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77 •$: \ SyPFQRTElJ) BY ONE HUNDRED ^ND FOUR CQCAL UNIONS TO EACH UNION MEMBER THE POLITICAL PARTY OF. HIS tHQICE frf. £ fgmt- wjcv LABOR YOWNED BY THE VANCOUVER, NEW WESTMINSTER AND DISTRICT .;,XRAPfs.A.-Maofe.cdi.>icairv. ;,(rtn *?* NUMBER 6Sf VANCOUVER, CANADA, MARCH, 1,53 Established 1924 BUILD STRONG UNIONS FOR . SOCIAL SECURITY /, Sociaf Credit Defeat Delays Needed Changes Council Parley With Labor Committee Postponed When Government Falls Defeat of the Social Credit government in Victoria this wee, cut short plans; of the Vancouver and District Trades and Labor Council to prpss again for immediate changes in B.C. labor legislation...:..__[_~: ~.—~—''— : " ""'*"'" ~'~~. ■,-■■—~—v— Delegation of council officials was to have appeared before the , Legisuature's select standing committee On labor Wednesday morning. , , ' , When the Socred government was voted down on the education financing issue, council plans to demand "more action and less talk" were shelved for the present. But the council has made it clear it will continue to drive for amendments bn the ICA Act, Workmen's Compensation and other B. C. BILL FOR FAIR EMPLOYMENT GETS FULL SUPPORT FROM COUNCIL ■a. issues vital td labor. Council Secretary R. K. Gervin, George Bengough and Everett King had been selected to make the "repeat performance" on the Victoria legislative stage. . The council's official aims for amendments to the many labor acts —-long-promised and long overdue—- have been Set oat in briefs presented •'to. .the Socred cabinet in January this year, October last year,' the submissions before the ICA Act Inquiry Board hearings of July 1951, and before the Sloan Commission. All these briefs presently are on file, with the government and the ground has been thoroughly covered! The Labor Statesman last month gave the official protest that it was needless to start the round of talks all over again, that labor was being given the "run around." The TLC already has given its official opinion on the Ash report, setting out agreement or disapproval with the various recommendations. The council in its briefs also lias given its reaction to Chief Justice Sloan's voluminous report on workmen's compensation, has pressed for changes in many other labor statutes time and time again. When B.C.'s political situation clears, the council will continue to press for vital amendments which in the main are: Labor Code Changes Demanded INDUSTRIAL CONCILIATION ACT 1. Exclusion of persons from bargaining unit—it has been found that the LRB has excluded persons from the unit by reasons of them being employed in a capacity that is construed as lo be'confidential or supervisory by the employer. Recommended that .those exempt from "employee" definition be changed to read: . "A person holding a position of supervision or management or employed in a confidential capacity so long as the duties performed by him are entirely of a supervisory or managerial character and do not comprise any work or duty customarily performed by employees." 2. Amendment to allow certification of one. employee as a bargaining unit. "The- Act should be amended to provide for a union, to be certified for a union where only one employee, is employed." This section is Important to TLC unions in offices employees, truck drivers, hotel and restaurant employees, retail clerks and butchers, projectionists and others. 3. Unfair Labor Practices—include a clause which would state specifically that a promise by an employer to pay wage increases, or otherwise altering any other terms of employment to induce employees to refrain from becoming or continuing to be a member of a union would be. an infringement of the Act. 4. An amendment to provide that the LRB can order.anyone committing an infraction of the Act to cease, and the damage done by the infraction ordered rectified. . 5. Prosecutions for infractions— an amendment to provide that the LRU can not only give permission to prosecute but when there is an infraction of the Act by anyone, the Board should institute the prosecution and see that it is carried through.' ("^Streamlining conciliation — cut Iii number of days required for conciliation reports. 7. Provision that employees may take action to protect their interests if an employer should chose to break an agreement. It would allow employees to strike. 8. Strike vote—if a trade union or unions have' a standard agreement identical in terms with an association or association of employers or with an association of employers and individual employers, strike votes shall be taken collectively by the membership of the trade union. 9. Delete provision that the LRB can go over heads of union officials and submit offers directly to membership when a strike is on. 10. Strike vote—should be left in the hands of the union with the LRB simply scrutinizing the vote, instead of having the LRB conduct the vote. Also that an employer's representative should not be allowed to be present when strike votes are taken. No Waiting For WCB Payments 11. Union security — provision in the Act requiring employers to include union security clauses in cop lective' agreements if requested by the majority of the employees covered by the agreement' 12. Injunctions—provision in the Act whereby no applicatibn for an injunction in a labor dispute could be instituted except with the consent in writing of the Labor Relations Board . WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION ACT 1. Payment of 100 percent of earnings during the period a workman is required to be away from his employment due to accident or industrial disease. 2. Blanket coverage of all diseases _anfj_linjuries attributable to employment. », 3. Compensation should- be paid from the date of disability without a waiting period.. 4. Increase in widows pensions and children's allowances. 5. Minimum compensation of $20 weekly. 6. Increased daily subsistence allowance to at least $4,50 a day. Increased maximum earnings on which compensation is based. ANNUAL HOLIDAYS ACT Increase of the present 2 percent to 4 percent of earnings, the equivalent of two weeks annual vacation. HOURS OF WORK ACT . Amendment to provide for 40-hour week, to be instituted without loss of take-home pay to the worker. SHOPS REGULATION AND WEEKLY HOLIDAY ACT . / Amendment . to provide five-day week for all retail employees in B.C. PAY FOR STATUTORY HOLIDAYS Legislation whereby employers would pay straight time rates for all statutory holidays for which employees are given time off, and overtime rates in accordance with collective agreements for holidays on which employees are .required to work. / Council Gives $1000 For Games; Officials Urge Use Union Help Trades and Labor Council will make a direct grant of $1000 to the British Empire Games Committee. Delegates gay_ third and final'reading to this motion last week, thus placing' the council in the forefront of organiza- I tions' supporting the forthcoming great civic event. At the same time, delegates backed an executive recom- ' mendation that "this council undertake to see that union labor ——ir.employed- throughout the-British Empire Games Committee's undertakings." _jj ■_ r \ TKti drigiriaT suggestion that—the committee should "give some undertaking to organized labor that it will sign agreements with local unions," came from Building Service Employees Union. LARGE CONGRESS DELEGATION headed by President Percy R. Bengough met the Federal Cabinet earlier this month in Ottawa to urge broadenefl social security measures. Reply of Prime Minister St. Laurent (seated with cabinet members along back wall) to TLC brief was disappointing to the 100 union