12 \ B.C. LUMBER WORKER May 30, 1952 B.C. Federation of Labor 30 LABOR CAND Report made by the B. C. Federation of Labor as shown hereunder indicates that 30 of the 48 CCF candidates in the approaching provincial general election are affiliated with trade unions. The names and affiliations, as reported, are: JACK SQUIRE, Ist Vice-president, IWA, 1-85, CIO-CCL, Trustee IWA District Council .... _ Alberni FRANK CALDER—Member United Fishermen and Allied Workers” Union, TLC . Atlin ERNEST WINCH—Trade union member since 1910. Past President, Trades & Labor Council .... Burnaby RON RILEY — Fifteen years a member of British Mineworkers’ IDATES FINANCE PLAN FOR CO-OPS URGED BY MP. OTTAWA (CPA) — Strong support for demands by Canadian co-operatives that the federal government permit them to set iboo | UP a national credit society to fi- Palen = Se he sae ranicevieoonerstiond across’ the WM. C. MOORE—President Nanaimo Local Typographical Union, | country was voiced by Clarence AFL ... Comox | Gillis, M.P. (CCF-Cape Breton ROBERT M. STRACHAN — Provincial President, Brotherhood of Carpenters’ & Joiners’ Union, AFL ...... Cowichan-Newcastle LEO NIMSICK — Member of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers’ Union .. .- Cranbrook H. D. AINLAY—Life Member Alberta Teachers’ Association, In- structor of Labor Classes .. Dewdney FRANK MITCHELL—Member Plasterers’ Union, AFL....Esquimalt JOHN McINNIS — Former member, United Mine Workers, Union .. Fort George R. W. EMERY—Member Standard Railway organization, Kamloops TONY GARGRAVES—Member of IWA, 1-217, CIO-CCL. Executive member, B, C. Fed. of Labor .... McKenzie RAE EDDIE—Recording Secretary, IWA, 1-357 .. New Westminster FRED BEVIS — Member International Brotherhood, Electrical Workers, AFL ..... .- Oak Bay GEORGE HILL — Executive Member, Fishermen’s Cooperative. Member VFAWU .. ... Prince Rupert BILL SEGUR — Member of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, | Revelstoke ERLING JOHNSON — Former member, Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers’ Union .. . Rossland-Trail FRANK SNOWSELL — Member B.C. Teachers’ Federation, TLC, Saanich WILLIAM J. THOMPSON — Member of IWA, 1-417, CIO-CCL, y Salmon Arm FRANK HOWARD—President, IWA, 1-71, CIO-CCL, International Representative .... . Skeena GRANT MacNEIL—Labor Consultant, Ass’t. IWA Paper. Vancouver-Burrard ALEX MacDONALD—Labor counsellor .... . Vancouver-Burrard JAMES BURY—Member United Packinghouse Workers, CIO-CCL, Sec.-Treas. Grt. Van. Lab. Council Vancouver Centre HAROLD WINCH — Member Brotherhood of Electrical Workers’ Union, AFL . .. Vancouver East ARTHUR TURNER—Member, United Steelworkers’ Union, CIO- CCL .. Vancouver East CLIFF BREER—Member B.C. Teachers’ Federation, TLC. Charter member, Vancouver Newspaper Guild .. Vancouver-Pt. Grey GEORGE ISHERWOOD—Former member of Civic Workers’ Union, Local 28 .. .. Vancouver-Pt. Grey VICTOR FORSTER — Member B.C. Woodworkers’ Union, CCL. CCL representative on Regional Advisory Committee. National Employment Service .. .. Vancouver-Pt. Grey WILLIAM B. CAIRD — Member Victoria Shipyard Union, AFL, Victoria A. H. MeISAACS—Member of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers. Ten years Chairman Standard Railroad Legislative South) speaking in the House of Commons budget debate on April 22, Federal help to the co-ops in forming a national co-operative jeredit society would, he felt, |“... be driving the roots of dem- |ocracy further into the ground jby giving people ownership in \the development of new wealth in the country.” Also voiced by Gillis was the long-standing request of many | groups of skilled workers that their tools be considered a busi- ness expense, deductible for in- |come tax purposes. He pointed out that Cape Breton coal miners, for example, have to buy the ex- plosives with which they blast the coal, as well as special hats |and toe-caps, These were ex- penses they had to make before they could earn their living, Gillis | contended, and should not be sub- ject to tax. Attacking Finance Minister Abbott's April 8 budget, Gillis said the Minister had put on “one of the best exhibitions of foot- work I have ever seen in this house,” in his efforts to persuade taxpayers that tax