IWA RESISTS COERCION A sf Ki DIL Wel ‘Ota Peddie ot tte Irelornational Woodworkers of Amertea — dinia Comite Vol. XXII, No. 21 <> ** jst ISSUE, NOV. 1955 - VANCOUVER, B.C. 5c PER COPY =S CCL INSTITUTES SET NEW RECORD Three CCL Institutes, held simultaneously at Vancou- ver, Victoria, and Nanaimo on the weekend of October 29-30, proved to be the most interesting and effective on record, it was stated by the numerous students attending in their summations of course values filed by them at the concluding ceremonies. At all three points, IWA mem- bers were in prominence as stu- dents, and all available IWA of- ficers assisted with class instruc- tion. The courses dealt mainly with, Shop Stewards’ Duties, His- tory of Trade Unions, and Work- ers’ Economics. Wherever poss- ible each course was divided to permit more advanced treatment of the subject for those who had attended previous classes, Each Institute concluded with a banquet, addressed by a well- known speaker. ICFTU Repre- sentative Jim Bury, appeared be- fore the Banquet in the Empress Hotel, Victoria. Professor Wil- liam Dixon held the interest of his Nanaimo audience, while at Vancouver, at the end of an elab- orate Chinese dinner in Ming’s Cafe, National Director Charlie Millard, United Steelworkers gave one of his inspiring talks. Instructors selected for the Vancouver Institute held in the Vancouver. Normal School were, Fred Fieber, IWA; Bob Smeal, CB of RE; Lawrence Vandale, IWA; Stuart M. Hodgson, IWA; Howard Conquergood, CCL Edu- cational Director. See “INSTITUTES” Page 2 Union Queries Crash Report Protest made to the Director of Civil Aviation, Depart- ment of Transport, Ottawa, by Financial Secretary, Fred Fieber, Local 1-71, IWA, recently, expressed, on behalf of the survivors, grave concern that vital evidence had been overlooked in the official enquiry into the plane crash at Alliford Bay, February, 1955. ‘ ‘The ill-fated plane was making a non-scheduled flight from Alli- ford Bay to a logging company, near Cumshaw Inlet, with one pilot and six passengers on board, While proceeding through a mountain pass, the plane en- countered great air turbulence and failing to make the necessary altitude, crashed into the side of a mountain. The pilot and one passenger were killed and five others sugtained serious injuries. Report Not Complete 'The official report, released af- ter an enquiry into the circum- stances of the erash, merely cites the facts as found, with regard to the plane’s certificate of air- worthiness, valid at the time, and the record of the pilot, which was above question, The accident is‘ attributed sole- ly to deteriorating weather condi- tions. In his recent submission to the Department, the IWA official WHAT'S INSIDE stated that he was not satisfied with the report for the reason that it appeared to ignore evidence available to the investigators. He contended, that in the interests of the survivors, this evidence See “CRASH” Page 2 Millard Predicts New Era “We need to know more about the world in which we live. We need to care more for, and do more about, this world of ours, else we court disaster.” With these words, National Director Charles H. Millard of the United Steel- workers set his theme for an able and inspiring ad- dress before 300 students and guests assembled in Ming’s Cafe, Vancouver, to wind up a successful two- day CCL Institute. Master of Ceremonies for the oceasion was President Lloyd Whalen, Local 1-217, IWA, and President of the Vancouver La- bor Council. duced Gordon Hall, Chairman of the Council’s Education Commit- tee, who warmly expressed the thanks of the Council to all those who had contributed to the suc- cess of the Vancouver Institute. He declared, and President Wha- len agreed with him, that it had been the best on record. Official Guests Officials of other unions were entertained as guests, as well as a number of government officials attached to the Unemployment Insurance Commission, the Labor Department, and the Workmen’s Compensation Board. Among these, the well-known figure of Chris Pritchard was welcomed, as a staunch friend of organized labor. Arnold Webster, Opposi- See “MILLARD” Page 2 He in turn intro- |, wk *& Kw kw o& Union Decides That IUOE Tactics Improper ww & kok xk we Declaration that the IWA would pursue a policy de- signed to serye the welfare of its membership and the trade union movement at large was made by District President Joe Morris, in a_recent radio address, in which he deplored the coercion directed against IWA members by the International Union of Operating Engineers. The IWA President stated that he had remained silent as long as possible, hoping that the officials of the Operating Engineers would realize they were engaging in strike tactics which would be- tray the interests of the very men, whose support they expect- ed to secure by indirect pressure. IWA Policy Democratic He made it clear that the IWA policy in the situation had been carefully formulated in discus- sions of the District Executive Board, representative of all Local Unions affected. It was a policy, he claimed, that was formulated with regard to the welfare of the Union’s membership and their part in the promotion of the good of the entire trade union movement. See “COERCION” Page 3 IWA Officers Re-Elected Portland — The Balloting Committee of the Interna- tional Woodworkers of America, CIO-CCL, consisting of Ronald F. Roley, District No. 5; Cyril Walker, District 12, and James Sutherby, District No. 23, completed their tabulation of the Referendum Ballot, November 1. The Committee report to the Local Unions and Dis- trict Councils shows that all incumbent officers received a majority of the votes cast by the membership. The incumbent International Officers are: A. F. Hartung, International President; J. E. Dicey, International First Vice-president; Claude Ballard, International Second Vice-president; William Botkin, International Secretary- treasurer, and Herbert Irving, International Trustee. The Committee also reported that the membership voted in favor of all sixteen constitutional amendments as proposed by the Convention Delegates in Milwaukee, Wis. The results of this referendum ballot will be placed before the International Executive Board for certification when they meet the latter part of this month. The committee released their | trict Council No. 5; James Suth- report to the Local Unions and District Councils on November 1, with the statement that “This re- port is submitted for information of the Local Unions and District Councils in accordance with Ar- ticle X, Section 2, of the Interna- tional Constitution.” The Balloting Committee con- sisted of Ronald F. Roley, Vice- President of Columbia River Dis- erby, of the Western Washington District Council No. 23, and Cyril Walker, of Midwest District Council No. 12. Roley served as Chairman of the Committee, which was appointed from among members of the International Ex- ecutive Board at the meeting held following the convention in’ Mil- waukee, Wisconsin, August 22nd to 26th. { * é _AN INNOVATION “NOTHING IS TOO GOOD FOR THE WORKERS” is the reassurance given by Don 5 IN VICTORIA Dunphy, United Steelworkers of America (right), as he leads a group of students attending the CCL Institute through portals long held sacred to the aristocrats into the deluxe environ- ‘ menf of the Empress Hotel, Victoria. It transpired that the staff, all members of the CBRE, had made special preparations to impress the laborite guests with all the adyantages of service by a unionized hotel staff. LISTEN TO freen Gold JOR 7.00 p.m, 4 CKNW 705 pan. Sat, CJAV 630 pm. Thur, Thursday 5 CKPG - Ist and 3rd Thursday- 6 p.m.