delegates. Cement Masons9 Union To Set High Standard will work Piledrivers Win 7-Cent Increase In 1953 Pact First major settlement in tha construction industry this yeap'came Sunday when members of Piledrivers and Wooden Bridge men Local 2404 voted to accept a seven-cent pay boost. The increase is effective April 1, and brings journeyman pay to $2.22 an hour. Negotiated with the piledrivers section of the General Contractors Association, the agreement sets the standard agreement for B.C. affecting more than 500 workers in the industry, said business agent Stu Allen, Agreement came after direct negotiation without need of" conciliation. HOLIDAY The Labor Temple, 307 West Broadway will be closed all day on the federal holiday, Good Friday, April 3, Bylaws of the newly chartered Local 919 Cement Masons to maintain a high standard for journeymen in the trade. Now under consideration by the new union, are J-y-lgws requiring: A Cement mason must be sponsored by two union journeymen to be considered for membership; If the contractor is satisfied with the applicant's work, he will be granted a work permit until .such time as he proves himself and gains sponsors; If, while working on permit, an applicant is fired for incompetence on ■ three separate jobs, he cannot join the union for a period of one year. After that time he can reapply for a permit and make application to join the union. NEW OFFICERS New officers of Local 1119 were sworn in last week by Bill Page, international representative of Carpenters and Joiners. Page also made the official presentation of the charter. "It is good'to see AFL organization is still alive and growing. I wish you every success and compliment you on the choice of officers," he told the meeting. • Local 919, now with a membership of 80, has affiliated with the Building Trades Council. A standard contract has been drawn up for 1953, setting out a journeyman rate of $2.15 an hour (a 10-cent increase from last year), union shop, Jive-day Monday to Friday, 40-hour week, board and room on out of town jobs. DOUBLE TIME The overtime clause requires: "All time worked after eight hours shall be considered overtime until a break of 8 hours occurs anii shall be paid at the rate of time and one-half for the first two hours, after that double time. Double time Saturday and Sundays." Provisions are, made for shift wo-'k. Officers of Local 919 are William White, president; Frank Bradford, vice-president; John Lloyd, financial secretary.; Ralph Baker, recording secretary; Sam Wikene, guardian; J. P. Conroy and A. J. Newman, executive members. Frank Wallace, IBEW; Ed Kennedy, Building Trades Council, and AFL representative Herb Flesher attended the charter- presentation: AFL Speaker Tells Unions To Wake Up Lack of interest in union affairs and poor attendance at union meetings was deplored by. an AFL representative at the March meeting of the B.C. Typographical Conference in Vancouver. Horace Imeson, Seattle, declared that "younger members today need a good kick in the pants" to waken them up, remarking on the conditions which the old-timers had fought to get and for which the younger members wanted to gain credit. The Seattle man declared there is need to be concerned with lack of interest of our members in their own welfare. When members do not attend their union meetings and keep themselves up to date on matters concerning their welfare it was no wonder there was a lack of interest, he said. LULLED TO SLEEP I "Labor in general has beep lulled to sleep ana needs to be wakened up," he said. In election of officers, for" the B.C. Typo Conference, named by acclamation were: William Richardson, president; N. McConnell, (Victoria); W. C. Moore, (Nanaimo); W. J. Calhoun, (New Westminster); G. W. Heighton, (Nelson); R. Jeffries, (Vancouver), vice- presidents. C. T. Crompton, secretary- treasurer; R. P. Pettipiece, publicity chairman; R. Jeffries, research bureau. The conference reported there are about 14,000 printers in Canadian composing rooms and only about 6000 in the ITU, leaving much room for organizational work. Invitation of vice-president McConnell for the next meeting to be held" in Victoria on July 5 was accepted by the conference. Proposed Bill 68 Would Provide Fines For Racial Discrimination on Jobs Trades and Labor Council last week voted full support for Bill 68, the act to promote fair employment practices in B.C. Acting on the request of the Vancouver Joint Labor Committee to Combat Racial Discrimination, the council backed an executive recommendation of endorsement. The act, now before the provincial legislature, would make it an offence, punishable by fine, for any individual or firm to "refuse to employ or continue to employ any person . . . because of race, creed, color, nationality, ancestry or place of origin." Under terms of the proposed act, it would also be illegal for any trade union to discriminate in membership, and no person would be allowed to stipulate race or religious restrictions in an advertisement or application form. Excluded from provisions of the act would be domestics employed in private homes, organizations operated on a non-profit basis for the welfare of a religious or ethnic group, and anjr person who employs less than four persons. FIVE MAN BOARD The bill, if adopted, would result in the setting up of a five-man board with full power to hold hearings and take sworn testimony. It would rule on complaints, after preliminary investigation, and be empowered to enforce its findings. Penalties under the bill would be: for individuals, not more than $100; for corporations, trade .unions or employment agencies, not more than $500. Enactment of similar legislation was requested some months ago when Trades and Labor Congress submitted its annual brief on legislative matters to the cabinet. -*r_rriatJOT terrlBtatton has been enacted in two other provinces—Saskatchewan and Ontario—and in certain states in the U.S. INVESTIGATE COMPLAINTS Under the proposed B.C. legislation, members of the "Fair Employment Practices Board" would investigate all complaints and make a sin cere effort to settle the trouble without further action. "In case of failure to eliminate such practice, the investigating member shall certify the complaint and the result of his investigation to the chairman of the board. The chairman shall thereupon appoint a hearing tribunal of three persons who shall be members of the board," the bill states. Right of appeal is allowed to the Supreme Court of B.C. NEW POSITION .. Trades and Labor Congress director of organizing and education goes to Max Swerdlow, former TLC organizer. .. Conciliation Board Is Next Step For BCE Men A'B. Negotiations of Street Railway- men's Union for a higher wage scale and other improved conditions for C. Electric transit employees in Vancouver, New Westminster and Victoria will go before.a conciliation board. The move followed failure of a conciliation officer to settle major points at issue in this year's negotiations. SRU is seeking a 23-cent hourly pay boost across the board for its 2800 member employees in the three cities. Increased holiday and overtime benefits also are sought. TWO DISPUTES WON BY UNIONS Affiliate unions have come out victors in two recent disputes. Month-long strike of 60 workers at Terminal Iron Works ended Wednesday with a victory for members of Machinists 692 and Molders 281. The workers went back to the job with a 7 percent pay boost to bring the rate to $1.92".. Meanwhile, in the Kootenays, five AFL unions won points of a binding arbitration board award on return transportation to point of hire and paid travelling time to and from the job. * More than 1000 workers at