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Jritivie that unions have a stake Oshawa's growth and prosperi They do not consider themselves apart from any move to make this ty the best place in Canada in which to work, live and raise their families. In unions the workingman has found a place where he can xpress his dignity as a human being and not feel he is merely a ci on a factory punch clock card, have given him a new status in our economic and social life, Out of their nce in the economic field, un have come to realize that our lives are not only ke industry, Governments jor part in determining our way of life. As a result, unions are tak- ing an increasing part in political action, Their ob), is not only to influence legislators to enact laws of benefit to labor but to elect their spokesmen to our jawmaking bod- les to provide for a more balanced political structure in fur minicipal provincial and federal legislatures, IN PUBLIC OFFICE Labor representatives sit on the Oshawa City Council and a fon man represents Ontario Riding in the provincial legislature, Local industrial unions are as A / 7 8 sociated with other Canadian 3 8 7 | branches in affiliation with interna- Ne CST EXECUTIVE OF OSHAWA DISTRICT LABOR COUNCIL Above are the members of the Left to right, standing, James executive of the Oshawa District Labor Council, installed in Janu- Corse, Keith Ross, secretary- , 4 George resident; front row, presi a Gordon Wilson, +Times-Gazette Staff Photo ary to serve for the present year, | treasurer; Frank O'Connor, vice- District Labor Council Is Force In Life Of Oshawa With 14,000 of its total popula- | velopment - elsewhere in Canada, tion of 46,000 men, women #nd| Oshawa unions are young in years children, members of trade unions, | but they have not lagged in ach- Oshawa is undoubtedly the most | levement for their members and fully unionized city in Canada, In-| their dependents. evitably organized labor has made | RELATIONS CHANGED social and economic life. . In the 16-year span in which The Oshawa and District Labor | Oshawa unions have operated, the council speaks for the unions as| whole concer' of industry-labor re. lations has changed to the point where today it can be sald that industry has come to accept union- ism as a permanent feature of our economic life, In common with labor through- {out the nation, Oshawa unions | have won benefits for their mem- bers which were considered be- yond their reach a mere 10-15 years ago. Years before our law-makers were inspired to legislate paid va- | cations, the unions had already | established, through col'~ctive bar- their central agency. It enjoys wide influence and has been continually strengthened since its inception on October 28, 1942, Present execu- tive of the Labor council is: Presi dent Gordon "Pete" Wilson; vice president, Frank O'Connor; sec- retary-treasurer, Keith Ross; ex- ecutive members James Corse and George Wesson, Naturally, the bulk of union membership is concentrated in the automotive industry which is under agreement with the pow- erful Local 222, UAW-CIO Unions everywhere have a com-| gaining, vacation plans calling for mon origin. Industry brings work- | paid holidays of one, two and three ing people together, They associa-| weeks depending on length of serv- ted daily with eacl. other In fulfill- | ice of the individual employee. ing production objectives. Sooner | Payment for legal holidays is now or later they realize that it is ne-| a common practice due to the ini- cessary to combine in a union | tiative of the unions, which will represent them in con: | Hours of work have been reduc- tractual dealings with manage-| ed providing greater opportunity ment, Our industrial expansion | for leisure and recreation. Wage ave birth to unions and sustains | rates have risen consistently over em. | the years making it possible . for In comparison with union de-|the working people to enjoy their free time with their families and friends. HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS The fear of sickness and fll- 'health has been tempered by health plans, partly or wholly paid for by industry, providing for life insurance coverage, hospitalization and payment of doctor bills, Progress has been made in pro- viding for our older workmen. On retiring they now get a pension. It may be inadequate but the prin- ciple tha the care of older work- men must be a charge on industry is now generally accepted. It truly can be said that unions have humanized industrial rela- tions and not only have made the community at large socially con- scious but have convinced man- agement that industrial progress and goodwill can only be built on the principle that working people "| dustries, Local 222, tional unions in their respective in- UAWA-CIO re- presents employees in the automo- tive industry; Locals 1817 and 2784, United Steelworkers of America bargain for the six steel and alum- fnum plants in the city. Others re- present employees in civic, dairy, and hotel industries, Oshawa union activities are centered in the spacious and mod- ern hall built on Bond Street East by Local 222, United Automobile Workers. This building serves as a symbol of the progress unionism has made here since 1937 when auto, steel and other industries were organized under the fighting banner of the CIO. HAS PROVIDED LEADERS. As befits a ploneer in industrial unionism, Oshawa labor has pro- vided many leaders to the Cana- dian labor movement, C. H, Millard, the first president of Local 222, UAW, is now national director of the United Sttelwork- ers of American, George Burt, first treasure of Local 222, is regional diector of the UAWA. A. G. Shultz, financial secetary of local 222 for many years is PAC (Politic- al Action Coramittee) direcor of his union, . CIVIC STATISTICS A comparison of municipal sta- tistics for the years 1948 and 1954 clearly illustrates the rapid growth of Oshawa for the in-between per- have a vested interest in our ec-|jod onomic