“Our country is facing a critical period and you worry
about an insignificant thing like eating !”

|$10 million grocery bill

4, Inflation is costing Cana-
} dians $10 million a month
j at the grocery store.

In May according to the
government consumer price
index, food prices went up
3.2 points. The whole in-

dex increased one percent, ~

the biggest jump in the past
two om three years.

The report indicates
Canadians are in for fur-
ther spiralling prices, not-
ing that wholesale prices

have been rising steadily
for the past seven months.
Of the five main cate-
gories, food was up 3.2
‘points; shelter, half a point
(3.4 points over the year);
clothing a .2 point drop;
household operation over
half a point; other commo-
dities and services 2.8
points. The index now
stands at 117.8 (1949 equals
100), an increase of two
points since June 1955.

Netional flag, anthem

for Canadians urged
: ST. BONIFACE

Canadians should sing O
Canada, adopt a distinctive
national flag — Native Sons

design of a red and white
background divided diagonally

tre was suggested — and
amend their constitution to
_ prove their stature as a nation,
Henri Lacerte told the Native
Sons of Canada national

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Mission to Japan
disappoints, unionist

A British Columbia trade unionist has returned from a
six-month visit to Japan “somewhat disappointed? with the
results of his mission. Joe Hiyazawa, associate director of re-
search and education for the International Woodworkers of
“America, who went to Japan on behalf of the International
“Metal Workers Federation, admitted on his return to Vancouver

that the concept of peace, unity
and friendship with all nations
is winning greater influence
among Japanese workers than
the idea of a divided inter-
national labor movement he
himself wants to promote.

He didn’t, of course, express
himself in these words. What
he actually said was that the
Communists. were -gaining
ground in the Japanese trade
union movement, Why? Be-
cause hundreds of Japanese
unionists are going on delega-
tions to the Soviet Union and
China every year.

“They told me _ privately
they have many criticisms of
Red China and Russia,” he
said. “But when they talk to
the press or on the radio they
are full of praises. They feel
they are obliged to say nice
things.”

The effect of this propa-
ganda was spreading through-
out Asia. ;

~

Mayazawa did not say any-
thing, however, about peace,
cisarmament or the H-tests.

United stand wins

victory for UFAWU

The new two-year wage contract covering shoreworkers and salmon packer crews
now being voted on by the United fishermen’ and Allied workers Union represents
one of the most important milestones in the union’s history. Instead of each group
bargaining separately as in past years, shoreworkers and tendermen this year com-
bined their forces in one joint negotiating committee — and won a big victory.

A long-standing demand on
the part of shoreworkers and

tendermen has been the com-~

pulsory checkoff of union dues,
and this they determined to
secure this year, with strike
action if necessary.

One hour before the stipu-
lated strike deadline July 14,
the Fisheries Association con-
ceded .this demand together
with extensive “package” pro-
posals, which the union mem-
bership are now voting upon,
and for which they extended
the strike deadine for ‘one
week.

Some of the proposals for
settlement of the dispute made
by the Fisheries Association
in response to union demands
include: .

@ Substantial wage in-
creases (hourly and seasonal)
covering both groups, with the
largest increase operative this
year. For shoreworkers the
proposal provides for a 20 cents
an hour increase, while in-
creases for tendermen range
from $25 to $10 each year.

@ Additional holidays with
pay; 5

@ Compulsory checkoff of
union dues for shoreworkers
and tendermen.

@ A shoreworkers’ welfare
plan to be established in 1957
including group insurance and
weekly indemnity. Plan to be
administered jointly by union
and the companies and financ-
ed by company contribution on
the basis of a three cents per
straight time hour per em-
ployee.

These and other last-minute
offers made by representatives
of the Fisheries Association
were undoubtedly prompted
by the union’s strong demon-
stration of unity.

The knowledge that delay-
ing tactics and other subter-
fuges would not break the de-
termination of the entire union
membership to stand behind
their negotiating committee
was largely responsible for the
association’s change of policy.
With the strike deadline post-
poned and proposals before
them to be voted upon, the
joint union negotiating com-
mittee extended a special vote
of thanks to fellow unionists in
the fishing fleet “for the ex-
cellent way in which they de-
monstrated their solidarity
during the past week of crisis.”

A joint statement issued by
UFAWU secretary’ Homer Ste-
vens and shoreworkers’ Busi-
ness Agent Alex Gordon, em-
phasized the degree of unity
among all sections of the uni-
on.

“Their decisions to bring all
three sets of negotiations to a
head at the same time was the

first step. From there, they
agreed if one group was forc-
ed out on strike, all. other

groups would lend full sup-
port.

“Once out on strike, they de-
cided there would be no settle-
ment which did not include all

JOCK TAYLOR

Jock Taylor
dead at 46 —

British Columbia labor has
lost a devoted worker from its
ranks by the untimely death
of John (Jock) Taylor at the
age of 46 years. Prior to his
illness, which ultimately de-
veloped into cancer, he was
on the staff of the Essondale
Mental Hospital.

For many years Jock Taylor
was a prominent figure in pro-
gressive labor circles. Working
as a seaman, lumber worker,
ship builder, he took an act-
ive part in the building of
union organization in these in-
dustries.

During the Hungry Thirties
he was an active member of
the Relief Camp Workers’
Union and one of the organ-
izers of the famed On-to-Otta-
wa trek of unemployed whose
struggle helped to force the
Unemployment Insurance Act
on to federal statute books.

A member of the Young
Communist League and the
Comunist party! in the thirties,
Jock Taylor became a founda-
tion member of the Labor-Pro-
gressive on, its formation in
1943 and at the time of his
death he was a member of the
LPP Forest Products Club.

Funeral services were held
on. Monday of last week at
Mount Pleasant Funeral Par-
lor.

July 20, 1956 —

groups which were in negoti-
ations. These decisions spelled
out UNITY in capital letters.

‘When the fishermen agreed
to lend full support to all
wage earners in event of stri-
ke action, the word unity was
underlined. The full- strength
of the United Fishermen and
Allied Workers Union was
clearly. outlined.”

Regardless of final settle-
ment, union leaders view the
offer now being voted on as
a definite victory for the union
‘ a victory not based on
weakness by the operators bit
rather on the strength of our
membership. Therein lie its
real qualities and the lesson
which is most important for
the future of the UFAWU.”

Another factor in cement-
ing unity in the ranks of the
UFAWU during the present
negotiations, as expressed by
one union member, was the

federal government’s “investi- -

gation” of the Union under the
Combines Act.
Coming at a time when the
- union was involved in negot-
iations with the Fisheries As-
sociation, this action was inter-
preted by many UFAWU
members and by other trade
union bodies throughout the
country as being shameful in-
terference by a government
agency in the internal affairs
of a trade union:

~

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