B.C. LUMBER WORKER

speak for 114 different

nions, for the Congress is, a:
yas Flinn a nae of unions.
Lee unions a people in

trade
s it

Lome me ‘the Pacific. The Con-
sents a very § sub-

“CLC DEMANDS”

pene with a ane 8 stan a a of
ing; (2) satisfactory shari
of the national Income, ophiete in-
sive

uni
labor legislation. Recta ee

cludes compre! social sec-
urity; (3) a nat wide plat it a
health ins} (4) unif

pre:
tia ‘gment of the

iS

te
w
w
T
£ known ocet eas tre rom the
gress
5
force
«

pantie): me body is is
indeed a mar part of the entire
population

“Unity a Reality

intey
e we met with the

tim
Patera Cabinet, labor aes had
ome pe

inces,

notable expansion of organiza-

tion, and a mi pswing in

morale and ¢ Do-
inion Governm as i

sions with tl

ing those in tl

public anes
and (5) ena a a

i
, and free-

A most important feature of
the omen made on behalf

sis made by
bans ecoi
ugh, in

Congress of the ex-
nomic situation. Al-
some respects, the ec-

vel, there are some

factory eee:

pote in discus-
he Prime: “hati

a record Ie
very unsatis:
These were

ion_ the;
own Roa ton! and help others t
ee thei

mment was also as:

geek that “this new ere central
Bey of organized labor in Ca-

Id only those objectives
whi ich could be regarde e-
ing in the best oe ca pen
nada and_ its ‘ople.
broad Basics an ee i

made,

this year cut the real seca

Ss 2S

Rue ened at the
Mi wa,
Terry i in the United Stat

Associate Director sf Resear

INTERNATIONAL POINT OF VIEW held by trade unions was the main theme whenever these
Nanaimo aeurae) (From left, Les Wismer,

CLC; J

h and Education, IWA; and Bill Kemsley, Representative of

There is
in decent low-cost housing.

still a serious shortage
As it
a:

overall monetary and fiscal’ con-
trols now being u ised to halt in-
dified in such

projects in a manner
crated “the Reblgeuar Ae Hee

ere- was less mone:
edie ee year, but the aie
crease then was four-fifths
eater than this year’s.
Housing Down

sed concern in

as required when
| Rousebading is resumed. This
ae a serious effect on em-
ment.

The ra rop in residential con-

struction will release approxi-
mately 35,000 workers by the end

flation
manner as to tal ae ount of xe-
gional differer social

enc
needs, I iol feel that this
is of vital importance when we
ard the se itions in the B.
i ae

mation Discussed
t be expected, the re-
eae may strike was in the
minds of all those present. In
submission to the

01 hi

Cont pulsry “Arbitration
9)

The. position ed fais
re;

W ie ted he following lan-
quote: “Be it re-
eaiveel that Ck jana\ hour:

the submi Congress expres:
S ins respect of another factor — of next month. We reminded the | made an effort to probe the root
decline in housing. It is believed | Prime Minister that for every | causes of the situation. In a very
These were the declared aims] that the housing starts will be|™man employed the site of |large measure, the closing down
of the Congress (1) full employ-| only half of the 1955-56 level. | house construction, two and one- of
If ar oye ite. Ea
dwelling re ut $1,500 to sacar to technical changes.
furnish. A d I More such problems are due t
ing completions means ppear in Cal industry.
NOW Com le te $45,000,000 in such Heperees Any dislocation caused must be
Pp with a corres; ig cut in re-| dealt with more ly, it
tated vatlaiale was suggest members

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irawn to the

aera but that they be

8:
+] ulated bargaining procedure. In

addition, it was urged that they

of the delegation.
Congress therefore requested

Feit ‘established in other indus-

tries by contract, such as im~-
t i

Th
purer eon of t e povaniient
the rise in unemploy-

rise
ment. The March Sota of unem-
ca:

ployed, it is for , will exceed
the previ jou: 8 year's Pe Ic by over
a poe

sory commis:
technica Bes and aatomacions
to d 108 pene enabling Pie
tr toe maintain and expan

he productive a

es in Mee isriaent
Eaeeehant the winter months.
For these three reasons,

ma
ly, Congress advocated that the

a
acity is increased,
aoe position ssed

Syaaties followed ie the nal
ee of contracting out certai

ince vl be glad to “leat that
e “CLC” Pag

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“AFFILIATION”
gret their new affiliation with the
ees IWA members recognize

in the decision whicl t

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