Page 16. April 21. 1945 Urge Joint Action To Stop Drew Reelection PORT ARTHUR, Ont. — Inde- pendent political action to pre- vent the return of the Drew Tory government in Ontario and to elect a progressive government based on a Labor-liberal coali- tion was decided on by the quart- erly meeting of the Lumber and Sawmill Workers’ Union ITocal 2786 at the Trades and Labor Hall in Port Arthur’ last week. The adopted resolution, which asserted such action was a “must” for labor at this time, stated,- “It will be the duty of labor primarily to assume the heavy responsibility of prevent- ing a return of the Drew Con- servative administration to pow- er in Ontario, in the coming pro- vineial election.” The executive report, which was endorsed by the meeting, welcomed the recent defeat in 8 Eager Beaver Ge WORKING |Ih IN' VICTORY GARDEN = AND — AiR he Sy MAC oR ANE ‘workers and people of this prov- Pender Auditorium (Boilermakers) “MODERN” DANCING Wednesday and Saturday “BOWLING ALLEYS i) Large and Small Halls for Rentals “6 Phone PA. 9481 Baa ~t Aw BS STYLES VALUES QUALITY | Always at the Home of— UNION MADE Clothing — and Friendly Service. — Established — For Over Forty Years 45 EAST HASTINGS ST. Vancouver, B.C. l the Ontario Legislature of the Tory minority government by the combined vote of the CCF, Liberal, LPP and Independent members. “We feel it was a well deserved defeat for the Tory dic- tatorship in our province,” it stated. “But we, the people of Ontario have new work to do. There is going to be a provin- cial election and that is going to be very important to us. We must know that Drew will try to come back with a decisive majority in the Ontario House. And that should not, or cannot be permitted. We must make sure that the Drew Gov- ernment will not be re-elected in | this province. War hero Frank Batterson this time as international], represen- tative for the Food Tobacco Agricultural and Allied Work- _- There will be possibilities for the election of a WGabor-Liberal coalition government that will lcok after the interests of the is ready to serve again, ince. But we must draw closer together. Unity of all forward| ers Union (CIO) in the Texas- looking people is necessary to| Louisiana region. Batterson, defeat Drew and elect a progres- former staff sergeant twice sive government. We believe it to be one of our prime duties to put all our strength in this fight for progressive coalition to make sure that it can be achieved.” in Germany, has been. touring the western states as a war - lean speaker since being repat- riated. Above, he speaks to workers at the Kaiser ship- yard in Richmond, Calif., dur- ing a recent bond drive. There are still well over 200,- 000 Japs in the Netherlands East Indies. ‘try and labor. wounded and a prisoner of war. NORTH STAR AND PACIFIC BRANDS B.C. OWNED AND OPERATED PACIFIC MEATS 8950 Shaughnessy Broadway at Commerciai Tel. FAir. 3010 Armstrong & Company 304 Dunlevy Avenue Tel. HAst. 0141 | 2s a Geed . Suit or Overcoat come to the OLD ESTABLISHED RELIABLE FIRM REGENT TAILORS 324 West Hastings Street EVERY GARMENT STRICTLY UNION MADE Yukon Labor Presen Brief To Council W HITEHORSE— Yukon labor will be well represen at the- coming scheduled to take place April appear before the Council to Present three briefs dealing with much needed Labor Legislations. The first brief will deal with the demand for establishment of the 48-hour week, at present the legal working week in the Yu- kon Territory for the mining: in- dustry is 56 hours. The second brief will with compensation; it requests many drastic changes in the present Compensation Act and the establishment of a Board to administer the Act. The third brief demands the establishment of a department of labor repre- sentative of government, indus- There are no de- partment of labor nor labor boards at present in the Yukon Territory. The delegation is being spon- sored by the Yukon Trade Union Ce-ordinatinge Council represent- ing all Unions in “the Yukon lievre and Mike Comadina, deal session of the Yukon Territorial Cour 16. A delegation of four 7 Territory. The delegates are + known and very active — unionists in the Yukon. C. J. | of the Dawson Miners’ Union” well known at Dawson. Art Hands a long time resident the Yukon and well known: all parts of the Territory — his fight for i mproved 1a standards of living, is the chi of Whitehorse Labor, as well G P. Belanger, General Se tary of the Council. : This will mark the first t in Yukon history where a a gation of organized labor meet with the Council. In dition to presenting the ti briefs, the delegation wall ;: port a brief to be submitted the Dawson Co-operative A dealing: with co-operative le lation. : i PHONE: Meet Your Friends at the. 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