Fe ee ee, oe aS 12 All positions with the excep- tion of President and Financial Secretary are being opposed: following the nominations for new officers at the 17th Annual Delegated Meeting of Local 1- 417 IWA, May 10-11, in Kamloops. - Re-elected by acclamation were President Sonny Alexandre and Financial Sec- retary Kevin Kelly. Contesting the other posts and whose names will go out on a referendum ballot are: For ist Vice-President — Bill Hobbs - (incumbent), Al McLeod; For 2nd Vice-Presi- dent — Jack Kerssens (incum- bent), Harry McTague; For 3rd Vice-President — Ted MacDonald (incumbent), Bert Sedor; For Recording Secre- tary — Larry Jensen (incum- bent), Larry Viers; For Con- ductor — Les Lawless, Gil Johnson; For Warden — Victor Fast (incumbent), Morris Turmel; For Six-Year Trustee — George Chesney, Jas Singh. President Sonny Alexandre was elected by- acclamation to the position of Regional Execu- tive Board Member and ist Vice-President Bill Hobbs won out over Harry McTague and Al McLeod for the position of Alternate Board Member. The meeting also elected delegates to the various con- ventions and conferences and dealt with 26 resolutions, ap- proved the Officers’ and Fin- ancial Reports, and heard from a number of guest speakers. Speakers included Inter- national 1st Vice-President H. Landan Ladd; Regional ist Vice-President Wyman Trineer; Regional 3rd Vice- President Bob Blanchard; Re- gional Secretary-Treasurer Bob Schlosser; Regional Safety Director Max Salter; Local 1-85 1st Vice-President Mike Kokura; Local 1-357 1st Vice-President Terry Smith; Local 1-363 President Lorne Scott; Local 1-405 Recording Secretary Don Davidson; Local 1-424 1st Vice-President Gerry Wolfram. Resolutions approved by the meeting called for: e The provincial govern- ment to make it manditory to BROADWAY PRINTERS LIMITED printers and lithographers since 1911 > 115 EAST 8th AVENUE VANCOUVER, B.C. V5T 1R8 Telephone 876-2101 THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER ee TT EET FOLLOWING NOMINATIONS: ALL BUT TWO POSTS CONTESTED IN LOCAL 1-417 ELECTIONS drive with car headlights on 24 hours a day. e The provincial govern- ment to begin steps now to expropiate the B.C. Telephone Company. e Ban overtime in the in- dustry so as to create more employment. e The Local strike off a committee to find ways and means to generate more at- tendance at Plant and Local Meetings. : , © The provincial govern- ment to allow the deduction of home improvements from taxes. The ‘extensive Officers’ Report showed the vast amount of work the officers and Business Agents coped with for the Local and the members over the past year. The majority of the grievances and arbitration cases were successfully handled by the Local as were the day-to-day problems of the members. The Financial Report indi- cated that the Local was in a sound financial position even with the cutback in dues owing to the heavy lay-offs during the past year. : As usual the Local held its annual Banquet and dance on the Saturday evening which was highly successful and enjoyed by all in attendance. The Women’s Auxiliary of the United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union has initiated a: project to com- memorate International Women’s Year. They have obtained a small grant to research and write a booklet on the part played by women in the building of the trade union movement in B.C. This is an important aspect of history that has long been neglected. The ‘Auxiliary plans to concentrate its efforts on the role of women in the trade union movement, whether actual union members or not. As a limited amount of research has been done in this area, the Auxiliary will be DAYTON SHO 2250 EAST HASTINGS STREET dependent on information from trade union files, personal recollections and data of trade unionists and interested per- sons throughout B.C. Auxiliary members will be travelling to areas of the pro- vinces seeking information and going to the archives of various cities. The Auxiliary is appealing for help and information in this worth while project. Anyone able to supply such informa- tion is asked to contact: Women’s History Project, Uni- ted Fisherman and Allied Workers Union, 138 East Cor- dova Street, Vancouver, B.C. or phone 684-1744 or 684-3254. per month. 479.70 for married couples. NEW MINCOME INCREASE The approximately 130,000 senior citizens and han- ‘dicapped persons in British Columbia had their monthly MINCOME payments increased April 1, by another $5.72 _ This is the sixth cost-of living increase granted since the MINCOME program was introduced in 1972, and raises the maximum monthly payments to $239.85 per person and APRIL-MAY, 1975 P GOVERNOR BROWN‘S LEGISLATION TO AID UNITED FARM WORKERS For fifty thousand farm workers in California the end of a ten year struggle could be nearing. Governor George Brown of California has an- nounced that he will introduce legislation to the California House of Representatives allowing farm labourers ‘to vote for the union of their choice. Brown made the announce- ment after meetings with UF W President Cesar Chavez and representatives from the growers in California. The Western Conference Team- sters were also invited to at- tend the meetings but didn’t show up. However, legislators that have .been supportive of the teamsters, attended the meeting and agreed to support Brown’s Legislation in the House. The meetings were called after the Farmworkers had refused to support Brown’s original legislation on the field worker issue. After the exhaustive meetings, twenty- six amendments were added to 70 A WORLD DRIVEN BY INFLATION ...and other pressures towards compromising on second-best, Dayton’s makes no contribution. % That is why Dayton’s loggers have won more world championships than any other boot ever made. & ‘It has always been, and still is, the choice of the man who knows the best—and is prepared to pay for it. TELEPHONE 253-6671 VANCOUVER, B.C. the legislation and the UFW agreed to support it. Under the proposed legisla- tion all.unions currently repre- senting field workers in Cali- fornia will have their agree- ments nullified in January 1976 ‘making it possible for elections to take place so the workers will have a voice in their representation. - Cesar Chavez has indicated that the announcement of the proposed legislation does not in any way affect the status of the Boycott currently being waged against California Grapes, and Head Lettuce in Canada or the Gallo Wine Boycott in the U.S. According to Chavez the battle is far from over, but he feels the UFW has won a major In a recent meeting Cesar Chavez informed the IWA that the UFW was appreciative of the work and effort that the IWA has put into the boycott in both Canada and the U.S., but especially in Canada where the boycott has been most ef- fective.