- Congress

Welcomes
Belgian
ICRTU Leader

International aims of the
world free trade union move-
ment were to the fore when
the fiery General Secretary of
the Belgian General Federation
of Labor, Paul Finet, took the
platform Tuesday at the CCL
convention. He was presented
to the convention by President
Mosher as the first President
of the International Confedera-
tion of Free Trade Unions, and
a member of the governing
body of the International La-
bor Organization.

He was born in the small Bel-
gian town of Montignies-sur-
Sambre, November 4, 1897, the
son of a. worker in the rolling
mill of a Belgian steel plant. At
14 he went to work in the office
of a steel plant but with his
hands itching for tools he was a
year later an apprentice in the
locomotive shops. In 1916 when
his father died he had to abandon
the apprenticeship for more
profitable employment. For a
time he was a bricklayer’s mate
and then a gardener, but the next
year he was back as an appren-
tice and he finally completed his
time learning the metalworker’s
trade.

During the German occupation
of World War One all union ac-
tivity in Belgium was suspended.
Immediately after the war Finet
signed up with the General Metal
Workers’ Union. In 1920 he was
called into the army and served
for a year. Following his dis-
charge he returned to work in a
steel plant.

Strike Leader

He first became prominent in
his union in a strike in 1925 and
in 1928 he accepted a full-time
position as secretary of his local.
He attained prominence in the
general strike of 1936 and was
later made assistant national sec-
retary of the Belgian General
Federation of Labor, a position
he held_until the outbreak of

* World War Two when the Bel-

gian trade unions were compelled
to close their offices.

Post-war Activity

Since the war Belgian labor
has won substantial benefits and
Finet’s organization can claim a
large part of the credit. Belgian
workers are now entitled to a six-
day vacation with double pay,
plus 10 paid statutory holidays.
A system of social security pro-
vides sickness benefits, unemploy-
ment compensation and pensions.
‘A new law has set up a General
Economie Council, representing
both labor and management,
which periodically checks the na~
tion’s economic health and recom-
mends treatment. The Council

has smaller counterparts in each
industry and plant.

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CCL PAC
In Good Shape

Chief activities of CCL-PAC
during the past year have been
the promotion of the “PAC
Newsletter” and the conduct of
PAC Schools across the Domin-
ion, it was reported by PAC
Director Murray Cotterill “at
the CCL Convention this week.

Decentralization of CCL-PAC
on a provincial basis made it im-
possible to estimate accurately
the amounts raised for political
action, but substantial advances
had been made by a number of

quent collections.

Most striking development had
been the election of labor repre-
sentatives to municipal bodies
during the year, it was stated.

Plans had been well advanced
in some provinces in anticipation
of provincial elections.

Education
Advances

- Allocation of funds for the
Congress educational program
provided by the 1950 Conyen-
tion resulted in a marked ex-
pansion, it was reported by
Education Chairman, J. E. Mc-
Guire, and the newly appointed
Director, Howard Conquergood
to this week’s CCL Convention.

The 4th Annual Summer School
at Port Huron, Ont., had met
with enthusiastic support, and
had graduated approximately 160
‘students.

Six weekend institutes had
been held at various points in the
Dominion, and had been supple-
mented by a number of Training
Workshops.

The program recommended for
approval of the delegates was
one to include: Weekend Insti-
tutes, Summer and winter schools
for trade union techniques; spe-
cial projects such as counselling
service, correspondence courses,
and library service; Audio-visual
aids with increased production of
pamphlets, posters, film strips
and film discussion guides.

Recommendations of the Com-
mittee were (1) establishment of
an educational fund on a perma-
nent basis, and (2) immediate
action to secure all-year round
sites for schools at appropriate
points which would enable com-
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Sisters Kay Rankin and Rossie
Cummins, of the W.A., Local 1-
217, IWA, visited the following
patients in Vancouver General
Hospital, distributing cigarettes
and copies of The B,C. Lumber
Worker:

Ollie Olsen, Vancouver Bay
Logging—Burnt, doing well.

Dalip Shing, Kelly Lumber Co.
—Leg injury.

Pete Nygard, Beaver Coye—
Broken jaw.

Cecil Paisley, Aero Park Saw-
mills—Back injuries,

Jack Kadziolka, Burns Lake—
Leg injury.

Jim Cook, Brown Lumber —
Pelvis injury.

R. Clifford, Prince George —
Leg injury.

F. Hallberg, Youbou — Leg in-
jury.

John O'Neil, Harvey Logging—
| Broken back.

W. Samson, Bays — Back in-
jury.

Vanio Pranie, Salmon River
Logging—Coming along fine.

Alex Chamaschuk, B. C, Manu-
facturing—Back injury.

Bill Cressy, Merritt, B. C—Leg
injury.

A. Apps, Cumberland—Leg in-
jury.

G. Padula, Comox Logging —
Leg injury.

A. Desaulniers, Allison Bay—
Heart ailment.

Ken Scott, Canadian White
Pine—Pneumonia.

George Pye, Sechelt—Burns.

Bill Skellett, Sechelt — Jaun-
dice.

Walter Young, Eburn Sawmills
—Operation.

Fred Squires, Eburne Sawmills
—Operation.

_ Wilfred Carrier, Natal Lum-
ber Co,—Leg injury.

Len Young, Englewood — Op-
eration.

E. Swan, Shelly Logging Co.

J. Barnes, Great Central Lake
—Spine injury.

B. Running, Port Hardy—Back
injury.

J. Ross, B.S.&@W.—Arm injury.

500 LETTERS SENT

The August meeting of the
W.A. to Local 1-217 was held in
the IWA Board Room at 45
Kingsway. Two new members
were obligated, Sisters Helen
Boylen and Cora Thomas. A $10
donation was received from Lo-
cal 1-367, Haney, towards the
hospital work, along with a let-
ter expressing appreciation of
the work the Auxiliary is doing
in this connection.

The following Sisters were
elected to the Social Committee
for the coming year: Sisters Mar-
garet Slarks, Pat Fulljames, Ann
Nichol, Kay Rankin, Olive White-
house, Mabel Anderson, Kaye
Swidrowich, Rossie Cummins, Flo
Gladu, Muriel Bradley, Kay
Wood. Auxiliary Press Reporter
will be Muriel Bradley.

The secretary reported that 500
circular letters had been sent to
all shop stewards and plant
chairmen in the Local, appealing
for new members for our Aux-
iliary. s

September Meeting

At the September meeting held
Wednesday, September §, in the
Board Room, hospital visiting re-
ports were heard from Sisters
Flo Gladu and Pat Fulljames for
St. Paul’s Hospital; Sisters Ros-
sie Cummins and Kay Rankin for
the compensation wards of the
General Hospital; and Sisters
Olive Whitehouse and Kaye
Swidrowich for the outside wards
of the Vancouver General Hos-
pital.

Hospital Visiting Committees
for September are as follows:

St. Paul’s Hospital — Sisters
Vivian McKee and Flo Gladu.

General Hospital (Compensa-
tion Wards) — Sisters Ruth Bul-
lock and Vera Wild.

General Hospital (Outside
Wards) — Sisters Kaye Swidro-
wich and Elsie Gray.

North Vancouver Hospital —
Sister Lucy Robinson.

Nominations were received for
the position of Trustee (2-year)
which has been declared vacant.
The election for this position will
take place at the October meet-
ing.

Sisters Kay Wood and Muriel
Bradley were delegated to attend
a meeting of the Entertainment
Committee for the forthconting
CCL Convention.

Next meeting will be held on
Wednesday, October 3, commenc-

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