2nd Issue, February

B.C. LUMBER WORKER

District Meet Readies
Union For Negotiations

Host President

When the District President’s gavel signalled the end
of the IWA 18th Annual District Convention, during the
late afternoon, February 17th, 150 members of the assem-
bly viewed their strenuous labors of the preceding four
days with satisfaction. The Union had been readied for

‘No War

To Save
Chiang’

Forceful opposition was
expressed by International
President Al Hartung to the
use of armed force on the
part of the democracies in
aid of the “rotten and cor-
rupt” dictatorship in For-
mosa, when he appeared be-
fore the Annual District
, Convention, February 16.
These words, uttered by
“an American trade union leader
before a Canadian audience vis-
ibly affected his listeners, and
were greeted with loud applause.

The President referred to re-
ports from labor’s representatives
abroad, and stated the evidence
was now conclusive that world

LLOYD WHALEN,

President,
Local 1-217 IWA, and_newly-
elected President of the Vancou-
ver Labor Council opens the TWA
Annual District Convention with

a reminder of graye problems
ahead.

peace could not be won by the
See “HARTUNG” Page 4

UNION FAVORS
NEW MERGER

On the recommendation of the District Officers, the
Annual Convention approved the policy of unification of
all AFL-CIO trade unions, and acclaimed the announcement
that an AFL-CIO merger had already been signed.

The details of the proposed
merger were communicated to the
District Convention by Interna-
tional President Hartung and
other International Officers pres-
ent. The main facts reported were

from Communist interference,
and any corrupt influences.
Conventions to Ratify
Provision has been made for
See “MERGER” Page 4

another year of successful action.

CCL Regional Director, Dan
Radford, a fraternal delegate to
the convention declared, when he
reported on the radio program
Green Gold, “I can assure all
IWA members, that this year’s
convention is another IWA event
of which they may well be proud.”

“The Convention I have been
observing this week was a thor-
oughly democratic gathering.
Time and again, I saw the rank
and file members making it clear
that they prized their independ-
ence, and the full privileges of
their trade union democracy. On
the basis of this type of control
(from the grass-roots, as we say)
the IWA is showing an amazing
vitality.”

A Formidable Agenda

In completion of its agenda, the
convention transacted a great
volume of business, dealing with
all phases of the Union’s activi-
ties. Mainly, the delegates were
concerned with the prospects for
successful negotiations, and the
strength of the Union to achieve
another advance.

Among the subjects which
aroused considerable debate, and
on which decisive action was
taken were the following:

A decision, by roll-call vote,
to amend the procedure under
which contract demands are
prepared for negotiations.

Recommendation to amend
the District by-laws, in order
to improve the basis of repre-
sentation at conventions and
step up efficiency of organiza-
tion.

Approval in principle of nu-
merous contract proposals, and
reference for final action to
this year’s Wages and Contract
Conference March 5-6. .

Approval of the pending
AFL-CIO merger, subject to
consideration of the terms to
be dealt with at the Interna-
tional Convention later in the
year.

Demand that the Legislature
refer the present Labor Rela-

tions Act to the Standing Com-
mittee on Labor, with an op-
portunity for the trade unions
to submit their proposed amend-
ments,

Submission of a program of
action to the Provincial Goy-
ernment to combat unemploy-
ment.

Instructed the preparation of
a complete forest utilization
and conservation program, with
a brief to be submitted to the
Royal Commission enquiry of
Chief Justice Sloan.

Decided to continue the strike
fund assessment, with the im-
plied decision to build a strike
fund of considerable propor-
tions.

Rejected the proposal to set
a “no contract, no work” dead-
line.

Approved the District Offic-
ers’ recommendations regarding

the general administration of
the District.

Approved an extension of the
District’s jurisdiction into Al-
berta, subject to stipulated
conditions.

Approved the recommenda-
tions of the District Safety
Council proposing an extension
of the safety program.

Opposed compulsory arbitra-
tion in any form.

