THE. B.'C.

LUMBER WORKER

4

Lax

Without Apology...
; by TEREDO
FLASH! :

_ Well, it’s like I always’ said, a survey of the Silver Skagit
Logging Company’s operation at Hope was one of the things the
IWA needed most. I wonder if Mike.checked. to see if there was
back door to the place.

ELEMENTARY MY DEAR WATSON .. .

According to our best informed informants, a member of
Local 1-80 is reported missing on active duty. When last seen this
cer*and commissioner it became) aforementioned member was busy washing his hands (or some-
clear to the United Automobile| thing like that), while leaving his compatriot to stand alone in
Workers of America, CIO, in| his pew. Or maybe he could'nt stand the company he was keeping.
Windsor, Ontario, that Mr.) Did you ever hear the story about the pot that called the kettle
“Henry Ford and his monopolistic | black? *
eutomobile empire had no inten-) GIVE "EM THE AXE, THE AXE, THE AXE...
tion of signing an agreement|
with the union certified by law./ 4rseneau what every smart family man Should’ know, the gentle
1f is quite evident that now the) or of obtaining family allowances. The last time I saw them
aia tae Be racnc, tat) toy were ‘telliig stiie poo! wisguided sdul: “it's simple, “see all

enry Ford is out to break the) i ; 3

ietiots, While:dn the other hand | you do is take 70 percent of any amount that’s handy at the time;

the union is concerned with | divide it by the lowest common denominator (or if that isn’t avail-
maintaining a high level of| #ble the lowest and commonest denominator that is); take that
community service with decent| figure away from the amount of salary you should be getting if
age and working stondards for| the guy that hires you had any brains at all; and believe me, to
many thousands of automobile) morrow, I’m going to tell that son of a so and so what I think of
workers and their families, | him. Anyway, when you get this number, turn the paper upside |
Minister of Labor, Humphrey | down and divide by six. Then if you’re smart (and you must be}

Following 17 months of con-
_ tinuous negotiations with the
assistance of a conciliation offi-

Will somebody who knows explain to George Pulling and Nels

|

Mitchell, has again suggested a| if you're talking family allowances) you throw the whole mess in
coneiliation board. The union| the waste paper basket because it’s wrong, naturally, and figure
feels that the establishment of| some way to get rid of your kids so you wont’ have to bother wit!
another conciliation board is un-| the darn thing at all. |
just particularly in view of the| I don’t know, maybe they’ve got something there. |
fact that so mnay decisions by) wHICH WAY DID HE GO, GEORGE?

boards “have been ignored by} Wrong Way Corrigan has nothing on Ralph New, if we were |
Frany companies in Ontario but.’ ty helieve. the story going the rounds about his driving ability. Or |

in spite of this, in the interests om tea F H |
ybe he’s jus t all; brother, w Y im.
of the general public and for) a¥be he’s just tired of it all; and brother, we don’t blame hi

the purpose of using every legal | |

means of bringing about a) o, ° %

settlement, the union is accept- t t

ing Mitchell's proposed concilia- | rine erengs ovle

tion board” on the following |

terms: sot |
1. That the board sits im- |

mediately in, Windsor. |

dence produced over a period
of 17 months issued by our
organization during this time,
hecause we now have the legal
right to strike, that the board
must present its findings by
the date set for strike action
hy the Joint Policy Committee
of the union,

3. That while the board
in session all scheduled lay-
offs be cancelled,

4 In as much as Mr, Justice
RMehards in his report has

| Trade Union Congre

{to the 77th TUC convention here. The TUC convention voted |
| general approval of the WFTU draft statutes, with a number of
|xecommendations for amendmen

Continued

€ ape! | Citrine said amid loud applause.
COMMISSION | We have no strictures to make

go the above procedure and elect inst the CIO,” he declared.
tin the local union. We find the 2 sincerity of

pointed to four main conten- | 2, Tt must be recognized by |PUPOSe as in our own ranks.”
tious issues which are as jan that villifieation and whisper-| ling with the AFL attitude
follows: Peewee: campaigns toward Soviet trade unio

|ing or slander campaigns pecs meee oni

(a) Union shop. (b) Check

_ of (c) Two weeks vacation
with pay. (d) Added compen-

sation for work done on Sun-

days and Statutory Holidays,

and with the ending of the

war 3 other contentious issues

have arisen; namely, (a) Vet-

eran seniority,

| on within a Local union,
|whether by officers, groups, or
ean only result in
destroying confidence in the or-
| ation, its officers or mem-
‘bers of the union. We strongly
‘vecommend that this activity be
{discontinued by all those con-
| cerned.

3. When petitions are submit.
the sub-Locals or indi-
to the District or Inter-
A national officers prior to having
The union is nominating Mr. been received by the local union.
heneeforth copies will be made
of all such petitions to be made
| available to the Local union in-
volved prior to any consideration
being given to the petition.

4. The committee urges the
local union to adopt the forego-
ing recommendations and feels
that by so doing, the suggestions
will be beneficial to the member-
ship” of the local union and

that there were no
in the USSR.

must there-
fore necessarily differ somewhat
in structure. They have different
kinds of problems to deal wit
I don’t think any of us have the |
right to charge that the Soviet |
unions do not look after the|
rights of their members.

