OAKVILLE—Ford Motor Co. of Canada Ltd. announced recall of 2,600 production workers at the end of August to begin assembly of 1961 model cars and trucks at its sprawling plant here just west _ of Toronto. * vt * REGINA—W. G. Davies, executive secretary of the Saskatchewan Federation of Labor, has become minister of Public Works in the CCF Saskatchewan government. aE te x TORONTO—Massey-Ferguson Ltd., Canada’s largest farm imple- ment manufacturer, has laid off more than half of its 3,400-man Toronto plant work force. The manpower cutback is the heaviest since 1956. ait 4 TORONTO—The United Garment Workers of America (CLC) converted a strike against 11 union shops in Toronto’s sportswear industry into an organizing drive among 27 non-union firms. . co * v: 4 OTTAWA—A review of the last session of parliament reveals that the federal government only fulfilled two out of 46 legislative requests made last January by the Canadian Labor Congress. * * GENEVA—The Republic of the Congo has applied for member- ship in the International Labour Organization. * NAKINA, Ont.—The United Steelworkers of America, hemmed in by company refusal to provide it equal opportunity with an employees’ association, lost its bid for bargaining rights at Ana- conda Iron Ore (Ontario) Ltd. at Airport Lake near this North- western Ontario centre. U.G.N. Reports IWA Members Best “Good Neighbours” New Westminster's lumber workers are among the best of the Royal City’s “good Neighbours. ” So says Ralph Black- bourne, this year’s president of the United Good Neighbour Fund Drive. To back his claim, he quoted statistics of both payroll deduc- tions—and the high percentage of International Woodworkers of America’s Local 1-357 executive and rank and file members who have donated time and energy to serving on UGN boards, collec- tion committees, and in top execu- tive positions with the fund drive. Workers Lead Figures don’t lie, and figures show the lumber workers have led the field in payroll contributions, percentage-wise. Last year the figure was 69 per cent of all IWA members in the New Westminster - Surrey - Port Moody area contributed to the drive. Closest contender for the WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER NEW B.C. FOREST PRODUCTS log barge ‘Forest Prince’ berth at Esquimalt. 1st Issue recently launched at Yarrow’s modern building top spot were bank employees, where 68 per cent contributed through the payroll deduction plan. Retail clerks were in third place, with 64 per cent while fourth and fifth place were taken by manu- facturing (39 per cent) and the construction industry (38 per cent). Not shown by adding machine compilations, but vital in the suc- cess of the drive, was the time donated by IWA-men, from rank and file right up through the top executive of the Local. IWA Active “Every year the IWA and it’s members have been most active in helping put UGN over the top. They have really worked, not just rendered lip service,” said an official of the UGN. Typical of the union’s support is the number of IWA members of this year’s UGN board of direc- tors. A past president of UGN, a director on this year’s board is Wyman Trineer, business agent for Local 1-357. Peter Rebeyka is first vice-president of the board. Albert Rose is a director. On the executive board are Les Miller, Ted Day and Rae Eddie. And campaign chairman and executive director of the UGN is Bill Wilson, of Surrey, a former trustee of the IWA _ regional council. 50 Agencies In praise of the union’s activity in raising funds for the 50 health, welfare and family service agencies that depend on the united cam- paign for operating capital, last year’s campaign chairman Ray Mercer, himself a union man Steelworkers of America. (business agent for the municipal employees union) had this to say: “Woodworkers and the wood- working industry in general are far more aware of the UGN story and the needs. “They are doing a tremendous job this year for UGN and the community.” 92% Participation IWA contributions, while averaging out to a per capital donation of $10.85, saw stagger- ing increases among _ individual firms. Employees at Valley Lum- ber’s four branches in the UGN area contributed an average of $22.43 each—and 92 per cent of the employees participated in the payroll plan. But IWA participation is noth- ing new. From the outset, when the United Good Neighbor appeal replaced the Community Chest in 1954, the union has been an active supporter. Eddie Ist Chairman Rae Eddie was the fund’s first campaign chairman and his effec- tiveness is shown by the fact that the drive went over the top by a comfortable margin. Store your valuables in a at 800 Branches in Caneda Office Workers Gain New 3-Year Contract Agreement has been reached on a key Canadian office workers’ contract at International Harvester Co. of Canada. The three-year contract pushes average wages to the $95-$100 a week level for 425 office workers members of Local 4592, United Mr. Eddie sat in on formative meetings, when it was first decided to switch from Community Chest to UGN. Along with other union representatives, he was sold on the idea that a United campaign should be headed by the people who give—the donors—rather than on the basis of a central council of the agencies. Volunteer Workers And his job of selling the UGN cause was made easy-by the fact that UGN workers are volunteers —people who have donated their time as representatives of labor, management and the citizenry. This, along with the fact that through the years UGN _ has managed to keep operating ex- penses down to the barest mini- mum of less than 9 per cent (4 per cent for salaries) of the total goal. This year, aiming for a goal of $319,000, UGN officials are confi- dent will, if anything, best last year’s figures. “We've got a tremendous team, and I don’t think the boys will let the leadership slip from their hands,” said campaign chairman Wilson. This way you know where your important papers are. Why not call in and arrange for one... now! CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE Sept., 1960 «