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| Holiday With a Real Purpose

BY JOHNNY OTTEWELL

previsional committee will be
elected to draw up a three point
program, for education of shop
stewards, new people and other
€roups on union policies and the
importance of jabor organiza-
tions in the social and industrial
life of the nation.

September 2, is to weld an
tional program for the
movement, based on stud-
Hind discussions with teach-
iid labor leaders.

(the end of the week a

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tek Representation

1 It Shipbuilding Meet

li 3ritish Columbia shipyard union leaders are taking

@ctic steps to secure participation for union represen-

‘Wis in the proposed conferences on the postwar ship-

fing industry, between the federal cabinet and dele-

“ge of the Canadian Shipbuilding and Ship Repairing

chee; clation.. :

ee iiecoim Mcleod, president

> Shipyard General Work

(i Mederation, and E. H#.

jj, president of Vancouver

= Council, have sent wires
rime Manister Mackenzie
bey expressing labor’s desire

‘We in at the sessions and the |

stages of having the op-

5) and advice of labor in

@e a solution to the prob-

Hf eod also wired Pat Con-

“Se scanadian Congress of La-

ecretary, asking for that

“Wis assistance in° securing

=) representation.

E@ery Culhane, secretary of
Industrial Reconstruction
Social Development Coun-
is sent. similar wires to the
©. members of parliament
ilso to Norman Yarrow and

ace Wallace, B.C. repres-
ves on the operators’ dele-

iy 2!

ll ile the proposed confer-
with the government are building, industry.
I, they will not provide the
> the problem of maintain-

“fa ne shipyards in the post-

"We ceriod, said Malcolm Mc-

coaan' amen Yukon Miners
z his Weekes are now. 9K Charter

freighters, frem both Canadian
and foreign shippers, could not
be secured. “We can build ail
types there, from the ordinary
Standarized type to those spec-
lally built for various kinds of
cargo. :

“Tf there is a surplus in the
10,000 ton standardized class,
they could be converted in the
local shipyards for specialized
uses. We have our great dry-
docking facilities in Vancouver, _
Victoria and Prince Rupert and
the dock in Victoria, which
provide facilities to handle the

' general run of freighters and
passenger ships.”

While he felt that the brief
had such shortcomings in con-
tent, outlook and  presenta-
tion, it did show. that the opera-
tors were taking steps to do
something about the problem.

It was the task of labor and
management to cooperate with
the public to maintain the ship=

ny

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lack: of initiative in ue
a : 7 ii : :
aae Ae Pee SSey Organization of the work-

MNS and despair unless sub- ers in the Yukon Territory
[2d and set up the question jis proceeding rapidly, re-
jssidies as an absolute con ports Harvey Murphy, dis-
pee bymuaser smoves’ © trict organizer for the Mine,
Mill and Smelter Workers.
Application to LUMMSW

3 union leader questioned
form. of subsidy suggested

2 EDEEREOES pret, ieoen for a charter has been
the government recently. s
= xich aie purchase by the made by the Whitehorse

District Workers’ Union and
a strong organizing commit-
tee established.

Granting of the application
will mark. the second charter to
be established in the Territory
by the Miners’ Union. Local 564
holds the first and has been
eertified for the employees of
Yukon Consolidated. The Loeal
is now conducting negotiations
with the company for the first
edllective bargaining agree-
ment in the far north.

The opening up of the north
to economic expansion and de-
velopment has brought with it
many problems for the workers
there. ‘The first problem to
tackle up there is the inequality
meted out to Canadian workers
in comparison with American
workers,” said Murphy. “Soon
the National War Labor Board
will have to deal with an ongan--
ized body of workers who want
te be reco~nized as full citizens:
of Canada.”

mment of obsolete ships
engaged in coastal ship-
was mooted. He did not
MMchat it would be satisfac—
Eto give this direct subsidy
2 coastwise shipping com- -
These companies are al-
eceiving, subsidies in the
of mail’ contracts which
f£ substantial aid to them.
fe whole question of sub-
must be thoroughly in-
rated by all interested
S before any decisions are
7 said Mcleod. “A too
ly subsidized industry will
=a tendency to sit back,
will thereby hold back
r than encourage efforts
velop foreign and internal

if

5.

of the industry
hich make the question of
ies secondary rather than
mount. :

| Saw no reason why con-
for all types of cargo

tt the WEA Summer School

Urging that leadership bep

developed within the rank and

file of the organizations, Dr.

Ralph Gundlack, professor of
Psychology at the University of
Washington, opened the first
lecture on the program.

“The development of indivi-
duals for tolerant and respon-
Sible leadership in the trade un-
ion movement is necessary so
that the movement will take its
rightful place in society,”
Gundlack ‘said.

Stating that the hope for the
working people lies in their
own strength, in the democratic
growth of trade unions, in self
education and in the develop-
ment of their own leaders,
Gundlack claimed that whereas

autocracy can be imposed upon

a person, democracy cannot be
imposed, it has to be learned
by a process of voluntary and
responsible participation.

