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[The Labour Statesman]
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No. 758 Vancouver, B.C., December, 1964 Established 1924 1 News digest Clothing workers set goals GENEVA — Elimination of home work and establishment of standard three-week paid vacations were among the goals fixed for clothing workers the world over at a conference held here by the International Labor Organize-' tion. The need to strike a balance between helping poorer- countries to And export markets and preventing their exports from tearing down social gains in the Industrialized nations was recognized by the conference. AMA propaganda cost $1 million TORONTO.—The Magazine Canadian Doctor has revealed Out the American Medical Association spent $1 million during October to battle U.S. President Johnson's medical care plan for the aged. Tha* AMA called Its efforts an "educational program." .-Rail unions support new bill OTTAWA—Canadian running trades and non-ops railway unions have urged Labor Minister MacEachen to stand firm against massive employer opposition to the new Canadian labor code. At the same time, the unions have asked some clarification: main worry is tbe possible effect of the code on railway employees whose work necessitates irregular hours often In excess of the minimum 40 hours a week. Unions also, are concerned about the reduction in take-home pay that the cut in hours will entail unless a protective clause is inserted. FEDERATION BRIEF DEC 2.8 1964 r L Anti-union *.!**# 'peace' VICTORIA. — The B.C. Federation of Labour has warned the cabinet that government promotion of labor-management conferences is an "exercise in futility" as long as management groups keep calling for repressive measures against labor. In its annual brief to the cabinet, the Federation said labor's patience is being severely strained. Labor, it said, is becoming "sick and tired of the annual pilgrimage of the E..C. division of the Canadian Manufacturer,' Association colling for repressions of trade unions and tne introduction of such poisonous legislation as right-to- work laws." — •^■■■■'•sss:^^ Kenworth strike settled Members of International Association of Machinists have returned to work at Canadian Kenworth Ltd. in Burnaby after winning • 40-cent hourly boost Members voted to accept the increase to end their nine-week strike at the plant. More than 830 employees were involved. The new three-year contract provides a 40-cent package boost for journeymen and 35 cents for other employees. "Sooner or later the government and the employers of B.C. are going- to have to decide whether they want to achieve the kind of constructive relationship between management and labor which has proven to be of significant benefit to the economies of Sweden and other Western Europe countries," the brief declared. The delegation was led by Fed President \A1 Staley and secretary Pat O'Neal. Labour council president Ed Sims and secretary Paddy Neals also were part of the delegation. The brief said government and employers must recognize that labor-management co-operation requires the restoration of traditional trade union rights, the recognition and acceptance of the right of trade unions to occupy an important position in society and the abandonment of harassment and persecution. To accomplish these aims, the Federation recommended: e Introduction by the government of a Labor Code guaranteeing the three basic rights: the right to organize, the right to bargain collectively, and the right to strike. Such a code should also categorically oppose the principle of compulsory arbitration. e To comply with the spirit of such a Code, the repeal of the restrictive legislation embodied in Bills 42, 43 and 123. e Introduction of legislation which would require employers to proceed through grievance procedure before dismissing any employees. e Amendment of the Labour Relations Act to provide that the onus is on the employer to prove "proper cause" for any dismissals during a period of union organization. •■• Introduction of a "Citizens' Job Protection" law which (Continued on Page 7), Xmas season so drive with reason Ifs the Christmas season, so drive with reason. Did you know that more than half the drivers in fatal Christmas traffic accidents had been drinKing? Driving too fast for conditions or in excess of speed limits was a factor, in three- quarters of Christmas, automobile crashes. During the last six hours of Christmas eve, the hourly rata for fatal accidents wss five times greater than it was for the remainder of the holiday. These are facts from the Vancouver Traffic and Safety Council. Play it safe this year. It doesn't pay to take a chance. sssseassoss^^ STUMPED ON THAT CHRISTMAS GIFT? How about mink for ber Most people find Christmas shopping a bit of a chore. But dont feel badly. Just think,of the real tough time that those In the money-to- burn class must have In picking out a Utile gift A recent article in the New York Times magazine pinpoints the terrible troubles of those who must choose for someone who already has everything. It tells of lavish items stores are selling, like: For oil magnates in Dallas, Tex., a store is providing "« submarine built for two, that dawdles under water at 7 miles per hour, and Is pegged at $18,700. The same store offers "a pair of antique His and Her dueling pistols, a lovely gift at $1,000." Also, "a waste- basket made of an elephant's foot 1350." "While Texans are having their frolic," the article continues, "New York stores also are doing pretty well for well-heeled clients of Santa Claus. For example, housewives there "can warm to their dally tasks in mink overalls, priced at $2,200." "For the wife's grocerlng, there's a shopping bag of genuine crocodile, for only 1300," the article continues. For her husband, a sterling silver spade, $1,000, a gold shoehorn, MOO. sports hatband of feathers, 1500, and a $650 pair of gold and coral dice. 'The Utile Woman might settle for an antique embroidered, lace-trimmed linen handkerchief, $500, a Jade Sd emerald necklace, $85,- ), or a chinchilla bedspread, $12,000." Also, "thejre's an Item or two for the kiddles. An unspoiled little lad might spend Christmas morning with an electric locomotive and car that carries Mm and passengers. $1,500. When that begins to pall, there's a half-scale Model T Ford, $395, and a set of antique German soldiers, $10,000. "A dog can have his own 10-gaUon Texas hat $10, and a cat can sleep on a $100 mink cushion." For a lady, there's "a silk chemise trimmed with chinchilla, white mink or Russian sable, for only $500. For a man, there's a shahtoosh robe made from Indian ibexes, priced at $1,- 500, or a sable ski parka, $12,000." . Pretty nifty is "a black evening bag of French Madagascar alligator, with diamond clasp, priced at an elegant $5,000, "and a mink- lined bathrobe, $2,000. Tbe article gives other examples and winds up with one which,. it says, '"no one can afford not to buy.-'. It's this: "A diamond Economy Package. It starts out as a champagne diamond necklace with a diamond pendant When removed, the pendant becomes a ring, while the. necklace divides into a brae- let pair.v The store can be persuaded to deliver it for $50^0-38." I 1 :•:• I .•ftWft-S**^^ ram mm mm ■__* p:>^:****i*':„^^ I NAMES I -i**i*c*SS:*S.'S.'^^ ..." . ' __ ... in the news New provincial organizer tor the NDP is Clive Lytle who has been research director for the B.C. Federation of Labour. Lytle will take over his new duties early id ' the New Year. Fed secretary Pat O'Neal commented: "Diving the two years be has been with the Federation, this young man demonstrated unusual ability. I am sure he wiU be a success In his new capacity." -•*■ * * *./. Bill McLennan has been named executive secretary. of the Vancouver-New Westminster Newspaper Guild to succeed Chris Crombie who wUl join the public relations CHRISTOPHER CROMBIE staff of a Montreal firm at the first of tbe new year ... Delegates accepted at meet ings of Vancouver Labour Council this month Included: Ralph Chic k, Steelworkers Local 3910; Bryan Kayes, Al Joyner, D. H. Macdonald, R. Mitchell, H. Courson and J. Morrison, Beverage Dispensers Local 676. ■*■•*■ r . i. Robert Rintoul, of Ottawa, national secretary-treasurer of the Canadian "Union of Public Employees, has been unanimously elected alternate member of the executive committee of the Public Services International for North America. The election took p 1 a c e in Stockholm, Sweden . . . William Lady- man of Toronto, vice-president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, has been appointed a general vice-president of the CLC to succeed the late William Jenoves. FOR 106 AT Mc & Mc At Christmas - - no job As tbe Statesman went to press, tbe dispute at Mc & Mc where 106 members of Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union Local 535 tvere fired, bad not been settled. Here .,„' is a statement on tbe dispute issued bf tbe B.C. Federation of Labour. * * * At a time when the spirit of peace and goodwill Is supposed* -".