“WORK MEASURES” on ee oa the IWA, the follow- aa authorized on a recent} pro; be gram. It is quoted in ‘One reason wh beco tes ran Fe the tr: tne unions ae ri publie!l get this subject is to the state of fur economy by placing all the blame on labour, Their a orite Fact ee is lal that con demands Hive caused our Products to be priced out o} aoa mark In ae of accepting this propa- ganda at its face value, let us Took at the facts as released by the Dominion Bievon f Statistics, and also at the business outlook ke Si The saotere are _ receiving a acaiter and the Commerce. U.S. Department of of the ieee The situation in British ee bia is already well known, Une ployment as last reported by nhs s | Unemployment Insurance _Com- ni ceptibly months, | but | pid leveled rota very high plateau, vauies a are ata y pri ye lrepcited the pan ing onths last year, and indicates per cent oF capacity. In ‘the Van- e of tke they were in 1924. In han that ae ir, wage sh es als ap- aes Hiri roduced ii the efforts or ike were In 1943 this ea en Se rose to 42%, but by 1953, the ah try branged remained tary high only because of D “Dividends Still lex minion Bureau of Statistics it will ship steadily rose throughout eriod, It is now reporte than for the corresponding peri last year, Lin repeatedly that non “thee eiarte are basis of data ante Bureau of Statistics, the Bank of Canada, No. 108 with double sewn ili profit taking is allowed to super- the better pane of local indus- welfare, * Printent * The B.C. LUMBER WORKER eaiceaiignt Stalling Ie’ ly interests and engage in some eco- mic planning that would ease what has happened in Ottawa. At first, ene eae of Labour at- on iow that ess pee us, an pam iaclion ss Beni ed, Im- caiately, Bhar enta- ees i = in the House of Comm no economic ones tn aan ut of dat tury 01 The Fede: step up its Hou: ral Government could The Fed ernment, as proposed by the Congress, could introduce better measurés of so- ere I am speaking of wholesale prices, for the es & oe has |Couver area, Local 1-217, IWA, ne nm ei h a sumer. Our con: ied ane index unemployed. has iss Feacily rising Ia| tely. The “Situation is peehoisiy agera- be pie Bw Ba eee eer fos: | DELEGATES 10 the” Alberta. Fedetption oF Labor Conventiow 8 i eink q 0 the Alberta Federation o} cai a ef, and housing starts are Britannia a eee aeceed RTS 18th, from Local 1-207, IWA, are from Slate ehetea Guvceere mache Fi industrial production has | to give stil er impetus t i ‘Arne Christ TdenROVILHKes becle auaatend igh ea by aga i Mecting fnvemployment: stensen, president; ‘oy Litke; bac! rai fand~ os ‘w points, but Be ing, Nae Besddonsilee St a (George Clarks pie Sekora, International ly in the over-all pi When we view the situation | organizer: Hans Sten; Bill Gra incial si ae ota Ol spending is ull across the country, we find buoyant, and the retai a Hs le great deal of evidence to support} him with the eyaeice oe a eg cial welfare, including a compre- are preparing for their prediction made recently by |in every one o ervices plan. fi research director Dr, Eugene For-| stituencies, tty ed at] Such would e distress eon, Sai Sound sey of the Canadian Labour Con-| first was that * there had been a|caused by unemployment due to The spending on plant aiid ma-|8"¢ss to the effect that over 500,-|heavy in of immigrants, and|sickness and wou the same ehinery Cae at a high rate. |000 will be out of work next|that the working force had in-|time provide work in the provision It is claimed that personal dis- March, Fa the pieeit trend is | creased consider: ay. 0: eriod the vastly enlarged facilities polabie Bisone os Higher Tk ever {allowed Sou This will ij d before. The wo feature ie ithe e pera the sent situation since wasrclaimed on the Government deration Act: 3 Egy oxide War, IT. benches, ing closer to home, I wish Eaten sitution Ba Finally, the Federal Govern-|to report that the Executive of cost of money with a stronger can tities have ment could no longer ignore be the B.C. Federation of Labour will demand for credit. Consumer bor- ready ied Heclaed surplus ea crisis, and i structed the UIC soon wait upon the Provincial rowing is still a factor that has reas by the Unemployment In-|concentrate on job-findit ¢ | Government to press for action in assumed larger