS — Room 5, 307. W. Broadway, phone TR' fi-G814. INTERNATIONAL LADIES' GARMENT WORKERS, Locals 278 and 287—Business Agent, Harry Minuk, 119 W. Pender, MU 4-5514. IRONWORKERS' SHOPMENS', Local Union 712 — Business Agent, Benjamin D. Parry, Room 105, 307 W. Broadway, TR 2-5515 IRONWORKERS. Local 97 — President, J. D. Paterson, Room 206 307 West Broadway, TR 2-754L JEWELRY WORKERS' INTERNATIONAL, Local 42. Office, 339 West Pender, MU 1-5831. ' President, Frank Popowich, I960 Quinton Ave., Coquitlam, WE 9-3728. KAMLOOPS AND DISTRICT LABOUR-COUNCIL — Box 562. Kamloops, phone 372-5747. Secretary, Mrs. C. E. Mclnnes LABORERS CONSTRUCTION & GENERAL. Local 602 — Secretary, C. H. Savage, 3434 Fraser St TR 4-9233 LAUNDRY WORKERS, No. 292— Business agent, Mrs. Catherine Browne. Suite 1, 224 East Broadway TR 6-4543. LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING SALESMEN. Local 334 — J. A. Currie. Secretary - Treasurer 2632 West Twelfth, RE 8-9R49. MACHINISTS INTERNATIONAL ASSOOCIATION, Lodge 692 — Business representative, D. H. , Chapman. Room 17, 2414 Main, TR 4-0512. TR 6-7036.. MARINF WORKERS St BOILERMAKERS' INDUSTRIAL UNION I ocal 1—President. Charles ■ O. Wilson. Secretary. W. athwart. 339 W. Pender St., MU 1-9481, , * '.MOULDERS' UNION. Local 281— Acting business agent, Ben Mc- Dowell, 1507 Fulton, West Vancouver; 114 Labor Temple, TR 6-5920. MOTION PICTURE PROJEr:- TIONIRTS local 348 — PreRi- . dent, A. E. McManus; Secretary Frank M. Smith: Business Agent. D. A. Cooper, 1356 Sevmour. MU 4-7024. MUSICIANS' UNION, Local 145— Business Manager, . Room 510 Dominion Bank Building, 207 West Hastings, MU 4-1584. OFFICE EMPLOYEES' INTERNATIONAL UNION, Local 15— Room 1. 337 West Broadway. TR 4-3515. President Mamar-i' Hannah- Secretary - Treasurer '''pal Shilling. OFFICE EMPLOYEES' INTER- . NATIONAL UNION, Local 378 —Business Manager, William Swanson, 1116 Hornby, \_U 3-6134. _ OIL CHEMICAL '•_.. . ATOMIC WORKERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION, Local 9-601. President, H. C. Buchanan, Fin. Corresp. Sec, J. L. LeBourdais, 5650 E Hastings. CY 8-3940. PAINTERS UNION, Local 138 — Business Agent, Jack W. Frad- ley; Ass't Bus. Agent, Tom Carson; Rec. Sec, W E. Eaton' Room 3, 2475 Manitoba, TR . .". 6-6033.. - :i*l;'~"-' PAINT AND VARNISH WORKERS, Local 1550—Secretary, M. Nielson, Room 4, 2475 Manitoba. PATTERNMAKERS' TION—Secretary, H. Abercrombie, RR1, CR 8-1590. ASSOCIA-" Oliver, 93 Richmond. PILE DRIVERS AND WOODEN BRIDGEMEN, Local 2404 — Business Agent, S. Allen, Room 116, '307 West Broadway TR 4-7817. PLASTERERS' UNION, No. 779— Secretary, J. V. Chambers, -517 East Broadway, TR 2-2122. PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS. Local 170—Bus. Mgr., J. R. St. Eloi; Asst. Bus. Mgrs., James Barton and J. L. Fisher, 115 Labor Temple TR 9-1428. .. CANADIAN POSTAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION (Vancouver Branch)— T. R. Monks, general secretary-treasurer, Box 2411, Vancouver 3. Office, 532 Homer,' MU 5-8724. PRINCE GEORGE Si DISTRICT LABOR COUNCIL — 909, 5th Ave., Prince George, phone 191L2. PRINTING PRESSMEN, Local VC» —Secretary, L". Alnsworth. 