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[The Labour Statesman]
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mm Prosperity around corner? Could be, if. Labor takes a long look at economic conditions In this issue: Special of CLC national con v. Since, the Canadian Labour Congress convention In 1962, Canada's economic conditions have improved. The real gross national product has climbed and unemployment has dropped. Despite these good signs, there are plenty of troubles ahead. Here is a summary of the CLC statement of economic policy that, in effect is Canadian Labor's studied look at things to come' and the things that need to be done. . * *■- * While the Canadian labor movement recognizes improvements, it would be hazardous to assume that Canada is about to embark on a long-run period or prosperity. Unemployment is still well above the Beverldge maximum of 3 per cent and represents an unnecessary waste of human resources as well as a social problem. . • While certain key industries like steel and autommoblles have begun to add to their productive capacity, the Investment and corporate savings data for 1963 suggest that there is still some excess capacity In the Canadian economy. The growth figures for 1902 and 1963 are impressive, but they represent to a large extent the taking up of previous slack and are an indicator of how underutilized the economy, was before. We must not be lulled by the government's apparent conviction that the basic economic problems are vanishing and that the need for active public policy is diminishing. ' ' ' *-<_v-:..,._ Opportunity for planning In fact, the current improvement In conditions should be seized . upon not as an excuse for less planning but as a better opportunity to plan for a sustained pace of high growth and full employment over a long period of time. ' For example we should begin now to correct the problem of Inadequate effective demand which has been with us for some time. Effective demand was particularly low, relative to productive capacity, from 1957 to 1961. While it has risen In the past two years, this has been due largely to temporary stimuli like the wheat sales. Even at present It Is not high enough to create enough jobs to meet the needs of an expanding labour force and to accommodate those being displaced by technological change - — particularly in Quebec and the Maritim.es. Moreover, the government has developed very little in the way of long-run policies to raise and maintain an adequate level of effective demand for the future. Unless such policies are started very soon we are likely to face, in a few years, an unemployment problem of even greater magnitude and complexity than we experienced from 1957 to 1961. We reiterate that the government must take steps to increase effective demand and keep it growing at a pace which will utilize our growing labour force and our full productive capacity. Investment, lower taxes There are many ways of carrying out this policy. In the first place we advocate, once again, an expansion of the public sector of the economy' and particularly a . major program of public investment in social capital. •£ Social capital consists mainly of goods which we pur- % chase and use not as individuals but as large groups of •>: people — hospitals, schools, highways, streets, public '•■• housing, public transit, centres for recreation and the arts, • ■ :•:• and so on. There is a great demand for social capital, Si but there is no way consumers can express this demand in the "ij private market. Consequently, the social capital sector • K has not attracted private investment. Only the government :•:• can undertake the task of expanding this great underde- >*: yeloped sector of our economy. "5 A program of public investment in social capital, by :•:■ increasing the rate of expenditure in the economy, would _. Initiate a 'multiplier effect" which would create thousands » of jobs,, help produce a high level of economic growth, ij. and sustain that growth over a long period of time. S Another means of raising the level of demand would be to » reduce Income taxes on lower income groups, thus increas- S ing their disposable income. People in these groups have a S greater marginal propensity to consume than those higher 8 on the scale - that is, they will spend a higher percentage :| of any new income they receive. The release of this new :» spending on the market could have great Impact on the ijij level ot demand. S-"^>s!_ fg A third method of raising and sustaining demand is -g through an expanded social security program. The stand of | the Canadian Labour Congress on issues like portable •§" pensions, unemployment insurance, family allowances,etc.. S is well-known. We have supported these programs out of^S our Interest in social justice, equality and economic security 3|~ but also because, by transferring Income to those with a | § higher propensity to consume, they are an added stimulus to S & demand. $ i| (Continued on Page 11 L._. * i| One year on the picket line STRIKE of Meat Cutters Local 212 ot Alberta Moat Market in Victoria was one year old on May 7 and six pickets still are maintaining their vigil at the Cook street location. Here Bill Gauld, CLC representative on Vancouver Island joins striker Helen Emerick oh the picket line. Union secretary George Johnston said new meetings have been held with the firm and these talis are continuing, with some hope thai the long strike, the first of the Meat Cutters union in B.C., may be settled. Strike ballot taken v by B.C. carpenters Carpenters throughout B.C. are voting in a government supervised strike ballot after rejecting a conciliation board recommendation for a 32-cent hourly boost in a two-year contract. The government mail ballot— A long and cumbersome routine —is expected to be counted on June 2. The ballot covers men employed by 96 companies in the Contractors Association. Meantime, a union-conducted strike vote at independent contractors has been taken and this vote is expected to be counted by May 19, union officials said. The majority report of the conciliation board was signed hy the chairman and the employers*-- representative. Bat the employers also have rejected the recommendations. The wage boost recommended would, be in tour stages over the two-year period. The union has asked a 19- cent boost In the first year of a contract and 23 cents the second year. It also has asked free room and board where camps arc maintained and has proposed a 10-cent hourly payment by contractors into a health and welfare scheme which would be unioc operated. The board called tor a cut In board rates to $1 a day by Oct. 1 1964 and boost in the subsistence allowance where no camp Is maintained to $4.50 a day on Oct. 1 and $5.50 a day On Oct. 1, 1965. ON THE INSIDE CLC convention in Montreal adopts now procedure to settle jurisdictionol d«- putes for vnions in Canada ... Poge 3 - «■ • ■ m - - - ^-. 'j Wv_ws Dh.b Union financing ... CIC onds year in good shape The Canadian Labour Congress finished 1963 in strong financial fashion. Congress had an excess of income over expenses of $107,741 during the year. This brought the total surplus account to $847,931. By comparison, the 1962 figures showed income ahead of expenses by $42,600. S Injunctions hit $ i _i ... Machinists want disputes exempted PETERBOROUGH, Ont.—The Ontario Provincial Council of the International Association of Machinists has called for legislation to"',e*xem_-t labor disputes from the injunction process. Mike Rygus, Machinist general vice president, told the council delegates that indiscriminate use of ex parte injunctions (those obtained with only one party present) was a threat to the effectiveness of the trade union movement and the freedom of individual workers. Co-op housing . Toronto rail workers study project | ;*> TORONTO—Railway employees in Toronto are studying the feasibility of a large co-operative housing project. It y' would provide housing for CNR employees who are to be •:_: dislocated by reorganization of CNR operations in Toronto :$ and the opening of a multi-million dollar yard miles from & the city and the workers' present housing. Twenty delegates •:•: of locals of the Canadian Brotherhood of Railway, Trans- j:.: port and General Workers .attended a recent housing •:•: seminar and the possibility of the major project is now being given close study. Too restrictive i Now Brunswick labor code attacked i FREDERICTON.N.B.-The Liberal government has withdrawn a bill amending'the New Brunswick Labor Re- £ lations Act after strong criticism by labor and opposition :* members. The government will take a new look at the bill •* after labor claimed the amendments were aimed at blocking $' union growth and cut ailing strike action. f*?^888^^*»*W*SSi-^ The 1964 officers for the Van- Postal Employees, and Joe couver and District Union Label Altenio, Carpenters 452; Mrs. Trades Council have been re- Hosephine Hallock Is secretary- turned by acclamation. - treasurer; Earl Hallock of Pile President is William Duns- Drivers is sgt.