{fF DR EI IR I IS SFE SO ST AIO PACIFIC TRUBUNE Labor hits monopolies Cont d from pg. 1 collectively and to strike, These rights must clearly be set out in provincial statutes and must be preceded by repeal of all present anti-labor acts, Among other subjects covered _ by the submission were unem- Soviet guests on city TV Two Soviet educators and their interpreter were in Vancouver recently as guests of DeanScarfe and Dr, Smith, both of UBC’s Dept. of Education. Both Cana- dians toured the Soviet Union earlier this year, During their stay in Vancou- ver, the Soviet guests were in- terviewed by CTV's: Channel 8, The interview was screened by Channel 8 last Wednesday, De- cember 16, between 10:30 and 11:00 a.m, Producer Al Clapp told the PT the interview will be rerun some time between Christmas andNew Year’s, He stated it would prob- ably be shown around 7 o’clock in the evening—a prime viewing time—because of keen interest in Soviet teaching methods andin education generally, PT readers are urged to watch the daily papers and Channel 8 for the specific time and date of the taped showing, ployment, hours of work and va- cations, medicare and low cost drugs, Ambulance service should be included in a fully compre- hensive health plan, The brief devoted a section to education and training as we enter the age of automation, Education is no longer “just a matter of individual betterment,” but is now “a social necessity.” The government must act, in particu- lar, “to lighten the financial cost of education for the municipali- ties,” Government policy in regard to old age pensioners, social welfare cases, people afflicted with diseases andother ailments, also came in for scathing criti- cism in the BCF presentation, Many observers feel it is one of the most comprehensive briefs to be presented by the BCF in many years, PT to move After many years at our present location, the PT will be moving to new quarters, Our new address, as of Janu- ary 1, 1965, will be: Pacific Tribune Mezzanine No, 3 Ford Building 193 E, Hastings St, Vancouver 4, B,C, We hope to be able to com- plete moving over the holiday period,- after which we will be open for business at our new location, a ee f =—Ss PUT THE TRIB ON YOUR XMAS LIST This is the season of giving; the time of year when all of us like to remember those who are near and dear to us. 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RESO MES NESTA BES SPAN ACS BSS BE BEST RSE SEO BIEN HS SAL NEST HOST HOSTS STS SESE HER Fayed RA RANA RGR RG RARA RG OA ROE RRA RA RARE Gov’! car insurance demanded by labor Vancouver Labor council has gone on record as supporting a demand by the B,C, Federation of Labor that the provincial gov- ernment institute a car insurance scheme, Speaking in favor of such action, council secretary Paddy Neale told the Tuesday meeting of the VLC: “Continually rising car insur- ance costs have gone far beyond the point where government ac- tion is necessary,” He cited the Socred government’s past actions in taking over the B,C, Electric and ferry systems to Vancouver Island and stated: “It’s my opinion that if enough pressure is generated, this gov- ernment will move—and then take the credit for it,” e The council also decided Tues- day to check with the BCFL to see what else can be done to aid striking miners at Britannia Beach, Several delegates felt that more action by organized labor was necessary, Bill Stewart (Marineworkers) told delegates his union had do- nated $200 to Local 663 of Mine Mill, then went to the rank and file and collected a further $600, But still, the labor movement has not responded to this chal- lege strongly charged. “Our labor council has pro- tested the attitude of Anaconda,” Stewart declared, “but workers all over in camps, mills and factories are asking: ‘Why don’t we compel Premier Bennett to take over and operate the mine?” “Besides the community itself, any trade unionist wishing to spend New Year’s Eve in Britan- nia is welcome and invited to attend, When Anaconda sees the results, they’ll turn copper green with envy,” He urged that the labor coun- cil “needle the Federation intc action, I know Mine Mill isn’t affiliated to the CLC but miners are still part of the working class and they are still trade unionists —who are being attacked by one of the most ruthless monopolies anywhere,” Meanwhile, Mine Mill is spon- soring a New Year’s Eve party for the miners, their wives and the entire community of Britan- nia, Harvey Murphy, national vice president of the union, told the PT: enough, he: proximately $7 million. Auto insurance boost hit; Government scheme urged The B,C, Executive of the Communist Party last Friday urged the B,C, government to act immediately to block a projected boost in car insurance rates, and to bring down a government-operated auto insurance scheme at the coming legislative session opening in January, This action came in a special resolution adopted by the executive and forwarded to the government, The resolution said that every automobile owner in B,C, will be faced with a sharp increase in insurance costs in January as a result of the 25 per cent boost ordered by insurance companies. The resolution said that this increase in rates will be over and above the extra cost of the new $50,000 minimum liability coverage voted by the last session of the B,C, Legislature, Pointing out that present laws make it compulsory for automobile owners to carry liability coverage, the resolution charges that the failure to provide cheap government insurance places the public at the mercy of the insurance companies, The resolution says insurance companies charge exhor- bitant rates in comparison with the auto insurance scheme provided by the Saskatchewan government, It further states that a rate increase is not justified because the difference between premiums collected and the claims paid out is ap- Auto workers defend jobs, future As the PT goes to press, negotiations are continuing be- tween 23,500 striking auto work- ers in Toronto, Oshawa, St, Catherines, Windsor and London, and the giant General Motors monopoly, The dispute centres around four key points which are of national importance: wage parity * to close the gap in earnings as between Canadian and U,S, auto workers; parity on pensions and earlier retirement to open the way for younger workers; im- proved vacation plans; and im- proved working conditions, (1) Wage Parity: Canadian auto workers are presently being un- derpaid by GM to the extent of from 40 cents to $1.40 per hour, compared to wages being paid for identical work in the U,S, At the same time, cars are more expensive in Canada, This is super exploitation with a ven- geance, (2) Pensions: The U,S, social security system is far superior to anything that exists in Canada, But, in addition to better federal government legislation, the UAW has negotiated a retirement at 60 plan which guarantees a $400 monthly pension to any worker earning $3,00 an hour or more, (3) Vacations: This is amatter of extended vacations which have been fully earned by ever-in- creasing productivity per worker in the industry, (4) Improved working condi- tions: This is a most vital factor as it has to do with inhuman speed-up of production lines, Present requirements call for a car per minute to come off the line, which is at least one-third _more than humanly possible with- out serious breakdowns in the human factor, U.S, workers are free to strike on issues of speed-ups that be- come unbearable, but Canadian workers do not have the right to strike over issues not covered in a contract, Winning of these four points by the auto workers would be a tremendous victory for every wage and salary earner in all of Canada, Huge General Motors plant at Oshawa, Ontario was stilled last week as 23,500 autoworkers sought wage parity, and battled speedup December 18, 1964—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—Page 3 i