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lished Every Second Monday by
INTERNATIONAL se OF ArERCe (CIO)
'RICT COUNCIL NO.
Editor: Bent Mt ELSNE
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Room 504 Holden *Building—Phor one PAcific

The deadline for stories for the coming issue is 4 p.m.
Thursday, January 11,

ic 4151—Vancouver, B.C.

Statesmanship

HE Highth Deol Convention of IWA.
his y

‘A-CIO District Council

Union

AS Bibs eo

The uae istic” rem! of the
ae sete ue that is aonb fn every hones
erever hi may b e trade wu

i nm Hi
ell and eee us reason to be optimist of the future as rega@
ends zat

ir organi

ie or she

one

Christmas | 1!
trade unionist | (and G
A

HOS, have justifiable Spite a they look

Nov willic ear on dans ry 6 in Port Alberni, B.C.| the growth of the IWA in B.C. I remember not so very long ago
Following graleaire as in othe: eyeneens, which are now part of.| when we only had optimism, although time has justified that same
the history of the IWA, the convention ate es will no doubt map | optimism and I feel as though this following verse is something |, mighty efficient secretary
out a constructive program Pee g : een

ax e ak pr wn by the member- | during the coming year: Bull-Cook

ehipland gatiints lite hy the Woodworkers of 8 ‘BC, the IWA has 5 imi
become known throughout Canada as the fastest growing union Let's sing a song to the optimist,
in this country. Not only have we grown in numbers but also in ‘To the man who is brave and strong,
tia so ais extended far beyond mace Who keeps his head when things go right i

tu
orkiny
mie te of feomeae in

in

Tee eile 2 Hews and municipal bodies.

at o1

ss soul grow with re a union compose
he basic fe a British Colum!

wa hee ea aota bs
The program we a in sus sont

oui
op ing convention cannot be
ds wae work

e al or another on the prosperous
= oslo industry. These people all have a stake

output t

maint adits, for the peace. The prospect for pene

isbormsnagement cooperation on an ever-increasing scale is ex-
lent.

“The
that the eadezation we have established during these t

Union Hiri

o
e

aa slow cans ra eee
¢ CIO’S- no-strike pledge

ha greatly helped ie forces of the
reh fi

al

as the toes can and will be In the ie ps
all and ong strength are the best possible

guarantees of lasting pea cl

And smiles when things

We are proud of the genial optimist,
His radiant voice and speech,
He he! Ips ne mo the rugged pat
Of all within his ach.

'@ love the way of the optimist,
ie harbinger of good,
Wherever he goes, he scatters hope,
For Peace and Brotherhood.

So here’s a song to the optimist,

way to better things
e you will all
er things? and for
is outstanding.
nite
m El Alamien to the place on the ma

the winning of

has
e that every leet trade union

ee years
of war mus! eine al ie war at Bally won and a construc-
tive prospero! come We have within our
union those who w: salt with the boss, whose sol
philosophy is t ote eae strife between the empl

and employee Suiltone ide oe the. other is destroyed. Likewise
we have those individual employers, happily becoming ever more
rare, whose mai t in life outside of making money is the
destruction of th le Union movement, It takes very little
imagination to realize what would happen at this critical period
in our struggle for a broader democracy throughout the world

should these extremists on both sides be allowed to dominate policy.

to give more es an py care to the

WE MUST be BAS
we We must be

rogram e have bi
the past our’ pled; sina the breritaes also
haye a responsibility; to our union and to the general public. Our
A 5 5 5 aa

e than is generally waspettel over their future

hop in our next contract. We feel that we
We have become
avy responsibilities.
ion Shop | is ho guarant ‘rom the emplo;

ers
the oo we all desire,
of Union Shop will loaner oe rt
abl and the government ie eines of B.Cs
perate in a broader, fuller and more Becure “gemoera

pon-
sibility. foward the great mass of forward looking ee eosene
he rest of Canada, to the farmers who depend on the payrolls

of industry for markets and fair ats the workers of Quebec
rd wage pace for gtd to the
stand: of all

a i pe ie ae armed

see that isaaee get fair treatment “and th they have
turn home to. Our influence a with

ms should be d on a world scale to
0 those peoples who desire it a1 10 have

guarantee democracy ind wi
lesire in the common struggle Banuey fascism.
ction

demons’ atte that de:
ee

Pe Deleg: 0 the convention will need to exhibit
eae of statesman “het will: win for the TWA the confi-
lence and

ara

of British Columbia. .

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