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T VICTORIA

A brief presented by. the
executiye of the B.C. Federa-
tion of Labor singled out the
‘plight of young job seekers
(age 17 to 25), and called for
an investigation -by: 2. legisla-
tive committee into the special

‘(problems of ‘this group. -

The: brief: presented figures
showing the increase in labor

_-pingome tobe the smallest in

many years. Unemployment

Giwic. workers hit hack

Cont'd from pg. 1

_ “It is irenieal that some of
our so-called rebels claim to be
good members of the CCF,
New *“Demoeratic;Party. Next
time they run: te the Province
they should remember that this
newspaper came out with a ter-
rific blast against the CCF on
the eve ‘of the last election. It
ran a: front page scare story
claiming 10,000 jobs would be
lost if the people elected a CCF
government in B.C.

“The fact remains that the

standard practice in this and,

all other trade union locals
that press releases are to be
issued only by the: responsible
officers. given the authority to

de so: The: splinter group has,

ne.such: ‘authority. The fact that
_these disrupters. have. become
-. the _ darlings - of such a malo-
_dorous,: ° ‘antidabor . newspaper.
« odoes: tittlete> -recommend : them
. oe: for.the affection: raped respect: of:
- Sours smpentbership: as a, whole.”
= oc At steny simsther -Manceuyer.
. ‘Drainenion December 18; ;1e-
« ports ‘Rom: Geederham, -region-
~al_ director. for * the- Canadian
Labor...Congress,. as.. saying,
“The CLG. is prepared.to give
them..any assistance it. needs.

‘and organize _ the member
against union,

|B.C.

Any group’ of people who want
to clean up. an organization
that has been expelled ‘from
the Congress because of its
Commie members or executive
ean depend on the CLC, and
all its affiliates to help out.”

The Pacific Tribune was, un-
able to get in touch with Good-
erham to verify the above
statement but no repudiation |
has ‘been forthcoming.

We did however check, with
the secretary of the Vancouver
Labor Council to see how some
of the affiliates of the Congress

were prepared to assist Good-

erham.

Paddy Neale told the -P.T. |"

that he did not think. it
would be a good thing for the

VLE to get involved in the dis+}be

pute. We should keep out. >of:
it,’ he said. ‘

“We all know what the Sane
couver Province is - and what |
they try to do: This is obvious-
ly» another attempt to? disrupt, |

Neale said.

The Vancouver Labor Goun,
ai represents close. to 10%. of.
the entire membership - of the
B.C. Federation of Labor. in

ship | tion
Jeadership,” dust

in « November.

force jobless

8% of the total labor market
(labor force, less. employers,
self. employed, proprietors, un~ |-
paidafamily ‘workers and some
professional groups), _ :
Also -ealled for:is a winter
works incentive pregram with
the Provincial Government
paying» 50% of the cost, to
municipalities, and a co-oper-
ative ProvincialFederal pro-
gram ‘of public ae develop-
| ments. t
Immediate aenchnrenon of

line with the.
Plan and firm opposition to the
éxport: of power to the US.,
are demanded in the brief. -

AE,» hewever,”
jDOWEF » 15 y

ployment will boom there in-
stead of British. Columbia and

mi

: will be. -eompelled to
puy_higher costpower-from the
Peace River project, unless the
Columbia power. is.developed
and Sold, in Camada.”

_Also called for. by» the,,brief

‘Elizabeth

fetter to.

G. “Flynn
‘New Yor

usiton ocx |
k Times

figures show 5.8 %:of ithe labor |-

This represents approximately

the Columbia Power system in,
MeNaughton™

“If Columbia River;power-is.
used. in Canada, as it. should
be, many Bey ea ipdustiss. ill,

CoCo
exported to the
United States, industry.and.em-

‘Canada; "There is every indica-
’ that the people: and in-|"

Labor urges action on jobs,
hit power export to U.S. —

Action by beth senior levels of Government “to make vigorous and sutained ef«
forts to ensure that there is work for all who want it, to alleviate the financial dis«
tress of all who suffer from unemployment, and to rehabilitate workers left destitute
by technological changes,” headed the list of demands. made. by. organized labor ta
the Previncial Cabinet in Victoria Monday, December 20.

® Free education at all levels
with greater financial co-
operation by. both the Fed-
eral and Provincial govern-
ments.

@ Repeal of Bills 42 and 43
which evidence shows have
been used to hamstring col-
lective. bargaining and des-

. «troy. cenditions.