increases were in fact decreases, | 1 Sask: Outlook Favors CCF REGINA (CPA) — Confidence that Saskatchewan’s CCF govern- ment would be re-elected to a third term of office was express- ed by party and government lead- ers here following Premier T. C. Douglas’ announcement that pro- vineial election will be held June abt The Saskatchewan vote will come one day before a B.C. pro- yincial election in which the CCF is expected to make substantial gains, and is given a chance of winning. The Saskatchewan CCF will have solid labor support as well as its traditional farm backing, according to officials of the Sas- katchewan Federation of Labor (CCL). Farm resentment over federal government handling of the foot-and-mouth disease out- break this winter and the grain shipment difficulties of last sum- mer together with the record of the CCF government in providing health and social security legisla tion are believed to have elimin- ated any Liberal hopes of making a wheat province come-back. Kamloops Institute ‘UNIONS HAVE VITAL ROLE IN NATION’ Theme that trade unions play a vital role in community progress and that trade unionists are preparing to play their full part in democracy was stressed by District Sec- retary-Treasurer George Mitchell in his keynote address opening the CCL-IWA weekend Institute at Kamloops, May 10. More than fifty students en- rolled forethe various classes, and this attendance was doubled when wives and friends joined the gra- duates at the closing banquet in the Plaza Hotel to enjoy appro- priate speeches and entertain- ment, Instructors on the subjects: Shop Stewards’ duties, trade union administration, and safety, were the same as at the previous Institute in Kelowna—Lawrence Vandale, Vic Mauro, Howard Conquergood and John. Atkin- son. CCL Speaker Featured speaker at the ban- quet was Director of Public Re- lations Jack Williams, Canadian Congress of Labor. He stated that labor is now facing its greatest challenge in history. The tremendous expansion throughout Canada, with development of new resources is forcing the pace of trade union organization. Reviewing the past, the speak- er pointed out that the organized workers have accomplished much by the exercise of pressure on governments as well as at the bargaining table. PAC Inevitable The inevitable result of labor's interest in the welfare of the community as a whole has led inevitably to political action. Only one party had been found to be ready to subscribe to labor's ob- jectives, the CCF. Director Williams directed at- tention to labor's responsibilities on the international field. Great good had been secured through the educational projects fostered by the International Confedera- tion of Free Trade Unions, he concluded, Unions Demand Equality A campaign for a British Co- lumbia Fair Employment Prac- tices Act modeled on the anti- discrimination law in force in the neighboring state of Washington will be conducted during the forthcoming B.C. election under the, auspices of the Vancouver Joint Labor Committee to Combat Racial Discrimination. Committee representatives plan to ask candidates of all political parties to state their position on the FEPC proposal — and their answers will be publicized. Details of the Fair Employ- ment drive were worked out by! a recent conference at Vancouver, | |! attended by some 50 trade union and minority group representa- tives, 1-417 IWA PRAISES INSTITUTE Copy of Letter to Howard C. Conquergood, CCL Director of Education. Dear Sir and Brother: We, the Executive Board of Local 1-417, International Wood- workers of America, wish to ex- press our appreciation to you and the CCL, who worked so hard with the District Officers in mak- ing the recent Kamloops Insti- tute such a success. In speaking to our membershi it seems we have a much better understanding now of the Trade Union movement. Our enrollment was not as great as we had ex- pected, but the members that at- tended got a thorough knowledge which will be passed on through our Local, In conclusion, we hope that these Institutes’ can be brought back to our Local in the near fu- ture, to keep and create more in- terest where our membership really need it. 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