Page Six THE B.C. LUMBER WORKER PEGGING WAGES (Continued from Page 4) () That at no time will the whole 7A per cent be received, as pointed out above. (2) By deducting from the bonus suf- ficient to compensate the employer for the increased wages paid by them. (3) Real wages ate lowered by addi- tional taxation, etc. ‘ Subterfuge Therefore, the bonus system (which, incidentally, has received no objections from employers) turns out to be nothing but a trick to fool the workers into be- lieving they are getting something while it actually leaves them poorer than be- fore.. Workers in industries where wages have dropped considerably below the 1926-29 level may feel that the order will be an advantage to them since it will bring wages up, But the opposite is the ease. A close survey of the Order shows that the employers are adequately pro- tected from any such situation. Wages will not automatically rise to the 1926-29 level. Clause 4 of the Order specifically states that in cases where wage levels of 1926-29 are higher than the present pre- vailing rate—increases in wages in any calendar year shall be at 5 per cent as the maximum. Instead of passing mea- sures protecting the worker we find Or- ders such as this betraying labor into the profit-seeking hand of Big Business. Continued Protest Necessary Labor, organized and unorganized, must continue to protest Minister of Labor McLarty’s latest decree as detri- mental to the best interests of the workers in that it nullifies labor’s right to collective bargaining and establishes a ceiling for wages, thereby making workers dependent upon the benevo- Jence of the employers to give bonuses when the cost of living has increased by 5 per cent or more. Raise the matter in your organiza- tion for discussion, Forward your reso- lutions to Ottawa. Organize and unite for labor’s rights for this alone can guarantee that labor’s rights will re- main and workers will not be ham- strung by Big Business and their will- ing politicians In Jabor’s progress for improved wages, hours and working conditions, An end to millionaires’ profits and luxuries! .. . A decent life for labor! RAINIER HOTEL $09 Carrall St., Vancouver Phone: PAcific 0656 Managers: John P, Vybiral Chas, Barry pasenneees Hotel East “Make It Home” 445 GORE AVENUE Vancouver, B.C. PAc. 0420 chairman of the shop stewards. agement. plant. revolvers. pose aroused alarm throughout the trade union movement. The Amalgamated En- gineering union, in particular, circulated all its branches in the London area with details of what had occurred and raised a public outcry. As a result, the ques- tion was brought up in the House of Commons and the government was forced to promise an official report. The important implication for the trade union movement lies in the fact that Home Guardsmen were used to exclude Jocked out workers from the plant, while under the government's labor transfer scheme requiring com- pulsory transfer of workers from one plant to another, others workers were brought in to take their places. The government's recently issued order on compulsory fire-watching has also come under fire from the trade union movement. Under this order workers are obliged to watch employers’ premises against the fire bombs which earlier this year laid waste the City of London, Em- ployers, however, are not compelled to pay workers for extra time spent in fire- watching, nor are they obliged to allow time off in compensation or provide food and accommodation. As a result, many employers are conscripting workers to guard their premises and dismissing men they formerly paid to do this work. Workers are placed in a position where they must guard employers’ premises be- fore looking after their own homes. This compulsory fire-watching order has been attacked even by George Gib- son, chairman of the Trades Union Con- gress, who told a public meeting in New- castle: “In my opinion, Morrison drafted the fire-watching bill in panic. The terms and conditions are such that its appli- cation is foredoomed to failure. Never once did Morrison consult the Trades Union Congress on the proposed mea- sures. Had he done so, he would have been forewarned that they could not succeed. There must not be an amend- ment to this order, It must be com- Office & Stand: 404 COLUMBIA AVE. THE LOGGERS’ RADIO CARS PPPPOOOD DO OOD NEWS and VIEWS By EVAN LANE PPDPPPOOO OOOO OOD In the House of Commons recently the Churchill government was asked some pointed questions on certain of its actions which have alarmed trade unionists throughout Britain. These actions have profound implications for the entire British trade union movement, for they indicate the underlying purpose of the government’s recently introduced labor transfer scheme. Not long ago the management of an engineering plant in Middlesex dismissed two leading trade unionists, one the chairman of the works committee, the other the Both had been leading negotiations with the man- Learning that their leaders had been dismissed with curt notice to leave the plant immediately, 65 workers held a meeting outside the gates of the The next morning, on reporting for work, they were barred from entering the plant by uniformed Home Guardsmen armed with rifles, fixed bayonets and Use of the Home Guard for this pur-@ Pletely destroyed and a new order drafted.” OPPOSITION GROWS IN FINNISH LABOR MOVEMENT. Despite all efforts of the leadership to stifle imner trade union democracy, the militant opposition within the Finnish labor movement continues to grow in strength and influence. The extent of this opposition was shown recently at a meeting of the Lahti Trades Council. Although Trade Union Federation Chairman Vuori appeared be- fore the council personally to defend the leadership's policies, delegates unanim- ously adopted the following resolution: “The agreement which exists between the Trade Union Federation and the em- ployers’ association is not in accordance with the wishes of the organized workers of Lahti, who are of the opinion that such an agreement serves more to de- ceive the workers than to serve their organizations and their interests...” Vuori encountered similar opposition at a general trade union meeting in Abo, which emphatically denounced the deci- sion made by the Federation’s leadership, and at Tammerfors the trades council re- jected a resolution introduced by its leaders and substituted a demand for re- storation of members’ democratic rights. 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