Page 4 ae Greetings = officers and members of the B.C. District Council, IWA, extend to all officers and members of the IWA Local Unions the Season’s Greetings, with the warm and earnest desire that all may keep a Happy Christmas, and aniernese with assurance a bright and prosperous New ear. We also take the occasion to exchange hearty fraternal greetings with the members of affiliated trade unions and . Wish them well. We wish for them the very best, not just for the festive season, but also for the year that is opening. Within the IWA we may relax from our work at this season, for a day or two, and join in the festivities with a clear conscience. The IWA has, through the loyalty of its membership, accomplished a substantial measure of better living for those who labor in the lumber industry, which we may celebrate with pride. We may well be joyful that, through the solidarity of our Union, important progress has been made in the bet- terment of conditions among our ranks. This solidarity served to overcome opposition to our purposes. This soli- darity harvested better wages, better conditions and a better organization. Uninformed critics might easily claim that the IWA achievements might have been greater. We make no pre- tence that the performance was perfect. We know that hindsight is always clearer about these. matters than foresight. We can say that we did our best, sometimes in situations that were not always clear. We may say with pride that the best efforts of our Union brought important and beneficial results for those who rely upon our Union. The past year’s work of the IWA not only attained important results of positive value, but it also served the welfare of its members well in a negative sense. We know that conditions would now be much worse had it not been for the vigilance and strength of our organization. We may feel gratified that our efforts have placed our brothers in the Interior on a footing that closely approxi- mates that enjoyed by the workers at the Coast. Their plight has for years weighed heavily on our Union’s con- science. Now we can say to them and ourselves that the worst has been overcome. 3 Out of this experience, we have forged a weapon that will serve us well in the future. We have expanded organi- zation over a wider area. We have organized many more of the unorganized. We have cemented the loyalty of many thousands through close attention to their needs. We have won the grudging respect of employers, and convinced the public that our aims coincide with community welfare. With this new-found strength, our responsibilities in- crease. We have urgent problems before us in the New Year. Our long-range objectives are still distant. We must develop within our ranks leadership for future years. We must look well to the conservation of natural resources on which our employment depends. 2 5 With a good year behind us and an organization that is solid and sound, we may face the New Year with.confi- dence. Its problems are a challenge, and at the same time an opportunity. Our organization will become bigger and better only as we manfully tackle these bigger and better opportunities. IWA DISTRICT OFFICERS. “FROM THE SAME CLOTH” “Scrap Name ‘Flunkey’” The Editor: This is an open letter to the IWA District pececulve and ths ols eee membership, that we, the work- r . Ing. class, ‘realize ‘our value to | elu, ieee’ society today. Compulsory for all employees. in We, the workers, produce | Compulsory for those hired after effe everything worthwhile by our la- | ¢ thet ..... bor, and being the producers of the good things in the world, then we should take pride in ourselves and in our fellow workers. ; How can we. expect or demand eiaerates of membership « respect from others unless we re- | Moifed Union’ spect ourselves and each other? | Closed shop : ; Preferential hi Therefore be it resolved that Noreen Labor Department study: CHECKOFF the vile name of flunkey be dis- continued by hiring agents of the TOTAL owning class and be replaced with e date of agreement. UNION SECURITY UNION SECURITY OTTAWA (CPA)—Here’s a summary of the check-off and union security provisions obtained by some 300,000 Canadian workers covered by 500-odd contracts included in a recent federal Wis, 70,975 141 95,022 45 24/408 38 51,552 9 16,995 62,786 321,738 Agrts. Whs, 64 50,322 51 31,695 49 26,967 62 16,743 nu 11,871 240 184,140 481 321,738 the classification of IWA waiter, steward, or mess man. Tare ne pace in he tabor| Merry amas & Happy New Year, Movement today for this degrad- ing type of slander. Therefore let | A24SASARARA MARANA ARAN RA RA AA OL it be known that regardless of a man’s trade or job, be it ever so lofty or ever so menial, that said person should be recognized and treated as a fellow-worker and a human being. Sub-Local 1-71, Woss, Englewood, B.C. Come to the aid of the party with... IN 1952 Union meetings. DISTILLED BRUMMITT’S MEN’S WEAR Headlight Overalls Dayton Boots Mail Orders 74 W. CORDOVA Vancouver, B.C. Board or by I will faithfully attend-my / London < ; Dp GIN fj Tete". Propuer This advertisement is not published or displayed by the Liquor Control the Gavemment of Bataires anti ALL VALUABLES Immediate Cash! ANS No Red Tape! Unredeemed Diamonds for Sale On DIAMONDS, JEWELRY, SILVERWARE, FURS AND B. C. 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