B.C. LUMBER WORKER

2nd Issue, August

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tinue at intervals throughout
The basis of representation es-
“tablished for these conferences
varies, in accordance with the
- conditions of organization in each
area, The underlying purpose in
‘this respect is to ensure approxi-
mately equal representation from
the unions and the CCF.

Valley Conference

The st area conference is
scheduled for Abbotsford, Septem-
ber 13-14 in the Orange Hall.
This will be attended by delegates
from Area 2, which includes the
provincial ridings of Burnaby,
New Westminster, Dewdney,
Delta, Chilliwack, and Yale repre-
sented by eight members in the
Provincial Legislature.

Area 1 conference will be held
in the Street Railwaymens’ Union
Hall, Vancouver, September 20-21.
This area includes the provincial
ridings of Vancouver-Point Grey,
Vancouver Burrard, Vancouver
Centre, and Vancouver East, rep-
resented by nine members in the
Legislature.

Joint Call Text

The full text of the joint call is
as follows:

WHEREAS in compliance with
decisions of the B.C. Federation
of Labour’s Second Annual Con-
vention held in Vancouver, Octo-
ber 24 to 27, 1957,

atid consistent with decisions of
the Second Canadian Labour Con-
gress Conyention held in Winni-
peg, April 21 to 25, 1958,

and in compliance with decisions
of the B.C. Provincial CCF’s 25th
Convention held in Vancouver
May 30 to June 1, 1958,

and consistent with the Resolu-
tion adopted at the Annual CCF
Conyention held in Montreal, July
23 to 25, 1958:

A Joint Committee, consisting of
representatives of the Provincial
CCF and the B.C. Federation of
Labour has been formed to keep
both groups up-to-date on the de-
velopments of the National Com-
mittees, and to plan a series of
Conferences in British Columbia.

Purposes and Objectives:

The purpose and objective of
these Conferences shall be to
acquaint the respective member-
ships throughout British Colum-
bia with these Convention decis-
ions, and to familiarize the mem-
bers of both organizations with
the programmes of the respective
groups, and to help establish ma-
chinery which can successfully
work together for the election of
a Provincial Government which
will be sympathetic and work to-
wards the implementation of the
legislation which is desired by the

z Joint Committee of the B.C. Federation of Labour and
the Provincial Section of the CCF has issued a call to a series
of area conferences to commence September 13th, and to con-

the succeeding months.

memberships and legislation which
will be in our opinion in the best
interests of the citizens of British
Columbia.

Conference Organizational
Structure:

It has been agreed that for
carrying out this purpose British
Columbia be zoned into eight areas
on a Constituency organizational
basis, as follows:

AREA 1—Vancouver Point Grey
(3), Vancouver Burrard (2),
Vancouver Centre (2), Vancou-
yer East (2) .....Total 9 seats

AREA 2—Burnaby (2), New
Westminster, Dewdney, Delta
(2), Chilliwack, :

Yale ‘Total 8 seats
AREA 3 — Smilkameen, South

Okanagan, North Okanagan,

Salmon. Arm, Grand Forks-

Greenwood, Revelstoke, Kam-

loops Total 7 seats

AREA 4 — McKenzie, Lillooet,
North Vancouver

(2) - ‘Total 4 seats
AREA 5—Columbia, Cranbrook,
Fernie, Kaslo-Slocan, Nelson-

Creston, Rossland-

Trail Total 6 seats
AREA 6 — Cariboo, Omineca,,
~ Fort George, Peace River

North, Peace River

South : Total 5 seats
AREA 7—Atlin, Prince Rupert,

Skeena . ‘Total 3 seats

AREA 8—Alberni, Comox, Nan-
aimo, Cowichan-Newcastle, Vic-

toria (3), Oak Bay, Saanich,

Esquimalt -Total 10 seats
Dates

Dates for these Conferences

have been agreed to as follows:

Area 2—Sept. 13 and 14, 1958
Area 1—Sept. 20 and 21

Area

Area

Area 7—Noy. 1 and 2

Area 3—Nov. 8 and 9

Area 4—Nov. 15 and 16

Area s been left for a date
agrecable to the organi-
zations in that Region

Basis of Representation:

It has been agreed that the de-
sirable goal would be to have
equal representation at these Con-
ferences from both groups, with
the attendance objective of 200
delegates for the Area 1 Confer-
ence, 150 delegates for the Area
2 Conference, and 100 delegates
for the remaining Conferences.

To reach this objective it will
be necessary to vary the basis of
representation depending on the
degree of organization in the
areas.

