2 B.C. LUMBER WORKER FROM PAGE 1 “NO SURRENDER” possible until July 16. When we read the conditions, we could not believe that any genuine concilia- tion was ever intended, as the language of the Board so clearly followed the former dictates of the employers, and was so obvi- ously designed to strangle the bargaining rights of the Union. Expected to Crawl “The conditions completely ig- nore the continuous readiness of the IWA to enter negotiations, before and since June 15. Our Union’s members are now ex~ pected to crawl on their hands and knees, begging for an oppor- tunity to meet with the operators whereas the door to such nego- tiations has always been open. “Only an employer-biased agency would propose that we should be required to enter nego- tiations under conditions which places the entire blame on the ‘(WA for the present situation. Actually, as known to the Board, the provocative tactics of the em- ployers have been the chief fac- tor in blocking earlier -settle- ment. Loggers Not Whipped It is the height of absurdity to expect the loggers, who have now left their camps, to pay fares ranging up’ to $70 apiece, and work for the period July 2 to July 16, without even a slim hope of a satisfactory contract at the end of the period. Have loggers ever operators, hhave demanded that we should consider nothing but their con- venience and prestige. through the Board, “We are expected to lay down been known to act like whipped curs? “The plan of bringing the Lo- cal Unions together with the oj erators in the individual opera- tions is a barefaced attempt to wrest from the IWA the right to bargain on an industry-wide ba- sis. It would only result in con- fusion that would completely wreck any hope of sound labor- management relations in the lum- ber industry. Strike Action Inevitable © “The proposals of the Labor Relations Board also ignore the fact that the lumber workers ceased work only when it was made apparent that no other means were available to secure just consideration of their claims. The step was taken only after the most careful consideration, and as a result of careful and well-organized preparations. “We cannot be expected to abandon these preparations at this stage, merely because the our only weapon of defence, and allow the employers to disarm us, with complete confidence that they will deal with us more justly than they have in the past. We have been given no reason to place any confidence and trust in the good-will and mercy of em- ployers who through the years have vigorously fought every single benefit for their employees now established under contract terms. Gun on Table “The employers have had a gun on the table from the start— their open determination to en- force by hook or crook a cut in wages. If our exercise of the right to withdraw our labor under unfair conditions can ‘be con- sidered a gun aimed at the em- ployers it is one that has been required for our self-defence against heavier armament aimed at us. We’re not quite so foolish, as to surrender our rights on their terms.” Lake Cowichan Mass Rally - A mass rally of IWA members from the Lake Cowichan, Mesa- chie Lake and Honeymoon Bay operations heard Local 1-80, IWA, Business Agents Tony Poje and Ernest Boulet, explain the IWA position in their present dealings with FIR. Proposals ad- vanced by the Operators were scored by the speakers in their address to a keenly interested audience. Strike committees were elected at the close of the meet- ing and all strike plans finalized. A similar meeting was held in the K. of P. Hall, Duncan, where a large group of IWA members gathered to hear Gilbert Scho- field, District Board Member, re- port on the strike situation. 1-423 OFFICERS Voting conducted by Local 1- 423, IWA, Kelowna, has resulted in the election of the following: President—Al Close. 1st Vice-Pres.—E, Leger. 2nd Vice-Pres.—Art Anderson. 8rd Vice-Pres.