& c LUMBER WORKER Page Five and responsib' Labor celebrates in unity Labor-management relations are of grave national con- cern, They involve the question of sound collective bargain- ‘ing, signed union agreements, stabilized wages and a resultant Stabilizing of industry. But most of all, they hinge upon func- _ tioning labor-management production committees. With both labor and management sitting around a common table to discuss the problem of production our fighting forces need have no fear that their advance will be slowed for lack of full supplies. Where such committees are functioning prop- _ erly, production has generally increased. Where production is lagging, the lag can still be overcome by the setting up of such committees. Falure to settle many labor problems expeditiously has been due primarily to the lack of sound labor legislation, providing a medium for collection bargaining and methods _ of procedure for speedy settlement of disputes, or better still, the removal of the causes of such disputes, Wherever there is industrial unrest in a major industry there is a threat to production and our national unity today. Tt is the general opinion of the trade unions that our federal government should take immediate steps to remove the basis of unrest and thereby secure uninterrupted produc- tion for the winning of the war. Such steps would include sound collective bargaining legislation as a basis for the great- est possible degree of harmony between employers and labor by granting the right to Canadians to join unions of their own choice and making it illegal for employers to sponsor or give comfort to so-called “employee associations.” Sit Organized labor in Canada has made tremendous organizational advancements in the last year, and this applies especially to the province of British Columbia. Perhaps the greatest contribution to provincial and ‘national unity of the people can be attributed to _ Organized labor in our province, During the last session of the pro- vincial legislature, all organized Jabor in this province regardless of union affiliation united to- gether in a presentation to the provincial government requesting certain changes in the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act. For the first time in the history of this province, labor was. solidly united, resulting in the govern- ments introducing the legislation that guaranteed to labor rights for which it had long fought. BRBOADCASTS FOR LABOR CHARLES SAUNDERS This co-operative action and harmony, developed on a provin- cial scale, was duplicated in all the shipyards of this province when thirteen unions with differ- ent national and international af- filiations, were able to unite upon the question of improved wages, hours and working conditions, and seven-day continuous production. It is significant to note also that since the government revised the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, provided the right for workers to join an or- ganization of their own choice, eight thousand hardrock miners’ have joined the International Mine Mill & Smelter Workers and have recently signed seven union agreements with the man- agement, thereby stablizing one of the major war industries of Canada. These frinedly and honorable * labor relations established in this province have provided an excell- ent basis for future co-operation and is the means through which labor this year has successfully organized Labor Day rallies to win the war, in the cities of Van- couver, New Westminster, Vic- toria, Port Alberni, Trail and other outlying places. As further evidence of labor’s united stability and responsibility in contributing its utmost to win the war, conferences have been held in the City of Vancouver for the purpose of labor participation in civic affairs. Officers and an executive have been established and for the first time for many years, labor has now a Civie Af- fairs Participation Committee, which will interest itself in such vital maters as problems of trans- portation, fuel supply, housing, ARP, and other issues of vital concern to the citizens of this city. * union Labor Day Greetings By CHARLES SAUNDERS, President, Dock and shipyard Workers’ Union (CCL) ‘Thousands of newly-organized workers are taking part, as trade unionists, in their first Labor Day celebrations, conscious of their rights les as citizens of a democracy about to enter upon the most decisive days of the war. 5 today and pledges itself to the tasks of the future. The duty of every Canadian citizen at this time is plain. the United Nations on the offensive everywhere and an Allied invasion of the European’ mainland imminent, we must unite and intensify our endeavors to destroy the Axis powers. And none is more determined to bring about this destruction than organized labor. _ There is no doubt that the key war problme affecting Canada today is: Labor. Outstanding in this province is the patience ahd responsibility displayed by the organized log- gers in the Queen Charlotte Islands, whose work consists of producing the world-famous Sitka Spruce used solely in the produc- tion of Mosquito Bombers. For two years, the employers have failed to accept their responsibil- ity by refusing to recognize and put into effect a government ar- bitration board ruling favoring recognition and signed union agreements. In spite of this, not one hour, not one day, has been lost in the production of airplane spruce since negotiations, followed by conciliation and arbi- tration, got under way two years ago. The importance of labor in the war as well as in the post-war period makes it essential that or- ganization should -be extended. Establishment of the full prin- ciple of collective bargaining car- ries with it both the opportunity and responsibility for labor to participate in the shaping of leg- islative and administrative policy with an effectiveness in keeping with its indispensible function in the life of the nation. The broaa -trade union unity established in British Columbia has proven suc- cessful in the past year. The united celebration of Labor Day in this province is a happy augury of the future. The Combined Welfare Aj crippled children, fortunates. linquency. by the day. “nurseries and play schools. ppeal is on behalf of orphans, the blind, the sick, the aged and other un- It is also for recration for anybody, not as charity, but as a community getting together to help: to solve the problems _ caused by a swollen population and the-threat of wartime de- It is also for day nurseries and play schools, for young chil- dren whose housing conditions are bad, or whose mothers work This again is a community effort since fees col- lected from the mothers do not cover the cost of these day _ The Combined Welfare Appeal for Greater Vancouver, with services. Private social agencies, some- thing like private trade ‘unions, _ are independent pioneers for so- cial improvements. Once a service - is established, it is gradually tuned over to the government, but the _ work of blazing new trails in so- welfare goes on. Therefore pri- social agencies will probably needed as long as private trade welfare agencies not only the gap between govern- services and human ‘They form a community in which organized la- a larger and larger objective of $501,736, is for all of those things and more. It © part of a crusade for a better world and better social share for wider services to prevent social ills. A day’s pay, once a year, is not too much to invest in such an organization. Here, exact- ly, is how each dollar contributed to the campaign will be spent; Thirty-one cents of every dollar you give is for youth leadership and recreation to combat and pre- vent delinquency. Here is an in- crease of $35,000 in the objective over last year, Seventeen and one half cents of every dollar is for child welfare, which means two things: (1) place- ment of orphans, foundlings and neglected children in foster homes Welfare Worthy Of Support or adoption homes so they will be brought up as normal Canadians in a normal home atmosphere; (2) protection of potentially neglected children, in their own homes, to avert if possible the tragedy of a broken home, . Twenty-five and one-half cents of every dollar for family welfare and rehabilitation, meaning service, not relief, for soldiers’ families and others in all kinds of trouble. Ex- pert work to prevent broken homes, rehabilitation of the blind, handi- capped persons, convalescents and ex-prisoners. Seventeen cents of every dollar for health services, These are main- | ly specialized or preventive serv- ices such as Victorian Order of Nurses, Crippled Children’s Hospi- tal, Grace Hospital, Columbia Coast Mission, Preventorium, and Chinese Health Clinic. One cent of every dollar for mis- cellaneous agencies such as League for the Hard of Hearing, and eight cents for central services, including cost of this campaign, collections, year-round administration, social planning and research. “In Freedom’s Holy Name” ORGANIZE B.C. LUMBER 100% i “Stamp Out the U-Boat” ... Buy War Savings Stamps!