* A provincial minium wage

_,of-.$1.25 an, hour.
e Federal-Provincial co-opera-

eentributery pension: plan

» Q@l@ Age Pension Plan.
©, A.statutory holiday for- the
first. of August and. an
amendment to the B.C.
Holidays Act to provide-for
«three weeks vacation. with
pay after five years service:
e._A4 .moratorium on .house

tion to establish a national.|-

-te: conrplement the existing:

“ed
mortgages for those unablé
te pay due to unemploys

ment or any. other factor. |

e. Entry. of the provincial
government and banks
the second. mortgage ae
and stern actions by the
government to regulate
mortgage interests and oe :
tect the public.

|e Federal and Provincial aid

to subsidize fast, frequent

and convenient public trange
it systems in cities and

-metropolitan areas

Legislation to penalize .eni«
ployers, or agencies.
ing on behalf of employers,

_ for. hiring or soliciting the
services of strikebreakers, |
e-Protested the B.C.- ~-goveras
sment’s: trade with -the apag«
theid Government i Souda
Africa. % ei

The Canadian Labor .€

~The GLC,..as «well as-,the

| of, National. Frade Unions, ap-,
peared before the special com-
mittee inquiring into the: “Un-
‘employment Insurance’ Aet-in
Ottawa, to press for amend-
ments te the Act. ae
The €LC brief asked that}
the =: Federal government (ine
crease its payment into_ the)
fund from one-sixth to- one-
third. with employers and.,em-
ployees sharing one-third. each.
Both the CLC and CNTU
submissions asked that  sea-
sonal benefits, ACE et frem

Canadian labor asks UIC |
benefits be increased

‘employed Insurance benefits be. increased to Prony net
Jess than two-thirds of previous. earnings.

95,000 - member Ganiederalion che

ongress has asked that Use

December; 1, to. May 16,06

They also urged that the pre
sent 52 week benefit period be -
retained. ©
“ “Matiagement is pressing fee
a 35, week benefit period: —
‘ “Phe CNTU_ proposal differe@_
fram-the "CLC:.on methods ef
figancing.. ‘They asked for. a
special tax on all income sil
Jar to. tax-callections now: used
te-finance old age pensions. -
Both briefs emphasized. that
jobs and full employment vad
the. real eer

defect. De you marvel: that I returned? It oe
interest you to. know . that Soviet. students,
.. teachers and others. were horrified and amaz-
ed that I.was returning and urged me: “‘Stay
with us.” A. press conference. of. lawyers . and
intellectuals. in Paris recently expressed the
same horror of: this fantastic, law.

Some may be facetious about my returning
and suggest that possibly I should. have-re-
mained .in. the Soviet Union.; , But- it. happens | -
that I: am: an, American. I love my, native:
Jand-and feel confident, that there are millions

of Amerieans .who,), whatever their political | -
views, are also horrified at suelts AD BRIERSEAES.
as the MeGarran: Act, :

I have. returned to fight for my: uaa rand!) > 2x

o those of all: Americans, rights embedded: «in |:
our Constituttion™ and: Bill of- Rights, even.as |»
“1 have. consistently fought since _I. was: first iy
arrested in 1909 eee Wash.; in a free; -

.speech: fight. - : : j

“Is it too mueh* to -ask queer? I ‘can. ex: |.

pect; despite: -our political differenees, your
- support: in this~ -struggle whieh, I suggest, is|-
a fight te defend: the ‘Constitution and —
-eratie rights for all ‘Americans?

¢ FLIGAPETH GHRDP Ys FLYNN]

The following letter to the editor by Eliza-
beth Gurley Flynn, national Communist party
chairman, appeared: in ‘The. New York Times
of Nov. 22:

e

To the .Editor.of The New York Times:

Your editorial of Nov. 12 on the return of
V..M: Molotev to his.:native land, the Soviet
Union,, was: of;spegial,interest to me, because
at the-same time I was returning to my na-
tive land, the United. States.. Your editorial
said: ‘His: decision..to.go. back to face his
accusers must excite at. least a grudging, -ad-.
miration” -and: deseribedy:Molotoy as “a man
of pringiple . ... wh@@id not secure, safety for
himself and. his wife-by.defection.” ?

Iowender: if youywill,entertain the same

amiring.attitude. toward. the writer of, this
retter,, who, .at; the,age of 71 is:returning to
face my accusers,under the. McCarran: Act.
The simple tnath. is that Inisk a life sentence
ince,..as your Peter Khiss pointed.out in his
story of Nov. 16, the penalties under the Me-
- Carran Act.are five.years imprisonment and
$10,000, fine for each day I. refuse to register
under terms.of: a «law, that brands me 4
forgign,agent.
Your editorial, mele that Molotov did not

~= December 22, 1961—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—Page §