B.C. LUMBER WORKER

Congress Urges Strike Support

wholeasie oad Depa

fitst year contract. y Vancouver, B.C.

The strike, which began on March 271

th, has seen the company

make absolutely no attempt to negotiate with ae isis ats in sat t tl th

¢ done everything possible to have ba lle terms

ise ert the This paien ee

in retaliation for an peor. of this Union, the ae in

Relations Act”,

pension plan, This means

that all aah many with more than 20 years of service, have lost

their pension plan and have received only a cheque for

the amount

they - jit over the past years, However, even in face of peed the Reebatce mere remained solid

s dow: n and pane

the pr proper type of wages and conditions,

With this strike now in its

eighth vara these strikers and their dit

now becomes neces- tl

sary for us to find out some way to ihetedie Mier assistance, so that

they ca

n continue this struggle. ih hode Bcitish

Columbi:

SrA: COMMITTEE on en pumas (a pat ) and Sec

Rights Chairman Knute Rastisdebl ation

abour Con

be almost 100% effective. There ai

in the province and the divi: rt ion rat is completely strike’s Bilectivedene and feulbes the

ny is well aware of t

aan products aed sold closed down, The

ible of trying to gain sack the B.C. trade should a settlement be

Re. with the e do n

¢ co-operation of our ai

fates in all provinces in this

do not patronize” campaign. This is the only pean peach rela

has in eee e plete when dealing with a nal or inte: national sare rat f th f Simmons Limited: eautyrest, ‘0. 1500 i ‘0. 2500 _Deepsleep ‘0. 3500 lumber King 0. 25 Charm Line lumber Sleep ady Betty ‘0. 1 Eatonia ‘erfect Rest No. 2 Eatonia ingalow iver > 1 ippy Home Voodcrest st Rest Gecver Quee: ‘aboose ie Queen Orthopedic helsea ? mpress neg restwood Glenrose ‘olony Admiral omestead Brown Ducks ‘est Buill Invincib! ide-a- Liberty 4 immons Studio Loun; 6S Anniversary immons Stat Seager Ostermoor immons Coil Spring: Rest Rite ungalow Beds mons Double Bunks Slumber Deep Simmons Single Bunks s cidrtona Bed Lounges

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SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRESS MARKED) 2

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The boost in the national old age pension from $46 to $55 f the Onta:

ario hospital plan

e big ae forward in organized labor’s drive toward

Ist Issue, November

Ottawa Summary

WAGES AND FRIES

are also unemployed (174,- 000 wit jobs and -seeking work, 71,000 more than in Aug- ust 1956).

In its indum to the eave October 21, the CLC said: “This winter may well s es the worst unemploy-

pers Ee and cits ing work, and 700,- 000 unplaced applicants at NES offices.”

social securi Commission on the development new pension scale is eff resources and power. The tive Nauehaten figacid seek Th at a cost of $25.10 a year for sin- coreniasion is also to look into increase over the $40 pension in| gle person and pense for a mar-| the pipe-line situation. effect to July 1. It will cost the | tied person ily. VACATIO federal ury an estimated $90] This is shanty Aver than i mn pai ions million more than the $46 pension, | the Bike oe S ete ‘ould be by| in Canadian industry have been Both nsion boost and the|Jan. 1, B pr pateages ch| xeleased by the federal labor sermacil cuca ve tat what | better co ee This should set-| department. They show in- be d tle once and for all the argument | creased vacation provisions, lon- as to whether public or private} ger acaaia: and shorter quali- The former ae seein ent! health insurance is t st. The| fying-periods. In manufacturing, said mea e pensions sould public scheme is best on all| 99% of office employees and Pa if ee eine hate counts. It always was, it always| 92% of non-office employees ane ane Il oth w qualify for two weeks, The 2 forms we insurance, to percentages fo: -week va- , The Conservatives iwete saying} — For Be Blue oss has} cations are and 63, and for 0 1 Be time it would] four weeks, 13 and 10. (Septem- Yet we are havi hos-| pay for wl hile i¢ service was cut} ber Labour Gazette, page 1103). Pita plan to go into Eee Janu- | off if the aiiecanes stopped pay- PR TS ary 1, 1959. : ments due to unemployment. The} — Corporation profits in the sec- ihe! hospital “plan is new government service will have| ond quarter of 1957 were $838,- means perfect but eens no time limitation, will continue 000,000, a drop of 5.3% from the experienc: public pressure | for three months after payments! same period in 1956. Profits in will help to iron out the deficien-| Stop due to u He Ae —and he ed Bae of rea were 4.6% . sample, it is by no Will abo include mental a ni TB] lowe Hod! of 50°

in healthy ones, be allowed to co-opt

“he other obvious lack is out- patient diagnostic | services. Only

pati it

Opinion

services included in the lan, This i is a temptation to prefer ho pal clinical examination in all

ing which

that a out of a prauedt| ise hin

not in the bar- te do the work in

cumstances, It prove CPA)—An “ sly, E Court istics Old Age Pensio: has Roserie an "avbitrators rul- All citizens over 70 will now pee

pees in Canada, It used to 20 year:

Pensioners can now sent from the sats untry’ for na ee as si ix months in the Sis Tt used to

eli

wants 2 Bre in ze Nand for Ee mt

in} i lorida, a is warmer

méet a means ie rFe i they ie We ane te. case,

fe allowed is $70 a month ana <r Roald the pension, and $11.

Poll

Now Expected

cia in, Political Educa- m Worl ear] in th year by Director ‘ard Con-

8) I xpected in local | cles that it wn sen ti

to stimulate discussions relat t he ing thi political eluent ‘ion Program now about to be in-

Payl rliamentary practices and in particular to thete use of closure was a factor in determining how alts Voted in the recent fed-

eral electio:

_ The ai 's, according to pre- liminary Loaee compiled by

CLC political: save ation director Howard Conquergood, indicate that noni ani aud they pad other Canadia: ned

out the Grits b because ot the ir Pipeline debate b

Vital owe ling to Mr, =, Convert e males

ong. question in the series ahs De you believe that a gov- fament whieh fails to carry out

Tf either th pensioners a iiinas Met “aloance is $145 ani

tn $185 respectively. oo Question. Hospital Plan frst question, on, mailed out The Ontario hospital scheme beliewe. thay “ps Tends “Do you wide public ¢ Past Liberal

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