Onion Men Support
LPP Candidates

An allegation that Charles M. Stewart, business ag.
‘aad Robert Gregory, executive member of the Vanco
Street Railwaymen’s Union, had committed their union
support of the Labor-Progressive federal candidates by si
ing their names along with 140 ole Bienes ce be the most er

Murray Urges Lifting
Of U.S. Wage;Ceiling

. The final rally in the Political action campaign of the
shipyard union political action committee will be conducted
in the electoral riding of Vancouver-East.

Representatives of all political eae ome
parties contesting the riding will that political action in the fed-

be invited to addréss the meet-| eration is here to stay. We should

: ing, and will answer questions |20w look forward to taking part other leading trade unionists to é Si
i directed at them by the assembl- oC S future election contests, an LPP advertisement appearing es ae ae Cont
i ; . whether th ivi inci * 3 Eh > Juan TREES.

| ed electors r they be civic, provincial in local newspapers is refuted two galteraatives either |

The rally, which concludes an| °F federal. The trade union move-

intensive drive to get out the|™ent has proven in Ontario that

‘ vote among the ship workers, is | direct and independent political
f the last of four which have been | 2¢tion 1S possible by the trade
: conducted in the areas having | U™0ns in any particular locality
the largest concentration of ship- |!" Which their is a concentration

ae yard workers. Although the| Of union aor ae the St s
union P as not pledged its| P&Tience gained in this election eee i : :
support oe ne aoliticel ae it should prove possible for the H oe et rere ee oa unionists’ action and asking that|a government will guarantee

fe and is conducting the campaign | ‘?ade union movement to run and e ae. ; a se | they issue a statement to the future generations of Canad:
on a strictly non-partisan basis, | ©©ct its own candidates in the| Overall” majority. effect that they were supporting | lasting, peace, jobs and secur
the publicity committee of the | “ectoral field.” the LPP candidates as individu-| “As responsible trade un
PAC has issued pamphlets and “The Shipyard Fedration PAC als and not in the name of thelists we: recognize ‘that

t . leafiets publicising the PAC po-|has issued two bulletins,” stated Labor Approves Street Railwaymen’s Union.| narrow, partisan and ancul
; litical action program for com-| Lawrence Anderson, chairman of | | (Wording of the advertisement| policy pursued by the CCF ©

by Stewart and Gregory in a ae :
statement sent to all newspapers ae ait ae gen
this eS in civil strife and a depre

The charge was made by 8. T.| worse than the nineteen-thir.
Wybourn, prominent CCF mem-| or to. elect a government.
ber, who placed a motion before| progress with a solid core

the union meeting critcizing the} pro-unity labor members. =

parison with the programs and|the PAC publicity committee. ; specifically states that it was|directly contribute to vi
records of the contesting parties.| “The first leaflet which is at New Secretary «| inserted. and paid for by the! tory for reaction on June 11.

Malcolm MacLeod, president of | present being distributed to signatories. ) fact, it has been openly .st<
the Shipyard General Workers’ | union members is designed to get NEW YORK — The appoint- Stewart’s anid Gregory’s by M. J. Coldwell that if”

Federation and chairman of the| the voters out to the polis. The| ment this week of Judge Lewis statement, addressed to ali| have five years of reaction,
organizing committee of . the| second leaflet deals with Jobs|P. Schwellenbach to succeed newspapers, is as follows: people will then be preparec |
Union PAC, commenting on the| and the Future. Both are in-| Frances Perkins as Secretary of] — ‘The ander noise aseeutee vote in a CCF government. °
campaign of the committee said:| tended to stimulate interest in| Labor received the full approval board members of Division 101 policy of the CCF in Ontario
“The campaign carried on by our| the election and to place the| of the U.S. labor movement. CIO Street Railwaymen’s Uni nt Be sulted in the loss of 100,000 v:
ship union PAC is a new depar-| issues .facing the electorate | president Philip Murray could saribe a theip oe gee: sv. | and 26 seats.
ture, and has set the precedent | squarely before them. In addi-| uot be reached for comment, but aber a ti ee = o eS “We appeal to the member:
for political action on a non-|tion, posters bearing the slogan| other CIO officials expressed : P ah a VEE Faia. fen as Division 101, Street Railv
partisan basis in the trade union | “Get out and Vote” are being| their satisfaction with the cab- a ; ews Herald o Wednes- men’s Union, and to all prog
movement. Although we have|Placed prominently throughout] inet change. AFL president Wm. | C@y, “une 6. This advertisement sively-minded citizens, to *
made no attempt to commit: our | the city, and will be carried on Green _ voiced “confidence and eae aa support on behalf of solidly for the tried and tru
membership to the platform of|the cars of WIT drivers in the| satisfaction” in the choice of | Labor-Progressive and pro-unity candidates of the Labor-Prog

any political party, we have been | yards.” . | Schwellenbach. labor candidates in. the forth- sive Party and so assure Cz
extremely successful in stimulat-| It is generally felt that the| From 1934 to 1940, Schwellen- | coming federal elections. dian labor of being truly re)
ing interest in the election among | work of the shipyard unions in| bach was a member of the Sen- “It has-ben stated by some sented in the snext House

our members and the general/ conducting this political action| ate, during which period he con-| CCF leaders and supporters that! Commons.’
public. In conducting our meet-| campaign will do much to ensure | sistently backed the program of| the 140-odd trade union officers
ings we have provided an oppor-|that large numbers of people| President Rooseveit and fought signing the advertisement did so es
tunity for the constituents to| will take a keen interest in the| for progressive labor legislation.| in order to give the impression” WEA Announce
meet their candidates and prop-| election. Canvassers of the four During the last election cam-| that the signatories were speak- Win Of D
erly evaluate the issues in this| districts covered by the ship-| paign, both AFL and CIO officials ing in the name of their organ- inner : raw
election.” yard union campaign have noti-|in his home state of Washington | izations. We wish to make it Harry Lohr, of Hanover, -
Regarding the future of the| fied the public of meetings and| sought -his candidacy for the clear that. in signing this ad-|tario, was the winner of, |
- Federation PAC, MacLeod stat-|all. meetings have met with! posts of governor or senator,. but vertisement, we .did so strictly as|™model home, raffled by .
ed: “It is my personal a healthy response. Schwellenback declined. individuals, with no thought of| Workers’ . Hdueational Asso

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