Page Two THE ADVOCATE April 5, 1940 ———— Ontario Auto Workers Supp Loggers Win Higher Pay Trail Men Suspicious Of Company Proposals TRAIL, BC. — The Work- men’s Cooperative committee, organized by Consolidated Mining and Smelting company years ago to represent employ- ees and divert them from genu- ine trade union organization, is considering taking a demand for a wage increase before a board established under the In- dustrial Conciliation and Arbi- tration Act. Since this move has approval of CMS President W. G. Blaylock and the most reactionary members of the committee, smeltermen are apprehensive of such supporters because it may be an attempt to foist on them a yellow dog con- tract. The committee on previous occa- Sions has entered into agreements and ‘gentlemen’s agreements’ with the company without the knowl edge of smeltermen. Most recent of these agreements is the claim by Blaylock and half of his committee that a *gentle- men’s agreement’ exists whereby smelterment ‘agreed’ not to ask for a@ wage increase and in return they were given a holiday -scheme with- eut pay. Under this ‘agreement’ bonuses were to be increased when and if the committee could prove that living costs had risen. A brief has already been pre- Sented the company proving this latter point but no action has yet been taken, other than the attempt by some committee members to scuttle it. Employees consider that arbitra- tion proceedings with the commit- tee representing them would be a Case of the company bargaining with its own committee, a useless proceedure to employees. Steel Workers Win Pay Boost KINGSTON, Ont— Establishment of local 2188 of the SWOC in the plant of the Canadian Locomotive Works here has been followed by erantine of wage increases ranging from two to five cents hourly. While the increase was appreciated, workers in the plant expressed some resentment that the manage ment had seen fit to give more money to some workers than others. Organization of the local ‘was Speeded up after the raise was granted. ee eS] Wage increases of 50 cents a day were gained this week by loggers in the three main log- ging camps in the Queen Char- lotte Islands with assistance of International Woodworkers Or- ganizers -John McCuish and Ted Gunrud. More than 300 men are affected by the raise which is effective from April 1. Loggers employed by Kelley Log- ging company on Lyall Island made demands on the company for a 50 cent daily wage increase. This Was agreed to after consultation with A P. Allison Log company and Morgan Log company at Cum- shewa Inlet. McCuish and Gunrud, who have been visiting camps along the coast with the Laur Wayne, the Interna- tional Woodworkers’ union’s or- §anizing vessel, called at the other camps and assisted the employees to formulate wage demands simi- lar to those raised at Kelly’s. In addition to the 50 cent wage boost, fallers and buckers at Alli- son’s received five cents more per thousand feet for bushel worl. 5 Continued Relief the mayors’ convention in Ottawa when parliament assembles. The government will continue to pay its 40 percent of relief costs, but will set a maximum limit and municipalities are expected to pare their costs to conform with the new policy. War work, the government hopes, will take a large number of recipients off relief rolls, but after six months of war and with thou- sands of Canadians overseas, tem- porarily out of the labor market, no appreciable gain in employment has been made. “We expected relief would be vut to pay for the war,’ was Re- lief Project Workers’ union sec- retary Bert Flatt’s comment. He stated the struggle to organize the unemployed for higher scales and works projects would be speeded up. Oscar W. Bergquist was remand- ed for one week by Magistrate Mc- Kenzie Matheson in Vancouver police court Wednesday on charges of obstructing a police officer. He was arrested with his wife and small son last Friday while tin-canning for funds to buy, food. The family, denied relief, has been sent back several times to Ocean Falls where Bergquist was once em- ployed by Pacific Mills. CLDIL officials believe the case will be dismissed since Bergquist has expressed a desire to be sent back to Fort William, Ont. The enthusiastic response to the conference sponsored by the ladies auxiliaries of trade unions, Mrs. Camozzi declared, is an indication of the overwhelming determination of the Northwest to stay out of war. “We feel it is not enough to talk about staying out of the European conflict, but we must organize to stay out of it,’ she declared. Mrs. Camozzi is international sec- retary-treasurer of the American Newspaper Guild auxiliary. Mrs. Betty Lundquist, president of the ladies’ auxiliary of the Aeronautical Mechanics, workers in Boeing Air- crait company, is secretary of the peace committee. SEATTLE, Wash.