It has been agreed that invita-
tions to the Conference will be

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issued by the CCF Provincial
Executive to the CCF affiliates
and chartered groups, and by the
B.C. Federation of Labour to
their affiliated unions and to the
other affiliated and chartered un-
ions of the Canadian Labour Con-
gress in the Province of B.C.

Delegate Fee:

There will be a Fee of $2.00 per
Delegate to defray Conference ex-
penses,

ON BEHALF OF THE

B.C. FEDERATION

OF LABOUR:

W. M. Black,
President. *

George Home,
Secretary-Treasurer.
ON BEHALF OF THE |
B.C. PROVINCIAL CCF:

R. Strachan,
Provincial Leader.
Mrs. Grace McInnis,
Provincial President.

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Kriese.

DISTRICT PRESIDENT, Joe Morris addressing the meeting in Chemainus,
August 17th, called to yote on the acceptance or rejection of the)Sloan
Formula. Group from left, Murry Hess, Alex McEwan, Joe Morris, Gordon

Labour Day Message

“Right T

was first celebrated.
Great progress has been made
over those years. Wages and
working conditions, the primary
concern of the pioneers of our
movement, have been improved
tremendously and the strides that
organized labour has been able to
make in this regard have brought
better standard of living for all
Canadia:
The unions which make up the
Canadian Labour Congress are,
quite properly, continuing their
efforts in this direction. There
are still many inequalities which
must be eliminated. To accept
even the highest standards now
enjoyed as the ultimate would be
a disservice to our country,
We live in a land of great op-
portunity and it is essential to
Canadian development that we
should constantly move forward
and that the benefits of such de-
velopment should-be shared by all
the people.

Labour Under Fire
At the same time, those who
would weaken the labour move-
ment would curb our efforts to
win for Canadians the type of

legislation which can contribute
to a better life.

Organized labour has always
been in the forefront of every

struggle for greater educational
opportunities and for better social
legislation. Those who now at-
tack unions are symbolic of the
reactionary forces that have
fought every progressive measure
that has ever been considered by
Parliament.

Pres. Claude Jodoin
S WE celebrate Labour Day in 1958 our movement is
being made the target for attacks on a scale seldom seen
before. Members of unions throughout Canada must rally
and realize that those who w
Canadian workers and make them ineffective are attacking
not only those organizations but all that labour stands for,
and has stood for throughout the years since Labour Day

o Work"

ould weaken organizations of

Those attacks take many forms.
Some are so ridiculous that they
defeat themselves. The record of
the labour movement in Canada,
and the individuals who hold of-
fice in it speaks for itself.

Some of the attacks are more
insidious. They are based on the
propaganda technique of embrac-
1g a generally acceptable. prin-
ciple and attempting, under its
cloak, to introduce something en-
tirely different.

The Right To Work

We are very deeply concerned
with the real right to work. Hun-
dreds of thousands of Canadian
men and women were deprived of
this right in the months just past.
Canada’s unemployment record
last winter was a national dis-
grace, and throughout the sum-
mer the number of people without
jobs has continued at an alarm-
ingly high level. Under these cir-
cumstances it is not surprising
that we face another winter with
deep concern.

We are well aware that this is
a complex problem, that many
factors affect employment; but the
fact remains that ours is a young
country which should offer great
oportunity.

At a stage in the development
of civilization when _ scientific
achievements which were consid-
ered fantastic only a short time
ago have become realities, there is
obviously need for greater atten-

tion to the ordinary human need

for work that will provide bread
and shelter.

The battle against unemploy-
ment, on every possible front, is
obviously one to which our move-
ment must devote every effort.

Expanded Program

We, in the Canadian Labour
Congress, will continue to drive
for the social objectives I have
already outlined. We will continue
our efforts to develop better-i
formed and more active Canadian
citizens. It was with this in mind
that delegates to our national con-
vention in Winnipeg last April
gave enthusiastic support to an
extended program in the field of
national affairs.

Since that time progress has
been made. ‘Many conferences
have been held between people
representing various groups with
a view to providing a means of
expression for the Canadian
people. That is the aim of the
Canadian Labour Congress in its
increasing interest in public affairs.

Labour's International
Interest

But our concern is not confined
to affairs in Canada alone. We
realize that solutions to our dom-
estic problems depend to a large
extent on the ever-changing world
situation, Canadians cannot afford
the doubtful luxury of isolation-
ism in the era of artificial moons
and inter-continental ballistic mis-
siles.

At a time when two-thirds of
the world’s people are under-nour-
ished and living in misery, when
a frightful gap exists between the
have and have-not nations of the
world, Canadians must realize that
an increase in the standard of liv-
ing of people in other parts of the
world would react favourably on
our own living and working con-
ditions, and would contribute to
world peace and democracy.

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