Oca Pataca tte International Woodusorbers
VOL. XXVI No. 18 -=@ VANCOUVER, B.C.

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"You're In Th
Fight Too"

Ss

ist Issue
Oct., 1959

Do You Want A Wage Cut?

Do You Want A Longer Work Week?
Do You Want Worse Working Conditions?

Of course you don't, but you may get the results you
don't want unless you. and your Union fight to prevent
it. Your Union is now fighting this threat, but needs
your active support. You will realize how true this is

when you read and ponder the following facts.

WE ARE

ARNED

By JOE MORRIS

President, Western Canadian Region, |!WA

The employers have once more le known their intentions to
coment puercton even more eeictive ee Bill 43, the B.C. Trade

All t ide unions represented at the recent convention of the

B.C. Fe eee of Labour agreed that unless vigorous steps are taken

to defeat the employers’ ‘plans, fur gue an nd still more important trade

aie ‘ights will be lost. collecti ini: i lost is a step
toward depressed pees standards.

One year ago, I
of the employers’ Teglalative cande nes many trade unionists were
indifferent to this warning and evdeney considered that I had exag-
raed ce Sie The result hat we were made to suffer the in-
justice:

oe , Bill 43 has taken away legitimate trade union rights,
making Beale action meosely and difficult, court pean ashe ‘more easily
obtainable, and unions liable to damage suits for strike los

Now the crisis deepens. In addition to Bill 43, the a are
demanding :—

Me

i r” of the trade unions,
too powerful, a imonopelni, ray? cates Employ-
de unions.

union security.
Compulsory Seen to take away the right to strike.

Compulsory an Spee ees ballsting during a Sue on the em-
” terms, and for his purpose:

Stricter government Be is of trade unions.
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all of

unions are

80 on mea that the restrictions will have
port, They

9 trade wi ts, they’ve
bone getting « neg with
t's high time to turn

the tables on them.

The Unions, soiag through the
B.C. Federation of
oe oh mais eg

n the Union’s plans to'meet and defeat the employers’ aims, it is

recognised that one important avenue of public relations has not bers
o full advantage. The workers form the bulk of the populat ation,

mye i pentane

gree, rade unionist do what i aeeeetad here,

ae eee seat could Be easily blocked.

Here Is What You Do
Spot the employers’ argument from any source.
Answer the employers’ oxuaients in a way that will
impress your friends and neigi lbaER

Keep the issues before y 1 a
signe ce is favorable 5 enn own interests ie am
ee

to get new
ideas ae your as Rare eri war with the em-
ployers.

The employers say that trade unions, are becoming too Powerful.

Th

unions, 2 ey and arouse alarm among the public that such power is
dange:

lly si} A 1

ly ploy S igument by sasaki out
h s k an or to aaa
ay = £ Il group. A power # by a trade

y the many
for their welfare.

From the earliest days, the trade union movement has used its
power, sometimes small, sometimes greater, to make life better for the
Poke

is the purpose to which power is directed that determines

whether it is EGE or terme aL i
di be called is di 5
ee operated to place human welfare
pee e property rights or Satie “tl is in this quality that the Gaeice
find their real objection.

Your Answer — Power For What?

Was it an a abuse of

Sees Soe At all tim