2 LUMBER WORKER Board Quashes Pitre’s Appeal Appeal made by Mr. R. A. Pitre of Sierra Development Ltd. before the Labour Rela- tions Board in his protest against certification granted the United Steelworkers in the plant formerly owned by Industrial Engineering Ltd. was rejected recently. The Board decided that “the unit applied for is appropriate for collective bargaining, and they are satisfied that at the date of the application the majority of the employees in the unit were mem- bers in good standing of the trade union, and they disallowed . the appeal.” U.S.A. Victory This victory for the United Steelworkers was hailed through- out trade union circles as one that would end disquieting rumours re- garding the ruses employed by various unions, In this instance the Union ap- plied for certification in the plant formerly owned by I.E.L. employers to de-certify June. Certification was granted July 29th. An appeal was immediately lodged by Mr. Pitrie on the grounds that his employees, he said, preferred his profit sharing scheme. He gave, what was in effect an ultimatum to his employ- ees, the union reported, and thus secured some support. At the same time he engaged in a public’ campaign attacking existing conditions of the Labour Relations Act. In closing down the plant and offering it for sale, he alleged that the situation had been precipi- tated by the Union. Other sources state that his plans in any event would not have proved commer- cially successful, Stakes Too High At Quemoy 2. LC “The stakes in international affairs aré too high to in | allow a mere symbol like the offshore islands of Quemoy and Matsu to become the cause of nuclear war,” Stanley Knowles, Executive Vice-President of the Canadian Labor Congress, said recently in a statement on the situation in the Formosa Straits, issued on behalf of the Congress by Donald MacDonald, CLC Secretary-Treasurer, and by Mr. Knowles. Mr. MacDonald declared that: “The present crisis again emphasizes the anomaly of refusing to extend dip- lomatie recognition to the People’s Republic of China, a situation which the Congress has consistently deplored.” The statement outlining the CLC position said: “The swiftly-deteriorating sit- uation in the Far East highlight- ed by the current attempts of the Quemoy and Matsu as well as the People’s Republic of China to occupy the offshore islands of announced determination of the United States to prevent this ac- tion, poses an immediate and grave threat to world peace. No matter how limited and distant eral use of armed force as a solu- tion to international problems. The Canadian Labor Congress, therefore, condemns the blockade initiated by the People’s Republic of China against the offshore is- lands and its publicly announced intention to resort to armed force in order to occupy these outposts as well as Formosa. No legal or moral claim can justify a course in the Formosa straits which may lead to dire consequences for the entire world. “At the same time the Cana- dian Labor Congress deeply. de- plores the inflexible policy of the United States administration in DUNCAN BUSINESS GUIDE LOUTET AGENCIES LTD. INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE J. Lindsay Loutet Gordon R. Loutet this conflict may seem at the out- set, it could involve the security and peace of Canada. “The free labor movement has consistently opposed the unilat- Duncan Lake Cowichan 131 Jubilee St. S. 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H. its apparent determination to pro- tect every inch of territory under the control of the Chiang-Kai- Shek regime in Formosa. While we fully realize the need to halt totalitarian aggression and sub- version in Asia, the choice of Quemoy and Matsu as a testing ground for Communist intentions may indeed prove to be a tragic error. The stakes are too high to allow a mere symbol, which the offshore islands are, to become the cause of a world nuclear war. We believe that there must be a better way to solve this issue. “We, therefore, urge the Cana- dian Government to take immed- iately the initiative in prevailing upon the United States to enter into fruitful discussions with the People’s Republic of China, which should lead to the immediate eas- ing of tension and ultimately to an overall settlement of the out- standing issues in the Far East. Canada should also urge that existing United Nations machin- ery should be used as a means of bringing about a peaceful settle- ment of the conflict. “The present crisis again em- phasizes the anomaly of refusing to extend diplomatic recognition to the People’s Republic of China, a situation which the Canadian Labor Congress has consistently deplored. It has become abund- antly clear that there cannot be any hope even for the beginning of a settlement in the Pacific, un- less full diplomatic recognition is extended to the government which is in effective control of China.” A motorist reports passing this sign on a combination restaurant- service station: “Eat Here and Get Gas.” Merger Reduces Raiding Charges OTTAWA (CP)—Mergers of the Central labor feder- ations in Canada and the United States have brought with them big decreases in raiding In the AFL-CIO, union raiding has dropped almost 70 per cent since 1953, while the number of employees involved has decreased by 90 per cent. 820 Raids In 1953, AFL or CIO unions were involved in a total of 820 raids against members of the rival federation — in 1957, only 270 were recorded, In 1953, more than 240,000 em- ployees were involved in attempt- ed raids — in 1957, only 17,000. First no-raid pact in the U.S. was signed by the UAW and IAM in 1950. The agreement was later widened to include mutual-aid clauses. General no-raid agreement be- tween the AFL and CIO was signed in the spring of 1954. One and a half years later, when the bodies merged, the no-raid agree- ment was incorporated into the new AFL-CIO constitution. Last February, the pact was widened to cover all Federation affiliates. Similar Story In Canada, a similar story un- folds. In December 1954, the TLC and CCL signed a no-raid agreement and appointed as um- pire H. Carl Goldenberg, Q.C. He handled no cases. The Canadian agreement was renewed in December 1955, and at the time of merger in April 1956 was incorporated into the consti- tution of the new Canadian Labor charges. Congress. CLC director of Organization Joe Mackenzie said that “there has been an obvious desire on the part of most of our affiliates to settle raiding charges around a table.” The CLC in calculating raids distinguishes between actual “raids” (one union trying to oust another affiliate which has been certified), and “jurisdictional dis- putes”, which involve two unions _ attempting to organize the same unit of unorganized workers. 37 Charges Since the Congress came into being in April 1956, up to its sec- ond convention last April in Win- nipeg, only 37 raiding charges were filed. Of these, 15 were settled amic- ably through Congress mediation. Nine cases went to Labor Rela- tions Boards, of which six were decided in favor of the union being raided and three in favor of the raiding union, Four cases were in the hands of Labor Boards when the CLC last calculated statsitics on raiding. The other nine had either been dropped or were being processed. Last April, however, two Con- gress affiliates were expelled for raiding — the American Federa- tion of Technical Engineers and the International Union of Oper- ating Engineers. ti the staff of the translation D. Goulet. re se es NOVEL FEATURE of the CBRE Convention held in Ve service, Secretary of State’s Department, Ottawa, they are from left «> eapappappaane © ‘. icouver September 22-26, the simultaneous of the Convention proceedings in the two official languages of Canada. Thettigeatore are ey