Vol. XXIV, No. 4

“@B> ** 2nd ISSUE, FEB. 1957 - VANCOUVER, B.C.

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Anniversary
For 1957 N

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Fon malities were kept
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20 YEARS OF PROGRESS

‘UNION CELEBRATES
ool Seah as

Outstanding jena in all

It is strong. It has the will and

The report, which in its leng
gave an indication of the

in the 12 months? period.

The trend: ited here furnish
a guide to ite continued is

. which must now be mapped o

's believe that our

was as follows:

TN re and better living for its
members,

The Year's Progre:
The Union's progr = seen
more Seay a paced outline
we co the fast

when
sia ee. “that which it o
ied Jas’

year, t was uth
thai wo-year agreement i
the coastal area would

of summarizing for th es in District No. 1 has m mae
tion delegates and the eral substantia peers during 1]
membership, results achieved past . The facts cited wie al
in this Distriet through cee

Union’ ities since the Est

ments ie witness to the accur-
is, aey of that clai
panying financial] "At he im fi

Peete a1 cers n Eaniieied of the

ccount of their stewardship, for! fact that the District Council
the past year. is the co-ordinating agency for
his accounting, however is] the 15 Local Unions. Every
subordinated here to the require-| gain made, hi een possible
ment of presenting an over-; only because of the unification
picture of the ion’s progres: f effort maintain the
and present position, that plan-| membership in al cal
vi for further achievements] Unions. Consequently, ever:
may bve informed by experience. clive er, a oy Local
‘acts relatit t inion icer, shares in any

offi

credit claimed a results of

collective benefit.
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This year,-it will be fem that

the Union has strengthened all
aspects its onganizaional

arora qulembexship groy

improved finances, greater cite!

ency of adminis, aa rile:
spread education,
il is resul ae

Last year, we stated that an
pee obligation was placed up-
on > Unio ion to remedy _stb-

and this the

year,

ae approximate Ghose saints
lished at hee Coast.
last year’s convention, we
ptood eee to plunge into the
complex problems of the merger
in Canada, The IWA supported.
and atety ia merger, and
encered into plans then in the
aking.
this year, we can report that
the merger has been finalized a

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dred delegates assembled for
trict Convention in
En briskly aig action to
enda. They made it ob
Uni mion’s bargaining strategy
tions was t

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A FOR CONTRACT BATTLE

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Sets Stage
egotiations
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to a minimum, as # the two hun-

the 20th Annual IWA pies
orgia, Netecuyey Feb..2
dispose of a heavy cae

obvious immediately, barat the
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for the 1957 Coast negotia-

their main concern.

paetident # ank a ward, Loe:
1-71, I rls xr the two| He predicted that still more
host natie , 1-217 as well ne gains were in in Gee
as his Bias weleomed the dele- ing, as a result of IWA s
gates and o: d at the open-
i eremonis the convention were

“Phe j inv peation ‘was pronoun many "epresentatives of other
by Senior Cap ae Pitcher a Unions, the Ladies’ Auxiliaries,
the Sal Gree oe Jderman | and eet officials.
Frank Baker, Hanes on behalf of Business for the first day was
Mayor Fred Hume extended the | mainly the presentation of re-
civic welcome. ports, Suchen ce /eivention

Before he ieee ite gavel in | comm mittee and resses_ by
the hands or Dist id Be
Joe Morris al 1 Pre ae . Har-
minded the ae that the oc- ae and International First
casion marked the aes of Vice. “Pres: ane Claude Ballard.
20 years of progr epich ich had Full x of the convention
re Canteens cond for the | pro soaedinoet “will be published in

workers in the iinet dndushey

the next issue of this publication.

MORRIS WARNS .
LUMBER BARONS

nploy r propa;

IwA Peters in the Coastal re;

schedule. has not deceived
lent Joe Morris, as he

nnual District Conventi ae Fe b. 2
of sone range,
ed.

now ne he subject et
butio) wage inco
proditire cape acitys Ke
I know
sition th
Union and a greater good

eat te

that every delegate

placed in our hands. This purpose, w

past years, will weld our de
waif of action for those we rey
that purpose, now, as in the

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It is a matter of
ny cation rounds out aa deca

at the deliberations of
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ganda acplened to chill the sears of

m for an im)

21. Contract terms must
planning, that the distri-
eep pace with increasing

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iis, Herel uta folane feos continue
present. We dedicate ourselves to

past.

ars’ Progress

ee Bi of us that ‘the opening of this

co des of IWA growth and progress

throughout the Pacific Northwest. It Fathi ore mn
ntiment, that prompts us ee this time to look back over twenty
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fulfills the “promise ort ast.
si eae
already dealt with in the ‘ofers!
eer hs the Uni nion’s ies
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bat pa:

sible a stil ieee fa in 1957.
Preparation, We
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can a make this y

nion. Some may feel that this
is; I peer that our celebration
red effort uild a future that

you with comm
report, now in an is hands “th

in is District jaune the
goo (eae for our Union fon
xt about it was that it made pos-

To a large
yest

seat it was a year

on and loyalty to majority decisions has bee
It is: my

of our Union’s vitality.
ion to fi swe mus!
eons planning for
Negotiations
Within a month we will fac
across the bargaini able,

sideration durin;

Speen
whic wil

See “WARNII

int.
ormer years, crigitts in the
es on the job. It is here
st zien i

uty, however fa direct your

rt neces aly e taken into con-
e fut
te Com

ice
ee loyers’ reusee naa
ns see a re

Our contract
needs

and not any small

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