Strike Ends At Province The Serr line is off the Van- couver Daily Province. le of three and After a t years, the ITU have an- iced a “complete and har- ious” settlement between the newspaper publishers and the three unions — the ITU, the PStereotypers’ and the Mailers. The ITU men went out on strike on June, 1946, and since then, come rain, snow, hail and sleet, have maintained a perman- ent picket line on the plant. Many of their older members have died juring the picketing period. A. “Sandy” Bevis, president of Local 226, ITU, said this week: “Agreements satisfactory to all unions have been completed and all three unions return to work together. All available ITU men will be restored to their full seniority rights in the Province. “The composing room is under complete control of the Typogra- Oise Union, and the publisher grees to accept our laws. The ‘damage suits and court injunction held against certain officers and .,members of the Union are being mediately withdrawn. “The unbelievable support given us by numerous friends and supporters will never be forgot- ten, and our sincere thanks and appreciation is once more ex- pressed.” | DUNCAN Business Guide THE ARBUTUS CAFE (Our Food Makes Friends) @ OPEN LATE SATURDAY B.C. LUMBER WORKER Page Nine CIO CUTS “RED CANCER” TO SAVE BODY; MURRAY GETS FULL SUPPORT By Jack Squire Local 1-85, TWA B.C. District IWA Delegate to CIO Convention: As one of the eight IWA delegates to the recent CIO Conyention in Cleveland, I have returned to B.C. with the firm conviction that the history- making decisions of that gath- ering will give a tremendous impetus to the growth and strength of trade union democ- racy on this continent. The experience of a trade union member attending such a conven- tion for the first time impresses one with the importance of the international trade union move- ment in the Western democracies. Six hundred and fifty dele- gates, representing six million trade union members, gave re- peated and rousing proof of their faith in trade union or- ganization to raise the living standards of industrial workers and their confidence in CIO leadership. Questions The best way to summarize my report on the convention proceed- ings for the B.C. Lumber Worker would be to give direct answers to the following questions most frequently asked since my return. Q—What in your opinion were the most important deci- sions of the convention? A—In order of importance, I would say that the outstanding Island Ice & Cold Storage decisions of the convention were: The changes made in the CIO Constitution excluding Commun- ists from office on the Executive Board and empowering the Ex- ecutive Board to revoke certifi- cates of affiliation for interna- tional unions consistently advanc- ing the purposes of the Commun- ist Party. The expulsion of the United El- ectrical Workers Union, with pro- vision for a new jurisdiction. The expulsion of the Farm Equipment Workers Union with provision for a new jurisdiction. ‘The admission to the Congress of 800,000 members of the Com- munication Workers Association. The declarations of the conven- tion dealing with matters of po- litical action, social security, and international peace. Why Expulsions? Q—What were the reasons stated for the expulsion of the two unions mentioned? A—President Phillip Murray in his opening address, reported that the leadership of a group of unions, representing less than 10 percent of the total membership had engaged in a program of de- liberate disruption of the CIO and destruction of democratic proced- ures. They had rejected the basic policies determined by the mem- bership in convention. They had flouted. the wishes of the major- ity, and had obstructed the, CIO economic and legislative pro- grams. F As an example, President Mur- ray pointed to their sabotage of the recent strike of the United steelworkers in the United States. The resolution adopted by the Convention stated that the cer- tificate of affiliation with the CIO ‘was a symbol of trust, democracy, brotherhood, and loyalty to the never-ending struggle of working men and women for a better life. “There is no place in the CIO for any organization whose leaders pervert its certificate of affiliation into an instrument that would betray the Ameri- can workers into totalitarian bondage.” Walter Reuther bluntly stated in supporting the resolu- tion, “This body has a bad case of cancer, and we have either got to save the cancer or the hody. The noisy minority be- lieves that we ought to throw away the body and save the cancer, but we have come here to cut out the cancer and save the body.” Of the 350,000 members of the United Electrical Workers, 200,- 000 have already rejected Com- FLORAL ART SHOP ARMOUR & SAUNDERS munist leadership. After the U.E. Commie delegates left the Con- vention, 12 new delegates took their place, representing Locals that had been freed from Commie control. They stated that the ma- jority of the remaining 150,000 members would stay with the clo. 3 Social Security Q—What were the major de- cisions regarding social secur- ity? A—The Convention gave em- phatic approval to the continued fight for repeal of the Taft-Hart- ley Act and other anti-labor legis- lation, Plans were laid for expan- sion of CLO-PAC to develop sup- port for the “Fair Deal” pro- gram as originally outlined by President Truman, when he was elected with the support of organ- ized labor. This program in the United States includes public housing projects, higher minimum wages, health insurance and full employ- ment policies. Support will also be given to similar programs pro- moted by the CCL in Canada. 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