3849 Cambridge, Vancouver, CY 8- 5405. „ PRINTING SPECIALTIES St PAPER PRODUCTS UNION, Local No. 598 — Sec'fc.-Treas., Bob * Bannlnger, 2753 Horley Avenue, Vancouver 16, B.C., HE 1-8443. PULP AND SULPHITE (Converters) UNION. Local 433 — Busl- ' ness Agent, O. Braaten, 5608 Victoria Drive, 321-3471. , PULP, SULPHITE** AND PAPER MILL WORKERS, Local 312, Ocean Falls, B.C. -*- Secretary Drawer 190, Ocean Falls, B.C. PULP. \SULPHITE AND PAPER- MILJix WORKERS — International: *• office, 315-316 Crown, Bldg.. H. L. Hansen, Interna-' tional Rep., MU-4-3858. . REFRIGERATION W O RKERS UNION, Local 516 — Sec, L. R. Wlntle, 137 W. 40th, FA 7-4409, FA 1-8511. SCHOOL BOARD EMPLOYEES' FEDERAL UNION (Burnaby', Local 379—Secretary, w E ' Apps, 4865 Triumph 8t., Burnaby _, b;c.' SHEET MiETAL WORKERS. Local > ,380 — Bus. Manager, Alex McGee, 207 Labor Temple,' TR ■ 4-8020. SHINGLE WEAVERS' UNION, Local No. 2802 — Business agent and financial sec, Harold P. Reilly, Room 116, 307 West Broadway, TR 6-3744. SIGN AND PICTORIAL .PAINTERS; Local 726—Sec. J. A. Middleton, 6339 Kitchener, N. Burnaby; Room 4, 2475 Manitoba, TR 4-7S35. * STREET RAILWAYMEN'S UNION, Div. 101—Business Agent. C. Stewart, Street Rlwy. Bldg. 125 East 8th, TR 4-2010. . * STREET RAILWAYMEN'S UNION. No. 134—Bus. Agent, D. h. Bryce, Room 22, 774 Columbia, New Westminster, phone LA ' 1-7330. THEATRE EMPLOYEES, Local B-72—Secretary, Mrs. F. Foster Ste. 1. 4508 Main, TR 9-5453. Business Agent, D. Calladine 6692 Laburnum, AM 1-0078 ** TILE SETTERS, Local No. 3 — Recording Secretary, D. P. Ewan, 4030 Dominion, S. Burnaby. TUNNEL St ROCK WORKERS Local 168 — 337 W. Broadway, , Secretary, H. Croft, phone TR 9-3231 TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION Local 226—Secretary, Robert Jefferies. 517 E. Broadway, TR 6-6810. UNION LABEL TRADES COUNCIL—Secretary, "Mrs. A. E. Hallock, day phone TR 4-0827; evenings TR 4-3748. UNITED GARMENT WORKERS' •Locql 190—Secretary. Miss Isabella Rogers. 436 East. 35th, Vancouver, B:C. UNITED STEELWORKERS, Local 2655 — Recording Sec't., Arne Hansen. 3510 Phillips, North Burnaby, CY 9-4284. UPHOLSTERERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION. Local No. 1— Business Agent, Karl Reich; Organizer Doug Gibson; Office, §66 East Broadway, TR 4-1727. WATER AND SEWER BOARD EMPLOYEES, Local 393 — Secretary, Robt. T. Callahan, 5605 Yalta Place, Vancouver 8. WOOD, WIRE & METAL LATH-. ERS, Local 207 — President, A. Sonnenberg: Rec. Sec, D. Rlccl; Financial Sec., W. R. Shields: Secretary and business representative, A. Allen, Room 4, 2475 Manitoba. TR 4-7535. 20 Th* Labor Statesman, September, 1963
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