L-CIO ACTS TO REMOVE = = OFFICIALS - g = ; : woe i ‘ _Three Big Unions Ousted _ While one: is Restored - - ° AFL Vol. XXIV, No. 24 ‘<@32%8 2nd ISSUE, DEC. 1957 - VANCOUVER, -B.C. as 5c PER COPY | City tin 0 Cnn ae on eects sao eerie Sees -Treasurér William Schnitzler. Also returned to ei office were 25 Federation nites Presidents, including Walter UNIONS EXPOS u tril @ |r" One ie major undertakings Confectionery Workers Interna- oaitlelcanrentonacenord IWA|tional Union; the 68,000-member JOBLESS B delegate Joc Morte, wad the deive|Leuadey Woe aeeaatonat each e to clean out corrupt unions, or per-| Union; and ie 1,500,000-member sade: them to clean house them- Internationa Brotherhood of Grim spectre of unemployme: nt now overshadows all 3 faetera Ween Ware- British Columbia and is gripping with tea) + iBresident scout Baie amazing feature of Helpers ‘Gf Amesi who recall the “hungry thirties,” said the members of the pata the IWA Saaiton i in the appeals, in his opinion, was their Restored to Statu: Txecutive Council of the B.C, Federation of Labour pee Gumrant "a trikehchathe mt adoption of a standard of ethics! p sctored ¢ Reine atic they r een ly waited upon Premier Bennett and members of| tional Brotherhood of f paie ip, | that ateuptedy to justify their full coupllneers ng Stan aa his t. Sulphite, and Papermi in Workers misuse of ‘union: funds. (Toi their eee cre diectre Meat 00 ie facts of the situation were placed before the Cabinet in the] eticited the statement that full code, anything is right if one “can\| member United Textile Workers most recent baeatetieg secured from official sources. support would be given the |&¢t away with it,” he hin ale Ametie The Distillery, Recti- Re i atrations for Employment workers on strike, as required. egal ige Enkéneed fyingsaWine sand ediedi workers ‘Conada Pacific Region] tp his statement, the President| In ater yiedy Suiven stay thie Taters ational Ui ton eeniat att ated October 17, 1957 36,335 declared: publication he asserted that the|probation pending results of a Oost 18, OS Bee “Tt Beas Rate WAment= ecuon of aed ie AFL-CIO h; ad been clean-up (drive now under way. bers Tete ut the coast logging Seearecen naj Further comment on the threat- eaiinstaadsmillsvare vitally American and et nadian fade ee the AFL-CIO to about 13,- ing disaster was stated as fol-| unionists and had enormously en- | 500,000. | ment opportunities for British Co- t f 4 lumbia workers, we repeat our ees a cae eucoeseral outcome ‘0 hanced the brentige ot te trade | "Phe \ecniyentiariialtos paawed’ at ene ena pase ue ae now cuncenyey 30 uo og [wnions remaining AFL-|number of policy resolutions on “We wo uld urge en the nm | We strongly urge this Goy Pu aug paperjncustty. Many, Ob CTO, cand! giving “allegiance to|corruption. One resolution called est manner peters that “this ment a Bateodues policies ‘nitich {them have already suffered un- tabl tandard for Senate subcommittee investi- Government immediately sees will gcosriee the establish ay a a conplaningly in ‘consequence. of FL-CIO has expelled| gations of crooked management that an mergers ‘exste in manufactur aity ene ee hree affiaton but has also re-|dealings on the same scale as cor- field of t and the; own le now being waged | stored one to good aps ace and |ript influences in the labor move- _ call upon | the Federal Govern- and Bets eepor A ‘manufactured ie a Pulp er Sulphite Workers | kept another on Faauet ment, anes Pam that the. ment to join with them in the |pooqs rather than as is conducted in oper: ce os sely| Ousted from the Fed AFL-CIO ld welcome legis- declaration. Bradlee See “STRIKE” Page the 132,000-member ae and See Nats CIO” Page 5 ee “ra "WE SEND GREETINGS TO OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS ne IN-CANADA FROM OUR UNION IN PANAMA” 1. Immediate increase in Un- employment oe ane surance Benefits. 2, An nsion of Seasonal ministered by the City, with Federal ai Provincial Govern- ments accepting 100% responsi- | rae tepped-t 2 Provincial and Federal works program. We meat aw to the attention ue on Hibs authorities the pres- Ee in eeaacy short build- ins an facilitie: } @ Lack of aehtol rooms and arts of B.C. buildings. © Shortage of homes and the 1 for (an housing of the oe a ntal ty) @ Need ne a gprs slum- clearance progral @ An eae “road buil ©. Reduction work week and abolition ee pagketine permits. In addition to further employ- 2 See oo - —Photo by Jim Bury LISTEN TO reen Gold—CJOR west” = CKPG cope”