. > j.abor Demands Aircraft Probe Hiztting asks End To «(nti-Soviet dropaganda P7INNIPEG, Man. — M. J. dwell, national leader of the ~ WS; told a mass meeting here week that “the future 2e of the world may depend } our understanding with Biet Russia. We cannot al- what seems to be a trend away . any possibility of such an standing to develop further.” \iliinge for participation in the th Victory Loan, he declared: fe must support our govern- at in the conduct of the war @ither we agree with its meth- 4 or not. I ask you therefore to seribe to the Fourth Victory haem to the extent of your pems.’” | Pl, scored past short-sighted im- 1 list policies as a factor in “t@zing about the present serious {% position, referring to the fact * in the Pacific and Far East AS SS The Skies For Soaring off into a sray sky from the flight deck of the bomber heads for Japan. The airman reported that every bomb hit the target selected. Tokio ESS USS Hornet, a U.S: Army B-25 tories of exploitation still & le in the hearts of-the colonial ales. : idwell’s references to support at sig 3OViet policies is seen here as (ig ect answer to the recent par- a ction by CCE National Secre- = ay } David Lewis in the Alter-Ehr- | smear campaign. AINT 225 Pe Gallon | me Kalso, 4 Ibs. 25c é rs : c 8 e Kimberley local of the union, : Mills’ 3 156 West Cordova St. i now while buying is good ! uy pa Act, unions which have a majority ae > : 0634 of employees of a given operation . § 2 oe One. at He must. apply for certification before entering into negotiations with AKING’S CAFE the employer. 7 for a Square Meal! The Kimberley local of the union = THE BEST OF FOOD was recently granted a charter by am - Host .. GEORGE DRICOS| | the international, designating it af 212 Garrall Street as Local 651, Kimberley Mine and c| ef | Mill Workers. |AGK THE ITTACK The Moment Approaches ... let’s be prepared! With the Hitlerites facing a crisis, and -with the prerequisites for victory estab- lished, the armies of the United Nations are now poised for the offensive. What is needed now is a firm de- termination for victory, backed up by the materials of war. So strike a blow for freedom — Buy VICTORY BONDS AND PUT EVERYTHING BEHIND THE OFFENSIVE! his advertisement donated DY.) =. The PEOPLE - . - in the interests of the Fourth Victory Loan TRAIL, BC —Officers of the CIO International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers announced this weel: that the covering the majority of em- ployees in the Sullivan mine and concentrator plant, have ap- plied to the provincial department of labor for certification as bargaining agent for the workers. Under provisions of the ICA The drive to organize all opera- tions of Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company and from there the other big mining camps in the proyince was given renewed impe- tus by the big May Day meetings in Trail and Rossland. The meet- ings were told of plans for organ- izing metal miners’ and smelter workers on a national scale, link- ing up with the current union drive at Sudbury, Ontario, among workers of the giant INCO mines. “We want to deal with the in- dustry on a national basis,” de- clares Harvey Murphy, internation- al representative of the union, “‘ty- ing in our organizations in BC with those in Eastern Canada. “Instead of haying each local Kimberley Union Prepares To Open Negotiations present its case te the National War Labor Board we are organ- izing to put them all on a na- tional footing. Then we can pre- sent our case to the Board on such matters as collective bar- gaining, wage and working con- ditions.” Three organizers are now work- ing in British Columbia and more will be named as required. Results to date show 3,000 workers as mem- bers of the IUMMSW, and negoti- ations will be opened soon with Consolidated for an agreement covering its employees in Kim- berley. Meantime union membership in the Trail smelter continued to grow despite pressure and intimidation being used to set up a fake fink union. At least 30 men are now on the payroll of the company-con- trolled setup, in direct violation of the ICA Act, but their efforts continue to be rejected by the workers. lined up along the Main street to watch the parade which proceed- ed to the grounds. May Day speak- ers included Tom Uphill, MLA, Margaret Mills of Edmonton, rep- resentatives of United Mine Work- ers of America, and William Ir- jvin, of the Alberta CCE. The speakers brought to the at- tention of the meeting the tasks confronting all workers in the win- ning of the war. Tributes were paid to our fighting forces and those of the USSR, and resolutions passed unanimously yrged the opening of the second front and the lifting of the ban on the Communist Party. A meeting featuring many of the Same speakers was held in Natal the following day, with Sam Eng- Michel Celebrates With Big May Day Parade MICHEL, BC.—May Day celebrations in Crow’s Nest Pass were held on Saturday at Belview. Despite restrictions on re- freshments, bad weather conditions and lack of transportation, the rally was well attended. Miners, their wives and children lish as chairman, and with a rec- ord attendance. (7 John Stanton Barrister, Solicitor, Notary 503 Holden Bide. 16 EB. Hastings St. MAr. 5746 Production Hindered By Unrest Vancouver’s organized labor movement placed itself square- ly behind aircraft workers’ de- mands for a government probe of labor unrest and production bottlenecks in Boeing Aircraft plants when delegates to the Trades and MUabor Council en- dorsed a resolution eallinge for immediate appointment of a govy- ernment investigating commission comprising representatives of the government and the employees. Previously several big Canadian Congress of Labor unions in the city had requested similar govern- ment action. Declaring that “recent events prove that a considerable amount of unrest is prevalent in the BG aircraft industry,” the resolution Stated that “it is vitally neces- sary that our production of air- planes be kept at a high level, which cannot be maintained as long as unrest exists.” Boeing workers were locked out against their wishes by the action of Boeing president Stanley Burke in ignoring provisions of the union agreement which called for im- mediate reference of all disputes to the labor department, William Turner, recording secretary of the Aeronautical Mechanics’ Union, told Council delegates. “We wanted to maintain pro- duction, as proven by our decision te return to work this week, but were prevented by the arbitrary position of the company and the government,” ~ Turner declared. “Now we have gone back to work with the intention, as stated at the time, of continuing our fight for a government investigation not only of rest periods, wages and other questions but of pro- duction bottlenecks in the Boeing plants which have been the cause of much unrest and dissatisfac- tion.” Turner later told Phe People that the root of the dispute could be laid to failure by the government to react quickly to the demands of the workers as well as the inter- ference by Ralph Bell in matters entirely outside his jurisdiction. “Qur case for rest periods and other improvements was known to the War Labor Board some time before the dispute came to. a head,” he said. “No action was taken on our requests for a decision and the issue was stalled to the point where the workers were completely disgusted.” There would have been no dis- pute, in Turner’s opinion, had there been federal labor legislation cov- ering the question of immediate labor department investigation of all labor problems. . Until such powers of arbitration were granted under the Wational War Labor Board, unrest in many war plants would continue, he stated. SHIPYARD WORKERS! Eat at the Sugar Bowl Cafe NORTH VAN J) ry <<} [ Slavs To Arms A new shipment of this new Pamphlet now on hand — 30 cents. UNIVERSAL NEWS STAND 138 EAST HASTINGS ST. — All Progressive Literature Handled f A cali to the Slav people for action against their ® deadliest enemy — Nazism. —