B.C. LUMBER WORKER —— 1-217 Picnic August 2nd Special meeting called by the Officers of Local 1-217, IWA, Vancouver, June 22, at the Ex- hibition Gardens, was well at- tended by the membership who were briefed on the contents of both the Majority and Min- ority Conciliation Reports, prior to the Union vote. District Vice-President Stu Hodgson reported on behalf of the Negotiating Committee and stated that the Majority report ignored all requests and repre- sentations presented by the Union, yet openly recommended demand after demand of the Em- ployers. President Whalen Lloyd Whalen, Local Union President and Policy Committee Member for the Vancouver Local Union, urged support of the Policy Committee recommenda- tion to turn down the Majority Award. Speaker after speaker ex- pressed regret and disgust with the attitude of the Majority members of the Board in failing to conciliate the dispute and the fact they set themselves up as judges rather than take the trouble to look for a solution. Award Rejected The meeting decided to recom- mend rejection of the award and support the Unions strike vote. Other business discussed at the meeting were the Local Unions Annual Picnic, Saturday, August 2nd at Confederation Park, North Burnaby; a donation of $500 to the Second Narrows Bridge Di- saster Fund; a further 5 cents per member per month, for the month of July, contribution to the B.C. Federation of Labour to help sponsor the Federations publication, “B.C. Labour”. Mailing System It was also decided that the Local Union would institute an individual mailing system. Once this plan went into effect mater- ial to be mailed would include the B.C. Lumber Worker, The Barker, regular monthly meeting notices, special notices for the picnic, Christmas party and any other material of interest to the general membership. B.C. Fed. Oct. 21-24 The B.C. Federation of Labor’s Third Annual Con- yention will be held in Van- couyer October 2ist to 24th inclusive in the Canadian Le- gion Hall on Main Street. There will be a pre-conyen- tion conference of the Union Label Committees on Mon- day, October 20th, and also a pre-convention conference for members of Unemploy- ment Insurance Committees, Boards of Referees, and Chairmen of and Delegates from Local Union Unemploy- ment Committees. Brick Plant Automated STOCKHOLM (CPA) — A fully-automatic brick plant at Tanda near here is now in op- eration—and not a single brick is touched by human hands. Drying laths are laid automa- tically before the brick load passes into the firing kiln. A specially-designed transfer ma- chine stacks bricks emerging from the drying furnace on the tunnel-kiln trolleys in piles. Industrial Peace Council To Defend Labour's Rights National Council for Industrial Peace has been formed in the United States to combat the “predatory and mis- leading campaigns” of the employers against organized labor. Its aims are set forth in the following joint state- ment from Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt and former Senator Herbert H. Lehamn. FOR SOME TIME, we have been alarmed and concerned at the growing attack upon organ- ized labour and industrial peace and stability under the guise of so-called “right to work” laws, THE RECENT REPORT FROM CALIFORNIA that an in- itiative petition for such a law has qualified and will appear on the November ballot demon- strates that the time has come for action. IT IS TIME FOR ALL RIGHT-THINKING CITIZENS, from all walks of life, to join in protecting the nation’s econ- omy and the working man’s union security from the preda- tory and misleading‘ campaigns now being waged by the U.S. Printers of The B.C. LUMBER WORKER MOON Ub LIMITED PRINTERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS An Employee Owned Co. 944 RICHARDS STREET MUtuel 1-6338 - 6339 Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manu- facturers. THE FACT IS that these laws do not guarantee any right to work. They are clearly and sole- ly aimed at weakening the trade union movement and thus weak- ening the basic economy of the United States, which is built upon mass consuming power. THESE LAWS ARE OPENLY DISRUPTIVE OF MATURE, sound collective bargaining. They prohibit management and labour from signing contracts with un- ion security clauses which are in the best interest of both the company and the workers. They are clearly injurious to indust- rial peace. WE ARE OPPOSED TO the compulsory open shop. We be- lieve most thinking Americans, when they are aware of the facts and the truth about right to work laws will oppose them. We believe the false propaganda of the proponents of these laws must be exposed and countered. THEREFORE WE HAVE formed the National Council for Industrial Peace and we have asked John M. Redding to act as its director. WE ARE ASKING our friends and those citizens of good will in both parties to join with us in order, initially, to combat the spread of right to work laws and as a long-range goal, to protect America’s economy by fostering good relations and avoiding ill will and strife between manage- ment and labour. WE SHALL CONDUCT THIS Council as a non-partisan, ob- jective, independent organization, and we shall join hands with similar groups in various states to help achieve this goal. We are convinced that the National