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Vol. XXII, No, 16

aw 38 2nd ISSUE, AUGUST 1954 - VANCOUVER, B,C, >

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Later Day Message

By JOE ae 1S,
District President, [WA

‘THE prospect on ee Day, , 1954, for the Canadian

trade union m ent is one W which demands frank
recognition of cheagtag economic circumstances. It is

late on labor’s calendar, which marks the e opening 0
a period, in which the organized workers are presented
with a fresh challeng: e. NS .
tion of the employers’ Dee ee to the aims, of the trade
unions. This opposition of the rulin;

sntensifi.

rs with the
demi: rk ards of living
an Satie ‘compatible with the oanding national
Beoauere capacity. b

In a more highly competitive world they find this
impose 2 pad are determined 4. dineard ove everything but
the hi

h
r’S progress fot the eebaomie front.
They are prepared ii use vicious anti-democratic meth-
ods in both fields to accomplish a distinctly anti-demo-
cratic purpose.
In several instances recently, they have attempted to
into a surrender of all thelr. legitimate
pati of organization and collective bargaining.
zainst ‘ite weaker sec-
which straddle the
undary are trying i Ww) ip-saw the unions
artificial national division.
an first duty is to recognize this threat for exactly
what it is. By so doing, we are not so easily fooled by
misleading propaganda. We will then give the necessary
attention te. our own counter-offensive.
wn Union we have gained time, as well as
substantial } benefits, in this year’s Repollations. We have
cons ohdated and pirea gthened our position, as a base,
male ane next ponyard move with

ahaa ‘ance of si
next duty i is to esiaplete the organization of the
paaieed: fe tetle lows that we I

Kk for them, if this
ly unified and given intelligent and or: ‘ga-

*s ranks, toward which the employ-

ers are now divesting their most determined Stee are :

those spots where they have detected inade equa’
0 ation.

Labor Day, 1954, for very practical “bread and butter”
reasons, calls for the re-dedication of all trade unionis' ts

unity, we can meet and defeat any and every threat of
the employers to destroy unionism.

Haney Local
Elects Lowery —

Newly - elected officers ed which re- palected Warr

dove for the SEINE, yea
ulted as f

President
Ist Vice Present, E. Da Tio;
.

ae

1 support of the
Tegan Union, was pledged t
Northwest States, when District
tion at ee ie) reset) July 29-
is informed the
WA cee of decisions which

B. C. DISTRICT

MOVES

est
‘o the IWA. strikers 1 in The. Pacite

President Joe Morris addressed | 5,
the delegates attending the Plywood District No. 9 annual conven-|
31.

poli

TO AID

PACIFIC N.W. STRIKE

B.C. District No. 1, 1;

International Secretary

‘A strikers and their fam-
| ilies in the Pacific Northwest

Conference, at which the

Brat the niet titers are
acting as one international wu

States.
British Columbia the

tact
winning of the strike wa:
nized as the Zaramiount 3 issue for
all section: a

AG District

tory.
iden tien iinticu statearere
prepared to forward to the atric

iis

union movement in both ¢

rganized employers
fire first

azing simi-

the

y laxity of tacties on “path sides of
order
s

We Are One Union
“We cannot afford to be whip-

Milwaukee Conventio:
Appeal to be Tint

striking members of the

gates’ expenses in attending the
We

sawed across the boundary,”
tated “We must develop large-
pl: ming z, @ closer uni:
and _strateg:

one ‘conomie sent, and for one
common purpos

he B.C. fraternal dele
also urged a greater political
"| awareness, that the trade union

y-
might be utilized a5 win the

he recent aaa of

the District Delegate Con-
ference:

Simul aneonaTy) the an-

uncement was made that

esources 0

fficial statement re-
garding the situation fol-

m to
pattern which is now emerging
out of the economic pressures
pon the Union
In order to meet successfully

- He
sis be splacea on ihe avulon's

e British Coibi she outlined +)
necessity of great

place in the life of both democ-
racies.

ged that greater empha-
PAC
policy that the ini

ests of t!
Workers might be fal ly pioveetead six
he

legislative field.

Drawing experience in

To the member:
Local Unions aah
in whe

of all
engaged
Northwest regional

stil
Dear Sits and Brother:
Since June 21, 1954, more than

Woodwer Kers of
b

America

er member: ship

west for wage increases, Improved
vacation’ ‘ben efits

and politi al eta

Sue the
Union rans deren) a ie in-
tegration of organization and

CL
istrict Safety: Bees ane
Atkin ane

Nominations and election se Gy

resident, J. ae
Pagi

GARIN CRUISER, recently purchased by Local 1

» The cruiser
in the Fraser

pecdaa cers at Hane
all the large lakes

ee en oll-J Oh

1. 00 * as ri
Thursday

vere

is
activities of the IWA, as o1
means of welding the various
sections. of the Union into one
effective whole.

ne | Uaion-managem:

ion and) Job} elation: prom
gram.

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NEW IWA CRUISER

-367 IWA is here displayed in front of the Local Union's

is srounted on a trailer so that it may be used to service logging camps
reg

Valley

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Saturday §

7.05 p.m.4

6.30 p.m.
Thursday.

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