(Bore Representation at Federation Meet ’ oe — B.C. Federation of Labor 2 Ve - BC LonsentWorner cc. MEMBERS , ‘Ottilal Pobitcation of the BER wwOls > Vol. XXI, No. 2) 7 —— 15, 1953 - VANCOUVER, B.C. "Ga 5c PER COPY PROTEST N EW ¢. H. MILLARD IWA Wins | -. _ UN ITY ON ALL [World ERB P L AN cance a 99 e the B.C. Federation of Labor, January 10-11, numbering FRO NTS VITAL Accla m 150, by a majority. decision, rejected the Socred plan for a part-time Labor Relations Board after listening attent- eater unity and jcal funds. Such contributions be- Generous action taken by |ively to the explanation tendered by Labor Minister Wicks. ength of organization will |come a charge against produc-| Local 1-217, IWA, in forward- | Prevailing opinion was that the olen) would prove retro~ : ined by the workers | tion, and thus the consumers are} ing Christmas toys for the | gressive. made to pay for the political in-| families of the IWA strikers in | 4 +ocolution introduced pyle! a to meet the grow- : fluence of the employers. -This} Durham, Ont., set in motion a 2 of the employ- | ;.,4, a Be wrt t 2 /eal 1-217, IWA, demanding a| yj aout uence, so financed, is not a z Vice-President. Other officers) — in 8 , train) of circumstances which | £1 tiny Board Was cndvascdty | ucae Rene Mgmt AI | t and | wielded to help the workers. " : ar ie “ ; ‘ heron ed C. uae nee MO Raan Wan peed attention around th the Gearatto, ond ppointed ae CBRE, as 2nd Vice-President and, H. Mil lard before the Annual |1abor afford to stand"aside and] As the appeals made on behalf | "1g cuffer neglect under the | 2%, CO™ Local 1-85 as 8rd Vice- 7 wwention of the B.C. Fed-| refuse to support labor’s political|of the Christmas needs of the pe Sceaoere ae Teee President. ytion of Labor, January |aims?” ‘Was the success won by | strikers’ families had resulted in xy 2 Executive members elected: = labor in the last provincial gen-|an unprecedented response from Elections were: Bob Smeal, CBRE; Lawr- ‘ | President of the Cana-|¢rai election warranted by the/local unions in Canada and: the ence Vandale, Local 1-857, 1WAN ie s of Labor, he con-| actual contributions made by the | United States, the strikers asked | President Dan Radford, and | Ewart Orr, USA; Gerry Emary, « | “ihe fraternal. greetings of | Workers to their own campaign?” permission to| forward the Van-| Secretary George Home were 7e- RWDSU; Frank Howard, Local tl ‘bosly to the assembled dele- | he queried. couver toys to the textile strikers | elected to their respective offices. Se ites oe Symington,: 4 and referred to the CCL. Apathy Censured at Louiseville, Que., whose need |IWA District President J, Stew- sand Herb. Goombs, ILA. | , oo ineial federations as consti-} i... was no defense for the See “ACCLAIM” Page 3 art Alsbury was returned as Ist See “PROTEST” Page 3 tie ; i a eed heart and soul) thy shown at a time when the 7 Bruny times dé you |St®ensth of labor was a vital fac- pine is ; athe emplo Be Us lectin of New Federation of Labor Executive find the employers, as organiz- a government, he added. ed, disagreeing publicly? /, Was | ‘The speaker cited the results pe Gaeta Smphasis [of 2 “spot check” made in an eae ae elite “aft losal | Bastern riding. Out of 693 work- upoe Hevity deci. [otS, interviewed, only 365 had| e to majority deci- |), tneved to vote. Labor won the | _ election in the riding in question | ‘An ‘otganizaton Such as the/put lost it in the Kitchens and |_ 2. hie f es the homes, he declared. J ee dustrial 302 | _ “If we are organized on the pec bargaining front, and remain The “rated capacity” of {he| unorganized on ' the political he explained, was the! font, it is obvious that we will br Serials (ere expend effort and heartaches on members and affiliat- See “UNITY” Page 3 Action ...| PRES. MOSHER th eit is| ACCEPTS BID views on the subject in forthright President A. R. Mosher of fashion, t ‘Phe employers, he pointed out,| the Canadian Congress of exereise their legal right to make Labor has accepted the invi- oontelb heir own politi | tation of the B.C. District i Saad 2 Council to attend and address ———_______ | the District Convention in Vancouver, February 17-20. WH. AT'S Acceptances have also been INSIDE oo received from International President A. L. Hartung, and his fellow-officers, Prominent provincial and civic dignitaries have indi- eated their intentions to be | NewLy-ELECTED EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE B.C. Federation of Labor. Shown aboye are: (Seated, front, present at the opening cere- | from [eft) A. Cox, Hugh Allison, Dan Radford, J. S. Alsbury, George Home. (Standing rear, from left) H. monies on February 17, Coombs, Ewart Orr, Bob Smeal, William Symington, Lawrence Vandale. ireell Green Gold-(, OT rari: CANW sets CUAV ris © CRS aera s a =