Ist Issue, November B. c. LUMBER WORKER “Right To Work’ Laws Defeated WASHINGTON, D.C. have committed political su work” proposals. The Republican Party may Many Republican candidates made it the major issue of their campaign. Almost every one of them went down to defeat. The only exception was Sena- tor Barry Goldwater who is the chief spokesman for “right-to- work”, who was surprisingly re- elected in Arizona, which has a “right-to-work” law on the State books — but Arizona has little industry. Majority Said No MORE THAN 10 MILLION U.S. VOTERS CAST BAL- LOTS ON “RIGHT - TO - WORK” LAST WEEK, The vast majority said no. IN CALIFORNIA it was beat- en by one million votes. IN OHIO it was swamped by a two-to-one margin. IN COLORADO it lost by a three-to-one margin. IN WASHINGTON it was smothered by a two-to-one mar- gin. IN IDAHO it lost by 5,000 votes, The only state where “right-to- work” won was the not-especial- ly industrialized state of Kansas where it won by a substantial margin. Business Spent Millions Business groups spent millions in the U.S. trying to woo the voters. Labor unions also spent mil- lions, but the labor cash registers rang up more money for the campaign than did the business treasuries. IN CALIFORNIA ALONE, IPS ESTIMATED LABOR SPENT $2 MILLION. At stake is a union’s right to demand that all workers in a company must be members of the union, THE TAFT - HARTLEY LAW in the U.S, outlaws the so- called closed shop under which an employer can only hire union members. The law allows the union shop, which says a worker must join the union within 30 or 60 days after he starts to work. La- bor says it must have this secur- ity. Labour Well Organized ONE REASON WHY “RIGHT -TO-WORK” TOOK SUCH AN OVERWHELMING DEFEAT was simply that labor Punters of The B.C. LUMBER WORKER LIMITED PRINTERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS An Employee Owned Co. 944 RICHARDS STREET ‘MUtual 1-6338 - 6339 was better organized than the business groups supporting the proposal, IN OHIO, defeat of “right-to- work” is credited to a labor- church-independent combination. Many of the State’s leading clergymen, including the Roman Catholic bishops, condemned “right-to-work.”. IN COLORADO, observers stated the defeat of the proposal came because of at least two rea- sons: Voters Suspicious © ‘The supporters of “right-to- work” refused to be personally identified with the campaign, giving only the names of rgan- izations. This tended to create some voter suspicion. © Many voters just did not understand what it was all about and, on balance, voted no. IN WASHINGTON, labor has become highly powerful in recent. years with increasing industrializ- ation in the state. This power is credited with pulling out more voters than the business groups. Boise Statesman IN IDAHO, where “right-to- work” lost by only 5,00 votes, the defeat is laid squarely to a news- paper, normally Republican, the Boise Statesman. It is the largest and most influential paper in the state and which vigorously op- posed “right-to-work.”. IN KANSAS, business groups put on a far more effective and more expensive advertising cam- paign than labor did. Labor is relatively weak in the predomin- antly agricultural state of Kan- sas. Many Kansans were won over because they had followed closely the Congressional investigations of the racket-ridden Teamsters Union. Stinging Defeat The stinging defeat of the “tight-to-work” proposals has given U.S. labor a political shot in the arm. It emerged from the election stronger than ever and is getting into politics in a big way. The next session of Congress will see a strong labor drive to kill the “right-to-work” laws in the 19 states which now have them. With the ranks of the north- ern liberal Democrats now swelled as a result of the election, there will be plenty of support in Congress to help labor try to reach its objective, —From Financial Post. “My husband has no bad hab- its.” “Doesn’t he even smoke?” “Only in moderation. He likes a cigar after a good dinner, but I don’t suppose he smokes two ide because of the “right-to- |‘ REGINA (CPA) — Work on a multi-million dollar steel mill started here following the official sod-turning by Premier T. C. Douglas. The mill, three miles north of the city, will be largest in West- ern Canada, with the plant and equipment to cost some $12 mil- lions with a capitalization of $15 millions. The mill will roll skelp, plate and structural steel and will be equipped for a maximum capacity of 100 thousand tons yearly. The premier in turning the first sod said that the construction of the mill was, along with the sign- ing of the South Saskatchewan Dam agreement, one of the two outstanding events in the prov- ince in 1958, Pittsburgh of Canada Provincial Treasurer C. M. Fines said the mill was probably the most important single industry to come to the province and would help make Regina the “Pittsburgh of Canada.” The mill, expected to be fin- ished in early 1960, will likely pro- duce an annual steel output worth seme $14 millions. It is owned by Interprovincial Steel Corpora- tion. Canada’s T.B. Toll Drops OTTAWA (CPA) — The death toll in Canada from tuber- culosis in 1957 dropped still fur- ther to establish a record low tate, according to advance fig- ures released by the Dominion Bureau of Statstics. In 1941, 16 years ago, over 6,000 persons died of tuberculosis; in 1957, 1,183 died of this cause, only about one-fifth of the 1941 toll or an 80 per cent drop. However, since there has been a great increase in the Canadian population since that time the death rate has dropped from 52.8 (per 100,000 population) to 7.1. Corresponding 1956 figures were cigars a month.” 