THE B.C. LUMBER WORKER Page Three

in February 15, 1944, the New “Wartime Migee Control Order-in-Council P.C. 9384” went into full effect.
as new order, which has been condemned as an “economic straitjacket” of ‘labor, has been emphatically pro-
tested by trade unions of all affiliations from Atlantic to Pacific, throughout Canada. That protest has received

izations, numerous other prominent bodies, including the Saanich, Esquimalt and Port Alberni municipal councils
in B.C. The Saanich municipal Council by unanimous resolution demanded the Order be rescinded, condemning
it as being “vile” and “totally against British justice.”

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wage injustices and cost-of-living bonus in- Fisen ei tine poor eae ae) ee the rg te ae
seuallities of as much difference as 95c and $4.60 eaten aie appealed in any aay amicanddal

per week are virtually frozen under the new
Order?

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wages at that lower level?

. . this Act can nullify the recognized ne”

dl age bargaining? Section 41 reads: “This
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shall e full force and ffir peer ; ° 7 a‘
scnling any Dennted ion or Provincial Statute or @ Did You Know That
Law.”

every signed eo governing labor
relations, wages, hour: working conditions

in force in Canada is oped under the pro-
visions of the new Order

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e Order contravenes fundamental rights @ Di d Y ou Know Tha t

under British law and recognized principles of

justice and freedom, by deeming a person guilty . the Boards he fl power to introduce
of offences sees the Act until such person piece: -work and a range of wa ge scales instead
can prove his innocence? ki of a unified wage vcchedule?

s you will see, this Order not only contains grave injustices and violates a number of basic principles es
Democracy, but lays the basis for widespread dissatisfaction and disharmony which can only serve to ham

you fo unite with us by writing to the Prime Minister, the Minister of Labor, and your Member of Parliament
in Ottawa, by means of telegrams and resolutions to demand the immediate withdrawal of this vicious wag
freezing order! We urge you in the name of our fellow Ca adians now fighting Fascism abroad, to take action

workers in Canada’s war industries, whose magnificent contribution to the war effort has placed Canada fourth
among the United Nations in the field of war production, to eliminate this millstone! We urge you in the
name of Justice, Freedom and Democracy, to act without delay!

the Demand that P.C. 9384 be Withdrawn