B.C.

LUMBER WORKER

s made a special point of |
for improved h

“CLC DEMANDS"

given emphasis, it was ‘the Loe ~

set gress:
need
feoraistion. we papepet that the
down pay Fic interest
rates reduced;
that all niialits be eed
dv:

v al Re iiins of the
National Housing Act; that slum
cleara) oe e vigorously under-
taken;

ne ate oe be
given eee tive
“Plan Pe sar
The belief was ennssee that
Canada should welco:
a

refugees, and tendered the co-
operation mgress. At tl
same time it was stressed that

e Department of Labor, and] ers,

ae A an advisory committee be
formed, on Eiphich. labor would be
given adequate representation.
All racial bars should be
eae te was urged. The general
trend of our Proposals in this

elim-

should be
expanding ena
population serene S diragh inn

Tei Health Plan

ity, Old Age Pensions was dealt

65 for all Canadians, and the in- achieved in labor ae across the
reas i e r Domi
0 | w

Gade ovith eleven sets of la-
bor laws, ibaa demonstrated to
me government. It is

n labor jurisdictions

now most
sirable ee uniformity be
m. Congress therefore
rg sald ie enactment of Fe ede ral,

and dis-

A national industrial pension
plan was also shown to be neces-

indicates

er

inequities could be

ae Insurance

and improved medical ices | day:
‘or ior | weeks for all, a new Fair Wine
Act a minimum wage

forty ‘heures Hares aha oom

of $1.00 a

tion was aes topie, im
ue
made cle; Pro:

distribution of the
res: d that

deductible; and that the Rone
equipment and protective ie

nu

ents t ea loyment In-
surance a rere proposed:
There were principally, (1) cov-

e topic in Ottaw:

is a liv at this perefits for
time, and the canehess: delega- | sickness, (3) benefits at not less
tion did everything possible to
lev of incom pa: nt of
and for a national health plan | benefits for aximum period
ata i this session of Parlia- eks, (5

that the time was long ove! , | the months of December through
when health care should be mite (6) ere of
placed on a nation-wide compre-| waiting period, (7) modification
hensive basis, and to include all wa “ingualiea ms, (8) supple-
preventive, curative, dia; ont ic, | mentary benefits to be integrated
rehabilitative services rendered | with the Tavarante pla Proper,
physicians, surgeons, aentists’ | (9) equality of treatment for

by
and other iosealice,
and health ag:

hospitals

* | fore stressed the fut “ization

required iba treated similarly.
Bill of Rights

We advocated the enactment
by ues of a Bill of Rights
in order that all our citizens
might be Geena of their full
citizenship rights as a matter of
law. We want these rights writ-
ten into the BNA Act. The other
point concerns our international
relations. In this fa Cees
influence is grow’ We thei

ing

of the ited Nati
mi ae al

the ICFTU, we pointed to the

d
Hacked the aaa of a

.. | world.

= =
INSTRUCTORS Ralph Showalter,
sentative, and Bee Miyazay

and Education, discuss course pla

UAW Pacific Northwest Repre-
wa, IWA ‘Associate Director of Research
the IW.

ins in ie Renn Office,

prior to leaving for the CLC Seminar at Parksvill

UN

the mai
peace was that positive measures |
taken to uproot paredly and
oppression everywhere the

Council
Protests
Juries

Dissatisfaction with the

ented by the proper authorities.
THEREFORE BBE IT RE-
SOLVED that this Vancouver
and District Labour Council urge
the ‘sis ey -General to cause
amendm to be made to
commana ee so as
That jurymen be selected
in a Voie arte x to those act-
ies of the Supreme

(2) That jurymen be recom-
pensed for je loss of income while
serving on j
(8) That ie oes wousral
ce of his of

ssul Co oroner’s Ji oe
ee ae be implemented
wherever possible and practic-

able.

J
caused the delegates attending
the Vancouver an ad D istrict La.
bour Council meeting Jan.
to ado the Following tee

“WHEREAS it is pee function

sured married women.

injustices caused

Although health insurance was

any
Eos because of the oan,

contribution in aid of the UN
Technical Assistance Plan, and
the Colombo Plan.

ee
dea
Congress

and duty of a Coroner’s Jury to
determine in Hanes a de-
ised person met or her

at ther nt
onsideration (akin 85 (ND cee
ion of persons to act as jury-
oy
WHEREAS it would seem that
ent

1-80 MEETS
MARCH 24th

nual membership meet-
ae f Local 1-80, IWA, will
Pee Held atch zu, commenc-
10:30 a.m. in the

en

the meeting
“nelude nomination of

Es

there is not suffici

tion g

sons to act as jurymen; mat
HEREAS it is sooner a , by

aitanees made i

the public pr ee

mendations of the Coroner’s Jury

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