UNEMPLOYMENT THREAT
ROUSES LABOUR ACTION

Vol. XXIV, No. 19 «Be 83

Federal Government Must
_ «Act, Unions sou

st ISSUE, OCT. 1957

- VANCOUVER, B.C.

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PLANS READY UNION FOR
LOOMING CHALLENGES

“Plan IS now maturing to strengthen th

een di ing the convention o:

ing, h he pointed out, is comprised

prepar: ay

‘ial convention to be held
953

ntees Provided

et membership

e| not in any sense

| sponsibility. The convention will
ww the proposals, and subse

Bec eecnenimbatore’ the
mem Hastie for ratification at
the ballot

He said, in of us should be
pees to es wich confidence
eae the aes ear uke

top

given concrete form in the
pesgeoved J avin standards of the
Union’: mbers.

“Our p Tem undertaking i:

fae eMieciziontovspell’out those
possibilities in terms of bettei

up ae rmance now req! red 2
more exacting “er is
an admission of
failure. When we review ate rec-
ord of our Uni ion, we have ample’ **

of the woodworkers.”
al

proval n-
gaged in the preliminary draft-|

accomplishments. These have

¢ “PLANS” Pi

is drop

hi ee Social security
payments. ial

stated ii
Bae oats Urged

District President Joe Morris,
who attended ses:
cu i

of British Columbia.
There is still an , Seemann
Congress claims.

a
sites now ‘forked to live in alain

wae

moaneten declares

EASTERN CONTROLS BLOCK
pice B. Cc SETTLEMENTS

threat t

prov oked wit
agement intervention from
branches in
lective agreements.

trade union standards in British Co-

outside the province

negotiating with branch

and _interna-

strong resist-

ance is encountered with regard
yi

hen

in the province are in process of reaching col-

requir mn Se oud in
British Columbia.
Ganeeal i

warns that th

as been accepted by all fai

= ir

ee employers i in cat es

t Jum bia as a condition of emplo
ent.

2 co)

gotiations. Every step must
checked thro

be
ugh their head of-

luce

ol 01

Hon materials workers, It
e of the soundest of national

investments both for produc-

tion and for citizenship.”
‘ommission
The Federal Government is al-

so urged | to give eae to

unemployment since t
fl y measures is ui
Basis for larm expre:
by # gress is found in the
of

zene in em-

an proposals made, | ©

emphasis
should be raced on ten need of
aid for =the oles pales it is

Eoilialictons the siaveee naa ren

enbal ker

in order
that (aes andy strial haere
'y be

se Pen is given
by the Cong:
amendments Unemploy-

t Insurance Act, and the ire
i of a National Health

this year

egard to national heal
the Prim
i

would be

extended to ever omerenlonis
and mental hospital

Only me Step

he Congress in this

ime ie Act, Ona is onl;

ee st step. requi:

compreh a ive
maga! ali ins'

plete health care; including
0:

he:

Iti pre-
yentive and diagnostic as well as
urative ee rehabilitative ser-
ey by physicians, surgeons,

este atid other agencies; in
2 ery Cana

quires it, _ Noting itn will be

satisfactot
The brief contains the Ate
mnert that ae meetings with
s had

jee “CONTROLS” Page 2

mission on Methods of Settling

past government: id sometimes
See “THREAT” Pagi

creas by mation ayaa:
Th

Federation's officers de-

easons

Bea Supine in Brit

ognized. by h:

air wage Jvc an

10 chou work week or less, ae

a ation honest, over-

s, he: ae and wel-

as dition for

ne ie right

set and Ceatsly job classifi-
caine; ete,

The matter of union security
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