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Guest Editorial

Labor Needed

DOUBT about it, anti-union. sentiment is the
In Newfou: indland, Premier eeaiiyoed
i

ati
spody which can be sued—

Legislation is preceded i ‘pitts Premier Smallwood

charged the
In the e oe eae aes
stori za its

Works Minister Chant stirred up a
1 yeti when he described union
‘ga
imilar & dou Ba in other provinces, even thou; tek
dramatic flair of Premier Smallwood’s union-
ot be surprising. } Mery people are afraid labor
0 big for its brite
of thousands of union officials in Canada and
the Unitea d States live honest, decent lives. To a iis em with
ere as the few I: e Jimmy

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minus tl
busting. cae n
is gettin,

fa an
sense; but it is ominous sone se, a “gi 37
trick ence can be used to deny working men the right
organize in unions heir choice ang bargain collectively
for fair wages and working conditior

Unions are here to stay, and will pena on the scene
as something more than a necessary . The particular
genius of North American free ereorite to produce and
undertake mass distribution of avealt h sa have been ful-
fi he stance 0 the t e of unionism Spee

igh purchasing power of North America’s working
a free gift,

Explosion Of

Canadian Waste "reall

OT

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nese in the House of Commo
M.P.

force, ae ich h helps to keep ine rolling, is not a (Skeena).
freely bestowed wy employer: n the contrary, it was won

rade unions 0: reais many bitter battles. In moving the first reading of

Big Labor is a moder logical counterpart of Big his Bill, the TWA MP. fos Share
Business and Big Geen Bigi ess is not in itself a|said in ae
virtue. But if one of this trio were Se vhittled down to puny ae of this bill, as
size, the larger tw uld upset our economic and social inate on the
balance by pushing the smaller member around. So laws so amend o
which handcuff unions, or cut th adrift from large organi allow f s
zations in isolated clumps of “independent” unions, would | called absentee voting. The ab
leav e Labor begging crumbs from the table of Big} sentee system of voting is such
alee as to allow an elector, on the

normal election day, to ane
ot to argue that unions are sacred or immune] q polling station “other

to new and etescary legislation. And labor leaders sould @io tin wd it % centered
do better if ce answered both just and unjust criticis: It is an attemy focacim,
with reasoned answers, instead of hoary angry ainda broadest Seeabla extent, ne
Bue ty in laws ig Business or Big Labor,| right of citizens to vote the

aie piace

on all sides.

an
opportunity of citizens to vote
at elections are oa inteed.

EXPLANATION

This issue of the me C. Lumber Worker is reduced
to eight pages as mporary expedient to enable
resumption of the regular publishing schedule which
was seriously fgg ind delayed by a juniedicuone)

Sees pee the printing eae! Arrangeme: ve
now n established which will permit Sonat Sze}
ducti: a

: the sys-
emi of absentee Guargtine aa in
effect in the provinces of British
Columbia and Saskatchey

Exten

he
in aS naeneea Dart of Covad in
phigh the people ai attere

al and vid

riding T

the
The majority of consti-
Canada

applies to

rl epresents

ek Ss ibe

Publication date of the next issue of the B.C. LUMBER WORKER
is April 2nd. Deadline for ad copy is March 25th and for news copy
March 26th.

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and election day

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ae Thi
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Cow pM fiw
;BLISHE MONTHLY, HE FIRST
TO TEASED SRURSDAYS BY
International Woodworkers of America, (CIO-CCL)
District Council No. SO)

DISTRICT OFFICERS:

Joe Morris
Joe Medien
M, He

President
Tab Vice President nnn

Stuart

ind Vice-President Bred Seber
Secrotary- Treasurer nee pattshell
Intel nal Board -- Waite

fembe
Address all communication:
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Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post t Oftlon Dept, ‘Ottawa
27,500 COPIHS PRINTED IN THIS

time to Hane re the ballots ue
get them out to all part of
Canada, that is the special and
dinary ballots. It would al:
allow the chief electoral off to
compile a list of candidat n=
ning in each constituency in the
tl

candidates running in each elec
toral district from which the
bsentee yoter would be able to
‘ote.

De Voting Rights

Phe: e many hundreds of
peopl anada who are now
denied the opportunity to vote on
election day because there is no
such absen balloting system in
effect. They are denied this opp

ae through no fault of their

ea
REPORT.

Dy By FRANK HOWARD, M.

ene to the Canada Elections Act, long sought} ,.present Cam orkers
Py e IWA on behalf of loggers, and other aS WhOSE | venth se te
ae ment requires residence aw: ae from their homes, was

Lawson
TAWA | Onis

(Gene

“Two veteran unionists will”
an

ns recently, by Frank Howard,

susan find it necessary are
ss or other reasons, 1 ian Lal ‘Son
be away em their home town 18 ¢ sentati
away from their home area a coal miner (ors
i T can ie ag of a Jestay
people ‘ore fans C
om K "rote ae ci
(C AG
oggers Affected Aan
I would refer beeen! to 1 committee will int
loggers wees bec the annie of action Fetter non prea
eather etre Soft Hae decisions, ag will look at reve
natural desire to get home, may jevents and developments the
i id there eee sine working, coal mining “ind pri neiples ‘\
ir at so} logging camp that is jand me: Ht of wage dul termina
Bee Hs te. ame natn as jtion, hor-m: anagement rel
the which they were |tions, with Se al emp
reeeaea Penen the election was |the “human aspects” of the
ca aia Fishermen are in some- tons. Tae Bae
the same position. Jcommittee was in fae anton 1050

Travelling Auditor
:| Names By Congress —

OTTAWA (CPA) silbert
Robinson of Winnipe ez, 10 oncsd ime
fa anadian Labor Congress orgait~

will

directly-chart

Ha in Mr anitoba and aa ole
rovine

son

a

ive there, has|three western provin Ie is also

Travelling Auditor| responsible for conducting eduea=

la) by the Con-| tional Sihaine for CLC local
officers.

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