SS.

The IWA Hails The CLC

Within a few days thirty or more membets of the International Woodworkers of America, rep-
resenting twelve IWA Local Unions in British Columbia, will journey to Toronto in company
with sixty members of other CCL Unions in B.C. to participate in the proceedings which will
merge the Canadian Congress of Labor with the Trades and Labor Congress to form the Cana-
dian Labor Congress. To these delegates we extend the good wishes of the entire [WA member-

ship for the successful accomplishment of their mission. The I

WA salutes the Canadian Con-

s of Labor as the concrete expression of unity among Canadian workers which will usher in
150-MAN DELEGATION

gres:
for them a brighter era of security and well-being.

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Vol. XXIII, No. 7

Ol Workers, 2; IWA,
worker 1s, 6

IWA delegation from British
ieee excess of thirty, will form over one-fifth of the
ade union delegation from this provii

Columbia, number-

80; Lonscharesiet 5; Steel-

y ; Retail, Wholesale, 3; Labor po meil and Fed-
eration, 7; ‘Congress Chartered Unions, 1

D> ® Ist ISSUE, APRIL 1956 - VANCOUVER, B.C.

C unions in the province oa
in

150 dele-

onvene under ausp
in Toronto, April 25.
s dra: titutions hav a

oe of such steps.

aly, Been eal as revealing the

= ees
ph LABOUR OFFICIALS, Claude Jodoin, (left) and A. R. Mosher who will lead their respective
janizations into the Canadian Labour Congress at merged convention April 23rd.

unionists in British Columbia.
In a statement released to th

purposes ond interests served by
our Union since its inception in
1937.

We eagerly chnktihts the day
when over one and

‘airs to which uy are entitled
iy virtue of their number. This

| strength will be Sei, 6
for

‘mer years, for the sole aim of

safzing) ‘the iving standards of

acta Page 3

the m people.
< =

Police

: Threat

Fails

Threat of police action on
the part of the Cutting Su-
pervisor failed to deter ne

| Frank How:

Union,

t President Joe| a7q

the enthusiastic response from

VANCOUVER COUNCILS MERGE

Committee chairmen elected
were: Organization, Wyman Tri-
er (VLC); legislative, Jack
Ds ereyances,

Merger of the two Labor Councils in Vancouyer, ac-
cap tahet April 3, pounced Lloyd Whalen, former Presi-
f tl pols uncil pnd ec esicent of Local 1-217,

and b E temethicr 100,000 trade

Voting was dog tibepet = sep- neers). aatt con Gea tie 8 He
in Vancou- Vi oNMERGE Pag:

be taken in Toront

we ie
PU nion, we have always
enchsateal suppoted orga-
nic throughout the trade
tinions, We know tha tithe pending
merger will bring great benefits

anadian workers.

IWA Local ene tendered the 8
we

great cai
to IWA members, as it wll to all | ter
. The steps to}
0 on the week |
the

of April 28rd, dovetail into

M.L
their creatine of the

vith
evidence of full support Tn the
rew.

See “POLICE” Page 3

Labor Goan (col) a
Veneuy er
poner (ELG), Each masta aie
igen share of the new of-

Officers Elected

ston (VLC vice-| ecaion) irsed
“so eta BE. A. (Teddy)
Jamieson (VPCL's former acting
mms S Soe Sera eae

Tom Alsbury, 1st Vice-President

A.E. Jamieson,
General Secretary-Treasurer.

KEY MEN IN THE VANCOUVER MERGER

Vietor Forster;
Assistant Secretary.

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