-■"- to prevail in tbe hearts of men — at a time when most employers are preparing to reward their employees for service given throughout the year — a Vancouver corporation was preparing a special treat for 106 long-time employees. Publications at - struck plant .,*-*.' B.C. Federation has issued a list of magazines, booklets and annual reports that are being published at the struck Mitchell Press plant In Vancouver. ~ Bookbinders have been on strike at the plant for more than two years. Publications Include: Western Homes and living. Western Business and Industry, British Columbia Lumberman, Canadian Pulp and Paper, Forest and Mill, Ontario Homes and Living, Municipal Year Book, PGE *** Story, Tyee Club Book, Mac Millan and Bloedel industrial buildings booklet Annual and quarterly reports: MacMillan and Bloedel, Lauren- tide Finance, B.C. Packers, White Pass Yukon, Ocean Cement Capital Management B.C. . Telephone, Neon Lighting. Wood, Wire and Metal Lathers Locals 207 and 358 have been certified to bargain for Hy-Grade Drywall, Coquitlam. United Steelworkers Local 3485 has been certified to bargain for employees at Truck- weld Equipment-Ltd. Burnaby. Ota Monday morning, November 30, 106 members who reported to work at Mc & Mc, 3200 E. Broadway, were fired. The cavalier attitude of the company was directed to employees " regardless of length of service. Some have worked for the company for 30 to 40 years. One man has spent 46 years of bis life In their employment Some years ago, Mc & Mc Was acquired by Messrs. Leonard Wolinsky and Nathan Starr, eastern business speculators. Their first move was to bring In efficiency experts from Alabama who introduced speed-up and stretch-out working conditions that proved intolerable. The company also refused to process grievances and in fact used the grievance procedure to promote strife. • Despite many complaints by the employees, the company under the local direction of H. B. Kirkpatrick continued its harsh policies. On November 27 the employees temporarily stopped work and demanded a meeting to clear up the situation. On that same day, a memorandum was agreed to by the union and everything was set for a return to work under what was hoped would be a better climate.for human relations. Over the weekend, the company officials obviously changed their mind and on Monday morning, November 30, repudiated their agreement and fired the employees. One can never precisely understand the motives behind tbe company's' illogical and irrational decision to fire their .employees a lew weeks before Christmas. ' ■*- Perhaps they hoped they could recruit "sufficient scabs or strike-breakers to man their operations. Perhaps they had hoped to create division and Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year . .from SYD FREEDMAN AND STAFF iT-i-.—ii'—- * * *" SBfSJWVnSSP •» mmWWWWml MU S-1111 CHRISTMAS ATTRACTION: Margaret Rutherford in "MURDER AHOY" HARRON BROS. LIMITED FUNERAL DIRECTORS "British Columbia's Finest Funeral Service" CHAPEL OF CHIMES 55 E. 10th Ave. TR. 8-8877 Vancouver. ROYAL OAK CHAPEL 8182 Kingsway, Burnaby HE. 1-8877 dissension within the union and thus induce those employees who lacked the necessary moral courage and conviction to return to work under the company's terms. Perhaps they had hoped to provoke the union into hasty or irresponsible acts which would Invite "court action and damage suits. Whatever the reasons, the union has not been manoeuvered by the company's foolish and Intemperate actions. On December 1, the minister of labour appointed conciliation officer Pete Fisher to meet with the company and the union in an effort to resolve tbe dispute. The union welcomed this appointment and was ready to meet at any time. The company said that any meeting would be a waste of time and the firings were a closed Issue. Why? Are they afraid to submit their sordid record of employer-employee relations to pubUc scrutiny? The-union has stated that It is prepared at all times to make every reasonable attempt to resolve this dispute. However, they have indicated that they WiU not shrink from their responsibilities to their members or the community but on the other hand, nor will they accept the intolerable dictates of the Toronto speculators or the Alabama efficiency experts. Vulliamy fir Brownell CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS Phone RE. 8-3233 2205 Fir Street Vancouver, B.C. Citizenship month to mark new drive for medicare plan OTTAWA — Medicare will be the theme of Citizenship Month that will be marked in February by the Canadian Labour Congress. ''. -^Z-Z '. "* •' The!.; Citizenship Month program will mark the start of a drive toward inauguration of health services in line with 'recomendations of the Hall Commission by Canada's centennial year In 1967. "Canada could give no better centennial birthday present to her people than assurance of full health sendees", CLC president Claude Jodoin said. The Canadian labor movement has always been in the forefront of efforts to obtain better social provisions for all people. Seldom has there been an objective which is as deserving and necessary as medicare. "The recent Intensive study made by the royal commission under Mr. Justice Hall has proved beyond all doubt that such a program Is within our reach. At the same time the commission has emphasized that shortages of personnel should not be used as an excuse to delay initiating programs and plans. Lumber graders vote to strike Lumber grading inspectors have overwhelmingly rejected a conciliation board report and voted 221 to seven in favor of strike action In a union ballot Members of the IWA, the inspectors are fighting the leasing out of grading stamps to private companies by tbe Pacific Lumber Inspectors Bureau. Tbe companies had requested a government-supervised strike vote as The Statesman went to Vtmmi "We propose rallying the entire support of the labor movement toward this objective. All sections of our movement will be asked to direct their .attention to medicare next February and from that point on we propose continuing a program so that with the observance of our country's centenary these long- delayed services will be within the reach of every Canadian.*' 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 and Janitorial services Included. Handy parking. Rental halls available In building. APPLY TO Dunsmuir Auditorium 111 Dunsmuir Street MUtual 1-7381 BUI-TON'S FLOWER SHOP FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS "We Telegraph Flowers Anywhere in the World" ALpine 3-7161 L . . 1675 Commercial Drive Vancouver, B.C. The Labor Statesman, December, 1964 Mount Pleasant Chapel Limited — KiNOSWAV AT SLE^ KINDLINESS — UNDERSTANDING - DEPENDABILITY LADV ATTENDANT . - Phono: TRinity 6-2161 Bennett stand on winter jobs hit by UBCM The provincial government's stand on winter works projects has again been strongly critic- lied by the Union of B.C. Municipalities. Premier Bennett said the government would only share labor costs If those hired had been on social assistance for at. least three months. - NDP leader Robert Stranchan said the policy is forcing people to go on welfare before they can get employment He said the only way to solve this unemployment problem and stop the waste of taxpayers money on welfare payments is to create a year-round, long- term flexible municipal works program. International Ladies Garment Workers Local 287 have won bargaining rights for workers Lo clothing manufacturing at Fair- lane Fashions Ltd., Vancouver. JOIN the x International Motorists' Co-operative Association 42 East Broadway TR. 2.8401 Whatever The News •. • It J-Tlmportant for everyone to know what's going on In the world. That Is why so many people value tbe unexcelled news- gathering facilities of the Vancouver SUN' for ALL tbe news from everywhere. SEE IT IN Phone MU. 4-7141 For regular home delivery <: A fey/ spoke and many listened WEEKEND LABOR INSTITUTE held recently by Vancouver and District Labour Council's education committee at Burnaby South high school was the most successful on record. Enrolment was so heavy that last-minute arrangements were made to call in more instructors (from left) Mrs. Charlotte Hess of Vancouver School Board, Bob Bowman, Ray Haynes, Bob Cook, John Hayward, Bill Gauld, UV Prof. C. S. Burchill. Bert Hepworth, Bob Smeal and Tom Gooderham. A a section of their receptive audience was caught by our camera in the lower picture. The best thing about tbe future is, it comes only one day at a time. * * » Thought for today: Prosperity is something you feel, fold and mail to Ottawa. laP-aiB]MM-i-_-lavn«Ht-Me-l Safety hearing postponement asked by Council, Federation SEASON'S GREETINGS MODEL GLASS SHOP "All Types of Glass" 1751 Kingsway TRinity 9-1528 Vancouver, B.C. -enaiM-i The Workmen's Compensation Board has agreed to postpone safety hearings until March in line with labor's proposal. Labor organisations have complained to the Workmen's Compensation Board that it is impossible to make an adequate assessment of proposed changes in WCB regulations in the time set out by tbe board. Both tbe B.C .Federation of Labour and the Vancouver and District Labour Council have urged the WCB to postpone scheduled hearings on the gen eral accident prevention regulations. Hearings had been set to start Dec. 14. -a." The Federation complained that the WCB draft proposal was unclear and fussy. Federation secretary Pat O'Neal wrote WCB chairman J. B. Eades: "We have discussed this matter at considerable length with many of our afflllat-. ed unions and without exception they all say that the amendments in the form presented by the board are of such a broad and diversified nature that it is impossible to do an adequate COMPLIMENTS OF - - -A '• ' ' B. Bjornson & Sons Ltd. : '• ' ' » . ' ■ A 6389 Beresford St. .. 433-9302 SOUTH BURNABY, B.C. job in preparing a presentation tor any hearing prior to tbe middle of March." . He said that there are about 200 deletions from present regulations and to go through the proposed changes to check against present regulations is Impracticable." "It Is the responsibility of the board in presenting these amendments to make a clear and concise analysis, clause, by clause, of the existing regulations, the changes that would cover them or the reasons for deletion." O'Neal said. To do anything less could result in the possible adoption of regulations that are unnecessary and undesirable and perhaps the omission of some mack needed changes. "I sincerely urge that yon reconsider tbe hasty approach to this important matter and prepare the proposed amendments In a clear and concise manner so that the best possible Job can be done." ...IN BCIEr JOIN — The 120 employ- l ees of the National Harbors Board who had their own association since 1941, have Voted overwhelmingly to join the Longshoremen's Union and have applied for a local charter. President Gordon Hafft said his group has had trouble with raiding and "we felt we needed the support of a larger union and the ILWU was the logical choice." • * * JUMBLE — B.C. Federation of Labor has asked the Workmen's Compensation Board to delay hearings on new safety regulations, claim the draft is so fuzzy, it appears designed to confuse instead of clarify. Fed secretary described it as "the greatest mumbo-jumbo you've ever seen in your life." 4NQUIRY — An industrial inquiry commission has been set up to make recom-, mendations in the dispute of FGE trainmen who have voted to strike. Trainmen claim work rules date back to the 1800's, want wages based on hours of