B.C. LUMBER WORKER

_ LABOR’S FIGHT

the present strike situation it is most gratifying to note that
ea IWA is being given whole-hearted support by all other

‘of the trade union movement in B.C. We deeply appre-
ciate this, and at the recent joint meeting the IWA made clear
that this full cooperation would be reciprocated.

This brings to
attention of IWA
members that in
the fight now be-

waged on the

‘A. picket lines,
the battle is not
only on behalf of
the lumber work-
ers. The workers
with the largest
union in the lar-
gest basic industry of the prov-
fnce is waging a fight to estab-
lish a better pattern of wages
for all workers in the province.

The base rate fixed for the
lumber industry is constantly re-
ferred to in the negotiations of
other Unions as indicating a rate
that sets the accepted standard
in B,G. It falls to the respons-
bility of the IWA to set this base
rate high enough to compel de-
cent standards for all the work-
ers. Some may bargain for high-
er rates. None should receive less
than the base rate in the lumber

industry.
Union’s Struggle

Victory for the IWA will not
only profit all other workers, it
will add to the well-being of the
entire community. Many who do
not belong to trade unions fail
to recognize the importance to
them of the struggle of the
unions.

It is only because of the strug-
gle which has been waged by the
trade unions during the years
that acceptable living standards

are established, below which no
person is expected to fall.

As the trade unions have suc-
ceeded in raising living standards
they have at the same time ex-

"| panded the purchasing ability of

the workers who form the bulk
of the population. It is the ex-
penditure of income from wages
and salaries that is the main-
spring in business activity.

Two-way Street

It is likewise this level of pros-
perity which enables the province
to export. goods produced in the
province, and maintain the ability
to accept goods in return, for
trade is a two-way street.

Workers. should not be dismay-
ed at the propaganda which al-
ways springs“up during a strike,
to the effect that enormous sums
are lost in wages. Every strike
won has returned to the workers
and the communities affected in-
creased purchasing power, which
over the years has amply com-
pensated the workers as a whole
tor their sacrifices.

Labor’s March

One need only look back over
labor history for the past one
hundred years, to realize how
these struggles have bettered the
conditions of the workers. But
for these struggles, we would
still be living on the ragged edge
of starvation. One more victory
for the IWA and, another mile-
stone will be passed in labor’s
march toward social security.

| Five Prospects

Five IWA men emerged from the battle of the ballots
on June 12 with sufficient “first choices” to promise excel-
Jent chances of obtaining seats in the next B.C. Legisla-
ture. Jack Squire, Local 1-85, and Tony Gargrave, Local
1-217, both led in their constituencies. Rae Eddie, Local
1-357, was only three votes behind Premier Johnson in
New Westminster. Frank Howard, Local 1-71, and Bill
Thompson, Local 1-417, were close enough to the top to
have hopes of election on the second choices to be counted

July 3.

Following is the standing of
the IWA-PAC candidates ac-
cording to the latest reports:

Alberni:
Completed first count.
Squire, CCF—2889,
Mowat, L.—1918.
Clayton, PC—118.
Dewhurst, LPP—168.

., Mackenzie:
46 of 55 polls.

Gangrave, Gor 3008.
lacInt L—3
Gresty, SC—1660.
Eckhardt, PC—1087.

New Westminster:
Completed first count. =~

Johnson, L—4185.
Eddie, CCF—4182.
Lyle, SC—3534.
Wood, PC—2121.

Skeena:

34 of 87 polls.
Kenney, L—1317.
Howard, CCF—916.
Leach, PC—544.
McAnnond, SC—441.

Salmon Arm:

30 of 34 polls.
Reid, SC—1350.
Thompson, CCF—1145.
Ritchie, PC—804.

Carmichael, L—592.

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POLITICAL UPSET

OTTAWA (CPA)—The smashing CCF victory in Sas-
katchewan and the CCF’s substantial first-count lead in
British Columbia’s provincial election have combined to
force the party’s most diehard opponents to concede that
the CCF is not only in Canadian politics to stay, but is a
strong and virile alternative to the Liberal party in the
country as a whole. The line that the CCF is a “spent
force” in Canada has been silenced for the time being at
least.

Productivity
11% Up

WASHINGTON (LPA) — The
AFL wants an 11 percent produc-
tivity increase for all workers.
AFL economist Boris Shishkin
told the Wage Stabilization Board_
that was the only equitable way
for workers to catch up with
their share of the productivity
gains made by American industry
in the past two years.

In Saskatchewan, the CCF gov-
ernment headed by Premier T. C.
Douglas, was confirmed in office
for a third term not merely with
an increased majority (42 seats
to the Liberals’ 11) but also with
a greater percentage of the popu-
lar vote than ever before. Highly
publicized Social Credit and Con-
servative campaigns in the wheat
provinee fizzled out completely;
they elected no candidates, polled
far fewer votes than in 1948.
Only 8,000 of the half million
Saskatchewan electors voted
Tory. e

The Saskatchewan result is
seen here as a major blow to Ag-
rieulture Minister James Gar-
diner in particular and the fed-
eral Liberal party in general. The
marketing policies of the Ottawa
government and its handling of
the foot-and-mouth disease out-
break were major election issues,
as was the eight-year record of
the CCF government in social
security measures and govern-
ment management of portions of
the province’s economic life.

B.C. Returns

First-count returns in British
Columbia gave the CCF 22 of 48
seats, As in Saskatchewan, the
Conservatives were eliminated,
led in only three constituencies.
In protest against B.C. health
insurance muddle and other fail-
ures of the Liberal and Conserva-
tive coalition parties, an unex-
pectedly large number of B.C.
voters turned to the federally
moribund Social Credit party,
giving them two definite wins
and 15 first-count leads.

However, British Columbia re-
sults will be determined by single
transferable voting, a system de-
liberately designed to reduce the
chances of the CCF. Under this
system, candidates at the bottom
of the poll are eliminated and
their ballots distributed accord- |’
ing to the second choices of those
who voted for them,

in British Columbia.

See for yourself—today,

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your mother-in-law drive over a
cliff in your new car.

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