Widely Experienced in Labor Field iliness. in trade unionism and in active in the Canadian Tabor Pulp and Sulphite Workers Membership in Local 170) Steamfitters. In 1936, he became problems in the prairie editor of the Midwest feature articles on farm During the steamfitter in have appeared in The People. that body in Toronto and in Wi Campbell New Associate Editor. Appointment of Alfred C. Campbell as associate editor of The People was announced this week by: Editor Hal Griffin; Camp- bell will take over the duties of Al Parkin who was recently forced to resign from The People staff because of a serious Associated with the progressive labor movement for many . years. Campbell brings to his new post a wealth of experience the field of labor journalism. He was Defense League, as secretary of nnipeg. is a former member of the Union in Ontario, and now holds United Association of Plumbers and Campbell was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, 38 years ago and came to Canada in 1920) In 1930 he joined the Communist Party of Canada and during the de unemployed and defense organizations in various posts. Communist Party secretary for northern Saskatchewan where he made an extensive study of agrarian J provinces. Clarion Weekly in Toronto in 1938, Campbell later became farm Clarion in Winnipeg, contributing weekly Questions. Past period Campbell has been employed as a Z eastern Canada, coming to British Columbia in 1942. In his Spare time he has written many articles for the Canadian Tribune. During the past year several of his articles pression years worked in the Joining the staff of the Trades Congress Prefers To Take Positive Stand OTTAWA, Ont.—‘We would much devote time to protesting undue infring presented this week to Prime Congress of Canada. “We welcomed the decisions arrived at by our Allied’ leaders at their recent conferences held im Quebec, Teheran, Cairo and Moscow,” says the document, signed by President Perey R. Bengough and Secretary-Treas- urer J. A. Sullivan of the Con- eress, “and we believe that in order to bring these decisions to fruition and for Canada to take its proper place at the peace conference, it is vitally mneces- sary for the government to make every effort in bringing about a united Canada. “This Congress is prepared to cooperate with your sgovern- ment in doing all possible to bring about national unity, vic- tory and a real Canadian de- mocracy in which all can par- ticipate in a full life as complete as human ingenuity can make ite? The memorandum opened by Stressing the need io win the War and reiterating labor’s no- Strike pledge: “We believe in doing first things first, and that the biggest and most important job con- fronting all Canadians today is still the winning of the war in the shortest possible time. To accomplish this successfully we must make every effort in every cirection, and through every medium, for a one hundred per- cent total war effort. “This cannot be achieyed by stoppage of work. No citizen can believe that a delay in produc- tion can advance the war effort. A delay in supplies and mater- jials must prolong the duration of this war, and this automatic- ally brings about a heavier casualty list of those fighting on our behalf.” The Congress weicomed Prime Minister King’s promise to change the “unwarranted dicta- torial” wage-freezing order-in- council PC 93384, and congratu- lated the government on the new proposed Labor Code. Among proposals submitted to the government were: @ That a national committee composed of equal representa- tives of government, labor and management, be set up to prefer to aid and assist the government than to ements upon our liberties,’ declares a memorandum Ministser King and the cabinet by the Trades and Labor study the problem of lay-offs, which are “harmful to the na- tional unity of this country”; @ That free transportation be given members of the arm- ed forces to visit their homes, and that the clothing allow- ance to discharged or demob- ilized members of the armed forces be increased “that they may properly outfit themselves to again take their place in civilian life”; @ That “the time for .in- auguration of a contributory National Health scheme which would include hospitalization is long overdue”; @ That the government “take the lead in calling a con- ference of all the provinces in order to establish once and for all an adequate pension on a uniform scale’ for aged and blind people. Boeing Veterans Given Seniority “We are going to need everything Boeings can turn out for a long time yet,” declared Hon. C. D. Howe, minister of Munitions and supply, this week, giving “definite assurance” that the present contracts held by Boeings would continue and be followed by others, “depending on the course of the 33 Wear. Howe said that if there were any layoffs,’ it must be due to plant administration.” This publie assurance by Howe that there is plenty of work and that more is to follow will help to allay fears of aircraft work- ers of sudden mass layoffs. But it also raises anew the en- tire question of labor-manage- ment relations and the work of labor management production committees. It is clear that the management of Boeings has not taken its employees wholly into its confidence in effecting changeovers in tooling or other factors which tend to slow up production. This was also evident in the recent layoffs at the Victoria shipyards, where men were laid= off without adequate explana- tion, resulting in wild rumors being breadeast of mass tayoffs and serious unemployment. Tf the management of these large industrial concerns would cooperate fully with the em- representatives con- such as that which re- ployees’ fusion, “sulted this week in protests be- ing sent by the New Veterans Branch, 168; Canadian Legion, to Boeing management on the case of veterans laid off, would be avoided. The company stated it was sympathetic “but has no altern- ative as its agreement with the union is that all layoffs must be on a basis of seniority.’” Union officials in touch with the situation, however, had al- ready taken steps to terminate the layoffs among veterans. “When the layoffs were an- nounced, we made a proposal which was accepted by the com- pany, that seniority should be given to-returned men, and each Gase reviewed individually,” said Tom Parkin, recording secretary of Aeronautical Mechanics, Lodge 756. : Recent press reports that lay- offs in Boeings would now amount to 800 were deprecated by officers of the union. Labor Protests. Order Layoffs VICTORIA, B.C.