a contest. labor Mayor Harry Dag- \; returried by acclama- or lost three of the four ©>, aldermanic seats, to- © with the by-election for — year seat. = he first time in four ‘bor aldermen will be in y on the Couneil, on e of the cight seats are ~ by so-called ‘SGndepend- ‘lidates. _ of the earlier spectac- ® esses of the Civic La- f ration the results can it secant satisfaction to ‘porters. With two hun- * uployed already in the _cluding many recently # : veterans, with the i 340 766 E. Hastings “ngs Steam Baths _’ancouver, B.C. | DAY and NIGHT | bert Masseurs In Attendance ' y Our Delicious - _ MEALS! | New Management -UGLAS CAFE 44 MAIN ST. 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Compliments SS Llewellyn Douglas & 2DS and HASTINGS ancouver, B.C. y and Purity As HOMEMADE INGS BAKERY Hastings ~ HA. 3244 & bor Disunity At Polls juses Rupert Defeat “INCE RUPERT, B.C.— The Federation, which made labor history in this northern ity by scoring three successive victories in the annual ‘ections, suffered a heavy defeat Prince Rupert Civic in this year’s alder- Prinee Rupert shipyards being Squeezed out of operation by the same monopoly—capital group- ings that strangled Prince Ru- pert after the last war, and with acute social and juvenile prob- lems demanding. immediate at- tention, the citizens now face the prospect of seeing their eity run by spokesmen fur the same nar- row interests that ran the city into bankruptcy in pre-Commis- sioner days. -Certain elements in the labor movement are attributing the de- feat to the fact that “the work- ers need more education.” This threadbare analysis is exposed by the fact that the workers: had al- ready given the labor slate a sweeping majority on three sep- arate occasions: A study of the voting figures reveals that in 1942 and 1948 the labor vote was almost solid for the whole slate, and in addition labor carried many “uptown” votes. 1944 saw a decline, and in 1945 many la- bor supporters abandoned the ‘full slate’? vote and in large numbers even voted for a pre- ponderance of “independent” | candidates. This can only be explained by two factors (1) dissatisfac- tion among the workers with a number of their representa- tives on the Council, and (2) de- generation of the Civic Labor Federation into an election ma- chine resuscitated annually just prior to elections, rather than a body which functions continually to make the voice*of labor heard on civic issues all the year round. There has been a marked de- cline in Civie Labor influence since several organizations were expelled in 1944, but it is hoped locally that the imperative need Ford Strikers Still Need Financial Aid As this paper went-to press this week, the report was re- ceived that seventy-two percent of the striking workers at the Ford Motor Company ,Windsor plant voted to return to work pending settlement of the strike by a government-appointed ar- bitrator. The trade union movement across Canada was not slow in recognizing the extreme impor- tance of the strike. Thousands of dollars were forwarded to the for rebuilding labor’s strength in the civie field will result in a sinking of differences on the basis. of a united program to- meet the urgent needs of the people now. The majority of Prince Rupert voters are work- ers arid will again respond with their original enthusiasm and | electoral success to clear-cut leadership that gets results. 44 TRANSFER Courteous, Fast, Efficient -.. Call... HAstings -6084L - 406 Alexander Street NICK STOOCHNOV WAND STUDIG “Anything With a Camera” § E. Hastings St. PAc. 7644 VANCOUVER, B.C. > “MOVING-TRANSFER” ASH BROTHERS CARTAGE 2289 CAMBIE — FA. 0469 Windsor Ford Strike Committee, fifty-six thousand dollars being sent from British Columbia alone. Although contingents of RCMP, provincial police, and militia were sent into Windsor, the strik- ing Ford workers refused to be intimidated and stood firm. A nation-wide protest was planned, and the appeal was sent out by Local 200, United Auto- mobile Workers of America, urg- ing trade unions across the coun- try to stage sympathy demon- strations. The national leader- ship of the Canadian Congress of Labor, under strong influence from the CCF, issued instruc- tions countermanding the appeal and spread sufficient confusion across the country to sabotage the appeal of the striking auto- workers. : Organized labor, in British Co- lumbia, met, the call for assist- ance from Windsor, and‘ sent hundreds of telegrams to the Ot- tawa and Ontario governments demanding immediate action to halt the strike and force the Ford Motor Company. into line. The main -responsibility for the con- tinuing strike rested with the Ford company, whose record of anti-union, labor-baiting policies were recognized in Parliament by top Cabinet ministers. Offer after offer by the union to settle the strike were flatly rejected by the company, whose main inten- tion throughout the strike was to starve the strikers into. submis- sion and break the back of the UAW in Canada. In this they were directly aided and abetted by both the Ontario provincial government and the federal gov- ernment in Ottawa. The leadership of the CCL consistently failed to offer any leadership to organized labor in Canada.. Throughout the strike nothing in the way of a strong lead emanated from CCL lead- ership. Organized labor across Canada, on the other hand, ral- lied to the first call. to form strike committees in various trade union centers, and imme- diately undertook to speed fi- nancial aid to the strikers. The need for financial assist- ance to Local 200 does not decline with the termination of the strike. The finances of the union have been considerably drained, despite assistance from the na- tional trade union movement. The national labor movement must determine that in spite of the three month strike, members of Local 200 will- enjoy a good Christmas. Unionists are urged to continue to send aid to the Windsor, and prepare for the fu- ture struggles that will undoubt- edly develop. Windsor has been the first skirmish. Labor must prepare for the new struggles ahead. TLC Protests Wage Cutting Tenders An apparent deal between the easterm contracting firm, under which government and an the firm was given an opportunity to submit the lowest bids for Interior road construction, apparently with the knowledge that the Regional War Labor Board would establish a sliding scale of wages for the job considerably below prevailing B.C. construction wage standards, regular meting of the Vancouver and New Westminster District Trades and Labor Council. The matter came before coun- ceil delegates in the form of a letter submitted by H. W. Watts, secretary of the AFL Building Trades Council, pointing out that such a deal would result in lowering provincial wage stan- dards by as much as 25 percent. In discussion by delegates tle sharpest criticism was levelled, both at the provincial govern- ment for leting contracts to east- ern firms paying lower Wages; and at the Regional War Labor Board for making lower wage scales an official fact. ; Alex Gordon, United Fisher men and Allied Workers Union, pointed to the fact that “while reaction is shouting, about too many workers in B.C., they en- courage the bringing in of cheap labor from outside’ province through such schemes as this.’ But it was Jack Stevenson, president of ‘the Building Trades Couneil, who placed the question in its sharpest light. “In this case the govern. . ment appears to ‘have assisted the contractor in two ways,” he said. “First, it granted the contract for read construction toe the lowest bidder, and. second, it made it posible for = = “>. GREETINGS te ‘PLA. from |) DR. W. J. CURRY poe Se Sa Se eae ae a es a ae a a a a a ea es a ne ae ae a ae UNIVERSAL NEWS STAND 188 EAST HASTINGS STREET was exposed at this week’s the successful bidder to meet the ‘terms of the contract by crdering, through the Region- al War Labor Board, the pay- ment of lower wages.” Delegates unanimously en- dorsed the Building Trades Coun- cil protest and directed the send-.. ing of a delegation to Victoria to take the matter up with the pro- vineial cabinet. The victory signature campaign being conducted by the National Council for Canadian-Soviet friendship, which seeks the Ssig- natures of hundreds of thous- ands of Canadians to a letter of greeting and friendship to: the Soviet people, was endorsed by the council and folders and ac- companying ‘material were re- ferred to all affiliated’ unions. Council Secretary R. K. 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