THE B.C.

LUMBER WORKER

Wednesday, September 4, 1940

Reinstatement Ordered. :

NEW YORK, N.Y.—The Kent Stores, Ine., operator of 80 cleaning and dyeing shops has heen ordered by the State Labor Relations Board to reinstate with back pay three workers fired“for union activity and to cease unfair labor prac- tices. The board acted on the complaint of Local 239, Amalgamated Clothing Workers (CIO).

Union Makes Gains,

TORONTO, Ont—aA request for over- time pay at the rate of time-and-a-half was granted by Canadian General Elec- trle Lansdowne plant here following a growing move by employees to join the United Blectrical, Radio and Machine Workers’ Union, A five per cent bonus for night workérs was also granted and the maximum regular work week was set at 50 hours,

CIO Fishermen Win.

SEATTLE, Wash—The United Trollers of Alaska, an affiliate of International Fishermen and Allied Workers of Am- erica, CIO, successfully terminated their strike against the fish buyers in South- eastern Alaska when they accepted the offer of the buyers for an increase of approximately two éents per pound over former fish prices.

‘The United Trollers of Alaska was able to completely tie up over 1,000 boats in Southeastern Alaska, who, tired of fish- ing for low prices, joined in support of the effort to raise fish prices.

Loggers Victorious,

DULUTH, Minn.—Chalking up a clear- cut victory on all demands the three-week lockout of the crew in Ted Moen’s camp, Grand Marais, was ended Aug. 21, when Local 29 won an agreement with the Bradley Timber Co, that all grievances would be settled and that the crew would be re-hired on a seniority basis.

CIO Gets 714 Cents Increase. SEATTLE, Wash. — Despite the fact

that Charlie Hughes, the infamous AFL

organizer, permitted his cannery work-

ers’ organization to be used as the tool of the salmon industry, cannery workers locals affiliated with the CIO Interna- tional Fishermen and Allied Workers of America were able to force the operators to make concessions which establish in one plant a 50 cents minimum hourly

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Formation of the B.C. Industrial Union Council (CIO) at a conference on June 22-23, attended by delegates from 16 CIO unions having a membership of more than 9028, is the only fitting answer to the reactionary leaders of the AFL. While they feigned a desire to cooperate with the CIO unions in Canada, actually they were scheming to wreck the unity that had been established.

Proof of this was the letter sent out by London, Ont., Trades and Labor Coun- cil to big business seeking their financial assistance; in return the Council, acting as hosts to the Trades and Labor Con- gress convention last year, promised their “industrial friends” to expel all Canadian CIO unions from the organizaztion.

‘This servile and slavish policy of cur- rying the employers’ favor at the expense of the dues paying AFL membership still smells in the nostrils of the CIO union- ists. It is a policy the Bengoughs, Showl- ers and Jamiesons cannot explain,

CIO unionists, while retaining their places on the central labor councils in Canada, pursued a policy of uniting the disorganized and separate labor unions in this country for higher wages, a shorter working day and improved working con- ditions, but AFL President William Green would not and still rejects any unity of the labor movement.

Decisions of the B.C. Industrial Union Council's executive board meeting at Na- naimo are now being put into life. The Legislative Committee is drafting much

rate of pay for women and in all others a minimum of 47% cents, an average in- crease in the hourly rate of 7% cents throughout the industry.

$300,000 More Wages.

NEW YORK, N.Y.—Laundry workers in the metropolitan area won $300,000 annual wage increases through a decision by the two impartial chairmen for the industry.

UAW-OIO Makes Real Gain.

DETROIT, Mich.—Under a newly-ne- gotiated agreement between. the United Automobile Workers and the Auto Products Transportation Co., the follow- ing benefits will be received:

Every employee on the seniority list gets a vacation bonus of 40 hours’ pay. Wages are boosted 20c an hour for both men and women. Truckers are guaran- teed an annual wage of $1820, And, to top it off, the union is granted a voice in con- trol of production.

The agreement grants the union shop under a clause reading: “The company agrees that as a condition of continued employment all employees must become members and remain in good standing after 20 days’ probationary period.” eee

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needed amendments to the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act prepara- tory to holding a conference to ratify them. Other matters to be dealt with are: health insurance, compensation for occu- pational diseases, enforcement of mini- mum wage and hour laws and better sta~ tistical Labor Department service.

An office has been opened at 517 Holden Building, next door to the IWA headquarters in Vancouver; a steno- grapher hired ‘and Brother James Thompson, formerly secretary of the In- land Boatmen’s Union (CIO), is prepar- ing to take over the full time secretary- ship. IWA President Harold Pritchett, during his detention in Canada, is acting as advisor and co-ordinator.

‘The course is charted. What is needed now is for every affiliate and individual member to enthusiastically gear their ac- tivities to help do our part and fulfill the CIO Congress pledge of “ten million members in five years.” Organization is the solution to any lem whether in the economic or political field. Let us solve our problems through the B.C. In- dustrial Union Council (CIO).

“A country which treats its aged like refugees can never defend itself.

“A country which pushes its unem- ployed around like criminals can never defend itself.

“A country that denies jobs to its youth can never have strength no matter how many millions it finds for airplanes and tanks.’—John L. Le

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