ywood cuts show need or _— labor action

By HAROLD PRITCHETT By agreement Ply ywood In-

week. T his was necessary, ac-

cording to an _ employers’

spokesman, because ,of over

production of plywood and as

a result of overproduction, ply-

wood prices are falling due to ne glut on the market.

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work cut- taking |

addition

sae lay ae are

| place. The need for a shorter |

werk week is necessary if the workers are to benefit from technological improvements.

The plywood industry is an | outstanding example of the in- | | troduction of more man power- saving machines. Add to this a |

terrific speed-up of the remain- ing workers and you have the highest accident and fatality rate in the history of the wood- working industry

fits reaches an all-time high.

For example, the employers |

introduced a new Core ma- chine, better known Wheeler Saw. machine

The new Core

the 32 men required formerly. | The door factory, which form- | workers, |

erly required 200 now, with automatic machin-

while | | man-hour production and pro-

as the |

produces more than |

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ery is reduced to a mere skel- eton. crew.

What is the answer? First of | all labor must fight for aj| shorter work week without re- duction in take-home pay. Sec- | ondly, full empleyment de- | pends. on. markets,

| 1 | |

To picket False Creek

Park warn

i| False Creek into a Civic Works Yard will be prevented by 4 picket line.

| by the Save False Creek Park | Committee. “If City | goes ahead with its original de-

The Canadian section of the} cision to destroy the park, wé United Electrical Workers is | will organize a picket line 10”

residents

Any attempt to convert

This was announced today

Council

| sending a delegation of five to| prevent them,” said William) |-visit Peoples China this sum- |mer. The trade: union delega-|

HO, headed by Ross Russell, | Director of Organization, will|to respect the be the first to visit China from | said Douglas.

= continent.

and file members elected by

ballot by the membership. So/ still hopes Council will chang® |its mind and locate the works yard elSewhere.

lfar Evelyn Armstrong Pres.

| of G.E. Local, 507 and Earle

| Harris, Pres. of Local 523 Wel-

| land have been elected.

domestic |

and foreign. In Canada, where

unemployment has _ reached the one million mark, the Dief- enbaker government wastes | billions on so-called defences

could have provided new hom- jes for plus schools, | ways, etc.,

hospitals, high- with enough left lover to take care of the na- tion’s health and education

{Store Union,

< : . , |Civic Employees, ivghich/is\-no -Getence), “which | Workers voted a $500.00 dona-

Vo wilh .... |tion. The strike and lock-out 114 million families, |. |involves three Vancouver)

|panys are hiring from its hall.

tions slated for September. 6

After hearing an

from a locked out member of| cil meeting Monday, issue may be considered at 4” the Vancouver! other meeting next month.

the Retail Wholesale and Dept.

Outside}

| hardware firms.

| (21 billion dollars spent on de- |

\for destruction, construction!

1fence since 1945). Everything | nothing for |

As to foregin trade, we are |

| denied the right to trade with |

}our neighbours, | Diefenbaker’s tie-in with the | U. S. war machine.

because of |

| | 1

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Expert Masseurs in attendance Bill Litwin, Proprietor

Open Day and au = ’

Douglas,

lions and all working people |

| work of conversion would be The other four will be rank] stopped and the park saved.”

lare determined to save the)

Canadian Ironworkers Local| Park. We believe our picket No. 1 announced this week| line would be respected bY | that it?s membership is con-| everyone as it is in the inter tinuing to grow and that com-| ests of all citizens — not onl | those in the P |The present officials are serv-|to prev vent the destruction 9 ing without salary until elec- | yet another civic park.”

appeal | announced, following a cou

committee secretary: “We will ask the trade un")

picket line,” “In this way, thé

Douglas said the Committeé

“In the meantime,” he said, “we want it known that we)

Park’s vicinity —

In the meantime city cound! is stalling on the issue. It was

that thé

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