-at-arms; Marg- muir, Bookbinders Local 105; aret Browne df-LaundryWorkers vice-presidents are J. P. Doyle, is recording secretary. STAMP OUT TB get your free T 735 skin test and chest X-ray BUFTON'S FLOWER SHOP -We ins Flowers Anywhere in the World" llpl-M S-71S1 Drive YHWP«m. B-C Mount Pleasant Chapel Limited KINGSWAY AT ELEVENTH AVENUE Kindliness — UNPEKSfTANDiNG —DEPiiTOABi-LrrY LADY ATTENDANT Phone: TRinity 6-2161 ORGANIZING DRIVE Discounts and free draw i Did you get your union dollar bill? Journeymen Tailors' Union Local 178 is distributing up to 25,000 bills through local unions in a campaign to publicize four shops which employ union tailors. The union dollar coupon entitles anyone to a $1 discount for every purchase of "more than $20 at any of the four stores during June—and there's also a free draw. Each coupon is numbered and there are four winning numbers that may bring you a full refund when you buy a suit, topcoat or sports jacket and slacks. Try your luck with a union dollar. The four firms involved are: Regent Tailors, 324 West Hastings; Arnold & Quip.ley, 5.40Granville; Tip Top Tailors, 399 West Hastings and 637 Granville;* and The Hub, 45 East Hastings. These exclusive men's wear stores offer a complete range of men's clothing for every taste and every pocketbook. They all carry union-made clothing. Pulp and paper unions approve new pact, win 5 percent boost Workers in B.C.'s big pulp and paper industry have won a five per cent general wage boost and other concessions in a new one-year contract. The pact was approved in a ref- erendun ballot by members of the International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers and United Paper- makers and Paperworkers. The unions bargained Jointly. Other terms of the settlement Include: a number of job rate adjustments, a special increase of five cents an hour to journeymen mechanics, increase of two cents in the shift differential bringing the night shift extra pay to 12 cents an hour and graveyard to 15 cents. The companies will make up the difference in pay when an employee is called for jury duty and will provide funeral leave with pay. The contract also includes an apprenticeship training program and a job evaluation plan. The new base rate will be $2.29 an hour and the new journeyman mechanics rate $3.29. The funeral leave clause permits paid leave up to a maximum of three days for deaths In the Immediate family which in- City seeks labor view on elections The city has asked for labor's opinion on proposals to change Vancouver Civic Elections. ■ ■_.„._ The municipal advisory committee of the Vancouver Labour Council will study the request and report later. The city's letter asked labor reaction on two points: ... y * Elections — should they be held every two years or some period other than annually as at present? * Council members — should size of council be increased from the present 11 (10 alderman and the mayor)? eludes wife or husband, mother, father, brothers, sisters, children or mother and father-in- law. ■ -• The apprenticeship program provides for a four-year training period with the company making up the difference in pay between the government allowance tor vocational students and the man's regular straight-time pay. Generally, apprentices will at tend vocational school for about one month out of each 12 over four years...■.__ The new contract affects more than 5,000 workers at seven operations of four companies — Crown Zellerbach at Elk Falls and Ocean Falls; Rayonier at Port Alice; McMillan Bloedel and Powell River at Alberni, Harmac and Powell River and Canadian Forest Products at Port Melon. Steelworkers organize city manufacturing plant United Steelworkers has won certification at the plant of Boyles Bros. Drilling at Clarke and Ven- ables, one of the largest manufacturing plants that was still un- organlzixUn JJ. C. About 150 employees are Involved In the plant and Its offshoot, Diamond Abrasive Wheels Ltd. Steel expects to have Its demands for a first contract lined FOR RENT Downtown OFFICE SPACE In sunny upstairs location. Consists of awaiting room, large main office, and two private, offices, stationery closet, and large cupboard. Heating and janitorial services included. Handy parking. Rental halls available in build APPLY TO Dunsmuir Auditorium 111 Dunsmuir Street MUtual 1-7381 up soon and to open talks with the company shortly. .-.— The firm manufactures diamond drilling equipment and ships all over the world. Tourists increase Recent visitors from the United States helped provide Canada with $602 million in tourist revenue in 196*3, or seven per cent more than the record of 1962. Canadians spent less abroad, including three per cent less in the U.S., for a total of $589 million, and the first tourist profit-of $13 million—since 1950. Whatever The News.. It Is Important for everyone to know what's going on in the world. That is why so , many people value the unexcelled newt.— gathering facilities of the Vancouver SUN for ALL the hews from everywhere. HARR0N BROS. LIMITED FUNERAL DIRECTORS "British Columbia's Finast Fun.rai Sarvic. CHAPEL OF CHIMES ■• B. 10tI. Ave. TR •-•*•• ROYAL OAK CHAPEL • IBSMe-fewey,■•rs.al.v ' MB I.••»? MARK HAMILTON V. VV. (BILL) HAMILTON Hamilton Mortuary Ltd. FJJNERAL ADMINISTRATORS ■ z___. ^^^A*MX. _.i. Prater St. at 38th Ave. Vancouver 15. B.C. • The Labor Statesman, May, 1964 SEE IT IN THE Phone MU 4-7141 For regular home delivery mmwmsBmm mmmm CONTROL IN CANADA DOORSTEP-The current all-out anti-TB drive, Operation Doorstep, has turned up 88 cases of confirmed or suspected TB and the number of non-tuberculous chest diseases found by the free chest X-rays is turning out a matter of concern to health authorities. • * • UPCOMING-The B.C. provincial convention of the « Canadian Union of Public Employees is slated for Victoria on June 12,13 and 14. FACES-Here are newly named delegates to VLC meetings: Tom McHugh and Larry Smith, Jewelry Workers Local 42; Mrs. Y. Hadvick, A. McEwen, C. Orwell, E. V. Widmer and C. R. Wilson, B.C. Government Employees, Woodlands branch; R. McCready, Hospital Employees Local 180; K. McLeod and G. Le- Marquand, Ambulance Employees Local 873. • * * RAPPED - Both VLC and B.C. Fed have criticized five-year agreement signed by Operating Engineers Local 882 (unaffiliated) and Catalytic Construction for work at process and power plant of Hooker Chemicals at Nanaimo. It gives a wage boost of five cents the first year, five cents the second year and nothing for the last three years of the contract; there is no clause on union security. • - * • STEPPED UP-Vancouver .Labour Council will step up its campaign for establish ment of a night traffic court in Vancouver. It may also take a look at the entire court system in V'ah- couver following recent publicity that the backlog of cases is slowing down the wheels of justice. t • • . RECREATION-VLC is pushing for support for B.C. Fuh and Game Clubs in its fight to retain public areas for recreational use. *'•*•• MITCHELL-The strike of Bookbinders at Mitchell Press has now entered its second year, with still no sign of a break. One of the major magazines published - by the struck firm is Western Homes and Living. IWA expects vote soon Coast IWA members are expected to vote before June 6. on a proposal to settle their contract dispute with the forest Industry giants. Conciliation officer E. P. Fisher stated he will make specific recommendations to break the deadlock If allowed an extension of ttme. Both sides agreed to his request for more time. Fisher's short cot means that no conciliation board will be set Regional IWA President Jack Moore said the advantage of this procedure Is that all IWA members will hive ample opportunity to make whatever decisions they may deem advisable. LC adopts new machinery or jurisdiction disputes j 7 MONTREAL - The Canadian Labour Congress convention has adopted new machinery to settle union Jurisdictional disputes in ■ Canada* It pots firm control of Canadian disputes In CLC hands. The plan is included in an am-nwim-ni. to the CLC constitution that was approved by the convention. It is patterned after the AFL-CIO plan in the U.S. The amendment gives the CLC control over jurisdictional disputes affecting all CLC affiliates, their local unions and othe/ subordinate bodies In Canada. R sets up a system for hearings, adjudication, appeals and penalties for those who refuse to carry out the decision. At the same time, the amend- Disasfer fundaid HELPING HAND for persons badly hit during the Good Friday earthquake tidal-wave in the Alberni Valley area came from Local 1 -85 IWA at Port Alberni. Local union financial secretary Maurice Corbeil (left) here hands $4,000 cheque to Mayor Fred Bishop of Alberni and Mayor Let Hammer, of Port Alberni, both members of the Alberni Valley and West Coast Disaster Fund. ■ -* -— Federation opposes Bay industry reserve ment spells out the settlement role that Congress will play: "Dispute settlements and determinations under this shall not determine the general work or trade Jurisdiction of any affiliate but shall be limited to the settlement or determination of the specific dispute on the basis of the tacts and considerations Involved in that dispute.* The amendment says that each affiliate shall respect the established collective bargaining relationship of every other affiliate. •No affiliate shall organize or attempt to represent employees as to whom an established collective bargaining relationship exists with any other affiliate or otherwise seek to disrupt or disturb such relationship." A "collective bargaining relationship" is defined as one recognized by the employer for a period of a»year or more or when a union has been certified under federal or provincial labor law. -_, It also states that affiliates, shall recognize tbe established work relationship of other affiliates. And it sets the definition of "established work relationship" as any work of a kind which the members of an organization have customarily performed at a particular plant or work site, whether their employer is the plant operator, a contractor or other employer. Machinery for hearing any , disputes is spelled out in detail. Strong opposition to the extension of an exclusive reserve on Boundary Bay land, to "real estate firm Boultbee, Sweet and Company for industrial development has been voiced by the B.C. Federation of Labour. The provincial labor group's natural resources committee tiled its protest In a letter to Lands and Forest Minister Wtl- llston recently. The federation said the issue "is simple and concise and revolves on whether or not the Boundary Bey area should be reserved for recreational use and development or whether speculative industrial develpment should be allowed. R cited four main arguments against Industrial development In the Bay area: 1. There is now, and will continue to be, a shortage of recreational beach area in greater Vancouver. 