B.C. LUMBER WORKER the Regulation to which our Fed- = ‘eration strongly object: 1, Giving the Board power to take votes in the certified unions where they deem it expedient, and 2, Allowing the employers 10 days in which to make writ- ten representation thereon. Reason a te We believe it is the internal ‘business of unions when they F or change their names, : aad the business of em- There is also no reason why the Labor Relations Board should have an opportunity of applying a decertification vote when a union applies for a change of niwe Strongly urge the Govern- mmet to remove these features from the present Regulation 9A. Graft Certification ‘We also strongly urge that a tion or a change in the Relations Act if considered necessary, be enacted as soon as Ta to prevent a craft unit i certified within an indus- trial unit that is already certified, unless the craft group can make application showing support of |. at least fifty-one percent (51%) of all the employees within the industrial unit. Reason The recent strike of a small eraft section within a major in- _ dustry clearly demonstrated the tt of such a change. ‘The B.C, Federation of Labor in advocating this policy in the past, has made reference to the fact that the National Labor Rela- ‘tions Board of the United States of America has designated cer- tain industries as industrial units, and refuses to certify craft units. Annual Holiday Act We urge the following amend- ment: Section 4(6) of the Act be amended by inserting after “em- ployee” in the second line, the _ words: “not earlier than seven _ days and”... The amended sec- 3 would then read: “The pay for the annual holi- day to which the employee is ~ entitled shall be paid to the em- ployee not earlier than seven days and at least one day before Printers. of: The B.C. LUMBER WORKER UM DUN LIMITED PRINTERS AND DERATION” the beginning of the annual holi- day.” Reason We believe it was the principle and the intent of the Act to in- sure to all employees the benefit of an annual holiday with pay. We now find numerous employers paying the percentage due 2 holiday pay to the employee on each pay period, thereby defeat- ing the basic purpose of the Act. Hours of Work Act We suggest a suitable amend- ment to the Hours of Work Act be enacted at the coming Session of the Legislature which, would assist in recognizing labor’s ob- jective of a 30-hour week; 5 days at 6 hours per day. Reason _ With the present high degree of prosperity there is also a con- stant unemployment figure which denotes thousands of persons without jobs. Also due in the immediate fu- ture are the effects of Automa- tion, which are bound to have a terrific impact on the number of those now employed. We suggest we must now be prepared to reduce the work ‘week, to ensure that all who are able will be gainfully employed. Forest Management Licenses The B.C. Federation of Labor wishes to be placed on record as agreeing to the principle of Forest Management Licenses, but requests that the Forestry De- partment set aside sufficient tim- ber to protect small logging operators.” DEFICIT FACED OTTAWA (CPA)—Canada’s transactions in goods and ser- vices with other countries dur- ing the third quarter of this year resulted in the largest current account deficit ever re- corded for the period, the Do- minion Bureau of Statistics has announced. The July-September deficit amounted to $89 million com- pared with a $20 million surplus earned in the same period last year. The deficit for the first three-quarters of the year was up sharply from’ $345 million in 1954 to $406 million this year. OPENING CEREMONY UNVEILING of the plaque by Hon. Lyle Wicks, B.C. Labor Minister, commemorating the opening of the new Rehabilitation Centre of the Workmen’s Compensation Board, December 15, in Vancouver. Group from left are former WCB Chairman E. S. Winn, Hon. Lyle Wicks, former WCB Chairman Adam Bell, and present Chairman, J. E. Eades. FROM PAGE 3 “GIRODAY’S” Notice Posted "RE: ELECTRICITY — NOTICE NO. 2 We demand, everyone, refrain from using more than 400 watts, per house, in the evenings, and this is to be reduced during the daytime. Hot plates, electric kettles, heaters and any other heavy appliances, are definitely not to be used. Anyone violating this rule will have their electricity discon- tinued. Signed: L. W. Olmstead.’ For this grand service the em- ployees are charged $5.00 per month. Five dollars worth of no washnig machines, no lights, no television sets, etc. One would think that the house rent itself would be decently low enough to compensate for this lack of electricity. It wasn’t too. bad for a while, Families moved in to these homes and were charged $25.00 per month rent. Some of the families, desiring to have a bit better home than the Company provided decided to decorate for themselves. When these original families moved out the Company immediately jumped labor ‘|a square in always gets — _ The Province The Vancouver Province is 100% Union Produced the rent to a point where they are now soaked $40 per month. Leaky Roofs Some of the houses have leaky roofs. Imagine what a leaky roof will do to your chesterfield, or your bed clothing, or your own personal clothing. Those families that have been subjected to this internal rain have complained, of course. Giroday’s, in keeping with their usual contempt for the welfare of the men and women, have done nothing. The Company has also gone into the telephone business. For each time that anyone puts in a phone call, they are charged 25¢ tax to use the phone, in addition to what the phone call costs. We were reminded of the old company towns when the em- ployees were charged for every- thing that they did, And charged a high price for it, too. Reminds us of the hit parade song: ‘St. Peter Don’t Call Me ’Cause I Can’t Go, I Owe My Soul to the Company Store.’ Poor Labor Relations We thought that hard-hearted employers were-a thing of the, past. We were under the impres- sion that present day employer- employee relations were conduct- ed on a fairly high plane. It is common day practice to be as tough as possible during negotia- tions, but once those negotiations are completed and a contract signed, it is neither morally right nor human to try to take out one’s bitterness against the fam- ilies. Children, particularly in winter, need the greatest amount of warmth that they can get in order to protect their young bodies from the elements. Workers Are Human We have moved sufficiently far enough in our standard of living so that we do not have to put up with leaky roofs. There is a gen- eral appreciation that working men and women are people just the same as anyone else. They deserved to be treated accord- ingly.” A rather conceited bachelor was invited to dinner by a lady of his acquaintance, but did not accept, A few days later, seeing her on the street, he said in his best manner: “I believe you asked me to dine with you last week.” The lady looked at him thoughtfully. “Why, yes, I believe I did,” she answered brightly. “And did you come?” FROM PAGE 3 “Miyazawa” to round out plans, already agreed upon, which purpose the uniform improvement of living standards for the metal workers in all sections of their industries in the free world. He will be accompanied to Jap- an by Mrs. Miyazawa, and their two children Joy and Leslie, aged six and two years respectively. This is his second journey to Japan as a trade union ambass- ador, for in 1954, enroute from a Caleutta conference on workers’ education, he visited the country to assist Japanese trade union participation in the activities of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions. Joe Miyazawa has served the IWA in various capacities since 1946, first as an international organizer, and latterly in charge of the Vancouver office of the Union’s Research and Education Department. Both he and Mrs. Miyazawa were born and educat- ed in British Columbia, where their parents now reside. World Program ‘When queried regarding the possibilities of the project en- trusted to him, he said: “The responsibilities of this mission have been placed upon me, chiefly because I have knowledge of the language and customs of the Japanese work- ers, as well as experience in the work of trade unions on this continent. I esteem it a great privilege, and an exceptional opportunity to be associated with this expansion of trade union activities on the interna- tional field. It is work which strengthens cordial relations be- tween the workers’ organiza- tions of the free world, and thus serves to ease world ten- sions. The Federation, which I will represent in Japan, desires, through a program of coopera- tion, to raise living standards for metal workers, through the length and breadth of industries which are now being rapidly integrated on a_ world-wide basis. While in Japan on this work, I hope to serve the inter- ests of my fellow-workers on _ this side of the Pacific, as well as those in Japan.” ~ She: “I ought to leave you and go home to mother.” He (angrily): “Well, why don’t you?” She: “I can’t, She’s left father and is coming here.”