—Keith Johnson. Fin. Secretary—I. V. Bourcet. Conductor—Dave Gooding. Warden—Henry Summerfeld. Trustees — B. Gallen, George Walker, Albert Balfour. NOSEWORTHY “Pay $24 OTTAWA (CPA) — Federal unemployment insurance im- provements which will raise maximum payments to out-of- work Canadians to $24 a week and shorten the lay-off com- pensation waiting period to five days were termed “inadequate” by_CCF Member of Parliament J. W. Noseworthy in the House of Commons on June 10. The unemployment insurance fund has grown to proportions that justify much more adequate payments than those proposed, declared Noseworthy. “Labor is, not convinced that the amount in the fund does not warrent bene- fits of more than $24 a week,” he stated. “The fact that the fund has grown to nearly $800 million indicated to workers that the government is apparently more concerned in building a fund and in having available a few hundred million dollars than it is in using these dollars for the benefit of those concerned with the pay- ment of them.” No Waiting Period The CCF Member called for the total abolition of the waiting per- iod, pointed out that.it frequently meant two- and three-week de- lays in the payment of benefits because of the addition of ad- ministrative delays to the legal Benefits” stalling. He called for arrange- ments with municipalities where- by the federal authorities would let them pay unemployment in- surance during those delays, re- pay them when the worker’s claim went through. Top-heavy Attacked by Noseworthy was what he felt was top-heavy ad- ministration “due to government insistence ‘on a strictly actuarial insurance fund. He pointed as an example to the Michigan unem- ployment insurance scheme under which any worker covered by the plan receives payment as soon as he is laid off, and they continue until he is re-hired or for a given time, regardless of how long he has contributed to the fund, or for how many weeks in the last year. “It would seem to me that if there is available an unemploy- ment insurance fund, and if a man becomes unemployed, he should receive payments from that fund at whatever rate is fixed by the government and for whatever length of period the government decided that pay- ments should be made,” he stated. NO MONEY? WASHINGTON — Despite gloomy statements that high Phone 213 CHEMAINUS BUSINESS GUIDE S. A. BRICKER, Jeweller EXPERT WATCH, JEWELRY & CLOCK REPAIRS WATCHES AND DIAMOND ENGAGEMENT RINGS CHEMAINUS, B.C. taxes are “killing them”, they have no money, and there’s no “incentive” any more, the nation’s industries expect to’ spend $24.1 billion on new plant and additions to equipment in 1952, according to surveys by the Commerce De- partment and the Securities and Exchange Commission, That $24.1 billion is 4 percent above 1951, which was a record up to then. - VOGUE CLEANERS Truck Calls at Mesachie Lake, Cowichan Lake, Crofton & south to Shawnigan. Hats Cleaned and Blocked Press While U Wait Phone 360 DUNCAN, NCAN BUSINESS GUID J. LINDSAY LOUTET (C. Bradshaw & Co.) INSURANCE and REAL ESTATE DUNCAN, 131 Jubilee Street LAKE COWICHAN BRANCH: Old Post Office Building ‘KIRKHAM’S DUNCAN GROCERY LTD. Your Red _and White Store 2 STORES fo SERVE YOU (1) Station Street (2) Island Hwy. & Nash Rd, Telephone 180 Doncan, B.C. Free G.M.C. BUICK = PONTIAC - VAUXHALL G.M.C. TRUCKS wuallty Buy In a Used Car, please phone our Salesmen: Herb Buckham — Hugh McMillan, WALDIE & BREMNER MOTORS LTD. DUNCAN, B.C, Phone 750-751 SAN FRANCISCO — TAILORS — LOAN MONEY ON Suits, Overcoats, etc, . Loggers’ Boots, Sleeping Bags, Suitcases, Radios, ‘Watches and Rings - Expert Watch Repairing UNREDEEMED Suits and Caulk Boots For Sale MAIL ORDER 52 West Hastings Street, VANCOUVER, B.C. By HENRY WEISBACH, Executive Secretary, PAC-CCL REGINA (CPA) — Election night in Regina gave an indica- tion of how people felt. Shortly after the outcome of the elec- tion was clear and the re-elec- tion of the CCF government with an increased majority was secured, a parade formed in the East End of Regina and with banners and cars it moved to the center of the city. The City Hall, where the CCF gave the election results, was soon filled with thousands of cheering and jubilant peo- ple. ‘The old city hall shook with the cheers of the thous- ands each time a new victory for the CCF was announced. Soon the city hall overflowed and more and more people crowded the streets and in front of the Leader Post build- ing. > Downtown Regina was jam- med with people celebrating the election victory. Said the Regina Leader Post next day: “The crowd in front of . the Leader Post building was obvi- ously CCF, because they cheer- ed