2. There now exists sufficient quantities of undeveloped Industrial land in Greater Vancouver and in the harbor area. S. Industrial development In the Boundary Bay area would cause widespread water pollution. Vulliamy & Browned CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 2205 Fir St. Phone RE 8-3233 Vancouver. B.C.. 4. Once this undeveloped recreational area is developed in- reational area is developed industrially, It would be Irretrievable. The Federation said the land reserve was granted to the firm In 1959 and later extended to September, 1904. "By September, this company will have had an exclusive reserve on tots land for more,than five years. Our Federation is opposed to this type of manipulation and promotion," the letter said. . 'Peg bus drivers win 17-centhike WINNIPEG—Ending a long dispute In which a strike had been authorized, a big majority of the Transit Workers' union has voted approval of a new agreement with Metro providing a pay Increase of 17 cents an hour over a two- year period. Six cents of the Increase Is retroactive to last September, six cents will be paid In* June and the balance beginning March 1965. Belt's Shell Semite Broadway It Arbutus GAS — OIL — TIRES BATTERIES ACCESSORIES LUBRICATION _. REPAIRS Union Shop * HE 3-4712 The CLC president will establish a panel of mediators composed of persons within the labor movement. The president,,will , appoint a mediator or mediators to meet with diputants to try to settle any dispute falling within .the CLC definitions. If a mediator falls to win settlement within 14 days, a hearing is then held before an Impartial ' umpire. A panel' of impartial umpires is chosen by the president with the approval of the executive council. The umpire's decision Is considered final and effective If no appeal is launched by either side within five days 'after his decision is received. The appeal, if filed, is handled by a subcommittee of the Executive Council or it may be referred to the Executive Council as a whole. This decision is final. The constitutional amendment states that no affiliate shall resort to court or other legal proceedings to settle or deter- * mine any disputes of the nature , i described under the terms of the new prociedure or to enforce any settlement reached under the procedure. A resolution adopted by the convention also urged the CLC to push for as many union mergers . as possible to eliminate dual unions within the congress and thus trim out jurisdictional arguments. >:::*:::::::::::::^^ , NAMES |... in the news A resolution submitted to the CLC convention by MARINE WORKERS of Vancouver urged support for the exchange of trade union delegations between ALL coun- : tries of the world. But it didn't* come out that way—the con- . vention's International affairs committee went along with the exchange of delegations but only "between those countries where the trade unions concerned function independent of governments and employers in a free and democratic manner" . . . The report Is going the rounds that city Council' wasn't even consulted by Its negotiating team oh DR. NEII PERRY'S proposal to get the two sides together in an attempt to mediate the outside workers strike. The city's negotiators acted on their own and turned down Perry's mediation idea. * Per capita payments to the ^national CANADIAN LABOUR CONGRESS during 1963 show- g ed hefty sums such as $97,- j 364 from theUNITEDSTEEL- \ WORKERS and $72,253 from . the AUTO WORKERS andj ranged all the way down to] $12.60 from the INTER-• NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF; SIDEROGRAPHERS and $4.80. from the CIGAR MAKERS- INTERNATIONAL UNION Top posts In the CLC have \ been voted a salary.Jump: • President CLAUDE JODOIN j goes up to $20,000 from $16,- j 000, secretary DONALD Mc- ] DONALD will now get $17,- \ 500 instead of $14,000 and; executive vice - presidents: JOE MORRIS AND BILL! DODGE will get $16,000, up] from $13,000. DAVE WADE, formerly of': Vancouver and now Canadian director of the Retail Clerks, Union In Ottawa, has been renominated for a four-year term as sixth vice-president of his International union .. . J. C. MAYES of Letter Carriers Local 12 and JO ANN MIKEU and PE.ARL WONG of the Beverage Dispensers and Culinary Workers Local 835 were among pew labor council delegates this month. K*8$8&^^ few Showing "Vv^^ Watch for thasa Outstanding Attractions "To Bed or Not to Bed" "LodiasWhoDo* $&& Zu p-jrple Nooo" 'The Servant" "Yesterday, Toddy and Tomorrow" GfWBTMf • jBBiBTnO TmTVuii The Labor Statesman, May, \ 964 • - - • „,..-...-... _■______■ BSB- V » Economic expansion and our real wage Ifevels r V •VIEWPOINT BY C.P/PADbYM NEALE r* BY (PADDY) NEALE General Secretary Vancouver and District Labour Council While most of Canada, and es-' pectally British Columbia, is en- Joying its fourth year of economic expansion, a large dark cloud has appeared on the horizon. This Is the cloud of retail price inflation that threatens to dampen our growing prosperity. ■"~ Itr the; first years of the current expansion, wholesale and re- tall prices were relatively stable. Recently, however, as the economic slack which existed during the previous recession has been taken up with growing demand, the suppliers of goods and services have been able to obtain higher prices. Excess productive capacity In the* form of plants, equipment, men and materials, have been called into employment, and shortages have appeared in certain significant areas. .In addition to the upward pressure on prices by increased de mand, there is the Increased supply of money which Is directly Inflationary. Government expenditures, a private capital investment boom, large-scale foreign investment, and record levels of consumer expenditure have all been at record levels In recent months. Not only has the total .supply of money In circulation Increased directly due to government policy and new investment, but the circulation rate has increased also. A third factor usually associated with excess demand and increased money supply in the inflationary process, is costs of production. It is interesting to note that while wholesale commodity prices have risen in excess of six per cent since early 1961, "unit labor, costs" of production have been relatively stable. . "Unit labor costs" are those costs of production attributable to wages and salaries. While direct wage rates on ah average basis rise by approximately 2.5 to 3 per cent per year for all oi Canada, these do not represent direct Increases in wage.COSTS. This is because annual increases in productivity usually are sufficient to more than cover the direct wage cost Increase. In a period of economic expansion, output per man-hour rises rapidly so that it is highly unlikely that current and expected price rises can be attributed to so-called wage-inflation. Especially is this true when the other factors are so obvious. * * * The Consumer Price Index for Canada has increased by about four per cent since early 1961, the time when the current expansion began. This is not a large increase compared to some we have experienced since the Second World War, but most of this increase has occurred in recent months. It is apparent that inflationary pressures are building and that significant wholesale and retail price rises will be experienced sbon. For individuals and families «"***- I Our readers write Misunderstanding Editor: I was surprised to learn a recent if sue of the LaborStates- man contained a, statement to the effect that members of British trade unions were obliged to subscribe to a political fund. The Implication, of course, being they (the union members) were being coerced into subscribing to the British Labor Party's political fund. The Implication contained in the statement is, however, without foundation. By no stretch of . the imagination should it be assumed there is the remotest coercion connected with political donations from the British trade union membership to the Labor Party's fund. I feel sure this misleading statement found Its way into the Labor Statesman through some unfortunate error and Show you will be quick to correct it, now that your attention has been brought to it. Tom Phillips, secretary New Westminster NDP Constltuecy Association. EDITOR'S NOTE: Brother Phillips either is mixing us up with some other publication or he has read something into an article that wasn't there. In the March edition, a short story in the Statesman mentioned the fact that 119 unions of the 182 affiliated to the British Trade Union Congress were collecting contributions for political funds during 1962, according to the UK's chief registrar of friendly societies. It also said that REGISTRATION of political funds with the registrar was compulsory but it made no mention, nor did it Imply, that donations by union members are compulsory. THEY SAY: "A number of suggestions have been voiced regarding plans to soften the effects of automation. Some of these are re-training, creating of new industries, opening undeveloped terrltorleS)_nat- ural attrition, reduction of the work week and so on. Sofar there has been a lot of talk, but no national or provincial policy on a government level and very few privately self-imposed plans by any of the industries undergoing technological changes.and decreased labor requirements."