Wan- eta power project and Kimberley fertilizer plant jobs are affected by the. ruling in ,the dispute with contractors Stone & Webster Co. There was a short work stoppage at the jobs when the company refused to implement the findings of the arbitration award. The award was signed by chairman Stuart Gilmour and union nominee Dick Osman. Involved in the dispute were IBEW, Boilermakers, Ironworkers, Plumbers and Painters. Officials of the unions ffew to the trouble spots, urged the men to return to work, and settled the long standing dispute. The arbitration ruled "return transportation and travel time is to be paid after 60 days service. The insertion of words or end of job" can only mean if the job js completed within the 60 days period." In reference to the second point the award said: "The men are entitled to receive transportation from their living quarters in Kimberley to the job and to be paid travelling time." The strike at Terminal Iron Works was'a. month old when settlement was made bringing journeyman rates into line with other contract shops. Date Set For TLC Banquet Vancouver and District Trades and Labor Council will hold its annual banquet in-Hotel Vancouver, November 28, Secretary R, K. Gervin announced today. .—5 —— The council has approved special banquet emphasis be given to the 80 The seven-cent increase is made up'years of progress marked by the of five cents on wages and two cents I Trades and Labor Congress of Can- in lieu of statutory holidays. ada this year. ORGANIZED TAXICAB OPERATIONS ADVANCE SERVICE CABS LTD. ....:....*Z.~.......™.... FAirmont 9500 BLACK TOP CABS LTD PAcific .2181 BEUE CABS LTD ~ B PAcific' 5577 CAPITOL HILL TAXI- GLenburn 1383 DIAMOND CABS : MArine, 2111 EMPRESS CABS ^ _.J MArine 2262 MARPOLE TAXI ...*V _ „ ....KErrisdale 7766 MacLURES TAXI LTD \ +o9 ~ PAcific 7171 RELIABLE TRANS. CO. LTD £> " MArine 4567 SAFEWAY CABS LTD. ...„.„ **V«i> ;.. MArine 3355 SERVICE TAXI LTD ":... ^fcAfc ...*.'. PAcific 6454 STAR CABS LTD _: r**>_<*> .. MArine 2121 SUBURBAN TAXI LTD .'... *fe> KErrisdale 4747 YELLOW CABS LTD 1 i "f ...... PAcific 3311 NEW WESTMINSTER DAIRY TAXI LTD New West. 3230 INDEPENDENT CABS :..... New West. 236 MAILLARDVILLE TAXI New West. 2603 ROYAL CITY :_... New West. 424 TRAM TAXI LTD _ _ New West 2121 UPTOWN TAXI New West. 3797 Our Motto: "No Label, No Ride" ' . Taxicab, Stage, Bus Drivers and Dispatchers Union Locall 51 ____. Page Two if. T,H F. |,AH|QR STATESMAN March, 1953 THE LABOR STATESMAN ' Published third Thursday in each month at Labor Temple, •; 307 West Broadway, Vancouver 10, B.C. Authorized aa second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa. Owned by the Vancouver, New Westminster and District Trades —" and Labor Council. R. K. GERVIN, Secretary. MELVIN KEMMIS, Chairman Prtss Committee. Subseription Bates: $1.00 per year; to Unions, 4c per member per month. Phone: FAirmont 4343. " ' Vancouver, Canada, March, 1953 SUPPORT GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES Campaign of B.C. Government Employees' Association to achive the same basic bargaining rights as other workers in this province should receive support of every reasonable citizen. The present situation is ridiculous, and cannot be defended at any level. The government is elected by the people to make laws. Through the years, these elected representatives have built up certain procedures which labor can follow to gain its just rewards in orderly . fashion. But the government, which itself guaranteed these rights to most people, denies them to its own employees, the 11,000 .civil servants who conduct everyday public business. Government employees must approach their "management" with hat in hand. There is no recourse or appeal if even the most reasonable requests are refused. In short, government employees are second-class citizens in the province they serve. To right this obviously undemocratic condition, B.C. Government Employees want binding arbitration as the means of settling disputes with the government. They are willing to waive all rights to strike. * The recently defeated government has stalled action on their request, -despite the election promises of many cabinet ministers that it would be met. Whatever government takes its place-must be prepared to keep faith with its employees. UNIONISM ON MARCH Trade unionism is on the march in Canada, and unions affiiliated with the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada are heading the parade. - - ■' i Latest figures released by the Federal Department of Labor show that membership in Canadian unions is now more than three times what it was at the beginning of the second world war. Figures for the latter part of last year are not yet available, but in Ja&uary of .1952 the total enrollment in all Canadian unions ■was.estimated at 1,146,121. This represents an increase of 93.250 during 1951. When these figures are broken down further, some interesting trends are established. For instance, 82 percent of all union members are affiliated with one of the three large labor congresses. For the benefit of Labour Statesman readers, here is the latest breakdown on membership: Unions affiliated with the TLC increased their memberships by about 11 percent, and had 522,965 members in 3,169 locals at the time of the last survey. The Canadian Congress of Labor had 330,778 members in 1,337 locals, an increase of about six percent. Canadian and Catholic Confederation of Labor had 89,013 members in 457 locals, an increase" Ipf slightly more than three percent. The Department of Labor reports that three-quarters of all union members were found in Quebec, Ontario, and right here Ja-B.C, Proportion of workers organized in all of Canada is between 20 and 30 percent, but here in B.C. and in Newfoundland the percentage works out to about 40 percent. The federal statisticians say this is because both maritime provinces have a large number of workers in a few big industries where unions are well organized. Few agricultural workers have been organized anywhere as yet. About half the union members in the country are employed in manufacturing, and another quarter in transportation, storage, and communication. , ©,9S» C*lW^"* "I sneaked into a Union meeting to heckle them, but I was ruled out of order by the chair!" FROM THIS CIhgL Union Placards Home Bakery Ltd. On North Shore Bakery and Confectionery Workers Unions Local 468 faas laid three unfair labor practice! charges with the Labor Relations Board against Home Bakery Ltd., North Vancouver. Secretary Melvin Kemmis said Local 468 was attempting to organize the inside' employees, and the bakers started to sign up in the union March 18. "The very next day the owner retaliated by dismissing the two who were doing the organizational work," he said. The union is being placarded by employees, "many of whom have refused to go to work until the employer agrees to reinstate those discharged and signs an agreement," Kemmis said. ! He said wages are much below union scale and workers are on a 44-hour week with unlimited overtime. Minor Decline Consumer Index Further drop in the newly-established Consumer Price Index (in which 1949 prices equal 100) was recorded in the month up to February 2, it was announced.in Ottawa. The index dropped two-tenths of a point —from 115.7 to 116.5. Foods continued to account for most of the change, with an index drop from 113.5 to 112.7—accounted for by reductions in the price of sugar, tea, eggs, oranges, potatoes, tomatoes, lettuce and celery. Clothing index moved down very slightly, but there were increases in the 'household operationsgronp" and m rents. Hotelmen Plead Inability To Pay \ Members of Beverage Dispensers International Local 676 are taking their pay demand to conciliation. Business manager Robert Beddome said Local 676 has applied to the government for a conciliation officer after hotel operators turned down the request for a pay increase. He said that hotelman are pleading "inability to pay" this year. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Sir: I am writing to yon to find out if yon can help me with a problem. I am a widow. My husband was a union man for many yean and he paid unemployment insurance for many years but never got any money from them. He died very suddenly and I cannot work. What I would like to know is this: is there any way I can get something in return for all the money my husband paid into the unemployment insurance fund? —Mrs. M. Ed. note: Enquiries should be addressed to the nearest office of the Unemployment Insurance Commission. However, on consulting VIC, we received this reply: "It is the worker himself who. is insured against loss of employment. The filing of a benefit claim is a personal matter between him and the Commission and benefit rights cannot be assigned to another person. A deceased person is presumed to have enjoyed the protection of unemployment insurance during his working life and therefore the contributions properly paid on MS behalf for this purpose cannot be refunded." Dear Sir: This is written on a note of desperation because I have been told that your paper enjoys wide circulation in the ranks of organized labor —to which I do not belong. I am an office worker, sometimes called a white collar worker. My work is exacting, and while you people with your unions pull in raise after raise, my salary remains about the same. Many of my fellow-workers blame unions for the high cost of living. While I have my own opinion on this, there is just enough truth in these charges to turn many people away from unions permanently. In any case, I honestly thing it is time for the unions to put some of their strength to work in an educational campaign .-planing the good parts of labor. Also, the time is ripe for some real organizing. ' —"CONCERNED." Dear Sir: Bill 46, now before the provincial legislature, will be a serious blow to we taxpayers if it's allowed to go through. One section that deals with valuation of property for school tax purposes is particularly/obnoxious. It would leave us wide open for as- W. J. HEADS BOOT FACTORY LTD. Makers of the "HEADS SHOE" for Loggers, Miners, Cruisers, Surveyors, etc ^ Our Shoes are Hand-Made — You'll be satisfied ■ 21 East Hastings Street Vancouver, B. C. try ■» "«at- t»tur Tool* *ad Cntl.rr EDDIE'S LOCKSMITHS AND 313 Main St. (Near Hastings) _c*r* rat la l mlxrnt* Locks sWpalr**' bx Bond*- Loo-unit-* *t*7 Oomblaatloaa 0-a-C*- MArine 1959 sessment on just about everything in the home. The section woud instruct assessment of improvement—with the definition taking in everything AND the kitchen sink. It could be interpreted that all furniture, drapest power tools in a basement workshop, your lawnmower and many other, things would be classed as improvements. We should protest,' an(l, protest loudly to have this section re-written. At the same time Vancouver citizens should throw their, support behind the protest that they are going to be burdened with a greater share of school costs than citizens in any other part of the province.—J.B.6. A move seems to be afoot to extend unemployment iBBu._Boe.t0- proviaT limited coverage for sickness, but the plan building up in Ottawa falls far short of the requests made by Trades and Labor Congress to the cabinet earlier this month. - v Informed sources at. Ot,taw_ say the present session will ..consider a plan which would result in uninterrupted unemployment insurance payments to workers who fall sick after leaving the job. At present a worker is covered only so long as he is available for work, and reports to UIC offices regularly. " ' Government officials say the $858,- 000,000 fund built up by UIC over the years could stand this strain without added payments by workers or employers. While the move is accepted by labor men in the capital as a step in the right direction, it does nothing for the worker who becomes sick while employed and is forced to stop work. Recent submissions by the Congress to the cabinet requested that unemployment insurance be extended to provide benefits for that category of worker. The reply did not mention this request specifically, but government officials are known to. feel that such an extension would verge on health insurance—which is under separate study—-and have pointed put that such a major change would require an amendment to the British North America Act, . The Congress brief read by president Persy Bengough covered a good many things besides unemployment insurance, and there is considerable dissatisfaction concerning the reply given by the Prime Minister. Reduction in the age limit and increases in the monthly payments of Old Age Pensions, establishment of a nation-wide Health Insurance scheme, a check on Criminal Code amendments to ensure protection of bona fide trade—union activity, improvements in labor legislation, collective bargaining for government employees and complete revision of- the Fair Wages Act were only a few of the items covered. The Prime Minister's reply was described later as "conciliatory but vague" and one observer complained that the PM did not specifically deal with any particular matter in the memorandum. The PM said it would be, "almost impertinent" for him to try to discuss the brief with those present at the meeting, as it was drawn up for the purpose of receiving the consideration of various departments. He assured the more than 100 TLC men and women present that all matters brought forward would get "due consideration.".'" .* Canadian Restaurant Association is plugging for an amendment tp the criminal code which would prohibit unions from picketing establishments which have no union agreement. A brief submitted by the association to the Commons committee studying revision of the code admits that the move arises from a decision of the Supreme Court, in which Vancouver Local 28, Hotel and Restaurant Employees' Union won the right to picket Aristocratic Restaurants Limited. v . . * * * The restaurant association said the code should ban picketing "until due process of negotiation and arbitration has been explored under appropriate provincial legislation." * * .'* While anti-union requests sometimes show up in Ottawa, union men in the U.S. are having more serious troubles. This month theanti-labor American Farm Bureau Federation aSked Congress to outlaw industry-wide bar-r gaining as a "threat" to democracy and preservation of the free-enterprise system." Meanwhile, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Virginia court ruling that peaceful picketing in a school construction job on " which non-union plumbers were" hired violated the state's "Right to Work" law. * _f» ■ ■ ■ •THE VANCOUVER PROVINCE IS 100% UNION • PRODUCED BY MEN AND WOMEN WHO BELONG TO ONE OF THESE UNIONS: Vancouver Typographical Union, Local 226 (TLC-AFL). Vancouver Printing Presimon & Assistants Union, Local 25, (TLC-AFL). Vancouver Photo-engravors Union, Local 54 (TLC-AFL).) Hectroiypers * Srtreotypcrs, Vancouver and Victoria, * local 88 (TLC-AFL). Vancouvor Mailers Union, Local 70 (TLC-AFL). Vancouver Newspaper Guild, Local 207 (CCL 1 THE^ANCOUVER PROVINCE ■ s. PAcific 4211 ■ ■ ... "AFRAID OF DOCTORS' HHJLSr Who Is-i't? The present day trend in Union Agreements is towards medical protection. 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PA. 4181 BIG-TIME WRESTLING EXHIBITION GARDENS • EVERY WEDNESDAY TICKETS: $1.50. $1.00. 