“. . . amd he always works when others strike. Just the man we need.” Saanich, Surrey to keep wards The recent amendment to the Municipal Act abolishing the ward system is not meeting with approval in a number of municipalities. Approved by the last session of the legis- lature, the amendment calls for a system of electing coun- cillors at large, as in Vancouver, New Westminster and Vic- toria, in all except those municipalities where councils vote to continue the ward system. Last week Saanich Council voted to retain the ward Sys- tem, following the stand taker earlier by Surrey Council. In Langley and Burnaby .municipalities councils have not yet discussed the question. In Burnaby, ratepayers tw® years ago voted down a pro- posal to abolish the ward system. There Councillor Harry Ball, in a statement to the Pacific Tribune, pointed to Vancouver as an example of the evils of eliminating the ward system. Vancouver working class districts, he said, now lacked repre- sentation on the council and were unable to obtain the services given to other areas. He said he would fight to keep the ward system as giving “the people the fairest representation.” : I.T.U. Benefit. The International Typographical Union hag had a pension fund in operation for 39 years. It now pays $12 per week to 7009 pensioners. In Vancouver there are $4 pensioners who will receive in: the aggre- gate $21,216 this year. Each union printer is assessed %ths of 2 percent to pay for this pension. REMEMBER- THE SOUTHAM PROVINCE 1S PRODUCED WITH IMPORTED STRIKEBREAKERS Mn nm TTL ee ULM The enactment of Bill 39 by the Anscomb-Hart Coalition is a declaration of war on free trade unionism. The government has adopted legislation which has not the support of the Majority of British Columbia—the worst labor legislation in Canada, even worse than Quebec. It is in complete violation of promises made in the government’s election manifesto and it must be challenged. A united movement led by the trade unions can defeat the union-bust- ing attempt of the originators of Bill 39 and bring ‘about a halt of the Tory-dominated coalition. Bill 389 must be rescinded and we challenge the -government to go to the electorate. Until recently, we British Co: lumbians could boast of the most progressive labor legislation in the Dominion. The passage of Bill 39 has changed that. Contain- ing viciously unfair fines against unions which establishes them as legal entities and subject to court action, as well as totally unwar- ranted government’ interference in the conduct of union affairs through government strike votes, the new “Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act” be acceptable to labor in its pres- ent form. These and other union- busting provisions make it quite clear that instead of being a “Labor Code” it is in fact a “Bosses Code,” conceived by the Strike schools throughout the country, and will be presented to the fed- eral cabinlet by a mass youth delegation to Ottawa next week. A broad national lobby, repres- entative of housewives’ organiza- tions, trade’ uhions, consumers’, veterans’, pensioners’ and_ stud- ents’ groups, will go to Ottawa on June 11 to demand that the federal government reinstitute price controls in order to halt the present inbationary trend. In an announcement last week, Mrs. Lily Phelps, president of the Toronto Housewives Consumers -Asscciation, called for a_ special conference in Toronto on May 30, to draft demands to the cabinet, The IWA Women’s Auxiliary in Cranbrook held a public protest meeting on price increases on May 7, which was addressed by Tom McEwen, editor of the Pacific Tribune, Oscar Eliason and Ted Johannsen, president of the East Kootenay Labor Council. As an outcome of the meet- ing, a public demonstration was staged last Saturday afternoon, when housewives, loggers and ‘chocolate-bar’ kids paraded up and down the main street de- manding lower prices on food, clothing and rents, and urging citizens to observe this week’s butter boycott. Another demonstration held in Cranbrook this Saturday, . New Westminster citizens will also hold a protest parade on Columbia Street this coming Sat- urday under the sponsorship of the local branch of the House- wives Consumers Association. Style Value ~ Quality Always at the Home of UNION MADE CLOTHING — and Friendly Service will be ‘coming’ Established For Over 40 Years ; THE = HU Phone PAc. 3645 45 E. Hastings — Vancouver will never’ LPP calls for united labor action command of the big vested int- erests, and designed by their political puppets in Victoria to hamstring labor and reduce its bargaining potential to as near to zero as possible. The Hart-Pearson Liberals have broken faith with the people— they have betrayed their pre- election promises and capitulated completely to the Tories, They have degenerated to the point where they are throwing the full strength of the government be- hind the CMA’s anti-labor drive to paralyze and if possible de- stroy the labor movement. This attack on labor is but the spearhead of-a sharp attack on the people as a whole. It is not without significance that adoption of this punitive legislation against labor is coincident with the Ans- comb-Hart government’s refusal to adopt a program to Meet the pressing health, old age pension, educational, housing, road and tax reform needs of the people of this province. In this situation the need for unity is of paramount importance, and the Labor Progressive Party will subordinate all other consid- erations to that end. Clearly, the need of the hour is to find a formula around which the trade union’ movement, the progressive political parties such as the ‘LPP and the CCF, together with other progressive reform movements such as pensioner and farm org: anizations, can find a. basis to unite around a progressive pro- gram to win legislation which the present Coalition under Tory domination will never carry through. : B.C.’s_ powerful trade union movement, which is at present under the sharpest attack, can become the rallying center for a LPP pledges its full support oR the trade union movement in tak ing the initiative to fight f0F rescinding of Bill 39 through ing nomination of labor or peoples candidates in the next provincial — election, particularly in those OOP stituencies where the trade uniot movement is the predominant fac tor and therefore obviously ha® the best chance of carrying i seat. The LPP is prepared on participate wholeheartedly in 8U ig united labor action. If such 4 united program can be achianey the LPP will consider candice nominated by that united ae ment to be labor or people's © E, didates, and will fully and ae getically support them as eine even to the extent of forego to our right as a political’ party ‘ nominate candidates in the bal erests of electing a governmer™ that will rescind Bill 39. It is crim inal stupidity for labor to face ue to the union-busters and oprie shoppers divided against itse z Reaction’s postwar offensive 2n@ depression-making actions M™ ae continued disunity in the progr sive camp look as senseless 45 is unnecessary. The main task before the ae movement today is to unite ie trade unions and all progressii™” forces for all-inclusive united ae bor action—to challenge and s feat the purpose of Bill 39 ae and to challenge and defeat ¢ MH Anscomb-Hart Coalition so that new government can be fore to carry through a long-neede program of social and labor legis lation. Major stakes are involv! for the workers, farmers and BER, pensioners today and in. the fe ture in this key question of bei fication of the progressive forces of British Columbia. The Lane Progressive Party will redoubl® its efforts in that direction in th united peoples’ coalition. The critical days’ and weeks ahea@ e * CA SH | for your empty | Beer Bottles x You will receive 25¢ per dozen for empty beer bottles when you deliver them to any of the following addresses listed below. 1445 Powell Street 1040 Hamilton Street 2700 Yew Street 755 Homer Street 115 East Second Ave. 6 East Second Ave, 608 Main Street | PACIFIC TRIBUNE—PAGE 8