— Merrick R. Groom in tlie B.C. Typo Bulletin. POLICE PAY New Westminister Policemen* s Union have won a 2.3 per cent pay increase In a new two year contract. The pay for a first-class constable goes up to $507 a month. Aid. Philip Llpp has come back from a- trip overseas with the claim that contracting-out is the answer to the city's His. It's obvious that he hasn't checked on other experiences in Canada where, for instance, cities that tried contractlng-out on garbage collection found, first, that service gradually deteriorated and people became disatisfled and, secondly, that private contractors gradually increased their charges. this means a direct reduction In the real purchasing power of take-home pay. We have all experienced this in recent years. Since 1949 the value of each dollar has declined by about thirty-five per cent — but since average wages and salaries have increased by about eighty par cent over the sam-* period, the average wage earner'sreaiwage is greater today by forty-five per cent than it was in 1949. In our type of economy only government can do anything to slow down price inflation. Unfortunately, the very measures that would slow down price inflation at this time would also slow down the rate of economic expansion, and so employment. Higher interest rates, tight money, a decrease in needed government expenditures, measures to slow down private foreign and domestic investment, would all tend to put the brakes on rising prices—but these would also tend to slow down the economy. Ultimately, if the current ex pansion becomes too rapid, these measures will have to be applied In some degree. j ,The national dilemma, In simplified terms, is a choice between full employment and economic expansion, or an economic crawl with higher' levels of unemployment, and the POSSIBILITY of relative price stability. In the past Canadians generally have chosen to accept economic expansion with rising prices. ■ In this situation wage earners have no other recourse in the protection of their "real" wage levels, and standards of living, than to negotiate higher rates'. Most companies/ are recording record profit levels, retail prices are rising, unit labor costs are declining,, and in the atmosphere of general economic expansion, the time is ripe for higher wage levels and Improved standards of living. Disem ploy ment pay Automation is inevitable. But the new technology cuts the number of man-hours needed in production and threatens the traditional work-.or-pay relationship. Our property-oriented laws do not include "the job" in their concept of ownership. But the job is the worker's foremost holding. Among the many suggestions to meet this problem, is one advanced by the United Steelworkers which argues that industry which automates its production should be made to pay an automation dlsemployment tax. This union points out that every Canadian province has a workmen's compensation law which reimburses workers in varying amounts when they lose time as a result of industrial or occupational injury. I* argues that permanent or temporary loss of jobs due to automation should be treated as a major industrial and occupational injury and should be compensated for accordingly by full wages for the full period of disem- ployment. '- ■ - ' Golf suffered The 15-day strike of civic workers in Vancouver surely succeeded in shooting down all those who were crying that compulsory arbitration was the only answer to disputes involving civic workers and that strikes must be banned. Look at the record. The strike was conducted smoothly and without incident. Emergency work involving sewer problems that might have created a health hazard had they not been attended to, feeding of the zoo animals, gassing up of police vehicles, collecting garbage from the large hospitals, etc.-were all handled by the strikers. There was inconvenience to the public, no one denies that. But the public safety and health was NOT endangered, city health officials made this very clear all during the strike. Destruction of the right of free collective bargaining, process by enforcing compulsory arbitration is hardly warranted just because a few golfers missed their games while five Park Board courses were clbsed or because Stanley Park visitors were disappointed at the shutdown of the zoo. ■V ■-,'....._..■■ '*'■■•.. i _ * S_» Brief : Just don't sell us short PAGE FIVE a B.C. Federation of Labour gave short Columbia submission ... but its message was very clear OTTAWA- CSpeclal)-..Majtecer- . tain that the Columbia River treaty doesn't put permanent control of the water system in U.S. hands. -Make sure it doesn't ruin future chances of development of on-site power in B.C. And make sure the treaty provides that Canada could divert the water— tf it needs to—fdr future needs. These were the main points in a "•'ft**'**:':':*:'.^^ short brief presented by the B.C. Federation of Labour to the Commons external affairs committee hearings. It was one of the briefest submissions to the hearings so far. Federation Secretary Pat O'Neal opened his remarks by stating that his group "does not presume to be competent to evaluate the technical formulas evolved by the negotiators." So he cut through the technical tape and stated plainly that the committee should weigh the terms carefully to ensure that Canadian interests are being adequately protected. He urged that the committee ensure Canada's control of its water resources and that it spell out clearly the termination date of certain agreements under the treaty. He also urged that some of the treaty funds be specifically earmarked to look after such things as new community planning and development, Industrial development and relocation provisions in areas that will O'Neal also said: "In recent years, there has been a proliferation of opinions and public debate over the various proposals, for the development of the Columbia River. Partisan political viewpoints must yield to a dispassionate consideration of the opportunities and challenges a properly executed treaty could provide for all Canadians." He asked provision for maximum use of Canadian union labor and materials on all phases of the project and its operation and urged establishment of a Columbia River Authority to ensure that ' all aspects of reconstruction and relocation are affected in a planned and orderly manner. The brief asked the committee to pay special attention to claims that there are grave weaknesses In the protocal that would: put permanent control of the Columbia water system under U.S. hands; reduce the chance for Canadian development of at-site power because of present plans for I 1 be disrupted by the hydro plan. CLC CONVENTION SAYS: Economic dislocation avoided through disarmament planning Canada should abandon any nuclear role for her forces, should work for complete and general ' .. world disarmament but should continue to take part In a regional defence force pending disarmament agreement. This was the course recommended by the recent Canadian Labour Congress convention. The statement on international affairs also urged the Canadian government to map out a comprehensive plan for the gradual channeling of defence expenditures into constructive peace projects to avoid any sudden economic dislocation should universal disarmament be achieved. *' - *T7.. ._> ...i— . The report criticized the increasing tendency in Africa "for some governments to curtail trade union rights, to exercise direct control over trade unions ..,.'■ and thus to deprive workers of the freedom to protect their legitimate interests." . . It again urged a boycott of; all South African goods as long as the policies of apartheid remain In force, said Re* China should be given diplomatic recognition by Canada and that Canada should support her admission to the UN and urged reopening of formal negotiations among the big powers to lay the foundation for a peace treaty with a united Germany. The convention committee said there had been some encouraging steps taken on the International scene that raise at least a little hope In the tension- torn world. It listed things like: the partial nuclear -test-ban treaty; establishment of a direct teletype between Moscow and Washington; the unanimous UN resolution prohibiting the stationing or orbiting of weapons' of mass destruction in outer space: The continuing disarmament discussions In Geneva and elsewhere; the Increase in sci- - entitle co-operation and trade between all countries. ■ The federal government has been urged to work for a total ban on nuclear tests, including underground tests and "the formulation, conclusion and implementation of a treaty adhered to by all states which would, bring about complete and general disarmament ot all nuclear, chemical, bacteriological and conventional weapons." - It said the government.should work to strengthen the prestige and authority of the United Nations and that an international police force should be created under the UN. water storage; and give no assurance that Canada could divert water to meet its needs In the future. O'Neal said labor is opposed to any large scale export of hydro. On the protection of future water diversion rights, he said: . "Our provincial needs will increase with industrial expansion and population growth. The needs of the prairie provinces must also be considered in the light of recent evidence of lowering water tables—the Industrial, agricultural and social implications of current water resource decisions will doutless be crucial to.the future well- being of all Western Canada." He said it was essential • that the treaty include provisions for the termination of certain agreements between the U.S. and Canada on power production, water storage and diversion. "Unless this is spelled out now, Canada will be in a poor position to assert her rights 50 years hence," he said. Costs of making a living Business firms are permitted scores of deductions in compiling their corporation tax — deductions tor expenses Incurred In the operation of their business and the earning of their profit. But what about the individual wage and salary earner? He is permitted to deduct very few expenses which he piles op in the earning ot his own little profit. With this In mind, the Canadian Labour Congress convention said It will continue to press for amendments to the Income Tax Act Act to provide for allowable deductions for such things as: > Protective clothing and tools, required by a man's job. * Transportation costs In getting to and from chanelne job sites, such as in construction work. * Deduction of ALL medical, dental, optical, hospital, drug and related health care costs instead of the present amount permitted (amount above three per cent of taxable income). * Cost of reasonable transportation and accommodation expenses necessitated by having to seek medical or other Health care in a location other than the one th which the taxpayer usually resides. * Reasonable funeral expenses. * Transportation costs of students leaving homes to attend schools and institutions of higher learning. * Text books and other educational material not supplied free to students. "Canada must continue to make a positive contribution to region > al defence and cannot disarm on her own, while the rest of the world remains armed," the report said. "Canada should continue to cooperate with like-minded