THE B.C. LUMBER WORKER Page Three About Organizing = rab JACK GREENALL epresentative of the [ing living standards against the mies at- aap congue of The Government Announces New Federal Labor Code ivan of 3 The Federal Government last week made known the provisions of its new Labor Code. nm =i ae to Mos-|ment js assured under a democracy | J The code, passed by order-in- count was tabled in the House of Commons. At the time e aes an Command |and is the main bt against|ing to press ancourss, ia aor leaders had ze irene from commenting on the measure re- it the unorthodox | any establish fascism.| Questing time to make e new P! the Soviet Armies were behay-| Before fascist power can be estal It provides hat once a barg: en defend-_| lishe any country, the trade|ing representative is certified by ing Fagency) may colve tiie reasonable time, intervention of ‘ing troops became scattered arid|union movement must be de-|@ National Labor Relations Board plover i ‘aay notice requiring the Board may be south Ge standards,|stroyed. ‘Trade union members|the employer is required to enter the opening of negotiations for | The Minister shall then within ‘defeated, they immediately gather-|have acquired a social responsi-|into negotiation with the uni aatie eement, | three days appoint a aie ga smaller|pility they never had before the| !f an agreement is reached, e code requires that the |officer to confer the a ight,| threat of fascism became so acute. strikes are prohibited . during Pet then “negotiate in good | ‘This officer may end erethodtcally a efficiently, In the life of the agreement a in ce = i make) rane eae ee appointment of a etna ©. vey the Hitler hordes were} no pee Ee considered a passive} any dispute st arbi- aoe orto CONC NGS Hae? rd. ‘er ly paying of dues and| trated. ivemasresmen . eae YEAR AGREEME! Besa union| Tf the negotiations. collapse _seseptten 0 deve) nee eee Noe colective uated shall tacks were poss meetings. No ean workers A Departm Sees either party believes an ey pi weapon so aoc interest themselve aca in achinery is to be Brought into [men WAL not-be completed in) a (Continued on Page 7) ing to the Germans at wages and conditions in their p: 2 was simply epeaitea ‘pvesy ticular lant without seed for the ALL wae INDUSTELES CANADIAN MANPOWER PICTURE 1943 Red ditions as 14 other Industrie: cod \Populaton over 14 yeors of oge 8,775,000! the art of war, aeecershin and,- plants, in o provinces or in|applies eae, erase aa smelt: Leake cialis Asean thee wD above all, organization. Nothing ne erties Never before has| ing; mal ufacture of war ma- fae was left to Biante The « ao d and construction of war able leaders in all ranks of the|projects; transportation; com- a Gap ain, it worked. labor movement—men women|munications and public service r to e he in an emergency, neers ‘ARMED aa e 725.000 men eo Beeston “8 Ree able to understand the needs of a| The gives all employees in : Employers and business groups |&!ven situation and able to unite Rees affected the night cs ee have organized for centuries. Real- ormere with varying ideologies eae ers ce a trade unioi the strength they wielded an organization. wishing to m in that power in for victory over rea MUST APPLY T! RD < their own hand: y have As the number a lve union] The procedure prescribed is ee 1,503,000 men 700,000 women e ossible to prévent or- members increase and as the trade|that when bargaining representa- ganization among their employ- union ent s stronger, |tives have been or ap- Fel oy ees, Until comparatively recent | the effective we will become |pointed by a majority of the em- times, these efforts have been suc-| 224 certain of winning this ployees, aeelicatea al be made 1, particularly wh dus-|People’s war and following it up i. Labor peas trial plants were concerned. th a people's peace. aa ne "is exahished un nae £830,000 wornen Industrial development since code” “and! which Be of the century has been sta NOTIC prise not more than 8 peneare in its effect on the economy INFORMATION WANTED gene eceteytney (Sxemine the the whole world, Huge monopolies roth nderson, 62 years Ces f enduc Lies eee my en and are slowly but|of age passed away, suddenly Mon- seer, © a LE ee oo 538000 waren surely gaining complete control|day night, February 7, at 9:00 p.m., Twisersatisty itself) thak, the a).). Cian aUesnat s Rete et Cevatyone.|in tie bunidiouse at Rounds, He| *2°T