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cea ten Buileti Published by The B.C. District Council, International Woodworkers of America, Affiliated to Congress of Industrial Guyeementrons (CIO)
“Vol. XII. No. XIII. No. 20.
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VANCOUVER, B.C., MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1944 (328),

Contracts To Be Reopened

Nanaimo Conference Lays
Foundation for Negotiations

ebishme nt of industry-wide negotiations and Steed is being sought by the IWA
of a eeaisen, of an IWA District No. 1 Meee Scale and Agreeme: ay Conference
al _

re
i il, Nanaimo, last Sunday. The ‘ence itu the District
‘ouncil to open mexeetiians for eavtaiod rather than ae of the See contract di-
rectly with the Employers’ - Association.
The conference also proposed that Union Safety Committees be set up on Lavery! job,
well as an industry-wide safety committee with equal representation from the empolyers, the
union and the government. committee, it was proposed,

, would cooperate to establish a

legates also went on raat “for establishment of an 8-hour oe from Monday to Satur-
one-half for all hours in excess of 8 in an; »

ur
as ented upon by ThtePaatewall Presi-
ressed the Penpenee President Lowery reported on the
hi

cient Morkine of this me’ hod i in | the United States.

SAFETY SERIES
ON GREEN GOLD

Arrangements were com} os
ae week by Nigel Pree ‘dee

rf
» 5

and all employees to come under
the overtime provisions.
Need for achievement

of stabil-

w a,

er 11] Am 8 cents an’ hou erall in-
ese special {crease for au Cision, with

ely |a mini our, is
0 be cae, fenue ai re-
consideration of job classifications
and rates to accomplish uniformity

rock five storeys

ian ieee the bombs could

and stability.
ther provisions are annu
fesced with pay a:

shop and che

he

of stable

lations, ‘increasing th need
and

medical plan within” ‘the industry

reducing accident
hazards.

eek;
ity of D:

0

the
Dr. R. Llewellyn ibaa,
CJOR e

every Wednesday, 6:45 p.m.

Local 1-80 Urges

Continued ‘No Strike’ |Wages, Issue
continu: Sea eanrance of labor's mestcike pledge for

Se At t Cranbrook
00)

# 17. The resolution] cr,
ig

well
Biri Beet g
taking every ad-
the legal SSSR at our disposal to gain ow

wort cosy oS atta er la Se

camp reaction, and advance to a ploy:
re tter, more perous and * aor
abundant life.” lp

safety,

che tae that most
vt ae operations are small, many

mills are portable are
ine nee Place to place on
er ont. een scattered over

hier
that the head eo insur-
ance scheme be financed out of
general revenue in place of the
present plan.

imy McDonald, [WA Repre-
stay hee ils in charge of
Is drive.

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meeting Sunday night ai 4
the Bees ae in ieee
ee

aint ‘at pores

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In Plywood Drive

orgaization of the All

ular Sane io eae in

com-
pleted

iS
ports that an overwhelming ma-
sry of all employees ees shoo
¢ Members of the