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OCTOBER 16, 1952

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VANCOUVER, B. C.

Vice

dian Bowen
MacDonald, United Mine Wor

Secretary No
Packinghouse Workers; Jam
H. Lan sah Ladd, Re tacalional wv
UMW; J. Harol
real Municipal Employ
when this Anpaeeite was taken.

EC
Silby Barrett, District at United Mine W
‘of Railway Zeniplorees and

PaaS Dowd.

or
Other Transport
Vice-president George Bi
Rear, Executive Commi

house Workers and Vancouve’

h, UAW; Di:
Denise, Textile Workers’ Union; William Mahoney, USA; and Raoul anes ont
ees. Vice-} pees lent Sol Spivak, Amalgamated Clothing Workers, was absent

, United Packing]
aadwarkers: Malcolm Smit!

IWA ACCEPTS; OPERATORS
REJECT BOARDS’ AWARDS
Kw

Acceptance by Interior IWA mem!
by Poth erory of Interi Boe employers of the majority a
ci

x we &

bers, and rejection

be ise in wages and the ee paid statutory holidays:
presented the IWA this week with a: major crisis.
Further steps will be considered pre the District Policy
Committee i in full session on October
inary tabulation of the
results of the vote conducted by ers seniority,
e throughout IWA-certi- Ik, vacations and

satisfactory settlement materi

‘he terms of settlement recom-

im mented by the majority of, the

mittee mei

x Lal
Freeman Tentenst

member
Boards, secaling

iliation

or

wa, sneredes? three paid
Hatutory. holidays; and’ various
contract improvements relating

HOPE SEEN FOR
POJE APPEAL

ope that the

ky ting asi
BoC, ee
The eal Court
etd fears “ae TWA Beal 5
launch a furtl per appeal to the
Supreme font Canada.

ster
‘The Poe aioe which is now
making history in labor law be-
gan ee the IWA strike last
su

MY, . Vedby was tied up at

Ca spo
(UK) Ltd, aabiied ne A A
injunction order, requiring the

picketing (o stop.

wth injanetion order was given
au V. Clyne in a
au ly 15, Picketin;

(oR toe pes cane
te of court proceedings
Gatines certain union alas.

Noa e Withdra’

‘ore aia named in a con-
tempt ae could Pe called to
the ‘rike ended and the
cin leah a to press the
ewe

jief Justice Farris, how-
ever, said the pherne ay not

that easily. He

maintained that it” aa had

ey contempt of a court order,
there should be punishment.

WA appeal on behalf of Tony
of

offi-
of Mr. Justice CBalloran,
. Mr. Justice Smith and Mr.

nt grounds for

me Cb a of Chief Justice Farris in the

ass chist Justice then pro:
ceeded ‘is own to call Poje
aad ther, poickaters't Before him to

on a 7s
guilty. He 8-m
pron Gene ena a “33000 hte
‘oje

ferirstoniaa
(2). That Chief Justice Farris
should not have taken it upon
himself fo proceed with the con-
mpt charg
we ) That spole and the others
were simply pea inantigee iter
il sight to. picket and that their
mn di a not constitute ‘criminal
eet

a 88
SSeS

 Poje and the others
were petien adequately “hanged
MoE did their counsel e full

opportunity in court ce ene
au iis legal points they sought

raise,
ray Justice O'Halloran de-
clared as well that the entire
ings were actually ctl
since the proceedings began
a civi iu way.
‘ony Poje would have to be
salty ye criminal con-

and ehciiat

judgment the

WHAT'S
INSIDE

hav
Se peepee or ‘cea infimida
tion been brought home to him.
ue clive

went on:

See “APPEAL” Page 3

“They

ead i i pared Hoes of $300
the

other a) contd

Durham
Strike
Aided

IWA Local Unions in British

tp See Committee, and
Ee iv ry
he

endatio: rea
a 3¥4-cent~ ae

by the District

- | mittee in an intensive ae end
press campaign repeatedly stress-

d_ the enous e Union to
an cable settlement,

that had 7 Bee rustrated by
Hietern ere vof the employ

the
ers to hold Interior wages at a
lower level than at the Coast.

IWA

Unanimous report of

ismissed by | Colu

NS AWARD

an Arbitration Board this week
found that cat-operator William
dis mbia Cellulose

yger had been unfairly
Co. Ltd. Successful pre-

lucted by Financial

was cond
IW.

nae etary Fred aber ey 1-71,

es lumbia are Eespording gen- |

Dur
bers. of Wh Msealt ie 512, rat
e been on strike since July

ike action was taken when
the company refused to sign an
re or to make offers for

y Satisfactory settlement of
Demands was by the Unio

were ase, union

for ere:
x | security, statutory. holidays, and case coin

pecuions:
Recommendations of Con:
ciliation Board which dealt with
the dispute were in sup
the mon’ deinen Is. The Com-
pany refused to accept the
Sokal DEENA or to sign any
cont nitra
“Pighting ool
is has le the Woo
rarkers we reac ‘heir der
“The picket

rit

recognition, ” IWA ri
See “ST

rep) ania
'RIKE” Page 3

DURHAM, ONT., IWA STRU RIKERS demonstrate their solidarity during one

terest strikes known in Ontario.

too om
n

and
io a |

‘iev-
ance committee and had been ac-
tive in organizing the camp for
the IWA.

Quitting Tim
vestigation by cal
lon paveeled that uae Corea
had

He
ort of |

d f he tra
freezing overnight. His

so spent, but on the following
morning. ‘he was notified that he

g | members

d,
ne. Us dicted,
id

question placed before the
Asbiteation Board — Mr. W. J.

aa ry
there proper caaee ae the
ana ‘of Wittiam G. Gyger by
ae ee cally Enos Sy pil,
athe

In an award signed by all three
of the Board it was

states alae ar a eas

had bee!
ais ed Abarat m the ane of
agement.

IWA STRIKERS

Issues at stake are thi

ahaa jon Board and completely, rejected by the employer.

Be os
of the longest and bit-
diti pproved by a