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R A I LWAY SIT I K E!

A strike on Canada's railways would be, at any time, a tragedy. Today, as we prepare to meet the threat of ex-

panding military aggression, such a strike would mean I

national disaster.

The Boards of Conciliatioh, which reviewed in detail all the facts of the dispute, said in their report:

Our offer, which we published in detail, included these benefits for our employees: '

(1) A shorter work week for the great majority, with no loss of pay. OI! (if the unions prefer) g A substantial increase in "take home" pay. These higher hourly rates would result in higher overtime rates.

,.) Acknowledgement by the railways of a moral obligation to put the

THE TIME IS N r

WHEN APPLIED TO ALL EMPLOYEES. THESE BENEFITS WOULD COST THE MILWAYS APPROXIMATELY 537.000.000 I YEAR

"it is our tirm opinion that the recommendations herein contained embody the utmost in the way. of conces- sions which the railways ought to grant at this time."

Yet, the railways offered the unions concerned in this dispute a settlement for more "generous than the Boards' recommendations.

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5-day 40-hour week into effect at the appropriate time. The Board of Conciliation said this: "The 40-hour week -is not in Canada, as it is in the United States, the normal work week. On the contrary, the evidence before the Board indicates that the 40-hour week is very rare in Canadian industry."

(3) Separate consideration to be given the claims of hotel and water transport employees on merit.

The welfare of every Canadian is involved in this critical dispute. The Board of Concilia- I

tion said: ''In the consideration of increases of this magnitude in railway wage scales

there is, besides the employers and the employees who conduct the negotiations, a. third

party, unheard at the council tables, whose, rights must be weighed-the ordinary

Canadian citizen." 'let's stopjhis railway strike NOW! The time to do this is not at the eleventh hour, or after a strike begins. The time is NOW! I

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