The B.C. Federation of
Labour has announced the
affiliation of the B.C. Govern-
ment Employees Union. The
addition of more than 16,000
_ affiliated members included in
the B.C.G.E.U. and the 5,000
members of the United Fisher-
men and Allied Workers Union
brings the Federation’s total
affiliated membership over the
200,000 mark. In announcing
the latest affiliation Federa-
tion Secretary-Treasurer Ray
Haynes stated.

“We are very pleased to
have the B.C. Government
Employees Union and the Uni-
ted Fishermen and Allied Wor-
kers Union back in the Federa-
tion. We believe they will make

a real contribution to the con-
tinued growth and increased
strength of our organization.

“T believe it is significant
that we now include among our
200,000 members, more than
56,000 who are members of dis-
tinctly Canadian Unions. When
this is contrasted to approxi-
mately 10,000 members of
breakaway groups, it is clear
that the Federation is the only
legitimate spokesman for
organized labour in British
Columbia. Clearly, all workers
seeking trade union organi-
zation should look to unions
within the Canadian Labour
Congress and the Federation
and not be misled into joining
splinter groups.”

EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
IGNORES LABOR’S ROLE

Canada’s educational
system has practically ignored
the importance of unions to
those entering the work force;
according to the Ontario
Federation of Labour.

Students who will soon
become workers are told
hardly anything about the
bargaining process which will
affect their lives before long,
OFL secretary-treasurer
Terry Meagher told delegates
to a one-day educational
seminar in Toronto.

The union experience will
have the most meaningful
impact, next to formal
education itself, on a young
worker’s life, he said.

OFL education committee
chairman Murray’ Gray
chaired the seminar at which
delegates discussed methods
and techniques of dealing with
students. -

Young workers should have
received just as firm a ground-
ing in trade union history,
development and role as in the
‘three Rs, the OFL officer
believes.

“What reference there is to
organized labour in the school
textbooks and at all levels of
education is anti-labour
biased,”” he said. ‘“‘A survey
initiated by the Ontario Human
Rights Commission reported

that of 143 textbooks which
made reference to unions,
most gave a distorted picture
of trade unions, did not portray
their social role for the better-
ment of society, and tended to
promote prejudice against the
union movement and other
groups which challenge the
status quo.”

At present there’s no
adequate text in the school
system, but there’s a constant
stream of students visiting the
OFL research library.

Most’ social measures

deSigned to combat poverty,

injustice and want were ad-
vocated and won by labour
pressure, including pensions,
unemployment insurance,
medicare, safety laws, work-
men’s compensation, equal
opportunity for women, human
rights and, naturally,
organization and bargaining
rights. wes

Students have a right to

‘know about it, said Mr.
Meagher.

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