nations, pursuing within the regional alliances of which she is a member, the aims of peaceful settlement of disputes and the prevention of war, at all times, protecting her own basic Interests and striving for a world where regional alliances-will not be necessary and will be disbanded." It said that Canada still requires an up-to-date non-nuclear military establishment — In the absence of universal disarmament —which can be useful to ourselves, the UN and our allies. On recent cutbacks In Canada, the report commented: "We are not opposed to those recommendations of the recent White Paper on Defence' which calls for the streamlining of administrative practices, a start on the integration and unification of services and the gradual removal of existing nuclear delivery systems through non-acquisition of replacements. "We deplore, however, the continuous refusal of Che government to abandon the nuclear role for. Canada's armed services. "Our country Is not equipped to keep up with the fantastic changes, which take place In the atomic arsenals of the two big powers. "Instead, If we are to have' a logical foreign and defence policy, we should concentrate on the things which we can produce ourselves, within our economic and fiscal capabilities and which will make our contribution a distinct and essential component of the overall strategy of our alliances and partnerships. St. Regis Hotel lv Tack Room Grill On the Lower Main Open 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday Coffee Shop and Dining Room 602 DUNSMUIR STREET MU 1-1135 Modern, Luxurious, CENTRALLY located 100 Rooms — Rooms with bath from $5.50 One Block East of Granville — See Map ALF HILTON LTD. IF YQO LIVE ON THE NORTH SHORE DON'T DELAY CALL US TODAY FOR YOUR FUEL OIL SERVICE ■_,;.. -_»Ja__.iW- 225 W. 17 St. YU 7-2929 KITTY'S FLORIST "Brighten Someone's Day'* ARTISTIC CREATIONS FOR EVERY OCCASION 585 Sixth Street LA 2-5121 New Westminster, B.C. GORDON'S FLORIST LTD. 'Flowers For Every Occasion" delivery in burnaby, new westminster Vancouver and lower mainland 7180 Kingsway, S. Burnaby LA 2-0656 The Labor Statesman, May, 1964 a ■ : CONVENTION BRIEFS The foolish and the dead alone never change their op.nlOns. Contracting out Canadian labor again has rig lsteredjits strong opposition) to contrarUg. - out of ,work when done to down in Many — ' j*-"-' escape conditions laid a union agreement. , convention resolutions hit at the growing practice of contracting out, complaining that the main goal appears to be circumvention of union wages and working conditions. "'" *•_ '* •* Overtime rates Public ownership The convention repeated .tor- •in'.- stands on public ownership of certain industries, calling for ' fed-fai "nationalization" of Trans-Canada Pipe Lines Ltd. In particular, and In general all major national utilities, including hydro and.gas resources, railways, telegraph and telephones. Harrison ikim_ OFFICERS of the Union Label Trades Department, CLC were returned by acclamation at tha recent convention in Montreal. From left, Mrs. Josephine Hallock, Office Employees Local 15 Vancouver, was re-elected as Western Canada vice-president, and Stan Claire,' Amalgamated Clothing Workers, was* named president and Ontario representative. , Taximen to appeal vote Taxicab and Dispatchers Local 1599 is expected to protest a decertification vote at B.C. Radio Cabs where the union won a strike only three months ago. Union representative George Hotra charged that the vote was a well - mahoeuvered company plan to get rid of the union. The vote was 26-19 to decertify the union in a Labor Relations Board ballot. Hotra said a-\ s.'i.iiscuM.i. s_»vic. _l---t, ^C--U_U~t_i a nUSTBANE AFFILIATE Fatty Bonded and " Insured Staff Complete Janitorial and Building Maintenance Service Window Cleaning 24 Hour Service "CLEANING WITH CARE EVERYWHERE" IN Al-L MAK» CITIES he will make further presentations to the labor board and probably will seek another hearing. i He said the day after the company signed the contract which settled the strike last February, the company refused to take back the people Who-had been on strike. They retained the nucleus of the strikebreakers and then pushed for a decertification, he said. Unions across Canada have been urged to negotiate heavy ^penalty pay for overtime work in the drive to reduce unemployment and spread work. A CLC convention resolution said unions should demand a minimum penalty rate of double time for any overtime work. Civil servants Dealing with special problems of civil servants, the convention supported the Canadian Postal Employees' in its strong objection to proposed compulsory arbitration for federal government employees. At the same time, the CLC voted to help both federal and provincial civil servants in their drive to gate desirable collective bargaining procedures. Racial problems The convention's human rights committee called for research into special problems and needs in education, employment, health housing and government of citizens of Indian, Eskimo and Metis extraction. These people do not now have equality of opportunity, the committee said. A resolution urged the federal government to protest offlcialSo- viet anti-Semitism, said the Russian government is deliberately fostering antl-semltic sentiment by singling out the Jew as the scapegoat for the failures of the Soviet economy. 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H.W.-I MM* ML IN Fully Qualified Mechanic on Duly Alwiyi Compl.'. lubrication — Go«.»"" ond .freilon* firm 3102 Cambie Street i TWiwty 4-4310 COAST TO COAST 682-5291 843 E. HmiHmf COMPLIMENTS OF BRENTWOOD DODGE LTD. HOME OF THE NEW DODGE - VALIANT CHRYSLER QUALITY USED CARS . 4650 Lougheed Highway 299-9181 Burnaby, B.C. Ifofcr-fW ^^^^^^m^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^m^^^^^^^^^m^^^^^ DAVE BUCK FORD Another Ford First... MUSTANG WE ALSO ARE DEALERS FOR x FALCON— FAIRLANE - GW<M THUNDERBIRD - FORD TRUCKS" 1600 MARINE DRIVE NORTH VANCOUVER w^^^^^^b^^^^^^^M^MM^^ w......mmffl 985-3165 The Labor Statesman, May, 1964; .&.mz*®tt^ Ji Sims, Black re-elected CLC B. C vice-presidents j MONTREAL-Ed Sims, 'president of Vancouver | Labour Council, and BHl Black, business manager of | Hospital Employees Union, have been re-elected regional vice-presidents for B.C. pf the Canadian Labour Con- CUPE forms new council upcountry i B C. resolution shelved ..".■.>..„..,. Other CLC officers also were re-elected at the CLC convention, most by acclamation. President Claude Jodoin is back for his fifth term as is secretary-treasurer Donald McDonald. Joe Morrris and William Dodge were returned as executive vice- presidents and the four general vice-presidents are. William Jenoves., Frank Hall, William Mahoney and George Burt. OFFICE EMPLOYEES LOCAL maieS and l\ pcercent Increase 387 and International Power and for females; Improvements to the Engineering Consultants, Va n- . /. . couver-new one-year agreement vacatlon &**y&<*P ™* Patron. Jan. 1, 1964, including a six sick leave and travelling allow- percent salary increase for ances. KELOWNA-Representatives of the Canadian Union of Public Employees have formed a new district council covering the Ok- anagan and mainline areas. Officers elected were Henry E. Banks, Salmon Arm, president; Gerry Creech, Kamloops, vice-president; Erna Henckel, Kamloops,, secretary-treasurer; Andrew Carmlchael of Vernon, William Ferguson of Kamloops and. Frank Smith of Salmon Arm, trustees. ____.._ The new council will be officially known as the Okanagan Mainline District Council of CUPE. Peter Driedger, B.C. representative for CUPE and Adam Burhoe, Vancouver, president of the B.C. division, attended the meeting. The CLC convention shelved, a resolution from the B.C. Federation of Labour which called for suspension of unions engaged in strikebreaking or scabbing. h . :" . * The resolution was referred to the CLC executive council. The federation sought a const! * tutlonal amendment declaring: t "Any organization affiliated to the CLC which can be shown to have engaged in strikebreaking or scabbing or to-1 have aided or assisted any employer during a strike which has been approved or sanctioned by the executive council of the CLC may be suspended from "affiliation by a majority vote of the executive council. Any decision to suspend may be appealed by the suspended union to the following biennial convention of the CLC." Vancouver - Merritt ._. , t . ,, . _* _ ,. : . . ■ freight Lines "For Speedy Reliable Service" 10C4 Gla Drive MU 5-6262 Now persons employed in every walk of life are making application for a Social Insurance Number! ————~■■—■*»Bn-___a_____«_-_H___ V Your government is Issuing Social Insurance Number Cards in place of the unemployment insurance numbers that most employed people have had until new. The new numbers will help government to use modern off ice methods for greater efficiency in handling unemployment insurance, and also other social benefits such as proposed pension plans. For these reasons, you are invited to apply for a Social Insurance" Number, even if you are not a contributor to tho unemployment insurance plan. Here's what you do:— IF YOU ARE AN EMPLOYEE: Your employer will give you an application form for a Social Insurance Number. You can help most by completing it promptly and accurately and returning the form to your employer. He will sena it to the nearest office of the Unemployment Insurance Commission. IF YOU ARE UNEMPLOYED: If you are receiving unemployment insurance benefit you will complete an application form for a Social Insurance Number when you report to the U.I.C. in person or by mail. IF YOU ARE AN EMPLOYER: If you ere an employer registered with tho Unemployment Insurance Commission-you will automatically receive application forms. You are asked to distribute them to your employees, have them completed end signed by each employee end returned promptly together, not individually, to the local office of the Commission. If you are an employer who is not registered with the Unemployment Insurance Commission—please get in touch with your local Unemployment.! nsurance Commission office and inform them how many employees you