6 King Lauds Work Of Quebee Unions MONTREAL.—At a conference attended by government officials, local plant managements amd workers from more than 30 war plants organized by the AFL in the Montreal area, the Quebec War Organization-Production Committee announced that in its current drive for “100 percent organization for 100 percent production” between 50,000 and 60,000 new union members have been organized, doubling the total of union workers in the province. Prime Minister Mackenzie King sent the conference a message ex- pressing his “pleasure in learn- ing of the marked success” of the unions’ work, “especially the fact that the number of war work- ers organized in Quebec is now over the 100,000 mark. Workers as well as fighters are serving the cause of freedom.” Resolutions adopted by the con- ference urged the abolition of re- gional war labor boards, which were denounced as “storage plants” where legitimate requests of work- ers, even when supported by man- agement, are sidetracked and bur- ied. An AFI..delgation will place before the federal government at Ottawa and the provincial govern- ment at Quebec a demand for a Canadian version of the U.S. Wag- ner Act. The main report to the confer- ence was delivered jointly by Presi- dent Fournier of Montreal Trades and Labor Council, and Robert Had- dow, grand lodge representative of & the International Association of | Machinists. Their report pointed to the need for Quebec wages to be lSeouEHe up to Ontario levels. It charged some companies with |trying to foist company unions on workers in war industries; criti- ecized the statement of Munitions land Supply Minister Howe that “so |far as production is concerned Can- ada has practically reached an all- out effort;'’’ paid tribute to com- panies which had shown a desire _to work with the trade union move- ment in the interests of the war, and warned that military develop- ments made necessary greater joint efforts of labor, management and government, “In these next months,’ it said, “our country and her allies in the west will undoubtedly go over to the offensive. The great victories in the western desert have thrilled us all; they will inevitably lead to the opening of the second front on the soil of Europe upon which depends the final destruction of Hitlerism.” Continued from Page One Committees Guarantee Consistent Production strong shop stewards’ movements they have led in adoption of inter- department competitions and shock brigades. According to a recent re- port, the royal ordnance factories now employ 300,000 workers, 60 per- cent of them women. Labor produc- tivity in the royal ordnance factor- jes has increased 40 percent this year.) The close connection of industrial production with political and mili- tary events has been apparent since the “Tanks for Russia” week after the visit of the Soviet trade union delegation to England last winter. Early morning bulletins on the Dieppe raid caused workers in many places to put in a full day’s work believing that the second fronts had been opened, as a re- sult of which output in one South Wales coal pit rose from 80 tons to 168 tons. The spectacu- lar production increases in the weeks after Dunkirk were ac- complished chiefly by back-break- ing work, with many workers staying on the job as long as four days and nights without sleep. Last week's production increases, on the other hand, were the re- sult of new production ideas and in- dustrial practices, and the joint pro- duction committees guarantee that these productive achievements will not be followed by the same col- lege which followed Dunkirk. The idea of shock brigades, in which young workers organized in groups identified by such names as ‘Dunkirk Avengers,’ “Paddy Finu- cane Troop,” “Roosevelt Leaguers,” “Timoshenko Squadron,” and “Wis- enhower Crusaders,” increase pro- duction by teamwork and intensive eompetitive effort, has taken firm hold in British factories. Other production ideas introduced which are posted daily in all de- partments of several Scottish fac- tories; shop meetings, at which lag- ging workers are criticized by their union members (as a result of these meetings production in one depart- ment of a bomber factory has more than doubled); training depart- ments for new workers; mobile counters which are wheeled through factories so women workers can do their shopping at work (the tank plant introducing this device increased its output by 150 percent; corps of men who go round coal towns in the mornings to wake up workers who might otherwise over- sleep after a hard day’s work. The London Times editorially commented last week: “The record production last week is a practical form of commemoration which will appeal strongly to our allies, for increased production here means more weapons for the fighting men of all the United Wations. It has long been customary in the Soviet Union for workers to mark an an- niversary with special production drives, factory competing against factory. Other Soviet production ideas can well be borrowed here.” The spirit of competition has spread to London housewives. Two hundred housewives’ teams are entered in a contest run by the London Women’s Parliament for fuel economy, salvage collec- tion and recruiting of women for industry and the Services. 100% Union House PAc. 0634) Meet Me at KING’S CAFE for a Square Meal! THE BEST OF FOOD Your Host .. GEORGE DRICOS 212 Carrall Street last week include: wall newspapers, be > | as PRIME MINISTER KING tion of Workers (CGT), it can CIO Protests A\rrest | /\rgentine Unionist! -BUENOS AIRES.—Arrest of fourteen prominent Arg labor leaders last week “on suspicion of fomenting a gene” strike” in support of striking Buenos Aires transport work is part of an effort by supporters of the pro-Axis Castillo g | ernment to gain complete control of the General Confede’ be reliably stated. Arrest of the union officials, who have led the opposition to Castillo’s pro-Axis neutrality, took place af- ter a rapid sequence of events in- eluding: 1, Disruption of the CGT executive .committee, at its first meeting in two and a half years, by CGT General Secretary Jose Domenech, a partisan of Castillo. 