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P. A. Features, March 10

Union Coordinating

Council For Yukon

WHITEHORSE, Y.T.—At the first meeting of the Yu-

kon Trade Union Co-ordinating Cot Huge Seaho trade unionist, was unanimously elec

Hall here on Feb. 26, of the Council.

G. P. Belanger, secretary of the Hotel and Restaurant Em- ployees’ Union, Local 884, and Business. Manager for the All- Union Committee sponsors of the Yukon Winter Carnival was

_ elected general secretary. Mike

Comadima of Local 564 Dawson Miners’ Union was recently elected vice-président, while GC.

Soviet Speaker For City Meet

Nila Magidoff; dynamic young Soviet journahst and stylist, will speak at a pubhe meeting in Vancouver on Tuesday, March 13, at the Boilermakers’ Hall at & p.m. The meeting is being sponsored “by: the Vancouver branch of the National Council for Canadian-Soviet Friendship.

Mrs. Magidoff, who is on tour across Canada for the National Gounceil, worked as a farmer and merchant sailor in wartorn Rus- sia and as a reporter on a French She savill bring an eye-witness account of the life and labors of her people in war and peace. = ae

‘ The. noted journalist has ad- Gressed thousands of people in

' the USA and Canada during the

last two years for American- Russian War Relief. She came to the USA in 1943 after marrying Robert Magidoff, American- Russian journalist, and their story is the theme of the film,

- “Song of Russia.”

A capacity audience is ex- pected to attend the interesting address. Tickets are 50 cents, obtainable at the door or in ad- vance from-i1010 Holden Build- ing.

il held at the Union well known Yukon General President

J. ates, “seer 564 at Dawson City, was corr esponding 2 secretary. :

iv nent member. of Whitehorse and District: oe anion, Local

This: ks a on forward in the Yukon trade union. move- ment, im fact it has united: all the union bodies in® the ‘Yukon int) aéeuncil- ‘which will at the next meeting of the Yukon coun- cil present a “brief requesUne, amendinents te ‘the Yukon dinance in #he form. of =epeuen: ing the.56-hour week Z DOW existence in the mining: industry. Tt will ask for adequate Jegisla- tion with respect to a Compensa- tion Act based on the British Columbia Compensation Act. It will request the council to inter- vene with the Federal Depart- ment of Labor to establish a La- bor Board in the Yukon.and will also demand degislation favyor- able to a cooperative movement in the Yukon. :

At present the Yukon ordi- nance is such that in the mining industry the minimum working week is 56 hours. There is no adequate compensation legisla- tion and no department of labor in the Yukon, neither is there any legislation pertaining to co- operatives.

The council plans to send dele- gates to the Yukon Council meet- jug and has issued a call to all affiliated unions to prepare briefs and elect a delegate to present their brief to the Coun- ceil. This will mark the first Yukon-wide delegation to ap- pear before the Yukon council.

In a statement isued today by G. P. Belanger, the aims of the

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Coordinating Council were brief- ly explained. Brother Belanger said that at a meeting held in December between union repre- sentatives here and €. J. Lelie- vre, Dawson Miners’ Union re- presentative, a four-point pro- gtam had been adopted, this four-point program is the pro- gram stated previously in this artiele, however, it was explain- ed today that in addition to the four-point program the Council will help in launching a Yukon- wide organizational campaign sometime this: spring as well as use its influence to press the Western: Labor Board into some actions with respect to wage revisions on northern war pro-

jects.

City Girl Is

For Yukon Queen

Nominee

*\VHITEHORSE, Y.T.2—Appearinge before «4 Sana.

Doris is one of the five—con- testants who are seeking the honor of becoming queen. Last evening Doris and the other four eontestants were introduced to the public through the courtesy. of the Capitol Theater where a full house had gathered to meet them.

Speaking quietly ~and with confidence Doris put in a plug for her union, though her speech was short it was so concise that it was claimed as the best de- livered heré. In a voice that was clear and vibrant, Doris said: “I want to thank every- one for buying tickets and sup- porting me in this contest. By participating in this -earnival you are showing us what great things can be accomplished by unity, cooperation and collective effort, when a small community

house at the Capitol Theatre recently, Doris Lesanko, Vay ~ “<| couver contestant for the honor:of Yukon Winter, ‘Carnivs : -;@ueen, brought the house .do = }delivered her Senos address.

wn with, ARISES. when sh = e os works a SS together. _ is the foundation to a very | portant step in the construetig _

of a union and by buying ticke; vou are not only laying anothe - corner stone to this foundati but you are also taking a chang

all the fun and trimmings throy - in. So come on folks, buy tic and let’s go all the way. ont ¢ make this carnival the mast on | standing event Whitehorse had since the Gold Rush day,

Miss Lesanke is being spor sored by the Whitehorse Gy Ltd. She is the only Vancouve girl in the contest. She is alg the only girl to have receive votes by wire from Vanconye Today the Trade Roasting Go, Vancouver wired $10.00 entitlin Doris to 1400 more yotes. :

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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

month at § p.m.; I.0.0.F. Hall, | Sixth and Main.

Georgia— LPP. Club meets every first and third Thureday of each month, 8 p.m., Creatian Hall

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and fourth Wednesday‘ of each]

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North Vancouver—

LPP Ctob meets every second and fourth Wednesday of each month, 8 p.m., corner Lonsdale and Biehth St.

Norquay Branch—

LPP Glab meets every second and fourth Wednesday of each Month in Nerquay Hell, at

Kingsway and Slocan

LPP Club meets every second ’ and fourth Wednesday of each month, 8 p.m., in Horticultural Hall, ‘Ast Ave. and Fraser.

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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 581 Homer Street.

Victory Square—

Victory Square LPP Club meets every first and third Thursday each month, 531

Homer Street. Everyone wel- come.

West End— LPP Glub meets every secend and fourth Friday each menth, 8 p.m., at 1882 Davie Street.

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Hastings East— LPP Club meets every secend and fourth Friday each month in Olympia Hail, 2803 East Hastings ‘at § p.m..

Kamloops— LPP Branch meets each Sun- day, 8 pm. LPP Hall, 145 Victoria Street, West.

= [tes ns ee es eee 4 : Grandview— NOFIGES . Bor a Good e LPP CLUB meets every second ~ and fourth Friday each month, M 5 8 p.m. 875 East Hastings st. | Meetings— *Swedish - Finnish Workers

Club meets first Sunday every menth, 7:30 p.m.; Clinton Hall

Da nce— Clinton Hall—

2606 East Pender. Dance

and Old-Time; Viking’s Or- chestra. Hall is available for rent. HAst. 3277.

Kitsilano— LPP Club meets every second

month, 8 p.m., in Pine Hall,

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and feurth Wednesday of each}

Croatian Hall—_

Available for Dances, Scciais, Weddings, Banquets, Meetings. Reasonable rates. 600 Camp-

Pine St., between 7th and 8th.

bell Avenue. HAst. 0087.

every Saturday night, Modern)

Oldtime Dancing — Te Al Carlson’s Orchestra : Every Menday, Wednesday

and Saturday.

Hastings Auditoriun 828 East Hastings Phone: HA $248 ~~ Moderate rental rates for i ezails, weddiz AE, meetings, e 4

Spring Cleaning— Have your fleor sanded =H) finished by BERT SAMS! “Union Labor.” - Telephe | New. West. 2876 M1; 101 7 dine Street.

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