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TUC CALLS FOR NEW POLICIES ;

as eect defeated Bill Black
of Hospital Employees 104 to 71.

R. K. Gervin, former NPA
alderman and secretary of the
TUC since its formation three
years ago, was defeated for the
position of secretary-treasurer
by John “Hayward, delegate
for Street Railwaymen’s Union,
Division 101 (which is the same
union to which Gervin be-
longs).

Ouster of right-winger Gervin
by Hayward on a vote of 95-79
was a highlight of the conven-
tion. Hayward, a bus driver,
is chairman of the TUC’s Com-
mittee on Natural Resources,
which brought in an outstand-
ing report to the convention.
Hayward represented the TUC
at the eighth annual B.C. Natural
Resources Conference in Victoria
last February, where he _ pre-
sented labor’s views on Canadian
development and control of the
province’s natural resources. He
is also an active PTA worker.

Stan Wilcox, SRU Division 101
president, was elected Vancou-
ver board member by a _ one-
vote margin over right-wing
eandidate George Johnston of
the Meat Cutters. '

Pat O’Neal, Pulp, Sulphite and
Papermill Workers, Ocean Falls,
was returned as west coast mem- ,
ber; Bob Beddome, Beverage!

Dispensers, Langley, for Fraser ,

Valley; Henry Phelps, Okanagan
"TLC secretary, for the Okanagan,
-and Percy Rayment, Victoria
TLC secretary,
Island. Kootenay and Cariboo

executive seats were left unfill- |

ed as_no delegates were at the
parley.
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Events leading up to the pass-
ing of the resolution advocating |

an end to political discrimina- |

tion in the trade union move-
ment were:

On opening day, Wednesday, !

delegates hotly debated a reso-
lution from Local 312, Brother-
hood of Pulp, Sulphite
Paper Mill Workers, urging an
amendment to the TUC consti-
tution

of their officers or members.”

When the chairman of the re-
solutions committee said his com-
mittee could not concur because
the resolution was contrary to
the constitution of the TLC, Bob
Bryce, president of Powell River

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t “permitting the affilia-j|
tion of all bona fide trade unions’
regardless of the personal beliefs .

Pulp and Sulphite Local 76, mov- '!
ed that the resolution go back |
to the committee for re- -word-|
ing.. This motion to refer back |
carried by 80-71.

On Friday resolutions commit-
tee chairman Bill Black report- |
ed that his committee could not
bring in a substitute resolution,
because discussion of such a sub-
ject was contrary to rules adopt- |
ed by the convention on opening
day.

The chairman ruled that he
could permit no further discus-
sion on the subject and when
the ruling was challenged by
idelegate Bob Bryce,
was sustained by a 101-60 vote:

Late on Friday, after the
election of officers had taken
place, a number of resolutions
remained to be dealt with.

Among them was one from

Port Alberni Painters Local
1640, urging that “all bona fide

trade unions be admitted on
an even keel, regardless of the
political beliefs of a few mem-
bers or officers” after the mer-
ger of the two Canadian labor
congresses.

Black asked for a ruling on
the resolution (which, although
not printed, was submitted 18)
days before the convention). |
Black expressed the opinion that
| the resolution was similar in
content to the resolution ruled
out of order the first day.

Barton

| Chairman James at

‘first agreed, but when a Carpen- |

ters’ delegate got up and stated
that the resolution was differ-
ent, Barton took the resolution
and read it again, then ruled
‘that it was in order because it
‘was a call for a change in the

| TLC constitution, and not an at-

tempt to circumvent it.

| The resolution was passed by
56 to 54.

: 504 xt 5°

The report of the permanent
standing committee on natural
resources, brought in by com-
mittee chairman James Hay-
| ward, was one of the finest docu-
ments presented to the TUC par-
ley. : :

It contained resolutions deal-
ing with the distribution and
marketing of natural gas and
the development of hydro elec-
tric power which were passed
by delegates.

