ie Pine Co.
uts on Extra

Night Shift

Taking the lead in providing
for post war jobs Canadian
\ ‘hite Pine Company have start-

¥ @ . a graveyard shift at their

uperation at Vancouver. Con-

> sidered a realistic approach to the

problem of creating jobs for vet-

 erans and laid off war workers,
union officers are congratulating
the company and urging others
to do likewise.

Mass Meeting
 Decrys Bill 15

Under the auspices of the
Civil Liberties’ Union, a packed
meeting was held last week in
the Boilermakers’ Auditorium to
deal with Bill 15, a nefarious

measure which would permit a
small group to use arbitrary pow-
ers on the question of civil lib-
erties. Under Bill 15, provision
is made that any citizen of Can-
ada could have citizenship can-
celled and could be sent into ex-

ile without trial or without even
being charged with any breach of

Canadian law. The order vests

the Governor-in-Council with
unlimited authority to issue or-

ders with the force of law, deal-
ing with production, manufac-
ture, trading employment (in-
cluding salaries and wages) etc.
These powers shall continue in
the hands of the Governor-in-
Couneil for a period to be set
NOT by Parliament, but by the
Council itself.

The Vancouver Labour Coun-
cil, meeting in the downstairs
hall, went on record, demanding
the immediate withdrawal of this

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“Every Reader a Correspondent’?

Undertakers’
Want Labor Support

A signal victory over the most bitter and determined opposi-
tion of some of the Funeral Home owners in Vancouver, was

The entire crew of A.P.L. Mill (day shift). Picture was taken by
Axel Weeks and shows in addition the loco-crane, seven carriers

slates for aldermanic office and
labor’s candidates.

Principal target for attack
will be the reactionary Non-
Partisan Association. This w:
the emphatic statement of policy
given by the candidates and
campaign managers before last
weék’s regular meeting of the
CCL Vancouver Labor Council,
after delegates had accepted
with regret the withdrawal of
Don Barbour, whose property
qualifications were not in order,
and chose by acclamation union-
ist Jack Lawson, member of the
Boilermakers Union, as their
final choice to round out the
four-man slate.

The council meeting, mainly
occupied with the two key prob
lems of the Ford strike and the
cive elections, also set a com-
pletely new precedent when dele-
gates welcomed to the council
rostrum R. K. Gervin, secretary
of the AFL Vancouver Trades
and Labor Council, speaking
briefly on the elections along
with his AFL running mate
Tom Parkin. ce
This marked the first occasion
since the CCL council was
established that offical repre-
sentatives of the AFL had at-
tended its meetings.
Commenting on the signifi-
cance of the occasion, AFL me:
ber Tom Parkin saw it as in-
dicative of a growing trend of
labor to work unitedly on joint
problems. i
“I would like to see the
present AFL-CCL unity around
the election campaign extended
to the solving of other mutual

Labor Councils Join In
Civic Election Campaign

Evidence of a growing realization of the need for labor unity

and participation in the affairs of civic governm:nt was presented
last week when both Vancouver Lacor Councils completed their

jointly agreed to campaign for

serting that in the coming elec-
tion “we're going to show the
Non-Partisan Association and
others that labor needs a voice
in_ the City Hall and that we
will have a voice after Dec. 12.

R. K. Gervin told CCL mem-
bers that he had entered the
campaign “as the offical nom-

of working my hardest for the
election of the full trade union
slate.”

He asserted that he had not
asked for the endorsation of any
other organization—referring to
his presence on the slates of the
Non-Partisan and Civie Action
Associations—and has not offici-
ally accepted such endorsations,
“but I am not going to kick any
other organization in the face
that chooses to support me.”

Stave Lake Cedar

Over Top In Drive
Stave lake cedar bond drive IWA

In the recent Ninth Victory
Loan drive just completed, Stave
Lake Cedar had a very success-
ful drive. $18,000 was set as tha
quota and after all sales had
been accounted for, $27,000 was
realized. The company gave
$125 in prizes ‘which were drawn
for at the presentation of thé
pennant.

Stave Lake Cedar was rated
one of the largest subscribers in

\the Fraser Valley and praise was

problems,” Parkin declared, as-! took the sale of the bonds.

given to the boys who under-

BROADWAY at ALMA

Why Not Think lt Over?

Might we suggest to all good union men that it would be
a sensible thing if they discussed with their families the ques-
tion of selecting a Union Funeral Home to serve them when
the need arises. This would save time and worry, and would
insure union families being served by Union Funeral Homes.

CHAPEL HILL COMPANY

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inee of the Trades and Labor]
Council and with the intention ,

BER WORKER

scored by the Embalmers and

In June, 1945, the Union had
won a decision from the Region-
al War Labor Board for British
Columbia, granting the em-
ployees overtime at the rate of
time and one half after a nine-
hour day, and for all hours
worked in excess of fifty-four
in any one week, also for the
six Statutory holidays through-
out the year. Instead of accept-
ing this reasonable award grace-
fully, the following employers
requested leave from the Re-
gional War Labor Board to ap-
peal same to the National Board
at Ottawa: The Mount Pleasant
Undertaking Co, Ltd, Nuni &
Thomson, Roselawn Funeral Di-
rectors, G. W. Hamilton Under-
taking Co. Ltd., all of Vancou-

ver, and S. Bowell & Son, New
Westmister.

The Regional War Labor Board
refused permission to appeal,
but despite this the above men-
tioned firms, through their law-
yer, C. H. Locke, K.C., appealed
to ‘Ottawa and ‘were’ granted
permission to present their case.

According to their brief those
employers maintained that it
would be quite fair and reason-
able jf their employees worked
70 hours per week (fair and
reasonable to whom?) before

REPORTS

‘Union Win,

Undertakers Assistants Union,

Local No. 23874 on the 17th October, 1945, when the National
War Labor Board in Ottawa refused the employers’ appeal to
have their employees put on a 70-hour work week.

any overtime became payable,,
in other words a 70-hour work-
ing week, and also that no over-
time be paid for the six statu-
tory holidays, or in excess of
nine hours per day, and to make
sure that they would win their
case, Mr. Reynolds of the Mount
Pleasant Undertaking Co. went
to Ottawa and appeared per-
sonally before the National War
Labor ‘Board to,try and make
those outrageous conditions
stick. Fortunately, despite their
lawyer’s legal brief and Mr.
Reynold’s personal appearance,
the National War Labor Board
flatly turned down the request
and stated that they could find
no sufficient reason for disturb-
ing the Regional War Labor
Board’s decision granting a
54-hour work week with over-

time as before stated, also for
the six statutory holidays.

Only two funeral homes in the
city of Vancouver are operating
under union agreement: namely,
the Bell Funeral Home and
Chapel Hill. There are no others
at present and union members
are requested to note these facts
and co-operate in the interests
of union conditions of work for
funeral workers.

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