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Vol. XX, No. 25 E>

DECEMBER 4, 1952 - VANCOUVER, B.C.

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eement was [epcicdl

WAGE RATES

ON AGEN

is to be made b;

B.C. District Council,

Deci y the
IwA, Brien its quarterly session meets in the Arcadian
be

Hall, December 18th, will

ie pee of attention |

throughs ‘out the entire lumber in
er one question will pee the edeeirability or other-

An:

ast lu per ry operators for

the present are rate:
an, anaes of si pepe ment last. ee August makes
tiation

e basie wage rate, upon

change agreed upon will be made
mber 14.

It is also anticipated that recent developments in the
perce se pomand | a review of the present situation as

Reuther (|:
Elected

SAS eT T
PA) — Eee
president of ited Auto
orkers union, was elected CIO
resident at convention of
a lustrial Or-
anizations

. Reuther, at eo age of 45, Bes
heen! a unionist for 30 years ai

IWA REFUSES TO SIGN
UNTIL THREAT LIFTED

this week between the IWA

ern section,

ference with the agents of the
Northern operators tersely an-
a

makes him the third president in

is death last mo

MOSH ER

HINTS

UNITY MOVE

Closer unity between pa uonsl and eh national unions
1

had resulted from

The vete

hi
now president of aie een ‘Ming
Rouiers union.

larey was re-elected sec! retary-
treasurer of the organization.

ment was authorized
The [WA Negotiati ‘ing Com-
agreed before the

nembership acceptance of
cov

al
eloquent plea for elisa perecton: in the political sphere
te

as now exists-on the

VLC BACKS
DN

e big-

paid a warm
tribute to the late Phillip Mur-
ray, and stressed the importance

labor movement.

bui
He cited inci-

rere visits to Canada, and which a

vealed his broad pao of labor
ld

objectiv es. His work should be
carried to fulfillment, ne urged.
ional Union:

ae eee a aut or eee that
inds of | he}

in the mi

is to launch
gest Petition Se eiee ever
in the

unions.

Canadian Labor Advances-
“We ere

is instituted Greater
executive of one of the national|| Vancouver area are now un-
unions, I had Bape lyings peel, der way,” Dan ‘ord,
it they no bones exist. gional Director of the Cana-
course, a difference ices, of diay gress of Labor, in
inion relween unions and indi- Vancouver said today.
viduals, and there bably _al- Working in conjunction
ways will be, but those differ-|] with the National Office of
ences are not between national|| the Canadian C ess of
sal Neem unions as such, bor, who, at ihe aes
time is circulatin tition
mee es between the CIO to the people of Canada call-
unions or between the national|| ing for an adequate National
unions enehiselves as will be Benlth Plan, ae eee
found between the two groups of || Lab: uncil has thrown

r Co
thee entire support behind
the drive.

contract year 1952- 5,
‘The Union cagteed fo ge
vid-
we
resumed cand ‘insisted that
the operators immediately call
off all lockouts.

«a

individual operations as soon as
ver is resumed. The operators
nta’

aoe We
1952, to fava their

eaking Green Gold
radio. Sree: a ee Secre-
tary George Mitchell commented:
“Sell-out”

“I desire that all trade union-

XA
Ria Board, the following rae
on tl

ists should fully appreciate fe
type of opposition whi

Union has encountered cat
terior. Not only have we experi-
enced opposition from

we have had to endi iber-
ate sell-out on the he
wwe!

e WI UC, pola euler
tione in a small number of 0;

in tie Guuineds carey
the contract terms

he
convey to

tence of battling for the erorkcen’
Lockout Threat
e operators bluntly and cal-

ane their

ission,

Beets of their ae
OCKOUTS” Pag

employees into sub-

Explana tion
f

IWA
cially be informed as to the
outcome as quickly as de-
termined.

pees

SHE removed.
“TI feel the na oe oy come
when it must rystal

ment 0} eee meee
canada a a ere
“Canada is developing indus-
cei her

trially

the Canadian Cites of Labor

between affiliates of the CIO and
the national unions, notwith-
standing the efforts of some indi-
eu als to make it appear other-

ent in
dor, ist fe lseoveies ha Alberta
other

ready in existence in the p:

EASTERN
PRESIDENT

|

baa of CIO unions. As a chief

pahe fertility. of thes at

her People ae nae the
the

WHAT'S

mu:
forward in our sreiuieaciousl
See “UNITY” Page 3

and the progressive outlook of|.

H, L, LADD

Green Gold—CJOR

Thursday §

Wigeus

n Ladd, Eastern

H. Lan
dent of a

Secretary Treasurer
r Ladd and ee

cond Vice-President, Tim
eee ‘President of Hee a 95,
pekyles was elected a1

and
rece Canadian Council has been re-elected
fon the fourth conseeuuye term as President of the
n Canadian Region as was

:|Landon Gets 4th Term

Canadian Director a’ resi-
East-
Earl R. Patterson, District

Chien @ Region No. 1 Coun:
The

Ion aa van cee for the
re-read
I

na closely contested race

aly
: pee seh ee Brother abet

ocal 490 was ener
Fred of

mm Canadian Area

seer, Xen Wiis

ive Hanover Local and also

hers on some meetings per year
ihree to one. It is expected

hat ie ones il will meet in
early January.

7.05 p.m. ¢
Saturday §

‘cin

6.15 p.m.
Thursday

my

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