B.C. LUMBER WORKER

GEORGE H. MITCHELL

CLAYTON WALLS

ae
ERNIE BOULET

VERDICT FOR THE IWA AT NELSON

BOB ROSS

J. W. REIBIN

From Page 1

“VOTE”

he lumber workers seeking
Se oent of their ponies ms. It
also became obvious that the em-
ployers were not loathe to ee
the situation to their mayantege
ween negotiations were in p:

“concer of the IWA

In tl ‘A, we were deeply | terior qacnary provided a vul-
concerned pe ut this situation.| nerable pel it of attack for the
Not only were the interests of | employ
corihed to om aera are It also became obvious to [WA
elisiy aery cal Unions in the area that the
eee rar deta Ste See | workers Me gen the eas
workers in the Kootenays were | facts vegarding the situ
held at a level lower than was|@ce, reeardine the situation.
necessary. Actual; the IWA WAS !loval to the Union, which they

Sigh ined load in bargaining sa heen te = ative was pre-
for lumber workers throughout paierecta,
the ae ee is Re ot ae fully in:

crisis in med by their officers witl -

of
vane Peatdee however, it
was made possible for the em-

ployers Re latin ptlist ue IWA

a
y employers’
ivoaintng agency. pas Ha
operation after tio

2 TWA, the

any points, they were | institutes,
ise ees arding the aims of the abou the nutes of ane vA
ni unions. y were, | and those of the labor movement
of coe fully entitled to sup- | at mee
port a union of their own choice, A
but their choice in this instance The Chmax
pres influenced, we pe lieve, by in- The IWA organizers accepted
accurate statements regarding GS invitation to visit all these

the IWA, and the canadien La-
bour Congre: SS,

It was this pituation eviich

nsive epee
prog-

stone drive had been

terior Srecioaal Office. It was no
longer possible to detour around
ee pen zesone, and expect to
organization that
sroald ibe fully representative of

h x
spect to the Baeentass of.a uni-
fied struggle.

row Lakes eastwards.

Matters came to a head, when

a large number of workers in
W1UC-certified operations asked
for the opportunity to 1 bout

IWA plans for the area. Some of
them attended IWA educational

ane vote which decided ete
Nelson recently wa:

malin for the IWA, a

norte Labor Depavinent: offt

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However, it is of
ae Eaten that this re-
cent turn in events strengthens
the i iit

ice to its membership.

PAI
PLEASED
CHILDREN

Christmas Par!
tha a Derive Sub- Laat Sr
ay 1-80, IWA, was held De-
mber 22nd in the Parish
Hall, oe =

Gue: he party
was ‘Financial eee Ed Lin-
der of Local 1-80, who was intro-

ah i

to discuss, the proposed

Bi Clans) assisted te Frank

fe follo lowing are the

ise! responsible for cietaaeered
f the : Frank Telford, W.
Hawkes, Ed Foster, Harry Bur-
goyne.

yne.
Members of the Sub-Local La-

dies’ ay, assisted with the
refreshment’

leglanee to the IWA. Our

ASSES

heir assurances, but on our
ion’s recor
wil have a more

neta fin Some, el Re,
ill reap greater rewards. Those
who now accept the obligation of

IWA membership, will enjoy all
the privileges of that member-
ship.

I wish all members of
IWA to know that a cece:

tions made behal. he
IWA during this contest with
the WIUC, suggested n =
promise, either on tl H-
known IWA democratic tradi-
tions, t inciples of
the IWA constitution. At all
stages during the 8 over
this issue, it le

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ship to be assumed by all alike,

are those set forth ny He mute

constitution, and of

IWA Con: editutional. Canine

tions.

ee is, of course, most grati: ify-
ind that an jnerearing
f lumber workers,

this. province and sAibertat are age

WEBB GETS
GOOD WISHES

Election ot Howard Webb,
retary, Local 1-
City

the Tomarh able: of
the IWA rince
aires District since 1948,
and is a trade unionist of

in
agent A. W. Wilson to the

a fhe Carpenters and Join-

pressing complete confidence in