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THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER

1st Issue

March, 1966

FULL TIME JOB

The need for a full time
Minister of Labour was vig-
orously urged by trade union-
NDP members when Labour
Minister Peterson’s estimates
were before the Legislature
March 17-18. A sharp debate
over a wide range of labour
problems delayed passage of
the estimates for three full
sittings.

The portfolios of Education

_ and Labour, when-placed un-

der one Minister, has led to
neglect of labour’s problems,
with consequent unrest, it
was contended by NDP mem-
bers.

CRITICIZED

The Minister’s administra-
tion of the Labour Relations
Act was severely criticized,
mainly because of employer
violations, usually overlooked
or glossed over. More vigor-
ous curbs on unfair labour
practices by employers was
advocated.

The indiscriminate use of
injunctions to restrain legiti-
mate strike action was vigor-
ously condemned by trade
unionists in the House. Alex
Macdonald (NDP-Vancouver
East) proposed necessary
amendments to the Trade

Unions Act to limit the use.

of the courts by employers
for strikebreaking purposes.
He also advocated that the
importation of strike break-
ers should be outlawed.

Trade union members Rae

Eddie, John Squire and R.

M. Strachan, Leader of the
Opposition, were highly criti-
cal of the manner in which

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the Minister had appointed
the Labour-Management
Committee to deal with prob-
lems of technological change.

The terms of reference
were not clear, and the pow-
ers of the Committee were
left unstated, they said. When
queried, the Minister was un-
able to report when the
Montagu survey of B.C. in-

dustry would be made avail-
able.

The problems of workers
on -the PGE and government
ferries were aired, but with-
out any satisfactory assur-
ances that the Department
would act to redress the nu-
merous grievances causing
constant complaint.

The government’s restric-
tive legislation was again re-
ferred to as a major cause of
labour unrest.

This prompted Premier
Bennett to threaten that
more would be heard about

the proposed 48-hour work

stoppage last November
which he blamed on the New
Democratic Party.

REPORT

Legislation to implement
the recommendations of the
Tysoe report on Workmen’s
Compensation was demanded.
The Minister replied that
more time would be required
for preparation of the neces-
sary legislation.

The debate clearly indi-
cated that Jabour’s most
pressing problems get scant
consideration in government
circles.

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