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POLITICAL ACTION HELPS UNIONISTS IN U.K.

Both the trade union and cooperative moyements in Great Britain have benefited enormously as a result of unity of action through the British Labor Party. This opinion was expressed by Mr. James M. Peddie, M.B.E. Director of the Cooperative Whole-

March 20, 1952

IRISH FUN AT 1-357 W.A.

The Women’s Auxiliary of Lo- cal 1-357, IWA, New Westmin- ster, will hold a St. Patrick’s Day Social, Friday, March 21, in the IWA Hall, 533 Clarkson St., New Westminster.

Members are urged to attend this gala affair as a wonderful evening of entertainment is as- sured them. Plans include whist, singing, dancing and refresh- ments.

A cordial invitation has been mded Auxiliary Members of il 1-217, IWA, to attend this

arty. .

The Auxiliary’s Hospital Com- mittee report that 19 patients were visited last month in the Royal Columbian Hospital by Sisters P. Smith and M. Eckman. The new hospital visiting com- mittee elected for this month in- cludes Sisters Vandale, Jones and Moore.

The next regular meeting of the Auxiliary will be held April 9th, in the IWA Hall, New West- minster.

PRAISE FOR 1-80 W. A.

Work accomplished by the Women’s Auxiliaries attached to Local 1-80, IWA, and the various Sub-Locals was warmly com- mended at the Annual Meeting of the Local Union held in the Odeon Theatre, Duncan, March

Oceasion for the praise was the following paragraph which ap- peared in the Officers’ Report?

"Your Officers note with a great deal of satisfaction that consider- able growth has been shown by the Women's Auxiliary during the past year. We would like to com- bliment them on the work that they have done in extending and supporting the Social activities of our members within the scattered communities of our Local Union.

“We were happy to see the various Sub-Locals of the Ladies’ Auxiliary represented at the meel- ine of the Women's Auxiliary that was held in conjunction with the District Convention.

"We note with regret that there are still many Sub-Locals where there are no Auxiliary groups functioning, though the member-

_L. COWICHAN SUB-LOCAL

Women’s Auxiliary to the Lake Cowichan Sub-Local 1-80, TWA, recently entertained at a card party when 13 tables were in play.

Winners were—Bridge: ladies’ first, Mrs. D. J. Madill; consola- tion, Mrs, F. Reed; men’s first,

Mr. T. Marley; consolation, Mr. Madill. .

Cribbage: ladies’ first, Mrs. J. C. Bailey; consolation, Mrs. J. A. Gravelle; men’s first, Mr. R. Al- berts; consolation, Mrs. M. Pow- ers; men’s first, Mr. McTaggart; consolation, Mrs. Earl Gravelle (sub).

Special prizes were won by Mrs. John Johnson and Mr. Gus Johnson.

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ship covered by the Sub-Locals are quite large and so the Officers strongly urge that an effort be made to organize Women's Aux- iliaries during the coming year by those Sub-Locals which at the present time have no Ladies’ Auxiliary.” °

Union Wives Join Course

Innovation introduced at. the Week-end Educational Institute held in Winnipeg, March 15-16, by the Winnipeg Labor Council and the Canadian Congress of Labor, was a course for Union Wives.

Well-attended class for the wives of CCL members was con- ducted by Elma Hannah, Inter- national Representative ‘of the Communication Workers, CIO.

Observers reported that the course successfully served the purpose of relating trade union objectives to the home and the interests of the wives of trade union members.

A further extension of courses for the wives of trade union members is now under considera-

tion.

sale Society Ltd. on a recent flying visit to Vancouver.

| Morris! Instals

Nanaimo Officers

Officers elected at the Annual Meeting of the Nanaimo Sub- local 1-80, IWA, were installed on the occasion by President Joe Morris, March 9.

They were: chairman, Lawr- ence Jones; 1st vice-chairman, A. McArthur; 2nd vice-chairman, A. Jones; 3rd vice-chairman, Alec Poje; financial secretary, C. F. Peirce; recording secretary, Lee Nelson; conductor, Knute Holnt- strom; warden, A. L. Winley; trustees, M. Hansen, Jens Erick- son, G. Command.

821 UPWA Men Laid Off

A total of 821 packinghouse workers have been laid off as a result of confused marketing con- ditions caused by Canada’s foot- and-mouth disease epidemic, La- bor Minister Gregg told the Com- mons, March 11.

He confirmed earlier govern- ment statements that no compen- sation over and above unemploy- ment insurance benefits would be given to the laid-off workers.

IWA WILL ATTEND PORTLAND. CIO. SCHOOL

IWA participation in a CIO 7-day school in Portland, Ore., during the 2nd week in August is now being planned by sev- eral IWA District Councils in the Pacific Northwest, it was announced last week.

The 7-day school will be at Portland’s Reed College and will cost only $40 per “student” in- cluding room, board, recreational

facilities, books, materials and

_| tuition.

It is to be the first such school in the Northwest and if success- ful may become an annual event. George Brown, Oregon CIO Sec-

_|retary, and Chester Dusten, Re- ‘|gional’ CIO Representative, are

heading Oregon. s Basic Training :

Its purpose is to give CIO members basic training in im- proving their unions. Each of some 70 locals in Oregon, many more locals in Wash., Cal., Ida., and Mont. will be-invited to send at least one representative to the school.

At least one IWA district may pay the school costs—District 5—— provided the locals pay for time off and transportation, it was in. dicated by District President Harvey Nelson, He said the pos- sibility would be studied by the District Executive Board.

Locals will be asked to pick members to represent them who will most benefit the local. That is, potential leadership may be preferred in some cases rather than present leadership so as to

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assistance in bettering the local unions.

The representatives will be ex- pected to transmit vitally needed information back to their locals.

Public speaking, political ac- tion methods, wage stabiliza- tion laws, labor history, griev- ance procedures, unemploy- ment and workmen’s compen- sation laws, labor laws and other courses are expected to*

be on the week’s agenda.

Offices also held by Mr. Peddie in Great Britain are, Governor of the British Film Institute, Chair- “ man of the National Film Asso- ciation, and National Executive Member of the Cooperative Poli- tical Party. He is also a member of the Colonial Advisory Board.

Mr. Peddie explained that on his return from Australia and New Zealand he had planned un- official visits to a number of Ca- nadian cities to exchange views informally with labor and co- operative officials.

In a conference with trade union officials, Mr. Peddie was . called upon to explain the rela- tionship between the Trades Union Congress, the Cooperative Movement and the British Labor Party. He stated that the Co- operative Political Party now has 20 members, nominated by that party in the British House of Commons, and who accept the Labor Party whip.

The Cooperative Party has also been granted seats on the National Council of Labor on a parity with the Labor Party and the TUC.

In his opinion, these three wings of the democratic move- ment of Great Britain act with unity on matters of common in- terest, and to their common ad- vantage.

His adventures in Bulgaria on a recent visit to attend a Co- operative Congress were heard with interest by his Vancouver friends. He recounted incident after incident to show that the Bulgarian people, and especially the youth, were being indoctri- nated with the fear of military aggression from the West.

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