4 : So B.C.

LUMBER WORKER

JUNE 15th

A date baad underscored on the IWA calendar,
June 15, passed with less than the usual excite-

ment this i ee Nevertheless, it would be unfair

to the Union to say that it was just another day
in J

15, in ens years, has been the date on
t master contract expired. Cus-
tomarily, it has been a day awaited with consider-
able tension to learn the outcome of negotiations.
n of the settlement nego-
s the date on which

This r, by reaso}
tiated last ae June ag h wa:

nal paid statutory holiday was added
to tl illo aiveade included in the contract.
ircumstances should be known to every

year a thereby gaining a somew!
” than would otherwise have been ob-

A further canto l is that the Local
Uitons § in the Coa: a have been freed this
year from the eee oe organizing support for
the usual contract battle. They have made good
use of this interlude to build the organization to
a record-breaking strength with a vastly im-
proved program

agreement which has given this automa-
tic increase has enabled the District organization
to concentrate on the requirements of the Interior
membership now in negotiations.

The most ae pear in the history of
the Union is now making, that Interior
lumber workers ae he al on terms of greater
equality with those at the Coast.

reasons for this ur; gency will be found in

ing all records for volume an

This places even greater emphasis than ever on
the threat of low-wage competition for Coast
workers, who depend on the same market outlets.

Thi from negotiations Eel by
virtue of the zallement.: which I ers ap:
proved last year should not obscure the £ fact that
June 15, 1957, will Bas another. high point of
struggle.

This aed ’s breathing space a merely the op.
portunity to gather ae stre
determined struggle. Eve:

le get full c
of rank and file effort in STR SATation fie struggle.
This the time when the membership can
determine what resources are available for the
next round.

t enough to “talk us ae, aoe t

thing to
as if the results are not
takes more than talk to win a

ree supermen on the negotiating commit-
tee can’ k the trick. The talk the job,
plus ie eee of the Union’s ablest men, must

p by properly co-ordinated action or

be bac! er],
abe results wil Be disappointing on the part of the
mber

ee reason, it i: isa good time he suggest to

uch m ffi
nize aes for the 1957 a Rta

7) FROM IVNE 15 <
A NEW YEARS’

vouR
aNcRente

PAID MOEA

| “at Your Space Boys! [ie

The Editor:

SANDY oe ADVICE

ways) and there will be

an over-
f logs Q

ca again be faced with the de-
nei

. mia sly there won’t be

cial governme airs
It -has 5) been aad that in the
placed on what a political party
could or would do.
ee Emphasis
mphasis to us in the

contract

ugh lumber to fill all the or
and pressure for overtime

at my be exerted.
Our next contract negotiations

Am labor movement’s de-
mand “on a union label on all Ca-
rest Dre ducts entering
of work.

er to suppose
thi the American IWA
wages (standard Heine heteaetinst

rea

ous ¥
‘An amateur cannot tell by look-

ing at an egg, if the inside is any

good, even if the outside shell 3
ears norm m has

ene ae altig about the time our
ac negotiations ns borin” or

ae
Paigning time bvillfentiatnaig
overall fe between the two may
tesgestlea

It is probable that in the mi
of a boom year, the market wil
suddenly become poor (as

WA
a just
ae Srey of the B.C. TWA

the united ae C10 wil exert
plenty of re for wage
equalization,

mber
sustain that
is

GROWTH OF POWER GEN-

ERATING CAPABILITY— Can-
vs electrie power industry had
net nerating capability in

1986 of i! i a thousand kilowatts,

an increase of 6.1% from 13,101

thousand kilowatts the previous
ear. 59 the generating

cat ted to reach

is
9,339. hoo ee 89%
a

ultimatel;
one ein al OF

5
necessary puso steps that
will be taken
In my opinion American capi-
tal is invested in Can-
ad: perpetuity of sup-
ply, but to the lower wage stand-
ards, thus making more money
for their shareholders.
Sandy Naylor

examinations are necessary

ups by your optometrist.

MA, 0928

A Luchy Break

Broken glasses are often a lucky break for eyes handi-
capped by an obsolete lens prescription. Since human

eyes change with use, abuse and age ..

correction. Don’t wait for broken glasses to give your

eyes the break they deserve. Schedule regular check-

Abramson & Hoallenteng
OPTOMETRIS

734 GRANVILLE STREET

Ground Floor — Vancouver Block

. Periodic eye

to detect any need for lens

TS

MA, 2948

. .

Call

TA. 1121
for FREE HOME
DELIVERY

“Also Brewers and Bottlers. of
Siler Spring Ye Olde Ale, Silver
Spring’ Be rand
_ Silver Spring Stout’!

adver
ue ey ‘he Liquor Control

Board or
Briti

oe cee oo er és