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“ALBERNI”

ear by policing the Contract o1
the ich: The work done by soins
these Committees was lite
nding and the members wh
av unstintingly of their tee
richly deserve credit.

‘ducation
Educational programme

B.C. LUMBER WORKER

once ate in ie

team where Be did fine serv’

not oa for the members of this

Local tion ok as ia Wood-
workers in the

We, in ‘ee Local, pee ieee

able to rail ise the wages of m:

the negotiating
ice,

tt 25 delegates
Iberni attending the
last Union Institute in Nanaimo.

as well as at Tahsis and other
outlying operations.

Brother aay Sin;
cational ree

Sawn and Plyw ood Plants.

pie eal Union raised these
aaa aro 2c per hour to
4le per hou:

The iss and Buckers at
Franklin ae walked off the
job in a

e from 10c to
per heels moe than Sey,

plaining ae facts Of spe ork
of the pred eens It is the
intention of the Education Co

Com-
cf

our Annual Report t

(0 you
age year we drew attenti
a

ers into Port Alberni to lecture
on current topics of interest to
our members and their families.

Our $500.00 meee was won

G face the problem of proeclne

ean in th

INTERIOR WA MEMBERS of Local 1-424 and Local 1-405, IWA., who attended the Women’s Auaitieries
Conference are Phillis Webster, Betty Dyck, Helen Peters, Dorothy Perry, Lucille Crik, Gladys Townsend, Bat=
‘a Atwood, Isabelle Hunter, Rose Ostergar.

now ieee be our feats

for the coming year are going to

retary was in-
vied %o the ‘Alberni i District High |}

mill workers whom w

particularly to the Loggers who
experience seasonal wunemploy-
ment.

inances
ces of your Local
are in a sound position

Fi
igane finane
inion

1-217 C.U. MARCH 10

son to Bae aoa eae dis-
pee lace ote oes pice

with an excess icome over
Binet This ean, We vere

Membe:
will be served.

Tate “Officers well anes Ww, as we
d to beg, cajole and bludgeon

amounts

way will re held March 10th, at 47th and Fraser, commencing
ie f the meeting will include reports from commit-

tees ate ae election of officers.

rs are requested to bring a friend, Refreshments

Union of Local 1-217,

ah
fall delegations a5 both’

re-

ot the older i 1

estry ‘se the
Pee of the Workers Union
with Management, snd. sae fune-
tions of the IWA in ‘oot ote

working Industry. Nes less
say, we took fee oe “nis
oppor! eanity, 8

again this y

Mill closure,

sure that it will be
er with sound ee 2
effect a change ayithouti
due! ne unanes nce ean aoe

oy

wii ict
Conventions nn the B.C. Federa-
tion Convention, as well as other
conterences) cost the Local Union
$10,611.57.
‘owever, your Table Officers

We, your a cble Officers, feel sae re agree that this money was well-
that we should even further ex- offs ge ol i spent as we were able to take
contested part in making the decisions
during 1956. Cla’ aims and Unemployment In- | Which have changed the whole
. rs Zi labor picture in Nort ae Ame! eas

"Adininiatration’ surance Claims. We are proud of eae Saeki’

Your Table Officers wish to

settling the vast majority of dis-

joint out that
of the Local Union was good this
past year.

many rank and file members. ‘te
opportunity to gain more

Ability of the

MacDonald Sees
Unity Success

merger pl:

e addressed the rece:
-217 IWA.

the many orate ar, 9 in a ee th re of
lans promises Canadian workers an economic and
legislative advance hitherto beyond their fondest hopes,
stated CCL National Secretary Donald MacDonald when
nt membership meeting of Local

“Vancouver members of - th
NVA Melecrpa the CCL Seere-
a fully-qualified

Compensation Claims.
However, we noticed a distinc!
tightening up of the Unemploy-

a thei eir own Local Union. Several

ment and its ultimate aims.

years previously he had been

al 1-217, IWA i

to his work, When the

tendered honorary mene
by Loc: in_ tribute | W!

Our President, Brother Walter | ment Insurance Act have 'e also contributed $500.00 to-

Allen, was called upon to work | found that the new amendments | wards the | organizational ee "0-
gramme in

to report tha’ ie IWA now has

two Local Tee that pro-

vince. They have been able to

ts

“THE S
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(Graham Mow:
Complete ina of Work fa irs Clothing
STORE WITH THE POPULAR BRANDS”

WEAR

with the Alberta employers.

ae of his appointment to the
CCL office, forfeited its affilia-
tion with the CCL, Secretary
MacDonald (was ae by un-
the rights and pri-

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LOCAL 1-80

jena Memiberal Meet-

awe will

Hall,

bee on pes March

11th, commencing at 10:30
am.

ss to be transacted

inte ie nomination oe

vileges of a due:
of the
Union.
ICFIU Donation
Earlier in the same meeiihgy
the members of the noel 1 Unie
Execu' area
eariee two
ionth per member to

comets ig member
Vancouver IWA Local

ae pinieed by the CCL aoe
yhen invited to addre:

the ae Mee

He stressed the vital ite

ance of the work undertaken

ORIWA, o)
ne | Wi

This action was | all

mittees require

uw Salt ie ae
LESS)

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deseribed ine many ways in
which labor on the

Seid is building foundations for
Crea:
ae unselfish effort of ie

rorkers
aa of ‘ppresimately
$1. Br owe Bas there
many pose ich
as India wl
to

rs Cee sacation
the w-how of democrati
True Merge

med to oe ia
yall the CCL S eee

progress made toward the tolu-
tion of th

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which arose at the outset. This
work had ae ees bs said in
an_atmospl 1 good
will and contdenee, Te will ed a
je merger in sense
cat

to S6 the. job of see
‘es and our fellow-ci

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freedom,