B.C. LUMBER

WORKER

Ist Issue, January

From Page 1

“LAWS"

Id not

pervision in cither of these fields
is anne enon and unwarrante ys

have ee built
Walter - vee ridiculed the

the convention declared, and “un-| “politicians” in Washington who

due re ota nce on govel rmment can pious speeches about how

only sap vitality and Pnipait the | they love free unions and collec-

sense of responsibility.” tive bargaining, but who advo-
‘ith reference to the proposed} cate 1 eaken collective

picketing Puen Presiden bargaining.

Meany ee “Ag of pi as “ sharp line be-

d any yt nee was
done in te interest a ‘the. ees
and tl

trade, ¢ people we repre-| Reuther wai Seat fie enemies
sented. of labour are Paecciiailing and mo-
Picketing Defended bilizing” a eaten e Eel it ia
‘ isst that will mal
F 1

tion to employers pay yi ing al

standards who were giving Hate

Cae to those who were
willin; yy decent wages.

“We are See to a challenge
but we are eee to it ene if we
stand together he sai
ion of ‘little pet

been in force 40 or 50 years ago,

peeves” amon etl facing the

Jobless Total tern =

Climbs Higher

Volume of unemployment
such proportions as to cause t!
to revise its original estimates

in Canada is rapidly assuming

the Canadian Labour Co: oneres

for March and again urge the
ill

larger scale than en canelated during recent debates in the

House of Comm

NEW IWA INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS

Said fe resident Claude Jodoin in
a recent releas
Ret ridymedt Heures isa

ids
jobs, 750,000 registered at
Neonat Ealsyaent Service
the ee ‘3 ae the least, tremely
con:

cai, Eaisik want jobs, not
assistance. The government has

already taken certain steps to
stimulate employment and look
after the unemployed until long-

latest figures emphasize the

| The
‘ seriousness of the situation and

the necessity a every possible
ffort being made, The situation

resent Situation
nonthly joint

ae is sued aeany at
resolutions ‘or

DOOR STILL OPEN
DECLARES MEANY

licy of the AFL-CIO toward the Teamsters Union was

the close of the debate on the

"eamstery andlfor- the ‘Teamster members, I aa 1 for getting the

Teamster away

1. And say t & you right
i il 11

’clock

here and now, Ih

‘here

‘TI is no attempt t of any con and no ahs at all, for
with the Teamsters; and we hope it will

finish

never come. But wi

n planning to avoid hundre
of thousands of Canadian tai es

n
being pete without regular income.
Canada has a eredous. ita ure
but it cannot be realized by allow-

tion to continue.”

In an analysis prepared by
G. Howith for the guabontr DCE
| the following facts
are worrying and
other trade unionis ee ?

sod

loin

ing ups aad downs of this propor-
mi

true,
“What are these “anc “Which

sd
7 have gutta give tines members ai chanceRWetiees got to ae
tab r force itself was much bigger them from this dictatorship.”
as 1 vy immigration
in th h this year.
‘he ent of the labor
work is more than twice as m: e)
force unemployed and secking Mit ln il E
aa! io te EL eee cine XxPOSES
when the figure stood at 2.3 per
cent. In November 1955, the per-
centage was 29, and in 1954, wales Pp ral|
Fa esinca oie ead of receaure
second world war for unemploy-
ment, the November figure was By G EORGE H. MITCHELL
4,0 per cent. hen we attended the MSA mm 1
At December 1, 1957, the classi-| of ie board of dir oe race by Brofseat ee we were
fication of 109 local labor market told, after he had finished resdiag it, that as ae as the report
areas w follows (with 1956} as concerned, adoption. of it had nothin, do with the
pues oe beac mets)? ie Go fecommendation of ithe pajon ity ae aie Ene of the MSA
Rien aeeeeoiet 0); “In | board t e the d a 10% increase in rates.
balance”, 69). a later, eee Bin SF _—
a Gee Pesala raised. the question, that we| After considerable argument and
taken certain steps with i cE ae bee a RES
a view to finding a partial remedy }OMly and could not in any vay d, c We was
Rete Sination” he sak instruct the directors as to what deca ted, We cert iin y ald infer
At ane however, | Procedure should be followed in from the ate rbance this created

Duncon
Leke Cowichan

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negotiations wi with the doctors.

that they did not vant ay other
firm than they ha The

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a meeting called
Mss policy

tb Sain S,
“Our first wish";

the CCCL

Hnaasetts jpeacculin
Pied “Soul apply to the trans-
action of M.S.A. affairs, affecting
nae

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have social

re:
leave no stone unturned to

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eal answ
is pyetgionmeee That

ow ii

sponsibilities ma:

settle
of rcrnp ovenents

ym
priasi a fe seat fe june Hie yf
He

was te one of ob-
sta aes encountered. iene inci-
f that evening arose during

the agenda was eee

I thin! that ae “sihele
M.S.A. matter should be brought
under consideration by all ace
unions participating as M.S.

mbers and be examined nae
every Sue

It is my belief, and I believe it
is shared by all eee eee and

all other citizens,

ai
ale: we et uld be told how tara

€ | votes each candidate got. The
ithheld!

‘mation was wit
This provided ntentious
issue Cates pene hgereie ie
their meeti 8

is
2 poly of the
rec!

ed
have no control if the last mectie

any indication cH tis future
M.S.A. d of di-
nly a would be much bet~
we become more
decal

I tin Wwe if-to ourselves,

ay ed?

neans

were cast, to be granted that in-

Liber

a is th
tive: sally

“Tt
Eee he ad Tot the kind
rals and Cot nserva-

According to the agenda for t
M.S.A. meeting, auditors were Ee

oppose; an

already seen nae the new Conser-

bers attending the meeting, 1
a firm of city auditors,

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Hours: 9 - 5:30

concluded,

more willing to tackle this prob-
ree ee the old Liberal gov-

uch to be thankful
at cin rns ane in- eee oS

“that callous adie

Seen & Griffiths, ns gnats
e them named a: itors.
mn that a change in “auditing
peresinlbe vould do no harm an
se ue concerned over the
e thus madi

aS nme, ate M.S.A. legal
Basia, wa sales aoe to state
could name

atisy becomes all the more
execu

t e_menbershi, and all the
ae of N . that we feet
tinize its Siete makeup and
structure.

A chemist stepped
drug counter, Hes

and asked
acetylsalicylic

up to the
aunts a pone
prepared

“You mean aspirin?” asked the
druggist,
“That’s right,” the chemist

pe apotogeically, “T never can
remember that it name.”

A bargain is a deal in which two
g r

sable,”

eae? ae the fae

of each other,