our’s Rights Endangered

Conspiracy Charged
By President Morris

se as labour movement has fa

four decades is the view held by Canadian trade union See
cials who have Ben first-hand information regarding
the four-months-old strike of 500,000 se steelworkers.
It is no longer to ue neurded as an ordinary labour dispute
ney. say, but it is a struggle, which cae heiics over the
lives of all wage-earners on thi

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Commenting on the situation,
Canadian Labour Congress Vice-
sident, orris said, “The

rike forced Stor 500,000 Steel-
workers and their fous by the
| ora x

s
workers in pen Canada and the
United Stat

He tees “The whole
fapoue movement
tri deep!

B.C. FEDERATION of Labour Secretary Pat “O'Neal addressing the Federation Banquet held October 8,
in the aa en Hall, Vancouver. Group lett, Mrs. Black; Bill Black, Federation past President;
O'Neal; Claude CLC President; Tom sateen Mayor of Vancouver

——— ing; the Gra ve Development *t. Seen
contract sights galsene work- |, ates AF. is rallying
ditions t

e ne co! American Saas union forces to
Public Contro/ Of r. V/V Ur ed he false patriotism pretend-| (See ‘““LABOUR’S RIGHTS,” P. 2)
e e Gg
@Qne® @
Public control of Progra: fom the earlen dase of broad-naioa scieen toe found Government Criticized
ming on all telev sta-| casting, the IWA ha’ Rreencly and he present of cE

tions, inetuing ee ee openly championed public control. yerworks. Geena ©
A Feces tn i =: Over Wage Policy
+ sen oe eae ae

a| have pointed ects Statment issued by IWA Regional President, Y. Morris,

“Aner Elis conjunction itt President Claude Jodoin, Canadian La-
bour Congress is highly critical of the Federal Government
for its refusal to ie salary increases to Federal Civil Ser-
vants.

nt Jac
recent oie prcress dealing
with issues now before the
Board of Broadcast Gover-
nors,
“The only ieee to control
by a

for} iy
good or evil in Reoiic the

utlook,
He contended that the Cana-| ,
dian ‘public has repeatedly upheld

the principle of public control, The statement pointed out

: * | resul enrich corporations at
authority, such as the Jas a good broadeasting system! {decision of the Minister of Fin. iF Sedna
“Wor vod Me un-|was demanded rather than an in- ance was contradictory to the|Me &xPense y Hi
paneraiveren wel Sidhe Geil Sef ees te Ee cane
er
The result has been a great] (See “PUBLIC CONTROL,” P, 6) |"ecommendation of 1 Labour Congress will continue to
vice Commission.
ZI resist.
= The Government's ac’ was

all the more pees ea of
the! fact thi cu servants are
Sal Stresses Need For «|Get Pay
The Congress believes that civil

' Public Relations Revamp |," Time!

they said.

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pra of commercials,”

premiere on
mg pe

the Line
Necessity for greater attention to public relations on Ge io he statement continued,

ae Announcement
rect part of trade unions was emphasized by the members of a The Government, as a result of x
MECLG, represents organ- Lephiule ee Me its decision a also reaffirmed by the IWA Regional
Sekar panel which featured the final afternoon of the weekend Ins- its hold-the-line policy on wages. Offices that all applications
Control Urged titute sponsored by the Vancouver Labour Council and the |It has given Canadian sceub levers for retroactive pay must be
i lear i jon of the line it
IWA official stated that Csi age ere October 17-18. a bee cere ae Rovircllane ia made anlar ‘betores thes aise

think:
amber: the ipanel were] indicated general agreement that | their desing with unions ida ‘
Clitt, ane Daan Bree the trade union movement  re-|employ: employees who terminated
of Public Relations, CLC, Chris| quired a greater effort to explain = Organic labour cannot and their employment between
ent, V.

Crombie, Business Ag an-|the aims of unionism to the gen- not accept a hold-the-line fun and November

couver Newspaper Guild, Allan|cral public, and to union mem- ga on wages either for govern- 15th, 1959. This is in accor-

Coleman, Van. Labour Goon bers as well. . ment employees or for employees = i

with President t Lloyd Whalen Restrolled Madia hapuvctemidaces: ee

Rau as Mod technique: It is a policy based on exag: perme reached with,
‘Trend: of “quer ine vet icine ally neieh pa "tallies. ri gerated and unfounded cam of Pac Industrial, Relations

bers of the students in attendance} (See “REVAMP STRESSED,” P, 6) | inflation and can have only

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