2 WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER 2nd I From Page 1 ‘Aijirline" “When the Conciliation Board re- ported, the union accepted the terms of the majority award, even though they fell considerably short of the em- ployees’ original objectives. The com- pany rejected the Board’s report. The union then made a new approach to the company in an effort-to reach agreement. The company made prac- tically no change in its position. Strike Vote “At this point the union conducted a strike vote and found that 91 per cent of the members favoured a work stoppage in the event a settlement could not be reached. Once again an approach was made to the company but the company refused to move and as a result a strike has now been set for July 21st. “It is surely apparent ftom the above outline that the Canadian Air Line Flight Attendants’ Association has fulfilled every detail of the law. Under these circumstances it is in- excusable for a Crown Corporation to conduct itself in outright violation of the principles upon which evr en- tire labour law is based. “The threat to the safety of air passengers by the use of strike breakers is obvious from the direc- tions the company itself has issued in this regard. A teletype message sent to all TCA stations on May 16th, dealing with the recruiting of strike breakers, said: ‘it will not be neces- sary for these employees to undergo special medical examinations’ and, at another point, ‘male or female per- sonnel will be accepted from any age group regardless of whether or not they would normally qualify as flight attendants’, Safety Course “Flight attendants are responsible for the safety of passengers during flight and in cases of emergency. They undergo an intensive six-week training course, a major part of which is devoted to safety and to providing leadership in the event of an emer- gency. It is obvious that office em- ployees or people hired at random with little or no training could not provide this protection to passengers. “We would also point out that the main point at issue in this dispute is the reduction of flying hours of flight attendants in service on recently in- troduced aircraft. This matter was discussed last year at a conference of the International Labour Organiza- tion and we would recall to you that the Canadian Government Delega- tion at that conference supported a resolution declaring that employees should benefit from the increased pro- ductivity of such aircraft. Accept Award “In view of all these circumstances we urge you to use your good offices to have Trans-Canada Air Lines cease using tactics of intimidation and strike breaking and to accept the award of the ‘Conciliation Board which you appointed under the chair- manship of Mr. Justice Monpetit.” Unions Reverse Vote On Disarmament LONDON (CPA) —Britain’s _second largest and fifth largest trade unions have now reversed their policy of supporting uni- lateral nuclear disarmament by Britain. This will mean that uni- lateral nuclear disarmament will be defeated at this year’s confer- ences of the Trades Union Con- gress and the Labour Party in the fall, unless some other large unions unexpectedly switch over to unilateralism. The Amalgamated Engineering Union. has a block vote of about 900,000 at the Trades Union Congress - and 700,000 at the Labour Party Con- ference. The Union of Shop, Distri- butive and Allied Workers has about 360,000 and 320,000 respectively. Last fall a unilateral nuclear disarmament resolution was passed at the T.U.C. conference by 1,143,000 votes and by 407,000 and 43,000 in two different resolutions at the Labour Party conference. 28 to 23 This decision to reverse the A.E.U. policy was made by 28 votes to 23 at the annual meeting of the National Committee. Another resolution, passed by 38 votes to 12, requested the Labour Party and the T.U.C. “to consider ways and means of formulating a de- fence and foreign policy capable of uniting the party and sufficiently flexible to take cognizance of chang- ing circumstances peculiar to defence and foreign affairs. Fifty- -one of the 52 National Com: mittee delegates voted against having a U.S. Polaris submarine base in Britain —the odd delegate abstained. This is contrary to the present T.U.C.-Labour Party policy, which accepts having a Polaris base as part of our obligations to N.A.T.O., but disagrees with the chosen Holy Loch, Scotland, site as it is too close to a gener populated area. U.S.D.A.W. policy was decided by three separate resolutions at their annual conferenc First Priority One regarded the re-establishment of party unity on the basis of the Crossman-Padley draft statement of defence policy as a “first priority.” This was carried by 153,510 to 80,334. The Crossman-Padley draft is defi- nitely not unilateralist, but it is re- arded as more anti-American than the present T.U.C.-Labour Party de- fence statement. If the Crossman- Padley draft is not accepted the union will support the T.U.C.-Labour Party statement. DUNCAN BUSINESS GUIDE Duncan Lake Cowichan LOUTET AGENCIES LTD. INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE J. Lindsay Loutet Gordon R. Loutet 131 Jubilee St. S. 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They have succeeded in protecting their self-employed members from any danger of tak- ing part in social security or of being corrupted by its safeguards. Thanks to the AMA, the aged and infirm doctor, when he can no longer put a stethoscope to a patient’s chest, runs no risk of collecting a modest monthly stip- end from Federal old-age insur- ance. He has the blessed free- dom of becoming a public charge. - So does the widow with young children whose doctor husband died in the prime of life.” A resolution re-affirming the 1960 decision in favour of unilateralism was rejected by 139,483 to 93,331. Another resolution supporting col- lective security through N.A.T.O. and multilateral disarmament, was passed by 103,707 to 98,888. This change in view by these two unions undoubtedly reflects the in- creasing activity during the year of the opponents of unilaterilism. It is in contrast to the previous year when a terrific campaign by the unilateral- ists met with little real resistance. High Cost Of Living Tall West Germans want to pay less taxes because they claim life is more expensive for them than for shorter persons. The tall people’s club reminded German authorities that its members have to pay a lot more for their clothes, shoes and furniture—and therefore a reduction of taxes is urgent. One Million New Jobs Canada will need 1,000,000 new jobs in the next five years or the country will face continued high unemployment, the Senate Man- power Committee reported. Unemployment, say the Senators, is one of Canada’s most pressing national problems. Jobless levels have been rising year after year and there is no recovery from one recession before another begins. Even with 1,000,000 new jobs, which is twice as many as were created in the past five years, un- employment will only be down to 3.5 per cent. As the country comes out of cach new recession, more and more workers are left without jobs. Recent Trends In its review of the recent trends, the ‘Senate committee reported that Canada’s per capita production rate was four per cent below 1956 Taking a frankly private enterprise stand, the committee which is dom- inated by Liberal Senators, said the country needs more free-spending capitalists. More private investment is needed to get the economy rolling again. Industry should get tax incen- tives to spur research and develop- ment. Secondary industry also needs tax depreciation allowances to help re- place old equipment with new ma- chinery. A surge in private investment must be equalled by a high rate of govern- ment social capital, especially in ur- ban renewal and redevelopment There should be more government spend- ing on slum clearance and on pollu- tion control and city congestion, said the committee, pointing out that the bottleneck is lack of planning, financ- ing and co-operation between the three levels of government. 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