have. The Unemployment Insurance Commission office will then send you application forms for each of your employees to complete. When all forms have been completed, you will return them to the Unemployment Insurance Commission. Your employees' Social Insurance Number Cards will be sent to you for distribution to them. Your government asks for your co-operation In introducing the new numbers ee quickly ee possible. Apply for your SOCIAL INSURANCE NUMBER NOW. ■■ ., UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE COMMISSION OTTAWA U-C-364A The lobor Stoiesmon, Moy, 1964 v EAGLE -I FORDS FALCON - FAIRkANE - FORD MT"-BIRD AND MUSTANG ECONUNE AND FORD TRUCKS OPEN 24 HRS. 4161 E. Hastings St. CY 9 6?42 DON'S CHIMNEY SERVICE AND REPAIRS i INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR PAINTING GUTTERS - DRAINS GENERAL HOME REPAIRS 1407 Ross Ave 936-2820 Coquitlam Colarch Garage Albert Colarch, Prop. A COMPLETE AUTOMOTIVE MACHINE SHOP AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST 24 West 6th Ave. 876-8330 .Vancouver, B.C. Public asked to protest park plan A pamphlet urging public protest against the government proposal to open up park areas to logging and mining was distributed this month by the B.C. Federation of Labour. - t ■ ' Entitled * The Big Steal," the three-page pamphlet points out that British Columbians should protest by mail, telegram and telephone to the recreation minister, the premier or MLAs. In spite of early protests, the pamphlet said, "there is every indication that the government will proceed with this rape of virgin forest parks within the year." * It said that the government proposal amounts to a betrayal of trust. -The parks belong to the people. The proposal means you and your children will become heirs to slash and slag heaps," Many wildlife and conservation people in B.C. have strongly protested the government's proposal. . • .» ... Are you a subscriber to The Labor Statesman? If not, write now to have your name put on the mailing list. OHM AN BOAT WORKS & MARINA LTD. * A Fin* Selection ef Boots of All Types BOAT MOTORS & EQUIPMENT MARINE HARDWARE & PAINTS WE NOW HAVE A NEW CONCRETE LAUNCHING RAMP FT. 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In the Heart of Downtown Vancouver Maximum Comfort at Minimum Cost FREE GUEST PARKING Home of the Famous Lotus Gardens Dining Room Phone MU 1 -9541 - MU 1 -9737 ELGIN MOTORS .NAT SPRINGMAN HIGHEST TRADE-IN ALLOWANCE ON THE LOWER MAINLAND "5 MINUTE FINANCING" NEW AND USED CARS 10689 Trans-Canada Highway, Whalley 581-3242 t I M_P _tt__H_3iifi--_-_9___» ■"■em-" K Second Front Page :.:::::::::::::::*::::^^ Labor asks control of hate bait OTTAWA—The Canadian Labor Congress has urged the„Federal government to enact legislation, to stamp out hate propaganda designed to incite violence or .disorder against racial or ethnic groups. In a-brief to the government, the CLC also proposed legislation to require the authors, publishers, distributors of any printed matter sent through the mails to be Identified on the material. The two proposals were contained in a special brief to Justice Minister Guy Favreau. The delegation said Canadians are being subjected to a barrage of hate material—calling, among other things, for the deportation of all Negroes to Africa and for the arrest of all Jews involved in Communist or Zionlst'-plots." •The effects of such propaganda, if continued and extended, will be felt by all Canadians—npt just those attacked," said the CLC. "Our democracy cannot survive in an atmosphere of irrational hate. An unreasonable attack on the dignity of one Is an offence against the dignity of alL" The CLC said experience at both federal and provincial levels has demonstrated conclusively- that legislation is effective in at least limiting the worst manifestations of racial and religious prejudice. The CLC proposed these measures: "Legislation which would require the authors, publishers, distributors and printers of any printed matter being sent through . the malls to identify themselves ■ clearly on the face of the material they disseminate." " "Legislation making It illegal to publish statements which are designed to incite violence or disorder against groups because of the group's race, creed, color, place of birth, national or ethnic origin." The CLC said neither, proposal would infringe on freedom of expression, but would safeguard civil liberties. The convention demanded an end to "profiteering from people's Illnesses" — the high price of drugs. In Its drive to win lower drug prices, the CLC will ask the federal government to appoint a commission to investigate the marketing and price of drues. Barbers meet LOCAL secretary of Barbers Union, Allan Coleman was caught by our wandering camera in Indianapolis where he attended the recent general executive board meeting of his international union. Coleman (left) is shown with international secretary- treasurer E. M. Sanders (seated) and general president Joseph N. DePaola. . LABOR SETS GOALS Alberta, Ontario medicare rapped MONTREAL — Canadian labor has again drawn Its blueprint for public health planning and declared outright opposition to the Alberta program and the proposed Ontario plan. The Canadian Labour Congress convention lined up behind the Saskatchewan plan but said the Alberta and Ontario programs provide only vomntary coverage and "place the provision of health care services largely under the control of the Insurance industry and the medical profession." Labor's standards for public health care were these: * It should be universally available without regards to means. * It should provide services comprehensive In scope, that is, including the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness as well as the rehabilitation of those disabled by illness or accident, and the provision of drugs and appliances. * It should be equitably financed and free of any financial deterrents against foil use. .. * It should be organized to provide optimum distribution and co-ordination of the various types of health services, agencies and personnel needed for health care of the highest quality. * It should take the necessary steps to fill existing needs in personnel and facilities to make a comprehensive health care program available in every part ot Canada. * Its administration should be free of control or undue influence by any special interest group. * It should provide for an advisory council including representatives from organized labor and other sections of the community. . * It should include an appeals procedure. "THE OPEN DOOR TO MORE COLORFUL LIVING" 609 Columbia St., New Westminster, B. C. CARPETS * RUGS • DRAPES COMPLETE DECORATING CONSULTING SERVICE Phone 526-8591 Relief proposal Work for relief programs — pushed in B.C. by a few municipalities and strongly hit by B.C. labor—was condemned at the CLC convention. A resolution rigorously opposed any government agency, including municipalities, forcing recipients ot welfare to work for their assistance. CONVENTION VOTE mmm mmmm CLC leade win suppo: in SID tussle MONTREAL'-The stand of the CLC executive council in going along with the government trusteeship for five Canadian seamen's unions in the drive to end violence on the Great Lakes was upheld at the CLC convention .here. _ __ ... _- The issue sparked some of the strongest debate of the week- long convention with many unions opposing government intervention in trade union affairs. Ttnr~1feneral conclusion was this: the CLC reluctantly accepted the trusteeship—it had no alternative after attempts to set up a private labor trusteeship had failed. The convention adopted the report of the officers' report committee which had this to say about the thorny question: "One of the mpst vexing situations to face the Congress executive was the problem of gangsterism in the Seafarers' International Union. "After a report by Justice Norris which spelled out in detail the undemocratic manner in which the SIU was operated, the judge, among other suggestions, recommended a government trusteeship over all Great Lakes unions. "Trade unionist generally dislike government intervention or Interference in their internal affairs. However, when the other unions involved agreed to accept .trusteeship and when the situation, had deteriorated to the point where something had to be done, the Congress, executive had no alternative in our opinion but to submit to trusteeship and to cooperate with the trustees in an endeavor to bring Industrial peace to Lake shipping and democratic unionism to Lake seamen." . The report went on to com mend the Congress officers lor "patience and conduct during this most difficult trying period. "Despite, at times, great provocation, never by word or action did the officers deviate from the principles of the movement. We believe, the officers should continue in this manner refusing to be deterred by threats or other forms of intimidation until such time as order is restored to Great Lakes shipping and all the seamen are once again affiliates of this Congress." I NDP wins I i ..: I vigorous | backing |i The New Democratic Party:£ %won a renewed pledge of sup-:j* ^port from the national CLC:£ ^•convention. •:•: » Delegates adopted the com-% g mi .tee report which urged all::*: :j:j:CLC affiliated unions to join:? j|with the NDP and to work in:| ^closer co-operation with NDP§j :>:constituency associations. •:•: « •:•: g ■*** *:J Said the report: "The NDP, a. $ although not yet enjoying spec- ij. gtacular electoral success, hasS % faithfully supported theprin-S gciples and policies adopted:-:. gat its founding convention. The:•:■ gjCLC again pledges its vigor- S Sous and enthusiastic support.":^ Water board WATER AND SEWER BOARD EMPLOYEES LOCAL 393 and the Greater Vancouver Water District—a new one-year contract with a three per cent wage increase retroactive to March 1. Vacation clause improved to provide three weeks after five years instead of after six years. COMPLIMENTS OF HUGH RIDER LTD. 