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Employment Labor's Problem As 1957 Ends By JOHN LeBLANC Canadian Press Staff Writer OTTAWA (CP)--Moun might employthent, with the Pouatbility un- record Jobless figures "he. coming Isic. winter and eis Ey EHC : : | # bureau of statistics esti- mated that 202,000 Canadians to a post - war peak of 500,000. However, 1957 employment also was at an all-time high, though an upsurge in the labor force had had| tral labor congress -- 1956 -- consolidated its position| old" at rovision limiting the ich tetera) oe ot post IMPORTANT SURVEY Of over - all interest to labor was a survey being undertaken by the labor department with a view to overhaul of the Indust- rial Relations and ] In- vestigation Act--the labor code-- which governs employer - em- ployee relations for about 450,000 t| workers. During the year, the big cen- formed steadily as the main force of the Canadian labor t. Th ngress was formed from a pion of the Trades and Labor Congress and the Canadian Con- gress of Labor. By December, virtually all pro-|28 4 Copper vincial federations and local la-|Limited in a dispute marked by bor councils of the one-time rival groups had been merged. The congress was working, too, to hold down inter-union member- ship raiding, and during the year it suspended the International Un- ion of Operating Engineers for this type of activity. On the other hand, it took in the brotherhood of railroad train- men, to give it most of the Cana-|spector Romeo Longpre dis dian membership of the tradi- missed nearly three years ago by tionally-independent railroad run-|the previous Montreal adminis- tration, was reinstated city executive committee Th ning trade unions. LIAISON SOUGHT Meanwhile, negotiations contin- ued through the year aimed at an association between the CLC and the 100,000 - member Cana- reached, and there appeared no +h Coe on pe erat ox. Longpre would be of Labor in Quebec. criminal investigation branch By mid-December, no satisfac-|should he drop the suit. He was in tory basis for a liaison had been geroud in charge before his dis- Montreal Police Inspector Is Reinstated MONTREAL (CP)--Police In- by the urs- on condition he withdraw a ,000 damage action against the formed sources said Inspec-| inted Wiliams Fiiapatrick, would shifted to second in charge. He has commanded the branch on an acting basis since Inspector was dropped from the force after an ing in elec- Sonday irregularities in October, The 90 of 92 promotions recommended by Director J. Albert Langlois, but took no action on two other endations by him to fire Assistant Director Pacifique (Pax) Plante and re-hire his legal cien Beliveau, who also missed by the administration of former mayor Jean Drapeau. Mr. Beliveau also has started a 7m damage action against the city. 200-man detective Morocco independent since . 1956, has a population of 9,000, The present head, Inspectori|000, mostly Arabs and Berbers. ARAB STATE can Motors Corporation is bring- as given a press show. |which -|ing out--w. pdviser. Luling in Toronto Thursday. ures on the but newspaper men wete invited eral to look at it and to drive it in- doors of the companys Toronto plant. most of them seemed impressed. The five-passenger car with space for three « BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Pridey, December 20, 1957 19 Nash Rambler Impresses Newsmen At Preview back, and has a six-cylinder en- gine. American -- the " car which Ameri- No price or performance fig- car were released around the big floor space eir comments, Judging by th Rambler American is a in front and two in the for other Rambler models and 116 inches for the popular sellers the industry's "big three'--Gen- manoeuvreability which are at- tractions in European models. tractive and, aim, manages to avoid look of Bare PY on wo-door se- and in two models, the It has a 100-inch wheel base, 9 compares with 108 inches transmission will be available at extra cost. buf the company expects that 95 per cent of sales will be in standard transmission, Present design will be retained. officials said, with only minor or gradual changes from year to year. 'The car is the latest expression of the company's philosophy--on which it has staked its life--that there is a large market for a of otors, Ford and Chrysler. Its lines ar e smooth and al despite the economy prospect of an early Pp Largest and most acrimonious in Quebec, where about 1,000 members of the United Steel Workers of America (CL) struck more than five months ainst Gaspe violence and court tles. The union eventually called off the strike. Prime Minister Diefenbaker had refused to intervene despite a personal plea from CLC Presi- dent Jodoin. The operation is un- der provincial jurisdiction. WILSON AND LEE LTD. MUSIC STORE ¥ XMAS GIFT - REL re ihe a ---- EE WIE outstripped the rise in jobs. To hold down the labor force while employment caught up, the new government late in the year clamped down on the flow of im-| migrants, which had been heavy in the early part of 1957. In an effort to stimulate cold- Suggest you SUGGESTIONS or * Smiles 21 7i% weather employment, it ordered Fs an extra $150,000,000 in govern-| ment-guaranteed loans for home- building, and was proposing to release another $150,000,000. It also was pushing a vigorous pro- [FEE gram to persuade Canadians to $i get work done during the winter |g which normally might be left off until spring. As stop gaps, too, unemploy- ment insurance provisions were | being broadened and restrictions on federal unemployment assist- ance to provinces were being re- pa laxed with removal of a *'thresh- New Drug To Aid Alcoholic Treatments 1 TORONTO (CP)--A new drug | te aid in treatment of active al- coholics is being tested and may | be on the market in six months, | H. David Archibald, director of the Alcoholism Research Found. ation of Toronto, said Thursday. } He said the six-month target date was administrative only. |{ ponents it Sod take aay] amoun A said. 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Soloists--Renata Tebaldi, Marlo Del Monaca, Giulietta Simionato, etc. Compelte The members of Local 1817 United Steelworkers of America, wish to advise you that the present Unemployment Insurance Act is causing hardship to many of our workers. VIOLIN OUTFIT Beginners complete outfit -- nice-looking Violin with chin rest--E adjuster--bow----case 33 00 and resin--34 size, complete " The section of the Act which does not allow workers to collect any benefits when on short time work, is causing a lowering of their living standard, and in many cases causing "en hardship because they must live in an economy with a a i 19.50 ¢ \ ® Budget Terms May Be Arranged © : i cost of living which is rising 'constantly, SEAR PELE RL Loo Lappe R lbp bb odd * Also by reason of this short time many workers, who then BEE become completely unemployed, find their suffering increasea by a reduced amount of benefit, a. "Eastern Ontario's Largest Music Store" WILSON & LEE LTD. MUSIC STORE Our members feel that this situation is not earrying out the intent of the Unemployment Insurance Fund, and ask you, as our Member of Parliament and Minister of Labour, to exert every effort to rectify this unfair condition as soon as possible to end this unnecessary suffering Zp ssa u eR RRRLRL LL Yours very truly, 1piteccs D. N. KAY, President G. TAYLOR, Secretary Local 1817, USA. 87 SIMCOE ST NORTH RA 5-4706 pp