75c. rjai Free): ON SALE AT WESTERN SPORTS CENTRE TICKET OFFICE 135 BAST HASTINGS STREET Phons: MArlns 6024 828 GRANVILLE STREET Pl.ons: MArln. 7934 METROPOLE HOTEL VANCOUVER'S POPULAR FAMILY MOTEL — REFRESHMENT PARLOR — 320 Abbott Street (Opposite Woodward's Stores) J. E. (BLACKIE) BENGERT. PROPRIETOR HEADQUARTERS for... IMPORTED TOBACCOS, aGAJlETTES, CIGARS, PIPES and SMOKERS' SUNDRIES Come and See Our Stock ■— Largest in Canada E. A. MORRIS LIMITED 435 WEST HASTINGS BT. MS WEST PENDER • FIVE STORES SOS O-LAjrVXLza BT. HIS I HAROLD EDWARDS LTD. THE FUNERAL HOME OP SERVICE HEATHER CHAPEL 704 W. Broadway at Heather FAirmont 052«f '"*" *■•■ ;,-.W*»„ REAL ESTATE - RENTALS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CEPERLEYROUNSEFELL^CO r-KCIFIC 3521 ESTAB.IS86 646W-HASTINOS March, 1953 ~ THE' LABOR- STATESMAN Page Three YOUR LOCAL TRADE UNION ACTIVITIES . . . Building Council Wants' Central Site For B.E.G. Pool Vancouver Building Trades Coun- - oil Tuesday issued a strong protest over the university site chosen for the construction of the British Empire Games swimming pool. ,-V T' e council declared that the s_lmiiiiiiK pool'strtrirtd be locate- iti a central Vancouver site and bitterly •opposed the UBC location as "too far'away." A letter sent to the games committee urges that the. UBC site be scrapped and a centrally located pool be built) within the city. •'The biggest majority of onr young people and other groups; find the UBC site would not be accessible," said secretary Ed Kennedy. The council did not recommend a specific site in Vancouver but urged ! the pool be placed so as to be available to all-Vancouver citizens. Working Card Proposed for Building Trades Bffllffing Trade- Council nas proposed a uniform "Building Trades •Aorking Card" for all members of aOnliated unions on construction work. Unions affiiliated wjth the BTC are being canvassed on the idea, which would require members of all trades to pack the card "to help insure job- are being done by union men only." "Tins would. also ._mat. a bet tor feeling among the men on the job, knowing they have at least one thing in common, all carrying the same card,' declared Secretary Ed Kennedy.. ■ -. I The uniform card for all building tradesmen is a part of the Building Trade- -"-jMftment constitution, Article 6, sections 38 find .'III reads in part: "This department, shall adopt TRADES UNION DIRECTORY LABOR TEMPLE. .07 BROADWAY WEST *mslr*m*T**l ***_t Cttttar* and b. W- Local 213—Representative. Geo Johnston. 203 Labor Temple: PA. M77 into Work*r*' -aloe. _-_(. ■-. igS7 I. •_■** ■_—Bosine** Arem. Oor-lnn Webb. 2414 Malnj SL FAirmont 0201. B--.r_ S_ls.m.a. iocml U*. I. B. T. C. and H.—Business Apem. E.- Holmes. ;»*■ Labor Temple: FA 1714 B-»*r*' Cclon. __c*l eas—Basin*** Agent. Melvln Ker-mis. No. fc Labor Temple. Ml W. B.oad-av: FA. 452*. Barber* — International Joorn*-do*b of *-Ha*ica. No. 130 — Secretary, c. E. Herrett. 115 Labor Temple; *"a_ 1712. B*T*r_r* Dispenser* sua Cnilcar* Workers, No. GTS—rhisine-S Mar-t-er. RobL J Beddome. 44* West Pender S- MArlne 1S21-41I*. Slacknolth** U-lom, imsI 181 — Secretary. P. Mitchell. 170J Dublin St.. New Westminster —: : . Boilermaker*' traloa. *To. SS_ — Bnsines* An.nt Jam** D.wnle. S2* Beatty St.: TAtlow 1*47. • ' Boo-Mad*-*" Union, Loci toe—Recording Secretary. F. II tine, 177 BrooaV ton St.: TAtlow 4»2« ■rick A Clay Worksrv Union. No. It* Secretary. K P.. AyI!nB. Clay-urn. ■ric-layera' Union. Local No. i— I. pad- gelt. Sr.. ISM W. 3I»t: KBrr. 52SJ-R Bnlldlng Laborers' Union. Irf>cal 601 — Secretary. I. J. Millman. 3*7 West Broadway. Phon* FAIr. 1122. ■aliaing Labor.™- Unlom (N*w W*_t- mmsterl Xo: 1*7* — Secretary. T. Porter. Ills glith SL: phone N.W. Bnlldlng aval J™* J***"": ****i AlA—B-»i__ BL Bonnell. 525 Beatty SL MArine mS. Ae.nt. phone Bnlldlng Service Employs**. Local 944— Business Agent. Ben llorley. Room 204. 144 West Ha-tlngs. MArlne Mil - <"o*acIl — Secretary Ed Kennedy. 1*2 Labor Temple. Phone FAirmont 4717. tAUgmtm* Union, Mo. 4S_—Recording Secretary. H. P. Hamilton: Pin. Sec. P. J. DepHssy: Bust-*** Asaau: J. Sterenson and R. E. Worthington. Labor Temple. . FAlrmont 22si. • Union tChllllwack». «ro. 1843 — Secretary. G.'S. Norlen, 520 Young SL. South. Chllllwack. Cm-pant*-*- Unloa <Cran*aay>. lava Rec Sec. C. I ver*._. R. R. No- 2. Courtenay. R C n*ina*t*l*. Local 1251 (H. w Wsrtmls- *t*rl—Business AgenL RobL Oral**. 727 - Sth Ave New W*atmln*ter. ' PhOB* N.W. 15E4T. (Nanalmo), Secreury. R. M. Strachan. 31SB Elisabeth St.. Nanalmo. B.C. _ .. 513 (Port Albernl) —Secretary. R. stubb. Box M*. Port Albernl. aC l lltetlos of Local Ha *v3)—Business Agent. W. J. Bask vtlle. I*t Labor Tempi*: FA- 0122 - William Smith. 257* Ka»l 4th Ave. HA*tlng* OltO-L. City Man -*s*lsjn«. Local 6»—Business AgenL W. It. Black. lit Labor Tempi*: FAlrmont 0233. Civic »*S|ll»j»**r- Union (Bnraaby), Mo. ••—Secretary. J. P. Slrop*on. *5S llth At*. N*w Westminster. r—Bn»l- AgenL Sam Lindsay. Room 220. Labor Temple: Phone FAlrmont -Ml. bar* t. CnUnary Baa * i* Union. Local TOO. Hit Pender StreeL W. ». 44* W**t . Dermont. Secretary- PAclllc 7**1. Division N'o l-> conver. o. 1-^wTPy*. CP-R. Pye. Box 4 J 2. Van- Mo. 511. *U*.W.tT. — Secretary Jerry Smith. 154* St. Andrew's Are. North Vancouver: Phone MArine 5*55. rJI.tlll.ry Worksrs, 1***1 Mo. *«—Secretary. 14. F. Redman. 4(* Otmpbell SL; New Westminster. B C OJ.D.L.> s- Secretary Ray Ijrwlon. 207* Waverley. Vancouver !«. ■Isctrlcal Worksrs- Union. Local 213— Business Manager, rieonra Cee. Ill Ponsmnlr St.; PAclflc 7111-2. tary. H. C. MacKlch'an. 4*33 Street. Burnaby. IC .,, -=^J********* •»* Porta***, _s»l JIB—Business Agent JL W. Scott. Ill Dunsmulr SL; MArlne J*4». — •6»—Secretary. George Zallo i 15th Anns* I C«rauk.r*. I rge Zallo. M* J M0. jji" Tl'u*lYlu*a"'AB*5iL Harry Berger. Ill Dunsmulr SL: MA- 2*4*. lm an*ha**j* M*sal*j**B. Secretary. Geo. HI si op. | Avenue *rtra -igburs. Bo. 1»— Business Ag.nL II- Footer. 44*5 Nanalmo. Clre Fighters (Bnrnaby), Local 323 — W. P. Collum. Lochdal* P. o_ B. C Irj^l-rtt*-*, Maw Wc *S»-SecTetary. p Olund. No. 1 Fire Hall. New Westminster. lE^t8^*^^ w» floorlayers- Union. U. B. of <LJ_ Local ** ««—Bo'lne-a Agent R. V. Nas*. 24»3 East Uth Ave; DExter 21JJ-L rnrnltcr. Workers. M.B.O- loeal Mo. «3—Secretary. Hazel Hart. 403t SL Catherine*. Pnrnirnr. A Mia Workers. (Maw Wsst- mlasrur). Loeal Bo. 2534—Secretary E. W. Ziola. 127 4th Ave. New Westminster. -, Local Bo. 1*27— Secretary. W. G. Cairney. 20)6 w nth. Phone CHerry 2402 .-recite Cutters- Unlom—Secretary. R. B. Swanson. 265 East 24th Avenue. ■oapital Employees' Union, No. 180 — Business Agent. W. M. Black. 11* Labor Temple: FAlrmont 9223. Cotal and Bestanrant Bmploysss, Looal 2*—Business AgenL D. P. Morrison, 440 West Pender: Phone PAclflc 7*33. Cntaraatlonal Ladles- Oarment Worksrs, Locals 276 aad 2B7—Business AgenL Anne Marshall. 11* West Pender, phone TA. 5514; Home. HA. 5916-M. t-oa. Local Mi. 3a 163 — Secretary. James Darwood. 2049 Kitchener SL, HAstings 2154-M. Local 97—Business AgenL E. G. Cook. 110 Labor Temple; phone FA 9126. "Mo. 172—Secretary, West 19th Avenue. Union. E. Steers. 55* FAirmont 1075-R. V J-wabry Workers' Union. No. 42—Secretary. F. Hunter. 342*. Buckingham. reiary. Mrs. J Pender StreeL o. 287. LL.O.W.—Sec- Marahall. 11* Weat Lather* (New Wi 356—Secretary, monds SL: Net Wllf. Walla. 1752 Ed- WesL 2303-R1. -ather*' Union, _ocal »-T — Secretary-. V Flnlay-n. 4(4* Dumfries SL: EMerald 12*!. 7_r*_*ry Workssw, Ma. M*—Bu*ln**s AgenL J. H Irving. 112 Labor Tempi*; FAirmont 9(12. :d Sawmill Worker*. UJ8.C, >. 2968 — Secretary. Mrs. Ada Duthle. 1*1 Labor Temple; FA *712. WcM-lrta. No. US — Secretary, R. EL Graham. 