LOCAL PRESIDENT Syd Thompson stated in his address
to the meeting that the settlement terms were the best
ever won by the Union and that he and his fellow officers
were recommending to the members that they accept the
report. He admitted that the terms were not all the Union
could desire but suggested that it would be highly danger-
ous to reject the offer in the hope of gaining more. Group
left, George Kowbel, Recording Secretary; Bob Clair, 2nd
Vice-President; Syd Thompson; Tom Clarke, Ist Vice-
President.

TOP AND BOTTOM pictures show some of the hundreds
who voted. The Local’s committee members in charge of

the balloting did a fine job and very few members had long
_to wait to cast their vote. ;

THEY VOTED 89 PERCENT to accept the Nemetz’ terms. Avproxinatany
3,500 members of Local 1-217 attended the meeting June 26 in e
Agrodome to hear their Local officers recommendation and vote on

the report. -

21 7 A LARGE TURNOUT ~ |
ae FOR AN IMPORTANT ISSUE

MARVIN RASMUSSEN, a committee member at the Rayonier plant in Vancouver,
was one of the few speakers who called for rejection of the settlement terms. He
coiled ae aYSRG package inadequate and stated that the members would be foolish
o accept i : ‘ ray hel