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B.C. LUMBER WORKER

Small
Firms
Dumped

WASHINGTON (CPA) —Em-
ployees of thousands of small
business concerns in the U.S. will
no longer be able to file charges
of unfair labor practices, nor
will they be able to obtain Na-
tional Labor Relations Board
elections to determine bargain-
ing rights as a result of a recent
Board decision.

The NLRB has narrowed its
own duties in_the federal labor
relations field by excluding small
businesses from its jurisdiction.
Cases involving public restaur-
ants will not be dealt with by
NLRB in future. ~

In addition to this major
change, which completes a recent
revision of the Board’s scope, it
has also set up new standards
for deciding what matters come
within its jurisdiction in a wide
yrange of industries. These in-
clude: Radio and TV stations,
newspapers, retail stores, utility
companies and certain others.

responsibi

Allen Little.

They'll Be

ies of the former Labour Relations Board.

Closely

Wa

tched

— Courtesy Vancouver Province

UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT are these members of the Industrial Relations Board, recently appointed to assume the
Members are H. J. Young; Mrs. Rex Eaton, Vice-Chai

man; Deputy Labour Minister William Sands, Chairman; Charles Murdoch of the Street Railwaymen, and E. G. :

UNIONS SHOW GROWTH

BY JOE MIYAZAWA

More than a million and a half Canadian Workers are
now covered by collective agreements.

A recently compiled survey conducted by the Econo-
mics and Research Branch of the Federal Department of
Labour shows a further increase in the number of workers
covered by collective agreements during 1952, bringing
the total in Canada to more than a million and a half,
representing almost 40% of Canada’s non-agricultural

wage and salary workers.
The increase in 1952 over the
previous year’s figure amounted
to 6.7%. This seventh annual
compilation made by the Depart-
ment totals 1,510,242. Of all wage
and salary workers in Canada the
proportion working under the
terms of collective agreements in
1952 was 28.8%. Excluding agri-
cultural wage earners, the pro-
portion was 39.7%.
Seven Years’ Progress
The growth in the number of
workers under agreement over
the past seven years together
with their proportion of the wage
and salary workers in the labour
force is shown in the following

table:
1946 999,736
1947 1,120,310
1948 1,214,542
1,225,569
1,282,005
1,415,250
1,510,242

ne of the major indus-
isions was included in the
1952 increase. The increases re-
sult mainly from three factors:
agreements made for the first
time; establishments whose
agreements had lapsed in 1951
and for which new agreements
were signed in 1952; and higher
employment in certain industries.
Some Non-union

Except in a few cases where
all workers, are required to’ be
union members, agreements cover
non-union. members as well as
union members. in the bargaining
unit. Consequently, the number
of workers covered by. agreement
exceeds union membership which
at January 1, 1953, was reported
at 1,219,714.

Log Stocks

The latest B.C. log stock re-

port of May 20th shows a total

of 443,757,000 board feet. By
species they were Douglas: Fir,
222,552,000 feet; Cedar, 143,712,-
000 feet; Hemlock, 44,051,000
feet. This represents an increase
of 68,642,000 feet over the pre-
vious month, however the total
stocks are 35,475 feet lower than
a year ago.

Travel: A record 13,786,500
ears and trucks crossed the bor-
der into Canada from the United
States last year, 1,167,000 or 9
percent more than the 1952 peak.

* *

Families with unmarried chil-
dren under 25 living at home
numbered 2,388,000 at June 1
last year, 114,985 or 5 percent
more than at the time of the
1951 Census. The children nuyn-
bered 5,995,000, up 460,628 or
8 percent in the two years, the
average number per family in-
creasing to 2.6 from 2.5.

*

SAN FRANCISCO
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LOAN MONEY ON
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Loggers‘ Boots, Sleeping

Bags, Suitcases, Radios,
Watches and Rings

Expert Watch Repairing

Morris
Elected
At 1-80

District President Joe Mor-
ris will attend the IWA Inter-
national Convention as a dele-
gate from his own Local Union,
it was decided by the members
of Local 1-80, IWA, as at their
membership meeting July 18
they selected their representa-
tives for the International and
CCL Conventions.

Fifteen delegates from the
Duncan Local Union will attend
the IWA convention and two will
journey to the Toronto meet.

Nominated for the IWA Inter-
national Convention were the fol-
lowing from among whom the
voting will determine the cre-
dentialled delegates:

K. Parsons, W. Hawkes, R.
MacKinnon, W. Morgan, Joe
Morris, Wm. Cox, Tony Poje, J.
Humphries, J. T. Atkinson, R.
Beiers, F. Telford, G. W. Don-
aldson, A. L. Smith, L. Johnson,
Ed Linder, C. F. Pierce, Jens
Erickson, Stan Abercrombie, K.
Holstrum, J. F. Colwell.

Plans were laid whereby Busi-
ness Agent Ernie Boulet, and P.
L. Wilkes, Chemainus, will at-
tend the CCL Conyention in
Toronto.

Warm appreciation for ser-
yices rendered the Sub-Local
was tendered Nick Albertson,
upon the announcement of his
intention to resign the post of
Secretary of the Tahsis Sub-
Local and accept employment
elsewhere.

The officers and members of
the Sub-Local presented the re-
tiring Secretary’with an electric
shaver, which was accompanied
by the following letter:

It is with sincere regret that the
executive and general membership
of this Sub-Local have received the
news that you are leaving us. How-

RAPID
GROWTH

TORONTO (CPA)— Ontario's
credit unions are the fastest-
growing in the world, delegates
to the 14th annual meeting of the
Ontario Credit Union League
were told here.

In 1953 alone, some 151 new
credit unions were formed, giv-
ing a total for the province now
of more than.970 with a total
membership in excess of 320,000.

Total assets of the Ontario
credit unions stands at $75 mil-
lion, of which $65 million, or
almost 87%: is out on loan.

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Tahsis Sub-Local
Honors Secretary

ever, if you must leave, it is our
fervent desire that you take away
with you many foud memories of
the good times we have bad to
gether.

“Many times during your stay
in Tabsis, situations have arisen that
could have developed into serious
trouble. However, because of your
diligence and firm guiding band, the
problems have been reduced to minor
items.

“ewe can only hope that your suc
cessor as secretary works as hard
as you have done in the interests of
bis fellow workers.

In closing, we hope that the
small gift accompanying this letter
will, in a sense, express our thanks
to you for a job well done. The
members of the Tabsis Sub-Local ex
ecutive and general membership bope
that whatever plans you may have
for the future realize success.”

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