Joint Organ
Salmon Puree Seiners' Union of the Pacific - and - Pacific Coast Fishermen's Union Vol. 1   No. 2 March 11th, 1937. Price 5£
Delegate/ Leave for Ottawa
Two delegates, George Miller and J.C. Coverdale, left tonight for Ottawa to present the protests of the seven organizations listed below on the issuing of ary further fish trap licenses in B.C.
Delegates from the seven organizations met sad unanimously elected the delegates: Salmon Purso Seiners' Union, Local #6 -Dan Hcmow, Secretary;   B.C. Fishermen's Protective Association - Bernard Larscn, President;   North Island Trollers' Co-operative Association-Chris Eden, President; Upper Fraser Fishermen's Association - Fred prcbert, president;   Prince Rupert Fishermen's Co-operstive Association; Kyuquot Trollers' Co-operative Ass'n - D. Larvm.Pres, P.C*F»U.» BaC. Section - Dan Martin, Pres.
It is expected that the B.C. Trollers' Association and the United Fishermen's Federal Union will also authorize the two delegates to speak on their behalf.
Brother Millor   is the Business Agent of the Salmon Purse Siners' Union, and is well known for his Trade Union work in the fishing industry.
Uv. Coverdale was for several years working on traps, and is now connected with the Kyuquot Trollers* Co-operative Association on the West Coast.
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JAMES CAMERON
What connection is there between this task for the immediate future, and the question of affiliation to the American Federation of Labor, and the bringing to British Columbia of an International Charter, is what this article will try to clarify.   That the building of one Union in the Industry, and the necessity of having a Charter from the A»3T. of L. cannot bo separated, will be shown by an outline of what the A.F. of L. represents in the Trade Union Movement, the existing trend towards   binding more closely together the Maritime Unions on the Pacific Coast, and the development that has tckon place in Canadian Unionism, by the merging of the Workers* Unity League, and independent Unions into the American Federation of Labor.
The A.F. of L. represents the majority of organized labor on the Nor-ch American Continent, and reflects the accumulated experience of its affiliated bodies during the 55 years which it has been in   existence, and this, coupled with the great surge of unorganized workers into its ranks, has resulted in tremendous strides forward in gaining better conditions for the workers in many Industries.   Concrete proof of this can bo soan by the victories won in the Rubber, Glaec, Steel, and Automobile Industries, organized and led by the Committee for Industrial Organization which has as its objective the organization of the masses of unorganized workers , and one Industry, one Union.
The Pacific Coast Fishermen's Union brings into B.C. a Charter from the I.S.U.
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