work, overtime and mileage, say present-method of tabulating monthly pay cheques on mileage leads to abuse. BRITANNIA — Mine, Mill and«Smelter Workers have. asked the provincial government to take over the closed Britannia copper operations of Anaconda, said union members were willing to become government employees under a one-year contract to get the mine going again. The government could turn the profits over to Anaconda and this would establish whether or not the operation was profitable, the union told the cabinet ANOTHER — Bill Dunsmuir of the Bookbinders reports that a trade magazine called "Automotive Retailer Association" is now beinj printed behind their picket line at the struck plant of Mitchell Press. He urged anyone who receives any printed literature done by Mitchell to return it. THEATRES — Nonunion employees have been hired by the management of the Lyric and Olympia theatres, Projectionists Local 138 and Building Service Employees Union Local 244 have reported. HAPPY FACES - Ity was a happy party for the 1,500 children at *d>e PNE Showmart building. Complete with a visit by Santa, treats and candies and a program by magicians, acrobats, -ventriloquists and singers, the big party staged for children of United Steelworkers was a huge success. X The Labor Statesman, December, 1964 ■■■piip ___HMH»k«_iia gj^i.::*:%S5SSS'****^^ •■•*•■:'•■:■•■_':'•■•' ••■•••■•*s*^ \^ ' Kur. ■ i . Viewpoint Now. is the time to plan effective manpower policy By C. P. (PADDY) NEALE ' . Secretary-Treasurer Vancouver and District Labour Council . s X « * The acting research director of the Canadian Labour Congress, Russell Irvine, has recently put forward some interesting proposals concerning a manpower policy for Canada. Pointing out through/statistical analysis that most of tbe very extensive unemployment In Canada In recent years was caused by Inadequate purchasing power in the hands of consumers, Irvine went on to say that what is known as. structural unemployment—that is unemployment caused by large sections of the work force lacking the skills or education to fill the jobs available—has been a minor factor. It is, however, a factor that is becoming increasingly a problem with the spread of rapid technological change. Most economists, industrialists, and labor representatives agree that massive training and retraining programs are necessary. Government task Industry has failed to provide such programs, and the scale which Is required is undoubtedly far greater than Industry could hope to provide even, if It were determined to do so. Inevitably the responsibility falls primarily on the shoulders of government Several programs have been In operation for some time under which federal funds are provided to provincial governments to carry out the programs. The first is the program to provide expansion of technical and vocational school facilities. To date more than $560 million has been spent under the Technical and Vocational Training Assistance Act since April, 1981. with $340 million of the total provided by federal funds. In spite of the money expended, this program has produced limited results. The second program is a modest one designed to train advanced technicians and, within its very limited scope, has made some useful progress. The other three programs of note, designed to assist employed persons to improve their skills, to train young people, and to retrain unemployed workers, have been failures. Aside from unemployed workers, only 21,000 workers out of a labor force of seven million, received any training under these programs during the last fiscal year. As for the part of the program designed to retrain unemployed workers, it -has been a real flop. In two years only 36,125 workers have been enrolled at the peak of enrollments and, generally, only seven to ten percent Of unemployed workers have enrolled. Of these only about half have completed a course. Allowance too low Why? Simply because under the various programs the living allowances for workers undergoing training are so low ($5 for single men per day, and $9 for married men in Manitoba for instance) that most workers prefer to spend their time looking for a Job—any job—than to try to Uve on a totally Inadequate allowance. It must be remembered that these allowances are not in addition to unemployment insurance. Where the worker is receiving unemployment Insurance, the amount is deducted from the allowance. This also explains the high percentage of dropouts since most of the men and women enrolled will give up the training program as soon as they have the opportunity of any job at a living wage. There is another basic weakness of the programs, however. How can any program succeed in training workers for jobs when there is no real idea as to the kind of jobs which will be available —or the kind of skills which will be required. Irvine's proposals are interesting in this regard: (1) A National Labour Market Board should be established which would be the co-ordinating centre for tbe whole range of manpower programs. It would consist of representatives of government, management, and labor l and Would have a large and competent staff of economists and other research personnel. Branches would be established In main labor-market areas throughout the country. (2) Under the jurisdiction of this Board, a nation-wide network of adult training centres would be established, built, equipped and staffed by the federal government, and work In close co-operation with local vocational schools. _ (3) All training under these programs should be free, with living allowances paid to all unemployed adult trainees equal to at least three- quarters of the average industrial wage. (4) The Labour Market Board would undertake a continuous analysis of the demand and supply for labor, maintaining an up-to-date Inventory of the types of labor currently available and currently being trained in vocational schools or adult training centres. From Information which Industry would be required to provide, tbe Board would be able to estimate the skills required at least five to 10 years ahead. As imbalances appeared between the probable jobs available and the skills presently being taught, the Board would act to re-adjust the training programs' emphasis. Comprehensive plan (5) The Board would administer federal funds to assist workers who must move from one region to another to obtain work. Such assistance would include the full cost of travel for tbe worker and his family, the full cost of moving furniture and belongings, housing assistance "in the new region, .and a cash allowance to last until the worker's first pay cheque is received. These are just the highlights of a very comprehensive series of proposals and it is to be hoped that when they are presented to the government in detail that effective action will be taken to Implement this kind of effective manpower policy. s I i as S*.c**_-_*.-.:^^ Old-fashioned business minds The B.C. division of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association has provided an up-to-the-minute example of the immature attitude of Canadian businessmen to labor-management relations. In the Page 5 article, Clive Lytle outlined how too many business minds are clogged by old-fashioned, outdated thinking. v" The CMA group this month presented its annual brief to the provincial government. And, as usual, it was full of this type of reasoning. They asked for new restrictions against picketing. They again pushed for right - to - work legislation which would outlaw union security in labor contracts. The CMA brief said that a minority union group in a multi-union operation should n°t be able to call a strike which shuts down the whole operation. It picked the Port Alberni dispute of last year as an' example. Evidently, the CMA thinks that any union which represents less than a majority of employees in an operation, regardless of the number of unions involved, should be stripped of its right to strike. Could anyone-think up a stranger proposal? Two ^)»000O0O0»»00000000O0»8»900<900«00Oe»00»a^,0»^ THE LABOR STATESMAN Published Second Week of Each Month at Labor Temple, 307 West Broadway, Vancouver 10, B.C. Authorized as 2nd Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa, and for Payment of Postage in Cash. The Labor Statesman is Owned by the Vancouver and District - *. Labour Council and Supported by 160 Local Unions. "To Each Union Member the political Party of His Choice" * "Build Strong Unions for Social Security" Subscription Rates: $1-50 per year; to Unions, 6c per copy. C. P. NEALE, Secretary R. COOK, Chairman, Public Relations Committee *. The Labor Statesman, December, 1964 sets of rules, one for the big unions and one for the smaller unions. And what about companies in which only a section of the employees are organized? We presume they wouldn't have a right to strike. Apparently, what the CMA would really like is that all strikes be outlawed. That's the type of thinking that goes back those 50 years we were talking about: It might well be suggested that -the CMA would be doing a public service by turning some of its attention to methods of improving labor-management relations, instead of trying to keep them boiling. Their example of the Port Alberni strike was a poor one. That strike, involving union security, was settled on -the basis of an agreement which the striking union had suggested shortly after the strike started. Management said "no" until the premier finally stepped in and made it clear that the strike should be settled on just that basis. In constantly pushing for right -to - work legislation, the CMA again is showing its behind-the-times thinking. This type of restrictive legislation has been criticized by just about every responsible politician, businessman and organization in the TJ.S. Except, of course, the Birchers and the Gold- waterites. Smoking and the handling of matches is still the biggest cause of fires in Canada. The most recent figures for the year 1963 show that 33,083 fires were started this way, far ahead of any other major cause. Total fires during the year was 82,392 with 620 deaths and $148 million property damage. This is shocking testimony to the shame of carelessness. Don't gamble that you can escape the financial headaches or family heartbreaks that fire inevitably