At an emergency meeting of i the executive Council of the CCL, e he'd September 26 in Ottawa, to deal with the Ford strike situa- tion, the following resolution was adopted unanimously: _RESOLVED that the Execu- tive Council of the Canadian Congress of Labor hereby en- dorses the demands of the em- Ployees of the Ford Motor Com- pany, Windsor, members of Lo- cai No, 200, United Automobile Workers of America, GCL, now on strike, for consummation of an acceptable collective agree- meat including union security; an 2. That all organizations affili- ated with the Congress and all unions chartered by the -Con- gress be urged to give unstinted | financial and moral support. to the United Automobile Workers sof America, vin. their efforts to abtain a suitable agreement with the Ford Motor Company of Can- ada, on atleast as good. a basis as has been reached with the Ford Motor Company in _the United States; and id 8. That all organizational ef- forts in support of the automo- bile workers in connection with the holding of mass meetings be channeled: through the Congress nationally,the Labor Federa- tions provincially, and the Labor Councils . munieipally, with the object of getting the maximum degree of unanimity among the organized workers | aoe citizens generally; and 4, That every Rosai effort be made to induce’ the govern~ ments of the Dominion of Can- ada and the province of Ontario to intervene in this serious situ- ation, with a view to bringing about a settlement satisfactory to the workers; and 6, That the Dominion and Provincjal governments be urg- ed to enact the Labor legislation recommended to them by the Canadian Congress of Labor. NATIONAL STRUGGLE The words of Vice-President McAuslane, “The Ford strikers are the first combat division in battle to decide the future of Canadian labor, providing the | testing ground for postwar Ia- bor policies.” Actually, the Ford strikers ard) fighting for Canadian union se- curity against open shop and company unionism. The strike is one of the most important jin Canadian labor history and dem- onstrates the conflict between anti-labor industrialists and the democratic industrial unions. In compliance with tions from the Congress, officers of the B.C. Federation of Labor are calling an emergency dele- gate conference for October 14 in the Boilermakers Hall at 10 : ‘The Congress is proposing it we set, as an objective, the Mga of one day’s pay for member of the Congress unions. There are over 10,000 workers on strike and the strike .* nix 100 per cent effective. They ” require a large amount of ues to insure victory for la- sy in Canada, A day’s pay invested now, in Ford strike, is the best tee for union security and wages in the future. Brit- Columbia labor and labor will not be found peal ef Without Apology By TEREDO SUNNY SIDE UP, PLEASE! Sgt. Roy Mah, our former Chinese organizer, is quite a man with the Indian hens, we hear—a*handful of them having adopted his paillasse for their brooding pen. Every morning Roy is awak- ened; ah, no, not by the harsh, shrill tones of the “also hates to get up in the morning” bugler, but by the gentle sound made by contented hens and their falling eggs. With the price of eggs in India as high as they are, we don’t think he has anything to com- plain about, but you can’t tell him. You just can’t please every- body .... the hens found out. SAFARI d This is one spot in the paper where we are not going to delve into the much discussed (unbelievingly) marriage of John Mc- Cuish. But from all appearacnes, the hunting at this time of the year is very, very successful. THE COMPLEXITIES OF GENERALITIES. I cant’ figure it out—the’ miners’ are on ‘strike because they ean’t get enough meat, and the butchérs are on ‘strike because they have too much meat and rationing is in effect because there isn’t enough meat and shoes come in all sizes. In other ‘words— jas the saying goes—we are throwing’ away meat because péoplé can’t buy it, because it is rationed, because there isn’t enough of it; and the-price of shoes im all ‘sizes has gone up. I guess even Mr, Ilsley couldn’t understand it,because by the time this goes to press, rationing will have been amerided, because they now find there-is enough meat’ that they don’t have to ration it . . . much! Tust shows to go what a little organized pressure will do, in the right place.-: : To boil it all down, the ihe finally decided there’ was enough meat that it didn’t’ have to be rationed, except in extreme eases which includes almiost all'meats’ except certain “ones ‘because meat had to be thtown away becausé miners ‘were’ starving’ “and Whe price of shoes was still going up and. . . aw, shud” “apt Fea | THERE'S GOLD IN THEM THAR HILLS! rk * “And-a bunch of swell guys; as we found out at the recent Kam- loops Conference, which speaks well for the growth of the inter locals. ° Guys‘like’ “gavel “banging” Fulton and believe me; packs a mean wallop.‘at° union meetings. It’s a good thing’ the *ynembership, not’té’ mention the gavel and the table, can stand the punishment. ~ But don’t Jet us’ discourage you, Mel, more power to you; and bigger, better, broader and more boisterous bangings to'you! AFL Lumber Strike Just, But Poorly Timed Because of the publicity given the present lumber strike in the United States, the following declaration of policy has been issued by Karly Larsen, president of District Council No. 2, IWA-CIO. I am making this public statement in behalf of the membership of Northern Washington District Council No. 2 of IWA-CIO, to make our position on the present AFL lumber strike absolutely clear. District No. 2, IWA is involved because we haye also de- manded wage increases, because certain press statements have falsely implied that we are planning to join the present strike, and because some of our IWA plants under contract to us have been or are now being picketed by the AFL. instruc- | ‘We wish to refuté the asser- tion that most of the lumber industry js closed. down. The fact is that over 60 percent of the industry in the northwest is organized by the IWA and is not closed down. EMPLOYERS PLOT We wish.to make our position clear as follows: 1. In our opinion, the present AFL lumber strike is a result of deliberate efforts by the lum- ber operators to destroy the Unions in this industry. The operators are utilizing the just demands of AFL workers to close down the industry, freeze out small competitors, discredit our State and Federal govern- ments, raise a hue and cry against the entire labor