“10 “THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER ~~ we way “PUNITIVE” LEGISLATION ANSWER TO FEMALE JOB DISCRIMINATION Women suffer job discrim- ination because of prejudice, and the solution is “forceful and punitive” legislation, the Canadian Labour Congress stated. In a brief to the Royal Com- mission on the Status of Wo- men, the labour body, repre- senting about 1,500,000 work- ers, Says prejudice against women workers reflects a widespread social attitude: UNFEMININE “Many women accede read- ily to this prejudice in not seeking employment in male occupations or supervisory positions for fear that they may be regarded as unfemin- ine, because they know that they would be acting contrary to the views and wishes of family or friends.” One result was that women are employed mainly in low- paid jobs. The Congress disagrees with those who advocate education as the only way to eliminate discrimination. SEXUAL PREJUDICE “We do not feel that force- ful or punitive legislation will itself evoke further opposi- tion,” the Congress states. “For we do not believe that sexual prejudice, although it may be as widespread as ra- cial prejudice, is as virulent or as much of public record. “We believe that employers and the public as a whole, if faced with a fait accompli and the means to enforce it, will grant at least grudging accept- ance of the role of women in all occupations and in time, we hope, full social accept- ance will occur.” POINTS IN BRIEF The brief: © Describes the dismissal of women workers upon mar- riage as “particularly bar- baric;” e Says there are now only two major pieces of legisla- tion in Canada that prohibit sexual discrimination, in em- ployment — the Quebec Em- ployment Discrimination Act and the Federal Public Ser- vice Employment Act; © Declares that “any legis- lation, social policy or indi- vidual action that detracts from women’s absolute equal- BROADWAY PRINTERS LIMITED printers and lithographers since 1911 115 EAST 8th AVENUE VANCOUVER 10, B.C. Telephone 876-2101 ity with men is a violation of fundamental rights;” © Suggests that far from be- ing harmful it may be bene- ficial for a child to have a working mother “since full- time motherhood is not suffi- ciently absorbing for many Women and a mother’s con- stant presence may lead to ex- cessive dependency on the part of children;” e@ Describes provisions for maternity leave in Canada as “woefully inadequate;” LOW PAID e Says almost half of all employed women work in oc- cupations which are low paid and offer little hope of up- ward. progression; © Calls for a complete sys- tem of government - financed day -care centres throughou the country; : © Questions whether pro- tective occupational measures — such as those excluding women. from night shift work or heavy manual labour — are really necessary, and sug- gests they may be “unnatural barriers which prevent their movement into many occupa- tional fields;” © Suggests that anti-dis- criminatory action by govern- ments may hasten the arrival of “a socially androgynous conception of the roles of men and women, in which they are equal and similar in such spheres as intellectual, artis- tic, political and occupational interests and _ participation, complementary only in those spheres dictated by physiolo- gical differences between the sexes.” I AIN’T EXACTLY WORKED AS A LOGGER... BUT I BEEN AROUND ’EM A LOT... AN’ KNOW ALL TH’ LOGGIN’ TERMS! LABOR'S BIG BATTLES Labor’s big battles are go- ing to be against government attempts to impose wage con- trols and against compulsory- arbitration legislation, Cana- dian Labor Congress Presi- dent Donald MacDonald told IWA convention delegates. He told the convention that Prime Minister Pierre Tru- deau’s administration is con- sidering both unfavorable ac- tions, instead of providing the needed “mild stimulant” for the economy. MacDonald warned that the nation may face “the worst unemployment situation in years” this coming winter. The CLC, he said, will dis- -cuss incomes policy — but that was “a far cry from wage restraint or controls.” And compulsory arbitration, he added, “has never worked in other countries” and ‘iis “a yoke of injustice,” he added. PROBLEMS? 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Higgin SOME WORKBOOTS FEEL LIKE THIS cnet, ote fe ie, ot tee Dee... ee eee ee | nies 5 ae health and foot-ease. tters come free with the Warden: Russ Williams F. Harnden Six-Year Trustee: Bill Nairn (by acclamation) Regional Executive Board: Max Salter Nick Chernoff Alternate Board Member: Karl Lidberg D. Sloat BY-LAW CHANGES -The well-attended meeting discussed and approved four bylaw changes dealing with (a) Local Union Executive Board meetings, (b) Bi-annual meetings (c) Wages and ex- penses and (d) Ladies Auxil- jary to Local Union 1-363. A