A couple of sailors scrape barnacles and mud from the main deck of the USS OH shote shortly after she was raised at Pearl Harbor. was hit in the Japanese sneak attack of December 7, 1941. The vessel had been under water since she Rupert Unions Will Take Action On Food PRINCE RUPERT.—Climax of a campaign for decent food for shipyard workers, instituted by Allied Labor Council here in an effort to combat the problem of Jabor turnover which is seriously sabotaging shipbuilding in Prince Rupert yards, came last Monday at a mass meeting called by the Council. After hearing shipyard and company spokesmen, the meet- ing voted overwhelmingly to work Union members agree that un- four-hour shifts starting June 14, | less action is taken at once the ‘unless the Sunrise Company is discharged as caterers for Wartime | dangerous Housing cafeterias yard men. “The food set before workers in Wartime Housing dining rooms is absolutely hopeless,” stated one union member. Several weeks ago local doctors, called in to investigate workers’ charges of inefficiency, agreed that the careless preparation of food was the cause of epidemics of dysentry in the yards. Demands were made at that time for a government - appointed dietition, and it appeared that an honest effort would be made to improve serving ship- conditions. Since then, however, little improvement has been noticed. Have Your 1942 INCOME TAX RETURNS made out by G. FLORENCE & ASSOCIATES Accounting and Income Tax Service 603 HOLDEN BLDG. Phone: 16 East Hastings MArine 3629 Save Time ... Get Refunds " PROTECT YOUR “Compulsory Savings” labor problem here will become a threat to all Rupert war production, and feel that their decision to take definite steps is completely justified. Weorkers' earlier demands, that rentals in Prince Rupert be low- ered to correspond with Yancon- ver levels have been agreed to by Wartime Housing. Continued Hitler our Fatherland, of liberating it from the executioners who for nearly two years have been tor- turing millions of Soviet peoples on territory temporarily occupied -by the invaders. The Soviet people have endur- and iron fortitude, the strength and means to smash the enemy and blaze a path to peace. The entire Soviet people, all the freedom-loving peoples of the world, are waiting for these de- cisive battles. For we all know that “it is exactly now, when the ance fascist beast is exerting its last strength, that it is necessary to organize the common onslaught of freedom-loving countries to fin- ish off this beast and deliver the peoples from fascist oppression” (Stalin). Burnaby Civic Workers To Get Closed Shop BURNABY.—Burnaby civic employees made history last Monday night when they won their demands for a closed shop. The closed shop agreement, signed by the municipal council, is the first ever entered into by a municipality in BC. The agreement provides that in employed, un- future no one may be after a probationary period, FOR SALE New Hampshire Pullets and Baby Chicks JOHN BOWLES | Phone 61-M Cloverdale, B.O. =| - You'll Enjoy Our HOME COOKING at the Shelly Coffee Shop 121 West Pender less he belongs to Municipal Em- Pployees’ Union, which is affiliated with the Joint Council of Public Employees, BC Division. Councillors gave unanimous ap- proval, and the document was signed by Reeve W. T. Willson and Clerk C. B. Brown, with corporate seal, and by William Black, presi- dent of the Joint Council and the president and secretary of the local union of the employees. Black stated that a schedule of proper minimum and maximum Salaries, with proper increments, is being prepared. “It means that patronage no longer affects municipal jobs and that henceforth the pay is for the job not the individual,” he added, War Labor Board this week, international board member, IWA; Charles Saunders, Do June 11, SG Nigel 2 Shipyard Workers president, and William Stewart and Delaney of the Boilermakers and Iron Shipbuilders Ur Canada presented briefs before the board. Stewart is also a dele- gate of the Vancouver Shipyard Union Conference, representing workers of CCL, AFL and ABWu affiliation. Views of all unions in the ship- yards were Outlined in the brief prepared by the Shipyard Union| Conference, in line with its policy of bringing together trade union- sists of all affiliations to consider the problems affecting the indnstry ps a whole. Summarizing the re- sults of a study of the needs of workers in the industry, the brief urged a comprhensive scheme of federal health insurance to provide not only medical care but also “a reasonable income during periods of forced idleness due to illness,” in order to enable the people to successfully carry out their tasks in- raising the level of industrial production and in prosecution of the war. “Such protection is as vital as the protectiion now granted under the compensation acts for indus- trial accidents,” the brief contend- ed. Cost of living index also came under heavy fire. Pomting out that the influence of the depres- Sion had lowered wages at the beginning of the war emergency perlod, the brief stated that la- bor had “placed some hope in the cost of living bonus to at least maintain existing basic Wages,” maintaining that “it is clear be- yond doubt that real wages have not been maintained. The wage ceiling has been held, but the price ceiling has gone up.” Method of establishing the in- dex was scored as not being fully accurate. Revision of the index budget was Proposed to indicate price changes in the basic necessities of food, clothing and shelter Gneluding fuel) the recording of price changes on a regional basis “so as to more accurately tabulate the changing prices of those’ items in greatest demand in the given re- gion,’ and raising of the bonus rate to 35 cents per week for each point of index change, or one per- cent of the first $35 of earnings, instead of the first $25, as at pres- ent. ~'SlE “One of the main points that has created doubts in the minds of the workers with regard to the sincerity of the goyernment’s efforts in conducting a total war program is taxation,” the brief stated. “It is our studied opinion that the government should im- mediately revise the entire sys- tem of taxation to allow for a more equal distribution of the burden of taxation. “The present policy of taxation on overtime can also be cited as being detrimental to production, It is agreed that overtime in certain instances is very necessary and should be encouraged. However, it is difficult for workers to feel that overtime work on their part is ap- preciated by the government as part of a vital war program when that same government takes a large portion of the overtime away in taxes, You have on the one hand, incentive wages being paid for Justice McTague, chairr the incentive taken away if Thus the situation arises wk workers are reluctant to overtime because their wages are reduced by the 6 of overtime pay placing ti a new income tax bracket Taxation of cost of living negates the intention of the to compensate for increased costs, according to the brief urged that cost of living bor overtime pay be exempt fron tion “in order that no pena: be placed on increased pre ity of the workers.” “We realize that the war be financed but we feel 2 & share must be obtained those best able to pay,” the added, recommending a ceil $25,000 on incomes and limi of profits to four percent Relations of labor-mana: production committees are s satisfactory, the brief asser “It is the belief of our ence that production com must, in the case of large tries, be extended so as t CHARLES SAUNDI labor into production par on an industry-wide bas! brief stated, adding that * such manner can the ex of labor and management fully, speedily and efficien ized.” “The government can the one hand urge the es ment of Iabor managemet mittees, and then negate # icy by neglecting labor « boards such as the depart Munitions and Supply, ¥V Shipping, and National § Service.” Immediate enactment of legislation guaranteeing of association, “without 3 tion, coercion, discrimina striction or exercise of infil domination by employel strongly urged, and con proposals put forward deal problems of fuel, housing overtime, and on the other hand® tioning policy.