IWA
PICTURE

PARADE

THE B.C.
FEDERATION
OF LABOR

Extends Fraternal Greetings

“T’ve pulled the wool over the work-
ers’ eyes 80 often, they now greet all

my speeches with ‘Bah’ ”

eg

e to’ the

Trade Union Students At 1-357
LOCAL 1-357, [WA, MEMBERS respond to Union’s invitation to join educational classes, and engage
in effort to acquire confidence in speaking at trade union functions.

| PRESIDENT’S! COLU
Major Issues Ahead

By JOE MORRIS
District Ist Vice-President

HE IWA District Convention will adjourn on February 1. On | j buted to the outstanding suc+

the following day, February 2, the annual convention of the |{! cess of the IWA during the
B.C. Federation of Labor will open. This timing has significance Z
for members of CCL Unions. I offer comment on this, on behalf | 4} period 1948-51.
of the District President, who is at present in attendance at the
meeting of the National Council of the Canadian Congress of
Labor.

15th Annual
District Convention of the

IWA

Bowling Beauties

May your convention success-

fully carry forward those

qualities which have contri-

DAN RADFORD, President

GEORGE HOME
Secretary-Treasurer

mits the dele- benefits and hamper legitimate |
gates of the lar-| trade union activity. |
gest CCL Union|. It will be our responsibility at
in the province | the convention of the B.C. Fed-
the best possible | evation of Labor to devise way:
opportunity to and means to make our views |
strengthen the| known to the Legislature in the |
work of the Fed- | most emphatic fashion. |
eration at a criti-| If it is going to require a gen- |
we cal juncture, It | eral election to settle these is-|
Joe Mortis wid bring the Sues, we will have to decide what |
| IWA into the closest possible al- | Steps we must take to bring our
liance with other CCL’ unions’ in | ¢@Se.to-the bar of public opinions)
‘the province for a united effort in
| promotion of our common legisla-
‘ tive interests.
*-Clash Coming
We will need an effective com- |
: bination of our forces. The ap-|
proaching session of the Legisla-
DAWSON CREEK LADIES’ BOWLING TEAM representing IWA | ture will be the scene of the most |
Sub-Local. (Front row, left) Vie Torrens, Bella Keith. (Back row, critical clash between employers’ |
left) Mae Close (captain), Tillie Stone, Doris Nelson. and workers’ interests yet seen in |
‘the political history of this prov-
lince. The results of this clash

This timing per- | have their way, to whittle ace

617 Ford Building
Vancouver, B. C.

ALWAYS
THE BEST ON HAND

Watson’s.

Leather Gloves

i may easily precipitate a provin- FOR MORE THAN THIRTY YEARS
: {cial general election with the .
| trade unions in the middle. Mad ancouver,
Jewelry = ica sc | JOHN WATSON LTD. “
% | .The report of the Commission |
12 Years Service to |.W.A. Members jof Enquiry into the ICA-Act will |
@ A COMPLETE JEWELRY LINE bring the Act under amendment. |
Including the World's Finest Watches, Diamonds, Silver- pie saiions ae jeeriandings less | wW z.
ware, otc. . ‘F ‘e
© THE LEADING LINE OF CUSTOM-TAILORED CLOTHING aaron aes eigemley VE - OOM & C0. LIMITED
Warren K. Cook, ; 3 strictions which will hamper PRINTING & LITHOGRAPHING
Aristocrat of Hand-Tailored Suits. |trade union organization, espe- An Employee Owned Company
GOLDBLOOM and SON jcially strike action, 1520 W. 4th Ave. <> Vancouver. B.C.
701 Dominion Bank Building Vancouver, B.C. |]! B.C.H.LS.

Our last year’s petition left no
doubt where the trade unions |
stand with regard to the B.C.
| Hospital Insurance Scheme. A}
wealth of damaging evidence
against its administration was
supplied by the trade unions dur-
ing the enquiry. We are opposed
to increased premiums and co-

( insurance charges. Many other
changes are urgently required.
He eee Powerful interests desire that

the scheme should be pes sans
cially self-sustaining. We, on the
+». requires GOOD EYESIGHT other hand, consider that the

necessary subsidies should be
A Regular Visit to an Optometrist Is as Important provided from other sources than

to Your Health and Well-being as a Regular Visit from increased premiums. Only

to your Physician and Dentist. an unmistakable public demand

will set matters right, and the

unions have always spearheaded

this demand,

Workmen’s Compensation

Chief Justice Sloan will present

‘his recommendations on Work-

men’s Compensation to the Legis-

: lature. From the evidence heard

PE Ee it may be presumed that

e will propose some increased

J.J. Abramson |. F. Hollenberg. |) Bsc! propose, some, increased

Unless improvements to the Act

Prtatere of The B.C. Lumber Worker

OHNSON’S
LOGGERS

(UNION MADE)

COMFORT
and
QUALITY

A. W. Johnson Ltd.

es one are undertaken this next session, 63 West Cordova St.
734 Granville St. Vancouver, B.C. disabled workmen and dependents Vancouver, B.C.
Sa (ecu tiness ‘ot.v + Block) of industrial fatalities will endure HAND-CRAFTED WITH, FINEST SWISS LEATHER

It is unthinkable that we Leta sal

should allow the employers to

ene at Ws ‘Sh. : MArine 0928 their sufferings many more years. “Ae MacGREGOR’S MI