yr split shift system to be in-
duced on December 31. the
;ton: came ‘out victorious in

sng for Mess Hall C em-
frees of the Standard Oil
fupany here the straight eight
)x shift for all employees in
+ Mess Hall.

Jhen the announcement was
ide that the split shift system
; to be introduced at a meet-

ealled and the employees
ynimously rejected the pro-
sed plan and declared that
py will under no consideration
fept any changes in the work-
» schedule. The company was
&n informed of the stand taken
ib the employees. A spokesman
the company then informed
|. union delegation that the
posed split shift system had
m originated by the U.S.
my and that the company
fald take the’ mater up with
> m with the intention of stop-
-= the system from being
} ced into effect. -In the mean-
ie wires were kept busy in-
eming the Western. Labor
zd of the developments. The
lation became extremely
se, so tense in fact that a tem-
ary shutdown of the oil re-
sry was almost Imminent had
the situation been settled on
8.

T ON OWN TIME
‘he proposed vicious three-
' split shift system was the
“& appalling and revolting at-
pt ever to have been made
she North West Service Com-
<d to subjucated Canadian
“e to the lowest possible le-
' The three-way split would
2 worked as follows: A full
4t hours on the job stretcher
fa period of 13% hours, em-
7ees would have had to eat
their own time and walk to
from work on their own
e, to some of them it would
@ meant one hour of walking
and from work daily. With
temperature, wavering
and 40 below walking to and
nm work may have been con-
sred healthy, but certainly
| very, pleasant.

MBERSHIP JUMPS

When the decision was an-
meed by G. P. Belanger,
siness Agent of Local 884, the
dloyees were very jubilant
i when other Mess Hails em-
yees- were informed of the

ji

sory they were more than en-/

Silastic. Employees in other
4 of Whitehorse who had not

joined the union made
mpt application for member-
p and it looks for a very
zht New Year for Local 884
present the largest union in
‘Yukon, in fact Local 884 has

‘ukon Union Starts
45 With Victory

By G. P. BELANGER .

WHITEHORSE, Y.T., Dec. 30.—As 1944 was about
end and the New Year to start, the Hotel and Restaurant
§iployees’ Union, Local 884 achieved its biggest and largest
Biory. After a week of tension over the proposed three-

more members and has carried
more activities than the other
two unions in the Yukon com-
bined.

WESTERN
BOARD

The union is at present en-
gaged with the reopening of its
case with the “dormant” West-
ern Labor Board who recently.
gave a decision that was not ac-
eepted by Local 884. In answer-
ing the letter of the Board re-
garding its decision, the union
charged the Board with incapa-
bility, inability and partiality.

The Board took over two
months in rendering its decision,
in fact it slept over it for all
that time then it decided against
any wage revisions and in-
creases, failing to take into con-
sideration the submited evidence
that Japanese employed at Daw-
son City were receiving a third
more in wages than Canadians
employed by U.S. concerns here.
While visiting Whitehorse pre-
sumably to settle and investi-
gate conditions, the Board spent
its entire visit as the guest of
the employers and devoted in its
more than three days visit less
than five hours with representa-
tives of employees.

Whitehorse is the only place
in Canada and the U.S. where
employees of the Standard Oil
Co. are represented by an Inter-
national union. Local 884 or-
ganized in June is very proud of
its record. Since its short exis-
tence it has won increases in
wages that amount to more than
$100,000 for its members. In
some cases wage increases as

WAR LABOR

much as $75 per month were

gained.

100 PERCENT ORGANIZED
Commenting on the gains

made in respect to the split shift,
the business agent of the union

said, not only have we been
able to maintain the straight
shift, but in doing so we have

stopped the laying off of 30
employees who would have been
laid off had the split shift been
introduced. The split shift would
have compelled the employees to
worl: in excess of the eight hour
in order to maintain the serv-
ices required. Mess. Hall € would
under the split shift system have
operated with a staff sufficient
to feed 224 people the accommo-
dation that it has, but the nm-

ber of people fed in that par-

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ticular place is over twice that
number. After the announce-
had been made that the split
shift would not be introduced,
American waitresses who until
now were not members of the
union have made application to
join and with them in the ranks
of Local 884 Mess Hall C is 100
percent organized. Hiventful
1944 has been a god year for
members of Local 884 and prom-
ising 1945 will very likely be
better.

Saturday, January 6,

1945 — Page 15

Union Leaders Hail
World Conference

MOSCOW .—The importance of the forthcoming world
labor conference in ensuring that the close collaboration of
the United Nations be continued and extended after the war
was emphasized this week in articles by CIO President Philip

Murray, Will Lawther, president
of the Miners Federation of
Great Britain, and Jack Tanner,
president of the British > Amal-
gamated Engineerins Union, in
the current issue of War and
the Working Class.

