heaehiitiidibeenan iar ati in tia x Among those taking a prominent part in organising the Tainian Festival to be held in Vancouver’s Exhibition ™ on July 12 are these three men. They are (left to Fory tight) : D. Bratke, Ed Polowy and Ed Hencharuk. (ontractors extend lockout of plumbers moe nncident with the general attack on labor, construction Dh ® decided Tuesday this week to extend its lockout of ety ers to all unions in the construction industry. The plumb- lon has been locked out by the operators since April 30. Cogan the B.C. Electrical ets Association has ment fd that unless agree- Ot ine teached by Thursday With S week in negotiations the IBEW electrical » it will also institute as “Roly” Gervin, form- okeer, leader now acting as Said aa for the contractors, Ov 4 the decision to shut he Industry was unani- Associ General Contractors tion ee Heavy Construc- Dory sociation, electrical and preeen contractors were all Pati fnted at the bosses’ im. 08 Where the decision to aut an industry-wide lock- More . taken, Already 15 or with; 1g Jobs are shut down tes likely to follow as tion t of the employers’ ac- ny’ tking to justify the lock- €tvin stated the con- Deg “cannot proceed under by th Conditions” imposed © unions. 4 far as Gervin is con- lake, °, €Ven the decision lp ,. ‘his week by the IBEW © down its wage in- Wir demands for — inside hoy, from 60 to 35 cents an te, *S Still “not likely to *ecepted.” the his threatened lockout in Dokee: ding trades,” a union Tih told the Pacific ot as “will convince a lot lhe | Ple that labor isn’t talk- ean Ugh its hat when it lyeg .°S that there is an organ- the gn, ; Concerted attack by 4a Ployers upon the wages {Hag ving standards of labor hy ey the line. B.C. build- "akin ‘des contractors are at patently clear.” Ontario to probe uranium mines TORONTO — A _ vigorous campaign by Mine - Mill has resulted in the announcement by Ontario mines minister J. W. Spooner of the appoint- ment of a special committee “to investigate mining sys- tems employed in the uran- ium mines in the Elliot Lake area, particularly in relation to methods of rock support. The committee will be given wide powers to make any recommendations that will ‘re- sult in safer operations.” Winnipeg council! names Penner to parley, rejects Tory protest WINNIPEG—By a vote of 13 to 3, Winnipeg City Council squelched an attempt by red-baiting Tory Alderman H. Scott to upset a proposal of the council’s finance committee to send Ald. Jacob Penner to the June convention of Mayors and Municipalities in Victoria, B.C. Ald. Penner will represent the city at the convention. Scott alleged that as ‘soon as Ald. Penner gets a chance to speak at the conference he’ll talk about international communism and hurt Winni- peg.” He said he was “sur- prised that the finance com- mittee had decided to send our Communist friend to one of the largest conventions of its type in the world.” He moved an amendment to substitute another alderman for Penner, but it lapsed when the alter- nate refused to go. Ald. Penner won the support of council in scathing reply to the Tory’s attack. Described by Ald. Bennett in the debate as “one of the most learned aldermen here,” Ald. Penner, the dean of coun- cil, and an alderman since 1934, declared that while Ald. Scott doesn’t consider him a fit person to represent Winni- peg, what would be the situa- tion if Ald. Scott had been chosen to go? Ald. Penner was referring to the fact that Scott failed to win a Manitoba election nomi- nation at his own Tory con- vention and had then called a secret meeting of a few sup- porters and got himself nomi- nated as an “independent” Tory in another constituency. Other aldermen came to Ald. Penner’s support and the coun- cil voted overwhelmingly in his favor. French Communists guarding democracy’ TORONTO—A message of solidarity with the Communist party of France has been sent by the Labor-Progressive party over the signature of Tim Buck, its national leader. The message reads: “The crucial events in France have aroused deep feelings of concern in the hearts of many Canadians who share with our party a deep hatred of fascism. Our concern is personalized because the democratic tradi- tion, so dearly cherished by the working people of Canada, sprang in part from the soil of France in the persons of those who founded the French na- tion in Canada. “The Labor-Progressive party is proud of the role your party is playing in these difficult days for France. In standing firm against fascism in your beloved country you stand on guard for peace and demo- cracy everywhere. “The Labor-Progressive party is confident that the working class of France and its demo- cratic allies, wisely led by the tried and heroic Communist Party of France, will not let fascism pass and will hold high the banner of democracy and socialism in France. “In this spirit we salute you and express our solidarity with the heroic working class of France.” | Bee ALD. JACOB PENNER Winnipeg citizens are chuck: ling over Scott’s discomfiture and welcome the decision that the highly respected Penr:er will speak for them in the Vie- toria convention. (Penner is expected to ar- rive in Vancouver next week. While in the city he will meat former residents of Winnipeg at a reception arranged in his honor.) wey Merger probed C. Rhodes Smith, QC, will conduct a hearing this coming Monday, June 2, in what is described as a routine investi- gation under the Combines Act of the Vancouver Sun and Province merger. Executives of the two papers and some advertisers have been called to appear. injunctions hit unions Tide Bay Dredging Com- pany secured injunctions this week against the picket lines of two unions, Lodge 692, In- ternational Association of Ma- chinists, and Local 170 United Association of Journeymen and Pipefitters. Both injunc- tions prohibit picketting of repair work on the govern- ment dredge King Edward where a union dispute with the operators has tied up work. Members of Local 115, of the Operating Engineers refused to cross the picket line while the dispute was on. “Somewhere along the line,” a member of the striking unions told the Pacific Trib- une, “labor will have to take a united stand against this epidemic of court injunctions against unions. We have a B.C. Labor Relations Act guaranteeing the rights of unions, but it doesn’t mean a thing to the courts acting for the employers.” SEU EEE CEES EERE CREE Castle Jewelers Watchmaker and Jewelers Special Dis- count to all§ Tribune Read- ers. Bring @& this ad with you. 752 Granville Street seii8 Sieg PRUETT i nt Pe Sn A UT ET tt i ay | Serving Union Men in B.C. for over 50 years UNION MADE Frankly, we don’t know where the 1% is but we do know that 99% of the clothes and men’s furnishings sold at the HUB are union-made. This in- cludes everything from socks to hats. 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