2nd Issue, March B.C. LUMBER WORKER From Page 1 “EDMONTON” CBRE Representative, Edmonton; oe ke, Leader, R. an Borgford, cs Nero ‘al wives me relents, . Banquet Chair- e| ter of th | has ve shaped by its historical wand. With # is text, he on the aa | (mere S trade union movement in Britain 2 show that the present charac- f the trade union movement Sarat his brief historical re- view up-to-date, ie ene uaa 20-yea: He offered this R. Atkin, Chairman of the Ed- trade unions fo: ies part of such Brey companying merger in (oa oy TLC and the CCL. a pieture of conditions at nae sae of the birth oy the Cc. dof that trade unions now occupy an aie ensable role in community ee assured the guests, among | eon were eee Prsraen ‘ovincial and craig overn: flicials,” tha wate uni ets sve oe vt ilove ext Rg pan Pa acetals Tcoinee and welfar "The WA. Biase ae de- we know where we came from, we will the better see where we are going.” den fitpnals the eftors of he had g: | $24,000 in acon, ae $16,000 in | {vinge benefits, Against this, and ‘omen who MiiGhoniges ALERT STEWARDS : So 2S SS 2 a SHOP STEWARDS, LOCAL 1-217, IWA, here follow closely the instruction given by course leader Vic Mauro, at the weekend Institute held in the Mount Pleasant Hall, March 17-18. ee coors te the record of dr convention in ae Xo rk, the Dis- a pe 5, cites ae vage e of a wol in the mass proton mn hour. ine was 60 cents 950, this sam aaa $1.83 an hour Peerenttiseectzelrecounted that his CIO union he hai extra e had in the opposite alee i in uni and of ruinous cs in Canada. Unions Autonom MONS It is aa real that 70% o! Canadian unionists belong - International Unions. At the same time, it is shown that these Can: adler tit Tualke i and ee ae ome ef th Plbgere’ Eases the “Tt seems almost nredible that any gro per low, let alone punve bish. The fact is, that store ve had lost a on the ag line. MONTON” Page 9 See “ From Page 1 “WOR conciliation procedure would be ample, eliminating either the Of- fiver or the Board. numerous Automation Study ‘The ae oan was | This i Any the Congress brief urged promote a thorough | urged an intensive survey of th study of the subject. of automa-| whole aes ieee full employ- tion, red. d Th go caste No one eae knows. erecting a Chinese Wall, or an Tron Curtain, the United States, there is just 0 way of preventing Canadian ce from finding out what Wages sna coe will be held ii e B.C. nterior Wage Meet May 5-6 Official call has been issued by the Y. Officers for the ct Conference of Interior Local suey edcts atee Fri uits Bo: oard Room, Kelow: May not es mands, as a necessar, KERS” ine second phase is that the fold problem raised by the ad- vent of automation in orate It will destroy some jobs. It will also | create other jobs. ot thi Unions oa ude ae mamic In the esenta- tion, ‘the “priet satel ‘hat the it states, is that the jobs 3 ye ere- one va ihe main forces in keep- it destroys. This involves re- training of adult workers and a ational economy dyna- iS & Caneel union movement has been | rec Resolutions to be se at this conference should be forwarded a oe a ef ‘ict Secretary-Treasurer, George Mitchell, ‘3 hi iste Local Unions are urged to join in hehe Teal "Tsion discussions with regard to their contract de- reparation for the conference. Interior caestoe eaatravs expire August 31. th. The when they likely to aha ae rae is ead for American workers is good for Canadian also, and ie for it” Wage Rate Parity The cla for 3 malay Helween ian ates is coinea in wef, al argues that the aoe of n Hat eta on this groundles: oer aieiean and, Canadian vage rates ou; arrow as Canadian industrialization _pro- ceeds. Productivity in Canada in ent years has been increasing ited Stal ites was ale mic, at Points out that Unions have for young people. ly beginning period, while of the Canada has been going through a On The E. Ww. Se saws RESEARCH Cea M.LT. Professor Nor! Weiner pas Pe that automation a “increasing man’s Out of $720 million spent in 1955 on capital equipm by the ofl pein Insts, 18% 9 was Automation Is Hori plants on this con Izon itinent. new equipment this year will be spent on automated equip- ment. In the oil ellis the ay- jumped from 2. 7 an hour, while bare 1 dropped from 28.3¢ to New f the new automa- Hie pelea x Bizmac, which is U.S. Army to spare hinters of ers. The brief furnishes a strong | ene, The B.C. LUMBER WORKER often repeated by business lead- ers in Canada, that ees unions in Canada are ee f aa me Tite States, which the adoption “Lumber King” build up power, and to promote further economic growth. ‘As a prominent trade union mi the employers and with ae Gloves No. 3006 Alex B. Macdonald Barrister & Solicitor Notary Public 751 Granville Street VANCOUVER, B.C. Telephone TAtlow 6641 SOLICITOR TO THE 1 W. A. in the Mount Pleas: e' Andy Paul, the results of the “buzz members under the direction of Research Director, Ed. K the Brszeey shortened eran pee a atiecteae af industrial- ated equipment has (oe Gouh o motor Base have often forced | ization. ak aaa in 100,000 parts across the we nee to look for and adopt mrereake i bee ft yelying for their pr ae on| tuyir “naked exploitation” of the work-| ¢¢ the trade union movement in ant Memo!