B.C. LUMBER WORKER |

or more per week. .

compensable days,

married women.

were reduced.

7. Extension of coverage to other groups, particularly those em- ployed in hospitals and charitable institutions.

8. Rescinding of the regulations which prohibits a worker on a four-day week from collecting benefits.

9. Protection of workers who are involuntarily unemployed the day before and/or after a statutory holiday. While the regulation ‘was intended to penalize absenteeism on working days’ adjoining holidays, it now discriminates against claimants who are genu-

inely unemployed.

completed.

covering immigrants.

-) larger period of benefit.

tion.

‘An inerease in the present maximum allowed on supplementary earnings from $12 to $15 per week.

. The addition of “participation in a work-stoppage” to the list of reasons permitting extension of the two-year period of quali- fications for unemployment benefits.

Elimination of the present five-day waiting period and non- Elimination of the present discriminatory regulations affecting

Restoration of the previous supplementary benefit rates. higher benefit rates were introduced, supplementary benefits

Payment of benefits to all claimants who suffer illness during * unemployment, whether or not the waiting period has been

Consideration be given to maintaining contributions for workers absent from work due to a compensable industrial injury.

Establishment of reciprocal agreements with other countries Revision of the benefit-contribution formula to provide for a

Consideration be given to the provision of benefits to of prisons upon their release, as this would aid their rehabilita-

‘LISTS — J.C. NEEDS

OTTAWA (CPA) — The Canadian Congress of Labor, calling. revision and extension of present unemployment insurance bene- , has described regulations governing the insurance as not keep- ¢ ‘pace with changing conditions, A delegation from the 375,000- member CCL, headed by Secretary-Treasurer Donald MacDonald, _ made the following proposals at a recent meeting of the Unemploy- _ ment ..Insurance Advisory Committee here.

S Establishment of new classes of workers covering those earn- ing $48 to $59.99 a week and those earning $60 or more, with a general increase in benefit rates. The suggested new classes would replace the present top category for workers earning $48

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STATUS DENIED LABOR SECT

TORONTO (CPA) — By unanimous decision, the On- tario Labor Relations Board has refused to certify an or- ganization calling itself the Christian Labor Association of Canada as bargaining agent for a group of Hamilton print- ing plant workers.

The organization, which claims to represent some work- ers in British Columbia, was refused certification on behalf of some 16 employees of the Bosch and Keuning printing plant in Hamilton on the grounds that its membership records did not meet the stan- dards of the OLRB.

However, the main point of _ contention during the hearings on the application which took place last March was the restric- tion of membership on the -

grounds of religion. When the general secretary of the Chris- tian Labor Association was asked whether a Jew or Moslem was eligible for membership, he re- plied: “All we ask is that they sign the constitution.”

Excludes Non-believers

The CLAC constitution states that the organization seeks “the practical application of Christian principles in collective bargain- ing.” It also strives to “make propaganda for Christian econ- omic and industrial principles and their proper application.”

In rejecting the CLAC applica- tion, the labor board notes that the Ontario Labor Relations Act and The Fair Employment Prac- tices Act both prohibit discrim- ination in the matter of employ- ment.

| August Sth, Deadline 30th,

Publication date of the next issue of the B.C, LUMBER WORKER .d copy is July 29th and for news copy

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ee the Organized Loggers and Mill Werkers of B.C. TWICE MONTHLY ON THE FIRST

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RSDAYS BY roy merien (CIO-CCL)

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THE THINGS YOU SHOULD LOOK FOR IN

STANDARD COAT

Note the “tailored” de- sign, giving maximum comfort and freedom; the cape and sleeves all one piece, and seams only un- der-atm. Note also the more generous use of ma- terials with _interlining away down at back. (Also made without ioterlin- ing.) .

STANDARD PANTS

See the extra depth of double thickness, front and back, and interlining down entire front.. Lots of pockets, too. (Also made without interlin- ing.)

You will find that it is substantial and water re- pellent . ,. 2 real hat

§ ieee and light in wel

BUY ONLY GENUINE “PIONEER BRAND”

“DRY-BAK”’

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CANVAS RAINWEAR

CRUISER'S COAT Notice how it is moulded to fit with comfort and freedom. Double thick- ness over shoulders, chest,, back and sleeves. Look at the four roomy outside pockets and pen-

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FALLER’S SHIRT The fallers’ and buckers’ shire is an, original neer Brand” desi to give full fre extra protection needed, and with extra Tong skirt at back. (This comes in olive drab featherweight water- repellent poplin.)

fom with where

As this «union of lumber, ply- wood, box and other wood work- ers is affiliated with the CIO in United States and the Canadian Congress of Labour (CCL) in Canada, some 300 delegates are expected from 28. United States and 5 Canadian provinces.

Other Speakers Listed

Other speakers expected are: Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon, Donald MacDonald, Secretary- Treasurer of the CCL; Jack Kroll, CIO Director of political action; John Riffe, Executive Vice-Presi- dent of the CIO, and R. J. Thomas, Riffe’s assistant.

Oliver Rasmussen, Duluth, Minn., President of the Midwest District Council of the IWA, will preside at opening ceremonies. Speakers from Midwest labor cir- cles will include Robert Davidson, St. Paul, CIO Regional Director,

Mosher Marries

OTTAWA (CPA)—A new con- tract — a permanent one — was signed recently between A. R. Mosher, President of the Cana- dian Congress of Labor and Hon- orary President of the Canadian Brotherhood of, Railway Em- ployees, and a shop steward in his own union, The contract was one of matrimony.

The 73-year-old CCL President announced news of his marriage to Pearl Hull, 42, an assistant

teau Laurier Hotel here, follow- ing his return from a union con- vention in Cleveland. Even the honeymoon journey to Cleveland was a union affair.-

Mr, Mosher and his bride were married quietly in the-chapel of St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, July 6, with only two

witnesses present. The couple |

then left for the CCL President’

housekeeper at the CNR’s Cha-|°

and Charles Schultz, Milwaukee,

Wisconsin G10 President.

ClO CHIEF TO ATTEND — IWA CONVENTION

PORTLAND, ORE.—CIO President Walter P. Reuther will be a special guest speaker at the 18th annual consti- tutional convention of the International Woodworkers of America in Milwaukee, Wis., August 23-27, stated A. F. Hartung, IWA President, recently.

Milwaukee Mayor Zeidler will give the welcoming address, with the Rev. Mr. Ens- worth Reisner, First Methodist Church, Milwaukee, to give the invocation’and a brief address at

ceremonies beginning at 1:30 p.m., August 23.

Money Orders!

When you want to send money by mail, use Canadian Bank of Commerce money orders. You can buy them at any Com- merce branch in British Columbia. They 3 can be mailed safely — can be cashed readily. Be safe when mailing monsy. Use Canadian Bank of Commerce Morey

Orders.”

BANKING BY MAIL is convenient, easy tr do.

See for yourself—today.

THE CAN.

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