CLC Now Unites Trade Unions;
Morris B.C. Vice-President

Vol. XXIII, No. &

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First Testing Period
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se Una neports from are -convention conferences on

ne ‘cole de ee previous aaa ts

BIR ‘DECISION
ANGERS IWA

Decision of the Board of Industrial | _Relations to
permit the six-day week for a six-month pen aod Le the
current logging season has aroused pitt ure from

IWA officials, yee see in this action a gr ne Hirent to the
5-day, 40-hour

years of stru: gle:

Application was made for an|

: fours of

rs

PR

Announcement of the deci-

work week negotiated by the Union after ae

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dian ee Goniens aibaele hinted that

dent Joe piers will be the unanimous abe oice 0:

unions in B.C. for one of the two posts of CLC Vice-Presi-

dents to be elected from this province. No indication was

een as to the probable TLC choice, owing to the resigna-
m of Rollo Gervin earlier.

He ‘matter of deep concern to|——
of tl b }
delegation iow British (Gals more eae auetieed that the

G pared for ee conven- tre sould =e finalized with
nal casei
a press release prior to his

al
should be permitted for
aieesrinttl

visions Peearromttedsia (ii

0 be Ses from

he
proposal the pane Tt ee aihah srl

already ratified by the separate |

of
direetly ov Sndivestly benefit the
public.
“The ee ‘that f the
150-member aoe union aula

entered this class for consideration of all ante 2 of the stiey.
‘at the Nelson Week End Institute, April 7-8. Dist cr
tchel all Ted the caesar, which were yoted to be profitable and highly in!

1-357
ELECTS
MADDEN

erations eee held in Local
New esenceer
Madde resi-
nt; Rae Eddie, ML.
ording Secretary; and placed P.
Rebeyka i in the post of Financial
Secretary.
Results announced by the tabu-

CLC pipes

the new constitution of the Canadian
true to the nigh ideals and prin-
ciples Be social justice on which the Labor Movement was
rounds
oe alterably opposed to corruption and tale ideolo-
ies in all forms, it will utilize every at its command
ES coubat thas guile whererer (hey aay bel roundAt oe Ayee
to eliminate tyranny, oppression, exploitation, hunger and fear,
as well a5 disc rimination on the basis of race, color, creed or

national origi

d, thi

the future to foster and defend

the economic, social and political life of the

tis ints ot amoeraey in

conventions were to be subject to

‘Arsociation, claiming ‘that, abnor-
ae

quire a longer work w
Loggers ‘Association ris
of labor duri

Pres! ident, J. R. Ma dden; First
Vice-President, Bill Russell Se
View

Financial etary, P.
ey!

eon ‘Warden, Dick LaPlace;

Trustees, Joe Nesinik, Ie Mill-

er, and Jim Abra:

tion
ka; pe Pryls Ma-

The importance of the merger
in its eff

expressed ¥

was that o:
that labor’s ee found power
ould not be exercised unwisely.

wae
ect on the national econ-
the

ihneea camarea

tion from this province attending
erger convention are from
\f

ee any

shortage o uring the com tested me Distriet Secre
ing season, and sta the || ‘Treasurer Georg Mitchell
six-day week woud he last week. He said:
intain a euicent labor “The dechlon of the Board
force required to ~~ pace with is not justified by the evi-
the demand for te dence. Evidently no attempt
as mi
One feature of the: employ Alitalia et
Bee which was hotly pre- dion “i “prapon te “ot iS
by the Union, Cee aid hava kno aa
SA ge vaerpoeayt desired to}] know that condit not
reak =, from 40-hour 5- warrant neat!
es week, The Union slated tol] Union's miruicin ey re
the oceasions on which ix 2 Tos: |] the matter.
repeatedly dem age led an - "
ee for the 40-hour a employers made ae
‘The employers’ demand wa tiations, They were unable to
granted by the pened. which on|] prove that such a provision
the part of many is interpreted as should be aa in the
Akitas is blindly |] contract settlement. Now
oa Nloyers’ inter- they have used an employer-
eee ee Ameen sed Board to invoke it
oke its
4 legislative powers to set
he vebulf given the Union will |] aside the terms of t
taken into consideration, when |] Union’s agreement, an

4 See “BIR Page 3

the Union hay eet for

many years.

1 ‘giveciny rae Soe ian pe
di

er. pictures ait ee
wrey,

cial Secretar;

Local Officers during the ual Mi
‘esident of Local 1-367; Bob Atatacta, Sub-Local Secretary; Rudy a ae Sub-
Tia Heard Wi ‘alter Bailey, Sub-Local 1st Vice President; Charlie Marshall, Local 1-367 Finan-

PITT LAKE OFF ae

NEWLY-ELECTED OFFICERS of the Pitt Jake Sap ‘Local of Local 1-367, IWA, See pose for
, fro:

leeting,

April 16th. Group m left,

7.00 p.m. 4 CJ AV - 6:30 p.m. Thursday
Thursday 5 CKPG = Ist and 3rd Thursday- 6 p.m.