The B.C. Federation of La- bour has issued a statement with reference to a dispute between Cole’s Bakery in Cloverdale and the Bakery and Confectionery Workers’ Union in which support for the Union is urged. The Com- pany produces the following brands, “Cole’s Bread,” “Peter Pan Bread” and “Golden Boy.” SSS Commenting on the appeal of the B.C. Federation of La- bour, Regional Secretary- Treasurer Fred Fieber said, “The issues in this strike are of direct interest to many members of the IWA in the area served by this anti-union bakery. We hope that the ap- peal of the Federation will not fall on deaf ears. Support of the Bakery Work- ers in Cloverdale is just as important to [WA members as it is for members of our affi- liate. We cannot afford to tol- erate union-wrecking tactics by any employer.” The Federation states: “For the past two years Local 468, Bakery Workers’ Union, has worked hard to extend the bene- fits of unionism to the workers employed at Cole’s Bakery in Cloverdale in an attempt to im- you get the best. guarantee in stry when you buy 1 as the indu ay COMPACT NU-17 with 12” attachments $159.50 less trade-in ® prove the poor conditions and low wages which prevailed at this bakery. ; The reaction of Mr. Cole was to fire the workers who were trying to organize a legitimate trade union and to form a com- pany union with which he later signed an agreement for 90 cents per hour less than the going un- ion rate. The employees-who re- mained had little choice but to accept the situation and this they did until the contract expired, whereupon they approached the Bakery Workers’ Union with a request for assistance and organ- ization. The Bakery Workers Union re- _ sponded by signing up the em- ployees. They applied for and re- ceived certification from the Pro- vincial Labour Relations Board and requested Mr. Cole to com- mence bargaining on behalf of his employees. Far from com- mencing to bargain an agreement, Mr. Cole fought the certification of his employees to the Supreme Court of British Columbia. For- tunately for the welfare of the workers, the Supreme Court threw out Cole’s irresponsible ap- plication and the union was thus legally constituted. But Mr. Cole had made his mind up. With the exception of one appearance by his lawyer, he refused to meet the committee or the union. Ne- gotiations proceeded under the Sos ae ag eS ern f° , 4 FS ~ WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER & & £4%5 a> ee laws of the province to the Con- ciliation Officer stage and the Conciliation Officer, exercising the prerogatives conferred on him by Bill 43, recommended that no Conciliation Board be established. The Union’s Position Faced with this dilemma of ac- cepting Mr. Cole’s ultimatum or of going on strike, the union ap- plied to the government to con- duct a strike vote. The vote was conducted: and the employees voted 80% in favour of strike action and went on a legal strike. Cole, of course, who had evi- dently determined to bust the trade union from the start, re- sorted to the most despicable ac- tion of all and hired strikebreak- ers. He is now attempting to in- duce the people of British Co- lumbia to use products produced behind a picket line by scabs and strikebreakers. a —. - - = este ie ee sUPER aw with two 16” chains $227.50 less trade-in INCLUDING PIVOT GRIP CANADA'S NO.1 CHAIN SAW As soon as you have tried the Compact NU-17, with its light, fast, safe handling, or the Super 6-20, with its surprisingly lightweight and rugged big power, you will know they are the best. 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Federation of Labour expect that the question will have high priority on the convention’s agenda. In a review of the problem, the IWA officer stated in part: “Our convention’s — resolution was considered in the light of startling changes in production methods now to be seen in all sections of the lumber industry. These developments are rapidly creating an unemployment crisis for thousands of workers.” Remedial Measures “This makes it necessary to di- rect attention to the remedial measures proposed at our con- vention. I will list some of the more important proposals that demand consideration, not only by trade unionists but by the general public. ‘TJ place first on the list, the urgent need for reduction in the hours of work. If we adopt the 7-hour day and 35-hour week, we can immediately add 350,000 work- ers to the payrolls on this con- tinent. “A standard 35-hour week in Canada and the United States would employ 2 million additional workers annually. Need I say more to justify this step to spread the available employment? This , step is just as necessary now as it was necessary to adopt the 8- hour day at an earlier stage of the Industrial Revolution. “It is sheer nonsense to rehash the same old arguments which were used against the 8-hour day toward the end of the last cen- tury. Reduction in the hours of work is an imperative social ad- justment. It is one that will pros- per industry quite as much as the earlier adjustments did. ~ } “We have made a number’ of : important proposals to ensure better workers. provision for displaced These measures have ‘ been proven practicable in other countries with automating indust- ries, Better Re-training “The opportunities for re-train- ing must be improved. Re-train- ing must result in re-placement in employment. We now have the absurd situation, in which a - worker desiring to acquire the new skills demanded must make almost impossible sacrifices, all of Which involve his family. If he is not adaptable for re-training, severance pay should be provided. In the lumber industry, better planning of production schedules would ensure an annual guaran- teed term of employment. “The development of second- ary industries is now a matter of vital concern in order that com- pensatory employment may be secured by displaced workers. Above all, economic and political controls of our economy must be directed with the conscious pur- pose of providing full employ- ment. It is intolerable that man- ual workers should in an affluent society become a national surplus as permanent as food commod- ities that now glut our nation’s storage bins.” IWA, PRINCE GEORGE