— Washington state’s two senators and five repre- Sentatives have forwarded official commendation to the Women’s Committee for Peace. HASTINGS BAKERY High. 3244 The word came simultaneously with news that Senator Bone had joined the front ranks in the fight for peace on the floor of the United States Senate. 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Speak- ing as a member of the Naval Affairs Committee, Senator Bone denounced the Soaring prices in munitions, now bleeding the treasury while millions are de nied adequate food and shelter. Alarmed at America’s drift to- ward war, Senator Bone arose from his sick bed, where he had been confined by a hip injury, and hurried to the national capital to raise his voice for peace. Street Carmen Pian Referendum Street Railwaymen will tale a referendum vote Monday to ap- ply for a conciliation board to mediate the men’s demands for wage increases, extended holidays with pay and other concessions following the BCElectric’s refusal to consider any proposals unless the wage increase demand is dropped. Union divisions 101, Vancouver; 134, New Westminster, and 109, Victoria, seek a 10 percent in- Crease for platform men and bus operators, 15 percent increase for trackmen and varying increases for barnmen, with extension of present holidays to two weels with pay. _GARFIELD A. 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Another story reported in- troduction of compulsory physical training and still another said that President Klinck, Dean Buchanan and Dean Bollert had resigned. But it was only an April Fool hoax. Cabaret Ruling Hit Future action to have a civic by- law governing cabaret closing hours amended to extend the Sat- urday midnight deadline to 2 am. Sunday and giye employment to members of Hotel and Restaurant Employees and other unions was left by delegates to Vancouver Trades and Labor council in the hands of their executive and inter- ested unions, W. Stewart charged that the Vancouver Ministerial association Was concerned only with the legal aspect of enforcing the law and not with the number of workers thrown out of employment by the early closing hour. Secretary P. R. Bengough an- nounced that the 56th annual convention of the Trades anda La- bor Congress, which is scheduled to be held in Vancouver will open on Sept. 23 and a committee to prepare for it will be named be- fore the next council meeting, Reg. Atkinson reported that em- Ployees of Fraser and ideal Trans- fers had been enrolled into his un- jon and said that an agreement was expected to be signed Shortly. Shipyard Laborers’ union won some concessions on hours and working conditions in an agree ment just signed, but with no mat- terial gain in wages. Copper Miners? Wages Are Cut Wages of miners employed at Britannia and Copper Mountain Mines were reduced 25 cents a day this week as copper prices slumped from 12.50 cents a Ib. to 11.25 and 11.15 cents. Basic wage rate of miners in BC copper mines is $4.75 regardless of copper prices, but as prices advance, so do wages. Miners at Britannia Sained the 25 cents a day bonus last fall shortly after Chelan miners’ union through strike action gained wage increases for miners employed at the Howe Sound company’s Chelan, Wash., Property, but the basic wage rate of Chelan miners is $1 higher than those paid at Britannia. Increased living costs are not considered in fixing wage scales. They are based on a Sliding scale with copper prices. While miners suffer a 25 cents cut, dividends of the corporation are maintained despite prices of Canadian Labor Defense League Vancouver, B.C. % SSSSSsny z. “ copper US miners have received a Similar reduction WEST TAXI Your Nearest Gab SBEy. 0 44 5 24-Hour Service Every FRIDAY 600 Campbell Avenue Continued Labor - son’s curt reply to J. Humphreys, who contended they were sent to the council and should be read out in the same way as any other com- munication. Others asked that the letters be read by the secretary or the committee chairman, but with- out avail. That the letters were