LABOR AROUND THE PROVINCE

Organizing unorganized still
biggest joh before trade unions

ident Claude Jodoin told mem-
s of the CLC general board
in Montreal recently.

Only 39 percent of Canada’s
workers are covered by union

By industries,

agreements.

Metro smog
law needed

A metropolitan air pollution

contro aw 1S

the only way to

beat. the smog menace, a spe-
cial meeting of 21 officials
10 Lower Mainland mu-

; 1p Aq ic reale
nicipalities decided this week.

from

Convened by Ald. Earle Ad-
the on
3, the meeting unanimous-
ly agreed that a law

would govern
industry wherever it went

ams to begin war
was
needed which
all
in the metropolitan area.

On June 21 municipal en-
gineers will hold a meeting to
smog prob-

outline specific

}
iems.

A metropolitan air pollu-
is set up, will

if it
along the same lines

tion board,
operate
as the present water board.
Vancouver Engineer
Ran Martin said the plan will
cost industrial concerns a con-

City

siderable amount of money

for preventive equipment.
“Industry must accept the
fact that it cannot go along

creating smoke, fly ash, fumes
and odors as in the past,” he
said “We must go modern, end
o must they. And it will mean
considerable cost to many in-

dustries.’

George Mackling, North
Vancouver district engineer
said experts should be hired
to examine Vancouver’s smog

bylaw to see if it could be
applied to all areas.

City smoke inspector Joe
Satterthwaite was sure it
could be. “We have equip-
ment that takes samples right
from chimneys, and the evi-
dence produced will stand up
in any law court,” he main-
tained.

Ald. Adams, chairman of a
committee set up by
Vancouv City Council to
Study the smog situation in
the Lower Mainland, said the
city will cooperate with other
municipalities “in every way
we can.”

Special

construction is 66 percent or-
ganized, forestry 61, mining 58,
manufacturing 54, public utili-
ties 49, services 13 and trade 8.

Geographically B.C. leads all
Canada in percentage of work-

ers organized. The figures are

Atlantic 29, Quebec 28, On-
tario 32, Prairies 27 and B.C.
ay
* x «x
Strike vote of more than

9,000 carpenters in Vancouver,
Westminster, Mission
Chilliwack, Kamloops

Prince Rupert has been

taken dispute,

and results should be known
in a few days.

New
City,
and

over a wage

Carpenters have asked for a
75-cent hourly increase on the
rate of $2.25 in the
Vancouver area and $2.28 in
outlying areas. They. decisive-
40-cent offer
spread over two years.

present

ly rejected .a

* * *

In 1951 the Canadian textile
industry employed 102,000 per-
Then, under pressure of
U.S. imports, the industry saw
many mills closed and workers
fired. Employment today totals
82,000.

Sons.

Dumping of cotton fabrics,

Party to
aid magazine

“Bobowao fero Satoday!’’

That’s what the West Afri-
can folksinger chants: “Evy-
erybody loves Saturday night.”
And on Saturday night, June
, folks will gather for food
and drink, will square dance
under caller Pat Graber (fox
trot and ; roll after-

99
os

rock ’n’
wards) and will “sing along”
with popular local folksing-
ers.

It’s the garden party for
Sing Along magazine,~at the
Peretz School 1173 West
Broadway. Outdoors if it’s
fine, indoors if it rains.

PATRONIZE —

CARNEL‘’S
COFFEE SHOP
410 Main Street
Under New Management
Robbie & Grace Robertson

NEW ZENITH
CAFE
105 E. Hastings St.

For the Finest in Good
Eating

knitted
is respons-

synthetic fabrics and
goods by the U.S.
ible for the present crisis in
An

increase in Japanese sales of

the industry. explosive
certain textile items has also
added to the difficulties the
industry is experiencing.

In 1939 imports from the
U.S. totalled $15.5 million in
value. By 1955 they reached
a value of $114 million.

* * *

Strike of some 50 electrical
workers employed by the city
is beginning to cause traffic
confusion. Lights are “going
on the blink” and cannot be
repaired while the strike is in
The union has “in-
formation pickets” on the job
and other. unions won’t touch
any work which comes under
IBEW jurisdiction — city in-
stallations, street lighting, traf-
fic lights, police and fire com-
munications.

progress.

On strike since March 27, workers at Simmons Ltd.
drove this float through downtown Vancouver recently
advising the public against buying Simmons mattresses
until the strike is settled. Wages of 85 cents an hour for
women and $1,20 for men forced employees, who are meni-
bers of Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union,

Kor

Local 535,
cents per hour.

to strike for an accross-the-board increase of 25

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Vancouver, B.C.

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Vancouver, B.C.
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LIST OF PRIZE WINNERS
FOR 1957 — Grand contest
prize-winner, H. T. Godin,
Vancouver. Consolation
prize winners: J. Verben,
Cranberry Lake; O. McDon-

ald, Duncan; L. Stockand,
Cumberland; W. V. Shaw,
Whonnock; M._ Bezubiak,
Vancouver; O. Magnone,

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North Surrey; M. McGowan,
Englewood; W. Bowdering,
Vancouver; P. ' Berquist,
Campbell River; S. Sichon,
North Vancouver; F. Nor-
back, Wellington; N. Kol-
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pas, Vancouver; M. Zandy,
North Kamloops.

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JUNE 23 — ATTENTION

ALL VANCOU-
VER and OTHER FRIENDS.
GARDEN PARTY & STRAW-
BERRY SOCIAL at Gilsteads’
— Sunday, June 23 from 1
p.m. till evening. Corner 9th
Road on 30 Ave. Whonnock,
14% miles north of Lougheed.
Everyone invited.

BIG 7 USED FURNITURE
STORE — 1420 Commercial
Drive: Phone HA. 4058, (For-
merly % Transfer and Mov-
ing — N. Stoochnov).

SMOKE
RECTOR CIGARS
Only Union made cigars in
Vancouver
Sold at Hotels and at
214 UNION ST.
(AlP hand rolled)

3% TRANSFER & MOVING
Courteous, fast, efficient.
Call NICK at GL. 4620 and
HA. 57941.

NASTINGS BAKERIES LTD.

—Scandinavian products a

specialty. 716 East Hastings

Street. Phone TA. 9719,

0.K. RADIO SERVICE —
Latest factory precision
equipment used. MARINE
SERVICE, 1420 Pender St.
West., TA. 1012,

PATRONIZE
BARBER SHOP — 204

POLITANO'S

St., 2 blks. north of Hastin8®
—

REGENT TAILORS LTD. 7
Custom Tailors and Ready
to wear. For personal ee
vice see Henry Rankin #
324 W. Hastings St. Vay
couver 3. PAcific 8456.

HALLS FOR RENT
RUSSIAN PEOPLE'S HOME

Available for meetings, wed: F

rea"

dings, and banquets at 1

sonable rates. 600 Campbé
Ave. TA. 9939.

CLINTON HALL, 2605 Kas
Pender. Available for ba
quets, Weddings, Meetiné

Etc, é i
Etc f hone HA $277. ae

: ng ih
FOR RENT — Sleeping a
in a new home — % Dio

; T
from Nanaimo bus, $30 on
month. Tenants tg be clé L

and reliable. House pe.
eges and light lunches if J
sired. Phone HA. 6510-**

FP

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Banquet — Ladies
Duster Coat and 1}
Contact — 6, 426 Main
PT office

PENDER
AUDITORIUM

(Marine Workers)

339 West Pender.
LARGE & SMALL HAb™
FOR RENTALS
Phone PA. 9481

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