4 Be i LUMBER WORKER GUEST EDITORIAL PROOF ae HE steel strike has provided final, convincing proof that the Republican occupant of the White House is squarely on management's side all the way. When he asked a federal court in Pittsburgh to slap 500,000 striking steelworkers in the face with a Taft- Hartley injunction, President Eisenhower evinced not the slightest interest in the fate of their union. From the very beginning of this management-pro- voked strike, it was clear that the steel companies had one and only one goal—to break the United Steelworkers of America. From behind their stockpiles of steel, and cushioned by their inflated profits, the companies were determined to starve out the workers and force them to agree to a weakened contract that would take away most of the protection won with the sweat of nearly 25 years of collective bargaining. What a far cry this is from 10 years ago, when the steel companies tried the same thing. Then, too they counted upon the President of the United States to be their strikebreaker. But that time, they were disappointed. President Harry S. Truman refused to do their dirty work. He told them to get down to bargaining in good faith. Without the majesty of the office of President of the United States behind them, the steel companies did bar- gain. A contract was achieved. Progress was made. The end of the present struggle is not in sight. With or without the sympathy of the White House, steelworkers are determined to preserve, protect and defend their union. Somehow, some way, they will survive with the help of the rest of organized labour. But it is sad to realize that the day has finally arrived when the occupant of the White House, whose sworn task whether he is a Republican or Democrat is to serve all the people, has taken his stand with the cash register as against the dignity of man. —Advance Corporation Profits Join Space Lunik Russian ICBM’s aren't the only things that have been going up recently, According tothe Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Lunik has been joined by the profits of Canadian corporations. Here is break-down of Canada’s vital statistics as reported by DBS: CORPORATE PROFITS: (Before Taxes) — Up 20.6 per cent in the first six months of 1959, (After taxes) — Up 16.5 per cent. Manufacturing industries — Up 26.4 per cent (before taxes). COST OF LIVING: October, 1958 — 127.0. October. 1959 — 128.0. Up 1.0 over last year. WAGES: August, 1958 — $70.67. August. 1959 — $73.46 (down 30 cents from July). Up 3.5 per cent, FARM INCOME: 1958 — $603,000,000. 1959 — $576,000,000 (Forecast). Down 4.5 per cent. Political Action Hinted for Co-ops The co-operative movement in Canada “in time” will change its attitude towards political action, a Co-operative Union of Canada source said here recently.-At present, co-ops are completely non-partisan. A CUC leader, writing under the name of Ernest Page in Co-op Commentary, the official organ of the CUC, said co-ops placed PUBLISHED TWICE MONTHLY ON THE FIRST AND THIRD THURSDAYS BY International Woodworkers of America (AFL-CIO-CLC) Regional Council No. 1 = REGIONAL OFFICERS: President... Ist Vice-President 2nd Vice-President 8rd Vice == Joe Morris Jack Moore . R, C. Ross Fred Fieber eorge H. Mitchell ‘Walter F. Allen S, M, Hodgson Address all communications to GEORGE H. MITCHELL, Secretary-Treasurer 45 Kingsway - TR 4-5261 - 2 Vancouver, B.C. Subscription Rates_____$2,00 per annum Advertising Representative..__G. A. Spencer Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Dept., Ottawa 27,500 COPIES P! IN THIS Iss) MTL | “Ts ‘Phis What You Want. Fellows ?* obstacles in th stand-o: their own way by attitude to politic ‘We predict that in time ¢ role of modern government will |bring about a changed attitude | toward political participation on |the part of leaders of the co- Joperative movement,” Mr. Page wrote. as ‘ w of government’s than 20 years ago. The Co-op movement, said the CUC leader, has held to the view that co-ops should not rely on government, “except for the | maintenance: environment in which co-operatives can live and grow in a healthy way . Today the attitudes of govern- ments have changed. Surely, sug- gests Mr. Page, “if governments are now assuming full responsi- bility for the state of the economy, and if co-operatives are to be an increasingly important part of that economy, then it clearly fol- lows that the co-operative move- ment must be included in the concept which governments have a satisfact state of things.” “It is disturbing to note that many governments through the years have merely tolerated co- operatives, and not too gracefully at that.” He blamed “unenthusiastic” federal governments for: © unsatisfactory legal status unfair income tax laws discriminating against co- ops failure to provide “greatly expanded program of social research. Board of B.C. Basic Accident Prevention. THE! 130 West Hastings Street Affiliation With CLC Gains. Support There is growing support within the ranks of the 25,000- member Civil Service Associa- tion of Ontario for affiliation with the Canadian Labor Con- gress. CSAO resentment against the Ontario government has been rising as the Frost administration continues to ignore the associa- tion’s requests for salary boosts, job evaluation, overtime benefits and collective bargaining rights. Enjoy the Satisfaction of Genuine Leather Work Gloves Whatever your work, there's a Watson Leather Glove that will give you longer wear, greater comfort and better protection. UNION MADE SOLD BY LEADING sroRes 4 INSTRUCTION IN INDUSTRIAL FIRST AID available through Correspondence Courses leading to Industrial First Aid Certificates approved by the DUSTRIAL FIRST AID ATTENDANTS ASSN. OF B.C. ork: en's Compensat Also Correspondence Course in Timekeeping and Vancouver 3, Referendum Called The CSAO’s Toronto branch, whose roster contains or fth of the association’s membership, has called for a referendum on CLC affiliation. 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