Trade Council calls on Ottawa
not to ratify Japanese fish pact

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‘Vaneouver Trades and Labor Council (TLC) on Tuesday this week condemned the Japanese :

fisheries treaty as a direct threat to the British Colum
ratify it, and called for a separate pact, with Japan.

bia fishing industry, asked Ottawa not 10
On recommendation of the executive, dele

‘gates unanimously supported a resolution condemning the treaty negotiated in Tokyo late 1a!

year by officials of Canada, the United States and Japan.

parliaments of the three countries.

The Dat has not yet been ratified

The TLC demanded negotiation of a separate treaty with Japan barring Canadian fisherme?
from Japanese waters and Japanese fishermen from Canadian waters.

Johnson gov't dodges
action on. ICA Act,
hospital | insurance

VICTORIA, B.C.

The major pretiteons of the people will not be dealt with by the Johnson government at the.
present session of the legislature. This was clearly indicated_this week in the speech from the
throne, which'made iit clear that the Legislature will be restricted to secondary issues such as pas-
sage of the budget, ratification of the Dominion-provincial tax deal, voting of, money for highway
and public construction, and only some of the recommendations of the Sloan commission on the

Workmen's Compensation Act.

The speech stated that major
questions such as the report of
the enquiry into changes in the
TCA Act and the report on hos-
pital insurance will be ‘tabled
‘but not acted upon until, in the
government’s’ words, “the” peo-
ple have been afforded an op-
portunity of clarifying the
present situation.” «In other
words, until after an election.

What the situation is that
needs clarifying was not ex-
plained. Obviously there was
nothing to stop the legislature
from dealing with these vital
reports provided ‘the will was
there. The obvious conclusion
is that the government prefers
not to deal with these questions
at this time.

Another important matter the
house will not be allowed to
consider is revision of the Pub-—
lic Utilities Commission set-up,
which has become a rubber
stamp for the B.C. Electric. Nor
will demands be dealt with for
repeal of the Forestry Manage-
ment Licence scheme, which is
being widely condemned for
handing over provincial for-
estry resources to US. trusts.
These, among many other vital
questions, are to be ignored.
Premier Johnson and his Lib-
-eral caucus have nailed to their
mast the slogan: “The public
be damned.”

The question being asked on
all sides in the capital is: “Why
does the Johnson government:

_. insist that the legislature should

not deal with. the most import-
ant ‘business ‘before the people
of the province?” The answer
is that the Liberal government
and its tory ‘henchmen ‘have no
intention of making concessions
to the widespread demands of

SUB TOTAL
THIS WEEK

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labor and the general public.
They intend to continue to pur-
sue their course of gearing B.C.
‘to the war and ruin policies
of the federal and U.S. govern-
ments. ;

The Johnson government in-
tends ‘to put increasing burdens
‘on the people, and to continue
giving away our natural re-
sources to the USS. trusts.

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Leading government cir¢les
fear that if an attempt were
made to deail with vital legisla-
tion ‘at this time—with an elec-
tion in the offing—that they
might ‘be compelled to go fur-
ther in making concessions to
the people’s movement than
they and their big business
backers would like. The Lib-
erals have therefore decided on
‘the strategy of making, minor
concessions now and big prom-
ises in the general election,
which is definitely to come soon.

The ‘opening session of the
House has brought out into the
open the plans-of the war-mon-
gering big business circles
which run provincial affairs. It

points to the urgent need for

labor and people’s unity in the
coming elections to defeat the
pig business attempt to foist a

new reactionary ‘government -

on the ‘people for the next five
years. :

United Fishermen and Allied.
Workers Union has been con-
ducting a fight against terms
of the proposed treaty. A
UFAWU delegate to council
declared that the pact “sets a
precedent that would allow Jap-
anese fishermen. to move into
the whole Pacific Ocean.”

A meeting of representatives
of the union, fish canners, boat
owners and the Indian Broth-
erhood, held prior to ‘the Tokyo
meeting, had condemned ‘the

proposed treaty at that ‘time
and decided to fight against it.

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Outside Workers

charge city uses
legal trickery

A campaign of slander against Vancouver Civic Employees Union,
Outside Workers, and an attempt by Vancouver City Council ito
utilize a legal dodge to bypass collective bargaining this year, has
been strongly‘ condemned by the union in a special bulletin dis-
tributed this week to all trade unions.

