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IW A Meet Favors Rally Voices

Political

Action

NANAIMO, B.C.— Recommending immediate establish-

gent of “political committees”

and stronger efforts to achieve

- Maximum. of cooperation among all progressive organiza-
ions and people, the first quarterly district council of the
nternational Woodworkers of America passed a resolution

@ainst affiliation
ast Sunday. me
| Attended by 70 members rep-
ssenting all lumbering centres
a the province, the meeting also
2commended the policy of en-
orsing and supporting those
tmdidates whose policies were
judged to be in the best in-
fests of the Canadian people
respective of political affilia-
mm. :
‘Secretary-treasurer Bert Mels-
*sS reported 10,335 dues paying
embers in the organization dur-
% March, 1934, and over 15,000
d up members of the union
- British Columbia—more than
wuble last year’s record for the
™me month.

Affiliation to the CCF, recom-
ended at the 1943 convention of
e Canadian Congress of Labor
‘d more recently the subject of
scussions and negotiations be=
een the union and the CCF
Ovincial executive, was reject-
- by the’ council in a resolution
ating: :

‘Whereas the TWA British Co-
mbia District Council No. 1
convention assembled went on
sord unanimously for estab=
hment Of political action com-=-
ttees in’ every local, camp and
if] te launch an aggressive

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to any political party when it met here

campaign on behalf of labor, not
only aS a measure for protecting
labor, but as a very necessary
minimum guarantee that we
would come out of this war vic-
teriously and with a democracy
Saved and able to work effective-
ly for the people: :

And whereas negotiations with
the B.C. Section of the CCF for
unification and eventual affilia-

tion of all trade union and pro-

gressive farmer-labor organiza-
~tions, have failed to produce a
democratic equitable basis satis-
factory to any of the larger trade
unions of this province:

“And whereas unity -of labor
and full mobilization of the
Strength of the membership of
the IWA in line with the policy
of our international and the CIO
is essential for a speedy victory
and a secure peace, as well as
to give our membership a def
inite voice to make our repre-
sentatives in government con-
scious of trade union views and
legislative recommendations;

“Therefore be it resolved that
we reiterate the position of the
delegates to the seventh annual
convention in recommending:

@ The immediate establishment
of political action committees.
@® That we go on record against
affiliation to any political
party at this time.
@ That we recommend the pol-
,icy of endorsing and support-
ing those candidates and policies
regardless of political affiliation
“which best represent the needs
in accordance with the policies
and welfare of our membership
democratically adopted by our
union,
© We continue and strengthen
our efforts to achieve a maxi-
mum of cooperation among all
progressive people and organiza-
tions in Canada.”

Youth Role -

Youth of the United Nations
stands for unconditional surren-
Ger and a peace in which the
world’s peoples will have eco-
nomic seeurity and freedom from
persecution, said Miss - Muriel
Wildman, Washington state re-
gional “ organizer of American
Youth for Democracy, addressing
a Youth Week rally. sponsored by
Labor Youth Federation in Boil-
ermakers Auditorium here last

_ sunday.

“This war has brought new op-
portunities and responsibilities to
youth, particularly since the Teh-
eran Conference,” she said. “On
the home front youth must pre-
serve unity, attack defeatism
and those who desire a negoti-
ated peace.”

Miss Wildman stressed the ad-
vantages and benefits brought to
youth through the trade unions,
declaring that “youth must up-
hold the union no-strike policy.”

Describing the work being
done by her organization in the
United States, Miss Wildman
pointed out the importance of
youth groups taking up the prob-
lem of juvenile delinquency.

“We have opened up team can-
teens and are initiating a pro-
gram of physical education,’ she
added.

As a tribute to allied youth of
the United Nations, young people
of several national groups pre-
sented a varied musical program.
Young men and women from the
erew of a Soviet ship entertained
With Russian songs and playlets.
Members of the Chinese Music
Society and the East Indian
Youth Association offered musi-
cal numbers. -

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Eegion Anxious About Future

Worker -Veteran

Unity Urged

“We of the Canadian Legion share the anxiety being reg- —

istered by other groups because the federal government is
not taking us sufficiently into its confidence in planning the
future of ex-servicemen,” David McKee, acting provincial
secretary of the British Columbia command, Canadian Lesion,

told The People this week.