Council for Industrial Peace can, and will, aid in achieving the kind of industrial society that is good for American industry, American workers and the en- tire American economy. ILGWU Plans Drive MONTREAL (CPA) — The International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union (CLC) is plan- ning a North America-wide Union Label campaign to per- suade women to look for the union label when shopping. ILGWU Canadian vice presi- dent Bernard Shane said the two-year campaign will be fi- nanced with a $2,000,000 fund which has been established for the purpose. The campaign will attempt to get the union label attached to every garment made by the union’s half-million members. New Westminster CREDIT UNION DIRECTORY IWA Credit Unions and other Credit Unions supported by IWA Local Unions in B.C. Alberni District Credit Union, 209 Argyle Street, Port Alberni IWA 1-217 Savings, Broadway & Quebec Streets, Vancouver 10 IWA (N.W.) Credit Union, Room 21, 774 Columbia Street, Local 1-118, IWA (Victoria), 904 Gordon Street, Victoria Chemainus & District Credit Union, Box 299, Chemainus Lake Cowichan and District Credit Union, Lake Cowichan, B.C, Courtenay Credit Union, Box 952 Courtenay Duncan & District Credit Union, Box 1717, Duncan Prince George & District, 1046-4th Avenue, Prince George Nanaimo & District Credit Union, 499 Wallace St., Nanaimo = INSTEAD OF HOLDI WHEN SALES OF SOME BIG CONCERNS ROSE RAPIDLY, THEY LIFTED PRICES Percentage Increase in Soles of Large Corporations and in Wholesale Prices in These Industries First Holf 1956-First Half 1957 NG THEM STEADY 1 MACHINERY. 161% Soles Prices Soles rics ...but EMERGING PRODUCTION SLOWDOWN DID NOT BRING PRICE RESTRAINT Percentage Change in Production [__] and in Wholesale’ Prices ZZ ,In Various Industries Produc- tion YAH 1956-JANI9ST: SNI9S6= HOLIST. fees /AMLISZ=HOV 19ST. te yo al L ie 5p y ly te SeinY ah, 3% y i] By a0 Y fasustiokPetit- Eecical Sleel Ol tom mee eet Nios Industria! Petrot- Electrical ‘eum Machinery com Industiot Petrot- Electrical Produc- eum Machinery tion omN 20% Steel Dota: Dept of Leber,and Board of Governors, Federcl Reserve System Conference On Economie Progress Salesmens’ Radford Organizes Union Union Charter granted the Greater Vancouver real estate salesmen by the Canadian Labour Congress, is the first for salesmen in Canada, reports CLC Representative, Dan Radford. Mr. Radford states that the Union, chartered as Real Es- tate Salesmen Union, Local 1570, will seek certification for bar- gaining rights with a number of companies within the next few weeks, following a membership drive now in progress among 2,000 salesmen in the area. CLE Signs Contract OTTAWA (CPA) — Wage gains and other benefits high- light a new contract signed here recently by the Canadian Labor Congress and Local 225, Office Employees International Union, covering 35 CLC head office employees here and re- gional offices in Moncton, Mon- treal, Toronto, Regina and Vancouver. Increases in minimum rates for all job classifications range from $20 to $35 monthly, while maxi- mum rates were upped by $15. Wage Scales Wage scales are subject to re- negotiation after six months. The contract also creates four new job classifications, and decreases the time required to reach maxi- mum scales to one year from two. Blue Cross and PSI will both be paid entirely by the employer (formerly the Congress paid half the PSI) and premiums on group life insurance providing $2000 for female employees and the equivalent of two years’ salary for male employees, will also be paid by the Congress. The new agreement, retroactive to May 1, 1958, expires November 30, 1959. The contract provides that, in lieu of severance pay, the CLC will pay 50 percent of accumul- ated sick-leave credits to a ma: mum of 30 days pay, upon retire- ment of an employee with at least two years’ service. Renewed Benefits Renewed benefits include the 30 hour work week; time and one half for overtime with double time for Saturdays, Sundays and holidays; eleven paid statutory holidays plus others as may be proclaimed by the federal gov- ernment or provincial or muni- cipal governments in the employ- ment area; one and one half days paid sick leave per month, cumu- lative; maternity leave of absence without pay of one year or less. Vacations with pay are based as follows: one week after six months; two weeks after one to two years; three weeks after three to fourteen years, four weeks after fifteen years or more. Leave of absence without pay and with continuing seniority may be granted to an employee wishing to work for the OEIU or any other Congress affiliate, or for “any other adequate rea~ son”. The employee negotiating team of Rita Wilcox, June Pappas and Ellen Post was assisted by OEIU rep. A. F. MacArthur of Toronto. June Pappas and Ellen Post signed for the employees and CLC treasurer Donald MacDon- ald and executive vice-president Stanley H. Knowles signed for the Congress. Unemployment Meet Oct. 20 Special Conference on Unemployment will be held in Van- couyer, Monday, October 20th, 1958, one day prior to the Third Convention of the B.C. Federation of Labor, to review the un- employment situation and prepare a report for the consideration of the Convention. Details will be Call next month, sent out with the Convention