Disposed of innumerable
matters relating to the admin-
istration of the Union within
the District.

Decided to provide for the
expansion of the Union’s edu-
cational program, with stress
on the use of visual programs.

Nominations were held for the
election of District Officers, and,
after several run-off votes in the

See “READY” Page 4

Committees

CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE—1-71, Art Nichols; 1-80, Stan-
ley Heyes (Chairman); 1-85, M. Corbiel; 1-217, Bill Gard (Secre-
tary); 1-357, H. Maisonneuve; 1-367, W. King.

SERGEANT-AT-ARMS COMMITTEE—1-71, J. Graham; 1-80,
Lorne Johnstone; 1-85, F. Somerville (Secretary); 1-217, Ed Ren-
strom (Chairman); 1-357, R. Ross; 1-363, Wm. Granoukus.

LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE—1-71, W. Wilson; 1-80, Lawr-
ence Jones; 1-85, G. Cain- (Secretary); 1-118, J. W. Hess; 1-217,
Herman Smith (Chairman); 1-357, J. LaPlaca; 1-363, L. Cottini;
1-367, M. Livingstone; 1-424, C. Josephson.

CONSTITUTION & BY-LAWS—1-71, J. Ray; 1-80, Peter Mac-

Donald; 1-85, C. Anshelm (Secretary); 1-118, S. A. Muir (Chair-
man); 1-217, W. Filberg; 1-357, M. Butler; 1-363, E. Lidberg;
1-367, D. Stewart; 1-405, Art-Damstrom; 1-417, D. E. Matthews;
1-423, George Walker; 1-424, W. Chance.

ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE — 1-71, R. Pickering; 1-80,
Percy Clements; 1-85, G. Ingram (Chairman); 1-118, H. Jacobson;
1-217, Colin Wood (Secretary); 1-357, W. Russell; 1-367, E. Del Rio;

P.A.C. COMMITTEE—1-71, G. Phelps (Chairman); 1-80, Frank
Telford; 1-85, L. Otterson (Secretary); 1-118, J. W. Hess; 1-217,
Bob Watters; 1-357, C. Prediger; 1-367, M. Livingstone.

RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE—1-71, R. Ross; 1-80, Ed Linder
(Secretary); 1-85, W. Johnson; 1-118, E, W. Haw (Chairman);
1-217, C. LaMarche; 1-357, H. Switzer; 1-363, J. Epp; 1-367, W.
Lowery; 1-405, Elmer Atwood; 1-417, J. Kelly; 1-423, Jack Strong;
1-424, Gordon Hunter.

OFFICERS’ REPORT COMMITTEE—1-71, H. Greene (Secre-
tary); 1-80, Wm. Cox; 1-85, Jack Moore (Chairman); 1-118, R.
Singh; 1-217, Fred Soon; 1-357, Leo Stadnyk; 1-363, Ross O’Brien;
1-367, R. Drake; 1-423, Joe Locke.

CREDIT UNIONS & CO-OPERATIVES COMMITTEE — 1-71,
H. Dyke; 1-80, Jens Erickson; 1-118, H. Jacobson; 1-85, A. Carroll;
1-217, Len Laughy; 1-357, A. Rose; 1-367, W. King.

as follows:

The joint committee, which met
recently, agreed to merge the
American Federation of Labor
and the Congress of Industrial
Organizations. ‘They agreed, sub-
ject to ratification by their mem-
bership conventions, to create a
single trade union centre in Am-
erica, through the process of mer-
ger, which will preserve the in-
tegrity of each affiliated national
und international union.

Some of the principles approv-
ed are as follows:

As a fundamental basis each
national or international union
will become, by virtue of the
merger, an affiliate of the
merged federation.

The integrity of each affiliat-
ed union will be maintained,
and a declaration of rights in
this respeet will he made.

Each affiliated union will re-
tain the organizing jurisdiction
of its prior organization.

An effort will be made to re-
move duplications likely to

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