proportions surance Commission Soon Mon-| Honourable Mr. Starr agreed that]regard to unemployment. The Goods and services will ae fais cou ver il be ede had be nade aware of the} Vancouver and District Labour more than since the yea to Bee mi Het pected, Kitimat |S¢rious natu e of the situation at| Council is calling a public mass walk ie aoniideds, Ay secrets labour | Kitimat, atl “that sien would be} meeting to be held in the Georgia out drop, Imports are pace MOFe | area, on the strength ee he state-| taken to deal with it as promptly | Auditorium on November 29th. an exports. Due mainly to} ents released by Saguenay-Kiti. |aS Possible. There are certain steps that psychological factors, ‘ihe stock | mat Co., the ‘subsidiary Pees Organized labour has not been] could b y the Provin- et hhas been showing some | sion firm for the Aluminam Gems |inaclive. Honourable Mr. Starr| cial ¢ and which wild fluctuations, Gambling in} pny cof Canada. The normai|was told of the request made by| would prove of substantial help. Stocks continues without regard |jahour fore e t is about B.C. Federation of Labour| For instance, the Provincial to the consequences in terms of |7,099, and 2,500 are expected to be | that mergency situation Gov t could set the ex- employment, jobless there this winter. declared, and the way cleared for} ample and continue its highway pangiceses Required ‘ontreal expects that 80,000|emergency action. He said the| work, and stop the present loesn’t Jn ained |will be out of work. there by pevenenchad not yet been placed ire scale lay-off of public ‘onomist to ach afew staple Christmas, The working force at| officially before him, employees. fe finan- conclusions about ehis situation, that point is 800,000. The prospe T remind trade unionists that | cial Fequlrements can be. pro- cea i oa ‘of employ. {shat Pein graver situation by| the entire Executive Council of vided for by supplementary est ment for the working force. The |xfarch is alarming the civic aw.| the Canadian Labo ongrest mates a8 on former occasions, economy is in a sound position | torities, recently waited upon the Prim: when over 25 million was made and is ie able to ore measur : linds faerie, a in Minister and his Cabinet to pre available: b lore voted by the esen' » jownward-trend in employment, [Meeting of more than 1,500 citi-| sent labour's demands, The Government could act with It is also evident that the meas- |2°"S Packed the Palace peeae mmosesiny thele, presentation was egard to the construction of ur: ated the present {28d called for action by # labour’s analysis of the present | "7011" seed’ RailoEaeanc en the ‘ ee Pyssent and epuincnal Oe nomic situation and the seri- | S¢ntly reat bul Bs i bi moment ar those whic! Ighiagmectiugs dedianded| | ousness of mounting unemploy- University of ritish Columbia. add to the already swollen pro- ing immedi. anner in which the present fits of the industrialists, but |*¢ raiment by the peer baler ment sb. Wes. pointed oe oe zg feciideaas are sn over-taxe rather those which will stimu. |Government of promises made] the Government co : Never has it been s0 a better distribution of | during eae recent election cam- hae would [8 important i age income ¢ ros) |oulen.” Dheir «demands a Stet should be nothing inevitable “about whe |Py,the Canadian Labour Congress) Government Could Do This Rae present unemplo: t, but the | With escucne emphasis upon) Pre Government could ignor Overtim inevitability of the results when aaa local public works and |ene pressure from the. financial The Government could stop all Taal bee mmedie(e start could be the erection of needed p. hospital puatines An early con- ference should be held with the munit ies all publ started . order mp: e a1 i Baainesa. activites in eae province. er As a matter of fact, Shere is she will remin ly. LLANE The Dental Associction has for- biden Bre Llewellyn Douglas (Old Doc) ing publicly ther ng ‘and ible to juality, guaranteed ental alares at only $40 per plote. “An Employee Owned Co. 944 RICHARDS STREET : PAcific 6338-9 Dr. R. Llewellyn Douglas 71 Robson St. Vancouver 1, B.C. (Corner of Granville) Phone: PAcific 4022 we ct i ici sae te a3 JOE MORRIS, Chairman of the Federation Education and First Vice-President, submits the report of his committee.