Supplement Page B.C. \ LUMBER WORKER "NO CONTRAC 1950 Objective for 1950 of “no _ contract by June 15, 1950, no work”, is set out in one of the key resolutions scheduled to be considered by the delegates at the [WA District Convention. Resolutions in this strain are submitted by both Locals 1- 357, New Westminster, and 1- 367, Mission. Mission Local argues that if satisfaction is not received from employers as negotiations get under way, that a strike vote be taken under the ICA Act, ready for strike action on June 15, if no contract is then signed. The resolutions which will first be consolidated by the convention AAA THE VANCOUVER LABOR COUNCIL (CCL-CIO) sends ‘FRATERNAL GREETINGS AND GOOD WISHES to the IWA ANNUAL CONVENTION The year 1949 has been a notable one in the his- tory of B.C’s largest Union, and may the New Year carry forward the good work. PEN BASKIN, President JIM BURY, Secretary 16 East Hastings Street Vancouver, B.C, vVvVV T, NO WORK” ISSUE IN resolutions committee, range over a widé area, from Union shop and wages, through housing and health insurance plans, to a resolution that the operators be requested to abandon Forest In- dustrial Relations Ltd. The substitute proposal is that an operators’ negotiating com- mittee meet directly with the Dis- trict Policy Committee. j ‘Another resolution of major importance states that the opera- tors have used minor. matters to prolong negotiations to their ad- vantage, and that therefore, the 1950 negotiations be confined to wages and the Union shop. Union Shop A Must “Be it resolved that we settle for nothing less than Union shop in 1950”, demands a resolution, again from Local 1-357, IWA, New Westminster. The widespread recognition now gained for the Union shop in Canada and the United States, with its democratic features, key- notes a resolution on the subject presented on behalf of the B.C. District Council. “The Union shop frees the Union from uncertainty regard- ing its status as the bargaining agent, and thereby enables the Union to deal more adequately with the welfare of the employ- ees, resulting in greater stability of labor-management relations,” A HAPPY NEW Y! it is contended. It is proposed that the Union shop be demanded as a condition of settlement during next year’s negotiations, and that educa- tional and publicity work be un- dertaker to counteract prejudiced \ opposition, inspired by employers. Many other contract matters are dealt with in the resolutions. Housing Project Featured On the subject of housing, the B.C. District Council has sub- mitted a resolution calling for expanded home ownership to be achieved by means of reduced construction costs and long term mortgages at low interest rates. Low-cost, low - rental, public housing projects, with subsidized rentals, if necessary, are also ad- yocated to house slum-dwellers, and provide suitable shelter for low-income groups. Failure to deal adequately with the housing shortage is roundly criticized, and immediate action by Federal, Provincial, and muni cipal governments in public hous- ing is demanded. A housing program is advanced as one effective method of pro- viding security of employment in the lumber industry. Rent Control Backed Closely related to the housing resolution is one on rent control, decrying speculation by real es- tate interests, and pointing to the ) necessity of continuing controls, either under Federal’ or Provin- cial authority, until the housing shortage is relieved. From Local 1-417, Kamloops, comes a resolution asking for a Dominion-wide, non-contributory, cradle-to-the-grave, health serv- ices plan. ICA Act Necessary amendments to the ICA Act, and steps to curb the arbitrary powers assumed by the Labor Relations Board from the subject of another group of res- olutions from many centres. Others propose plans for poli- tical action in support of the Ca- nadian Congress of Labor to achieve the aims of the trade union movement. Margarine Again The apparance of margarine, powdered milk, and egg powder on logging camp cookhouse tables is wrathfully condemned by Camp Woss, Englewood Sub-Local 1-71, and will go before the convention with the endorsation of the B.C. District Council. The attempted boycott of Ca- nadian shingles, instigated by A- FL shingle-weaver councils in the U.S., has provoked the demand for an IWA label to be stamped on B.C. shingles for export, pro- duced in IWA-certified plants under Union shop conditions. The Hallmark of Quality EAR AND A SUCCESSFUL CONVENTION 0) “|'M PUTTIN! MY BEST FOOT FORWARD THIS YEAR witd DAYTON OFS ZS il fees members, and customers. In 1950, from The Hallmark of Quality. FLASH—Only the finest ANGLO-CANADIAN Swiss Logger Leather is used in Dayton's Loggers — The Best for the Best. The past year has been one of Service to an ever-increasing number of IWA been the dominant theme of all our 2248-50 East Hastings Street, we shall continue to serve the Loggers and Mill- workers of B.C. with the finest hand- made boots that good materials and ex- pert workmanship can produce. DAYTON SHOE MFG. co. (B.C.) LTD. 950 Commercial Drive VANCOUVER, B. C. HAstings 5177 1950 WILL BE TOUGHER B.C. Federation of Labor (CCL) wishes all its affiliated members the season's greetings _ and best wishes for a prosper- ous 1950. The trade union movement of 1949 was faced with a number of problems which, in a great per- centage of cases were ironed out after long negotiations and con- ciliations, without recourse to strike action. Trends at the present time are that we are heading for tougher negotiations in 1950 if we are to get the improvements to the gen- eral working conditions necessary for the workers of B.C. in the line with ever advancing technol- ogical improvements in industry. He wasn’t a Woodsman And then there was the sctiony who asked for an increase in wages because he was so ashamed of the small amount he was able to send to the Income Tax De- partment. SATISFACTION has our new premises at Greetings to the IWA ANNUAL AMERICA 905 Dominion Bank Building and may all resolutions lead forward the solidarity and strength of your Union during the Coming Year UNITED STEELWORKERS OF PEN BASKIN, International Representative CONVENTION (C1O-CCL) Vancouver, B,C. FRATERNAL IWA ANNUAL LOCAL to the and Best Wishes for a Successful New Year ELECTRICAL TRADES UNION (CCL) Joe Bushfield, President Robert Adair, Business Agent GREETINGS CONVENTION No, 1 q THE .B.C. WOODWORKERS UNION OF CANADA LOCAL No, 2 extends Fraternal Greetings to the IWA DISTRICT CONVENTION HAROLD E. WINCH, M.L.A. Leader of the Opposition, B. C. and DOROTHY G. STEEVES Provincial President, CCF on behalf of the CCF, B. C.-Yukon Section, extend greetings to the mem- bers of the IWA on the occasion of their 13th Annual District Convention. May 1950 see further advances in the living standards of all workers in B.C. to which the CCF pledges its best endeavours tet and Best Wishes for the Coming Year. CHARLIE ROUGHSEDGE, Secretary