12 B.C. LUMBER WORKER Geo: Mitchell Reports The UNION’S BUSINESS _EDUCATION PAYS ved te other venture in working class education. ‘The opportunity to gain greater Pe in trade union work was made both interesting and stimulat: The Only GENUINE ‘DRY-BAK’ fe and more: the. emphasis je placed on training—not Any observer wat cae eae classes acelin with such ate | ijects as shop stewards’ duties, puericek EOLStiEyE and collee- tive bargainin le Institute an andin; Bea Both eguet x stn Dr. G. Their attitude was in itself proof of the necd fox uct tain ing. The mai ich they adapted the instruction i igs own revealing. The; easil: ested, ae could see ae See of the instruction. important re If each student returns to his tha it ea ee Institui in- | own fast union and enden po ta asing number or WA. mem | utilize the ‘nowledge eetned bers Belected for the teaching | the goo im- its ounts_ difficulties giich would, directs e, weaker faith in the pos IWA Instructor: It should be noted wth pride, efi Gariisee Institutes have d strated to the participating rade both the need for and pos- of Working elasereanend value of such edu- tonne fa realized, it may be anticipated that local unions of mi in the phe penefits “would He ust that aoe rs in a local hice tha? undarsiaid shop stew- ards’ duties, grievance procedure, an ive bargaining, the meth and stability ASK FOR IT BY NAME AT YOUR COMMISSARY OR LEADING STORES The treatment by which canvas is made water repellent to produce “DRY-BAK” aoe Tent & Awning re me is entirely processed in our own #. You should, therefore, aoe bis? thes acai Melos ester very garment as your gua ee obtaining the fi finest water repelleee vas clothing obtainable. Ask for it with or without interlining, DONALD MacDONALD “Strike. While Iron isa Political situation in British Columbia resulting f rom the last provincial general election is sufficien' ntly fluid to permit organized labor the opportunity to gain more in ts own interests in six months than could cones be accomplished in a de cade. This advice was pen the | he eting of the IWA B. C. Dis: ai (eanra Cs me when, _aildressed by Do mala! “MacDonald, Cor National | cori lab and direct thelr energies to the Lareatii @ os gaining and policing ‘ot 4 . stele nee more mibitious ie contract will be such as to com- eee speaker complimented the eee es ne ocsistance oF ic | mand more widespread confi-|IWA on the election of three employers, beconies "more rigidly |dence. its own members to the eieles organized. Hac! jortant g21n | “As trade union members , and predicted that this form pregeecner cfiileney, on the part of trade union Gru ee sh leeielsuas and econo °: riesinine Vital they will the etter vith It is idle to imagine that this | the em maneuvers. éfficiency will be conferred on us| In the CCL éducational pro- by magic, or that ca gram we are ertered the oppor- from his job in industry and im-|tunity to modernize our tech- iately master all the com-|niques and our outlook that we may keep abrezat of the new in- eas trial trends, of present-day trade union administration. tur tas the basic problems ae of 2.Year Course Set in October, 1952, the Vienna Trade Union School pean sits eberationy aa hours), Paine sixth evening course for my (20 hours), actual prob- trade union workers. The ae and discussions (10 nae ) year course always begins aor and English language (60 hours). tober and is held every Te The second year class deals with and Thursday from 18:80 to 21:00 | government and legislation, La- hours. rv legislation, economic geogra- With the exception of the sum- | phy, composition, actual problems mer months the course lasts three and discussion, English. During year: e school is arranged by | the last x the pupils study the Bae department of the | economic theories, economic pol- ustrian Federation of Trade}iey, social insurance, rhetoric, thon actual problems and English con- School Curri versation. culum The school ecient of the] Similar schools exist in Graz first year includes trade union | and Linz. the next issue of the B.C, LUMBER WORKER Publication date of L ad copy is November 13th and for is November 20th. oats for ews copy November history (10 hours), trade union | ° Ea? Ee. LUM ci Representing the Organized Loggers and sesh PUBLISHED TWICE 0) PTERATIONSE OSD WOR. or. aanica (CIO-CCL) STRICT C eS KER Lae ters of B. Co piston! omc ares i J, Stowart Alsbury iat Vice-president