The resolution on natural gas
urged the provincial govern-
ernment “to ensure that the dis-
tribution and marketing of nat-
ural gas be placed under the
control of the B.C. Power Com-
mission, to be charged with the
development of the said distri-
bution and marketing at the
lowest possible cost commensur-
ate with a reasonable return to
the Commission to amortize dis-

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over a reasonable period of
time.” :

It also called for steps to “en-
sure that the natural gas re-
quirements are assured for the
domestic and industrial needs of
_ the people of B.C. for the pres-
‘ent and foreseeable future, be-
_fore any long-term arrangements
are made for its export to other
countries.”

The resolution further asked
the province and B.C. Power
Commission to “extend all
necessary cooperation for the

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development of a petro-chemi-
cal industry in B.C. to facili-
tate the full industrial utiliza-
tion of rhe by- products of
natural gas.”

The resolution on hydro Tex
sources deplored the “type of |
shortsighted, short run _ policy
which has left our nation largely
an .exporter of raw materials”
and condemned the ‘apparent
complacency
government in the face of press
reports that the B.C. Electric
has the power right on the Fraser

' River.”

The resolution stressed that

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of the provincial |

‘“Jabor must, under no circum-

stances, stand idly by while

‘this vast heritage of the peo-

ple is givén away.” All power

development should be under

the B.C. Power Commission.
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During the three-day parley
delegates dealt with 100 resolu-
tions on such important subjects
as trade union unity, labor legis-
lation, unemployment, union
raiding, hospitals. and health,
workmen’s compensation, old
age pensions, wages, housing,
and automation.

Following the TLC-CCL mer-
ger, conventions of the new body
should be held annually, dele-
gates felt. Also, only creden-
tialed delegates should be elig-
ible for election to office of the
merged congress.. |

Recalling the bickering be-
tween provincial and_ federal
governments during the unem-
ployment crisis last year, and
the consequent delay in giving
assistance to the jobless, the
TUC decided to “proceed early
in the fall to call upon the pro-
vincial and municipal govern-
ments, with labor representa-
tion, to send a delegation to the
federal government to get com-
mitments on responsibility prior
to the occurrence of the situa-
tion.”

On the labor merger, dele- |
gates adopted a resolution sub- |
mitted by SRU Division 101
calling on the national unity
committee “to assume the ini-
tiative in bringing about one
Trades Union Centre in Can-
ada which would include the
following bodies: Trades and

Labor Congress of Canada,
Canadian Congress of Labor,
Canadian and Catholic Con-
federation of Labor, the Rail-
road Brotherhoods and unaf-
filiated independent unions.”
Shortest resolution adopted a
but one which packed a power-
ful punch at the provincial gov-
ernment — read: “Be it resolved
that the tolls on all bridges be
abolished.”

' And, for every person in
* province it-means highet Ke
for flour and the necessities

grain from Calgary to V4

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_hundredweight for export gre
is grossly discriminatory-

'to bleed the farmers

LPP hits
grain freight
rate boost

A sharp protest agal
latest boost in freight 7
ordered by the Board of beh:
port Commissioners was acne
Ottawa this week by the B: a
Yukon committee of the Le
Progressive party. The poard has oe
just approved a 10 perce ent ys
crease requested by the ei
for all grains shipped tO.
for domestic use.

Coupled with the protest, $2
over the signature 0 der,
Morgan, LPP provincial lea' 6x
was a demand that public E i
ings on the incdease be Ke
in this province where ther i
poultry producers and othet
terested parties could be hea

The LPP letter taking 4
with the freight rate hoist ch
that it would have
consequences for Britis
bia’s poultry, dairy, meni
other food industries.”

The letter continued:
“For many B.C..
another 10 percent iné
in production costs means
difference between making
living and working for vt

inst the
rates

farmers ;
pease
be

of

life.
for th

“The time is past due e
federal government to ae
and eliminate freight 1 cents
equalities. To charge 54 pind
per hundred weight for ship

ncouve
for domestic consumptio®
comparison with 20 cents |

jn-

“The latest increase oa age
sult to injury. How much } z
‘are the railways to be ae

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