VANCOUVER, B.C., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1944
ee

Vol. XII. XII. No. 18.
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eet was made at
e eeting, August
out to all Tea unions for a dis'
ence for September 24.

This conference to be held in Eagles ‘Hall, Nanaimo, will
consider proposes and prepare instructions
commii

which will be

appoint

‘Nanaimo Meeting
To Lay Basis For

New Contracts

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Bement Balletin Published by The B.C. District Council, International Woodworkers of America, Affiliated to Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)

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District Conference Sept. 24

t the IWA District Council eS
30, that a call has been se:
trict wide negotiations ea

for the pecans
inted at the confere:

tinue till

com: up stan- s
dai agreement have eady|5 p.m. A full delegation from all
been sent"in, many more are ex- Rae in B.C. is expected, includ-
pected between now and Sept-|i r two fi ew
smber 24. The conference will be-| local in Cranbrook. see union-made armam:

CIO and AFL union officials leave by. plane to our the European theater gk operations to
ents n. (See 6.)

and munitions in actio: story on Page

New Westminster
Hears From Anapa

NEW WESTMINSTER.- aa
Russian city adopted by N
telegram of tha inks received ibe

Spanish War
Veteran Dies

A. Sala:
chi executive
committee of the crate and Work-

LABOR'S EFFORT

The following meee Day greet-
ing has been received by the ie)

i s
BS rs clinics for which Anapa was

C. m:
meee of tons
n

it is past, and rae
rd of Hats aa ee to the | The
ure

The ee ss deaths ae

oo word of Anapa, the to logging o1 mill accidents

Re eee inster, is painted in a] ™ained at. Ea
May. . W. Mott. nese act two 37
ues SE to mayor | we ae to Wenduerkers

Anapa. Eaiviines have been
a: ipa was lovely city wi ssing of killed in Bis
golden be: ae a sunny ae on on | Ralbainen, taller lamber

ee Black Sea, where grapes and ee eee dustry aes
other fruits grew in ab erlise: “Rivers “Tae Jan. 1, 1

Sani wer
8 ato ‘oriums, the co

OCI CONTRACTS
TO BE REVISED

Ernie Dalskog, secreta
Local 1-71, reported this
Le prelim:
odeate short}
ee

Ge were no military targets.
[uns came and hurled

ff screaming
on the sanatoria and hos-
tly. for revision

erwards they sacked and | an coe
them of valuable equip- | Qu eee Chaslotte “stands.
ing fhe egies with thes

the sands

of rebuilding and eesti
autiful city—and in the

pase activity in support of | case witl
city. BC.

It was the place to which chil-|jet, who died of Houkl
en suffering from tuber- | August 17, 1944. Saas was a
culosis went to be “resurrected veteran of the Spanish War.
i a new life.” Th ba:
and e treated i

IwA-
week
inary negotiations will |
ae ae ane Seren

camps
with other Spruce camps in the

of th each were plowed with ocr must be deal
b ae ately due to the fact that they are
All under government supervision.
tract with these three

ieate be: Ne ber 1. Mr. Fill

task they welcome the helping | Stuart will represent the employ-
and of New Westminster citi- es in pr Say negotiations,

zens. srother Dalskog st:

New Westminster ao ty of- Spc in spruce
ficially endorsed the ci ac-}camps in the Queen Charlotte
tion in adopt — He is |Islands do not come
jlooking forward to participate in | vision Bae pecenber 1, as is t]

il TWA. agret peat in

of

An Editorial

30 Days To Go

Negotiations to renew our industry- wide agree-
within the

wi

three m
SoA the growth of the IW,
improved conditions and labor relations with the em-
oe has been phenomenal.

ndamental is very obvious, that is the

sdrect af jespest the lumber manufai rere show
union. ends pan ei ihe degre:

‘Oo our , dey
ganization we fave one mai and s fae
the manner in ae our Spitveztual re-

which
sponsibilities and Zenduek ourselve

In the coming negotiations Ree our employer we

will present certain proposals for improvement. The
important point is tha success in tl ing
negotiations for a revised industry-wide agreement
r 1945 de ls on ganized strength in the
terms of p me objective is a

ao
Pp indus

which is. a definite Eau providing we accept

our responsibility.
have a responsibility to ourselves, to
future of our ene io our fellow
dom on foreign patie:
fi sibility to he: vietou s=
cism and the pessoal iva to make Gauadat a abette er

e

place to |
Therefore Tet a resolve now, every proud mem-
jer 0} very shop steward, every local
nd di nie a o} fficer, 5 put our shoulder to the wheel
in the big final and last push to make the woodwork-
ing indust per cent organized in one industrial

union of the ne EB Woodworkers of Americ
by December
HAROLD PRITCHETT,
District President.