10 B.C. LUMBER WORKER 1st Issue, May Labor Reviews Human Rights Campaign to secure the enactment in British: Colum- bia of a Fair Employment Practices Act was launched at the one-day Race Relations Institute held in the Vancou- ver Y.M.C.A., May 1, and attended by more than sixty ee trade unionists from TLC and CCL unions. The resolution dealing with this subject was as follows: WHEREAS all human beings ‘are born free and equal in dignity and in rights and are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. AND WHEREAS the right to employment is recognized as a basie right in the Universal De- elaration of Human Rights, AND WHEREAS the federal Government has seen fit to enact a Canada Fair Employment Prac- tices Act to prohibit discrimina- tion in employment and in trade union membership, f AND WHEREAS this federal Act has already resulted in the elimination of mahy discrimina- tory acts and a broadening of employment opportunities in those businesses which come un- der federal jurisdiction, AND WHEREAS there still exists in the Province of British Columbia many discriminatory provisions in the securing of em- ployment by persons of various racial, religious, or national] backgrounds, THEREFORE BE IT RE-| SOLVED that this Institute peti- tion the Provincial Cabinet to enact a Provincial Fair Employ- ment Practices Act similar to those now in force in the Pro- vinees of Ontario and Manitoba, AND BE IT FURTHER RE- SOLVED that all organizations and groups in British Columbia he urged to give support to the principle of a Fair Employment Practices Act which will prohibit discrimination against a person because of his race, color, creed _ or national origin. Guest speakers at the opening sessions, presided over by Wil- liam Giesbrecht were: Perey Bengough, President Emeritus, Trades and Labor Congress of Canada, and Professor Charles B. Bourne, Faculty of Law, UBC. The latter speaker dealt with the subject “Impasse on a Human Rights: Covenant”. Popular Workshops Following the opening session the members of the Institute div- HUB HUMOR ided into’ four workshops dealing with the following subjects: The ICFTU and the ILO—how they protect and extend human rights. The United Nations—How they | § protect and extend human rights. | § The Responsibility of the Com- munity—to protect human rights. The Responsibility of the Gov- ernment — to protect human rights. The workshop chairmen report- ed at the dinner session during the evening and the assembly then heard the keynote speaker, IWA Associate Research and|_ Edueation Director, Joe Miyaza- wa on the subject “Bread, Peace, and Freedom For All Mankind.” ‘The speaker reviewed the work of the ICFTU and outlined the relation between this work and the aims of the United Nations, with special reference to the workers in the under-privileged countries. Labor Panel Three well-known labor leaders were placed in charge of the workshop which reviewed the re- cord of the ICFTU and the ILO in defending the rights of the workers around the globe. They were, Perey Bengough, President Emeritus, Trades and Labor Con- gress Tom Alsbury, President, Vancouver Trades and Labor Council, and George Home, Sec- retary, B.C. Federation of Labor. At the dinner session the an- nouncement was made that Tom Alsbury had been appointed the Chairman of the National TLC Committee to Combat Racial Dis- crimination, in which post he has uccceded President Claude Jo- loin. Teacher: “Tell us all you inow about nitrates.” Student: “I don’t know much about them except that they’re cheaper than day rates,” coho “You sure got sunburned at the beach, didn’t you?” “Yeah, and I can’t understand it—I drank a whole bottle of sun tan lotion.” a5 ATTEND YOUR UNION | MEETINGS TIMBERMEN LACROSSE TEAM OF innate SSSA ANAIMO, organized with the support of Local 1-80, IWA, played their first game in Nanaimo, May 7, in the Inter-City League, Their showing indicates that — they may legitimately consider themselves aspirants for the Mann Cup. (Left to right, front row) Alf Shuker, Gogie Stewart, Lisle Scott, Jim McNulty, Fred Fulla. (Middle) Bob Lumley, Spud Mor- elli, Don Ashbee, Tom White, Don Sherry, Terry Rodway, Arnie Duggan, Bob Raffle, Paddy Patterson, Derry Davies, John Lumley. (Jim Hume, Free Press, Photo) TIMBERMEN LACROSSE PLAYERS (from left) Derry Davies (11), John Lumley (5), Fred Fulla G), and Gogie Stewart (10) display their specially designed sweaters, to prove that they carry the colors for all woodworkers in British Columbia. » =a GB Ss WHITE BREAD NOW ENRICHED FARM INCOME DROPS OTTAWA (CPA)—The income | at $2,155 million and the follow- of Canada’s farmers dropped by| ing year fell to $1,901 million. 23% hetween 1951 and 1958, ac-| The next year, 1953, it took a cording to the latest bulletin of | sharp plunge to only $1,657 mil. the Canadian Federation of Ag-|lion, > e° ‘° CMY $1,657 mil riculture. The CFA also notes SS aw —e¢ eee eh “Let’sh shend for another dog!" of Brown, Rye and Special Meal Is also En- that the farmers’ portion of the net national income fell by more than 20% between 1950 and 1953, In 1951, net farm income stood re , AS a proportion of the net na- tional income the income of farm operators dropped from 10.4% in 1950 to only 8.6% in 1953. Tee? B hite Bread ite Flour. h loaves as Balanced When ordering wy mall or phone . . . specify EER for free beer delivery VANCOUVER BREWERIES LIMITED ‘This advertisement is not published Control Board or by ee Gor coalisplayed by the Liquor vernment of British Columbia,