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PHONE WORKERS TO VOTE ON
INTL AFFILIATION

B.C. LUMBER WORKER
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waiter: “What's my offense?

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WCB Claims

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Voting by the members of the B.C. Federation of
Telephone Workers, which terminates on November 9,
will decide whether they will accept affiliation with an
International Union. In preparation.for this “expression”
vote, the representatives of, two international unions have
been invited to state at membership meetings the advan-
tages of such affiliation.

Meetings have been held at
Nelson, Victoria, Nanaimo, Van-
couver, New Westminster, Kam-
loops, and Vernon, at which the
rival claims of the Communica-
tions Workers of America, CIO-
CCL and the International Bro-
therhood of Electrical Workers,
AFL, have been advanced to
demonstrate comparative advan-
tages.

Subsequent to the “expression”

- vote, which requires a two-third

majority, and if affiliation is ap-

proved, a further vote will be

taken to select the union for af-
filiation.

Visiting the province on this
mission for the CWA are repre-
sentatives C. B. Blankenship,
Miss Margaret Kennedy, and
Miss Elma Hannah.

CWA 320,000 Strong

Interviewed by the B.C. Lum-
berworker, interesting facts were
gleaned from them regarding the
progress made by the CWA since
affiliation with the CIO. Member-
ship in the Union, which has its
headquarters in Washington,
D.G., now exceeds 320,000, all of
whom are telephone workers. The
CWA is now the fifth largest

union in the CIO, which has
gained for its president, J. A.
Beirne, a CIO vice-presidency.

A unique distinction claimed
by the CWA is that it has mem-
bers in more cities and towns
than any other union in the
world.

The CWA is organized in the
Northern Telephone Co. through-
out Northern Quebec and On-
tario and is some sections of the
Bell Telephone Co., as well as the
Saskatchewan Telephone Co. Ne-
gotiations by the Union have
placed the wage rates for Sas-
katchewan ahead of all those in
Canada.

Dues Spent in Canada

Per capita dues levied by the
CWA amount to $1.50 a month,
and are deposited in a Canadian
bank for use exclusively on be-
half _of the Canadian section of
the Union.

The CWA has undertaken to
place three full-time representa-
tives in the field, if the B,C. tele-
phone workers affiliate, in order
to service the needs of the Cana-
dian membership.

The number of telephone work-
ers included in the membership
of the IBEW is 52,000,.and they
hold secondary status to the pre-
dominant number of electrical
workers.

The B.C. Federation of Labor
has issued _a statement urging
that all CCL members assist the
CWA in its appeal to the tele-
phone workers of the province.
Individual CCL members, it is
pointed out, should inform tele-
phone workers of the advantages
of international affiliation and
encourage endorsation of affilia-
tion with an industrial union.

It is to their advantage to be
in the same union as telephone
workers in Quebec, Ontario and
Saskatchewan, and to belong to
an International Union as strong
and progressive as the CWA.

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STRIKE VOTE

20 cents an hour for all except
those now in receipt of less than
the base rate, i.e. those employed
in the box factories. He also
recommended a night shift differ-
ential of four cents, and some
minor changes in the contract.

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IW

Formidable task undertaken by
the Convention was the revision
of the IWA Constitution. Pro-
posed amendments will be sub-
mitted to referendum ballot of
the membership following the
election of International Officers.

Peace; Simmons Reinstated

Proposal originating with Lo-
cal 1-118, IWA, Victoria, was ap-
proved by the convention and re-
stored to rights of membership
Jack Peace, and Roy Simmons,
formerly banned because of al-
leged participation in the at-
tempted move of disafiliation in

At the same time a resolution
submitted by Local 1-71, succeed-
ed in correcting a former. over-
sight and banned from member-
ship Nigel Morgan and others,
whose complicity in disruption of
the IWA had been proven.

Resolutions of the Convention
covered a wide range of problems
touching upon the welfare of the
organized workers, including
price and wage stabilization,
health and housing programs,
and national security planning.

As might be expected from a
convention of woodworkers, con-
siderable attention was given to
plans for forest conservation.

Safety Considered

Appeal was made by Delegate
John T. Atkinson, Local 1-80,
President of. the International
Safety Council for greater atten-
tion to the need for a more ag-
gressive safety program. It was
suggested that the record of
B.C. for reduction of the acci-
dent rates in lumbering opera-
tions is now in advance of any-
thing accomplished in the United
States operations.

A menacing international crisis
stirred the delegates to the adop-
tion of a comprehensive policy

dealing with external affairs, and |.

in which full support of” the
United Nations was endorsed.
The IWA once more declared its
support of the program of the
ICFTU in promoting aid for the
peoples of backward nations as a
means of easing international
tensions.

Choir Launched

Organization of a trade un-
ion choir was successfully
launched at the first practice
held in the Steelworkers Hall,
October 5, under the direction
of the well-known conductor,
Morgan Williams. The number
of choir members was further
expanded at the second prac-
tice, October 12, and the Fri-
day song-fest will now continue
regularly. The conductor ex-
pressed himself as well pleased
with the blending of voices
secured,

Frank Jensen was elected as
Chairman of the Choir organi-
zation and Jean Mohart, Sec-
retary.

Those interested are invited
to contact Jim Bury, Secretary
of the Greater Vancouver and
Lower Mainland Labor Council.

LECKIE
LOGGER

UNION MADE IN B.C,

Report submitted by Presi-
dent Andy Smith at a recent
meeting of Executive Board of
Local 1-357 IWA, New West-
minster, revealed that he had
established a record not yet
rey challenged in the

His report indicated that ad-
justments secured for claim-
ants previously unsuccessful
before the Workmen’s Com-
pensation Board, totalled in
amount $10,000 during the past
year.

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