2(74 E. 45th Ave. Machinists. Local 6*2—Business AgenL Dick Osman. Ill Labor Temple: phon* FA. 9-17 Mac-inists- Lodg*. Bo. 151—Secretary. A. K. Lord. No. 3. 6.5 llth Avenue, New Westmlnstar. Union. Bo. TO — Secretary, Donald Dnrno. 3357 West 2(th Ave. Wtat*-*a** ot-Way BiplllJ*—). Looal 31—Secretary. G. R. Mill*. Copper Creek, via Savona. B. C. <ar, ConncU Bo. T—Secretary. H. B Hc Kie. 319 West Pender StreeL Phon*: PAclllc (54*. MUlworker* (Sash, Soar aad. -laU-r*) local Bo. U9B — Secretary Sidney Allison. 1*1 Labor Temple Phon* PA 9712. aad Dairy Employ***. Local 4(4 — Secreury, Bin Showier, 2(0 Labor Tempi*: FA. 171*. Motion Pic tor. Pro J ectlonlst*. loeal 3*8. Business Manager, L- Walker. Sees, retary. J. A. Baldwin. 215 East Broadway: FA. (1(2. [oUanr- Union, looal *»1 —Business AgenL R- Green, 12* Labor Temple, FAlrmont 1712. Mn*lclans- Union, Local 149—Business Manager. Geo. E. Leach. 402 Wast Pender. Room 1*1: PAclflc 7142. Office Employsss' Int. Union. Local Mo. IS—Secretary. Bernadette Gutbro. 107 W. Broadway: FAlrmont 4143. 138—Business Manager,' Jack Eaves, 103 Labor Temple;' phone FA. 97*L._ Fab- Si Tarnish Workers' Union. Local Bo. 15SO—Secretery. Roy Elmer, 110* River Road. Vancouver. vi_ '(Ocean Falls) Local No. 380 — Secret tary. W. P. Martin, Ocean Falls lot Brotherhood, Local _ -*S«-rN*w Weanninwter) — Secre tary. Helen Canton. 825 London St.. New Westminster. Hll*i**s***is local No. 1MB—Secretary, E Westmoreland. 42*6 Dunbar BtteeA: Vancouver. looal 2404—Business Agent. 8. Allen. Ill Dunsmulr 8L: PAclflc 4*4*. Photo B-aTavare, looal »*—**-•"•".*'■- it?: Balsam.. Phon* K*rri*dal* las. sit: 1(7*M. Plasterers' Union, Bo. 779 — Secretary, M. E. McMynn, 4860 Eton, No..Burnaby. GLen. 2642-K Plumbers and Pipefitters, local 170— Business Agent, Frank Carlisle. 109 Labor Temple; FA 9766. Printing Pressmen and Assistants' Union. Bo. 6* —' Secretary. ThOB. S. Ezart. 5407 Commercial, FRaser 1348. —-— Pnlp and Snlphlt* (Convsnters) Union, Local 433—Secretary. Jack Watson. Business Aircnt, O. Braalen, 525 W. Pender. Suite 1. TAtlow 1642. Pnlp and Snlphlt* Workers, local 312, Ocean Pall*, B. C—J. W. Terry. Secretary. Drawer 190, Ocean Falls, B. C. Pnlp. Sulphlto and Paper Mill Workers— Int. Off. Reps.: H. L. Hansen, S. G. Green. 440 West Pender, Room *, TAtlow 185*. F-rserB aad Chief Stewards, local 130 —Secretary, R. Stover, 1451 Woodland Drive. Ballway Carman (Port Mann), Lodge Bo. 280—Secretary. W. Jackson, 126* 13th Street, New Westminster. Ballway aad Steamshl —Secretary, T. Kitchener StreeL z Clerks. Klrby, No. (3( 7241 Ballway and Steamship Clerks, Bo. 828 —Secretary, A Padgham, 5013 Payne SL. DExter 1276-L. aUfrlgeraOon Worker*, Bo. SIS, U. A. J. P. 8. P.—Secretary. L. R. Wintlo, 137 .Weat 40tb. Vancouver: FRas. 4409. ResllUent Floorlayers (Section of looal Bo. 1541) — Secretary, C. Bressler, 101 Labor Temple Phon* FA 9712. Retail Grocery aad Pood Clerks, looal Bo. 1518 — Secretary, D. A. Wade. 203 Labor Temple: FA (242. Secondary School Teachers' Association —Secretary, Wm.' Alsbury, 2604 EaBt Sixth. HAstings 2072-R. Sheet Matal Worker*, loeal 280—Business Manager, James Walker, 207 Labor Tempi*; FA 7*2*. Sheet Metal Workers (Ballroad), 314—Secreury, T. Owen, 920 East 55th Avenue, Vancouver. Shlnglers* aad Roofers' Union, Ma £346 —Secretary, A- Tyckoson, 4244 Prince Albert. FA. 3773-R. Shingle Weaver*' Union. Loc*l No. 2803 —Secretary, J. E. Hird, 1524 W. 65th, KE. 4428-L. Shipwrights, Boatbnllders. Joiner* and Caulkers, local' Bo. 506 — Business' Agent. J. T. BesL 411A Weat Cordova SL: Phone TA. 3725' Shore worker*' local of th* U. P. ■ A. w. U. — Business AgenL Alex Gordon, 118 E. Cordova: Phone TAt. 3255. Seafarer*' Int. Union of North America —Secretary, D. Bremner, 565 Hamilton St.: PAclflc 7824. (Uga aad Pictorial Palatals, loeal 7S6— Secretary. J. Middleton, 5881 Dundaa SL; phone, GLen. 1326-Y. Street Railway Employees, Xrlvlstoa 101 — Business Agent, C. Stewart, Street RIy. Building, 125 E. (th: FAIr. 42(2. Street Ballwaymsn's Union, Mo. IS* — Business AgenL K. M. Armstrong, 69 Alexander SL, New Westminster. -vera, ._r. 20 C Cower. 204 Labor Temple; FA. 8716 Terraiio M*ch«*los, Bo. 4 — President J. Stradeskl. 2341 E. (1st. DE 2905-R. Textile Workers' Local, Bo. IS—Secreury. A. J. Laity, 30 East Second Ave. iMtrleal -tag* Employsss. loeal 11 Secretary. Walter Blake, P. O. Box '. TO* Setters, loeal No. 3—Recording Secreury J. Neville, 3231 School Road, Vancouver 16. DExter 1335-R.'. Tile Setter*' Melpars, Local No. 78 — Secreury, K. S. Kennedy, 4665 Duchess. Track Driver*- Union, looal No. 31 — Buslnes Agents, Reg. Lenfesty and C. Solem, 208 Labor Temple, FA. 87)4. Typographical Union, loeal 226— Secre- ' ury. Harry Neelands, 212 Labor Tem pie: FA 2(08. traloa Labsl Trad** ConncU—Secretary, Ed Smith. 307 W. Broadway. Phone FA 8145-1.. :,tno Garment Worker*' Union, Bo. 232—Secreury. Miss Eileen Scheelar, 1322 Beach Avenue. .United Oarmant Workers- Union, No. • 190—Secreury, Robert Kamcnskl, 2338 OnUrla Street United Fishermen and Allied Workers' Union — Secreury. Wm. Rlgby, 138 East Cordova: TAtlow 8356. University of British Columbia Employee*' Union, Bo. 116—W. T. Br wood, 4654 Wast 14th Avenue. WE DO SELL FOR LESS! ARMY£ NAVY VANCOUVER DEPT. STORES NEW WESTMINSTER a universal working card, the same to be furnished to affiiliated councils." • ., "We feel that the effort it would entail on the members in having this card at all times on the job would c*mBr«i-_t«--tliera.Ja..the..iiLear future by" insuring that only unio.n men are working with them on these jobs," Kennedy said. , Norman Uphill Named Plumbers' Agent* Steamfitter with Fitzgerald Heating, Norman Uphill, has been named by Local 170 of International Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters as their new business imanager. He takes over the post which became vacant on the death of Frank Carlisle. Uphill is a former executive board member of Local 170 and has been a member of the local for. 15 years. He is a son of veteran Fernie MLA Tom Uphill. He takes over the post on March 30. >''.', ••■' Seamen Go to Board; Carpenters Conciliate Conciliation board to d¥al with deadlocked negotiations between Seafarers' International Union and three major coast steamship companies is expected to get underway shortly. SIU is seeking a $50 monthly increase for deck and engineroom crews on CNR, CPE and Union SS coast passenger and freight vessels, and for the stewards department at Union. Jack Price has been named SIU nominee, while Philip Fleming was appointed chairman and R. A. Ma- honey will act for the companies. Vancouver Local 452 Carpenters and Joiners are in conciliation with three separate groups of contractors —the "big five", General Contractors Association, and independent contractors. Jack Stevenson said the big five — Marwell, Northern, General, B.C. Bridge and Dawson Wade—want to put a $2 daily board charge bad; in the contract this year. The companies offered a 10-cent increase, along with the room and board condition. U Conciliation Officer in Print Shops Government conciliation officer J. Sherlock is sitting in on negotiations between ITU Local 226 and Vancouver joh shops. Move to conciliation came when company's.representative made an offer of a 5% cut in wages and a 40-hour week. The union scale committee termed, the offer "preposterous." General Truck Drivers Local 31 have been awarded bargaining certification for employees of Van-Isle Auto Carj-iers, 3851 West Fourth, Vancouver'; Lincoln Transport, 1226 King George Highway, Surrey; and Mainline Transport, 16 52 Trans-Canada Highway, Surrey. ' , - Building Material, ' Construction and Fuel,1 Truck Drivers