10 B.C. LUMBER WORKER Industrial Union Dept. Organized WASHINGTON (CPA)—The special problems of in- dustrially-organized unions will be the main concern of the Industrial Union Department of the AFL-CIO formed from 66 former affiliates of the AFL and CIO. The IUD will not, itself, launch any organization drives, according to President Walter Reuther. Walter Reuther, President of the CIO United Auto Workers, was elected to head the organiza- tion at its founding convention and James B. Carey, President of the Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers, was elected Secretary- Treasurer. Thus, the former President and Secretary-Treas- urer of the CIO will be working together again. CIO Affiliates Among the member unions of the IUD are all the former CIO affiliates, except the Transport Workers, and part or all of the membership of 35 former AFL affiliates. Former CIO unions now within the IUD are: Auto, Barbers, Brewery, Broadcast Employees, Communications, Clothing Workers, Electrical Workers, Furniture, Glass, Government and Civic, Leather, Lithographers, Marine Engin- eers, Marine and Shipbuilding, Maritime, Mechanics, News- paper Guild, Oilworkers, Pack- inghouse, Paperworkers, Radio Association, Rubber, Retail Wholesale, Shoe, Steel,. Stone and Allied Products, Textile, Transport Service, Utility and Woodworkers. The membership of part or all the following former AFL affli- ates are now within the IUD: Carpenters, Machinists, Office Employees, Plumbers, Electrical, Hotel and Restaurant, Hod Car- riers, Teamsters, Laundry, Bridge, Operating Engineers, Textile, Bottle Blowers, Printing Pressmen, Bakery and Confec- tionery, Cement, Boilermakers, Distillery, Brick and Clay, Coop- ers, Chemical, State and County, Doll and Toy, Theatrical, Paint- ers, Firemen and Oilers, Tile Set- ters, Upholsterers, Molders, Flint IATSON'S. 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Al Whitehouse, former Director of the United Steelworkers’ District 25, has been named first Director of the TUD. : Organization drives among in- dustrial workers will be the re- sponsibility of the AFL-CIO or- ganizers under the direction of former United Auto Workers’ of- ficial John W. Livingston. 1-417 IWA REPORTS PROGRESS Progress of the Interior Lo- cals was outlined by District President Joe Morris when he addressed the quarterly meet- ing of Local 1-417, IWA, in the Ayon Hotel, December 18, at Kamloops. This progress, the President stated, was due to the good ad- ministrative job accomplished by the Interior Regional Office. From the time this office was set up, just over a year and a half ago, the Interior membership has sub- stantially increased with the re- sulting improvement in the In- terior Locals’ financial position. Interior Negotiations Morris also spoke on the In- terior negotiations due this year. He pointed out that with the IWA haying a two-year contract on the Coast, the full time of the District officers could be devoted to securing better contract terms for the Interior. Delegates elected at the meet- ing to attend the 19th District Convention in Vancouver are as follows: ‘A. Olson, W. Thompson, L. Rosvold, J. Kelly, D. Russell, Matthews. Alternates are W. Sid- nik, R. Fuller, A. Sloan. Delegates elected to attend the District Safety Conference were Safety Director D. Matthews and D. Russell. OTTAWA (CPA)—A change in housing loan regulations which may help sustain the present boom in the Canadian home construction has been an- nounced by the Central Mort- gage and Housing Corporation. It involves an upward revision of house appraisal rates for loan purposes in view of recent increases in home-building costs. The effect of the move will be to lower the necessary down pay- ments on homes in some areas and to keep the down payment stable in places where costs of materials, land and construction would otherwise have caused an HUB HUMOR “REMEMBER THAT MIRAGE You SAW?” Our stock