tion your business, too, at home and on the job. Doctor: "How's the patient this morning?" Nurse: "He's recovering. Just now he tried to blow the foam off the medicine." . . . . from this angle The B.C. legislative committee of International railway brotherhoods is the latest group to call for a special automation tax on industry to help finance a retraining program for displaced workers. r This proposal; has been advocated by various labor groups for close to two years now. It's worth some serious thought The economic trend with - automation Is simple: fewer " jobs and higher profits. And as few industrial firms and businesses will on their "own ever get down to the job of planning to retrain or to replace workers who are pushed aside by automated procedures, a tax on profits would be one method of forcing'them to help foot the cost Dire \ forecasts have been made jon the number of workers who will be replaced by tbe new age 'of machine wizardry. As every month passes, the forecasts become clearer. It can and is happening in Canada. Government leadership is essential in planning. How many workers need to be retrained? In what skills will they be trained? Should some control be exercised to ensure a gradual Introduction of automation so that our labor market Is not thrown Into complete chaos? The railway unions made their proposal In a brief to tbe provincial cabinet They said that B.C. has no long- range plans to adequately meet the socio-economic re- , quiremeuts of an alarmingly Increasing number of displaced workers. -*-* **--** * ,So right , , ._ •.. -.-,.„ . WW* . . The talk In union circles Is. about the need for the shorter work week. But tbe trend seems to be toward longer vacations. It wUl be interesting to see which comes about quickest and makes the most impact in helping resolve the problems of this tchnblogical age. Over a century ago. In 1850, the work week was 66 hours —six 11-hour days. It was 80 hours by 1900, SO hours by 1925; 44 hours In 1930 and, finally, 40 hours In 1940—five eight-hour days. Today, the average work week in manufacturing Is still 40 hours even though some employees, like printers/and offlce workers are down to 35 hours and less. • • • '■ Charles Lebeaux. a lecturer at Wayne State University, gives this poke' at our.affluent society: "In an economy generating wealth ' sufficient to supply every family of four.with nearly $10,000 a year Income, we reduce a family to cashing in pop bottles to get food, we push a woman to thoughts of prostitution to feed her children, we force an honest woman Into theft and then provide her with $25 an hour psychiatric treatment." * » * This month we liked the story about tbe two beatniks who were sitting on the bridge with their feet dangling in stagnant water. One says: "Man, ah alligator just bit off my foot" The other asks: "Which one?" *;"■-"" ■*" ■-■:--«——^ r-rz^ His wounded friend says: "How do I know, Clyde. You see one alligator and you've seen them all." » * * Make this holiday a happy one. Be there to hang up your own stocking. T7 m ■ ■■'■■ a- ■■•■ -■■■. '■*'■- y-^wpf-wt.^'-vn^ayt / V Immature attitude of business leaders kills labor-management co-operation Labor is often pictured as tbe villain in disputes which rock tbe industrial boat. But labor it not to blame in most instances. An unrealistic attitude of management towards labor in Canada is the cause of most of our industrial unrest. B.C. Federation of Labour research director die* Lytle cleared tbe pi* lure in a ment talk to tbe Annocis Rotary Club. * * •* . By CLIVE LYTLE;' I am convinced as a result of my studies of the subject In Britain that there is only one major obstacle to achieving a measure of labor-management co-operation in Canada and, in particular, In B.C. This obstacle Is the Immature attitudes of many of our business leaders towards the trade- union movement In Western Europe, most business and industrial leaders have accepted the fact that unions are here to stay, that they have certain rights, including the right to be strong, and that In the Interests of all parties concerned, management must deal with unions as a permanent and necessary part of the industrial structure. Pious proclamations notwithstanding, too many Canadian business and industrial leaders Page five have not faced up realistically to this fact of life. Too many are still dominated by the attitude of 20, 30, 50 years ago, that unions are a cancerous growth which must be eliminated or, at the very least, rendered impotent # This kind of attitude Invites the maintenance of a state of Industrial warfare and you don't find too much co-operation between antagonists in any war. . TWO-YEAR PROBE Housing study maps blueprint for public, private planning James A. Murray, professor at tbe school of architecture, University of Toronto, recently published his findings after * two-year study of public bousing in Canada. . the 126-page report "Good Homt- ing for Conations" was initiated by tbe Ontario Association of Housing Authorities and financed jointly by the federal government and the Ontario government. w * * The keynote of the report is struck in the opening sentences of tbe summary: "This country is rich; rich in natural and human resources; too rich for ease of conscience while so many Canadians of modest means, or advanced years, must live out their Uves in squalid dilapidation and miserable overcrowding, yet surrounded by every sign of extraordinary affluence. "The uncertainty, ineffectiveness, inequitable availability and stigma of bousing help extended, is nothing less than a national, provincial and municipal disgrace. Tor those Canadians unable to achieve decent housing it is more than time that twenty years of bousing neglect give way to twenty years of bousing progress . . . Present and past activities in low income and elderly persons' housing bear ___, CONFERENCE The annual staff educational conference sponsored by tbe Canadian Labour Congress will be held at Parksville January 1742.' V The conference will cover subjects vital to the trade union movement and top-flight lecturers and instructors will attend. Affiliated unions have been urged to have representation at the conference. absolutely no relationship to any realistic appraisal of the need in Canada" Murray goes on to refer to the divided responsibility between different levels of government tbe piecemeal approach to the' problem, the lack of awareness among the pubUc of the nature of the problem and Its solution, and the need for a definite housing objective, namely, "decent accommodation In a satisfactory environment for every Canadian." After a detailed analysis of Canadian housing supply and demand, tbe report estimates that (based on 1961 Incomes and costs) over one million subsidized housing units will be required between 1961 and 1981 for low Income families (below S3.00O-S..50O a year) and elderly persons. Of this total, some 35- 40 percent of tbe units will be required for elderly people. A further million units of un- subsidlzed, moderate income housing will be required for those families ($3,00044^00 a year) who can pay an economic rent given government financing at cost Tbe total Inadequacy of our present housing program Is brought home by comparison of tne above figures with the total number of low and moderate rental bousing units, actually built during the last 15 years in Canada, namely 42,000 unite. ' Further, tbe report estimated that In 1961. 488.000, or 39 percent of all non-elderly low income families were living in dilapidated, overcrowded or shared accommodation. It seems probable, however, that there is * MARK HAMILTON U. W. (BILL) HAMILTON Hamilton Mortuary Ltd. FUNERAL ADMINISTRATORS fU. 5-3311 Fraser Street at 38th Avenue j Vancouver IB, BX_. some duplication of families In this figure. Tbe report' makes the following principal recommendations: L A very broad program of financially assisted moderate Income housing, with supplementary subsidies and social faculties for special categories of family, e.g., the Incapacitated, the old, and the broken family. 2. Blending of public housing with other forms of dwelling to prevent the social and economic isolation of "project" tenants. 3. Clear definition of lnter-gov- ernmental responsibilities, with primary responsibility placed on the municipalities, vested with adequate powers and financial resources. 4. The appointment of a federal minister of urban affairs and bousing. At the provincial level, appointment of a parallel minister responsible for all phases of housing and community planning, or, at least a deputy minister specifically responsible for housing within the department of municipal affairs. 5. Widely extended powers to be given to local public housing agencies, which would be responsible for surveys of housing need, establishment of programs, selection of sites, planning, construction and operation of public housing units and possibly, In some cases, urban renewal In multi-municipal urban areas the housing agency would be given area-wide housing jurisdiction and the cost of housing subsidies borne equally by an municipalities In the area. 6. Formation of a central housing and urban advisory committee composed of leaders in the various fields of housing to make recommendations on housing policy to the responsible minister. 