> B.C. LUMBER WORKER

DECEMBER 21

Resolutions now pouring into the office of Local 1-71,
IWA, in Vancouver, indicate that members in the Coast
ing camps are determined that their Annual Conven-
tion, to be held in the Arcadian Hall, Vancouver, December
21, will accurately reflect the aims held by the Sub-Locals,

and Camp Committees.

Officials have noted with inter-
est that many of the resolutions
have been drafted by the fallers
in the eamps, to give expression
to their special needs. The un-
usual emphasis placed upon fall-
ers’ problems is attributable, they
say, to the recent contract settle-
ment terms affecting the, falling
crews.

It also indicates that the fall-
ers and buckers will ask for con-
sideration of their problems both
at the Local Union Convention
and the District Convention in
February.

Delegates Only

Members of Local 1-71 will
again follow this year, the pro-
cedure, for which special dispen-
sation was given under authority
of the International. The assem-
bly will be comprised of delegates
from the Sub-Locals and Camps,
in ratio to the membership
strength at each point.

This has proven vastly superior
to the old system of a mass mem-

bership meeting, the majority of
the membership now agree, as all
camps are placed on a more equit-
able footing, as regards voting
strength. The amended procedure
prevents any recurrence of at-
tempts to dominate the assembly
by those members, whose attend-
ance may be conveniently ar-
yanged solely by virtue of their
ability to travel to Vancouver.

A wide range of problems will
be opened for discussion by the
resolutions prepared in the Sub-
Locals. It is also expected that
the Convention will be addressed

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RESEARCH DIRECTOR.ED KENNEY held the spotlight at the Nanaimo Institute banquet witlt
his prophecies regarding industrial economic councils.

by representatives of the Interna-
tional and District organizations.

The Annual Loggers’ Ball,
sponsored by Local 1-71, IWA,
will be held on the evening of
December 27. An evening of
tip-top entertainment is prom-
ised by the Committee in
charge. The occasion has be-
come the year’s most import-
ant social event for loggers and
their friends.

Important rendezvous for
staff members of the IWA
on December 8 was the CCL

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Staff Seminar at Parksville,
where they joined represen-
tatives from other CCL
unions for a seven-day in-
tensive training period.
In commenting on the event on
the opening day, IWA District
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| “Today the annual CCL staff
_ | seminar opened in Parksville, and
| |is being attended by as many of
| | the IWA District and Local Union
| Jofficers as can be spared from
| | their duties.
_|_ Several years ago, the experi-
ment was attempted of setting
one week in the year aside for
the traininig of staff members in
the various techniques that must
now be employed in trade union
activities.
The experiment proved to be
such a great success, in the
stimulation of the broader pro-
gram of education and adminis-
tration, that it has been continued
each year since, with steadily ac-
cruing benefits to the Union.

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SUB-LOCAL ADMINISTRATION held no mysteries for these two

IWA stalwarts when they probed the subject at the Nanaimo CCL
Institute. From left) Ernie Boulet, Local 1-85, IWA, with the

They Train Others
The staff members who take

course leader; President Walter Allen, Local 1-85, IWA.

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the training at Parksville seminar
have been qualifying themselves
for the supervision of training
among members in. their respec-
tive Local Unions.

This year the main theme will
be the development of bargaining
strategy, and the preparation of
the Union’s case in negotiations
and during conciliation proceed-
ings. Periods during the seven-
day training sessions will be de-
voted to the historical back-
ground from which has emerged
the trade union practices of to-
day, and to the effect of legisla-
tion on the collective bargaining
of the Unions. The staff mem-
bers attending will also study the
requirements of public relations
during the bargaining period.

CCL Seminar Studies
Bargaining Tactics

Bargaining ‘Studied

IWA Research Director Ed
Kenney, and District President
Joe Morris will take a leading
part in conducting the courses on
bargaining strategy. A. Stewart,
M.P., a chartered accountant, will
deal with methods of analyzing
company financial statements.

Classes on other subjects, for
which course leaders have been
provided, will dovetail these sub-
jects into the main theme. We
confidently expect that the re-
sults which the Union will gain
from this week’s intensive train-
ing will pay important dividends
in terms of more skillful nego-
tiating, and more efficient ad-
ministration. ~

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