B.C. LUMBER WORKER July 5, 1951 The UNION’S BUSINESS § TAKE FULL AS the old proverb goes, “We never miss the water till the well runs dry.” This would be equally true with regard to some of the benefits for which the workers have struggled throughout the year, if suddenly they were filched away from We would certainly scream to high heaven, if we were us. suddenly deprived of the right t have won through legislation and by our bargaining. This is the main reason why the Union is disturbed at reports that some workers are ready to} forego their sec- ’ ond week of vacation with pay provided in i ies eoicect pe those with five years’ service. ee Apparently tempted by the lure of extra pay and have listened : to smooth talking employers in- terested only in high profit pro- duction. If they sacrifice the week’s vacation won by the Union's bar- ing themselves and their families out of health opportunities. They are risking fea ites of such | opportunities in the future, when the preservation of health will be | their most pressing anxiety. | Vacations Are Necessary Our Union had sound reasons some have heen gaining they are not only cheat- | i i "WHAT — HE TRIEO 70 SECE YOU A SUIT THAT DION'T FIT? 7RY THE HUB, MY BOY, ANOCET YOURS WITH EASY CREDIT /” COMPLETE SPORTS OUTFIT $50.50 ONLY $17.00 Down Balance in 12 Weeks No Interest - No Carrying Charges Union Made Men's Wear | living. | mobile Workers, addresses trade | union meeting in Toronto. VACATION ‘ yacations with pay, which we for negotiating the extra vaca- tion week with pay. Experience has taught us that workers held down to the steady grind of manual labor need time off each year for change and some healthy recreation. We know that vacations con- tribute to more wholesome family and community living. Man does not live by bread aldne. He needs other values for well-rounded We also know that wage rates, under economic pressure, may undergo fluctuations. Contract provisions for vacations are something else again, for once firmly established as the custom of industry, and shown to be demonstrably valuable, they re- main reasonably immune from attack. Our Union asked for vacations because we wanted the workers to realize their full value as vacations, not as a device for extra pay. We believe that workers should take their vaca- tions as’ provided, enjoy their benefits to the full, and hold the right to vacations for the future. AQ 3 WALTER REUTHER, Inter- national President, United Auto- Om HAILED PORTABLE RADIO AND ATS TUNED IN TO * Publication date of the next Issue of the B.C. LUMBER WORKER is July 19. Deadline for ad copy is July 12 and for news copy July 13. ard Vice-President Secretary-Treasurer BCLunsentWorxer Representing the Organized Loggers and Mill Werkers of B.C. PUBLISHED TWICE MONTHLY BY INTERNATIONAL WOODWORKERS OF AMERICA (CIO-CCL) B.C, DISTRICT COUNCIL No, 1. DISTRICT OFFICERS: International Board Member ... Address all communications to GEORGE H, MITCHELL, Secretary-Treasurer . 46 Kingsway - Phone FAirmont 8807-8 . Vancouver, B,C, Bubscription Rates...........§1.50 per annum _ A@vertising Representative............G. A. Spencer Authorized as Second Class Mall, Post Office Dept, Ottawa _ > Stewart Alsbury PAUL BUNYAN HEADS FOR 1-85 INFLATION GUTS WAGES, SAYS. REUTHER The trade union fight on economic grounds alone cannot solve the workingmen’s prob- lems, said Walter Reuther, international president of the United Automobile Workers of America, addressing a union- sponsored meeting in Toronto recently. His union has fought for a wage policy “that will not trans- late every wage increase into a higher price for the consumer,” he stated. “Over a ten-year period we picked up’ 66 cents an hour in wage increases, but we only gained six cents in purchas- ing power.” Wage increases to meet the cost of living—escalator clauses—wouldn’t buy anything, they’re just “wooden nickels.” Issues Union Can’t Settle The major issues of price con- trol, quality control, credit con- trol and taxation, cannot be solved around the bargaining table, Reuther contended. “When they raise taxes .. . that’s just the same as a pay cut.” If management told workers that their pay would be cut five cents an hour, the workers would tear the plant down brick by brick. “Yet Ottawa rigs taxes against you and takes 10 percent out of you in the form of hidden taxes and these fellows only grumble.” Fill Ballot Box “We will have to work eco- nomically and politically if we are going to protect ourselves. We have to drive home the les- son that there is a direct relation- ship between the bread box and the ballot box .. . the best guar- antee that your icebox is’ filled with good food is to see that the ballot box is filled with good votes on election day by getting | out and vote.” | Sun writers You'll Enjoy! VANCOUVER SUN Phone MArine II61 for Daily Home Delivery Appointment of Clayton Wells as managing director of the Paul Bunyan Day celebra- tions, September 1-3, has been announced by Local 1-85, IWA, Port Alberni. IWA officials plan to make this year’s celebrations bigger and better than any yet held, and have arranged for an expanded entertainment program. Special feature will be the ap- pearance of the Royal Canadian Air Force Band, which recently captured second place honors in North American band competi- tions. Professional and amateur swimming and diving competi- tions will be staged at the Recreation Park swimming pool | in addition to the traditional log- | gers’ sports. IWA Locals and Sub-Locals on Vancouver Island have been in- vited to enter their candidates in WIEW WAS THE 2\ COST TIME YOU Three Week Paid Holidays In Sweden Three weeks vacation with full pay will be granted to all Swedish wage earners in the future, thanks to a new law just passed by the Riksdag. It became effec- tive July 1 and means that the legal vacation of 12 working days, which has prevailed since 1938, has been extended to 15 days, and from 1953 will be in- creased to 18 working days. The Riksdag at the same time passed a law giving longer vac tions. to workers whose occup: the Labor Queen contest. tions are injurious to their health. SPE ‘CIAL WEEKLY RATES 1 221 GRANVILLE STREET VANCOUVER, B.C, Under New Management BANKING BY MAIL The safe way to save your money is to put it in a bank. You can do this best through any of the branches of the Canadian Bank of Commerce in British Columbia. 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