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] Labor is not “playing around” this year in its campaign to elect three unionists — Sam ~
Jenkins Paddy Neale and Charles Lamarche to city council, Bill Black of Vancouver lf
Labor Council’s political acticn committee told delegates at Tuesday's VLC meeting. “This ~

time we intend to get out there and vote labor, and after December 11 we tl have three labor
aldermen at City Hall,” said Black.

The three candidates kicked
off their campaign with a mass
distribution of leaflets outlin
ng their unitea program, the
VLC’s 10-point formula for

“ogress. Main proposals are:

@ Fe
-cover pollution control, fire,
sewerage, water, parks, police,

: and roads.

“The 70,000 trade unionists
and their families in Vancou-
ver deserve representation on
city council,’ says the pro- 7
gram issued by Vancouver |
Labor Council. :

@ A complete revision of
municipal tax and assessment
laws.

® Public ownership of all
72-IREES +f pubtic utilities.

Charles Lamarch, 36, mar- |

@ City to retain ownership
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1957 Bee eae TOE ey

® Modern pianning for
roads and highways leading to
and from the city and a better

P lp, paper § f L ik efP. AY deal from federal and provin-

cial governments in financing,

ried with four children, is first
vice-president of Local 1-217
IWA. He is a war veteran, 4
PTA member, and represented
VLC during the recent Com-
munity Chest campaign.

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maintaining and improving Paddy. Neale, 37, married
with one child, is business

irm in second week *:':.

@ Low rental housing Sk : agent of Local 1-217, IWA. AB
scheme for senior citizens and : oe RCAF veteran, he is active in
citizens in low income brack- SAM JENKINS the juvenile sports field, and

Pulp and paper strikers are holding firm in the second
week of their battle at nine B.C. mills which has halted pulp

‘ : : : ets, 4 oe ene eres aren is a member of the Canadial
and newsprint production in the province. = union wages be paid under all ;
@® A positive program of ogjty contracts or services. Legion.

“We struck because we re- and $2,981,000 after tax. :
> eo slum clearance together with ose es Tene PaO aprieg
MacMillan-Bloedel: 1956 net a program of rehabilitation. @® A qualifying clause for Sam Jenkins, , marrl

all candidates for civic office with two daughters, is pres

aaa Sieh eS es aye ns e Enlargement of recrea- fice 1 iden r dent of Marine Workers, and
said visitor Sand SRR Fi 3 : oe fiv ea -esidence ; le at 47
eared = “et a tax = $f 3,685,615 after tax. tional facilities and an enlarg- 0 ca IEE s ‘ oe ce oa ae een : ee : : f
tha Scheer tte eh This averages out to about ed program for park develop- °W"¢?Ship ol PLODEAY, is a eredentialled: Minister @
ee ‘company- $4,000 per employee before ment. ® The formation of a the Gospel under the Penteé
because the chair- tay and about $2,200 after tax. @ A bylaw stipulating that metropolitan government to costal Assemblies of Canada.

board, on three pre-
our indus-
r of the,em-

been said

arators’ offer of
speehie on
that tney omple tely

-d te consider other con-
and sought to
workers from

our certification.”

and paper
g repercussions
weet ing end tow-

es
to pay the
e Increase de-
>ulp and Sul-
the Paper
Some ~ ex-
amples:

Powell River Company: 1956
$10,906,-
out to
per em-
or about

approximately
ployee, af
$5,000 before

Crown Zellerbach Canada
Ltd.: Year ded December 31,
1956, net profit b
$14,577,000 and after tax $9,-
440,000. Per employee this

— xed at ‘to $2,550 be: Strike of 6,000 workers in British Columbia’s pulp and Elk Falls. Photo above shows the $22 million newsprint mill
tax and $1,660 after tax. paper industry has shut down these major mills: Powell River, oi Eik Falls Company at Duncan Bay, Vancouver Island, which

B.C. Forest Products: 1956 Canadian Forest Products, Crown Zellerbach, Alaska Pine and covers more than 1,300 acres. Canada is the worki’s 1
t profit $5,722,000 before tax Cellulose, MacMillan and Bloedel, Columbia Cellulose and newsprint producer.

net

November 22, 1957 — PACIFIC TRIBUNE—PAGE #