The Canadian Navy’s

Arctic p

atrol vessel HMCS Labrador is shown leading the crippled

U.S. icebreaker USS Edisto through hea vy ice in the Gulf of Boothia. The two ships.
were on a survey mission when the Edisto lost a propeller.

Health insurance tops program

of B.C. Federation of Labor

Delegates to the B.C. Federation of Labor mer
ed a four-point provincial le

and adopted by resoluticns, it calls for:

Black named head
of new labor body

William Black, business manager of Hospital Employ-
ees Local 180, was elected president of the new B.C. Fed-
eration at the merger convention last week-end, The 49-
year-old labor leader is a strong opponent of the govern-
ment’s policy of denying bargaining rights to public em-

WORKMEN’S
TION ACT
@ 100 percent compensation.

® Widows’ allowance to be
increased to $100 a month.

r

® Age of dependents to be in-
creased to 18 years and an
increase in allowance.

®@ Full coverage for all indus-
trial diseases.

HOSPITAL INSURANCE ACT

@ Improved scheme to cover
all chronic cases, as well
as acute cases.

@ All treatment for in-pa-
tients to be extended to
out-patients.

@ Building of sufficient beds
to service all who require
hospital care.

®@ Reestablishing of an advis-
ory committee with labor
representation.

HEALTH INSURANCE

® Immediate implementation
of a Provincial Health
Plan which can be integrat-
ed with an over-all Nation-
al Health Plan.

SOCIAL ASSISTANCE

@ An improved scale of social
assistance and Mothers’ Al-
lowances for all in need.

USSR will cooperate
in fish conservation

SEATTLE
The Soviet Union is eager to
cooperate with the rest of the
world in conserving fisheries
resources in the north Pacific.
This was made clear by the
first Soviet observers to at-
tend a conference of the In-
ternational North Pacific Fish-
eries Commission who arrived
in Seattle last week. They were
Dr. K. I. Panin and R. S. Sem-
ko of the Soviet Pacific Fish-
eries Institute.

COMPENSSA-

poyees. He defeated George
Bengough of the Carpenters
by 259 to 85 votes. Black was
formerly business agent for
Vancouver City Hall Employ-
ees Association.

Tom Alsbury, who attended
the convention as a delegate
from Vancouver and District
Labor Council, suffered a
crushing defeat when he ran
for the position of second vice
president. He received only 80
votes, as compared with 267
for Victor Midgley, Carpen-
ter’s delegate from Victoria
who defeated him. His was the
lowest vote polled by any can-
didate in the convention.

(On Tuesday this week, in
Vancouver Labor Council, Als-
bury, still smarting from his
defeat, declared:

“Neither threats, smears,
nor intimidation will move me
out. And I'd like to pass that
along to the Commies and
their stooges.’’)

IWA leader Joe Morris was
elected first vice-president by
acclamation. Bob Smeale, Can-
adian Brotherhood of Railway

“Employees, was also unoppos-

ed for the position of third
vice-president.

In the contest for the posi-
tion of fourth vice-president,

Pat O’Neil, Prince Rupert
Trades Council and Pulp and
Sulphite Workers, defeated

ger convention last weekend adopt-
gislative program. As submitted by the unity committee

John Brown of the Teamsters
by 177 to 173 votes.

George Home, former secre-
tary-treasurer of the B.C.
Federation of Labor (CCL),
was elected to the same posi-
tion in the new federation. He
will receive $6,000 a year for
his services.

The following ten were el-
ected to the executive council
from a list of 17 candidates:

Bob Beddom, Beverage Dis-
pensers; Ed O’Connor, Provin-
cial Government Employees;
Hector Wright, Firefighters;
Stu Hodgson, IWA; Wm Sym-
ington, United Packinghouse
Workers; Mel Kemmis, Bakery
Workers; Don Dunphy, Steel-
workers;_ Charles_ Stewart,
Street Railwaymen; R. Haynes
George Smythe, IWA, Local
Retail Wholesale Clerks;
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30-hour week set as.

labor's ultimate goal

The four-day B.C. Federa-
tion of Labor merger conven-
tion last week-end dealt with
106 resolutions submitted by
member unions, in many cases
through substitute resolutions
drawn up-.by the resolutions
committee. Following is a con-
densation of the position taken
in adopting some of the more
important. resolutions:

Forests: Strict provincial
control of cutting methods; in-
tensified research into silvi-
culture and full utilization
of waste; adequate pest and
fire control.

Shipping: Fifty percent of
Canadian exports to be carried
in Canadian ships; merchant
marine to be subsidized by Ot-
tawa; all vessels using inland
waters to be built and regis:
tered in Canada.

Municipal Affairs: Condemn-
ed the proposed Municipal Ser-
vices Tax (poll tax) and call-
ed for a provincial-municipal
conference on municipal rev-
enue.

Labor Legislation: The 40-
hour week, to be guaranteed
by legislation, with the 30-
hour week as the ultimate goal,
minimum wage of $1.25 an
hour; Improved equal pay act;
pay for all proclaimed holi-
days; redrafting of the Labor
Relations Act; * equal rights
for government employees;

labor representation on 80
ernment boards and commis: q
sions, Si eabs

Hospital Wage Freeze: 7°
be rescinded. da:

Union Shop: To be -manl ee
tory where 51 percent of ae
workers in the bargaining U™
vote in favor of it. _ 5 a

Old Age Pensions: $7 4s
month at 65, with no me
test.

Union slate contests

° Cri
council at Kitimat |
KITIMAT, Fi 7
Municipal elections 12 ire’
mat will see a slate of t an
union members approving
Non-Partisan “slate come |
of two Alcan officials and
businessman, i
Local 5115 of United Ste,
workers, through a bale’
union members, chose its Prat
ident, Russ Hoover, vice Die.
dent Christy Trower an ton
ance secretary Monty ich
to run for council, to woah
it elected two candidates —~
year. of
Kitimat Trades and ee
Council has endorsed thé of
candidates and elected @ elec”
mittee to work for thet
tion. ‘Il not
The Steelworkers W? 7
field a candidate for 1

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