move- ment, and force lumber prices up next spring. This under- handed game is unfortunately aided by certain elements inside the labor movement such as William L. Hutchinson, John L. Lewis and others who obstruc- ted the war effort and now assist in maneuvers to obstruct reconversion, These elements are utilizing others who are unwit- tingly serving their purpose. This deliberate program is proven by the fact that certain of our IWA operators have lock- ed out our membership, laid off hundreds of workers, shut, down parts of their plants, such as night -shifts, deliberately creat- ing grievances by refusing to carry out present contracts—all where no strike Yote has been taken, This is also proven by the amazing statements of retail lumber dealers that ~lumber stocks are “hot” and by turn- ing away the public which seeks to buy—something neyer before heard of in our experience, 2. The Northern Washington District Council No. 2 unquali- fiedly supports the just demands | of the AFL lumber workers for wage increases and their basic demand for industry-wide nego- tiations. In demanding industry- wide negotiations, the AFL is asking for no more than the operators granted to us of the CIO more than three years ago. By NIGEL MORGAN International Board Member and Legislative Director How can we all have jobs at decent wages—that is the “Number . One” question of thousands of returning servicemen—that is the underlying question in the strikes and unrest which are sweep- ing Canada from coast to coast. Some two million Canadians to- |.day are leaving the production lines of war industries and seeking peacetime jobs. The fundamental question is that of government responsibility for full employment, of the same character as gov- ernment responsibility which made possible the victorious carry- ing through of Canada’s war effort. Just before the sar. there were 8% million people gainfully employed. in:Canada. But if we cannot find employment for more than that number now that the war is over, there will be nearly a million energeic mengand women clamouring for work. To. em- ploy them we need immediately 25 percent more jobs than existed in 1939, To. provide them—and a decent standard of living—it is authoritatively estimated we may have to increase our total BrP: war production by close to 50 percent. 3 FULL. employment, today means the provision of jobs oe 4% million men and wo en, which is practically a million more jobs than existed in the boom year 1929. And the need is not just for jobs. They. had, jobs, in the days, of the Pharoahs—big public works projects. building ; pyra ids in the deserts—but the pay was rotten. It was slave, labor ‘e,want.useful, jobs. We want jobs which use modern tools and which. pay, decent wages. We want jobs which increase the standard of living..by providing, more .goods and ger- vices to be shared by all. We fought and won a war for democracy; and one of the basic fundamentals of democracy is full employment at auseful and remunerative job. , Our: unions must insist that the same energy, re ueetldecss bold planning and, government direction exercised to win the war, must now, be directed. to creating, security in the peace, No more hungry thirties. No‘ more. idleness while people need ‘homes, food, education, recreation, medical, dental. and other services. With people ready and willing to work, with available resources of great capacity, and with products of our labor needed at home and abroad, nothing must stand in the way. FOR some time past, government iconiTni tees have ean tseaeee ing proposals for the postwar. Recommendations of the govern- ment’s. Postwar Rehabilitation Council have in the main been good, and provided a start on how the program of organizing for the peace should be handled, But unfortunately, these recommen- dations have not been, and are not being, carried out. The time has come for action! We are in the postwar now! We must insist that those who.would represent us in Victoria roll up their sleeves and tackle the problem .of peace with the same energy,.vision »nd planning that went into production for war. Present plans for public works must be enlarged. Many pro- jects for road and bridge construction, irrigation projects to de- velop our agricultural areas, the construction ‘of needed public buildings, schools, hospitals, universities need more attention than mere inclusion in coalition election promises. The exploitation of British Columbia’s resources for the construction of a heavy steel industry must. become a reality and those monopolistic powers who are sabotaging this development from behind the scenes must be exposed to the condemnation and approbatim of public opinion. The problem of a steel industry is one of our most important postwar projects, because steel is essentia] for a: manufacturing industry. The housing .and reforestation needs, rural. electrification. and development of our hydro-electric resources are all urgent-and profitable projects. OBVIOUSLY such a program is not just idealistic—it is not a dream to say that all Canadians must be decently fed, decently sheltered, properly clothed and jbetter educated. It is not being starry-eyed to suggest that the. problem of public health must receive the full attention.of our Provincial Legislatures..It is not out of the question to say that British Columbians should be able to look forward to an era of increasing prosperity, expanding services, unfolding possibilities of the potentialities’ of a bountiful province... Another, matter of vital concern to labor and tHe little man.is the problem of a progressive reduction in the hours-of. work: The labor. movement is urging, and will fight for, inavguration of the 40-hour week without reduction in pay, as a vitally. important post- war measure to assure full employment, The reduction in working hours. will provide-more jobs, will correspond to the technological developments in Canadian industries during-the war; and it’ will give our .working people more leisure time for SREP EVEN GEE study and the enjoyment of life. Coupled of course with such a plan must also go a vast pro- gram of social reform to protect and advance the standards of our farming population, our aged, ‘and the improvement of labor and social legislation. . As President Truman pain fed out in his message to Congress on September 6th: “The.cost of this transition from war to peace is as muoh a part of the cost of war, as the transition from peace to war, and we should so consider it.”