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TONY GARGRAVE
Local 1-217, IWA.

RAY EDDIE
Local 1-357, IWA.

Alberni

JACK SQUIRE
Local 1-85, IWA.

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FRANK HOWARD
Local 1-71, IWA.

~ SEVEN IWA-PAC CANDIDATES

BILL THOMPSON
Local 1-417, IWA.

From Page 1

“STATEMENT”

in a manner that will be satisfactory to the membership.
To this end we are planning a readers’ survey, to
determine in what respects we may better meet the
desires of the membership with regard to the content of
the paper.

In the immediate future, we will meet with the rep-
resentatives of the Canadian Congress of Labor in order
to plan better cooperation with the Congress, the B.C.
pederation of Labor, and the Labor Councils, where

‘ormed.

These immediate steps are in accordance with the

policy decisions of the District Council and District Con-.

vention. At the same time, we hold in mind the long-
range plans which have been outlined for our guidance.

Our Union is based on sound democratic traditions,
and we will remain loyal to the principles embodied in
those traditions.

__ We thank those whose votes elected us. To those who
did not vote for us, as well as those who did, we pledge
that our services to the Union will not be influenced by
past differences of opinion or recriminations.

Our sole objective is the promotion of the welfare of
those who make this Union strong—the rank and file
members of the IWA.

(Signed)

JOE MORRIS, President;

WILLIAM GRAY, ist Vice-President;
STUART M. HODGSON, 2nd Vice-President;
FRED FIEBER, 3rd Vice-President;
GEORGE MITCHELL, Secretary-Treasurer.

Kamloops

PETE WRIGHT
Local 1-417, IWA.

Yale

EVAN McDOUGALL
Local 1-367, IWA.

Home Urges Labor

To Invest

In PAC

By GEORGE HOME,
Secretary, B. C. Federation of Labor

June 9th is a decisive day for the people of B.C. It is
also a decisive day for our trade union members. The
failure to elect a government on June 12, 1952, that would
deal with the necessary labor legislation then requiring
attention has cost our members millions of, dollars in the

DUNCAN BUSINESS GUIDE

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Truck Calls at
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Crofton & south to Shawnigan,
Hats Cleaned and Blocked

Press While U Wait
Phone 360 DUNCAN, B.C.

J. LINDSAY LOUTET
{C. Bradshaw & Co.)

INSURANCE and
REAL ESTATE

DUNCAN, 131 Jubilee Street
LAKE COWICHAN BRANCH:
Old Post Office Bullding

PORT ALBERNI BUSINESS GU

MacGREGOR’S
MEN’S WEAR

For Everything a Man Wears
WORK, SPORT or DRESS

We Can Afford to Sell the
BEST for LESS!

MacDONALD’S
PHARMACY

Prescriptions, Drug Sundries,
irst Aid Supplies
Registered Optometrist
Argyle Street Port Alberni

WOODWARD STORES
(PORT ALBERNI) LTD.

“Your Family Shopping Contre”

past year.

For example:
WORKMEN’S
COMPENSATION

. .. The’ Sloan Commission on
Page 172. “To raise compensa-
tion from 70% to 75%, and the
maximum from $3,600 per year
to $4,000 would cost per year
$8,590,000.

ANNUAL VACATION ACT

There are 181,917’ average
monthly employees in B.C. An
increase to 4% in vacation pay
would mean at least 50% of these
employees would get an addi-
tional 2%. 90,958 employees with
average weekly earnings equals
$5,320,133.

PAY FOR STATUTORY
HOLIDAYS

Legislation providing for pay
for Statutory Holidays would
mean that a minimum of 80,000
employees would be paid for at
least five additional holidays.
80,000 x 5 days x $11.00 average
daily earnings equals $4,400,000.
HOSPITAL INSURANCE

Abolition of Co-Insurance
would save $2 millions; reduction
of premiums to 1951 rates would

save $2,500,000.
A Total of These Items ...

$17,810,133

This would be a direct cost to
the employer.

It is therefore for these rea-
sons that the employers of Brit-
ish Columbia invest hundreds of
thousands of dollars in their
political action program.

To bring these benefits worth
over $17 millions to our members
our unions should invest in their
own political action. You can as-
sist by seeing that

1. Facts, through leaflets,
are brought to the mem-
bers’ attention.

1. Your members and fam-
ilies vote on election day.

8. Contriute by donations to
the B.C. Federation of
Labor PAC fund.

All local unions’ donations, will
be divided on a 60% to Provin-
cial Campaign and 40% io local
area PAC drive.

Full cooperation will do the job
this time.

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ESQUIRE’’

Complete Stock
HANEY

MEN’S WEAR
Graham Mowatt) 5
of Work and Dress Clothing
“THE STORE WITH THE POPULAR Bi

BRITISH COLUMBIA

FROM PAGE 1
“SETTLEMENT”

had been ordered, in preparation
for any eventuality.
Council Approves

A detailed report of the Ne-
gotiating Committee was sub-
mitted to the quarterly meeting
of the’ B. C. District Council, May
9-10. Conerete steps were taken
to instruct the Committee with
regard to further strategy to be
employed.

The trend of negotiations
formed a major topic during the
sessions of the Council, and the
discussion reflected a growing
determination on the part of the
membership to wage a fight to
the finish.

Indignation ran high at the
stand-pat. attitude assumed by
the employers, when conclusive
evidence had been shown that
their financial position makes a
wage adjustment possible.

FROM PAGE 1

“ELECTIONS”

Board in full detail by the Tabu-
lating Committee. The District
Executive Board accepted the re-
port of the Tabulating Commit-
tee, the integrity of whose mem-
bers is above question. In ac-
cordance with the provisions of
the Union’s Constitution, the
Board thereupon installed the of-
ficers so declared elected.

The District Executive Board
subsequently reported fully to
the quarterly meeting of the Dis-
trict Council, transmitting the
certified statement of the Tabu-
lating Committee. This report
was approved by the Council,
and the election of officers duly
certified, by vote of the Council.
No constitutional protest has
been lodged with the District Ex-
ecutive Board.

At the same time the Tabulat-
ing Committee announced that
the proposed amendments to the
District by-laws had been ap-
proved by the membership vote.
These amendments affect the
rules governing the services and
allowances of officers and staff
representatives.”

T-H FIGHT
OPENS

WASHINGTON — The AFL
opened its battle for a fair labor
law when President George
Meany appeared before the House
Labor committee March 8 and
called for 80 changes in the Taft-
Hartley act, based on actual ex-
perience of AFL unions. He said
the present law has hurt work-
ers and stirred up strife. Next
day a spokesman for the National
Association of Manufacturers de-
manded changes to make T-H

even tougher.
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