LUMBER WORKER 2nd Issue, November UNITED PACKINGHOUSE WORKERS, in a Chicago conven- tion recently, re-affirmed their intention to merge with the Amalg: Th convention accepted the draft constitution prepared by a special Unity Committee from the two bodies. . * 8 2 BRITISH TRADE UNION CONGRESS now has a total mem- bership of 8,263,741, of which 15% or 1,383,963 are women. A total of 185 unions are affiliated with the Congress, one less than formerly heeause of the recent expulsion of the 665-member National Engin- ” eers’ Association for jurisdictional trespassing. a Py ae MORE THAN 20,000 visitors were reported to have seen the CLC exhibit at farm fairs in Ontario the past autumn. The educa- _ tional exhibit was designed to create better understanding between farmers and industrial workers. Apart from the usual display of literature, a feature ifem was a food freezer, on which visitors were asked to guess the actual labor cost. The total price listed was $619.50, the actual labor costs were established as being only $91.84. Most of the guessers were more than $100 too high. ee ox MASSEY-HARRIS-FERGUSON SETTLEMENT with the Auto Workers recently was for a three-year contract, with a wage hike in installments of three cents each year. epee, 3s, # PRESIDENT CLAUDE JODOIN, accompanied by Secretary Donald MacDonald of the Canadian Labor Congress, will attend a meeting of the ICFTU Executive Board in Brussels this month. The Hungarian situation is the major item on the Board’s agenda. ae ae BRITISH CO-OPERATIVE WHOLESALE SOCIETY sales for the first half of 1956 totalled nearly $600 million, despite govern- ment credit squeeze tactics. Sales were up more than 742% over the first six months of last year. ice ke PERCY AVRAM, Prince Albert, was elected Chairman of the Canadian District Couricil of the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) at the recent annual meeting held in Regina. Four thousand eredif unions were shown to have accumulated assets totalling more q than $600 million. SOME PAY; OTHERS Interviewers for a recent Gal- lup Poll asked a national cross- section of the voting public: “If you were asked would you contribute $5.00 to the campaign fund of the political party you prefer in the federal HUB HUMOR mated Meat Cutters despite previous disagreement on merger terms. St PULP, SULPHITE, AND PAPER MILL WORKERS delegation at the merger convention of the B.C. Federation of Labour. (Front row, from left) G. Pembleton, H. L. “Stubby” Hansen, M. Colley, B. Hill. (Second row, from left) W. Younghusband, C. Harding, A. Lockwood, P. Lester, J. Terry. (Back row, from left) O. Bratten, T. Powell. they would give $5.00 if asked for, it, gave these main reasons for doing so: Should help if needed... It is my duty to the party. Might get a better class of politician .. Se People should pay for elections ..... General: it’s a good thin; Miscellaneous .... Have no particular reasoi 100% On the other hand, the three in five citizens who say they would not give $5.00 to the Party of their choice in a Federal election, give these main reasons: Just don’t feel it’s right. Don’t have the money.. Don’t believe they need it Not a Party man. Because of general criticisms ... Should stand on own feet Taxes we pay should be enough ... Should not ask for funds. Miscellaneous Have no practical reason. 21% 21 19 11 election?” Can’t ; Yes No Say National ........ 23% 60% 17% The men and women who said E 4 i 26 to 30. Logger, Fisherman or Miner, THE HUB has warm underwear for every job. Stanfields Red Lebel, Grey Label, or many yarying weights ... Ask about FREE ¢ CREDIT! nization at Geneva. JODOIN AT BRUSSELS Canada will be represented by two prominent trade union leaders at an international conference which will consider the plight of workers under Soviet domination. The conference, a meeting of the Executive Board of the International Confedera- tion of Free Trade Unions, will be held at Brussels, November Claude Jodoin, president of the Canadian Labour Congress, had originally planned attending the meeting which was sched- uled before the Hungarian uprising. As a result of the European situation, the ICFTU urgently requested a full attendance by all titular members and as a result Mr. Jodoin will be joined by Donald MacDonald, secretary-treasurer of the CLC. Prior to the Brussels meeting, Mr. Jodoin will attend ses- sions of the Governing Body of the International Labour Orga- | East problem must be found. Labour Urges U.N. Solution BRUSSELS (CPA)—A demand for prompt and vigor- ous collective action by the United Nations to end the threat to world peace created by the situation in the Mid- dle East has been made by the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions. The ICFTU said that the free and democratic trade unions of the world, which are proud to be the vanguard of the forces determined to build a just and lasting peace, cannot be silent in this fateful hour. The ICFTU statement noted that: “The grave problems which have rent asunder: the Midle East for many years can- not be solved by military force, but only by.a sincere endeavor on the part of all the interested .nations to arrive at a general settlement. The United Nations, which has already exerted it- self to ensure the observance of the armistice between Israel and her neighbors, should now use all the powers at its dis- posal to make it clear that the continuous threat to world peace resulting from the unre- solved tension in that vital re- gion of the world cannot be tolerated any longer. A funda- mental solution to the Middle tees should be ‘given for the in- dependence and inviolability of the territory of all Middle Hast- ern nations. At the same time an equitable and sound solution should be found to the problem of ' the Palestinian refugees. “The international free trade union movement has condemned in unequivocal terms in the inter- vention of foreign troops in Poland and Hungary. Our Execu- tive Board has also expressed the conviction that a solution to the Algerian conflict cannot be found in a trial of force. It is in the same spirit that we protest against the military action in the Middle East in disregard of the United Nations. “We issue a fervent appeal to all concerned to cease military action forthwith and seek a peaceful solution. We appeal to the United Nations which is com- mitted by its Charter to take ef- ~ fective collective measures for the prevention and removal of threats to peace and to bring about by peaceful means adjustment or settlement of international dis- putes to help bring about a ces- sation of hostilities and a just and lasting peace in the Middle East.” Guarantees Needed. “Two factors have, in particu- lar, been responsible for bad Is- yael-Arab relations ever since an uneasy armistice was concluded between them seven years ago; the recognition of Israel and’ the lot of the Palestinian refugees. These two problems can and must be solved with United Nations co-operation. All the countries of the Middle East can contribute towards a solution by recognizing the State of Israel and guaran- Employ Safety —It Works. Publication date of the next issue of the B.C, LUMBER WORKER - is December 6th. 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