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B.C. LUMBER WORKER

Geo: Mitchell Reporis

The UNION’S BUSINESS

Interior

Progress

ent campaign of the IWA throughout the Interior in

hi Loree with other

whic!
International stal

, Was a revealing ex
ordinary inte of organizing in that ai
ti

members of the District and
perience. While the extra-
'§ appar-

were alw: PI
e there is coficlantre (edience that” ae Lie

ent,
ote ene effort made possible by Coast locals is now startin;
to pay off.
as assigne
to tH area nite abled them to police the agree-
the jurisdic-| ment more effectively. “hot are
tion of the Kam-| constantly confronted wit oe
loops Local Un-| ployers who resent everything
ion which ex-| about trade unionism and are too
tends over opera-| ready a intimidate their em-
tions separated | plo: pee
by distances that fe ee cena ak
make’ travel’ re- ee mbiearh made the effort
quirements a for-! to “order us off S.
sation ae, Pat of) Fortunately every sue t,
any organizational effort. | simply strengthened the determi.
In my report to the Executive nation ott she workers to as
oar was able, however, to shel
indicate that I had covered’ al- thi
most two-thirds of this area in HE (on ta
the time alloted, and that the re- tains Pronosed by te TW wi

were reasonably satisfac-

ly
of the n majo
Conciliation Boards. As we
cee

a long

whieh the Interior employers
have striven to impose in their
operatic

STANDARD COAT

ith dorerlining
away down at back. (Also

ithout interlin-
ing.)

STANDARD PANTS

without  intetlin-

From Your Local Dealer or Commissary
IT IS MADE IN VANCOUVER, B.C., BY JONES TENT & AWNING LTD.

‘DRY- BAK”:

shoulders,

chests, back and sleeves:

Look at the four roomy
meet “

cil at a

inside bi

then ook at the. sek ra

&
You will find that it is
il and water re-
© vase full ans wih
tra protection

pes ian sad wig “cate

it back, (Thi
Ce ee
seleht, “Yukon: Gite

HEALTH

SERVICES URGED

Elected

eeded from operation to opera-
i oe LOS ES (LPA)—Dave >
Paral ien tot the: voriene Beck, 56, was elected president
ea Gamo anes 2 of tl aa Te Be ml unani-
takal favor of the IWA Appeal for trade union support of the monster petition | vote ny Oe=

ably ‘a 1 di is katchewan, can be done else- | tober it. ae rantecede ae Tobin,
pate oath regard to anne demanding action from ae Canadian Parliament toward | where, where there is a will to | 78, who Thad deen president for

ganiza t the introduction of a ¢ a chonte national health ser-| solve the problem. If Prion i ; yan
brought Ment many Beeyances vices plan was made IW A District Secret: George | Must be erent ee
that req ieee eae In co-/ Vices p! stric retary George | he given the enilaken au Re President. “Emery setainity his
operation Satin ite call unter Mitchell over the “Green Gold” radio program recently. Ley. in_ nee The | $50,000 salary. convene
1 ase ia Pereerrials te ase pace ender: sed Gov. ster erie on, Den

nee ee Our | ie sa asset.” ic nominee for president.
com) thi are gi Dee th ne ject of import-
ence in this work with the as- Biel 8 Hee su] nea by the IWA
distance of the District Council acting in aa with ther COL | fee af ihe tecereoeaheee

sis
and the International.
At-certain points, I encounter-

1
ed confusion as to aphether: nike
S withi ‘in ne:

al es
Rosition of the employees was
define

d.
jompany Unions
A number of companies ha’
pest saving to sell “ate employ
pudiation of th

who are taking the

ral
ment for all operations, particu-
larly where the IWA has a foot-
ee ence gained
Interior Local Union offi
Rien are gaining in roared
rapidly and this has in turn en-

th

service plan. Here
the petition as it will be placed
before the Canadian public for
endorsation:

To the Honorable the House

of Commons of Canada in Parlia-
ment assembled. The petition of
the undersigned citizens of Can
bumbly shewetb,

tive responsibility for

“And That, the present level
of health is grossly below what
the resources and recognized
health services eould provides

“WHEREFORE YOUR PE-
LHL HUMBLY PRAY

to sider:
Visahility. of estaliishin
consultation with the Renal
governments, a comprehensive
health service, which will pro-

Publication date of the next issue of the B.C. OBER SVORKER:

tive of their income, full ee
pital,
and

medical ut ae optical,
other health ce
“(a) by cooperation with the
provincial governments thru
their departments of heal
b) by e: i

y extending aid to in-
crease the training of profes-
nal and skilled personnel

ski
d to speed the construction
atta antey
“(c) by providing the ways
and means of financing such a
program from
revenue, stplemen ted sae

cessary| by security

contribution peatiated second
pei a sou e pay,

en this petition

ie directa tine swith the poli
ties whieh have long been adopted
ent i

by t

this ei fs fax back as 1045,

joint committee, representative
x councils, CCL

suppo! igh
national ee services. This
committe ill in existence,

still
and the panes of the commit-
tee are Sof te aes by the trade

solution passed at the
ate acne of the Cana-
e!

and placed
federel government in
in terms for the Sntreduction

BC

Representing the Ors:
PUBLISHEI

President
1st Vice-President
d Vice-President

International Board Mf
Address all com

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TORS of B.C.

7. Stewart Alsbury
~--- JO@ Morris

forge H. Mitchell
‘William N, Gray

m is to
GEORGE H. MITCHELL, aasatacyatsamired
46 Kingsway - Phone FAirmont 8807-8
Vancouver, B.C.
eadatt

$1.50 per annum

Ayartis aoe Representative.....G. A. Spe!
end Class Mail, Post omies Dent Ottawa
3 PRINTED IN THIS 18:

is November 6th.
copy October 31st, of = he alth services plan
ination Plus
‘The Liberal party promised

Health Insurance as far back as
We have hi

rvices plans.
who are not so protected are
those who nied it the

“The Prime Minister on ce re-
cent visit to the Coste intimated
that the scheme would

has been done in Sas-

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