Ist Issue, February

B.C. LUMBER WORKER

DELEGATES LOCAL 1-217 IWA

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‘HARTUNG’

spoke in complimentary terms of

From Page 3

“Program”

vention is recognized as a major
function of the Ras This pee
ass time:

A proposal that the convention
should endorse the candidacy o!
we eric president for one of

he B.C. Vice: ca cencics
dee “ie Canadian ee
gress, was abandoned a’
gestion of the District president
hi gestic

imself. At his sug; ion, the
5 - ri guests gather a spirit of
Requesting “the ‘Tutcrnationai| War seals, and thoroughly
v an excellent banquet,
Pea nas tes a e| etiettaining floor show, and
merged convention in April. ange

The District President's sug-

President was the elected and

es spokesman for the

Uni onnoeyer might be the in-
office e.

a Succe: ess

A pleasant iterlude
ehigention ioeaninea was the
Convention Banqu et he aoa

of Febru: ‘ore than
400 de ier, ¢ ahs eine and
ed in

wide zenke oe elation

dealt with
ed in the antares ee harmony, Which reguired fhe delegates s
althoug h no room was left for) sit an Cae day. Among
doubt, that the IWA, ned were the fol-
largest union in lowing:

rested was that the District

Cut from Davis Extra
Pearl Mule Split

are double

cisions
special strike fund as-

ni med ‘for at least

is rae Council I By-
rou.

he constitution,
copies of the amend prder
are published in this

ng he
pares eimiciaecc ion, itseatie
with, andited inane reports
dal

District eso Comm:

@ Far-re: pi es it
qolistty =e dures were
referred to the fact District

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Convention, and will be dealt
with on the second day of that
assembly.

ands propos

So
a8

qnteriece wWauee net Contract
Conference pee held in Ke-
lowna, May 5
eee Insurance
rgent resolution will be
forwarded to the Prime Min-
yee sand Minister of Lal Ape at
Otta’ requesting further

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22
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&

o the Baatnion
Ren eMITancab AH (otrerioye
penalties now placed on lum-

ber workers seeking be efits
which they would have been
entitled un

ty to include the CCF, was held
in abeyance, till nex! See
Convention, because

certainty regarding the poliey

to be laid down by the merged

convention C]

e Be fore than eae proposals

pproyed for chan mges

in the Workm ‘men’s Compe!

Act, regulations: and pr rotad:

see ie provide sreatey safety
in the Jumbe: sti

of this campaign was dropped

5 pent ithe Pastnaee kere
lar delegated cite
rict pe oeee to co-ordin:
the work of the Local ister
and the District.
greed to request the Inter-
national Union to credent yal
the District President as
delegate to the Torheeming
merged convention in April.
@ Urged that conventions) ao
the Canadian Labor
gress be held once a year, ooh
that provision be made for a

rogram for the mem-
a reduction of the
week in order to offset
threatened

@ Api Srovedl the proposal that

potential membership in Al-
berta is 7500.

Organization Expansion
c) duprered the present plan

Preparatory to contract nego-
tiations.
@ Pi appoint a Distri

Edueation Committee as eee
resent of the Local Unions

pihen through-

@A ae faire alhout ay
age to ne al ant

ommended

should Mie proven

necessary fina:

Unio
ae the

the District Officers and the

Local ‘Union Officers to iron out

difficulties in regai atl to tra

time.

@ Agreed to make of
all Guaranteed gral) age

plans, and to meee ee mem-

bership posted on this

@ Approved tans to simulate

IwA

worl: of credit
unions and escuenrties!

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‘MORRIS’

icy continues to be directed for
every other consideration but
ieee oe nel eymienk for the
‘kers in the forest

saree to the Sloan Com-

ests 4 now known

lirection sc et nthe neko
as | be discovered, or
be yut,

workers in ray co- cordige Son
effor'

“ter er Problem:

Chaitman ot fhe In nae
Depa:
Pas of Beas ae ehgaging
the attention of that section ot
the new American congress.
said that every effort was bein; é
made to overcome numerous dif-
ficulties.

He warned his audience that

ed overnight, nor would they
yield to aay esis oraie This
was esp ue in dealing
with the sscaaibilities of a merger

roll call yote at such conyen- |in the woodworking industry.
aoe Ie ated ake topalevel oe
en sou;
© Approved of preliminary (ee ee aeeictal
s plevay tos accompli ternational Executive
unions now. 18 | Board, but that progress had been
justin in the woodwork- ne ar eee z an
ing it try. securin; Seem le
° Pee a further expan- eee CIO aime
_ Sion of the Union’s educa- Ascent hes was houcal ‘that
tional program. great ing.
@ Made Pease ties a study Big 1 os tn Uphasteat
of problems arising from i

me into one iz:

tion. This he conside1 would

be one of the largest unions on
continent, because of the

Be
5
ae

"conditions and
bitter and a
scrupulous Coaeities of the

pl overs

trem

eferred to the deplorable
sleeion: in Chapman and aoe:
ville, Alabama, where a re:

terrorism has been geben
by employers and county authori-

give support to the IWA stril
ers in Alaba because of their
't courage in spearheading

mentary trade union rights.

Have you heard about the ele-

was looking fo: 1e
=
P ought . . . One of
these body's to

days somel
come out with a book on “How
to Get Out of Doing It Yourself”,
make ‘pimselt a fortune, s

a ES aie

box sod