LABOR AROUND THE PROVINCE Vancouver club employees align wage demands with hotel workers Four club employees want a 35 per- eent wage increase. They are waiters, bartenders, cooks and other workers in 10 city clubs. They have set this target in order to bring their wage de- mands into line with those of beer parlor and_ cocktail lounge employees now in ne- gotiations. The hotel workers are asking for a 20 percent in- crease. Present wages in clubs range from $32.50 a week for waitresses to $68.50 for bar- tenders. * * * Local 15, Office Employees’ International Union, has sign- ed up the office workers of Peterson Electrical Construc- tion Company. The first agree- ment. provides a wage boost of 14 percent, the 37% hour week and the union shop. * * * Many unions are busy plan- ning their childrens’ Christ- mas party. By far the largest will be that of Local 1-217, International Woodworkers, to be held in Georgia Auditorium December 13. Four thousand youngsters are expected to at- tend. Vancouver Civic Employees Union, Outside Workers, wili hold its Christmas Party in the Hastings Odeon Theatre, Sunday December 16. More than 700 children are expected. * * * Members of Marine and Boilermakers employed at Western Bridge have accepted a wage increase of 30 cents an hour in a two-year agreement. The 600 workers will get 20 cents retroactive to November 1, 1456, 10 cents on November 1, 1957, and a one percent in- crease in vacation pay. x * * At press time, United Fish- ermen and Allied Workers’ Union and Fisheries Associa- tion of B.C. were deadlocked over the price to be paid to herring fishermen this year. If no agreement is reached, the herring fleet will not sail. The union has lowered its demand of an increase of 15 cents a man ton to five cents, but the association is offer- ing no more than last year’s price. * * * hundred Vancouver and conductors have rebelled against the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and set up the Canadian Trainmen’s Un- ion. The group’s aim is to re- place the international in Western Canada and to gain a membership of 3,000. According to spokesmen for the group, it has 100 members in Vancouver and 25 in Kam- loops. The group advances as its main grievance against the Brotherhood the seven-day day work week with unlimited overtime. It is also dissatis- fied over contracts set for all Western Canada without ade- Huguette 5 RT vice- president of the Canadian Labor Congress and Quebec packing house workers leader, is the subject of a feature in the current issue of McLean’s magazine. quate consideration of condi- tions in B.C., and with the handling of grievances. Brotherhood officials admit dissatisfaction among CPR and CNR trainmen. The International Brother- hood of Railway Trainmen is one of the four independent railway unions not affiliated with the Canadian Labor Con- gress. The new union hopes to become affiliated with the CLC before the international union does. If the international be- came affiliated first, it could DEAVES TRANSFER Moving & General Cartage Reasonable Rates TERRY BA. 3024 NEW ZENITH CAFE 105 E. Hastings St. For the Finest in Good A group of CPR trainmen Eating PATRONIZE — MLC et tt ttt eet td Pt a CARNEL’S CONSTANTINE COFFEE SHOP 410 Main Street Under New Management Robbie & Grace Robertson Fine Custom Tailoring Ladies’ and Gentlemen’ = Rm. 118, 603 W. Hastings St. = PA. 5810, Vancouver 2, B.C. HELAUNTENIEHAKENETONBENBUEUBNENIENANENENRIe PU abinristueneisiedennier demand that the new union be refused recognition by the CLC on the ground that it was not a legitimate trade union organization. x * * Seafarers’ Industrial Union has been refused certification in the east for a Toronto Tow- boat Company. It is reported that the Canadian Labor Rela- tions Board refused the certi- fication because the union does not give its members enough voice in its affairs. The SIU charges $73 for a work permit, but dees not give ‘holders full union rights. Alberta Social Credit | turns down sales tax EDMONTON Despite the impassioned pleas of Provincial Treasurer Hinman, Aiberta Social Credit League at its convention here, turned down a proposed sales tax for Alberta. To Hinman’s plea noi to vote it down “until they had more information on the subject” the 200 or more delegates gave a flat ‘no sales tax” answer by overwhelming vote. Meantime, the Manning gov- ernment is said to be prepar- ing an attractive brochure by which they hope to sell their sales tax idea to Albertans. Delegates warned the Socred convention that such a tax would “hit the small man” and do great harm to Social Credit in Alberta. B.C. Attorney-General Rob- 4 ert Bonner told the Alberl@ convention that federal finan” ing gave preference 1t0 io companies, a_ policy a constitutes “a threat to the & 4 onomic welfare of all Canadl ans, and ultimately elimi; ates the small businessmam However, he did not tell ti convention that instea' abolishing the sales tax a5 1 cial Crediters. had promis the Bennett government H@ hoisted the sales tax f0M three to five percent whet? took office. Nenana OVALTIN® CAFE 251 EAST HASTINGS” Vancouver, B.C. QUALITY — nae CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING A charge of 50 cents for each insertion of five lines or less with 10 cents for each ad- ditional line is made for no- tices appearing in this colamn. 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