1,256 deaths and a rate of 7.8. New Westminster Local 1-118, IWA (Victoria), 9 Duncan & District Credit Union, Prince George & District, 104 Nanaimo & District Credit U 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, Chemainus & District Credit Union, Box 299, Chemainus Lake Cowichan and District Credit Union, Lake Cowichan, B.C. Courtenay Credit Union, Box 952 Courtenay 104 Gordon Street, Victoria , Box 1717, Duncon 6-4th Avenue, Prince George 499 Wallace St, Nanaimo Ee_a_____S=_=S__a_a=_====" gineers. Jodoin has asked representa- tives of the SIU, NAME, and the Canadian Merchant Service Guild tc meet with him here. The latest NAME allegations against the SIU were outlined in a letter from Greaves to Jodoin dated November 4. Raiding Charges The letter accused the SIU of a “gigantic open raid on our (NAME) membership,” and de- scribed the situation as “urgent and critical.” Greaves charged that the SIU: —hired dismissed employees of NAME to set up a “licensed division” of the SIU which claimed jurisdiction over the whole Eastern membership of NAME; —told the dismissed employees, now acting for the SIU, to write all eastern shipowners. holding NAME contracts, telling them to return the con- tracts recently signed by NAME for re-signing by the SIU; —was party to an order to the Bell Telephone Company to to put a jumper on the NAME telephone line so that all calls would run through the SIU switchboard; —carried out “threats and in- timidation against Association representatives” including Greaves; —threatened to keep Greaves off the waterfront; Congress Probes SIU-NAME Clash ( OTTAWA (CPA)—A meeting of three marine unions ~-|has been called by Canadian Labor Congress. President Claude Jodoin following further charges against the Cana- ‘|dian district of the Seafarers’ International Union led by Hal C. Banks brought forward by Richard G. Greaves, na- tional president of the National Association of Marine En- —threatened that, if Greaves “made trouble” over the issue he would “really get hurt”; —had employees stationed out- side NAME offices hurling threats and abscenities at at NAME representatives g0- ing about their normal busi- ness; —had employees follow Greaves in a car hurling threats and abuse, Attacked and Robbed Greaves also said he had been attacked recently and thrown out of his own office and that the Montreal office of NAME had been ransacked and robbed. “We deplore and strongly pro- tst the use of intimidation... We call upon ithe CLC to assist us to defeat the ganster tactics which are being used to take over our Association,” the letter continued. All-Canadian Union NAME has been an affiliate of TLC and CLC for over 60 years. It is an all-Canadian union with a membership of about 1,700 marine engineers on both East and West coasts and on the Great Lakes. A week earlier, president Greaves had written to Mr. Jo- dion and the CLC protesting the alleged freezing of funds of the West Coast local of NAME by the SIU when the marine engin- eers were on strike. TORONTO (CPA) — To occupy the now full-time post of president of the 400,000- member Ontario Federation of Labor, vacated by retiring pres- ident Cleve Kidd, the conven- tion unanimously chose David Archer, assistant to the presi- dent during the last term, and returned Douglas Hamilton as secretary-treasurer without a contest. Of the fifteen contestants for the ten vice-presidencies, the fol- lowing were elected: R. Court- Ont. Federation Elects Archer ney (UAW); M. Fenwick (USW); W. Boothroyd (IAM); W. Punnett (URW); G. Barlow (RWDSU); W. Ostling (Pulp & Sulphite Workers); P. Churchill (Printing Pressmen); G. Watson (TWUA); I. M. Dodds (Team- sters) and S. Hughes (UPWA). The Executive Council was en- larged by a constitutional amend- ment to include one delegate from. each Labor Council plus the exe- cutive board. The Convention de- feated a move to hold conventions every two years. TORONTO (CPA) — Plans to step up co-operation between union and farm organizations in Ontario were given unanimous backing by the 650-delegate OFL-Farmer-Labor Committee. A full-time representative will be appointed by the Canadian La- bor Congress ito assist in chan- nelling farmers who are working part or full-time in industry into the Ontario Farmers’ Union. Hughes reported that about 50,000 of such farmer-workers were pres- eutly working in organized plants in this province, 10,000 Farms “The Farmers’ Union now have Farmer - Labour Talks Planned about 10,000 farms organized in Ontario, and these members real- ize that their problems are basic- ally the same as those of organ- ized labor,” Hughes stated. Special efforts will be made to combat the impression left with farmers by the agricultural imple- ment and other corporations that labor’s “high wages” are respons- ible for high prices of necessary equipment. The Farmer-Labor representa- tive will initially work in selected areas where large numbers of the farmer-worker group can be found, and will be supplied with material on both agricultural and industrial problems. Basic Accident Prevention. THE INDUSTRIAL FIRST AID ATTENDANTS ASSN. OF B.C. 130 West Hastings Street INSTRUCTION IN INDUSTRIAL FIRST AID available through Correspondence Courses leading to Industrial First Ald Certificates approved by the Workmen's Compe Board of B.C. Also Correspondence Course in Timekeeping and Vancouver 8, B.C.