B.C. LUMBER WORKER a Supplement Page 1 | eee 5 WA Ces 10T “WANES AM “pista! 7 Bal 1949. pRock __ LA AwER See 15! Pay Boost: IWA Union ahah: TS 1949.59 Shorter. Hours: = Se Se aoe $12-$16 Contract Floor WAGE DE $1.50 Board Rates WAN Wore SE Welfare Plan: = 413,000; eats SS OURT TT = SUR D ia r yp T0 siti AY tf a ICEL RECOV VERS ae D AS ‘Wie: 8 ra STRIKE ACTION READS, IWA PLANS TO FICHT IWA | FUND No CHISELLING ne BOSSES BOW TO. STRIKE THREAT; 49-50 CONTRACT READY TO SIGN BC. Louenst ave REFERENDUM BALLOT RESULTS REFERENDUM BALLOT RESULTS FADLING RE-ELECTED CONVENTION SUPPLEMENT 13th Annual Convention NANAIMO OPENS ITS ARMS TO IWA DELEGATES, WIVES ith this special convention supplement, greetings are eanvey ee to the Sein eS sending the 18th Annual Dis- IWA in B.C. ict Convention of janaimo, Greeti: m the citizens aimo, warmly expressed on Nan their behalf by His Worship Mayor E. Westcott. Greetings for Nanaimo ing business firms an ean in the bustling Hub City of Vancouver Island. Greetings, from allied trade unions on Vancouver Island who found the IW Ringed of labor 1-80 Bie Hind nett special greetings from the ost, TWA, Local 1-80, | whose neridents Joe fori and aides e spared no pains, in eo-oper- iEhINanaLO, Tstelie, to Ne aecommoda- Delega’ Banquet oom St the Plaza "rotel 10 a.m Jan. 6, will find eause for gratification in the official re- view of the major AatasoaeR i e B.C. District during that the mI AL y joys a ratic eyed ele prestige than at any Ns hea! one es its ene Ory. ith 9. portant achievement, District Convention may face ie problems of 1 1950 with firm hop The Year Ahead Foremost aim of the conventi: ea questions as wage negotiations, the Union sponse hours of work, and welfar journs Senatts eee lumber workers of British Calter bia will make known to the af Nandi theleypeaeeane Tor warm-hearted hospitality, and he people of Nanaimo will know the worth of B. C.’s largest trade nion. the advertisers who made this s supplement possible the B.C. Worker expresses sin- attention of whe age legates to this CANADIAN CONGRESS OF ‘LABOR extends Fraternal Greetings tot IWA ANNUAL CONVENTION May the New Year bring prosperity and further suc- cess to add to the memor- able achievements of 1949. DAN RADFORD Regional Director 501 Vancouver Block Vancouver, B. C. No, 16, CCL 712 Robson Street OOD LUCK IN THE NEW YEAR . STRICT CONVENTION THE (ey Te, SMG Loca Patrick Thibault, President J. e me, Se ee Phone MArine 4723 Vancouver, B. C. 4, B. Padling has been reelected a4 International ‘President, fain a hard tought ‘contest with nti i dato Drea ‘a 25,000 rete vole, “Red” Padling’s ma- jerk Ble soar 10 3 ‘was y i areerarens | fol NIX No. 54 > Dew Sy a Vancouver, B.C hile y ean chain ae B.C. VOTE BCEP KOR INT'L BOARD MEMBER 422 Richards ae SON’S GREETIN' -pusLic pESrARch GRANT McNEIL, Pieeiee Vancouver, B. a BUREAU hone TAtlow 3953