Pointing out that the trade
union movement in each country
strives to raise the living stan-
dards of its members. Murray de-
clared that “organized workers
are fully aware that you Gan-
not raise the standard of living
in one country at the price of
lowering the standard of living
and exploitation of workers any-
where in the world.” Urging that
workers draw a lesson from ex-
perience since the last war.. the
CIO president stated that “an
active international trade union
center must be created.” Labor,
he added, must see that the Uni-
ted Nations coalition “continues
to exist in the interest of peace
and security.’

AFL ISOLATIONISM

Discussing the “isolationist”
stand of the AFL, Tanner point-
ed out that the AFI “is a con-
servative organization built on
the craft principle, and refusing
to take in whole sections of work-
ers.” Stating that differences are
bound to arise on the issues con-
fronting the conference dele-
gates, he stressed that “national
interests should be subordinated
to international exigencies.”

LANDMARK

The February conference will
become “a landmark in the his-
tory of the international labor
movement,” lawther stated, add-
ing that “despite the regret-
table attitude of the AFI, the
eonference will achieve the long-
cherished unity of the world la-
bor movement, the lack of which
was so keenly felt before the
war.”

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BRANCH MEETINGS

Britannia LPP Branch—
Meets every Sunday, except
change of shift Sundays. Ad-
dress communications to Box
176 Townsite.

Burrard East—

LPP Club meets every second
and fourth Wednesday. of each
month, 8 p.m., at 1302 E. 12th.

East End—

LPP Club meets every second
Wednesday, 8 p.m. and every
fourth Sunday, 1:30 p.m., each
month at 875 East Hastings.

Fairview—
LPP Club meets every second
and fourth Wednesday of each
month, 8 p.m., Heather Hall,
Heather at Broadway.

Grandview—
LPP Club meets every second
and fourth. Friday each month
8 p.m., 875 East Hastings St.

Hastings East—
LPP Club meets every second
and fourth Friday each month
in Olympia Hall, 2303 Hast
Hastings, at 8 p.m.

Kamloops—

LPP Branch meets each Sun-
day, 8 p.m., LPP Hall, 145
Victoria Street, West.

Kitsilano —
LPP CGlub meets every second
and fourth Wednesday of each
month, 8 p-m., in Pine Hall,
Pine St., between 7th and 8th.

North Vancouver—

-LPP Club meets every second
and fourth Wednesday of each
-month, 8 p.m., corner Lonsdale
and Highth St.

South Hill—
LPP Club meets every second
and fourth Wednesday of each
month, 8 p.m., in Horticultural
Hall, 41st Ave. and Fraser.

South Vancouver—

LPP Club meets every second
and fourth Wednesday of each
month in Norquay Hall, at

Kingsway and Slocan

Swing Shift Meeting—

All Vancouver LPP members
are urged to attend the swing-
shift meetings held on the
second and fourth Wednesdays,
1 p.m., at 531 Homer Street.

Victory Square—

LPP Club meets every Thurs-
day 8:00 p-m., 531 Homer St.
Everyone welcome!

Victoria
LPP Club will hold its regu-
lar meeting, Wednesday, Jan-
uary 3rd, 8 p.m., downstairs
Hall, 1110 Broad St. Lively
political discussion. Everyone
welcome.

West End—

LPP Club meets every second
and fourth Friday each month,
8 p.m., at 1332 Davie Street.

NOTICES

Canadian Aid to

Russia Fund—

Auxiliary No. 1, want sewers
and workers. Send used cloth-
ing of all kinds to 835 West

Dance—

Modern and Old-time. Viking’s
5-Piece Orchestra. Eyery Sat-
urday night. Clinton Hall,
2605 H. Pender. Hall avail-
able for rent, HA. 3277.

Furniture—_
Highest prices paid for all

Kinds used household furni-
ture. MArine 1019. Res. HA.
0865L.

oe

Croatian Hall—

Available for Dances, Socials,
Weddings, Banquets, Meetings.
Reasonable rates. 600 Camp-
bell Avenue. HAst. 0087.

O.K. Hair Restored!

From weakest fuzz or roots as
secon as the causes of greyness
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Come and see the many testi-

monials on file. U. Antonuck,
671 Smythe St.

Pender. MArine 2744,

| Washing Machine and

Radio Repairs

Also Hiectrical Appliances.
Vick’s Service, 900 W. Pender,
PAc. 1644.

Olympia Hali—
2303 East Hastings. This hall
for rent—meetings, socials
dances: Phone H. Bird, HA.-
5496R. 2

Oldtime Dancing
To Al Carlson’s Orchestra
Eyery Monday, Wednesday

and Saturday.
Hastings Auditorium
828 Hast Hastings
Phone: HA 3248

Moderate rental rates for so-
cials, weddings, meetings, etc.