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‘ol. XIX, No. 35

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January 27, 1949

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Vancouver, B. C.

Delegates Acclaim 12th Conuention “Binet Ever”

PAY BOOSTS, UNION SHOP, PENSIONS,
SLATED FOR IWA CONTRACT 1949-50

IRON RIVER

FARKAS
¢ JAILED

COURTENAY, Jan. 20.—
Mike Farkas, WIUC logger;
was sent to prison for four
months and fined $40 here,
Wednesday, for his part in
@c Iron River attack on
‘WA President Stewart Als-
bury.

A few days previously, George

tevens, one of the men who
smed the phony picket line, was
fined $20 for common assault
connected with the same incident.

When an agent appealed for
Jenieney for Farkas, the Magis-
trate replied that. Alsbury might
easily have been killed, and that
he took a serious view of the in-
cident.

A third man, Lang Mackie,
WIUC business agent at Court-
enay, was scheduled to have ap-
peared in Court shortly after Far-
kas, and proceedings against an-
other two are under way.

CONVENTION
RATIFIES ACTION

Approval of all actions
taken by the provisional of-
ficers of District No. 1 since
the crisis was given in reso-
lution No. 107 at the con-
vention.

The delegates resolved
that all appointments made,
and actions taken, for and
on*behalf of the District, by
the International Conven-
‘tion, the International Offi-
cers, and the Provisional Of-
ficers were thereby ratified
and confirmed.

"THE 12th annual district convention of the International |

TT Woodworkers of America
and unqualified success.
One hundred and twelve

two days hammered out an aggressive, constructive pro- |

(CIO-CCL) was a complete

delegates from 11 locals in

gram which will in every way improve the safety, security
and working conditions of each and every IWA man.

Provisional President J. S.
“Stu” Alsbury was confirmed
in office as leader of the Dis-
trict Council by acclamation.
His nomination was unopposed.

Here are some highlights from
the program worked out by the
delegates in their two days of
hard-talking and sound thinking:

Wages and contract’ conference
to be “Hak before end of 1 March |
to formulate demands.

The men want Union shop;
welfare plan; pension plan; day |
yates for all’ workers; IWA, not
bosses, to draw up master: ocn-|
; alterations in hours of |
‘six paid statutory holidays,
one week’s paid holiday after one
year; cost of living bonus, and}
many other points. |

Political Action

Solid stand was taken on poli-
tical action. Full endorsation was |
giyen of the political action!
policy of the Canadian Congress
of Labor. Where the membership
sanction, locals will elect politi-
cal action committees.

Vicious anti-labor legislation in
British Columbia now has the full
force of the reformed and re-
vitalized No. 1 Canadian trade
union concentrated against it.

Safety was examined from
all angles to help wipe out the
ghastly toll of lives taken each
year. Constructive schemes to
cut down the accident rate are
now under way.

Public Works

The problems of unemploy-
ment and living conditions of

Canadians were dealt with force- }

fully in resolutions calling for
federal public works programs,
and the fullest development of
natural resources of the country.

Cost of housing must be re-
duced, too, demanded the dele-
gates as they urged the enact-
ment of an emergency national
housing program.

Full details of all the measures

jtaken are given in the special |

convention supplement printed

on pages 3, 4, 5 and 6 of this
issue,

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“Stu! ‘Alsbory

CONTENTS

Editorials and

Woody
Woodpecker -.

Convention Sup-
plement .. 3, 4, 5, 6

7

Feature Page -

Around the
Locals ....

“A STIRRING
EXPERIENCE”

—FADLING

International President. James
E. Fadling said to the B. C. Lum-
ber Worker: “It was a stirring
and impressive exnerience to see
what a district can do when it
regains power from a group of
political hacks.”

“The woodworkers in B.C.
have set themselves a target
which I for one, am confident,
they will, in the main, reach.
Their target is the result of
sound, honest trade union think-
ing, leading them to’ better
wages, working conditions, social
eee security, and a fuller

e."

ALSBURY
ACCLAIMED
AS PRESIDENT

“To be acclaimed presi-
dent of such a fine organiza-
tion as District 1, IWA, is
indeed a great honor,” said
| President Alsbury to the
| B.C. Lumber Worker.

“With the elected officers of
the District Council, I will do my
utmost to ensure that no inter-
ests are neglected, “that every-
| thing possible is done to imple- *
ment the very fine program
which has been laid down by the
vepresentatives of the rank and
file, meeting in convention.

“The IWA is on the march.
We've cleaned out the saboteurs
and the traitors.

“It remains only for us not to
be diverted from our never end-
ing task of working to build the
union into. the industry-wide, 100
percent organized unit that it
will soon be.”

PRITCHETT GRILLED |

ON STRIKE FUND

Harold - Pritchett, WIUC
President, appeared for ex-
amination on oath in Su-
preme Court Chambers, Sat-
urday morning at 10 a.m. to
answer questions on the dis-
posal of IWA funds.

Pritchett’s appearance is
part of the action by the B.C.
District Council, IWA, to re-
cover cash and assets "valued
at $250,000.

Other ex-IWA officers will
appear in similar circum-. |

| stances in the coming week.

Delegates and Guests to the IWA District No. 1, 12th Annual Convention