4 REGIONAL PRESIDENT’S LABOUR DAY MESSAGE ABOUR DAY 1963 finds the labour movement in the Province of British Columbia facing challenges some- what different to the problems which have been met and overcome by labour in the past. The fact that the largest percentage of the labour force in British Colum- bia has been organized into unions has resulted in B.C. workers enjoying the highest living standards in Canada. The employer groups in the province have reacted fo our gains and successes by demanding and receiving from .the present provincial government restrictive la- bour legislation which will greatly inhibit the labour movement's ability to cope with problems such as auto- mation. Canadian industry, by and large, has embarked on a program of automation and mechanical change which has resulted in fewer workers producing more wealth. Economic action by unions, even without the re- strictive and discriminatory legislation now in our stat- utes, cannot in itself cope with these problems. Unions can only negotiate wage increases and fringe benefits for those still working for the employer; but with greater wealth being produced by fewer workers an ever in- creasing pool of unemployed is being formed, Many in the labour movement believe as | do that trade unions must be allowed to operate in an atmo- sphere conducive to collective bargaining, unfettered by legislation, and that the gains made by organized la- bour for their members must be made available to all sections of the community. If all members of our society are to benefit by the tremendous increase in wealth pro- duced in this nation then a profound change in philo- sophical, political, and economic thinking on the part of government must take place. This challenge has been accepted by the I.W.A. in British Columbia, and we believe the New Democratic Party is the only political party which will carry out these objectives. HUNGER FACTS © Every day of the week in 1963, some 10,000 people will die of malnutrition or starvation, more than at any time in history. e In India alone, 50 million children will die of malnutrition in the next ten years. ‘ e More than half of the world’s three billion live in perpetual hunger. e “If we were suddenly to join the less fortunate, our next meal would be a small bowl of rice and perhaps a piece of fish an inch square ‘the day after tomorrow’.” (Harlan Cleveland, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State). e With every tick of the clock, there are three more mouths to feed. In 17 years, there will be four billion people on earth; in.37 years six billion — more than three quarters of them in Asia, Latin America and Africa. : © One fifth of the planet’s population, the people of North America, Western Europe and Australia, live in plenty. e The Canadian consumes 4.66 pounds of food per day. If he is lucky the average Indian eats 1.23 pounds of food a day, mostly rice. © It is estimated that enough food is thrown away in the U.S. each day to feed China’s 650 million for several days. © The family dog in Canada eats more and better food than the Indian worker. : Publication date of the next issue of the WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER is September 5. Deadline for ad copy is August 15, and for news copy August 26. Published Twice Monthly on the First and Third Thursdays by INTERNATIONAL WOODWORKERS OF AMERICA (AFL-CIO-CLC) Regional Council No. 1 Editor . . . Grant MacNeil REGIONAL OFFICERS: ; Jack Moore . Jack MacKenzie a Jack Holst Bob Ross President .. : lst Vice-President 2nd Vice-President . 3rd Vice-President ; Secretary-Treasurer Fred Fieber International Board Members tw Joe Madden, Walter F. Allen Address all communications to: FRED FIEBER, Secretary-Treasurer 2859 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, B.C. TR. 4-5261 - 2 Subscription Rates - : Advertising Representative $2.00 per annum G. A. Spencer Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Dept., Ottawa, and for Payment of Postage in Cash, 27,500 COPIES ‘PRINTED IN THIS ISSUE AZ. a= > rd = oo rt ~~ 77 —< od im Wa THE ALL- Women’s Advisory Commit. tee of the Trades Union Congress by delegates ata conference of representa- tives of unions catering for | women workers in Britain. It was pointed out that one-third of the employed population are women, but nothing like one-third of > the top posts go to women, Not one woman edited a national newspaper. 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