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IWA Opposes Pact’s Terms
As No Step Toward Unity

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Vol. XXII, No. 20

<@>> ** 2nd ISSUE, OCT. 1954 - VANCOUVER, B. C.

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INVITED BY IWA

POLITICAL LEADERS in B.C, accepted the invitation to attend the
public meeting at Mission, held under the auspices of Local 1-367,
IWA, on the milk question, with the exception of Social Credit
spokesmen who declined to participate. Left to right: Dean Finlay-
son; Bob Strachan, M.L.A.; Arnold Webster, M.L.A.; and Arthur
Laing, M.L.A.

1-367 AIRS
MILK ISSUE

Mass meeting sponsored by Local 1-367, IWA, at Mis-
sion, October 9, which filled the Canadian Legion Hall,
made it unmistakably clear that the Fraser Valley farm-
ers are, in the majority, opposed to milk de-control.

As chairman of the meeting, |
President Warren Lowery, Local | showing a downward trend. This
1-367, IWA, explained that it| was. just as bad for the city
had been ealled as a result of the | workers as the farmer, he stated,
Union’s efforts to establish aj as he traced the interdependence
closer understanding between the| of both sections in the com-
industrial workers and the farm- | munity.
ers, The farmers’ case was pre-

He stated that the Union’s| sented by Fred Hopcott, a work-
members were deeply concerned|ing dairy farmer from Pitt
with regard to the plight of the| Meadows. He advocated the re-

dairy producers, were determind
to air the question, and would
give full support to measures
which would achieve a proper
solution,

Labor Backed Farmers

His remarks on this score were
ably supplemented by Secretary
George Home,
of Labor, who cited excerpts
from presentations made by
ganized labor to the Cabinet, in
which the farmers’ needs had
been stressed. He did not hesi-
tate to advise the farmeys to
organize around their needs as
the industrial workers had done.

The Union official made the
point, that farm income had de-
clined 25 percent, and was still

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imposition of control as a method

of arresting the tumble in prices

to the producer, and urged that
See “MILK” Page 3

NORTHERN
OUTPOST
CAPTURED

IWA organization in Brit-
ish Columbia is now bursting
out at the seams of District
No, 1, which is the province.

President Frank Howard,
Local 1-71,

IWA recently
planted the IWA flag on the
Alaskan boundary, when he
organized, and applied for
IWA certification in the op-
erations of Western Woods
Products Ltd., Stewart, B.C,

Already, Local 1-367 is
certified in operations which
all but extend across the 49th
parallel marking the boun-
dary between British Colum-
bia and the State of Wash-
ington,

More
Wages
Sought

Attempt made by employ-
ers spokesmen to describe
statements at the CCL con-
vention as indicating a policy
of waiving wage increases
was incorrect, stated District
President Joe Morris in his
recent report to the IWA.

Said the IWA officer:

“The opening’ address made by
President Mosher during which
he referred to wage increases is
a matter which has been report-
ed in such a way as to cause con-
fusion. President Mosher was
speaking in support of the state-
ment on economic policy intro-
duced by the Executive Commit-
tee. The Officers’ Report Com-
mittee later. warned the public
that the remarks attributed ‘to
President Mosher should not
have been quoicu out of the con-
text.

To make this clear I will refer
to the statement on economic
policy, in that section which
urges that more buying power
be put in the hands of the peo-

See “WAGES” Page 2

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Morris Reports To Union ,
Proposing Further Review

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In a report to the Union over the Green Gold radio
program, IWA District President Joe Morris stated re-
zently that opposition to, the “no-raid pact” expressed on
the floor of the CCL:convention by the IWA delegation
was based on the “unrealistic” phrasing of the proposed
agreement. “We are always prepared to work for organic

unity,” he added.

The pact which was recom-
mended by the Executive Com-
mittee, and further approved by
the Officers’ Reports Committee,
drew strong support on the floor
of the convention because of’ the
desire for labor unity which pre-
vails throughout the ranks. of
CCL unions.

IWA Favors Unity

The IWA delegates also ex-
pressed the desire for such unity
but took the position that the
cause of unity would not be fur-
thered by the pact as drafted in
its present form,

The August, 1954, convention
of the Trades & Labor Congress
had ratified the pact, with re-
spect to directly chartered unions.

The pact immediately effects
unions directly chartered by the
Canadian Congress of Labor. The
effective date for the agreement
was fixed as January 1, 1954. Its
terms are not binding upon the
international affiliates until rati-
fied by such unions independently.

65,000 Enter Pact

With CCL membership over
400,000, the total
union members represented by
the two Congresses is approxi-
mately 1 million. Of these, 65,-
000 are in locals directly charter-
ed by the CCL or TLC.

The preamble of the no-raid
pact stated the fundamental
principle: “No union affiliated
with either Congress shall at- |

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tempt to organize or to represent
employees as to whom an estab-
lished bargaining relationship
exists between their employer
and a union in the other Con-
gress.” This covers either em-
ployer recognition or certification
by a government labor relations *
board.

Signatory unions agree not to
attempt to replace as bargaining
agent TLC organizations with
parallel jurisdictions who have
endorsed the pact, A

Provision is made for handling
violations of the pact by the
unions concerned; thereafter by
the secretary-treasurer of the
Congresses; with the final stage
an impartial umpire, to be joint-
ly appointed by the CCL and
TLC.

The District President's state-
ment was as follows:

IWA Position

“Because of the reports ap-
pearing in the Vancouver news-
papers, I know that I will be ex-
pected on this occasion to com-
ment on the position taken by
the IWA delegation on the TLC-
CCL ‘draft of a no-raiding policy
and pact.’

I wish it to be elearly under-
stood that my statements on the
floor of the convention were
made under express instructions
from my IWA colleagues in at-

See “PACT” Page 3

PLANNING LOGGERS’ _ WELFARE

EXECUTIVE OF LOCAL 1-71, IWA, from left, Fred Fieber, Secretary-treasurer; Bob Ross, Vice-
president; Frank Howard, President; Martin Satcher, Conductor; Bob Pickering, Board Member;
Paul McKentuck, Board Member; Wm. King, Warden; Doug Jamieson, Trustee; Tommy Gordon,
Trustee; J. E. Ray, Board Member. Absent from the picture are Harry Greene, Board Member; Bill

Wilson, Trustee; Han Larson, Board Member.

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