against the expulsion was admitted by Jamieson and by delegates from the unions that had sent them in either rejecting the referendum as being political or having full confidence in their elected dele- gates. Expulsion of Journeymen Tail- ors Came when S. Constantine ask- ed why his union’s ballot had been Tejected after the council had ac- cepted the union’s per capita tax and delegates had held seats on the council for 50 years. “You are no longer affiliated with this council. How do you like that?” snapped Jamieson. Status of unions affiliated with the Trades and Labor Congress and positions of the council, which holds -charters from the Congress and the AFL, was questioned by E. E. Leary, whose contention was that the order should not affect them since no instructions to expel Communists had been sent out by the Congress. He was reminded of the oath pledging allegiance to both organizations. Birt Showler asked angrily, “Is washing of dirty linen, with the press present, good for our move- ment?” “You started it,” retorted a dele- gate. OUST LIBERALS, TORIES Delegate Munro offered a notice of motion that Conservatives and Liberals be expelled from the coun- cil, but no notice was taken of it. An attempt by W. Gateman to have the decision set aside was ruled out of order. Gateman com- Plained of the poor Showing in Which 41 unions out of 72 cast bal- lots. President Jamieson agreed to have the slogan “to each union member the political party of his choice,” removed from the Labor Statesman, TLC monthly publica- tion, when A. Fordyce raised the point, After the meeting Delegate Roy Hawkins was told by Secretary Bengough to have his union dele- gates changed now that the expul- sion was in effect and to use good grace and withdraw because of his Communist affiliation. Question- ed as to what proof he had, Ben- Sough stated he did not need any. 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CO LTD. 134 West Pender St. - Vancouver orkers Parade | Staged At — Oshawa Ontario Malleable — Plant Employees Seek More Wages OSHAWA, Ont. — Marching in support of the 200 strikers: at Ontario Malleable plang, nearly 1,000 auto workers, stee], workers, women and children demonstrated that the spirit of solidarity which filled the town during the General Motors strike of 1937 was again a realj- ty in a parade here Saturday afternoon. Headed by a sound truck and cars with banners, the parade tour. | ed the town and then returned to union headquarters to hear union leaders, Stewards, officers ang) members of Local 222, UAWA, jo ed in the march. Also conspicus! ous in the parade were 300 em=}) Ployees of Fittings Lid, who had} voted to join the Malleable strik if their employer failed to ente inte serious negotiations for creased wages and petter wor conditions, Workers at the Malleable plan have been on strike since Wednes day of last week for a general Wage increase of 10 cents an hour, time and a half for overtime, holidays” with pay and the union shop. 4s short time after the start of the” Strike, merchants and citizens of the community offered their sup. port, fy Oshawa Trades and Labor council offered full support to the strikers at a meeting Sun- day and decided to ask the com- pany to settle the strike in the | interests of the community. \ Malleable strikers were laude for their orderliness, promised co- operation of all unions in the town = following the parade Saturday, | Among those Speaking were Presj- dent Wick Williams, of Oshawa Trades and Labor council; Mail-- colm Smith, vice-president, local) 222; and James Napier, field rep resentative, UAWA; Harry Ham- | burgh, SWOG representative; Wil- liam Welsh president of lodge 1817, George Burt, Canadian UAWA. reg- ) jonal director, pledged aid when © the strike began. nse JOHN STANTON | Barrister, Solicitor, Notary |) 503 Holden Building i6 E. Hastings St. Trin. 4464 Patronize — A Union Restaurant Chris’ Grill 87z Granville St. Belmont Grill 1012 Granville St. Piccadilly Coffee Shop Smythe and Granville Good Eats Cafe 619 West Pender St. Empire Cafe 160 West Hastings St Melrose Cafe 716 W. Hastings St. Province Cafe 736 Main St Douglas Cafe 844 Main Si. Paris Cafe 438 West Pender St. Palace Cafe 49 West Cordova St. Ye Olde English Fish and Chips 44 West Hastings St Ford’s Cafe 516 West Pender St. Rex Cafe 6 East Hastings St. Only Fish 20 Hast Hastings St. Kings Cafe 212 Carrall Street Operated by a member of Local 289