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CHRYSLER - 4-%YMOUTH - VALIANT - FARG9 MORRIS IMPORTS & USED CARS QUALITY YOU CAN TRUST' 207 CohiMbie Street LA 2,1661 New wotrri.ii.stof 'Mar j The Canadian Fishing Company Ltd.! ! • Voncouver, B.C. " * S I I COMPLIMENTS OF B. SCOTT LTD. LOG BROKERS Suite 920 - 475 Howe St. MU 4-6728 VANCOUVER. BC. §.ft**:*:*%"*%^-^^ 10 The Labor Statesman/May. 1964 CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE ■•».•««••■•»..•■•• *■•■■• ••■••»«^a ■ ■ a J.»e.. » Prosperity? A look at future job picture We need not rely entirely on government legislation to raise and maintain an adequate level of demand. Organized labor can make a direct contribution to this goal through collective bargaining. Higher wages and salaries could provide a significant boost to consumer spending. There* Is little danger that.Increased wages and salaries under present conditions Would be Inflationary. While rates have been Increasing, productivity has risen at least as fast. According to the Bank of Canada'a. annual report, 1963, labour cost per unit of output in manufacturing has* shown no increase at all since early 1961. Deficit budget We readily concede that* the foregoing program for expansion will require,, a deficit in the federal . government's budget. This should in no way deter the government from undertaking such a program. There is no' special virtue In a balanced budget, i The government should pursue whatever budgetary policy is most consistent with major economic objectives such as full employment, rising standards of living, and a high and sustained rate of economic growth. Even under present/circumstances, with our growth rate up and unemployment down, it Is too soon to start tightening the fiscal belt. To do so would be to stifle whatever prospects there may be for turning the present boomlet into a . long run boom. Picture complicated While we Insist that an expansionary program of the kind we have outlined Is essential If Canada Is to escape from the vicissitudes of the business cycle and enjoy full employment and steady growth over a long period of time, we also realize that these general expansionary programs are not enough. Rapid technological change has, complicated the picture by changing the structure of demand for labour. Technological change may well create new job opportunities for workers with the special skills and education required for the new operations. But, as techni- loglcal changes continue, these qualified workers may comprise a diminishing proportion of the labour force. And very few new jobs may appear for those who do not possess, or cannot easily acquire, the necessary skills. Under these conditions, even if a general expansion of the economy were in progress, Canada would still be faced with these very serious problems: (a)There would be a large (and perhaps growing) substratum of unemployed and unemployables; (b) The lack of qualified workers would create bottlenecks and place a ceiling on the boom itself long before the hard core of unemployed ever became employed. Demand changing The most Immediate treatment of this problem lies with the. training and education of the labour force. If the structure of demand for labour Is changing, then let us change the supply structure of the labour force. The main responsibility for the massive retraining program needed rests with the government. Like unemployment Itself,' it Is a national problem. Training programs launched privately by Industry, or in co-operation with labour, at tbe plant or industry level, are laudable in principle but limited in their effectiveness. In the first place they provide training largely for those already employed. In the second place, there Is some evidence that they are used mainly by those who already have a fair amount of education and training; Finally, it is normally only the very large companies that cart undertake these programs. What c;*.n government do? Network of schools Some steps already have been taken through legislation such as the Technical and Vocational Training Association Act. But these fall far short of coping : with the problem. What is needed is a nation-wide network of training schools, built and maintained by public funds, and equipped with a full-time, thoroughly qualified staff of teachers and instructors: The worker should be required to pay nothing for this training and should receive an income to maintain himself and his family during the training period. The schools should be open not only to unemployed workers but also to those whose skills are becoming obsolete or who are working in declining industries. This training system will not be effective, however, unless it is integrated into an active, national labour market policy. At present the National EmploymentService does not meet this standard. What is needed Is a national Labour Market Board, with branches in every labour market area in the country, which can maintain constant vigilance over the changing structure of the demand for labour, and can detect surpluses and shortages before they become Alpine Appliance T.V. Service Ltd. Used Furniture A Appliance Sales T.V. - RADIO - STEREO - HI-FI • PARTS & SERVICE ELECTRICAL RANGES • WASHERS & DRYERS -GUARANTEED REPAIRS- 2636 EAST HASTINGS 258-4121 VANCOUVER, B.C. HOUSE OF MODERN LTD. HOUSE OF MODERN FURNITURE * DRAPERIES UPHOLSTERY * CARPETS "A COMPLETE DECORATING SERVICE" {located B*rc<xdway at Yew) a^^ 2584 W. BROADWAY .<*- Phone RE VANCOUVER. B.C. 8*6351 serious. The programs of the training 'schools should then be attuned to trends -in the labour market as they are revealed by the Labour Market Board^ Technological change also creates problems of geographic mobility. Once again the government must accept the major responsibility. A retrained worker who finds himself 500 or 1,000 miles away from a new job may find his training wasted if he cannot afford to make the move. In Sweden a worker who wishes to move to a job in another/ part of the country receives free transportation, free moving of furniture and belongings, and cash benefits to maintain himself and his family until his first payday. , Mobility programs In Canada, with its widely scattered centres of employment, the burden of moving may be particularly severe. The Canadian government shoud examine the practice In European countries with a view to establishing a worker mobility assistance program as soon as possible. These programs for training and moving workers affected structural changes are long overdue. If the mood of the government can be judged on the basis of the recent budget, they appear to be so satisfied with current* economic conditions that policies of this kind, requiring substantial government expenditure and direction, are not considered urgent. The truth is' that they are ur gent. If the machinery for dealing with these problems is not -established now, they will become overwhelmingly complex. It.should be stressed, however, that training and mobility programs will be meaningless unless they are accompanied by measures for expanding production and employment. What of future? These policies are designed to deal with the economic problems of Canada as they appear to us at present. But what does the future hold in store? Who can predict what the economy of 20 to 30 years from now will be like? One possibility, which we must consider, opens up a whole new field of policy. Suppose that in spite of expansionary employment policies, and in spite of the most efficient training and labour market programs, technological change should cause a continuing decline In the demand for labour? Concepts change A prominent American mathematician and automation expert, Richard Bellman, has predicted that in the not too distant future a mere 2 per cent of the population may be able to produce all the goods and services needed by society. Traditional policies for coping with unemployment would be irrelevant in this environment. To cope with these conditions would require a revolution in our economic thinking and our social ethics. B.C. Propeller Repairs (marine) Pete Campbell VIBR-LESS PROPELLERS Ft. Furness St. LA 1-6222 New Westminster gK*-*.*.::::':*::^^ Compliments of I i __ Sfoltze Motor Freight Ltd. Daily Freight Between Vancouver and Coquitlam 12601.6th Ave. TR 9-5388 fS-:.**-*-ft^^ Western Stevedoring Co. Ltd. I I s -GENERAL STEVEDORING S 687 Powell Street MI J 1-4391 J&jSfl**'*^^ TRADERS SERVICE LTD. GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORAGE ARTHUR H. MUIR. PRESIDENT EDEN MUIR GEORGE CLAPSHEW 343 Railway St. MU 4-4211 The Labor Statesman, May, 1964 11 M mm NEW PROMOTION *m V" *:'#.*- * Label word to fly everywhere MONTREAL-A campaign ' to send the union-buying message winging across the country has been adopted by the convention of the Union Label Trades Department. The proposal: All unions that use postage meters are urged 20-cent boost at laundry „ Laundry Workers Local 292 • has won a 20-cent hourly boost, sick leave coverage, and medical benefits in a new contract with Totem Cleaners. Secretary Mrs. Catherine Browne said the union Is in contract talks with a number of other laundries. The Totem pact also provides for three weeks vacation after five years service. to use either the CLC seal or the union- label- department seal with words such as "demand the union label" or "Jook foi* tlie union label, shop card and button."' •"* For those unions that don't use postage meters, the convention urges that similar messages be printed on 'envelopes. The one-day convention was held prior to the main CLC convention. Other recommendations included: / * Action be taken to promote the bilingual character of union labels in Canada. * Efforts be continued to secure the affiliation of all national and international unions in Canada to the CLC union label department. * Union label councils and ••••••raW:::'^^ Ray Adams Machine Works Ltd. NET DRUM DRIVES t | HYDRAULIC AND MECHANICAL WINCHES | I KEEL COOLERS — STEEL DRUMS | 1 I 1821 Victoria St. New Westminster | LA 2-0811 ■-•ssss :.w.- _- Trans-Power CONSTRUCTION LTD. DISTRIBUTION TRANSMISSION 1258 Francis St. UNDERGROUND 255-9828 soin^^ i Mrs. Julia Kenmuir Say It With Flowers — Free City Delivery Flowers Wired Anywhere I _. 6683 Fraser Street 327*4847 | % South Vancouver, B.C. •:•: •&*^*::^.S?^^ \ v .'