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AFL,CCL back arine Workers

in LRB dispute

Decertification of Marine Workers and Boilermakers Union as bargaining authority for employees at five wooden boatyards because members refused to work overtime has aroused the anger of trade unionists in British Columbia. Both Canadian Congress of Labor and Trades and Labor’ Congress councils here have voted full

‘support to the Marine Workers. Action of Labor Relations Board in cancelling the union’s bargaining authority has left the workers “legally” without a con- tract. But as president. Bill White of Marine Workers Union puts it: “We held contracts and bar- gained for our members before there was an ICA Act, and we'll continue to do so in future.”

A general meeting of union workers on Monday this week reaffirmed opposition to any in- terference with the eight-hour day, 40-hour week.

B.C. Federation of Labor (CCL) has launched a strong protest against the LRB action. A sim- ilar protest, demanding reinstate- ment of Marine Workers’ bar- gaining authority in the five yards, will be lodged by the TLC with Premier Byron Johnson; Labor Minister John Cates and the LRB.

“We.cannot concede the right of the board to cancel certifica-

_tion of a union on the grounds

the union is mot adhering to terms of an agreement, prior to

Timber-r-r warns workers to guard torly-hour week

Timber-r-r, LPP shop paper, this week warned loggers not to be stampeded into accepting em- ployer propositions for the 48 and

56-hour week in the logging in- -

dustry.

Timber-r-r took to task the edi- torial writers of two ‘Vancouver dailies who have been urging loggers to scrap the hard-won 40-hour week in order to make up for production lost during the forest closure. The LPP wood- workers’ paper points out that after a man has lugged a power- saw -around the side-hills or pul- led chokers for eight hours a day, five days a week he has done a pretty hard week’s work.

Timber-r-r concludes by stat- ing. “If there is a genuine log shortage, let the bosses hire more men. That is the answer. And if the loggers are short of money a raise in pay will fix that up.”

the submission to arbitration ‘as provided for and required under the provisions of the ICA Act,” declared a statement endorsed by delegates to Vancouver and Dis- trict Trades and Labor Council (AFL-TLC) on Tuesday night.

Workers’ committees in the five affected yards (Vancouver Ship- yards, Burrard Engineering, Sterling Shipyards, Beach Ave. Shipyards and McKenzie Barge and Derrick) have asked em- ployers to open negotiations on a new agreement.

Morgan hits LRB action Action of the Labor Relations Board in decertifying the Ma- rine Workers Union was con-

demned by the Labor-Progress- ive Party this week.

“The Labor Relations Board is guilty of a gross violation of public trust in its action of de- zertifying the Marine Workers,” Nigel Morgan, LPP provincial leader said.

“This attempt ty use the licens- ing feature of certification to hamstring free collective bargain- ing and undermine established conditions of work is a grave threat to every union man in this province. The Labor Relations Board must not be allowed to get. away with it. The entire labor movement must rally to the defence of the Marine Workers Union and unite to de- feat this grave threat to the ex- istence of the trade unions,” he urged.

“The Labor Relations Board should ‘be condemned for decer- tification of the union, full sup- port should ‘be pledged by all to the shipyard workers in their struggle, and the lessons of this usurpation of power by the LRB should find its reflection in de- mands to the Board of Enquiry for a complete revision of the ICA Act to strip the LRB of its power to undermine unions and jinterfere fin their internal af- fairs,” Morgan concluded.

Their total bail set at $925,000

. for Seven of the 12 California working class leaders currently held under a total of FORD, be Los alleged violation of the Smith Act shown as they were led from the San Francisco jail en rou ee "Rich: In the foreground, his hands cuffed in front of him, is bor mond, executive editor of The Daily People’s World Handcuffed together in back of him are Al

Angeles, where they were arrainged.

(Mickey) Lima (left) and Ernest Fox (see story on page 3). is Oleta O’Connor Yates.

marshals, court attaches and a matron.

Beside her (waving) is Bernadette Doyle. Starvus Stack. The man handcuffed to Lambert is a prisoner -held on another charge. A crowd cheered the seven.

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mt Behind Lima is Rude Lambert. Behind hi Behind Mrs. O’Connor is LO Us: Others are “

“Shall we continue to eat horsemeat, or are we going to return to eating beef? Shall a dollar continue to be worth only 50 cents, or is a dollar going to put more food on our tables in the future?”

These and other burning-questions relating to the high cost of living will be discussed-at the prices confer- ence to be held Friday, August 31, in the Electrical Work- ers Centre, 111 Dunsmuir Street.

“Being held on Labor Day weekend, the conference ‘will provide an opportunity for working people to mark this historic event through an effective demonstration of their desire to maintain an adequate and healthful stand-

the Congress of Canadian Women, which is sponsoring the conference.

_ “The announcement that the cost-of-living index had hit a new high in June came as no surprise to._most house- wives,” continued Mrs. Hartley. “Our organization has been consistently fighting increases every step of the way and has now called this conference for action against high

' prices. $ “Calls to the conference have been sent to all trade union bodies, women’s organizations, church groups, pen- sioners, cultural organizations, ratepayers, farm groups, in fact every organization we could find an address for.”

Prices parley on Aug. 31

ard of living,” said Mrs. Doris Hartley, vice-president of.

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THOUSANDS OF PEACE LOVING PEOPLE WILL GATHER AT THE

CONFEDERATION

ABOR PICNIC

on Hastings

Directions: No. 14 car to Kootenay (end of line

PARK

East); take bus direct to park.

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