OAST CONCILIATION BEGINS 1st ISSUE APRIL, 1959 - VANCOUVER, B 5c PER COPY Labour Department Officer ° To Hear IWA Dispute Latest Revelepment in the dispute between t! f ang, the, coast lu moe operators has been the appointment » Cle ents as Conciliation Officer to deal ae Unions’ Win CCF Policy on eee questi election of a CCF Governr CF nyention a Vancou consultation with t items thr ee the ) ment, determined at Be Demands Approval be given effect upon the recent in close ions to ver, was formulated ee union leaders. Piloting the various ¥ Rae Eddie, M.L.A., , New Westminster. end the Minimum Wage ceglatons to provide wage comme! eaeate 5 meee the eae of living ane ualifi- cations and respo nee of peers pends Ce aoe to be subject to I ae i Reval es . 6. Provide for the pay: of Onpesition ag ce i wages on all peace frees remarks sells ee ssniinaly puepeneecy Weems holiday “with RIGase GRO aire elec P er 5 years of service. CCF G 7. Would a would be Eos He re-| modation Act ferred to the re a the CCF] arrange for piiesncton obs an Government — in atchewan, ‘Anti-discrimination Commission which has the Cae Badge to administer such ai ct, and labour legislation on the continent,| a Fi yment Practices items approved were ma and to promote the neces- ary eeclated educational pro- gram, ie Repeal Bill sti- aa ‘te RG ce 8, Repeal Bill 123, and grant ° oe caiment employees, full staff of Indus: th Relations Conciliation ott art of without the pias srbiraton oe sothae Sh measures unacceptable to or- ‘ized labour. ganiz 4, Amend tue Hours of hat aa 2 pee by law, a ork wi Meetings Sched ie ve esting of the ¢ Board is IWA Dis- scheduled ior me it oF 24, Rte Tabulating mice for the eet of Di pth We for tri Officers will deal cision Saale April a rae ae expectal jects ma ites si that vill be sae at joard meeting. rly returns are expected on li the referendum dealing with the amended ere. and voting thy wioundland Strike and Defence assessment. me s and privileges under labor e “Demands” Page 2 Ladd Stirs Crowd unionists who heard » BiG ew: Fact ibition eden rt, Apri were so stirred by ie drama- a Eee yea Bin tra secution. a half hour fee of the meeting was aessident piers Whalen, Van- capable the Newfoundland struggle. The guest speaker ably disposed of false statements regarding. the strike, which have been in circu- possible as the employers Pe ruectl to consider favorabl, ingle one of the ’s demands. ibility of any settlem up to thi int has ben imp ed representatives upon proposals pee have seen been protested by the Pe ady suffering income S aetactine that are crip- pling. Another employers’ proposal which’ Pee met with antagonism is that which would reduce paym! of loggers’ travel time to the base n | ar alr nent | to alrate, instead of the wage the employee entitled to eae time, Spol an for the Negotiating kes: s Committee, pistaice President Jee Morris, in reports to wane ocal ae s recently expre! the view that { em € ny concess indicated by the fact 1 the eats proposals of weaken- that all would have the effect Has me contract. He rey fo the a no-wage varned lumber workers mening the wages levels ay, aaa r the workers in ees industries, Negotia Bar Committee in col miBlenes with convention _in- | structions making every te rt to expedite negotiations, in order gain a decision prior ees 15th. lation. Many of these have origin ated with Premier Smallwood, stated, ae strike is not over, he stated. Eivelvemiadeed iets staunch Ae nd e Pri Hate outside, they a reaper for free trade sioner at province. Ladd y he} wi fident, that eventually the Union ill wi say as ast neh 6 Peis incited by the police, See “La Page 2 dd’ WHAT'S INSIDE VISITORS TO THE PICKET LINE AT BADGER, Newfoundland, w, left: CLC Executive aad. saben? IWA District No. developed, are eu the night before the riot cited by the RCMP ond Newfoundland Cor ent Bill Dodge: British Trade Union Congress member, Rita Stevens; Local 1217. Wa, Ps Local 1-217, IWA Creen Gold-CJOR 7:00 p.m. Thursday ¢ CKPG-Ist & 3rd Thurs., 6:00 p.m ¢ CKEK-Thurs., 8:15-8:30 p.m.