Local 213 have won1'certification for K. Binns Trucking/ South -lurnaby. ^ *' ',', '*" ' '*:',: - """ Machinists have signed the con- contract with Stone & Webster cov- tract with Stone & Webster covering the Kimberley area jobs establishing ©i9» -*_. -.flf-am "It's a letter from my Union • want my correct address!" -they the standard rate of $2.30 an hour and double time for all overtime. Federal Government has granted - voluntary check-off of union dues to Civil Service Federation of Canada. The payroll deduction was asked six months . ago by- the, national, joint.. council of the Federation but was turned down at that time. It now becomes effective immediately. Annual General Meeting of Labor Headquarters Ltd., 307 West Broadway, will be held March 31. Nine New Delegates Seated in Council Nine, new delegates to the Trades and Labor Council were : obligated and seated at last week's meeting, and four more were invited to attend the next meeting for obligation. Seated last Tuesday were: Claude Hill, Musicians' Local 146; D. Hardman and S. W. Mills of Plumbers' Local 170; W. R. Darlington,. Firefighters 901; G. Rogers and T. R. Grant, University Workers Local 116; H. Sinder, Ladies' Garment Workers Local 276; C. Sing- beil, Mailers' Local 70; G. Brown, Jewelry Workers 42. The credentials committee reported that credentials, have been received from four others and the council voted that the.y be invited to attend the next meeting for obligation. They are: Robert Cawston, Musicians 145; R. Preston, Machinists 592;,William D. Cruickshank and Gordon Yule of Greater Vancouver Water and Sewer Board Employees Local 393. ANGELUS HOTEL Corner Dunsmuir and Howe Streets, Vancouver, B. C. Phones: MA. 2435-36-37 A. H. HARRISON, Manager TTDI.C NEW—USED—RECAPPING 1 lKLi-> Buy them on easy Budget Plan! BOURNE '&. WEIR LTD. 99 West 2nd Phonai FAirmont 8821 JOHNNY'S BARBER SHOP FOR GOOD SERVICE NEXT TO LABOR TEMPLE -^ 335 WEST BROADWAY weep NO MORE Fair Lady: NO MORE hanging np and taking down heavy loads of dripping wet clothes. NO MORE back-breaking lifting and lugging no more stooping and stretching. NO MORE waiting for the rain to let up— you can dry your wash any day, any. time. NO MORE drying drudgery-ever! And, you'll save hours of ironing tune, too. Many pieces can be folded and put away without ironing— others will be easy to iron—fluffier, with less wrinkles. •r get rid of washday's toughest job get an automatic gas or electric ■ ■ ■ Just dial for fluffy bone-dry or Ironing-damp! -SLa 7"- ■JH Page Four THE LABOR STATESMAN \ March, 1953 I Conciliation Boards Meet At Kemano Carpenters' Report for Wis Month By GEORGE R. BENGOUGH Prince Rupert Local 1735 has asked to .have a_conciliation board for the carpenters working **ffl «te llorrison-Knudsen Co. The board chairman .s H. L. Hark- ley of Vancouver and members are A. 0. Stranberg and George R. Bengough. Hearings will be held at Prince Rupert or Kemano, sometime* after April 10 because the parties concerned cannot get together on any date earlier. Board of concilation also has been applied for with Kitimat Constructors by the same Local. The findings of these two boards will be followed Jjy all the carpenters in B.C. and by' a great number of other building tradesmen. The two companies have approximately 400 carpenters working on the Alcan project at the present time. ' Brother Al Staley, secretary of the Provincial Council of Carpenters has been asked to prepare some of- the material that will be presented at the board hearings. In the meantime a reasonably large number of carpenters have been hired by both Morrison-Knudsen and Kitimat Constructors now that better weather prevails in that area. Local 452—Vancouver Negotiations are underway for the 2400 members, with the General Contractors Association. Two meetings have been held with little or no progress being made to date and Local 452 has now applied for a conciliation officer in order to speed up 'heir negotiations. Their bargaining committee is composed of the executive and the two business agents along with Local 1251 business agent and president. The membership at a called meeting earlier in the month took a dim view, of the proposed agreement advanced by the Provincial Council with the firms known as the Heavy and Highway Contractors. COMPANIES WANT $2 BOARD This proposed agreement would have upped the wages 10 cents and cut room and board to the place where a carpenter would need to pay $2 per day on the out-of-town jobs. The membership are not prepared to waive the clause in their agreement that now provides for full room and board to be paid for by the employer on out-of-town work. The strike last year was to establish free room and board and it would be folly to trade or relinquish such a hard- won victory. Local 1251—New Westminster Carpenters in this city will soon have a building of their own. Plans of the new hall have been okayed by the Local's building committee. The site of the Carpenter's new home is on Royal Avenue close to Eighth, one block west of the old Labor Temple, a block from the new. bus depot, and a block from new City Hall. Douglas Miller, well-known city achitect, is the designer and it is anticipated bids will be called for shortly. The building committee waS particularly fortunate in the purchase of its lot for*a building. Property is becoming difficult to find. DOING GOOD JOB The city bus/line stops right in front of the new Carpenters Hall building site. We believe the building committee is doing a grand job and. wi3h the members every success and believe the Local showed good judgment in selecting Bruce Baker, R.' Groves, Marvin Sather, Tom Blackledge, F. Reckenberg, R. Gibeault, F. Hamilton and P. Coyne to attend to details and make arrangeihents for the new building. Local 192S Vancouver Millwork Negotiations have started for the 1953-54 Millwork contract. Bargaining committee for the union: Brothers Art Colban, president; Bill Towstego; Frank Kershaw, vice-president, and Verne Molsberry. The first meeting on Fcbrurary 25 reviewed all the proposals submitted by the Millworkers and while no conclusions came, the committee felt considerable progress had been made. There has been some delay in, getting all the employers together for the second meeting, but their spokesman, MacGreggor Macintosh, assures the committee of an early meeting. ORGANIZING NEW SHOPS Membership of the local constinues to grow, and at the last union meeting it was reported that bargaining authority for shop employees of Thomas Construction had been ap- {ilied for. Organizing of another arge shop was well underway, and —it-ig-*_peeteoV a -report-will-be-given New "Railway Union" Sets All-Time Record On LRB Time-Table New union of rail workers took ■■over bargaining authority for B.C. Electric gas workers last month— on paper at least I But the new union — "International Brotherhood of Railway —Workers"-—was -0rn,-6.anted cer. tification, and died a quick death in the short span of two weeks. Labor Relations Board quickly moved to rectify a mistake made in its printed summary of activities for February 14, with slight embarrassment declared the certifica- tiofi had been gfanted t6 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 213 for workers in the manufacturing and distribution of gas in Vancouver and Victoria, and not to the unknown rail union. UNION LABEL CORNER Plans already are underway to make the 1953 "Lnion Buying; Week" the biggest and best yet. Union Label Council Secretary Ed Smith said letters have gone out to all AFL affiliates asking for information to be used in this year's campaign to promote union labels, shop cards, buttons,, and union produced