B.C.

LUMBER WORKER 2nd Issue, August

NEWS DIGEST H
Items of Interest To.
Labor In Capsule Form
Railway Unions Form Council

OTTAWA — Representatives of 10 railway ee Se
at Canadian a Rail.

way Unions’

among the members of the participating rail ras in the new pro-
gram, and encourage participation in the established program of
the CLC.

: Merger Plans Mature

QUEBEC — The 100,000-member Canadian and Catholic Co:
federation of Labor ee a alae hee ro eee Bs
discuss the prospect of m ig witl ith the
- Labor Congress, Al:

n-
to
1,100,000-m: ierabe er Canadian

Support Red Feather

e continued growth ‘of cities and industries has brought
eee a new, higher standard of Wing but it also has
ROR increased social pr roblems beci

ARVIDA
STRIKE
STIL

sROUNREC (oe PA) The: ane

f 6,500 members City life are crowding, living among Bene, less

i neighbourly
eee saat Federation —Old people are cfaced with health and recreation problems.
min pany of Canada —Illness and unemplo: panent are conte threats to a. family’

dependent o: ee weekly pay c!
ea fon van aaa __ Social services 1
a

= nF the the Community Chest, United Appeal or Welfare Federation .. .
labor minister Barrette, by your Red Feather dollars which are vitally needed.
‘Union and company officials are

Cc nt, Gerard Picard | 3
said that Meese: in the settlement
of the strike “are ised by th
extr

_ to the Confederation. If passed, this measure would ensure that the
syndicates and federations would clear policy with CCCL executives
it, the

In the past,
CCL in

ike
Bi
of the greatest possible democracy permitted

the eas and Sredcrxone to retain full automony, but wish to

change this now so that matters which commit the CCCL will be

cleared by it.

es Workers’ Income Rises

OTTAWA — Income reccived by paid workers

in the ieee

WAR
crooked unionists, crooked employ.
been ruthlessly exploiting Negro

:| BUILDING TRADESMEN,
pane ch les,
ef" rganiz ed

tions to boost pe ere on ihe
cent hike:

wage

wages, Salaries, and ) supplem ety ator income is estimated at] Alcan plants, Mr. Barrette in hi:
2: 957, a gain of 9.6 per eat settlement formula proposed that
from the January-May 1956 ince of eee sac the Dominion] wage differences be eliminated by

ete oe ered poe A industry groups showed gains pneu 1, 1959, but did not speci-
in the sae er eta paid workers of 4.6 per cent|fically recommend the master
 Syere i contract.

HAS BEEN DECLARED by BE-CIO Ethical Practices Committee on
Sea PHErIOVRcGH warkare: ini New. Yous
150 strong, working in 100-degree heat at

, La., recently erected five houses in 36 hours ;
in 2apectennt with the Red Cross to provide shelter for | j

UNION SPOKESMEN have cea recent attempts by large corpora-
n nee thot this
3 cent

hat
pied

‘ault of me tahoe minister or
neg gouste

the
aster contract,

ee che fy He won, would cover
11,500 workers in Quebec's

IN BRIEF
IN BRIEF
IN BRIEF

and racketeering lawyers who have

in a special

is necessary because of
would easily Eat ait Known

tors, ee e" face

victory re
requir Bucune organizers in

and $25 for each member signed uy;

RAE el READIES GARMENT WORKER:
len a Federal Court Judge meatal an sedar cae
ie bama to pay

won an outs'

$1000 licence fee,

31 member:

1AM MEMBER WITH Mion DOG—Paul Leduc,
of the Internation al Associa’

luc, a member

Me nitoba has ni for them: collective

Buy ot THE HUB for your sum-
mer needs in MEN’S WEAR!
g ing for work or play at |UAW TRIAL hos been ordered by the Union for
Vancouver's largest Union | accused of rad can illegal shut-down du uring the month of ee The
Made Men‘s Wear Store. FREE | Uni aed
‘00!

bership of the Local Union eee

NINE YEARS’ Liss on the part of Bese I government e:

i t
beford| thd entiré sini of Machinists, isrseen, on his return

sort

h his gu ciding -eye dog, C

due down the ramp of t

Leckeppcie, LAM special soresenttive, and Eric
ny; IAM 423. TCA pi vid

he balones ‘and pai is other expenses, and Lucas-Rotax

indy, also
mployees in Shui fhe recording secre
ng Fights in erecting a vd

rHE “Hunk

EAST HASTINGS

general election,

Eextenicd is ‘sede as a bid for labour apna in the approaching

of hi Luc dey

mn _government work. This| Where he is employed os a jet plane fuel pump’ dismantler, conribared

art of his regular wages during the training period. Cindy was a. gift
om International Guiding

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