B.C. LUMBER WORKER

2nd Issue, June

Items of Interest To

Labor In Capsule Form

TLC Approves Merger
WINDSOR—The Trades and Labor Congress became the first
‘central labor body in North America to consider merger proposals
when ifs 70th annual convention gaye unanimous approval to an
amalgamation with the Canadian Congress of Labor to form the
Canadian Labor Congress. Unity terms proposed include: one con-
yention delegate per 1,000 members of locals; per capita dues of
seven cents a month; biennial conventions; a 16-man executive;
continuation of the no-raid pact; and merger of provincial and muni-
cipal bodies of the two congresses.

. Minister’s Bill Attacked
OTTAWA—Agriculture Minister Gardiner admitted, under har-
rassing cross-examination by opposition members, that he had “not
a single reason” for seeking an extension of his powers. The Min-
ister moved a bill raising to_$15,000 from $10,000 the amount he
could spend on a project under the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act
without an order in council. Opposition speakers described the
PFRA organizations as a “political melon” and a means of patron-
age.
Mosher Retirement Hinted
WINDSOR—A. R. Mosher, 73-year-old President of the 400,000-
member Canadian Congress of Labor, hinted that he might soon
retire from active union work. In an address to. the 70th annual
TLC convention following approval of a merger with his organiza-
tion, Mosher said he felt the time had come when he “might well
pass over the badge of- office.’ This would not stop his interest in
strengthening the Canadian labor movement, he added.

Canadian UIC Figures

: OTTAWA — Unemployment insurance benefits totalling $24,-
598,076 in respect of 7,735,268 days were paid during April, DBS
announced.

British Election Results

LONDON—A low vote in the British general election resulted
in a stronger win for the Conservatives with the government in-
creasing its majority more than three-fold. Final results were
Conservatives and supporters, 345; Labor, 277; Liberals, 6; and Sinn
Fein, 2. Only 76.8 percent of eligible ballots were cast compared
to 82.3 percent in 1951.

Bill to Cut Interest Rates

OTTAWA—The parliamentary assistant to Finance Minister
Harris proposed that a bill to~cut interest rates on small loans by
half should be referred to a-parliamentary committee for study.
W. M. Benidickson said that the government thought it unwise to
accept the bill which had been introduced by Hazen Argue (CCF
Assiniboia). Reference to a committee could not possibly be achieved
until the next session of parliament.

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CASTE
BARS
MOVED

NEW DELHI (CPA) —The
Lower House of the Indian
parliament (Lok Sabha) has
given unanimous approval to a
bill outlawing discrimination
on the grounds of caste. The
rigid Hindu caste system has
formerly been considered too
politically dangerous a subject
to be dealt with by legislation.

Members of one caste consider
that they are made unclean if a
member of a lower caste touches
them or the food they eat or
clothes they wear. The more ex-
tremely devout high-caste Hindus
feel that even if the shadow of a
lower caste person falls upon
them they are made unclean.

Punishment Prescribed

The bill which will now be con-
sidered by the Upper House, pre-
scribes punishment or practice of
untouchability and for enforce-
ment of any disabilities arising
from it. It lays down a compre-
hensive list of religious and so-
cial disabilities to be made pun-
ishable among which is the
prevention of right to enter
places of worship, any shop, pub-
lie restaurant, place of entertain-
ment and public conveyance or
to practice any profession.

Punishment is also provided
for refusing to admit people to
hospitals, refusing to sell goods
and render services or for molest-
ing or annoying people on ground
of untouchability and for encour-
aging in any way practice of
untouchability.

40-Hour
Week
Sought

FRANKFURT . (CPA)—The
fight for a forty-hour week
continues to be a major activity
for the Federation of German
Trade Unions (DGB) with both
the government and employers
having little sympathy for the
demand. The 40-hour week de-
mand was strongly emphasized
at the DGB annual congress
here recently and also formed
the main slogan for posters in
widespread May Day demon-
strations.

Celebrations in connection with
the traditional labor holiday of
May Day were marked with labor
rallies which emphasized that the
40-hour week “is not only neces-
sary but economically feasible”.
Banners and posters carried the
slogan: “Forty Hours are
Enough”. The unionists are seek-
ing a reduction in hours from 48
to 40 with the same take-home
pay.

Commenting on labor’s demand
Economies Minister Ludwig Er-
hard told a press conference in
Hanover that “as yet we cannot
afford the 40-hour week. Even
the 45-hour week would, to all
practical purposes, be tantamount
to a wage increase, since in that
ease more overtime work would
have to be done.” The Minister
added half-regretfully: “Still, a
veduction of work hours is in
accordance with the demands of
our time.”

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UNION FILM RECEIVES
“GOLDEN REEL AWARD” -

WASHINGTON (CPA) —
A movie depicting the life of
a union has received the
“Golden Reel Award” of the
Film Council of America. The
film, “Twenty-four Hours”,

was produced by the Amal-
gamated Meat Cutters and
Butcher Workmen (AFL)
and declared the outstanding
16 mm. movie produced by a
labor union in 1954,

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