CONVENTION SUPPLEMENT Maeve 200 ‘Resolves’ On Agenda | Two hundred resolutions on a wide range of topics present a formidable task for the dele- gates of the Annual District Convention in Victoria this week. Preliminary screening and consolidation will be under- taken by a resolutions commit- te under the chairmanship of Rae Eddie, Local 1-357. Wages and working conditions have stirred IWA members in the Local Unions to present an avalanche of proposals for im- provement. Such matters as “portal to portal pay”, guaran- teed daily rates for contract workers, hours of work, health and welfare plans, paid statutory holidays, etc., will be given a thorough airing. Interior delegates will demand earlier negotiations and the pro- hibition of interim agreements as the result of their painful experi- ence with agreement-shy oper- ators during the past season. Members of the Coast Loggers’ Local have declared for organic unity between the chief labor congresses of the Dominion, and pledge themselves to support the political action program of the Canadian Congress of Labor. A number of resolutions desire that the District organization of the IWA should demand price control, and the deferment of any wage freeze until wage ddjust- ments have been secured. Resolutions ‘dealing with the problems of accident prevention bear witness to the intense in- terest throughout the IWA in the safety program of- the Union. These resolutions will be supple- mented during the convention by | the recommendations of the Dis- trict Safety Conference, which meets: one day in advance of the convention. An increase in union dues has been suggested in several quar- ters, but is opposed in other Local Unions who prefer the special assessment method to get funds as required for special purposes, Other resolutions indicate that the IWA has not lost interest in such matters as housing, health services, and old age pensions. Evidently the intention is to give vigorous support to the B.C. Federation of, Labor and the Canadian Congress of Labor in crusading for genuine social security. J. B. Carey, CIO Secretary, ex- DISTRICT ACTIVI Ga tMeadlinoa ee eae | REACH OF PATH | | mance by Bel ; Isniy LWA NEWS = tends greetings to IWA-CIO. / For Fine Foods Poodle Dog Cafe Government at Yates St. VICTORIA, B.C. Open 7 a.m.-2 a.m.; Sunday, 7 a.m.-10 p. UNION HOUSE Welcome IWA Members to the RCHILL HOTEL * 1140 Government St. VICTORIA, B.C, The Warm, Friendly Hotel in the Heart of VICTORIA Reasonable Rates - With or Without Bath CHU x