goods. "One week's campaign is not much for us to advertise the products of our skilled workers," said Smith, declaring that donations for the campaign should take precedence over all others. "Unlimited advertising is used by ' all pusiness concerns the ° year round, particularly by those opposed to organized labor." , Ed is compiling a list of all union firms which is wanted to push union products and services this year. All unions are asked to co-operate. It will pay dividends for all locals using shopcards to have them displayed in all stores, on all jobs, trucks and so on. Shortly you'll see IBEW Local 213 shopcards in many radio stores and repairs shops, a label on locally made shoes. "Our members retain employment by your patronage ' of union firms for your .daily needs." ■ It's this vital point that makes it a "must" for your union to take action now and affiliate with your Union Label Trades Council, to push the year-round union label, shopcard and button campaign. WRITE TO CONGRESS Nine MP's Support Union Views on Code *. , ■ * * . * *- Nine members of Parliament from B.C. and secretaries of- two cabinet ministers have written Trades and Labor Council secretary R-; :K." Gervin'sfatTng-that-they-are prepared to give~_ttenfibfi to Labor's views on the current revision of the Criminal Code. The Trades and Labor Congress has presented a brief covering the subject, in which it points out that Labor favors strengthening of the laws which would protect Canada fr-pm those who would twdCT,tek_._^j..^nfte^i>e ^P§^^^^^^mH <&the state Contracts Signed Province-wide agreement with four major contracting firms has been signed by locals affiliated with the Hod Carriers, Buildings and Common Laborers at Prince Rupert, Powell River, Victoria, New Westminster, Mission, Kamloops and Kelowna. The agreement sets the following rates for laborers: Building and highway construction ■coastal area $1.55, interior $1.4... Road construction — coastal area $1.40, interior $1.30. However, the brief suggests that additional safeguards be written into the law guaranteeing fundamental labor rights, including the right, to strike Under fire are two sections of the proposed code amendments, dealing with breach of contract and mischief, which "our affiliated members feel might be aimed at them should a dispute between them and their employers result in a legal stoppage of work." WHOLEHEARTED SUPPORT A letter setting forth a resolution by Vancouvers Trallcs and Labor Council on these matters, was sent to each member of parliament from B.C. and the answers received to date range from wholehearted support to mere acknowledgement. Here are excerpts from the let ters: ' ■ Howard Green: "I shall be glad to keep your representations in mind for the time when the Bill is returned to the house." ,, Angus Maclnnis: "... speaking for myself, I shall oppose any sec tion which interfers with- the legitimate rights of the trade union movement. I am sure that my voice will not be alone." CLOSE ATTENTION J. L. Gibson: "I was glad to have your observations concerning certain sections of the bill, and can' assure you I will .give the matter close attention when the Bill is reported back to the House. J. L. MacDougall: "I would not he able to support any sections which are a direct threat to the rights of organized labor, but any sections which have to do with strengthening the penalty with respect to sabotage and sedition I will support 100 percent/ Arthur Laing: "I am of the opinion that the Minister of Justice and the Government will be prepared to accept amendments along the lines sug gested-'in the Labor brief." WORK CLOSELY O. L. Jones: "The members of the CCF group, as you know, work very closely with" the labor organizations of Canada and we always "try to look after the interests of organized labor, particularly as suggested in your letter. W. M. Mott: " . . ..there will be some changes in the section referred to by you . . . any assistance I can ilr reqjiest -will be Phons: FAIr. 5773 Thomp-on aj^Conapany Warm Air Heatlnc General Shset Matal Work Furnaces and Repair* 273 Main St., Vancouver, B.C. Phone: FAirmont. 6276 Stoneberg Bros. Plating Works * We Specialise in Hard Chromium and Heavy Industrial Plating Chrome, Nickel, Copper, Electro Tinning, Polishing, etc. 436 East 5th Ave., cor. Guelpk and 5th Ave., Vancouver next meeting that organizing iii' this shop has-been completed. Brother Art Menzies, secretary*! was injured while skiing on Grouse Mountain and was in St Paul's Hospital for abont 10 days. Members sent his favorite cigarettes and wished him "fast recovery." Non-Patronage Firm Listed Spotless Cleaners and Dyers has been placed on the "Non- Patronage" list of the Trades and Labor Council, in accordance with the recommendation of the grievance committee. Also up for Btiidy by the grievance committee is a request from General Truck Drivers' Local 31 requesting that Orange Crush Ltd;r be placedL on the non-patronage list GEORGE'S CAFE Yukon and Broadway — Close to New Labor Temple Home Cooked Meals and Pastries — Reasonable Prices MUSIC AND DANCING EMBASSY BALLROOM 1»_4 Davie Street Dancing every night except Monday Ernie Buchanan's Orche»tn COMPLIMENTS OF COMMERCIAL HOTEL Phon*: PAcific 0442 Mil* Grbcic lohn Car — Stan Veljaclc Fully L!c*nid* NEWLY RENOVATED THROUGHOUT — MODERN AND FIREPROOF 340 CAMBIE STREET VANCOUVER, I.C. Harron jBrotfiUmtteb m EAST TENTH AT-HUB ■It FUNERAL DIRECTORS ' Fhonsi rAlnno-t 01*. iaa west bixth -Tsaav, iro«__t vancouvbr. host*, im "TIN-SWAY and aVOYAXi OAK, aVaUTABT DE-tsr 33S1 INDUSTRIAL FIRST AID CERTIFICATES approvsa bjr th* Th* Workman'* Oompsnsatlon Board of a. a Clauses and Correspondence Coura** tor beginners and for nenewal of certificate*. Industrial First Aid Attendant* are invited to membership. ..... < For further Information writ* to: lari-KVO-Xoa dbpabticbjtt, . .- _ T_D- IND-STKIAI. IxaiT AID ATTBHDAHTS ASSOCIATION Or B. O. ISO Wait Marti**; StoMt, Tuoonnr, a. O. ' JOSIYN STENOGRAPHY AND MIMEOGRAPHING SERVICE Available at Labor Temple 333 WEST BROADWAY FA. 89J6 ■lmsorraphlnr, typing, oorrsspondsnos, maUl-i lists, agreement*, -rltft, report*, offlc* forma, speollloatl-n*, •**. Besldenosi FAlrmont 0370-1- give regfmr- gladly given."' J. A. Bryne: "... it is not the policy of the Liberal government to do anything which may hinder the rights and privileges of organized labor, or infringe upon the democratic rights of citizens." AMEND BILL Herbert W. Herridge: "I heartily support the objections raised by your conference and will work to secure satisfactory amendments to the bill." Private secretary to Ralph Camp- ney: "The resolution has been brought to the attention of the Associate Minister of National.Defence." Private secretary to James Sinclair: "I am sure that such amendments will be very carefully studied . . . I thank you on Mr. Sinclair's behalf for bringing this matter to his attention." - ■£_"*"' Drive Slowly and Save a Life This space donated by Bill Couper 724 Seymour Street RICHMOND TRANSFER r DAILY FE-IOHI SERVICE—_,__,_ ISI.AHD. SBA IS-ADD, STBTBBTOB EIOHT AND BE ATT KATJLINO lttOaB I WIStlngS G3S7 438 a-UaXAaSBS Darlington, Haskins & Co. (1943) Limited TlUiS — MOSAICSi~ MARBLE — TERRAlZZa 1144 Granville Street Phone: CE-ar 6232 VuMlnr, B.C. KINGSWAY AMBULANCE SERVICES Ltd. and operating BURNABY AMBULANCE SERVICE Vancouver's Only Union Ambulance Service Telephones: Vancouver, EM. 3321 — Burnaby, DEL 4411 _jg f&aAa&i ex MEMORIAL CHAPEL 1235 EAST HASTINGS ST. Owned and Operated by a Trade Unionist Funerals for Trade Unionists At Prices Trade Unionists Can Afford to Par For GOODNESS Sake . . . 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