He said that while he approved of the steps already taken

by the government for rehabili-
tation of returned servicemen, he
felt that more should be done
to assure returned men and wo-
men of a. proper standard of liv-
ing and -to guarantee them gain-
ful employment.

Commenting on the work of
the Pensions Bureau of —the

Legion, McKee pointed out that ~ receive $75 a month.

the bureau deals with pension
claims, rehabilitation problems,
medical treatment and depend-
ent’s allowances of returned men,
who seek the Legion’s assistance.
When -returned soldiers arrive
in Vancouver they are given a
posteard issued by the Canadian
Legion War Services department
which directs them to the offices
of the Legion where immediate
problems, pensions and rehabili-
tation can be discussed with
legion officers and steps taken
immediately to aid the returned
men or women.
The British Columbia com-
mand of the Canadian tMegion
has 132 branehes throughout the
provinee including four in the
State of Washington and one in
Portland. Oregon.

“The rehabilitation of the re-
turned soldier is bound up with
the rehabilitation, of the people
and the postwar progress of Gan-
ada,” McKee said. “All the work-
ers includes’ the soldiers and
most soldiers are workers and
we do not wish to see the same
conditions at the end of this war
as we witnessed at the end of
the last. In the last postwar
period returned soldiers were
pitted against farmers and work-
ers over the issue of jobs and no
real effort was made to assure
jobs for all.

“While numerous well meaning
plans on postwar problems have.
been publicised by the various
governments, we feel that we
should help to formulate the
policies affecting the future of
returned men. :

That is why we were pleased
to take part in the recent pro-

vincial Postwar Rehabilitation
Conference.”
Recommendations passed by

the postwar conference included:

© That employers should accept
the principle of seniority for
veterans such as now accepted
in some industries.

© That women should be ac-
corded equality with men and
that men and women now in
the services up to the rank
of lieutenant be retained on
pay and allowances and sub-
Sistence rates until they are

absorbed in useful employ-
ment.

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That preferential treatment

for veterans be extended.

@ That the present session of
parliament be asked to insti-
tute a royal commission of in-
quiry into pensions and re-
lated questions affecting vet-
erans.

@ That the Pensions Act be
modernized and brought into
line with increased living
costs and that disability pay-
ments be increased.

McKee expressed great con-
cern over what he termed “the
adjustment period,’ when a re-
turned soldier takes up his form-
er vocation and finds it hard to
fit im Such men, he considered,
should be helped with tefresher

_their future.

courses and paid full adequate

Yates of pay. He maintained
that the present allowance of
$10.40 a week to those takings:

vocational training was insuf&
ficient inducement to untrained
men and that the amount should
be equal to that paid men with
total disability who at present

Turning to the question of land
grants to the returned men, Vic-
Kee expressed satisfaction that
the British Columbia government
had laid aside one million acres
of a land gift for returned men
but warned that accessibility of
markets for their products, gen-
erous provision for equipment
and money grants were neces-
Sary if the returned men were
to be enabled to stay on these
farms.

He insisted that schools, hos-
pitals, telephones, highways and
railroads must all be within easy

Teach of such new farm areas.

“We want no repeat perform-
anees of conditions in the rural
areas where veterans after ex-
pending many years of labor to
build farm homes were forced to
give up in disgust,” he Said.

. McKee insisted that much more
remained to be done by the yari-
ous gevernments to allay fears
and doubts of servicemen about
Rehabilitation al-
lowances made by the Sovern-
ment had been stepped up, yet
present pensions and allowances
granted were not adequate to
meet the cost of living, he said.

“Meanwhile? he concluded,
“the Legion is cooperating with
all progressive forces towards an
orderly adjustment of postwar
problems and pressing the fed-
eral authorities to make inten-
tions clear and take the Canad-
ion people fully into their con-
fidence.”

Interior Union

Prepares Brief

VERNON, B.C. Protesting
that employers are paying a bonus
on a 9-hour day instead’ of an 8
hour day, members of the Fruit
aud Vegetable Workers Union
(CCE): comprising eight packing
house locals in the Interior, will
send a brief Gealing with appli-
cation of the cost-of-living bonus
to basic wage rates to
Regional War Labor Board.

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