. jj Universal Tutoring College ALL GRADES A SUBJECTS INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION 560 How* St. 683-8464 Vancouver, B.C. VANCOUVER AXLE AND FRAME LTD. CHECK YOUR CAR FREQUENTLY FOR SAFETY 3615 Victoria Drive TR 4-2415 Vancouver, B.C. % committees- be urged to make- greater use of fashion shows in union label promotion. * The label department endeavor to send out a perlodN*: news letter on new ideas and new activities in the field of union buying promotion. _ "\ WATERMAN'S BUILDING SUPPLY LUMBER ft PAINT ft HARDWARE ft PLYWOODS ft SASH 3841 WEST GRANDVIEW-DOUGUS (Two Blocks fatt af Boundary) HE 1-0311 — HE 3-5717 BURNABY, B.C. BRITISH COLUMBIA Union Directory AMALGAMATED CLOTHING . WORKERS OF AMERICA. Local 173—Room 5—2475 Mani- . toba, Vancouver 10,. G. Trower, Business Agent. TR 9-3031. AMALGAMATED MEAT CUTTERS AND B.W... Local 212 — - Representative Geo. Johnston, 203 Labor Temple: TR 6-573S. AMBULANCE EMPLOYEES UNION. Local 873, CUPE—Secretary, Charles Redhead. 1502 London St.. New Westminster. Phone 526-6008. AUTOMOTIVE LODGE No. 1867. , I. A. of M.—Business Agents, Jack Chapman. Brian Trodden," Room 17. 2414 Main. TR 6-4104-5 BAKERY AND CONFECTIONERY WORKERS, Local 468 —Secretary, Melvin J. Kemmis, 337 W. Broadway. TR 2-5205. BANK EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION; Local 387,. Office. Employees' International Union — President Marsh W. Bluck, PCBA, 337 West Broadway, TR 4-3515. BARBERS — INTERNATIONAL JOURNEYMEN OP AMERICA. No. 120—109 Labor Temple. TR 6-0641; Secretary, Allan Cole- 12 The Labor Statesman; May, 1964 BEVERAGE DISPENSERS' UNION, No 676 — Secre.'.ry-Bus- li-.e-*-* Agent, Jack Galloway, 440 W. Pender St.; MU 3-3923. BREWERY WORKERS UNION. Local 300—Secretary, Stan G. Tapping, 7742 Elford, Burnaby 3. LA 2-3432. BEVERAGE DISPENSERS (New Westminster) Local 835— Business Agent, Jack Tomson. 601 Royal .Ave., * New - Westminster, phone LA 2-7410. ' ' BOILERMAKERS, IRON SHIP BUILDERS, BLACKSMITHS. DROP FORGERS AND HELPERS, Local 359—Financial Secretary, Robert M. Macintosh. Ill Dunsmuir. MU 4-1047. „ BRICKLAYERS & MASONS INTERNATIONAL UNION, Local No. 1—Secretary, D. C. Fraser. 5594 Lincoln. HE 3-8617. BUILDING SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL. Local 244— Business Agent and Secre- . tary. Ben A. R. Morley, 359 Homer. Phone 685-5251. BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL —Secretary, Harold Taft, 110 Labor Temple, TR 9-1210. 'CARPENTERS' UNION. No. 45^— Business Agents: Lorne Robson," Larry Anderson, Bill Cameron; Financial Secretary, Carl A. Erickson, Labor Temple; TR 4-2720 or TR 6-1212. CARPTENERS (New Westminster) Local 1215 — Business Agents, Ray West and K. McDermid. office 73_V Royal Ave., New Westminster, phone LA 1-0525. CARPENTERS' UNJON (Cour- enay). No. 1638^-Prseident Irwin Gutensohn; Sec. and Business Agent, Lome Paisley; Box 515, Courtenay. CEMENT MASONS, Local 91ft. OF. & CM.—517 E. Broadway, TR 2-2221; Business Agent. Frank Stevens. CIVIC EMPLOYEES UNION »%•«. 407 —• President T. W Sikstrom, FA 7-4688. DENTAL TECHNICIANS, Local No. 1543 — Secretary George Hygh, 4007 Dunbar. DISTILLERY WORKERS. Local 69—President Carl Rowbotham, 993 S.E. - Marine, New Westminster, LA 2-2021; Fin. Sec. Treas., R. Cyr. 1890 2nd St., New Westminster, LA 2-5011. ELECTRICAL WORKERS' UNION. Local 213—Business Manager, A. O'Keeffe, 111 Dunsmuir Street, MU 1-7381-2. ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS, Local 82—Sec, H. C. MacKich- an, 3755 Elmwood St., 8. Burri- aby. HE 4-7651. FIRE FIGHTERS (Burnaby), Local 323—Secretary. H. Brown, 7920 Rosewood Ave.. Burnaby 1 - LA 2-4421. '._ FIRE FIGHTERS (Vancouver); Local 18—President Gordon R. Anderson, 1386 East 61st, FA 7-3729; Secretary, R N. Middle- ton, 1496 East 64th, FA 7-7441. FLOORLAYERS' UNION, U.B. of C.J.. Local No. 1541—Room No 108, Labor Temple, TR 6-5920; Business Agent. Bruce Robson, 3238 E. 29th. WW 1-0702 GLAZIERS AND GLASS WORKERS, Local 1527 — Recording Secretary. A. Allen, Room 4 2475 Manitoba. TR 4>7535. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION (B.C.. — B. P. O'Connor, Gen. Sec.. 2090 West ' 4th, RE 1-5361-62-83; TR 6-1223 GRAIN WORKERS UNION, Local 333 — Recording Secretary, R. G. Miliar. P.O. Box 194, North Vancouver; Pres., R. W. Ferguson, 3930 East Pender, N. Bby, CY 9-6193; Sect-TTeas., F, Cooper, 802 St. Laurence St., Coquitlam, New Westminster, phone WE 9--35S6. HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES' UNION, No. 180—Business Manager, W. M. Black, 335 W. Broadway; TR 6-5822. HOTEL AND RESTAURANT EMPLOYEES, Local 28-— Sec., A. E. Morgan, Room 406, 402 W. Pender MU 4-8441. INTERNATIONAL LADIES* GARMENT WORKERS. Locals 276 and 287—Business Agent, Harry Minuk. 119 W. Pender. MU 4-5514. IRONWORKERS' SHOPMEN8', Local Union 712 — Business Agent, Benjamin D. Parry, Room 105, 307 W. Broadway. TR 2-5515 IRONWORKERS. Local 97 — Pre^ sldent, J. D. Paterson. Room 206. 307 West Broadway. TR 2-7541. JEWELRY WORKERS' INTERNATIONAL. Local 42. Office, 339 Weat Bender, MU 1-5831. President, Frank Popowich, 1960 Qulnton Ave., Coquitlam, WE 9-3726. KAMLOOPS AND DISTRICT LABOUR COUNCIL — Box 562. Kamloops. phone 372-5747. Sec- - retary, Mrs. C. E. Mclnnes. LABORERS CONSTRUCTION _t GENERAL. Local 602 — Secretary, C. H. Savage. 3434 Fraser St., TR 4-9233. LAUNDRY WORKERS, No. 292— Business agent, Mrs. Catherine •Browne. Suite 1. 224 East Broadway TR 6-4643. LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING SALESMEN. Local 334 — J. A. Currie. Secretary - Treasurer 2632 West Twelfth. RE 8-9649. MACHINISTS INTERNATIONAL A8SOOCIATION, Lodge 692 — Business representative, D. H. Chapman. Room 17, 2414 Main, TR 4-0513. TR 6-7035. . MARINF WORKERS & BOILERMAKERS' INDUSTRIAL UN- TON local 1—President. Charles O. Wilson. Secretary. W. S»«- wart. 339 W. Pender St.. MU 1-9481. MOULDERS' UNION. Local 281— Acting ousiness agent, Ben Mc-. Dowcll, 1507 Fulton. West Van- . couver; 114 Labor Temple, TR 6-5920. MOTION PICTURE PROJECTIONISTS I ocal 348 — President, A. E. McManus; Secretary Frank M. Smith: Business Agent. D. A. Cooper. 1356 Sevmour. MU 4-7024. MUSICIANS' UNION, Local 145— Business Manager, Room 510, Dominion Bank Building, 307 West Hastings. MU 4-1564. OFFICE EMPLOYEES' INTERNATIONAL UNION. Local 15— Room 1. 337 West Broadway. TR 4-3515. President Mirror-.* Hamish: Secretary ■ Treasurer *->P9l SMlllng. OFFICE EMPLOYEES' INTERNATIONAL UNION, Local 378 —Business Manager. William Swanson, 1116 Hornby, mtj 3-6184. OIL CHEMICAL & ATOMIC* WORKERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION, Local 9-601. President, F. O. Geddes. Fin. Corresp. Sec., T. T. Riley, 5680 E. Ha«t. logs-CY 8-3940. PAINTERS UNION, Local 138 — Business Agent. Jack W. Frad- ley; Ass't Bus. Agent, Tom Carson; Rec, Sec., w E. Eaton. Room 3. 2475 Manitoba, TR 6-6033 ' - PAINT AND VARNISH WORKERS, Local 1550—Secretary. M. Nlelson. Room 4, 2475 Manitoba. PATTERNMAKERS' ASSOCIATION—Secretary, H. Oliver, 93 Abercrombie, RR1, Richmond. CR 8-1590. PILE DRIVERS AND "WOODEN BRIDGEMEN. Local 2404 — Business Agent, S. Alien. Room 118, 307 West Broadway. TR 4*1817. PLASTERERS' UNION, No. 779— Secretary, J. V. Chambers, 517 East Broadway. TR 2-2122. PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS. Local 170—Bus. Mgr, J. R. St Eloi; Asst Bus. Mgrs.. James Barton and J. L. Fisher, 116 Labor -TempleTR 9-l«8. CANADIAN POSTAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION (Vancouver Branch)—T. R. Monks, general secretary-treasurer. Box 2411, Vancouver 8. Office, 532 Homer, "MU 5-8724. PRINCE GEORGE & DISTRICT LABOR COUNCIL — 909. 5th Ave., Prince George, phone 191L2. PRINTING PRESSMEN. Local 09 Steward. K. A. Glins. 9526 - 73rd Ave.. Edmonton. Alberta. Phone GE 9-1752. PRINTING SPECIALTIES & PAPER PRODUCTS UNION, Local No. 598 — Sec't.-Treas.. Bob Banninger, 2753 Horley Avenue, Vancouver 16, B.C., HE 1-8443. PULP AND SULPHITE (Convert- era) UNION. Local 433 — Busl- ness MM**. 5608 Victoria Dr.. 321-3471. PULP. SULPHITE AND PAPER MILL WORKERS. Local 312. Ocean Falls. B.C. — Secretary Drawer 190. Ocean Falls. B.C. PULP SULPHITE AND PAPER- BOLL WORKERS — international office, 315-316 Crown Bldg. H. L Hansen, Interna- tionai Rep.. MU 4-3858. REFRIGERATION W O RKERS UNION. Local 516 — Sec., L. R. Wlntle. 137 W. 40th. FA 7-4409 FA 1-8511. SCHOOL BOARD EMPLOYEES' FEDERAL UNION (Burnaby), Local 379—Secretary, W. E. Apps. 4865 Triumph St.. Burnaby 2. B.C. SHEET METAL WORKERS. Local 280 — Bus. Manager, Alex McGee,'' 307 Labor Temple, TR 4-8020. SHINGLE WEAVERS' UNION, Local No. 2802 — Business agent and financial sec.. Harold P. Reilly. Room 116. 307 West Broadway. TR 6-3744. SIGN AND PICTORIAL -P A INTERS Local 726—Sec. J. A. Middleton, 6339 Kitchener, N. Burn- ' aby; Room 4, 2475 Manitoba,. TR 4-7535. STREET RAILWAYMEN'S UNION. Div. 101—Business Agent. C. Stewart, Street Rlwy. Bldg.. 135 East 8th. TR 4-2010. * STREET RAILWAYMEN'S UNION. No. 134—Bus. Agent, D. L. Bryce. Room 22, .774 Columbia. New Westminster, phone LA 1-7330. THEATRE EMPLOYEES, Local B-72—Secretary, Mrs. F. Foster, Ste. 1. 4508 Mato. TR 9-5463. Business Agent D. Calladine, 6893 Laburnum. AM 1-0073. TILE SETTERS. Local No. 3 — Recording Secretary. D. P. Ewan. 4030 Dominion, 8. Burnaby. ' TUNNEL ft ROCK WORKBR8, Local 168 — 337 W. Broadway. Secretary. H. Croft, phone TR 9-3231. TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION. Local 226—Secretary, Robert Jefferies, 517 E, Broadway, TR 6-8810. UNION LABEL TRADES COUNCIL—Secretary, Mrs. A. E. Hallock. day phone TR 4-0827; evenings TR 4-3748. . i UNITED OARMENT WORKERS' Local 190— Secretary, J. Klever- camp, 7827 - 14th Ave., Burnaby 3. B.C. UPHOLSTERERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION. Local No. 1— Business Agent, Karl Reich; Office. 666 East Broadway, TR 4-1737. WATER AND SEWER BOARD EMPLOYEES, Local 393 — Secretary. Robt. T. Callahan, 5608 Yalta Place, Vancouver 8. WOOD. WIRE ft METAL LAiil- ERS. Local 207 — President A. Sonnenberg: Rec. Sec., D. Riccl: Financial flee.. W. R. Shields: Secretary and business represen tative. A Allen, Room 4. 2475 Manitoba. TR 4-7535. •\
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