7. Initiation of a strong federal housing educational, program to overcome public and official apathy at local levels. i. Maintenance of housing production at a reasonable level irrespective of any necessary short term adjustments In the economy.. i-ewnnaw mte-tt-u raw SEASON'S GREETINGS Swartz Bros. Ltd. _ WHOLESALE FRUIT 896 Malkin Street Mutual 3-4285 ■* Vancouver, B.C. ■esiSiii'aiwSiwSiMiTi'ritiri'ft'*''*'1'•■ T ■»»»»•*»»*■■■ If any management leaders really want to achieve a measure of co-operation In dealing with the problems of automation and'the many other great Industrial problems of this age, then they had better take steps to ensure that their policy-making bodies are not dominated by those who are trying to turn back the clock. They bad better realise, also, that little real progress can be made until we ensure that all of our citizens have basic decentx standards of living, including our senior citizens, our sick and injured, and those who are the social victims of the complexities of a modem' world with which they are unable, to cope. This would mean'that Instead of fanatically opposing Improved social security measures such as adequate pension plans and Machinists settle at Schlage Lock Wage boosts ranging from 12 to 19 cents have been won by International Association of Machinists Local 692 for employees at Schlage Lock Co. In North Vancouver. Froni August 1 last Increases range from six to 10 cents and from June 1 next year the range is from six to nine cents, A new health and welfare plan includes a weekly Indemnity rising to 150 a week over 26 weeks plus life insurance and disability provisions on an equal contributory basis. medical care programs, they would support these measures as a step towards producing a socially healthy community. In Britain, I was impressed by the enlightened attitude of many business and industrial leaders Who accept and even support progressive social legislation., Ifs time this attitude came to the fore in the business community in this country. With the Ideals of the Rotary International in mind, I might suggest that this is the logical place to start propagating enlightened social attitudes throughout the business and industrial community. Once these attitudes' change, perhaps we can get down to business} together and achieve some'constructive solutions to the great problems facing us during the-, next few decades. As others see it: "We have reached our maturity as a nation at a time when tremendous changes are sweeping the world. We are now a great Industrial nation — and as a young and developing industrial nation we are in an especially favorable position . . . But at the same time, we face very serious dangers. It is obvious - that despite a hundred years of Confederation we have still not reached tbe degree of unity which was the primary objective of the Fathers of Confederation. It is equally true that bur amazing industrial expansion has been accompanied by a degree of conflict which is not good for labor, or for management, or for the country as a whole. If we are to fulfill our full destiny as a nation then our record In both these areas must be far better.In the years Immediately ahead than it has been in the past"—CLC President Claude Jodoin at Vancouver Rotary Club. 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Head Office, 303 West Hastings St., Vancouver iiijiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMintfrrirr t— ' ».._.—■» The Labor Statesman, December, 1964 ■■ __■__■_■ _>__h__Hiii_i_-«ii| Minia nil law "' ■tnwaaaaii __. _$ Statesman feature page Union glamor irt white ■_>. —,-» Label girl of the month PICK OF THE MONTH for our union label gal is movie star Jayne Mansfield who poses beside the traditional Christmas tree. The reminder to you is that you should look for union-made products and union labels when buying your gifts — it's a key to quality. books films from the Lunchbox Manual of Industrial Radiation Protection (Parts IV and V)—published by the International Labor Office, 202 Queen Street Ottawa 4. Pocket size with plastic cover, $1 each volume. These two new illustrated guides describe the protective measures necessary in two branches of industry with* particularly serious danger of radiation exposure: the testing of manufactured goods by means of Industrial radiography and fluoroscopy and tbe application of luminous compounds to watch dials, road signs, etc Ode volume is called Guide on Protection Against Ionising ' Radiations in Industrial Radiography and Fluoroscopy and the Application of Luminous Compounds. In earlier volumes of the series, Part I contains the texts of the convention and the recommendation concerning the protection of workers against Ionising radiations adopted by the ILO in 1960; Part II is the Model Code of Safety Regulations (Ionising Radiation); and Part III is a general Guide on Protection Against lionising Radiations. MEAT SUPPER PIE (New way to use leftovers) 2 cups leftover mashed potato 1 egg, beaten . .*_ tsp. salt ^*- nulk 1 cup cubed cooked meat l cup _ravy *_ cup diced carrots or other vegetable '_ cup cooked peas '/.cup diced onion salt and pepper to taste v. tsp. sage ■-• Heat oven to 375 degrees (quick mod J. Blend potato, egg, salt, and moisten with enough milk to spread easily. Spread hall on bottom and up tbe sides of 9-inch pie plate. Mix together rest of ingredients; spread over mashed potato in pie plate; top with rest of potato. Bake 30 min. Serves 4. Carpenters locals have organized several construction companies at interior points; certification has been awarded at Coccla Construction, Kimberly;' Norcan Construction and Heart Construction, both in Prince George. * • *.,,:* * ' Don't drive as if you owned the road. Drive as Ii you owned the car. V By GEORGE RYDER What are a white collar worker's tools on the Job?' They needn't be always a typewriter or a drafting board. They can be greasepaint and a wig or a microphone. For that matter, a.white collar can turn out to be a pair of football shoulder pads. Yes, whether white collar workers get sore fingers from punching typewriters, hoarse ^from reciting Shakespeare or . soap commercials, or bruised from tackling ball carriers — they all have common needs and desires and most of them know it - v**v They all want wages that measure their worth as employees, they want dignified treatment from the management they work for and they want protection against illness, injury and poverty in their old age. The way they almost invariably find to answer these needs is through organization. The names these white collar workers choose for their "unions" may vary. H they're In tbe movies, they may call it the Screen Actors Guild. If they perform on TV or radio, they may call it the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. If they're on the stage, they may call it Actors' Equity Assn. If they're professional athletes, they may call it the National Football League Players Assn. .Whatever these White collar organizations are called, and whether or not they're affiliated with organized labor, they all still have as their ultimate end contractual protection—arrived at by negotiations. • * * The glamorous and beautiful Martha Scott playing in the Broadway hit comedy, "Never Too Late," would seem to be anything but a union leader. Yet she is. She is one of 65 actors who makes up Actors' Equity Association's governing body, its council. What's more, this Missouri- born daughter of a paint factory maintenance man has lie'en a member of Equity ever since her arrival on Broadway in 1934. In movies, too, she was a unionist, as a member of the Screen Actors Guild. There, in Hollywood, her success was highlighted by her nomination for an Academy Award for her portrayal of Emily In "Our Town." ^\. New one-year agreement has been signed by Electrical Workers Local 213 and six electrical firms In Penticton, Kelowna and Revelstoke. The agreement provides a journeyman rate of $315 an hour from last July 2 with a further five-rent boost on January 1, 1965. A health and welfare plan also Is Included. MARTHA SCOTT In the midst of this busy career, Miss Scott was elected to Equity's council to succeed a deceased member and subsequently was elected to a term on her own. "It's been gratifying to me the last year or so to be able to use my experience to help other, younger players," Miss Scott said. "I know that many younger people today somehow think union membership may be a stumbling block in their personal advancement but this belief amazes me. The only explanation I can find Is that they just don't know much about unions and what they can do. "My union has done much for tne that I couldn't possibly have done for myself, and I've still bad every opportunity to use my talents in the way I wanted without the slightest restriction from the union. "Goodness knows, tip stature — as well as the financial security — of actors has been improved immeasurably by the existence of Equity. Once we were considered kind of second-class citizens, harum-scarum, temperamental and unreliable. Now, no producer of any reputation would consider using other than Equity members." .wir-p«ic*t'eis*-Pt-Pt«ti8--P«-i*^^ The Labor Statesman, December, 1964 May the Joy that is Christmas and the Hope that is the New Year be with you and yours < < at this special season and . • -' throughout the coming year. mk ■ ■ '-' "^flSaK-SJ*--^ W.H. SANDS Deputy Minister of Labour iy> > L. R. PETERSON Minister of Labour *lmW$0lmtmmWmmfmmmmmm^ ■n -. ,_. ****- ■ i i '; <. ."" ■ ■ * ' Federation's annual brief *!--S£- (Continued from Page IF would prohibit the importation of strikebreakers from any area within or without the province of B.C. e Amendment of the Labour Relations Act to prevent certification* of scabs while & legal strike is in progress. e Revision of the conciliation .procedure to provide, that if " mutually agreed by the parties to a dispute, the normal process could be by-passed and a competent mediator appointed. Further, that both parties be given a full opportunity to present their cases before a conciliation officer makes any recommendations. To ensure the best possible results from the conciliation process, improved salaries and training opportunities should be afforded to conciliation officers, and all members of conciliation boards should be paid by the department of labour. Such measures, combined with the termination of the use of ex- parte injunctions in industrial disputes, would help to provide . a basis upon which better labor-management relations might be developed, the brief declared. Officers said the brief was presented "in a spirit of goodwill, wishing no harm to any. group or individual, nor do we seek to inhibit or restrict the basic rights or freedoms, of any segment of our society." "We have tried in the past to overlook attempts at our destruction; however, we cannot continue indefinitely to participate in peace conferences with those who are seeking to destroy fiis." '■ "During the past year, there has been little change in relations between labor and management In this province. In view of the prevalent attitudes of management groups, it is doubtful that there will be any significant Improvement In tbe year ahead. "It Is evident that the employers in the province are encouraged and strengthened In their