Explaining the background of the current dispute, the leaflet

says, in part:

“Vancouver Civic Employees

Union, Outside Workers was
constituted on September 14,

» 1951. The union was previously

known as the Vancouver Civic
Employees Union, Local 28,
TLC. The union was set up by

‘members of the former union

following separation from the
TLC on September 11, 1951.

“On September 15 the union
applied for certification. We
were certified 6n December 27,
and notified city council of our
intention to negotiate a new col-
lective agreement on- January
S92.

“Council sepa this notice
and we met on January 30 .
When asked. ‘to drop ‘some ° ‘of
‘our demands we informed

council’s conciliation committee.

that we had no authority ‘to’
do this, and asked for counter
proposals. None were forthcom-

_-uary 12,

ing and we therefore informed
them ithat we would request
the Labor Relations Board to
appoint a government concilia-
tion officer.

“Under chairmanship of Rob-
ert Forgie, conciliation officer,
we met the city again on Feb-
‘City council advanced
a technical objection, saying the

union ‘had failed to serve notice

of intention to reopen the agree-
ment before November ie as
provided, for in the agreement
with Local 28.: We pointed out
that on that date Local 28 was
dead and the new union Bag,
not ‘been certified.” —

“The issue is very simple: ;
1,500 outside civic workers want

to carry on orderly collective
bargaining with the city. The
city’s répresentatives should

‘bargain in good faith, not quib-

ble over technicalities,

Saturday March 29, will be.

marked as National Peace Day

: * TORONTO
Proclaiming Saturday, March

» 29, as National Peace Day, the

Canadian Peace Congress has
called upon all supporters of
peace to make this a memorable

day, a true expression of the

majority sentiment in Canada
for peace.

In announcing this, Bruce
‘Mickleburgh, the congress’ pub-
lic relations director, said: “Our
appeal is to every supporter of

peace to turn out on National
Peace Day, March 29, for peace,
arms reduction and trade. This
day will be a focal point in the
campaign leading towards the
May 10-11 national conference
in Torcnto.’

He explained that the Con-
gress is issuing a special mes-

sage ‘for National Peace Day.

This will be distributed to hun-
dreds of thousands of families

across the country.

“National Peace Day,” he said,
‘should be the occasion for all

S66,

peace supporters to take the

- his. supporters largely

message of strength. through -

peace, of Canadian national Se-
curity through peace, to wider
circles of people.”

Plans for National Peace Day

also include hundreds of house
meetings. special radio talks on
peace, and forums and debates.

PACIFIC TRIBUNE — FEBRUARY 22, 1952 — pAG

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Trades Congress:
urges Victoria

VICTORIA, BG
Trades and Labor Congres?
provincial executive asked thé
provincial government this week
to oppose the fisheries treaty
signed by representatives fro”
Canada, the United States and
Japan in Tokyo. The trealy
has not yet been ratified by th?
Canadian parliament.

In another meeting with the
cabinet, the B.C. Federation °
Labor (CCL) executive ask
abrogation:of the forestry plat
ning scheme; and expressed 9
position to institution of co™
pulsory military ‘training —
schools.

The two labor congress
uinted in demanding, at
rate sessions with the cabine
reversal of Premier Byron Joh
son’s decision to duck action ?
proposed amendments to h
tal insurance, the ICA Act
the Workmen’s Compensatio™
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‘Labor ‘has ‘been demanding ee
moval of BCHIS co-insurant
coverage for chronic cases 4 coh
rollback of premiums. The
thas also pressed for rou
sales 'tax revenue to Bi
a special tax on industry.

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“WALL STREET

in the offing, they hoped 4 a
tile electorate would forget
in the satisfaction of ‘}
them repealed.

Wall Street, speaking th
tory-minded Premier
Johnson, ‘said no. wel
has ‘been handed huge &
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scomb government.
not willing to see 2
‘handed ‘to ‘the people

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foreign interest, Wismer

drew their demands ant ¢
nounced to ‘the press
ferences in the ah va
had been settled by “de™
discussion.”

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until after the election
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