“I think it would be excellent |
if the British government would |
plan economically and socially |
as does the USSR. I don’t think |
there are no mistakes made in|
Russia, but nobody can say it
isn’t a good thing to plan these
days. It would be a good thing |
if British unions . were taken |
into confidence on the highest
government levels as are the
Russian unions.”

After stating that the Tendon
world labor conference last Feb-
ruary was “the most representa-
tive I have ever attended in my

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| strength efforts of a reactionary regime to outlaw bona fide trade
| unions and substitute for them the government dominated unions

Union, CIO, Against AFL

2 a i. | BLACKPOOL (ALN)—In one of the most forthright speeches | Chungking with Chiang Kai-shek is speaking in a forthright manner
. That in view of the evi- | | |- ene Sine H si a clei fe

| of his career, Sir Walter Citrine, general secretary of the British|for the little people of that ancient and great civilization.
, today delivered a vigorous reply to the| once powerful German labor movement is on the road back; like-
|argument against AFL participation in the World Federation of |
|Prade Unions advanced by George Meany, AFL fraternal delegate | N:

should establish harmony. The
committee recommends to the
International . executive board
that after completing its investi-
gations, the petitions should not
be considered nor should chart-
ers be granted at either Youbou
cr Chemanius,

life,” Citrine charged that the
AFL was ‘ trifling” in complain-
ing that the International Fed-
eration of Trade Unions did not
call the conference, pointing out
that the AFL made it clear that
it would not have participated
even if they had.

by Nigel Morgan, International’ Board Member
and Legislative Director

OUR AIM—A DEMOCRATIC, SECURE POST-WAR!

Six years ago Canadian labor awoke to a Labor Day in a world
of war! Today we stand on the threshold of a new world! The
people after much sacrifice, much in sweat and blood and tears,
have won the war. And now, the people must play their full part
in making this world what it should be, by making sedure the peace.
Canadian labor was an important part of that teamwork which
made possible brilliant military successes against. fascism. Ca-
nadian labor must again take the initiative by making certain that
the principles for which war was fought are not forgotten. The
“Four Freedoms” so simply but eloqueritly enunciated by the Big
Three, are compass points in the program of the little people, not
only of Canada, but of the world. ‘ :

VICTORIOUS LABOR ADVANCES THE WORLD OVER
Throughout the world today the little people are setting about
with quiet determination the guaranteeing and enriching of democ-

racy with accompanying improved standards of living.’ This is seen

vom the fact that the unions of India have just concluded a con-
ference representative of the entire subcontinent in which issues
of political freedom, food, clothing and shelter, medical care and
education were sharply raised. In Latin and South America the
working class is embarked on a great undertaking to rid that large
section of the earth’s surface of feudal aristocracy, the harbinger
of fascism, and by such action emancipate the long suffering peons.

The labor movement of Greece is resisting with tremendous

created during the period when that country had its own particular
brand-of fascism. The Yenan government of North China (home
of the 8th Route Army) in conversations now in’ progress in

The

wise in Italy and Japan. Tempered by the fires of resistance under
occupation, French and Norwegian workers present a united
front... And this month will see another great advance as labor
delegates of all the United Nations meet in Paris to formally adopt
the constitution for, and complete establishment of the new World
Federation of Trade Unions.

Obviously, this world-wide development must find its expres-
sion in Canada as well! To do this means a nation-wide crusade
to assure jobs at decent wages, to retain and steadily improve
living and working standards, and to make for 2 maximum social
security. To succeed, such a crusade must be given aggressive,
statesmanlike leadership by labor. It calls for the maximum of
trade union unity, and the development of campaigns that will
mobilize 2 maximum of broad support. ;

The Federal government, haying a stated policy of high em-
ployment and high income, has failed as yet to provide any
mechanism whereby these two essential needs of the Canadian
people are going to be carried out. There is no sound democratic
program for reconversion, no guarantees to safeguard wage rates
in the process of job-change, and no proposalss worked out in the
field of improved social and labor legislation to cushion the bumps
of post-war adjustments. :

Even though our industry has not been, and likely will not be
effected, for some time to come, directly by layoffs and reductions
in earning power, we are nevertheless vitally affected indirectly
by layoffs and lost earning power in other plants. Labor today
faces a challenge which it must meet or go down to a position of
such extreme weakness that it will be unable to play the role that
it is destined to play in this struggle of the democratic poeple.

SUPPORT THE FORTY-HOUR WEEK CAMPAIGN
An important step in protecting labor against post war dis-

| locations is the B.C. Federation of Labor's campaign for adoption

of the 40-hour week with no reduction in take-home pay. It is a
realistic approach to the solving of the knotty problem of full
employment. It means more leisure time with the family; more
opportunity for study and self-improvement, for the garden or
hobby. It means less fatigue, a happier and healthier life with
less accidents. It means greater efficiency, more patience and a
better-job attitude for your employer. In short it represents an
outstanding contribution to the improvement of working and living
conditions—it merits, and must receive, your full support! What
is your Local doing—What are you doing to help win the 40 hour
week with no reduction in take-home pay? w \