B.C.

LUMBER WORKER

s made a special point of | for improved h

“CLC DEMANDS"

given emphasis, it was ‘the Loe ~

set gress: need feoraistion. we papepet that the down pay Fic interest rates reduced; that all niialits be eed dv:

v al Re iiins of the National Housing Act; that slum cleara) oe e vigorously under- taken;

ne ate oe be given eee tive “Plan Pe sar The belief was ennssee that Canada should welco: a

refugees, and tendered the co- operation mgress. At tl same time it was stressed that

e Department of Labor, and] ers,

ae A an advisory committee be formed, on Eiphich. labor would be given adequate representation. All racial bars should be eae te was urged. The general trend of our Proposals in this

elim-

should be expanding ena population serene S diragh inn

Tei Health Plan

ity, Old Age Pensions was dealt

65 for all Canadians, and the in- achieved in labor ae across the reas i e r Domi 0 | w

Gade ovith eleven sets of la- bor laws, ibaa demonstrated to me government. It is

n labor jurisdictions

now most sirable ee uniformity be m. Congress therefore rg sald ie enactment of Fe ede ral,

and dis-

A national industrial pension plan was also shown to be neces-

indicates

er

inequities could be

ae Insurance

and improved medical ices | day: ‘or ior | weeks for all, a new Fair Wine Act a minimum wage

forty ‘heures Hares aha oom

of $1.00 a

tion was aes topie, im ue made cle; Pro:

distribution of the res: d that

deductible; and that the Rone equipment and protective ie

nu

ents t ea loyment In- surance a rere proposed: There were principally, (1) cov-

e topic in Ottaw:

is a liv at this perefits for time, and the canehess: delega- | sickness, (3) benefits at not less tion did everything possible to lev of incom pa: nt of and for a national health plan | benefits for aximum period ata i this session of Parlia- eks, (5

that the time was long ove! , | the months of December through when health care should be mite (6) ere of placed on a nation-wide compre-| waiting period, (7) modification hensive basis, and to include all wa “ingualiea ms, (8) supple- preventive, curative, dia; ont ic, | mentary benefits to be integrated rehabilitative services rendered | with the Tavarante pla Proper, physicians, surgeons, aentists’ | (9) equality of treatment for

by and other iosealice, and health ag:

hospitals

* | fore stressed the fut “ization

required iba treated similarly. Bill of Rights

We advocated the enactment by ues of a Bill of Rights in order that all our citizens might be Geena of their full citizenship rights as a matter of law. We want these rights writ- ten into the BNA Act. The other point concerns our international relations. In this fa Cees influence is grow’ We thei

ing

of the ited Nati mi ae al

the ICFTU, we pointed to the

d Hacked the aaa of a

.. | world.

= = INSTRUCTORS Ralph Showalter, sentative, and Bee Miyazay

and Education, discuss course pla

UAW Pacific Northwest Repre- wa, IWA ‘Associate Director of Research the IW.

ins in ie Renn Office,

prior to leaving for the CLC Seminar at Parksvill

UN

the mai peace was that positive measures | taken to uproot paredly and oppression everywhere the

Council Protests Juries

Dissatisfaction with the

ented by the proper authorities. THEREFORE BBE IT RE- SOLVED that this Vancouver and District Labour Council urge the ‘sis ey -General to cause amendm to be made to commana ee so as That jurymen be selected in a Voie arte x to those act- ies of the Supreme

(2) That jurymen be recom- pensed for je loss of income while serving on j (8) That ie oes wousral ce of his of

ssul Co oroner’s Ji oe ee ae be implemented wherever possible and practic-

able.

J caused the delegates attending the Vancouver an ad D istrict La. bour Council meeting Jan. to ado the Following tee

“WHEREAS it is pee function

sured married women.

injustices caused

Although health insurance was

any Eos because of the oan,

contribution in aid of the UN Technical Assistance Plan, and the Colombo Plan.

ee dea Congress

and duty of a Coroner’s Jury to determine in Hanes a de- ised person met or her

at ther nt onsideration (akin 85 (ND cee ion of persons to act as jury- oy WHEREAS it would seem that ent

1-80 MEETS MARCH 24th

nual membership meet- ae f Local 1-80, IWA, will Pee Held atch zu, commenc- 10:30 a.m. in the

en

the meeting “nelude nomination of

Es

there is not suffici

tion g

sons to act as jurymen; mat HEREAS it is sooner a , by

aitanees made i

the public pr ee

mendations of the Coroner’s Jury

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