determination to weaken and destroy the trade union movement by ihe existing discriminatory legislation which is operating in their favor. Our unions are harassed at every turn. Intimidation of workers by employers has become a characteristic of life in B.C. "Under these circumstances, the government's promotion of labor - management -conferences is an exercise In futility. Considering the continued attacks . upon our freedoms and rights, we do not know bow much longer we can continue to support these endeavors." r-*— The brief went on to outline labor's views on a variety of subjects, setting out decisions taken at this year's Federation convention. Unemployment It criticized inaction on the unemployment problems of today, urged bonding of all employers to protect workers from being victimized on wages by fly-by-night employers. It urged that the government wipe out inferior treatment of workers in the public service — to grant collective bargaining rights to civil servants, that the right to strike be restored to employees of B.C. Hydro, that municipal employees be permitted to seek public office without discrimination. Labor said that telephone services in B.C. continue to be excessively costly and that "it is evident that as long as the present private monopoly continues, there will be no improvement in this situation." It urged that the government bring all telephone services In the province under public ownership. The Federation said it is disturbed by the continued inadequate return to the people of B.C. from its forest reserves. "We believe that a thorough revision of the present method of handling our forest resources is necessary. , "To rectify this, we urge that no further tree farm licences be issued, that all existing licenses be reviewed with a view to revoking those held by monopolistic corporations and that publicly-owned corporations be established to develop our forests for the benefit of all of the people of the province." The brief pointed out that the largest of the forest giants, MacMillan, Bloedel and Powell River Company, is now bigger in. budget than the provincial government* itself. The Federation said that the proposed setting up of drug store by labor to give a better break on price of prescription drugs will unquestionably lead to a demand from other areas of the province for drug outlets. "It was the exorbitant cost of prescription drugs which places them beyond reach of low income groups and senior citizens that compelled us to take this action. "It does seem however, that in view of the success with which the government has operated liquor outlets for many years, they should now undertake to operate drug stores for the supply of prescription drugs at the lowest possible price." Labor also proposed government auto insurance, to ease the burden of exorbitant insurance rates now being charged by private companies. The brief urged a complete review of welfare and other social services In B.C. with a view to developing a rational and comprehensive program which would include all vital services. (Details of various proposals will be published In later editions of Tho Statesman)!,. Borfm Shell Service Broadway & Arbutus v. GAS — OIL — TIRES BATTERIES X^ ACCESSORIES LUBRICATION & REPAIRS Union Shop 1* ■ ■...— RE. 3-4712 .._■"-. :-__**" :W: B.C. Co-Operative Wholesale Society ■ Call us for your . . . ■*,.-.- HOME HEATING AND FUEL REQUIREMENTS Home Burner Service and Budget Plan Available 6451 Telford HE. 1-5521 ■_ ■' . 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These clinics now make professional denture care available to everyone at the lowest possible cost - $49 for a single denture or $96 for a full upper and lower ;, denture service. Both clinics offer a complete denture service under the personal supervision of dentists of the highest professional stature, assisted. by fully-trained technical personnel. You are cordially invited to visit these new Vancouver and Victoria denture clinics at anytime. ■?$> ACADEMY OF DENTISTRY A non-profit society sponsored by th* College ot Dental Singsong ot British Columbia. GEORGIA MEDICAL-DENTAL BUILDING, 925 WEST GEORGIA STREET, VANCOUVER 1, BRITISH COLUMBIA ~ Murphy Stationery Co. Ltd. 151 West 5th Avenue TRinity 6-5591 Vancouver, B.C. li-Maa.MiiaaaiMMii*'^^ ■:"". " advertisers ir»M-l-BW-PWlWlWlW» BAKER'S LADIES' WEAR MEN'S and BOYS' FURNISHINGS Footwear • Yardgoods Children's Wear -Notions - Toys 2547 KINGSWAY HE. 4-62.0 . ..i- ■• - '.-^.-1 '- Greetings from Martin Browning & Co. 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The Increase will be applied i In five stages, bringing the meat- cutters' top rate of $3.10 an hour. Wrappers" rates will be boosted 30 cents to a new rate of $2.30 an hour. The contract covers about 800 employees in Safeway, Super- Valu, Shop-Easy, Dominion and Loblaws. The pact Is expected to set the pattern for talks now going on with department stores and independents. Back in '38 . . . HOW MANY remember the big unemployment demonstrations back in the depression era of the 1930s? This picture from the Provincial Archives in Victoria was taken at $ Vancouver's Powell Street Grounds in 1938 at one of the were you there? demonstrations by the army of unemployed, another in our series showing flashbacks of B.C. labor history. If you have any pictures or stories to tell about labor history, contact the office of the B.C. Federation of Labour which is compiling this type of information. Sash and door IWA Local 1-357 have settled a new two-year agreement with Columbia Sash and Door, New Westminster. A wage package qf 20 cents: an hour for aluminum workers classification in five-cent steps every six months and boosts ranging from 24 to 40 cents for workers in "wood" classifications were agreed. Three weeks vacation after five years and IWA health and welfare plan also are Included In the pact. Post-election comment The Job: A Civic Coliseum The B.C. Federation of Labour has urged the mayor and city council to launch a new campaign to build a civic coliseum and convention centre. The comment came from Fed secretary Pat O'Neal following the defeat of the bylaw to give- Minimum wage hearings set Board of Industrial Relations will hear briefs from Interested parties on the revision of minimum wage orders covering first- aid attendants at 411 Dunsmuir on January 5. Proposals have been made to set the minimum at $2 an hour, pay overtime rates after eight hours In any day and.40 hours a week, and payment of 25 cents an hour premium pay where a first-aid attendant is employed in a dual occupation. away city land to Toronto Maple Leafs Stafford Smythe for an arena site. "Our Federation has gone on record supporting the idea of a proper convention centre for Vancouver," said O'Neal. "We believe ma is badly needed and' will continue to press for such facilities." O'Neal criticized unethical tactics used by a group of businessmen to campaign against the city's five-year plan which was defeated at the polls. But he added: "We are confident that next year, with legitimate colisuem plans Included instead of give-away deals, a five year plan would receive overwhelming support The Federation's comment on the election results: • , "On election day the citizens of Vancouver demonstrated their good sense by refusing to be high-pressured into accepting the give-away of a valuable — Marwell Clamshell Dredging General Contractors Hydraulic Dredging 1500 West Georgia St. MU. 3-7171 piece of downtown property to an eastern promoter. "It is clear that some of the civic politicians pushing the give-away were mainly concerned with avoiding their proper responsibility for the development of a civic-owned and operated coliseum. "Vancouver citizens have now demonstrated their unwillingness to allow city council to dodge its responsibility and the onus is now clearly on the mayor and council to get busy on a campaign to plan and build a civic coliseum and convention centre. "In 1954 the technical planning board made recommendations for an 11,700 seat coliseum which could be built at a cost of $3 million. These plans should be brought up to date and the costs determined. "The provincial government has tentatively indicated its willingness to put up one-third of the cost The federal government should be approached to put up another third. "Irrespective of contributions by the senior governments, however, detailed plans should be presented to Vancouver voters and an appropriate money bylaw, whether for the entire cost or a third of the cost included In next year's civic elections. "If the Job is properly done and the- same effort devoted to developing public support that was exhibited In promoting the Smythe give-away, then' can be little doubt that the people of Vancouver would respond favourably. "The rejection of the five-year plan Is regrettable. The unethical tactics of some members of the Board of Trade, downtown merchants, and Vancouver Real Estate Board, reminiscent of the Frank McMahon episode on the eve of the 1960 provincial election, combined With public suspicion engendered by the coliseum deal, undoubtedly led to the defeat of this desirable program.** . . Hooker plant Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union Local 9-697 have settled a new two-year contract at Hooker Chemical with a wage package of 28 cents an hour. Union delegate C. H. Nuyten said the pact improved tbe welfare clause, included a no- contracting-out stipulation and tightened the union security provisions. Do you subscribe . to The Labor Statesman? If not do it now. I GOLD SEAL ITS THE FINEST Favourite of thousands of Canadian housewives from Coast to Coast-GOLD SEAL— the finest of all Pacific Seafoods. A. The Canadian Fishing Co. Ltd. 