Issue, June a

B.C. LUMBER WORKER

| ICFTU Congress
_ Reports Growth

By S. M. HODGSON

On May 20th, the 4th World Congress of the ICFTU||

opened in Vienna, Austria. The convention opened with

_EAST MEETS WEST

the Austrian National Anthem.
Orchestra, with the Vienna State
ing performance of the Final movement of Beethoven’s| |

9th Symphony.

Opening addresses were given
by Dr. Theodore Korner, Presi-
dent of the Austrian Republic;
and also Premier Julius Raab,
and Vice-Premier Adolf Scharf,
on behalf of the Austrian Goy-
ernment. Franz Jonas, Mayor of
Vienna, and Johann Bohm, Presi-
dent of the Austrian Trade Union
movement, spoke on behalf of the
City, and Austrian Trade Union
Movement.

The Convention came at a mo-
ment of rejoicing for the Aus-
trian people, with the signing of
the Austrian State Treaty, bring-
ing an end to the four-power oc-
cupation.

Speeches were made by repre-
sentatives from Africa, India,
North America, New Zealand and
Latin America. A general review
of the work of the ICFTU, dur-
ing the last two years was pre-
sented by Secretary - Treasurer
Omar Becu. Committees were set
up, and the CCL placed its four
delegates on the following com-
mittees:

Committees

Regional Activities — Secre-
tary-treasurer, Donald Mac-
Donald.

Organization, Finance and
Constitution—Wm. Mahoney.

Economic, Social and Politi-
cal (Resolutions) Committee—
S. M. Hodgson,

Publicity Committee — John
Brady. “

The Vienna Symphony

Plenary sessions were held
during the mornings and com-
mittees worked in the afternoons
and evenings. Considerable prog-
ress was made during the con-
vention, and two major decisions
were adopted.

First, was increasing the per
capita to the ICFTU to cover the
work of the Regional Activities
Committees. Second, a resolution
to appoint a Director of Organ-
ization. _

Delegates were given the op-
portunity to speak on the floor of
the Congress, and also on what-
ever committee they were assign-
ed to.

Many other important resolu-
tions and reports were discussed
and action was taken on these
resolutions. All free time from
convention and committee work,
was spent on tours of the city of
Vienna, of worker’s quarters, re-
creation centres for aged; also
schools.

Austrian labor is highly orga-
nized, with trade unions function-
ing in all phases of industry. The
Austrian people were very hos-
pitable and helpful to the dele-
gates from the various parts of
the world. The country has made
tremendous progress since the
end of the second World War.
While it’s still possible to see
areas which were destroyed, their
reconstruction program is equally
evident,

Canada’s .
Finest
Beer

For the last four years
the jury of international
brewing experts at the
International competi-
tions for Canadian
Brewers have awarded
Lucky Lager the Star
of Excellence—symbol of

Opera gave an outstand-| '

PACKINGHOUSE WORKERS are found in a huddle during the proceedings of their recent conven-

tion in Vancouver. (From left) George Home, Secretary, B.C, Federation of Labor, and a delegate
to the convention; William Symington, Vancouver representative; Fred Dowling, National Director;
and Norman Riches, Western Director.

Local 1-71

IWA

Wins Arbitration

Dismissed on the grounds of general inefficiency, a
yarding engineer at Camp “A”, Englewood, was ordered
reinstated with back pay by an Arbitration Board in Van-
couver, last week, after officials of Local 1-71, IWA, proved

that the charge was a pretext used by the Company

fire him.

Following the engineer’s dis-
missal, the Camp’s Grievance
Committee attempted to process
the case, without success. The
matter was then directed to the
Local Union for action.

The Local Union, in their meet-
ing with the management, failed
to achieve a satisfactory settle-
ment and demanded that the is-
sue be handled by arbitration.

The Board, after hearing the
arguments from both sides in-
cluding the testimony of a hook-
tender subpoenaed by the Com-

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pany, decided in favor of the
engineer and ordered his rein-
statement with back pay from
March 18th to the present time.
Alaska Pine

Recovery of a sum of money
in back pay was affected re-
cently by Local 1-71, IWA,
officials for two employees im-
properly rehired by the Alaska
Pine Company.

The men, employed in the
cookhouse at Holberg Camp, were
not called back by the Company,
when the camp re-opened, as
stipulated in the Agreement. In-
stead, two married women in the
camp were given the men’s jobs.

When the Local Union objected

the Company, after resorting to
a lot of technicalities at both the
camp and head office, finally
agreed to make full restitution
to the men.

CLEARWATER
IWA VOTE 100

Acting on the recommendation
of Local 1-417, IWA, 51 employ-
ees of the Clearwater Timber Co.
Ltd., Clearwater, B.C., recently
voted unanimously to accept the
report of a Conciliation Officer
regarding their contract terms.

Almost simultaneously, they
voted with the same unanimity,
four abstaining, to authorize
strike action, should it become
necessary.

The Union’s aims, as stated to
the employees by District Secre-
tary-Treasurer, George Mitchell,
on his recent visit, are to gain for
these employees all rights enjoy-
ed under the master contract for
the Southern Interior. He elicited
100% support for this purpose.

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