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Runner-up for city council

last week’s Vancouver
civic elections was Harold
Pritchett, outstanding trads
union leader who, with 7,959
votes, topped the labor poll.
Another independent labor
eandidate, Mrs. Effie Jones,
polled 9,469 votes for school
board.

Coal Mine

Production
‘Normal’

Production is now back to}
normal in Nanaimo coal mines|

in

Lo Study Waterfront Methods

vitation to visit the United

to an average of four days.

this side of the Pacific,”

on any other waterfront.

fight against fascism.

Australian Unionists
Get Invite To U:S.

by PAUL MOLINE
SYDNEY, Australia—(ALN)—After receiving an in-

president of the International Longshoremen’s and Ware-
heusemen’s Union, the Australian Waterside Workers Fed-
eration this week requested the federal government to
arrange for an exchange of longshore delegations between
Australia and the United States.
the government views the project favorably.

In his letter to the Waterside Workers Federation, pub-
lished on the front page of this week’s issue of the Wartime
Worker, official organ of the WWF, Australian-born Harry
Bridges describes loading and unloading methods, de-
veloped by his union since the start of the war, which
have cut the turn-around of ships in West Coast ports
He invites an Australian dele-
gation to make a first-hand survey of ILWU operations.

In the same issue of the Maritime Worker, Jim Healy,
seneral secretary of the Waterside Workers Federation,
answers criticisms of Australian longshoremen which have
been voiced recently in the United States.
in America have expressed concern at statements appear-
ing in the American press suggesting that everything pos-
sible is not being done to expedite shipping movements on
he writes.
that these reports are malicious inventions, designed to
discredit our union in the United States.
there have been weaknesses in our work, giving openings
for such reports, but we believe that the work of the Aus-
tralian watersiders compares favorably with that done

“U.S. workers on the Pacific coast have responded
to our appeals for military assistance by making certain
that equipment is shipped to us as quickly as possible.
We watersiders of Australia must play our full part in the
We cannot by any action allow a
brake to be put upon the momentum of our war effort ”

Due io the efforts of the watersiders, in co-operation
with the Stevedoring Commission established last April,
average turn-around in Australian ports has been reduced
one-third in the past year, Healy reports.

States from Harry Bridges,

It is understood that

“Our comrades

‘We can assure them

It is true that

after a “definite slowdown
strike,” it was revealed by John
Stokaluk, vice-president of
District 18, United Mine Workers
of America, on his return to Van-
couver en route to Calgary follow-
ing an investigation into the slow-

down at No. 8 mine.

Following acceptance by the min-

ers of a 10 to 12 per cent increase
In wages, bringing the rates into
line with these paid in Crow's
West Pass mines, Stokaluk -and

fight of organized labor

Street Railwaymen?’s
Position Upheld

“In my opinion the fight of the street railwaymen is the
as a whole,” stated Charles M. Stewart,
newly elected president of Division 101, Street Railway Em-
“The men are solidly behind the principle

Angus J. Morrison, secretary trea-
surer of District 18 agreed to in- ployees, this week.
vestigate conditions in WNanaimo|involved. This is not a matter only
mines, where a slowdown strike |cf a few cents a week. The very
was reported to have been in pro-| large majority vote in favor of a
gress for some months. walkout if the bonus is not made
Stokaluk said that in his opinion |‘e*oactive shows that the men
95 per cent of the men are satis- believe their request to be a just
fied with the wage schedule now |°?°
in effect, They are, he said, the Labor Minister George Pearson’s
highest coal mining rates paid in contention is that the street rail-
Canada. Waynien’s right to retroactive pay-
On his return to Calgary, Stoka-|™ment of additional cost of living
luk will report his findings to bonus ordered by PC 8253 in Oct-
District 18. UMW.A. ober, 1941, is merely “a matter of
opinion.”
In a press statement he said:

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“The union and the company have
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brought into conformity with order-
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8253. It is
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Asked about the question of 4

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Supplementary agreement, Stewart
Said the dispute had been referred
to the board many times in order
to find out whether the agreement
came under PC 8253. Finally the
union had been told on August 7
that it did and payment of the
bonus was started. No mention had
been made at any time of the
necessity for a supplementary
agreement to cover this point, he
said.

Shipyard Workers
Aid Youth Center

After hearing Mrs. Vi McRae ex-
plain the purpose of the Labor
Youth Federation’s new centre in
the city, Amalgamated Building
Workers of Canada, Shipwrights
and Caulkers voted to donate 3100
to the centre, and further contri-
bution of $10 monthly.

