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Demand by lumber operators that International Woodworkers of America be c
pelled to incorporate under the Societies Act is an attempt to deny the union the righ

strike, IWA district president

“If our union was incorpor-
ated under the Societies Aci,
it would make locals liable
to court action for business
losses during a strike,” said
Morris.

A statement issued by the
IWA condemned the “provoc-
ative attitude” of the operators

Make plans
for May Day

Vancouver Labor will hold
its annual May Day celebration
this year on Sunday, April 27.

A May Day parade will start
at Powell Street Grounds at
12:30 noon and proceed to Ex-
hibition Park, where an out-
door rally will be held at 2
p-m.

Central theme this year is
“Labor Unity for Jobs — and
te Combat Unemployment.”

May Day, which is celebrat-
- ed internationally, had its or-
iginal inception in New Zea-
land but on this continent
grew out of the fight for the
eight-hour day. :

On May 1, 1886, some 80,-
000 workers of McCormack
Harvester Company in Chi-
cago downed tools for the
eight-hour day. On May 3 they
held another big meeting on
the picket line, which was at-
tacked by police. Six workers
were killed and many wound-
ed. 5 ‘

On May~4 a protest rally
was held in Haymarket Square.
Just before it ended some prov-
ocateur threw a bomb, kill-
ing four workers and -seven
policemen. The strike leaders
were arrested and four were
hanged—Parsons, Spies, Fish-
er and Engel.

In 1889, at the first Congress
of the Second International,
held in Paris, it was decided
that on May 1 the following
year a one-day strike of all
workers affiliated to the Sec-
ond International would take
place for the eight-hour day:

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Joe Morris charges, following breakdown of wage negotiations.

and said the issue of whether
unions should be subject to
civil suits “has been fought
out in parliament and the
courts with a verdict in favor
of the trade unions.

“We have every reason to

Suspect the worst about our |

employers’ intentions in mak-
ing this proposal. It is an in-
direct method in attempting
to deprive the union of the
right to strike. It is most un-
fortunate that we should have
to combat conceptions of in-
dustrial relations which were
discarded many years ago.”

Pay talks deadlocked when
the operators made it clear
they were balking at any wage
increase this year. John Bill-
ings, manager of Forest In-
dustrial Relations, which rep-
resents the companies, claimed
that operators’ hands are
tied because of “market con-~-
ditions.”

Joe Morris, head ,of the
seven-man IWA negotiating
group, denounced contract.
changes proposed by FIR as
“a bare - faced attempt to
undermine and _ weaken
standards already established
in the industry.”

The union, seeking a 10 per-
cent pay hike for 30,000 of
its members, has called for a
government conciliation of-
ficer. The present contract,
which expires June 14, calls
for a base rate of $$1.72 an
hour.

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DIESEL DISPUTE

If Canadian Pacific Railway
firemen strike in _ protest
against the company’s decision
to end the use of firemen on
diesel locomotives in freight
and yard service they will
have the full backing-of the
firemen’s union in the United
States. :

This was decided this week
at a special meeting of U.S.
and Canadian officers of the
90,000-member Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen and En-
ginemen, held in Chicago.

The CPR previously an-
nounced that it would cut
down the number of firemen
in diesel service starting May
11.

Wage negotiations between
firemen and the CPR open this
month, and the union is ask-
ing for an 18 percent pay
hike.

A similar demand was plac-

members workin

homes at ‘last year?
cause of large scale

ment and decline °
security was made
by Effie Jones, P
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The. union has

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to 2 p.m.

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sung by John Goss. Please
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COMING EVENTS

_APRIL 12 — SOCIAL at

Phil and Betty
Gadd’s, 3023 West Fourth (Take

4th Ave. bust right to door). |

Tasty food, refreshments.
Dancing: Starts at 9 p.m., goes
on as long as you like Come
and bring your friends. Pro-
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Broadway Club.

APRIL 1 — SOVIET FILM

‘Different Fate”
to be shown at the Russian
People’s Home — 600 Camp-
bell Ave. SUNDAY, APRIL 13
at 8 p.m. English sub-titles.
Everybody welcome.

— Tom McEwen

APRIL 2 reports on his

trip to China at a ‘PT’ SOCIAL
to be held on Sunday, April 20
at 8 p.m sharp at the Morgan’s
—3365 Victoria Drive. Every-
one welcome.

APRIL 13 — 2nd ANNUAL

COMBINED
YOUTH CONCERT to be held
on Sunday, April 13 at 8 p.m.
at the Ukrainian Hall — 805
East Pender St. Sponsored by
the Russian and Ukrainian
Youth Clubs. Admission —
silver collection.

APRIL 9 — CENTENNIAL

DINNER in aid
of the Pacific Tribune. Satur-
day, April 26 at 654 West 15
St., North Vancouver. Dinner
served from 6 to 8 p.m. En-
tertainment and erfreshments.
Admission $1.25. Everyone
welcome.

Make a MAY DAY
‘DAY’ of it!
Complete your May Day
celebrations with dinner
at the

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