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B.C. LUMBER WORKER

Ist Issue, October

OTTAWA (CPA) — The
first six months of 1958 saw a
“substantial” increase in con-
tributions to the ICFTU Activ-
ities Fund of the Canadian La-
bor Congress, according to CLC
International Affairs department
director Kalmen Kaplansky.

Mr. Kaplansky’s half-yearly re-
port shows $24,002.03 collected for
the Fund from January 1 - June
30 this year, as against $29,107.48

ICFTU Support

Increasing

ated locals, however, have as yet
not responded to the CLC appeal
for the voluntary contributions,
he said.

Congress affiliated locals are
asked to contribute one cent per
member per month to the Fund.
Some, the director said, now con-
tribute two cents. Voluntary staff
contributions of $5 and in some
cases $10 monthly are also being
received, he said.

for the whole of 1957.

% Many Have Not
Many unions, Mr. Kaplansky

Among the largest single con-
tributions is $658.78 from Local
1-217 of the International Wood-
workers of America, Vancouver.
Steelworkers’ staff and Toronto
locals contributed $6,5000.00.

noted, which did not contribute
in 1957 have sent money this year.
The majority of Congress affili-

OTTAWA (CPA) — Starts and completions on new homes
in Canada reached a post-war peak in Canada in the first seven
months of this year, according to the Dominion Bureau of Sta-
Starts numbered 88,177 units, surpassing the previous
post-war high of 76,131 units (1956) by 16 percent. Completions
at 67,968 were 0.4 percent higher than the previous top of
67,675, also recorded in 1956. Units in various stages of con-
struction at July 31 were 28 percent higher than a year ago—
92,169 units as against 71,827.

NLRB Upholds Gimmick

American National Labour Relations Board has upheld a
company’s right to deduct money from a pay cheque a week
before an election and return the money in a separate envelope
marked “the union wants us to take this money out of your cheque
each month and send it to them.” The NLRB ruled that this
device, employed by the GEYER MFG. Co,, came within the
realm of permissible propaganda and denied a protest filed by
LODGE 1988 of the MACHINISTS.

Million-dollar Lawsuit

TORONTO (CPA)—A Toronto building trades union will
enter a million-dollar lawsuit against the Toronto Builders Ex-
change, according to daily newspaper reports, because of the
Exchange’s lockout idling 20,000 men.

Lockout was called after recent cement workers struck in a
dispute over starting times and shift premium benefits.

Union planning to sue was unidentified by the reports,

Labour Court Accepted

STOCKHOLM (CPA) — Sweden’s Labor Court, bitterly
opposed at its inception by social democrats and trade unions
but soon accepted by both, is 30 years old. It consists of three
impartial members and five who represent employers, workers
and salaried employees. Jurisdiction is limited to disputes con-
cerning application and interpretation of collectve agreements,
and no appeal is permitted. Damages are imposed for contract
violations, '

Nurses Poorly Paid

GENEVA (CPA)—An International Labor Office report
released here says nurses appear to be relatively poorly paid in
comparison with industrial wage earners.

Experts from 15 countries will consider the report here at a
special meeting to be held shortly, The experts will come at
the invitation of the ILO to study conditions of work and em-
ployment of nurses.

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Tour

GENEVA (ILO News) —
Employers and workers from
six Asian countries will begin a
labour - management relations
study tour at headquarters of
the International Labour Organ-
ization in Geneva on Monday,
September 1.

The 12 participants in the first
of a series of activities designed to
give a practical insight into la-
bour-management relations will
later spend six weeks in the Unit-
ed Kingdom and three weeks in
the Federal Republic of Germany
where they will study the systems
of industrial relations in the two
countries.

David Morse

The six Asian countries which
have each sent a worker and em-
ployer are Burma, Ceylon, India,
Indonesia, Japan and Pakistan.
The initial week at the ILO will
be opened with an. address by Jef
Rens, ILO Deputy Director-Gen-
eral, and will be followed by dis-
cussions with ILO officials spe-
cializing in industrial relations.
The first phase of the tour will be
concluded on Friday, September
5 when the group will be received
by ILO Director-General David
A. Morse..

In he United Kingdom and
Germany the members of the tour
will be greeted by the Ministers
of Labour and will visit the em-
ployers’ federations and trade
unions of the two countries. They
will examine on the spot the
methods of labour-management
relations practised in leading in-
dustrial enterprises.

Research, technical assistance to
underdeveloped countries and the
Publication of studies and manuals
are different aspects of the pro-
gram.

FROM EARLY 1956, PRICES MOVED UP
WHILE THE ECONOMY GREW LITTLE

1957 Gompored With 1956

PRICENTRENOS: QUERALISECONOMIC/TRENDS,

Planned Program
The tour is one of a series of
activities planned and executed by
the ILO as part of its labour-
management relations program.

UP 3.4% up 2.9% UP 2.8%

No UP2.I% UP2.1%

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‘Consumer Wholesale Industrial ‘Industrial Consump- Total Nat
Prices Prices Prices Production tion Product

(in 1986 otters)

IN 1949-1953, DESPITE KOREAN WAR
PRICES ROSE MUCH LESS IN
A MORE RAPIDLY EXPANDING ECONOMY

Annual Average Rotes of Increase, 1949-1953 Inclusive

PRICEMRENDS: QUERALLECONOMICITRENDS,

UP 5.5%

a UP 4.8%
LT uP33% YY

industriol Consump= Total Not
Production

UP 2.1%

fed UP 12% C1

Consumer Wholesale Industrial
Prices

uP22%

Prices Prices tion

Un 1956 0

PRICES GENERALLY IN PEACETIME
HAVE RISEN LESS THAN RECENTLY
DESPITE MORE RAPID ECONOMIC GROWTH

Annual Averages, 1933-1953 Inclusive, Excluding War and Reconversion Years 1940-1948

PRICERTIREN OS, OUERALINECONOMICITRENDS;

UP 8.3%

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UP 5.4%

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Industrial Consump- Total Nat"!

Production tion Product
Us 1956 pollers)

UP 2.5:
UPis% 0% UP2.2%

Consumer Wholesale Industrial
Prices Prices Prices

eta. Aetue! 1953-1986 and
Reterve System eatin

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1957, Depts of Comm
ference on Economie Pr

end Board of Governors,Federat

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