of Men’s Suits, Top- coats and Furnishings is one of the biggest in town. You'll be sure to find your size and style here and you can buy with the HUBS FREE CREDIT PLAN. wy THEHup HOUSING ACT CHANGES HELP increase in the down payment due to the higher cost of homes. Under the National Housing Act, insured loans are made on 90% of the first $8,000 of a house’s lending value and 70% of the balance, up to a maximum of $12,800. There is to be no change in the maximum allow- able loan under the amended regulations. ‘The changes in ap- praisal rates, the first in three years, are expected to be of greatest help to prospective own- ers of lower and middle-cost homes. Nobody wants the big statue of Eva Peron. It’s nice to think how always popular our statue of Miss Liberty in New York harbor is, — =F 200K FOR THESE WET DARK, SLIPPERY od FOGGY IGHTS) for the “QU ICKEST ACTION” REPAIR SERVICE CALL PA 9267 BODIE COLLISIONS Ltd. The Best Equipped Collision Shop In Town 1150 SEYMOUR ST. Free Estimates Local 1-80 Charge by officials of Local 1-80, IWA, that one of their members employed at Western ‘Forest Industries’ Honeymoon Bay Sawmill had been unjustly dismissed, was upheld by an arbitration board majority. The dismissed member, Mr. Balbir Singh, had been employed on the company’s green chain from July, 1954, until he was given notice, November 25, 1955. Unsatisfactory Work His notice of dismissal stated that his work was unsatisfactory and that he had urged others working with him to slacken their efforts also. He immediately protested the dismissal to his Local Union who, after exchanging correspondence with the company, decided to take the case to arbitration. Wins Arbitration tat ine IWA Tony Poje j : President Tony Poje ably pre~ sented the Union's case before the board while Mr. Heffernan pressed the charges for the com- pany. Members of the board were Mr. W. G. Stone, chairman, Vie- toria; Mr. C. G. Robson, company nominee, Vancouver and; Mr. R. Strachan, Union nominee, Na- naimo. Reliable Worker After listening to the testi- mony of Union and Company wit- nesses and examining the Super- visor’s Rating of Employee Re- port which listed Singh as a re- liable worker, the majority of the Board ruled the charges not seri- ous enough for dismissal and or- dered his reinstatement. Local 1-80, IWA, delegates elected at the Local’s meeting, December 11, to represent them at the 19th Annual District Con- vention, January 31 to February 4, in Vancouver, are as follows: , Max Salter, Youbou; Ross Dayies, Youbou; Stanley Heys, Ladysmith; Tony Poje, Nanai- mo; Joseph Ives, Duncan; Mal- colm McKinnon, Gordon River; Robert Waddy, Honeymoon Bay; Lawrence Johnston, Dun- can; John F. Colwell, Lady- smith; Albert L. Smith, Port Renfrew; Humphrey Butler, Mesachie Lake; James M. Mil- Duncan Elects Delegate Quota more, Chemainus; Ivor Daw- son, Nanaimo; Frank Telford, Coombs; Gilbert Schofield, Che- mainus; Jack Mumm, Port Ren- frew; Peter MacDonald, Cay- cuse Beach, Youbou; George Ward, Nanaimo; Roy Bewick, Ladysmith. Local 1-80 delegates elected to attend the Annual Safety Confer- ence, January 30, are as follows: Stanley Heys, Ladysmith; Robert Waddy, Honeymoon Bay; Frank Telford, Coombs; Lawrence Johnston, Duncan; Albert L. Smith, Port Renfrew. D.B.S. Production Figures OTTAWA — The value of Canada’s total production of goods and services (gross national product) was at the annual level of $26.9 pillion during the third quarter of 1955, DBS announced, This was. 12% above the 1954 third quarter level of $23.9 billion. JAPAN BOUND. IWA Ass ‘BON VOYAGE’ ; ) ‘iate Director of Research and Educa- tion, Joe Miyazawa and his vivacious wife Toy, officiate in the cake cutting ceremony at the party given in their honor by friends at the Steel Hall, Vancouver, January 7th. Joe has been loaned by the IWA to do a six months survey of workers’ conditions in Japan for the International Metal Workers’ Federation.