B.C. LUMBER WORKER Staff. Studies Trends B.C. Staff members attending the 2nd CLC sponsored Staff Seminar January 13-17th, at Manning Park, B.C., combined education with recreation in a highly successful four-day mect- ing. The staff students numbering approximately forty, were quar- tered in beautiful Pinewoods Lodge, world famous as a winter recreational playground, Here they learned from top-flight in- structors provided by Congress, all the latest methods of coping with problems confronting unions today, In between their studies, they joyed the Lodges’ recreational jes. This is the first year that the Seminar programme pro- vided for any type of physical activity for the students during the day. The results, Seminar Officials believe, well merit more breaks of this nature following long hours of lectures. Courses and Instructors Courses given included, Trends in collective bargaining, outlined by Professor S. Jamieson of UBC. Kalmen Kaplansky, Director of the CLC International Affairs De- partment, led discussions on in- ternational affairs. Trends in pen- sion plans and fringe benefits were dealt with by Andy Andras. How- ard Conquergood explained la- bour’s responsibility for political education. Legal trends in collective bar- gaining was handled by Phil Cut- ler. Howard Conquergood chaired panel discussions on citizenship, which included Joe Miyazawa, IWA Associate Director of Edu- cation and Research and Dr, Wm. G. Black, Regional Liaison Of. ficer, B.C.-Canadian Government Citizenship Branch. IWA District President Joe Morris and Howard Conquergood were members of a panel on “How to conduct an cf- fective strike.” STUDENTS AND INSTRUCTORS at the CLC sponsored B.C. Staff Seminai & id held January 13-17th, at Pinewood Lodge, Manning Park, B.C. Unemployment Needs Further Militant Trade Union Action Continued efforts to secure emergent measures necessary to alleviate a worsening un- employment situation was ad- vocated by the IWA District Officers, in reporting on the present economic situation to the Annual Convention. The delegates were promised a full statement of the economic facts as disclosed by the Union’s Research Department. “We will bargain within the framework of the economic facts” the report stated. Duncan Lake Cowichan Complete Stock of HANEY - DUNCAN BUSINESS GUIDE LOUTET AGENCIES LTD. INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE J, Lindsay Loutet Gordon R. Loutet HANEY BUSINESS GUIDE “ESQUIRE” MENS WEAR (Graham Mowatt) Work and Dress Clothing “THE STORE WITH THE POPULAR BRANDS” PORT ALBERNI BUSINESS GUIDE, MacGREGOR’S MEN’S WEAR For Everything A Man Wears % WORK, SPORT or DRESS yx 131 Jubilee St. S. Shore Road BRITISH COLUMBIA We Cen Afford To Sell The... BEST For LESS! WOODWARD STORES (PORT ALBERNI) LTD. “YOUR FAMILY SHOPPING CENTRE” -- Closed Wednesdays All Day Phone 1600 Hours: 9 - 5:30 Comenting on ment clared: the unemploy- situation, ‘the report de- “Mounting unemployment on a national scale in combination with the usual interruptions caused by weather and market fluctuations, has dealt damaging injury to thousands of our members. It is predicted that unemployment will reach a still higher peak in March. “Your officers deplore the fact that this grave emergency has not been given adequate attention by Provincial and Federal Govern- ments and the employers. In too many instances, unscrupulous em- ployers have attempted to capital- ize on the situation to urge wage cuts and lay-offs. Elements of in- timidation have entered into this situation, i Prompt Action Taken “This Union acted promptly and with vigour to deal with this em- -ergency. In company with other junions, pressure was exerted on provincial and federal authorities to institute emergency measures to provide employment. LW.A. local unions acted to impress upon elected representatives and the general public, the gravity of the situation, The public mass meet- ing under the auspices of the Van- couver Labour Council was espec- ially successful in securing sup- jport from the B.C. members of the House of Comnions. “Some progress was made but the steps taken have proved quite inadequate. Unemployment Insur- ance benefits were ended. Anti- inflationary or “tight money” measures were somewhat relaxed. Federal Government action in- creased the funds made available for home construction. Not any of these measures were on time, nor on the scale that was required. Little was done to speed up either provincial or federal public works programmes to take up the slack in employment, Nevertheless, your oficérs have persisted in demand- ing the necessary emergency measures, and now inform this Convention that further action will be required. Too many of our members are today without work needlessly, Housing Program Vital “We must again state that the national housing programme is of prime importance in re- gard to lumber production. Housing starts do not yet ap- proximate the pressing need for adequate housing. In the first eleven months of 1957, housing starts were down to 114,099 as compared to 123,237 for the cor- responding period in 1956. Fur- ther emphasis must be placed on the great need for low cost ownership and low rental units to meet the circumstances of workers in the lower wage brackets.” to the convention this week. Interior Cooperation _» Builds Union Strength Continued excellent results obtained as a result of the co- operation of Local 1-405, 1-423 and 1-417 in the centralization of their activities through the District Regional Office, Kelowna, brought commendation from the District Officers in their Teport It was stated that the consequent conservation of resources had been an important factor in the growth of these Local Unions and would enable them to rally vastly greater support for ap- proaching negotiations, which are expected to open on June Ist. The financial picture in the area was reported as excellent, Island Classes Succeed Two hundred trade union- ists on Vancouyer Tsland spent the week end of Janu- ary 25-26 attending sessions of two CLC Labour Insti- tutes, one held in Victoria under the auspices of the Vic- toria Labour Council, and one in Nanaimo, sponsored by the Island Labour Council. CLC Regional Educational Di- rector, Tom Gooderham, directed staff arrangements at Victoria, with J. MacKenzie, Local 1-118, IWA, as Chairman of the Local Institute Committee, Assistant CLC Director Percy Lawson, headed the staff at Nan- aimo and J. F. Colwell, Local 1-80, actively supervised the school arrangements on behalf of the La- bour Council. J. Milmore, Local 1-80, acted as master of cere- monies at the Nanaimo banquet, Courses which were conducted on an informal discussion basis, centred mainly around such topics as Shop Stewards’ Duties, Griev- ance Procedure, Trade Union Ad- ministration, Contract Analysis, Conduct of a Union Meeting, His- tory of the Labour Movement, Automation and Collective Bar- gaining Objectives & Techniques. Instructors included, Jack Moore, IWA District Executive Assistant; Pen Baskin, Director, Steelworkers; W. Gauld, CLC; Dan Radford, CLC; Alderman Tom Alsbury, Vancouver Labour Council; Ed Linder, Local 1-80, IWA; George Home, B.C, Feder- ation of Labour; Grant MacNeil, B.C.L.W., and Ed Haw, Local 1-118, IWA, Victoria Institute concluded buffet supper. At Nanaimo the students, wives and friends at- tended a banquet in the Plaza Ballroom, attended by His Wor- ship, the Mayor, and addressed by Professor Alan Thomas, Exten- sion Department, UBC. Tabulation of reports filed by the students at the end of the courses revealed general satisfac- Preciation for the aid in acquiring knowledge relating to the con- duct of trade union business, A Ist Issue; February with a general assembly, and a tion with the Institutes and ap-