10 THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER JANUARY—FEBRUARY, 1974

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WORK TIME
ONFERENCE

The Regional Council held a one day Shorter Work Time Conference the day prior to
the Union’s Coast Wages & Contract Conference. Approximately 180 delegates attended
the meet authorized by the last Regional Convention to study the best method of obtaining
shorter working hours in the forest industry.

The Union’s Research Department reported on the various approaches negotiated by
other organizations. These ranged from a shorter work year, to a shorter work week, and
a shorter working day.

The Conference made no definite decision on what approach to take other than to
stress the need to reduce the hours IWA members work without any loss in take home pay.

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Local 1-217, Vancouver.

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FORMER REGIONAL President Jack Moore, right, now a
member of the new B.C. Labour Relations Board, is shown

with the Board Chairman, Pau! Weiler, who requested
permission from the IWA to sit in on part of the Conference.

Delegation from Local 1-85, Port Alberni.

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Local 1-424, Prince George.

Delegation from Local 1-417, Kamloops. a Delegation from