_Interspersing the lectures and
discussion groups with sports
and recreational programs the
guests: set up a committee to
handle cam management, with
everybody participating in the
domestic chores.

George Johnston, president
of the Retail Clerks’ Union, was
elected chairman: Jeanne Cam-
eron, B.C. Federation of Tele_
phone Workers, secretary;
Irene Crooks, Retail Glerics’
Union, dining room administra-
tion; Betty Simpson, -Plumbers
and’ Steamifitters, sround super-
vision; Eugene Boyko, Taxi
Drivers’? Union, transportation,
and P. J. Ryan, sports and’ so-
cial.

Literature and pamphlets on
“Trade UWnionism,” the “Weo-
nomic Outlook,” “Union Seeur-
ity,” “Joint Production Com-
mittees” and other subjeets are
placed on small tables for* the
convemience of the guests and
eVery day Claude Donald, WEA
regional director, presents at
least one educational film.

The film “Negro Soldier” put
out by the US. government,

which deals with the Negro’s -

Participation in the develop-
ment of the U.S. and his con-
tribution to the war against
fascism was enthusiastically re-
ceived.

The camp is composed of one
large hall, complete with kit-
chen, dance floor and a huge
rock fireplace. Numerous cab-
ms are scattered among the
trees, overlooking the inlet and
the labor students are enthus-
iastically planning for future
summer schools of this kind. A
real holiday with a real pur-
pose.

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3000 Attend
Labor Picnic

The fiftieth celebration of

Labor Day in Canada was

marked by demonstrations,
picnics, sports days and mes-
sages by labor leaders em-
phasizing labor's great role
in national affairs.

‘ In Toronto, J. W. Buck-
ley, vice-president of the

- Trades and Labor Coneress,- -

told the\Labor Day rally that
the unity forged in the war
must prevail after victory to
bring peace, full employment
and prosperity. Buckley -de-
clared that labor, in its own in-
terests, cannot and will not
become the tail of any political
party. 2

The joint celebration of the
holiday in Vancouver by the
Trades and Labor Council (AF
L) and the Vancouver Labor
Council (CCL) took the form
of a successful basket picnic
and sports meet. :

In a statement on behalf of
organized labor, R. K. Gervin.
Secretary of the Trades and La-
bor Council, pointed to the tre-
mendous gains in social legisla-
tion achieved since the first La-
bor Day celebrations and stres-
sed the paramount role of or-
ganized labor in winning these
gains for the benefit of all the
people.

The statement stressed the
prime goals of labor as the win-
ning of the war and the achiev-
ing of full employment after
the war.

Between 25500 and 3,000 peo-
ple were in the grandstand
at the picnic. Forty gallons of
ice cream and milk were dis-
tributed free to children on the
grounds.

Real eye care is available ¢o
all! Fines? quality glasses fi?-
ted to your facial features as
well as fo your eyes. Scientific

TLC Meet
Urges Pact
With USSR

The Canadian govern-
ment was urged to sign a
twenty year pact of alliance
with the Soviet Union “as
a major contribution from

our country to a world of;

lasting peace, security and
prosperity for all” by the
Vancouver Trades and La-
bor Council (AFL) meet-
ing, Tuesday evening, Sept-
ember 5.

The resolution came hefore
the council from the Street
Railwaymen’s Union, Division
101, and will be forwarded to
the Trades and Labor Congress
convention to be held in To.
ronto in October

The unity of the democratic

countries of the world built up

in the course of the war and the
decisions of the conferences: of
Teheran and Moscow to ‘eon-
tinue this unity into the post—
War period, as well as the en-
dorsation of the principles of
Teheran by Mackenzie King- in
his speech of August 4, were
cited in the resolution.
Another resolution dealing
with family allowances lepisla=
tion was brought forward by
Division 134 of the Street Rail-
Waymen’s Union, and endorsed
by the council for presentation
to the Toronto convention. This
called for the raising of the age
limit for the allowances from
16 to 18 years and for the rais-
ing of the allowance to 10 dol-
lars to be paid as long as the
child is attendine school. *
Robert McCulloch, business
agent of the Milk Salesmen and
Dairy Employees’ Union, and
Robert Cormack, business agent
of Street Railwaymen’s Union.
Royal City Division 134, were
elected delegates to the October
convention. Credentials: to the

convention were also given
Perey R. Bengoug president
of the Trades ‘and Labor Con-

gress of Canada.

Report of R. K. Gervin, coun-
cil secretary, to the meeting re-
garding the continued dispute
between members of Embalm_
ers and Undertakers Union and
their employers was highlight-
ed by the information that the
union secretary, John Dougall,
had been recently dismissed by
his employer without satisfac-
tory reason, after thirteen years
and eight months service. The
dismissal is being appealed to
the Board of Referees of Selec-
tive Service. :

Frank W. Fraser

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