The Political Action Commit- tee of the CCL conduct their own affairs, both in matters of policy and finance, quite -inde- pendently of the CCF. This important point was made by Fred Dowling, CCL national executive member and first vice- president of the United Packing House Workers (CIO-CCL), in an interview with the B.C Lumber Worker, Brother Dowling was in Van- couver from Ontario as a delegate to the recent CCF national con- vention, and brought fraternal greetings for the CCL, Fred attended a conference of all trade union members attend- ing the convention, both from C- CL and AFL unions. t “Our diseussion,” he told the B.C. Lumber Worker, was con- dueted in the light of the decision of the CCL national convention to, recognize the CCF as the poli’ cal arm of labor, and to organize our own PAC in support of the legislative aims of Congress. CCL Independent “We must find the most effect- ive political expression of our needs, i 5 “It's worthwhile bearing in mind that the CCF has provided trade unionists with the oppor- tunity to share in policy making and to, plan election of men to Parliament who are pledged to help labor, not to throttle it. “In this resepet, I'd like to make it clear that the CCL-PAC, while ready to co-operate, con- duct their own affairs, both in matters of policy and finance, quite independently of the CCF as a political party. “Co-operation has been devel- oped on the basis of a mutual i terest in legislation which will benefit the working man,” While in B.C. Brother Dowl- ing reported to his Local unions on the current negotiations for an improved contract with the “Big Three” packing houses. Questioned on what particular legislation the UPWA men were worried Fred Dowling said that he re- garded the enactment of form labor code for Canada as vital importance, “NO MEANS TEST” SAYS F. DOWLING about at the mioment,| j, By Cc. LUMBER WORKER Same As IWA - “We are in a somewhat similar position to the IWA,” he ex- plained, “and have the complica- tion that our industry covers nine provinces. The “Big Three” op- erate a chain of plants with op- erations in each province in which we are certified. “Their head offices are in East- ern Canada and that is where we must negotiate, “The absurdity of the present situation, with a completely in- adequate national labor code, is that if our negotiations deadlock, we are expected to submit our case to nine different provincial Boards, each held under a differ- ent sabor code. “If we are denied conciliation at national level and went out on strike, the strike would be de- elared illegal, as it was a few years ago. “We contend that the federal labor code should be amended to recognize such industries as packing house and steel as being ‘national’, and provide us with bargaining and conciliation under federal law.” Pension Plans Brother Dowling maintained, too, that introduction of a national pension plan, with adequate pro- vision for all workers, is the best means of security in old age. He pointed out that industrial retirement plans, while having a certain amount of advantage as a stop-gap, have the defects that a worker:may forfeit all benefit | g if the period is too short, or it may end with the employing firm holding the pension righ “In practise,” he said, “these industrial schemes tend to stop the man over 35 from getting a job.” he means test applied by the governments, too, put a low ceil- ing on the combined pension bene- fits on retirement, “And that is why Congress is campaigning actively ‘for the re- moval of the means test on the Ss, and fight- for a decent, dignified old-age arity plan which will insure gainst needless hardship on peo- ple who have given their labor to their country.” ACTION BY LABOR resulted in the release of these Greek seamen from confinement in the immigra- tion sheds, Vancouver, to enable them to take jobs on shipboard. These men had protested underpaid work with bad conditions on a Panamanian freighter. Shown with the seamen here are the IWA’s George Mitchell, and CCL officials Perey Lawson and Jack Lucas, and Pearl Wedro of the Fur and Leather Workers’, Dan Radford, Regional director, CCL, was also a member of the committee. UNDER THE LITHOGRAPHERS’ LABEL @ Members of the IWA are in- vited to visit for,a few minutes with the trade union members who undertake the technical production of their official or- gan and hear about one of the interesting processes used to make the publication attractive without extra expense. This particular process is that which is used for these Pages (5. 8), in order to re- produce diagrams and photo- graphs without cost of engrav- 1% ings. 4 There are two princi ods of putting in technically d nt ope and their workers are zed into different unions. section of the B.C. Lumbe Worker in its*final stages, is put on paper by members of the Am- algamated Lithographers of-Am- ica CIO-CCL, Local No. 44, by no difference will be noticed be- tween the image-bearing por- tions and the rest of the plate. The plate can be used only on a lithographic press. A water roller goes over the plate first, leaving fa film of water on the non-image bearing portions. Then the ink roller goes over the plate and leaves ink only on the image portions. As the plate receives the ink, its cylinder revolves, contacting a rubber blanket, revolving on its Mlewn cylinder.” This in turn the paper also. revolv- aluminum is used. It is prepared, so as to create a grain on the surface. It is chemically coated with a substance which is sus- ceptible to the action of. light rays. Camera Used Whatever the copy may be, pictures, art work, diagrams or type-set copy, it is photographed by with a large i difect e ret Simplicity, the intewyening teps-ave skipped) a metal plate bearing on it im- ages to be reproduced. Because of the nature of this process, the lithographic work- ers are in one industrial wnion, us contrasted with the five craft a process called lithography or| ‘The secret of this process is|unions of the printing trades. sometimes photo-offset. that the image-bearing portions] The Amalgamated has its own Printing” is the method of|of this plate have been made {label which appears on this pub- taking un inked impYession from | water-repellent, and receptive to {lication with the label of the Al- a raised surface such ece of metal type. This permits the operation of the press by mechan- ical pressure. Lithography differs from print~ ing, in that the reproduction sur- face, which carries the ithage, is a flat surface. A flat metal sheet of zinc or the greasy ink. The other por- tions of the plate have been made receptive to wate, and repellent to ink. The principle used is that grease and water will not mix. The plate is very delicate and sensitive to action of the ai Running one’s fingers over thi plate when ready for the press, lied Printing Trades Council. In_ the plant which produces the B.C. Lumber Worker, J. W. Bow and Co., entirely employee owned, several craft unions and the Amalgamated Lithographers co-operate harmoniously to get as attractive a publication as possi- ble for the IWA. Free Trade Unions Get N.Y. Office. A Western Hemisphere con- ference of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions is to be held this au- tumn, it was announced by Pat Conroy, Secretary-Treasurer of the Canadian Congress of La- bor, who -recently attended a meeting of the ICFTU at Brus- sels. Date and location of the conference has not yet been de- cided. ci The Brussels meeting dealt also with other regional matters, including the assignment of a delegation to visit the Far East, und study trade union conditions. A number of countries have re- cently withdrawn from the Com- munist-dominated World Federa- tion of Trade Unions, it was re- a. including Colombia, Fin- , Israel, et oe ico and New Zealand ap- plied for affiliation and were ad- mitted to the Confederation. A Western Hemisphere office & being opened immediately in ‘ew York, with the primary pur- pose of close working relations ‘ the United Nations, and un- publicity work for the t earl t ey ithe. duke i ape the immediate ss mm occupation. Ree restoration of in- | E/ WHEE! HE'S | SARE BY A MILE ! | WORK 0f PLAY------ | BAYTONS 6¢5 WIN BYAMILE =f ALWAYS PLAY eae SAFE WITH DAYTON 64s: V/A, | ' No. GO “Leghe Cruceer” Full 10" Upper Mp Our most popular style. A be}ter boot styled DAYTO MFG. Co. 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