IWA CONTRACT

Tom _ Boylan, Vancouver,
writes: I appreciate the comment
of Gary Beattie in your last is-
sue. He says the IWA settle-
ment was a poor show, accom-
plished little and hints it was
a sellout.

The wage increase gained was
the highest in the history of the
IWA. Also the long-sought abo-
lition of unequal rates for fe-
male labor was won, Traveltime
for loggers, a thorny issue, was
wedged open, Are these gains?
Do they have any significance?
‘Definitely! The signigicance lies
in the degree of unity and mili-
tancy it took to win these gains.

The wage increase was above
the national average, and was a
Significant increase over that
gained by the IWA previously.
We should note that the nego-

‘tiating committee was more

united than before; the rank and
file displayed more militancy.
This represents the general view
of the union and the results of
its action this year compared
with other years.

+ Viewed from this general
Standpoint the results are sig-
nificant. The Woodworkers Com-
mittee of the Communist Party
laid stress in its statement on

the political significance of the -

negotiations. The lumber monopo-
lies were compelled to fall back
on Premier Bennett and his gov-
ernment in order to stave off
what might have become a prov-
ince-wide strike with even great-
er gains for the woodworkers.

There is no doubt in the minds of
our committee that the Bennett
interference saved the monopo-
lies millions. The formal use of
a judge and the public authority
of the government is still a pow-
erful force, It is to bring about
Political changes that the workers

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should direct their energy. A good
government could meana greater
share of the wealth for workers,
raised living standards and more
security. We must curb the eco-
nomic and political power of the
monopolies,

Regarding the problems you
raise from the local angle. You
are no doubt correct in raising
them and seeing that something
is done to rectify them, The sum
of the unity of the locals gives
us the general strength required
to protect our gains and advance
them further, We are going to
need this added unity in the
face of the vicious anti-labor
policy of monopoly. Recall the
jailing of the Longshore officials,
the use of the RCMP at Len-
kurt, the constant threats of Bills
42 and 43 and the shameful use
of injunctions against labor.

Again, I appreciate your
criticism and hope that others
will also express their point of
view.

YOUTH

George Collins, Vancouver,
writes in part: The PT survives
with some losses. A few good
workers have helped with extra
effort. The paper now should
make way for the ‘‘teen-age’’
youths approaching the hori-
ZONTe eto

The cold war propaganda that
followed the post-war years
should be less effective; it will
not do to the approaching teen-
agers what has been done to the
cold war afflicted generations
» e « The approaching leaders
of future youths will need a
working class voice as before

The army of ‘‘really young
unemployed” is bound to increase
and may do so quite drastically.
Some school graduates out of
work? It will not be enough to
bargain on the economic level
of things.

Even now some ‘*‘really young*’
are in demonstrations and other
progressive marches for peace.
Authorities would like to pacify
them in some way, but how, if
there is not sufficient work to
go around? These youths willask
for and need experienced assis-
tance, Educated as most of them
are, they will not wait for details
on too many questions,

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A demand that a proper regis-
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of the present unsatisfactory
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