2. Arrest of Professor Rodolfo Ghi- oldi, editor of the pro-democratic Buenos Aires daily La Hora, and the suppression of La Hora and the weekly magazine Orentacion for commenting critically on Domen- ech’'s action. 3. The significant de- cision by the 34th Congress of the Socialist Party, Gov't Urged To Lift Ban Vancouver support of a resolution received | from the National Council of Demo- and all other anti-fascist organiza- tions. Text of the telegram sent to Prime Minister King read: “We urge you in the interests of Canadian democracy, freedom of conscience and association, to im- plement without delay the report of the parliamentary committee to lift the ban on the Communist Party, and cther anti-fascist organizations. “We are convinced that the pres- ervation of democratic principles are at stake in this issue. We be- lieve this course of action impera- tive for Ganadian unity and the total war effort of the United Na- tions. Organize Workers At Rivet Plant Burrard Rivet and Forging Com- pany, North Vancouver, which man-— ufacture a large proportion of the rivets and bolts used in the ship- building industry here hasbeen or- ganized 100 per cent and negotia- tions for a union contract have been opend. Werkers have been organized in Local* 3 of the Metal Workers’ Union, with the intention of affilia- ting later to United Steclwerses of America. New Union Gets Wage Imerease VICTORIA, B.C.— Canadian In- dustries employees at James Island, newly organized inte the Explosive Workers’ Union, have been granted an increase of five cents an hour by the company, subject to approval of the National War Labor Board. Reports that application has been made for an arbitration board are discounted by union officials, in view of the general increase. John Stanton Barrister, Solicitor, Notary 503 Holden Bldg. 16 EB. Hastings St. MAr. 5746 and District Labor ,national leadership, headed by Do- Council, at its last meeting, voted | menech, has consistently refused to | Argentine parties and labor groups. to which many unionists belong, to organize joint action against Castillo with other Argentine labor's forces are diy- ided among the CGT, with 250,000 members, the Union Sindical, with 32,000, and the Association of Gatho- lic Workers, with 19,000. Although individual CGT unions |have strongly opposed Castillo, the take a position on national or in- ternational affairs, expressing sol-* cratic Rights urging that the ban be idarity with Brazil's declaration of lifted from the Communist Party |war only after an unprecedented campaign of pressure organized by CGT unions. Executive committee meetings, which under the CGT constitution are scheduled for every four months, have been postponed on various pretexts, and the General CGT Congress of July, 1941, was ealled off at the insistence of Do- menech. The belated executive committee meeting last month was opened with a sweeping attack by Domen- ech and others on “communists,” among whom they included every-— one favoring the cause of the Unit- ed Nations. Domenech announced that the committee would proceed at once to a discussion of post-war problems without considering any issues connected with the. war. The excuse he found for disrupt- ing the meeting was comparatively trivial. He demanded expulsion of a small left-wing union, the Graphic Workers’ Union of Buenos Aires, which was behind in its per capita payments, and when it was re- vealed that the majority of the ex- ecutive committee opposed this ac- tion, he resigned. This split the executive committee. Seriousness of the split can be shown by the fact that eighteen committee members, including dele- Union, left the meeting. TT ie five remained. Most of the imp § of ant Argentine unions have since joy : pressed support for the exec awe committee majority, including |— national boards of the Garm | Workers, the Food Workers, © Metal Workers, the Building a Workers and the State Employ and local organizations of the} way Workers. Most of the arrested men members of the executive co tee majojrity, and all are firm vocates of the United Nation After strong protests _ Buenos Aires newspapers, lee Argentine deputies and se cluding every pro-democratic ] : of Chile) and the Confederation | Chilean Workers, Pedro Chiat was released. The other 13 rem # in prison. BOSTON, Mass.—From: the {- convention, President Philip - Mw ray has wired Argentine a dor Felipe Espil in Washingtor “The executive board of the has learned with indignation of — arrest of 14 outstanding Argent trade union leaders. Their s crime consists of joining with majojrity of the people of Argen in demanding that their cow take its place with the other tions of the Americas in the a fascist struggle. On behalf of ; 5,000,000 workers whom we a | sent we protest this’ suppressior the democratic rights of our ther trade unionists and dem their immediate release.” wa Fascists Fail To Get Harvest INSTANBUL, Tunkey_Wiroe! Italian occupation forces to i erops in the areas over which Wugoslay guerrilla forces are fi ing, in the hope of accomplis! through starvation what t- planes and guns have been un to do, have largely been frusty by the courage of old men, wo: and boys. In the Bosanka Kraina dis) the crop was saved from fai into Italian hands when some thousand girls and young ; worked as harvest crews, des | the fact that only a short dist” away fighting was in progress tween the guerrillas and Ita troops and they were consta gates from the Railway Workers 2. harassed by plane attacks. we 3s UNIVERSAL 2S Send For Your Copy Now ! ANNA LOUISE STRONG’S The Soviets Expect Special Edition — 50c~ Postage Paid @ Moscow News Weekly @ International Literature 5e 50c NEWS STAN D 138 East Hastings Street : 5. gs Y