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LONDON — Automation and structural .organization of Britain's trade; unions were the main points at this year's annual convention of the Trades Union Congress, held In Blackpool. , A new approach to the problem of automation was called for which would provide a fair and adequate system of industrial training to meet the needs of rapidly advancing technology ending "dead-end" lobs and ensuring equality of opportunity in industry; also, more extensive plans for re-training displaced workers for other jobs". Another resolution passed called for a 35-hour week without loss of pay and longer annual holidays (not less than three weeks a year). .n*************. Lakeview Chrysler-Plymouth •r LIMITED CHRYSLER - PLYMOUTH - VALIANT AND USED CARS "QUALITY YOU CAN TRUST FARGO 207 Columbia Street LA. 2-1661 New Westminster MkMMMI-Mlilini-MmiM'aiiM Hay Bros. Sunnybrook Dairy Serving South Vancouver Only Daily Except Wednesday and Sunday 4*) Fresh Milk and Cream From Our Qwn Herd T598 S.E. Marine Dr. I FA 7-3616 FREE DEUVERY TO HOME, OFFICE OR BUSINESS 1141 ROBSON ST. MU. 3-5778 Possible dangers in offlce automation seen by the Civil Service Clerical Association were that it might reduce the amount of higher paid quality work available for clerks by eliminating middle grade supervisory posts. Keeping up with computers might also lead to demands . for awkward hours or shift working. Only effective social and economic planning can prevent automation leading to social catastrophe in the view of the National Union of Mineworkers, which believes "that effective planning is not possible in a free enterprise economy, It requires public ownership. Socialist planning is the rial safeguard." Streamlining the organization of Britain's trade unions is likely to be very much a long-term project, and industrial unionism Is now definitely out, except in a few cases where it is "appropriate to the circumstances." This was made clear during the debate on a resolution from the Clerical and Administrative Workers' Union regretting the "tardy and lukewarm response from many unions to the TUC General Council's attempts to secure constructive consideration; and action on this vital Issue." The resolution was defeated. / _j Most delegates were satisfied with the situation as outlined by TUC General Secretary George Woodcock, who pointed out that 66 unions representing 60 percent of TUC membership had been involved In 14 meetings dealing with organization, amalgamations, etc. Discussions were still continuing. He thought that the British trad^ union movement had shown a gift over the years for meeting organizational obstacles. An Incomes' policy was accepted provided that it was "based on' social Justice, taking into account all forms of incomes, Including rent, interest and profit** Such an incomes policy "must redress the Injustices In the existing wage structure and Congress would have to establish its own system of priorities to achieve these alms." »li»»klllh_<»MlMi>_hM9llMlIik-UiA>--_*iM _ THE CLICK SHOP BILL MAIN, Jeweller TROPHY SKCUUST EQUIPPED TO ENGRAVE ON THE PREMISES 422A East Columbia St., New Westminster, B.C. LA 2-8939 ■e-wsjggt-e-eiie-eeaM Mmm_mm_mmmmtm ■t- > 4~_~ Ait. Hilton Ltd. IF YOU LIVE ON THE NORTH SHORE DON'T DELAY . . . CALL US TODAY FOR YOUR FUEL OIL SERVICE ...,„..■ 225 West 17th St. YU. 7-2929 i_www-aa>*-a8M-Mreaei 10 The Labor Statesman, Decernber, 1964 DELL HOTEL Whalley's Leading Hotel REASONABLE RATES AND A FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE 10662 Trans-Canada Highway 581-1171 Hansen Industrial Tool Supply Limited We Stock Only the Best — Ask For Them By Name Vulcan - Willian-s - O.T.C. - Toledo - Ridge - Oster Moore & Wright - Mercer - C. P. - Bluedot - Skel ^ , Wolf - Metabo - Canada Sand 1915 Granville St. Granville bland Vancouver, B.C. 736-0371 _____ i**x*<K*<l6mmmWimmmwmimmmmm 595 East Broadway MmUllMlMUl- CLYDE SHELL SERVICE Come in Now for Your ANTI-FREEZE Gas - Oil Lubrication All Accessories TR. 6-0333 tremiHiMiMttil The paUent stripped to bis waist for the chiropractor, who immediately went to work on him. After vigorously manipulating a few joints, the chiropractor sighed. "By golly,7 he said, "Ifs going to rain." The paUent looked up. "What makes you say that?" he asked. "Well,'- shrugged the other, "I can feel It in your bones!" \t.. Season's Gteetihijii s z BURRARD DRY DOCK COMPANY LIMITED North Voncouver, B.C. Telephone MUtual 2-5611 Coble Address "Despatch" Telex 04-5323 Ships fitted for grain cargoes EMPIRE STEVEDORING COMPANY LTD. GENERAL i.EVEDORES AND CONTRACTORS ^_ _ SWWfrTTEOFCMt GRAIN CARGOES 395 Railway St., Vancouver A, B.C. Canada BRANCH OFFICES: .;;',. Now Westminster-Vicloria-Chemainot-Ncnaimo Port Alberni—Prince Rupert E»*abli$hedl907 m* .!> Nktttf-EI .■ f HOLIDAY MESSAGE " I'm proud to be a member .-j * By PADDY NEALE Once again the season of goodwill and brotherhood has arrived. , My only wish Is that the token expressions of good-will appearing in our newspapers, on our radios and from all our bur leading governmental and industrial leaders, would become a reality in the year ahead. We have hot seen many ex- t presslons of good-will in prac^ tice during the past year. Hostility and determined efforts to weaken the trade union movement have been the order of the day. The spirit of brotherhood has been in evidence, however, among the thousands of men and women in the trade union COMPUiMENTS OF Richmond Transfer Ltd. PUBLIC CARRIERS Vancouver to Sea Island Lulu Island and Steveston 425 Alexander St. MU. 1-2101 MOBILE COFFEE SERVICE Serving Industry In Vancouver - New Westminster - North and West Van Coquitlam and Surrey COFFEE BREAK SERVICE Meat Pies - Chicken Pies - Fruit Pies **'■' Doughnuts - Pastry North Voncouver Branch - - - 988-7313 New Westminster Branch - - LA. 64252 Voncouver - - 324 Alexander St., MU. 4-5517 movement who have repeatedly stood by their fellow workers and worked for fair treatment for all British Columbians, union member and non-union member alike. Without pretending that we are' perfect, I am particularly proud at this time to belong to the trade union movement and work together with men and women, in B.C. and throughout the world, for a better life for ourselves end our children. To all trade unionists and their families and to all men and women of goodwill in British Columbia, the Vancouver and District Labour Council extends sincere wishes for a Happy Christmas and for a New Year in which some of our great aspirations are realized. Salmon Arm IWA walkout still holding firm SALMON ARM — Members of Local 1-417 have been oh strike at the Columbia Auto Customs Ltd. since April and every' effort by the union to settle the dispute has so far failed. The company has maintained partial service by using local scabs behind the IWA picket line. A recent bid by IWA president Jack Moore to seek a reopening of negotiations was rejected by the firm. The company's unbending attitude gave" the union no alternative than to break off the talks. y KINGSWAY FLORIST Manageress: MRS. JOAN MATHERS WE DELIVER ANYWHERE - WIRE SERVICE CORSAGES - FUNERAL DESIGNS WEDDING ARRANGEMENTS 3365 A Kingsway South Vancouver HE. 4-7722 Eves. WE. 9-9873 ABERDEEN v**-*-v CONSTRUCTION CO.JJD. GENERAL CONTRACTORS 1443 River Road CR. 8-9121 Richmond, B.C. MASONRY A. YULE COMMERCIAL and RESIDENTIAL COLOURED FIELD STONE and . ALL TYPES OF HANDCUT MASONRY 917 Burnaby, New Westminster LA. 2-1818 GREETINGS from General Metals Industries; 8726 Barnard St. AM. 1-4622 Vancouver, B.C. tee*-Mte^Ma-Mraat_ee^^ SEASON'S GREETINGS i ADVANCE INDUSTRIES LTD. [ TOOL & DIE MAKERS - METAL STAMPING,. ETC 2034 VV. 12th Ave. RE. 1-6571 Vancouver, B.C. __ 1 <•-- -3T10'1*l^,-,*"-*1A*'**-i'"J-.> "1 Alex Crystall's Tool Town Ltd. Suppliers of Builders Hardware, Light Fixtures Built In, and Black and Decker and Dewalt Power Tools 32nd and Victoria Drive 872-7755 COMPU/VIENTS OF Anglo-Canadian Timber Products Ltd. Foot of St. Patrick's North Vancouver YU. 8-1138 *e*_*m *e* m m''O-m-* m'a* m m m m'-*e_^ m m m m m m *% m *% m *o_ m m ^ B.C. PROPELLER REPAIRS (Marine) Pete Campbell , ~~ VIBR-LESS PROPELLERS * •»* 1 8 Ft. Fumes* Street New Westminster LA. 1-6222 DURRA PIPE HIGH QUAIJTY ASBESTOS — CI Manufacturers of \ SEWER PIPE and FITTINGS BRAID SERVICE ARCHIE CLEMENSHAW SPECIALIZING IN TUNE-UPS CARBURETORS - BRAKES 496 E. Columbia St. New Westminster, I.A. LA 1-8318 11055 Bridge Street, Surrey Under Pstullo Bridge — South of New Westminster Phone Day or Night LA. 1-8902 ALLIED HEAT & FUEL LTD. . " Heating Vancouver for 33 Years -CANADA'S TOP RATED HEATING OIL • Clean Hard Alberta Coal — All Sizes ~. Prompt Delivery ~- 24 Hour Service 2990 Arbutus Street RE. 8-7161 >-^m^^*i^. The Labor Statesman, December, 1964 11 j ..--. ' I ■ -.1 — »_»«»-«-----«iii i >i niim metrnttmieim f IN GAS DIVISION V A strong protest has been launched against contracting out of work by the gas division ot B.C. Hydro, resulting in the layoff of six men. Vancouver and District Labour Council delegates were told that the work was former ly done by members of Elec- tricar Workers. 7— Delegates not only protested the : policy of contracting out but said that the work was being given to non-union contractors and firms paying sub-standard wages. CENTENNIAL HARDWOOD FLOORS & SUPPLY CO. LTD. Specializing in New Floors for Commercial Apartments - Schools Residences, Etc. OAK FIR BIRCH • MAPLE also OLD FLOORS EXPERTLY REFINISHED — Free Estimates — Phone 985-1308 239 E. First St. North Vancouver, B.C. Electrical Workers Union spokesman Tom Constable, told delegates that his union has been fighting Hydro attempts to contract out more and more work. He said the union had proved to the company in an experiment that its men could do the work better and more cheaply than by contracting it out. The union would continue to fight against the company policy, he said. There once was a bulldog named Caesar, Saw a cat and decided to taesar; '. But she scratched and she spit Till the big bulldog quit: Now Caesar just saesar and flaesar. Junior was invited to supper at Billy's house but refused. When Mom asked why, Junior sneered. "He Just wants me. to help him eat up his cereal so he can have the box tops." A quick-thinking employee came up with a new one when his foreman demanded: "How come you're sleeping on the job?" "Goodness," replied the em- - ployee, "can't a man close his eyes for a minute of prayer?" COLUMBIA DODGE LTD. HP- ... "Chrysler Corner in New Westminster for more than 24 years" '..,,,. New Car Sales and Service — 50 8th St. Used Car Location — 10th & Columbia St. tf. ■ . New Westminster LA. 2-5775 ■ ■ . BRITISH COLUMBIA Union Directory . OKANAGAN HELICOPTERS B.C. BASES Campbell River Chilliwack • Cranbrook - Kamloops - Fort St. John - Nelson Prince George Revelstoke - Terrace Vancouver • H. Hughee, AT. 7-8421 D. Burton, SY. 3-7980 A. Druet, 426-4318 A. Druet, 426-4318 M. Bergh, ST. 5-3848 J. Grady, 352-5411 J. Mllburn, LO. 4-2384 M. McDonagh, TE. 7-4044 E. Phillips, VI. 3-5874 R. Thornber, CR. 8-5602 Regional Bases Mean Lower Ferry Charges And Charter Coats OKANAGAN HELICOPTERS LIMITED VANCOUVER AIRPORT AMALGAMATED CLOTHING WORKERS OF AMERICA. Local 173 — Room 8 — 2478 Manitoba. Vancouver 10. John Zastre. Business Agent. TR. 9-3031. AMALGAMATED MEAT CUTTERS AND B.W.. Local 212 — Representative Geo. Johnston. 