— Action will soon be taken to revise or rescind the Wartime Wage order according to R. W. Mayhew, Liberal M.P. for Victoria, in acknowledging a letter received from the Van- eouver Island Joint Labor Conference, which had also attached petitioas bearing- the ‘signatures of 3,000 per- sons protesting the order. Delegates thanked Mayhew for his efforts in this direction and urged him to take steps to have the order reopened if the govern- ment does not take suitable ac- tion by March 15. Victoria Joint Shipyard Coun- cil, in a letter to the conference, expressed dissatisfaction with the replies received from fed- eral authorities on its protests of PC 9384 and fully endorsed all actions taken by the confer- ence and its action committee to have the order rescinded. G. A. Wilkinson reported that the action committee on the wage order was proceeding with the draft of a third pamphlet on the order. Over 5,000 additional copies of the second pamphiet have been printed with slight changes and are now ready for distribution. Plans are also und- er way for another radio forum over CJVI. Absence of labor representa- tion on the Citizens Rehabilita- tion Committee established re- cently to take care of men and women as they are reieasead from army services was skarply criti- cized by the conference. It Was also reported that ef- forts of organized labor to gain representation on the board of directors of Royal Jubilee Hos- pital was meeting with strong opposition from Board Presi- dent McMullen. A delegation was elected to interview the board on this question. Councillor R. Noble reported that Saanich Municipal Council endorsed the efforts of organ- ized labor to gain representation on the -board of directors. IWA Signs At New Westminster The IWA is chalking up further organizational successes, District President Harold Pritchett re- ports. The union has been certi- fied as bargaining agent for em- ployees of Superior Shingle Com- pany and Malo-Wayne Shingle Company at New Westminster. Pritchett added that the first sub-local in Port Moody would be established this week. VICTORIA, B.C.—Ala: ed at the recent layoffs < consequent disruption shipyard production, G. Culhane, president of Boi makers and Ironshipbuild Union, Local No. 2, Victo last week wired Munitions 7 ister C. D. Howe urging plans and specifications for : craft be speeded and that jp ent yard contracts be rushe; full completion by the use three shifts and a stop be to layoffs. Culhane pointed out that being laid off skilled men wi drift off to other available ; and when full work was resu in the yard skilled men yw not be available with the re that production would suffer The union president had st ed that stretch out progr: layoffs and slowing down of1 duction resulted in a deter tion in morale and that this incompatible “with the pre erucial demands of the war.” Citing the recent sinking an allied troopship in Europ waters with the appalling of a thousand lives, Culhane; inat the presence of just more of our frigates might i prevented the tragedy. In replying to the protest the shipyard workers, Howe vised them that the layoffs y in the main for men of mili age who had secured deferme Howe stated that there was lack of materials for produce but that the yards were chi ing over from escort vessels urgently needed landing crai While Howe’s telegram reassuring, the men feel thai making such changeovers company, through the la management relations, shi take the yard workers into i confidence and not create : ations where widespread run of unemployment and mass offs result in low morale general dissatisfaction. Prof. H. C. Lewis. Forum Speaker. Hunter C. Lewis, professor the department of English) 7 versity of British Columbia, ~ address the Burrard Open For Foresters’ Hall, 315 East Br way, Sunday, March 5, at 8 fe His subject will be “Soviet Li ; ature.” The Burrard Open Forun - sponsored by Mount Pleasant ~ isitsiland Branches of the Tal Progressive Party. oe CLASSIFIED A charge of 50 cents for each in- sertion of five lines or less with 10 cents for each additional line is made for notices appearing in this column. NOTICES Regular meetings of the South Vancouver LPP Branch are held at 8 p.m. on the second and fourth Monday of each month, at Nor- quay Hall, Kingsway and Slocan. West End LPP Club will hold a film showing to mark Interna- tional Women’s Day, Wednesday, March 8, 8 p.m., at 1332 Davie. St. Feature picture will be "Wo- men Are Warriors.” Admission free. ~ East Hastings. Watch for Cabaret Cafe Nii Grandview LPP Branch. Regular meetings, South’ | Branch, Labor-Progressive Pa “pa every second and fourth Wed: | day in Horticultural Hall, + Ave. and Fraser, at 8 p.m. Canadian Aid to Russia Fi Auxiliary No. 1, wants sewers workers. Send used clothing all kinds to 835 West Pent MArine 2744. ‘ | _ Regular meetings of the HE Ings East Labor-Progressive P; branch are held at 8 p.m. gn first and third Friday of € } month at club headquarters, ; 7 | TRIG Sa.