AFL-CIO Names
New Directors

ee (CPA)—AFL-

nis ed
AFL-CIO vendor depat bute

directors of 10

MeDevitt, formerly directo

ments and two
tees,

he dey payment Bae their
directors are as
Dept. of Orsanration aoe

of Purchasing
pearsarciles, pata Greene,
director; Library, Mrs. Eloise
Giles, librarian.

of the Civil Rights Committee.

The staff of the Committee om

tion, and Jack eae saree
dest. an the Political Action
Com:

Boris Shishkin will be director

CANADIAN
DIRECTOR

eee tes (CPA) —

Russell Harvey of Toronto
has be ni ea Regional
irector of oe erican
Federation Labor and

Congress of tnd strial Or-
ganizations for Distiret 23
which covers Canada, the
AFL-CIO has announced.

on eve! Faye

ry
obtaining

Shorter Work

Week U

WASHINGTON (CPA) — A gradual reduction in the
work-week to 30 or 35 hours combined w:
crease in consumer buying power were suggested by CI
President Walter P. Reuther as “cushions” to meet the
ae a ane age of automation “without first having to

rged

ith a rapid in-

oe Reutl wae 's_propos: r

clothing obtainable.

GENUINE
‘DRY-BAK’

sed in our own plan’
thats look for oe name “DRY-BAK”

the finest es repellent canvas

ASK FOR IT BY NAME
AT YOUR COMMISSARY
OR LEADING STORES

tment by which

canvas is made
“BAI

guarantee of

1-424
Ballot
Fi illed

made in a submission Lae a Con-
gressional = subcommittee on eco-
nomic stabilization eel is hear-
ing testimony from government,

labor and business leaders on the
new industrial techniques of
automation

e C
Tee eehinelitleriereegrmmendations |
: an earlier retirement age w

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der social security; improved

small business; retrai

aine
etitslot ising productivity.
He stressed that labor had “no
fomplaint pati the new tech-
olog: me ato
that, lab n
itself “be. misrpreented
ponents of automatio:

lany ane

as op-

The CIO leader warned, ,how-
ever, that “in looking ahead to
the many benefits which auto-

mation can produce we must not

overlook or minimize the man
roble ms awh icheemrlle maveaple
arise in making the adjustment
to the new technology—problems
ry vid and in-

prabtems for.the economy as.a

PROFITS UP

TTAWA (CPA)—Canadian
carton ttn refs during the
econ us arter of 1955 clim
6% over tie totals ee
he an Period a xeon earlier

gz

was
than 195

greater

$
April-June
illion
tal.

rofits before taxes: in the first

4 half-year
se of $1,197 million.

inations received during

ership
referendiiaé balou aaenerers
lows:

For President:
and J. Osetrgard.
Vie President: G. Hunter

Wm. Chance

ident: N. Switzer
ant
“Becoxling Secretary: W. Rude-

nancial Secretary: C. Webb.

aa rden: G. Crick and A. Ne-
eet rice I. Peters and W.
Shields,

Three-year Trustee: J. Lehman
and H. Hoe

oi iiict Executive Board Mev
: J. Ostergard.

“The Balloting Committee| elec
ed was composed of Bros. Brack-
en, Neal, Mogensen, Sass and
Bunce.

ISRAEL ALL
UNIO

is February 3rd. Deadline for ad
7th.

copy January 2

Publication date of the next issue of the B.C. LUMBER WORKER

copy is January 26th and for news

paign

=

ist Vice-President

ROH) nes rage

BE Lonpest Monwen

PUB: a FIR
International % Woodworkers of Beowe (CIO-CCL)
oe ‘Council Ne

TRICT. OPBICERS:
Begin aa

ieee at Pecuraaats

a eaiees oppeaneiiva ta eae ce}
Authorized a5) peeea pclae Mail, Post Office Dept., Ottawa
24,000 COPIE! IssuB

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L, oe uate
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Bra. Spon
-RINTED IN THIS

TORR TPE can
trae unions in the fi

onths of oe year, the Histad-
mt Executive Committee has an-

Ince

Membershi ip Gai

A vigorous organizing aavenn

the first bal of 1955 resulted in

gain in membership for His-

fete neu ‘hove the 30,000
members e1 i
month:

ported a total membership of

DUNCAN McLAUGHLIN

yone kno sent whereabouts

pre:
Dunean apart ae “ot Chilli Fe please Sat the
firm of Street, Chilli

‘onboy & Roberts, 12 Colleg:

Be, or the IWA District Office, 45 Bites aeons

MEMO FOR 1956

ae Coma) (CPA) — fits for the

John

wack,
r, B.C,

ant wood
‘per company of Macdillon and Bloedel Li Ltd. face ased
Hate to $18,742,597 in 1955 compared with $12,759,572 the

previous year.

Lees the

80% of the eae lor toned is

now affiliated with Histadrut, the
Aes ea

ear-old democ-

raey will be the object of an in-

tense campaign by Histadrut.

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