life and must be treated as partners and not servants of industry. PARTNER IN COMMUNITY Here they are: Area: 1948 -- 3500 1954 -- 14,0C aci... Assessment: 1048 -- $33 mil. acres; Hon: 1954 -- $64,700,000, (51 per cent of which is com- mercial and industrial.) Buildin rmit values: 19is Oshawa labor plays its rightful role of partner in community grow- th. Union spokesmen serve on var- fous civic boards and committees. Labor influence reaches every field | -- $1,362,000; 1954 -- $9,145, of community effort, This was Dwelling units: 1948 -- 233; demonstrated during the war years 1054 -- 485, Wig Unionism has brought new meaning to the word "labor". In unions the workingman has found 'a place where he can express his dignity as a human being. Unions have given him a new status in our economic and social life. Unionism has given him a Ad greater share in the fruifs of his labor. It is not surprising, therefore, to find some 12,000 workers in Oshawa and district members of unions in their respective industries. In serving their members, our unions serve the com- munity whose progress is closely linked with the ad- vances made by organized labor. Local 222, United Automobile Workers of America Local 1817, United Steelworkers of America Local 2784, United Steelworkers of America Local 461, Retail, Wholesale, Bakery and Con- fectionery Workers Ladies' Auxiliary 27, United Automobile Work- ers of America Branch No. 18, National Union of Public Service Employees OSHAWA and DISTRICT LABOR COUNCIL (C.C.L) - Affiliated Unions - Oshawa Civic Employees Union Local 440, Div. No. 8, Retail, Wholesale Dairy Workers Local 189, United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and Plastic Workers of America (Bowmanville) Local 2458, United Steelworkers of America (Whitby) Local 2375, United Steelworkers of America (Bowmanville) Local 1090--U.A.W, Above is a striking view of the new McLaughlin Library, opened om December 1, 1954, This pic- ture, taken from the top of the new city hall, gives some idea of the size of the new library, and the beauty of its architectur- al design. Behind it is the Cana- dian Legion Memorial Hall, and beyond that the E. A, Lovell Pub- lic School with Centre Street UNUSUAL VIEW OF OSHAWA'S SPLENDID NEW LIBRARY seen at the top right corner of of the picture. --Times-Gazetté Staff Photo Board Helps, Shape Growth Norman C. Millmah was re ceritly re-elected chairman of the Oshawa Planning Board. C. C. McGibbon v/as elected as vice-chairman and William Wood- cock was named as the board's representative to the Traffic Ad- visory Council. Bert Wandless will continue as secretary. The board struck a budget of $13,967 for 1955 which amount make provision, if necesary, for penditure of $4,000 to cover printing of the mew zoning by-law when it receives final approval The total also provides for the hiring of a young university grad- uate to eventually assume many of the duties now carried by the chairman, Last year the board budgeted fcr $13,285 and actual expenditures amounted to $6,423. Mr. Millman said the board had been able to get along on a low budget since its inception. He felt the budget hod not increased in proportion to the growth of the city. DROP. DRUNK CHARGE SANTA MONICA, Calif, (AP)--A drunk driving charge against act. ress Gail Russell was dropped Monday when her attorney told the court she was too ill to appear. Miss Russell, 30, was ke potp -orn Miss Russell, 30, was kept on pro- bation however, on her r'ea of guilty to being intoxicated, AGRICULTURE . . . 1953 one of best in agriculture's history; production estimated at $1,050,000,000. Since 1943, farm motor trucks doubled, tractors tripled, grain combines up twelve-fold. Since 1943, 235,691 rural power customers added by Hydro, 28,318 last year. EDUCATION . . . Ontario's school population, primary and secondary, was 917,226 as of September, 1953 --68,806 more than 1952. $48 million spent to provide 1,610 classrooms in new schools or additions to existing schools. School grants of $61.4 million. MANUFACTURING . . . In last six years, new capital investment in manufacturing industries totalled $2.1 billion, or 22% of Ontario's total new capital investment. This amounted to 50% of investment in new manufacturing capacity for Canada. HIGHWAYS . . . 1954-5 in 5-year program commenced in 1949. 1,404,084 motor vehicles registered in 1953 1,653,086 drivers' licences issued. Population increased 25% since 1945, but motor vehicles increased 112% . Sa TT HEALTH . . . $48.3 million allotted for health program in current year, a $2.4 million in- crease. Hospital construction grants $32.8 million since 1947, providing for over 18,000 hospital beds, 2,600 nursery bassinettes. In- tensive fight against poliomyelitis being waged. Pi 4 i 4 CANADA S POWER " GROWTH ...PROGRESS In 10 Year Period GREATEST IN HISTORY 1953 was a record-breaking year in' Ontario. Chief economic indicators in most instances reached highest levels ever attained, including capital investment, industrial production, mining and forestry output, housing and employment, Capital investment for first time was $2 billion--7 per cent higher than 1952. © "in striving for bomerment of all the people of thie greet Province, we shall not approach our tasks ln ony norrow spirit of provie cloliem. We who live la Ontario love this grand old Province end are proud of her contribution to the building of Canada. But we are Canadians, first, lost end alwoys! We have @ goodly heritage. For what we have Inherited from our fathers, we can never repay. Theirs was not enly @ trivmph over the hordships that belonged fo a pioneer life. Theirs wos, in foct @ mirocle of the spirit. Inspired by the example of those who have loid the foundations of Canada, we shall find the inner strength fo prove worthy of our heritage." als -- [0 Leslie M. Frost Prime Minister and Treasures THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO Q Department of Travel and Publicly en Lovie P. Coclte, Q.C. Minister