The Dock and Shipyard Work-
ers Union at its meeting last week
also voted $100 to the centre, which
will cater to the recreational needs
of members of the armed forces

stationed locally and young war
workers.

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MOSCOW NEWS WEERBLY
“THE SOVIETS EXPECTED IT” by Anna Louise Strong

Officers for the next year’s

vice-president, and J. Dobson as

E. E. Leary and M. E. Ward.

Shipyard Union |
Eleets Officers

Shipyard Workers’ Union, Local 2, last week, were Cha |
Saunders, who received acclamation as president; L. Mac ¥ v0

as guard, G. Martell recording secretary and D. Mert
warden. Trustees for the new term of office were Bob -

The newly elected officers were installed by H. J. Pritd
executive secretary of Vancouver Labor Council.

term elected by the Dock

secretary. J. Little was ele |

Peddon President |
Of Shipwrights

Wew slate of officers elected by
the Amalgamated Shipwrights,
Shipjoiners, Boatbuilders and”
Caulkers, includes J. E. Peddon as
president, J. Donnelly, vice-presi-
dent, and George Brown, recording
secretary. W. Bray was returned as
secretary-treasurer. Other officers
elected were: B. Richardson, check
steward, and J. Beaton, R. Hall and
L. Anderson, trustees. Auditors for
the new term will be R. Digby and
W. Kitchener.

Selected to represent the unit on
the management board of the Am-
algamated Building Workers of
Canada were L. Anderson and Mal-
colm Bruce, and delegates to the
executive board will be R. Hall and
D. Bisenman.

Street Railwaymen
Elect C. M. Stewart;

Wewly elected officers of the
Street Railwaymen’s Union, Divi-
sion 101, are Charles Stewart, presi-
dent; Pete Munro, vice-president;
Sid Wybourn, secretary-treasurer.
G. Morrison, C. Winch and J. Hark-
ness are auditors. Members of the
new executive are George Morri-
son and J. Harkness representing
platform men, Arthur Dion for the
trackmen, Alex Wills for the me-
chanical staff, and Pat Borroughs
for the city bus men.

Ghosen as delegates to the Van-
eouver and Distr¥fct Trades and
Labor Council were R. K. Gervin,
CG. M. Stewart, T. Dunlop, FE. E.
Griffin, J. Price, F. Prior, Sid Wy-
bourn and Bill Harris.

Owen Brown Heads
Local 1-80 of IWA

NANAIMO, B.C——Elected by ac-
clamation following a 40-day refer-
endum, Owen Brown will head the
Lake Cowichan-Nanaimo-Cour tenay
local 1-80 of International Wood-
workers of America for the next
year.

Jobn Parkinson of Chamainus
Sawmill was elected first vice-presi-
dent with 7438 votes, William (Scot-
ty) Sutherland of Extension, second
vice-president with 732 votes, and
John Atkinson of Ladysmith, third
vice-president with 555 votes.

The local elected Heman Valley
of Nanaimo as financial secretary
with 875 votes, and Fred Wilson of
Cowichan was named recording sec-
retary by acelamation.

Blondie Sedgwick of Hillerest was
elected by acclamation as warden,

mainus Sawmills polled the hig ~
vote for conductor’s office.
Three trustees were elected: ]
Mason of Ladysmith, who
917 votes, J. R. Jenkins o
mainus, 865, and Tommy Dew
Wanaimo, 850 yotes.

Aircraft Lodge
Reflects Whent
Few changes were made in
slate of executive officers for ©
couver Aeronautical Lodge 75)
the 1943 elections held Der.
Chuck Whent, president, §,
Canoyvan, vice-president, Bill :
ner, recording secretary, ann ip
Knecktel, financial secretary ~
returned by acclamation, Bill ~ for
diss was elected treasurer. 2
Executive members at large Co
Casey Jones, Plant 4, George 3 ind
Plant 2, Harvey Galloway, Pla: t 5
Rio McComber, Plant la, Ed =
lean, Plant 3, and Stu Kenr- Bet
Plant 3. a
Also returned by acclame § aif
were Sam Wheeler, Plant 12 §yq
Sanderson, Plant 2, D. Max fait
Plant 2, as trustees; Al Yc fan:
Plant 4, sentinel; and Gordon 4 jj,
Brissy, Plant 1, conductor : (wi
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Dance Held By
sos 3
Shipyard Worke | ,
A very successful dance was "jot
by Amalgamated Building Wo [off
of Canada, Shipyard section 9c
Hastings Auditorium last wee {fF
Bob Stewart, popular bus §@
business agent of the local, he po
the social committee, among 7? tt
bers- of which were D. Bisen fF
Jim Lamb, Bill Horner, Tom f |

and Art Glynn.

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