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B.C. Federation of Labor president Art Kube (r) holds u
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CONVENTION BACKS BRITISH MINERS

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on applaud the striking Yorkshire miner at the convention's
d by three standing ovations, delegates dug deep

d by the federation. Story page 11.

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1,4gq'“S Clearly a time for changes as some
Labo legates to the B.C. Federation of
®Xecuti Convention last week elected the
Ve that will lead the trade union cen-
y ‘ ‘a the next two years, expected by
Federati as stormy as the last two.
his tra ‘ation president Art Kube won back
“ration? 10nal support base among the fed- .
to 8 Diggest affiliates on a second ballot
Fe-election over challenger Frank
= But there a several new members
2Y Of them supporters of Kennedy’s
— among the 14-member offic-

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ck Munro, was ee in
i t to hold on to his irst vice-
veda position, although his departure
leaves new problems 1n its wake. cs
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newly-enlarged to 25 members soptien
also saw several represen om
unions which had supported Kennedy
Pothe shift echoed a demand from the con-
vention floor for greater emphasis on ae
and militance in the face of what is expec

tious figure, Ja

will be a renewed assault on trade union

rights by the Socred government.
Significantly, however, there arenoIWA

members on the new executive. The three

_ nominees — Ear] Foxcroft, Mary Erickson

and Gerry Stoney — all withdrew their
names, as the union carried out its threat
not to stand for the executive council if Jack
Munro was defeated for the first vice-
president’s post, traditionally held by the
IWA.

The dissension raised by the IWA had
been a factor in the elections even before the
convention opened, with the union’s leader-

‘Mood for change dominates Fed elections

ship pressing Joy Langan to stand as a third
candidate, thus forcing the vote to a second
ballot for the first time in decades.
Kennedy, backed by a broad group of
smaller industrial unions, won the first bal-
lot with 557 votes to Kube’s 494 — from
see B.C. FED page 12

Next Trib Dec. 19

The next issue of the Tribune will be delayed
a week to give the staff time to prepare the
enlarged year-end issue. It will be out Dec. 19.

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