B. a te oe Cc. LUMBER WORKER eel cal COMMENT i Although the strike on the Canadian Pacifi ic Railway Co. al tare Bet es of Locomotive Firemen and Baginedieh. a ae to a halt, pending arbitration proceedings ‘ity of the Federal G ent, the opinion hat the issues be required to conyersant ues the hl; 0 counteract the Aaibreaiond created te iS iss evident that the trade union movement at lar; not ignore the de ela red. eee fis the CPR with mere to mo) ‘echno- may be renewed. HERE ARE eas: e case for the Ini ternational Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire- re and Enginemen is presented here in skeleton form for trade tions a ‘British Columbia, not only because of their decli io port of the strike, but also because the issues involved are of ital Prscduenes to every trade unionist in view of rapid techno- ies oe ea of the es lies in the following facts: Wee .R. FORCES ISSUE WITH DEMAND WHICH 0) ) SCRAP 80% Or FIREMEN NOW EMPLOYED The pon a proposal, wi hich if given effect would eventually eliminate from its oper: erations majority oe the members of the Brotherhood eataine into the des SENSE SUELO ie officers, Local 1-207, IWA, was conducted liam Gray. F z, William Hrdlicka. W. N. Gray, G. R. Schwarz, Joe Melzer, Arne Chri ps pours Clarke, mickey McDermott, Frank Pukanich, Keith Johnson, Leo Teel, Pe? | by District 1st Vice-President Wil istensen, Hedley P. Caird, John Gregor, John agreement Dp ‘a betterment of wages and conditions without geretenee tala yard diosloperated se ate “consaed it November between the rail mber) and the Brotherhood, fe offs ‘ial and settled, The fire- a three-year term ane increase of 26% ents an hour. Firemen ways of “the th sane wa as zat by ° CPR 5 it 0! box, ne withdr: negotiated el wi DE OF THE gx P.R. TOWARD THE RESULTS ou AUTOMATION SETS A MENACING Saar he proposal of t R. to throw several thousand skilled Pertenece heap was matie on the ground that auitomation made it necessary. Actually, the diesel operations are not y t fully ‘LOGGERS’ BALL ENTHUSES Annual Loggers’ pa spon- se Me ane ee when it drew Wusiestie sora: fo the Pender the conciliation proceeding: stroy the wage pene a a n the ining in mpl oy- ority xSuor ae the scene ance of such a propo! josal By: the | Union eee sth ”? as it was vn deatl agree- ro: ler Co: seer) propose would be 7.00 her one hundred miles, or $3.00 a day less id Bae in the roundhouses. mpany fu and have not been oppose ie Setter For instance, in hauling up to 300 cars Sait ae ne crew, controls electronically Re BS Ge at together for the increased tractive power. Thus, in the case of fou units coupled together on one train, three full crews are eliminat ted This result of improved technology has been accepted by the Bro therhood concerned. The significance of the C.P.R. proposal for Be entire trade union movement is that one < he Teaiing emp! ploy of m is seeking ae ae ted ri witheut any pro} If the C.P.R. 01 sion for tel mporanily slplaed eral ete S this right, and thereby 8 yeuas cs By n te of fine entertain- at eagerly anticipated by. ee cae on their friends, p: vided a social meeting place dine g the festive season, where old and new friends are mm Larks e Rhythm ae an all-gi nee a, provided the music tox the Panag; which lasted fro 0 0 han pais The Co: xther contended that & would be enabled to Couabe and American employe oma’ aga a its ee wipbipresident eeaMone increase its earnings by $10.7 million per a1 will bring sacl hardships es indus workers. was a guest at the Ball and dur- Ae nee: R. IS THE ONLY R. ILWAY ON THE CON- The moral responsibility of # toward a large group of|ing the evening drew the win- NT DEMANDING ELIMINATION OF DIESEL skilled and pagel employees was zed by the Cone asen ning tickets for the prizes which Board. It. was pe jointed out that the: Co BEAY, should forego a p: had been donated by variou: The CDR. attempted to justify its proposal on the ground that | portion of the increased earnings ingprospecy in order to meet ‘his business firms and the: Local it should be allowed to take advantage of its dieselization p ity, and a ed firemen an opportunity to take | Union. in order to provide, on a competitive basis, “low cost railway trans- | advantage of their seniority rights ‘hen promotion to the status of | Tye olloying is its ails list " portation”. No assurance was given that the proposed reduction of | engineer opens. and the na of the 1S? operating pee would be passed on to the travelling public or THE C.P.R. WOULD DELETE SENIORITY RIGHTS 1K. Davidson geni "Calvan freight shi; Su) EEOUORE FURTHER RAILWAY STRIKES. Ces It was ie avn in sworn evidence before the Conciliation Board, ee, japztice Anderson presiding, that 1 pe Canadian National a in Canada, has entered it BY DAN ILLINGWORTH REGULARLY IN The The pro) rig) 1 now employed, and enable the Company to on for many firemer gis te uikled and eh ap labor, on the pretext that such recruits ae be aie a ers”, ny trade unionists must also give anitlenniiim propo: effect, 0) ec inereases the res nin ies ore arded by ai as unsafe and ‘impossi GP. eds a defeating the pee other! strikes. will be een by th in respect of aoe cee easily ae abla that further ate actions of the ae Company relatic C.P.. Ee coe NOT PROVE ITS pai OF DING" Ber ORe THE BOA) never bee! roven by th d Ga several com- rbe aaing” 9 was not proven, because the major ed to firemen are, according to the C.P.R., to es Sistibated | The Company has been at pains to select instances where fire- ody Toman moots . Solli, pair lon R. B. Pickering, 0 Hans Running, ” Royal hat; L. St. Germain, some Scotch. = no. STILL OAR a sion: to zepemuend a few careless e fact freely admits that it has had occasi bers, in the i f sat ains that, if a fire- See es nes 10 Province 100% UNION PRODUCED BY DSIRE ON IN INDUSTRIAL FIRST AID available throu: respondence Courses leading to industrial app proved, by the Workmen's compensation B.C. @ Course In Timekee} ind Bera vevention. THE INDUSTRIAL rine AID ADLER DANES ASSN. OF B.C. men have been detected taking their ease on duty. if there have eS 2 crogatives | ,, OTTAWA (CPA)—Corpora- under the ae to discipline such employees. ‘The otherhood Bes Stee set $889, 900, 00 q the first three-quarters this year amo ne to an estimated $2,458,001 an increase of 000,01 851,000, O00, ie 17% over last 180 West Hastings Stret ‘Vancouver 3, B.C. VANCOUVER MEN AND WOMEN r’s figure of $2,107,000,000.