every new CCF victory.” Obviously the Leader Post was right, Increased Majority Saskatchewan’s CCF govern- ment was swept back into office for a third-term on June 11 with an increased majority. The CCF jumped from 31 to 42 seats, while the Liberal opposition was cut from 19 to 11 seats. Premier Douglas was re-elected with a whopping majority in his home constituency of Weyburn and all his cabinet ministers were re- turned with increased majorities. Liberal Leader Walter Tucker was re-elected in his constituency of Rosthern, but Progressive Conservative Leader Alvin Ham- ilton, who ran in Lumsden (John Diefenbaker’s federal riding) and Social Credit Leader Joseph Thauberger and all their candi- dates went down to defeat, to- gether with all Independent and Labor Progressive candidates, Sorry Sight The Communists presented a sorry sight as their two candi- | dates could only muster about 1000 votes. The Tory vote for ee eight candidates was tory of fie CGF ince ory of the sinee 1 they vai first elected othe ernment in Saskatchewan, Liberal propaganda > which was in high gear through the cam ‘and the help of James Gardiner, eral Minister of Agriculture, wa snowed under by the CCF } lots. Gardiner’s son, who ran’ Lost Mountain, was di beaten by Russ Brown the Provincial Secretary. Press Misjudged All newspapers in the province and across Canada, particularly the Regina Leader Post and the Saskatoon Star Phoenix, predict. ed a defeat for the CCF and felt very disappointed when the re- sults came in. The CCF organizations in all constituencies were in excellent shape. Political Action organiza. tions of the trade unions hel; the CCF in every urban ri and trade unionists put their whole PAC organization in the election campaign, The last city seat, North Bat. tleford, was taken from the erals, Not only in the cities also in the ua areas the won seats, ‘eating the s| ments that the farmers wee posed to the CCF. Majorities in- creased over 1948 and the popu- lar vote of the CCF increased to about 56% or about 10% more than in 1948, * Labor Encouraged ,. The success in Saskatchewan is encouraging for the labor movement across Canada. The labor movement in other proy- inces will work harder to follow the lead Saskatchewan has given us again. z For an outsider, the Saskatche- wan victory was most encourag- ing. It was also a happy occasion to be among the smiling crowd of jubilant CC¥Fers after such a smashing victory. The trade union movement is proud to have played an import- ant part getting out the vote and helping to re-elect the best goy- Gea Saskatchewan has ever ad. Two can live cheaper than one, maybe, but you won’t find many girls willing to live that cheap. Profits Up Again . OTTAWA (CPA)—A cross section of 424 Canadian corpora- tions piled up record-smashing profits of $569 million-in 1951— and did it after they paid their taxes and interest to their bond holders, and allowed for depreciation. grab figures is the Bank of Canada, which published them in its monthly “Statistical This year’s $569 million com- pares with a 1950 take of $531 million and a 1946 profit total of only $277 million. Net operating profits before depreciation, taxes and interest ran to $1805 in 1951, $1065 in 1950 and $596 in 1946, Heading the profit list were 18 non-ferrous metal mining com- panies included in the Bank of Canada sample. They netted $161 million in 1951, compared with $129 million in 1950. The oil boom made $62 million for 8 petroleum firms, up from $46 million a year before. The 18 pulp and paper concerns in- cluded made $61 million in 1951, $44 million in 1950 and only $35 ultoay He ee ‘ix rubber companies, recent the object of @ federal combines investigation, made $11 million in 1951 compared with only $8 million in 1950, Six telephone companies — including the toll- hungry Bell and B.C. Telephones —made $19 million last year, $13 million the year before. _ The government bank statis- ticians did not include in their profit tables an:extra $16 million paid back to the corporations as the refundable portion of the ex- cess profits taxes th i ed about during the wacaae ~ Victoria Street KAMLOOPS BUSINESS GUIDE COMMODORE CAFE Kamloops’ Leading Restaurant Since 1927 Kamloops, B.C. HANEY BUSI “ESQUIRE MEN’S WEAR NESS GUIDE