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THE FISHERMAN
Friday, July 12. 1946
— TICTORIA, B.C.
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On The Strike Front
same take-home pay. They also received in addition a 10 percent wage increase, 5 percent retroactive to January 1, 1946, and 5 percent effective January 1, 1947. The agreement further provides two weeks holiday with pay after five years' service.
The union also announced a new contract for its 500 Toronto fur workers which gave the workers a 20 percent wage increase for men and an equalization of women's pay which meant an even greater increase. The 20 percent meant a minimum increase of 20 cents an hour. The union has the 40-hour week now but obtained two weeks' vacation after one year and also a checkoff. The union has had a
MANY THOUSAND WORKERS STRIKE AS COST OF LIVING TAKES BIG JUMP
Today, after three months of campaigning by union members in communities right across Canada—campaigning that took them onto the picket lines in many areas—concrete results are beginning to show. Three months ago, government and business didn't see any need for wage increases—their pattern for the settlement of wage disputes could be summed up in a word—"No!"
Today, government and business know that organized labor's arguments cannot be dismissed— and they are now ready to offer patterns for settlement. The Canadian Manufacturers' Association has privately agreed on a ten-cent pattern—but the CMA members intend to fight every wage dispute out to the last ditch—settling for less than ten cents an hour wherever they can.
Progress Reported
The only reason that patterns for wage increases are being of-, fered by government and business at this time is because organized labor has proved its case over the past three months. Now that the necessity for wage increases has been established by three months of hard fighting, solidarity and determination can win real wage increases, with all the trimmings.
Outside the trade unions many unorganized workers are also reaping the rewards of a wage drive campaign led by both CCL and TLC unions in the shape of wage increases "out of a clear blue sky." These increases are being given, it is felt, to keep organized labor out of these plants—and for no other reason.
Challenge Met
With the refusal of the three steel companies to negotiate collectively at the request of Commissioner Roach, the Steelwork-ers have agreed to negotiate individually with the companies with the stipulation that agreements arrived at are to be dated back to July 1. Negotiations were re-opened with the Algoma Steel Corp. at Sault Ste. Marie on Thursday, July 4, with the commissioner in attendance. However, the national advisory wage committee of the steel union has announced that unless reasonable wage offers are advanced before July 12, the three companies will be notified on that date that a strike will be called shortly afterwards with 15,500 workers affected in the three corporation and their subsidiaries.
A disturbance in the negotiations with the steel corporations occurred at Hamilton last week when petitions were circulated apparently with company support, offering higher wage increases than those offered the union but still far below the union's demands.
Offer Rejected
General Motors workers in Oshawa and Windsor have rejected the company counter proposal of 8, 9 and 10c an hour increases and are maintaining their demands for a $2-a-day increase. G.M. workers demand a much better offer because of the great differential between the rates paid them and other workers of the Big Three automobile producers. The offer of MacKinnon's in St. Catherines of an »8 percent increase has .also been rejected by the 2000 workers. There is strong resentment in this plant as their wages are completely out of line with those paid in all other automobile plants. The 4000 Chrysler employees' strike entered its third week with no new offers from the company. Strikes at the Windsor CIL plant and Truscon Steel are also continuing with no changes reported.
Settlement Reached
The International Union of Fur and Leather Workers settled their strike of 350 Toronto fur dressers last Friday with a reduction in hours from 44 to 42 with the
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Percy Gladstone With Kyuquot *
A recent addition to the staff of the Kyuquot Trollers' Cooperative is Percy Gladstone, a pilot officer during the war and a member of the Queen Charlotte Haida Indian tribe.
Prior to joining the armed services in 1942 Percy Gladstone was a member of the Fish Cannery, Reduction Plant, and Allied Workers Union and held the position of chairman of the Pacific branch.
His record overseas is an enviable one, because while there, he was engaged in thirty bombing raids over German occupied territory.
On his return to B.C. in December of 1944, he was feted at a homecoming celebration in the Skidegate Hall, attended by his friends from all parts of the Queen Charlottes.
Gladstone spoke for the Native Brotherhood of B.C. with Guy Williams at the 1946 convention of the United Fishermen and Allied Workers', urging continued cooperation between' the two organizations.
As a campman for the Kyuquot Co-op, he expects to have time to write for The Fisherman, articles from the Native Indians' point of view.
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closed shop agreement for some time.
The 500 fur workers on strike at present in Toronto are members of the AFL Fur Workers' Union' who are demanding a 15 percent increase in wages.
Report Turned Down
The report of Judge Cameron on the wage-hour dispute in the Ontario rubber industry was made public and was even less satisfactory than the union had expected. In the matter of wage increases he offered 8 cents an hour and minor overtime and holiday pay changes which would only affect a small minority of the workers. The report is being submitted to all the striking locals and each will vote on its acceptance. Thus far it has been rejected at every local that has held a meeting and it appears the rejection by the locals will be unanimous. Judge Cameron's apparent sympathy with the companies' viewpoint has greatly strengthened the morale of the strikers who state their realization that legitimate demands can only be obtained by a continued solid front as the strike of 10,000 rubber workers goes into its third week.
Living Cost Climbs
The necessity for sizeable wage increases was further emphasized last week, with the release by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics of the new cost of living index. During the month of May the official index jumped 1.6 points for a total increase of approximately 4 points in 3 months.
Important to note from labor's viewpoint is what "factors" contributed to the sharp increase. Contrary to the employers' claims, it has not been due to increases in the cost of labor but as the bureau reports "the major share in the increase is attributed to the food group which jumped 4.4 points to bring the increase in food prices since the beginning of the war to 43 percent. Food is the biggest single item on the wage-earner's budget and the percentage increase in food prices is being viewed as the chief basis for the current drive for higher wages.
Strikes Spread
At Anaconda, 1400 workers went into their seventh week on strike with Canadian industry beginning to feel the pinch in copper and brass supplies. • In Northern Ontario the possibility of strikes grew when gold operators at Timmins and Kirkland Lake refused to even meet the union to enter into negotiations. On a third front the miners also faced a showdown and on July 3, 2500 British Columbia miners went out at 13 metal mines throughout the province. The union is demanding an 8-point program emphasizing a 29-cent an hour increase.
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