209 Labor Temple: TR. 8-8738. I ._ AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION. _ Div. 101 — Business Agent. C. Stewart, Street Railway Bldg.. 129 East 8th. TR. 4-2810- ,__ AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION. No. 134 — Bus. Agent. D. L. . Bryce, Room 12, 774 Columbia. New Westminster. LA. 1-7-30. AMBULANCE EMPLOYEES UN- ION. Local 873. CUPE — SecreUry. Charles Redhead. 1802 London St., New Westminster. Phone 828-8008. A*-JTOl__OT_V__ LODGE No. 1887. I. A. of M. — Business Agents. Jack Chapman, Brian Trodden. Room 17. 2414 Main. TR. Mjjjf. BAKERY AND CONFECTIONERY WORKERS, Loeal 4SS — 227 W. Broadway, TR. 2-3205. way, TR. eRplo. Ray Adams Machine Works Ltd. \ NET DRUM DRIVES HYDRAULIC AND MECHANICAL WINCHES KEEL COOLERS — STEEL DRUMS " 821 Victoria St. ~* Ncw Westminster LA 2-0811 VANCOUVER AXLE AND FRAME LTD. CHECK YOUR CAR FREQUENTLY FOR SAFETY 3615 Victoria Drive *« TR 4-2415 Vancouver, B.C. BANK EMPLOYEES* ASSOCIATION, Local 3S7, Office Employees' International Union—President Marsh W. Bluck. FCBA. 227. Wart Broadway. TR. _j_-3515. BARBERS— INTERNATIONAL JOURNEYMEN OF AMERICA. No. 120 — 421 West Broadway. TR. 8-3841; Secretary. Allan Coleman. . BEVERAGE DISPENSERS' UNION. No. 676 — Pres'dent-Bu_iness Agent. .James Morrison; Secretary-Business Agent, D. H. Macdonald, 440 West Pender. MU. 3- 3923. ■ JSaj_sZ___ * BEVERAGE DISPENSERS (New Westminster) Local 838 —'Business Agent, Jack Tomson, 801 Royal Ave., New Westminster, LA. 2-7410. BREWERY WORKERS UNION. Local 300 — Secretary. Stan G. Tapping. 7742 Elford, Burnaby 3. BOILERMAKERS. IRON SHIP BUILDERS. BLACKSMITHS. FORGERS AND HELPERS. Lodge 389 — Business Manager. Robert M. Macintosh. 113 Shelly Building. 119 West Pender. Vancouver 3. MU. 2-7884. BRICKLAYERS* MASONS INTERNATIONAL UNION. Local No. 1 — Secretary, D. C. Fraser, Room ' - 208. Labor Temple, 307 W. Broad- -' way. TR. 9-4331. Home phone 434-3431. I BUILDING SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL. Local 244 — Business Agent and Secretary. Ben A. R. Morley. 380 Homer. Phone ' 888-8281. . . BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL — Secretary_Harold Taft. 108 Labor Temple, T£ 9-1210. CARPENTERS' UNION. No. Business Agents: Lorne Robson, Larry Anderson, Bill Cameron; Financial Secretary, Carl A. Erickson, Labor Temple; TR. 4-1 TR. 0-1212. 4-2720 OT _a_a ■*> i. ■'■■*«-: iM'e-'C-C'te-g'C'e-tC-tlCtCW^ . . ."* Venice Bakery Ltd. HOTELS; - RESTAURANTS - CLUBS ^v/i■'.*.'.■..■ *■;•„>„' Holros of 'Guenter's Rye Bread' CARPENTERS (New Westminster) Local 1218 — Business Agents, Ray West and K. McDermld, offlce 732 Royal Ave., New Westminster. LA. 1-0828. CARPENTERS' UNION (Courtenay) No. 1838 — President Irwin Cuten- sohn; Secretary and Business Agent, Lorne Paisley; Box SIS. Courtenay. i CEMENT MASONS, Local 919. OP. * CM. — 817 E. Broadway. TR. 2-2221; Business Agent, Frank Stevens. ■ CIVIC EMPLOYEES UNION. Local .407 — President T. W. Slkstrom. FA. 7-4888. -CHNICIANS I Frei-ch-and -Rye Bread Crusty Rolls— K Call for our Driver-Salesman — MUtual 4-9930 ,12 The Labor Statesman, December, 1964 DENTAL TECHNICIANS — Local No. 1843—Secretary George Hygh, 4007 Dunbar. . DISTILLERY WORKERS. Local 80 t- President Carl Rowbotham. 903 S.E. Marine. New Westminster, LA. 2-2021; Fin. Sec. Trees., R. Cyr. 1890 2nd St., New Westminster. LA. 2-8011. ELECTRICAL WORKERS' UNION. Local 213 — Business Manager, A. • O'Keeffe, 111 Dunsmuir: Street. MU, 1-7881-2. ■ ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS. Lo- cal 82— Sec. H. C. MacKlchan. 3788 Elmwood St.. S. Burnaby. HE. 4-7681. FIRE FIGHTERS (Burnaby) Local 323 — Secretary. H. Brown, 7920 Rosewood /pre.. Burnaby 1. LA. 2-4421. V FIRE FIGHTERS (Vancouver) Local 18 — President Gordon R. Anderson. 1386 East 81st Ave.. FA. 7-3729; Secretary. R. N. Middle- ■st 54th, r ton. 1498 FA. 7-7441. FLOORLAYERS' UNION. U.B. ot C.J.. Local No. 1541 — Room No. 109. Labor Temple. TR. 8-5920: Business Agent. Bruce Robson. 3238 E. 29th. HE. 1-0702. GLAZIERS AND GLASS WORKERS. Local 1827 — Recording Secretary. A. Allen. Room 4. 2479 Manitoba. TR. 4-7838. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION (B.C.) — E. P. O'Connor. Gen. Sec.. 2090 West 4th. RE. I-S81-S2-49. GRAIN WORKERS UNION. Local 333 -"" Recording Secretary. R. G. Millar. P.O. Box 194, North Vancouver: Pres.. R. W. Ferguson. 3830 East Pender. N. Burnaby. CY. 0-8193; Sec.-Treas.. F. Cooper. 802 St. Laurence St.. CoqulUam. New Westminster. WE. 9-3386. HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES' UNION. No. 180 — Business Manager, W. M. Black. 338 W. Broadway. TR. 8-5822 HOTEL AND RESTAURANT EM- PLOYEES. Local 28 — SecreUry. A E. Morgan. Room 408. 402 W. •Pender. MU. .4-8441. INTERNATIONAL LADIES' GARMENT WORKERS. Locals XI6 and 287—Business Agent. Harry Mlnuk. Jg Pender. MU. 4-8514. ONWORKERS' SHOPMEN'S. Local Union 712 — Business Agent. Benjamin D. Parry,/ Room 108. 307 W. Broadway. TR. 2-5515. IRONWORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION. Local 97 — President, J. D. Paterson. 319 Shelly Building. ' 119 West Pender. Vancouver 3. MU. 1-8828. JEWELRY WORKERS' U4TERNA- TIONAL. Local 42. Office. 330 W. Pender. MU. 1-8831. President. Frank Popowich. 1900 Qulnton Ave.. Coquitlam, WE. 9-3726, KAMLOOPS AND DISTRICT LABOUR COUNCIL — Box 582. Kamloops, phone 372-8747. Secre- tary. Mrs. C. E. Mclnnes. LABORERS CONSTRUCTION 8. GENERAL, Local 002 — Secretary, C. H. Savage. 3434 Fraser St.. TR, 4-8233. LAUNDRY WORKERS. No. 292 — Business Agent, Mrs. Catherine Browne, Suite 1. 224 East Broad- way. TR. 6-4943. , LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING SALESMEN. Local 334 — J. A. Curry. Secretary-Treasurer. 2632 West Twelfth. RE. 8-9849. MACHINISTS INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Lodge 802 — Busi- PAINT AND VARNISH WORKERS. Local 1550 — SecreUry. M. Niel- son. Room 4. 2475 Manitoba. PATTERNMAKERS' ASSOCIATION — Secretary. H. Oliver. 93 Abercrombie, RR 1, Richmond, CR. 8-1590. ; 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 — Business Manager, J. R. St. Eloi; Asst. Business Managers. W. T. Weir and J. L. Fisher, 113 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 8. DISTRICT LABOR COUNCIL — 909 5th Ave.. Prince George, phone 191L2. • PRINTING PRESSMEN. Local 69— Steward. K. A. Glinz. 9526-73rd Ave., Edmonton, Alberta. Phone GE. 9-1752. PRINTING SPECIALTIES & PAPER PRODUCTS UNION, Local No. 598 — Secretary Treasurer. Bob Bannlnger, 2753 Horley Ave., Vancouver 16. B.C.. HE. 1-8443. PULP AND SULPHITE IConverP ers) UNION. Local 433 — Business Agent. 5608 Victoria Dr., 321-3471. PULP. SULPHITE AND PAPER MILL WORKERS. Local 312, Ocean Falls, B.C. — Secretary, Drawer 190, Ocean Falls. B.C. LP. SULPHITE AND PAPER MILL WORKERS — International Ollicc. Suite 202, 1089 West Broadway; S. G. Green, International Representative, RE, 8-7448. REFRIGERATION WORKERS UNION. Local 516 - Secretary. L. R. Wintle. 137 W. 40th Ave.. FA. 7-4409, FA. 1-8511. . SCHOOL BOARD EMPLOYEES' FEDERAL UNION (Burnaby). Local 379 — Secretary. W. E. Apps, 4865 Triumph St., Burnaby . 2, B.C. SHEET METAL WORKERS. Local 280 — Business Manager,. Alex McGee, 207 Labo* Temple, TR. 4-8020. • SHINGLE WEAVERS' UNION. Lo- cal No. 2802 — Business Agent and Financial Secretary, Harold V. Reilly, Room 116. 307 West Broadway. TR. S-3744. SIGN AND PICTORIAL PAINTERS. Local 726 — SecreUry, J. A. Middleton, 6339 Kitchener. N. Burnaby; Room 4, 2475 Manitoba, TR. 4-7535. BUI 7 w / o S'Za__yDirQS THEATRE EMPLOYEES, Local £H *?8__2Jw sSia _*_in T_f &n - Secretary. Mrs. F. Foster. ESS*. «m_J2_« *"*• . Ste. 1, 4506 Main. TR. 9-5453. ma 11. i\w»i * ■ t 4-0613. TR. 6-7025 _ MARINE WORKERS -. BOILERMAKERS' INDUSTRIAL UNION. Local 1 — President. Charles O. Wilson; Secretary. W. .Stewart. 339 W. Pender St.. MU. 1-0481. MOULDERS' UNION. Local 281 — Acting. Business Agent. Ben McDowell, 1507 Fulton, West Vancou- ver: 114 Labor Temple. TR. 6-8920. MOTION PICTURE PROJECTION' ISTS, Local 348 — President. A. E. McManus; SecreUry. Frank M. Smith: Business Agent) DA. ■ Cooper. 1388 Seymour. MU. 4-7024. MUSICIANS' UNION. Local 145 — Business Manager, Room 810. Dominion Bank Building. 207 Weat Hastings. MU. 4-1864. OFFICE EMPLOYEES' INTERNATIONAL UNION. I^al 15-Room _. 337 West Broadway. TR. 4-3816. President. Jean Mohart; Secretary-Treasurer. Opal Skilllng. OFFICE EMPLOYEES' INTERNA- , UNION, Business Agent. D. Calladlne. 8692 Laburnum. AM. 1-0078. TILE SETTERS, Local No. 3 — Recording SecreUry, D. P. Ewan, Room 208, Labor Temple, 301 "n-m West Broadway. TB. 9-1331. TILE SETTERS HELPERS. Local 78 — Room 208, Labor Temple, 307 West Broadway. TO. 9-1331. TUNNEL * ROCK WORKERS. Local 168 — 337 W. Broadway. SecreUry. H. Croft, TR. 9-3231. , TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION, Local 226 — SecreUry, Robert Jefferies, 517 E. Broadway, TR. 6-6810. UNION LABEL TRADES COUNCIL — Secretary, Mrs. A. E. Hallock, day phone, TR. 4-0827; evenings. ' TR. 4-3748. UNITED GARMENT WORKERS'. Local 190 — Secretary. J: Klever- camp, 7827-Mth Ave.. Burnaby 3 B.C.. UPHOLSI'EREK'S" interna- TIONAL UNION. Local No. 1 — Business Agent. Karl Reich; office, 666 East Broadway. TR. 4-1727. SIGNAL UNION. Local 378 — uslnesa Manager. -WD-lam Swanson 1116 Hornby. MU. _______ on rHEMICAL i ATOMIC WORK- WATER AND SEWER BOARD IfflPISfiE™ feUryLOYREo?tS- Wafc »- Local 9-a0T. t:resi_a^ku|£bjg,—-^l^,,, Vancouver 8. WOOD. WIRE I METAL LATHERS. Local 207 — President. A. ^n- nenberg; Rec . Sec. P-. Rlcci; Financial Sec.. W. R. Shields; Secretary and Business Representative. A. Allen, Room 4. 2475 Manitoba. TR. 4-7838. Geddes. Fin. Correa. _\ TTRIley. 8880 E. Hastings, CY. 8-3940. PAINTERS UNION, Local 138 - Business Agent. Jack W. Fradley. Asst. Business Agent. Tom Carson. Room 3. 2475 Manitoba. TR. T
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