~ Vol. XXV, No. 24 BB" dnd ISSUE, DEC.; 1958 - VANCOUVER, B.C.

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Labour At

All Levels

Speaks For Jobless

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NEW YEAR’S
MESSAGE

By JOE MORRIS

District President

. would be unrealistic to se an ae of
ii sider the pr

odds. Gai ade, but only wii pniee
difficu ulty. To secure the ‘betterment o em-
bers’ circumstances as required in 1959 5 will call

for tou ager de of sag nning and still greater
ie oeNe, f eff

The Fates. encountered last year were
antifetaly create d by the
A clusi

or setlement 0 aging in strike
er the worst possible ores caps. Re-
the ‘member of o

q
Bae

newe' on unions
asking Federal and Pro ial government
r
ents. ey in-
tend Sere on ie our established rights.
“MESSAGE” Page 6

IWA Men
Improving

ie

ton
Bill Muir are makin,
able progress toward seas

ihey are undergoing hos-
pitalization for serious injur-
ies incurred in a highway
collision on December 13.

Samy Convention
Asks Wage Increase

Delegates attending the Ninth enna Reavention. gt
1 1-71 IWA, The Loggers’ Local, h
9-

entio
wage increase Sateh nego
from thirteen camps received by the convention made plain,
ion

the consensus of opini ie ne matter.

amount and simply stated “that
we ask for an across-the-board
jwage increase to be determined

The resolution on this
hich = unanimously pee
ere

reference to any specific

Reso-

lutions received from the logging

camp sub-locals proposed in-

creases “gig from 15 per cent
30 per

WHAT'S |
INSIDE

lis: i the L
io) icated that the sails
united on this issue, as the costs
of living have — steadily rising,
and wages in the Jumber industry
have fallen behind those granted

cal Uh-
ers are

macaiate action on the part of the ec rece
go

the right to enter into the joyful observance of Christm:

of
festivities.

alec held under the

ft facts
before the Vancouver members of
the Legislature and the House of
Commons.

ade union spokesmen stated

uatio! eeping
arses oor relief as well as an
extension ae ‘Gnemployment In-
s fit

50, 000 Jobless _

Jodoin
Warns
Public

The following statem: wat
recently by Claude Jodo

5 : ; cmap lovable dipecaena® are | brenidenticethelcanatangtaven
in other industries. moat work, and that 8,500 have | Congress:

tters closely relat to the cokaate their entitlement fs “With 65,000 more people un-
teke-home pay of loggers, such as] Unemployment Insurance bene-|employed in November than a
fare allowance, travel t aran- | fits. yei is, it is obvious that
teed annual wage, and board and| The Executive Board of the|the finding of work remains Can-
lodging rates were also ussed | B.C, Federation of Labour in ses-|ada’s number one problem, T!
and demands stated Sait were | sion immediately threw the weight | fact that the rate of increase is
intended to protect the annual in-| of the 100,000-member Federation | less than last year is not  suffi-
come against unreasonable deduc- | cud ie demand for im: ient grot for optimism. I

al

he convention, whose eighty
duet were truly representa-
ae mc the
an impressive volume
hens it reached the
on Saturday
had e

races decisions piscaed
the followin,

Prov: Sal of an officers’
report, sited fisancial state-

lent shape.
e should

> 1959 ne-
. +. an outline of a more
eouiiable system of fare allow-
expression of opposi-

tion is aay geese in board
and gia ol

: for system-
ized dation of eos
skills more equitable
gory 1:

a > call for a nine hour

er here the 10 hour

jreement now applies re
spect ee 1 time.

proposal of required

work” ot dules to ensure as

much year-round employment
as pos: me

d_ that protective

clothing a ‘pold at cost in the

logging eee Senne

. demand that income tax

aetacens be permitted in re-

flan 5 cloth-

ing, poe “ranepo tation, and
board allowan

See aos: Page 5

The
coast logging camps | Boa

nt action on unemp!

g

Ex
call, from ain
‘ouncil for a

Federation
endorsed the
ances Labour
national
e

”” of munici

Ey
5
°
ag
8
Bee
me
$
ES
oy
8

rf e
servatve af the House

Guniney ns,

rade unioi
ere given a N apaikene earings b;
s

Diefenbaker

inclined to

coun wal hat further fate should

be considered at the next session
Parliam

of atte

The: ee an antagonistic
audience at Ses point, who re-

nded

min
required immediate action,
e

Dec

emphatically hat early action was

perative,
The full fot of the resolution

was as ee
ae Employers in the
es industry have for various
reasons opened and closed their

logging operations since the latter

part of
AN. REAS: In spite of

an:
fy for insurance bene-

AND WHER: Se on

nO should be Fonte Sees
provide a fair opportunity eo

te gers with subsequent claims t
entitlement to benefits;

AND ‘AS: The prob-
lems of the loggers at this
are urgent and requir
attention;

mediate
loy- | mus

conference on unemploy-
0}

r-elect Tom Alsbury called ab!

e immediate
stri

ak
inadequate to check the continu-
ing ri

Strike
Holds
Lines

s from strikebound
the Sow

pared e magia their 7 eke
lines throughout the holiday
season, and as long as ma’
necessary.

In consideration of the cireum-
stances, the District, Executive
Board made

Seo “UNEMPLOYMENT” Page 5

mes.
See “STRIKE” Page 5

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