Railroad workers seek

pay hike,

health plan

TORONTO

Aiming to “close the gap” between themselves and other industrial workers, 145,000

non-operating railway workers will sho

contributory health and welfa

rtly demand an 18 percent ‘wage increase, a non-

re plant, and pay for three additional statutory holidays.

The patkage-demand will be placed before the CNR,
Hamilton and Buffalo railway companies early in November.

Frank Hall, chairman of the
105-member joint negotiating
committee representing 15 sep-
arate unions, said union policy
had been based on economic con-
ditions, improved earnings of the
railways and wage increases
granted in other industries. Wage
demands would amount to some
$70 million, he estimated. The
current railway contract expires
at the end of the year.

Hall announced firmly that
the unions were “opposed to com-
pulsory arbitration” in relations
with the companies. Railroaders
struck in 1950 for nine days for
the first time in Ca dian his-
tory. They were threatened last
year with legislation to bar. a
“Strike when negotiations broke
down.

In an advance release of .an
editorial to appear in Railroader’s
Voice, LPP shop paper, editors
greeted the union demands, urg-
ing that they be won this time
and that negotiations not be
dragged out. 5

“Common talk among the peo-
ple,” the LPP paper said, “is that
we railway workers have had

CPT, Ontario Northland and

and let us exercise our right
to strike if the companies are
stubborn.

@ “Don’t let the negotia-
tions drag out this time. Set
a deadline, say January 1,
1956, and date the new contract
from that day.

@ “Attend our union meet-
ings and ask for regional re-
ports from the negotiation
committee.. Unity will win.”

LABOR
BRIEFS

“Be it resoived that this con-
vention instruct the new execu-
tive to do all in its power to
assure that all trade unionists

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our great new Congress.”
This resolution on trade. union
unity has bee forwarded to the
CCL convention, to be held at
Toronto October 10, by the
Marine Workers and_ Boiler-

in Canada will become part of!

CCW plans

: TORONTO

“What is the effect of radio-
activity on our children, now and
in the future?” is a question
Canadian women will be tackl-
ing at the fifth national conven-
tion of the Congress of Canadian
Women. :

The convention, to be held
at Toronto’s Royal York Hotel
Saturday and Sunday, October
29 and 30, will be open to all
interested women as well as to

Canadian Women and its affili-
ates.

;wakened the public to the dan-
gers of human genes from atomic
blasting, mothers are anxious tc
learn more and see what can
be done to preserve the human
race,” said Mrs. Louise Watson,
chairman of the planning com-

national meet

delegates of the Congress of|§

“Since leading scientists have }'

GM workers strike

a raw deal in wages. aoe a nbkess Tnduisixial Tian: ties in announcing the con-
true. It is nin 8 to — — Shipyard locals of the Ship- vention. 2 :
inequities between ourse vi yard General Workers Federa- Other questions to be discussed : pabers}
and other industries.” tion expect to send six delegates|are: “Can Canadians afford Workers at General Motors’ huge Canadian plants , me ro
Scongtenwae ice anaes good |to the CCL parley. health?” “Are educational | of the United Auto Workers, are setting the pace for labo
yeaeige poste poeta aa heros Mike Leachman will go from standards coger oy Beatie Do | back their wage demands, they struck GM plants in five ce?” ‘
Bene ahewe She ay if the Machinist Fitters and Help-|Canadian | ‘women — enjoy full! Oshawa, St. Catherines, London, Toronto and Windsor last week
‘poor relation’ it makes itself |.,5° and Jim Blakey from the | eauality ? sae : : : whe

out to be. Railway business in
the country is good. So what
stands in the way of complete
victory for our demands this

Shipwrights. Sam Jenkins, W.
Douglas and R. Lundstrum will
represent the Marine Workers,
while Jack Lawson will be there

Canadian women who recently
visited China following their
participation in the World Con-
gress of Mothers, will tell of

Canadian UAW director George Burt pointed the issue is
he said: “General Motors, which makes a greater return ne

investment in Canada than it does in the U.S., not only *

to close the gap between the wages it pays it America® King
Canadian employees doing similar work, but insisted on

tibe? Bae from the Shipyard General] their experiences as they relate
“Nothing but the hostility of | workers Federation. Yo" these: tonics. lthe gap sade?
the companies and government. % t Ps

This hostility to our reasonable
and just demands must be
broken down. Public opinion is
with us. The organized labor
movement now coming together
into one united trade union con-
gress will back us up.”

Strike set for Sunday - mid-
night against CPR’s coastal fleet
by the AFL-TLC , Seafarers
| International Union was post-
poned “indefinitely” by the
union shortly before the dead-
line, and talks have been re-

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