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“WARNING’

group. All our Union’s machinery is geared to enable a clear-cut
and eee expression of the will of the membership on
such m:

th i atever
respi may be inyol ee in the decisions which hes may
is not a del lebating potty. The i issues at stake in our

iat in vital ways. They are sufficiently in earnest about faeae
issues to take any necessary organized action in support of their
demands,

Bebershy arin Essential
This makes our duty his convention in regard to such
matters, very plain:

tated by them, and with all t
it le. At the same time, we must

inform ae membership of all that may Be require

thei desires.

us ae
is reason, every maaioe decision on exoiatinne
made at “this convention sete Id also carry with it a considered
plan for its accomplishm

moves Exaggerat e

peal ak this way e of the theme Pecomineting, in the
employers’ propaganda directed against our aims at this time. At
one stage they ae enembied to make us believe ‘that we
should accept less this Wery temporary difficulty experi-
enced in our econom: 4 een magnified one hundred foley in an
effort to chill our desire for a better contract. Because we kno’

the facts, we are e not aes by these attempts to settle ae
issues for us in the dail;

ae Wee of fact, the ne ire of statements attributed to

spokesmen of the umber industry has aroused sus-
aia ee i they are ecking to ‘0 evade some honest fact-finding and
ini ie ai ion is re to

par
her refore a

ing i distrust.
All the gloomy predictions that are Tan rab out fie pevenerts
in the lumber industry, are based on interpretation of tempor:
adverse developments in the national econom:
Dividends Still | Soaring
yery easy to point to a nui of developments in some
is not our intention

is found in the fact phat ee refi on inves ment, as rofeet

. The
eneral trend o! f capital Heo is in direct Connection to
imism expressed by the investors when they are asked to
give syuideration e MEE eyeles

Ic ent]

“now see measures in the making to overcome them. When we con-

Eoeeiene@etrerally citceutelteirearesivable that ve should be

panicked into a major recession, when all the major trends point
a continued buoyancy of the national economy.

I trust that we will never see the day when this Union will
accept the false economic reasoning that continued ee will
result from depressed wages accompanied by soaring profits. To
maintain the level of busi e incoi uld

prosper
ee Plane
This year, more tl mer e as members
of the IWA, must re as See Goiauaitaes This should
enable us, as ela as possible, te padent pues to the long- range
pl d the chang
ment.

it do sonie sound thinking, not ical about the imme-
abon

is greater Peau vet greater unity of the whole trade union
moyement in Cana

Holds Special Position
layed a notable part in the

Uni ion
Because our Union merger plans,

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a
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cepted tiesal Katorete velit

Unions xathek {Heniad personal awaides Wives Gonlthereeectatnere
ecause I have beet given exceptional opportunity to gain an

the g1 s for us in the united organiza-

be
aoe into
tio

Unie ting given trade union organization in this country an
amazing impetus, from which we directly benefit. At the provincial
level, as well as at the national level, the Congress has already
demonstrated its vastly greater influence on legislation essential
x the protection of our bargainin ng aims, and rights. It r vf
this Gun to this enthusiasm for Tle in

fight for bet sale ee lation, as well as economic securi ite
ir ccupies an important position in the trade union
front of Western Canada. This Dist trict is one of the strongest and
i ized ti anizations oe of the Great

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Clean-up
Order
Issued

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (CPA)
yeas pees face expulsion

m the AFL-CIO unless they
eleva i

cently by the ATL cI 10 ee
tive Council which is meeting
here,

three unions concerne

The rned
are the Laundry Workers ae
national Union,

an its own right, in
mal Tee sgh panbarry This
member: nas eed

aaaeatie ure of c
ton fith other antares conditions:
It also requires that in this, as well ae iafatien fields, that we
engage in long-range Plannin ing to influence legislation in line with
changin g econo co ot

Tats cana e been warned that the’ sharpest
eoapans iichiaee anit ee against us are alta weapons.

e working force in this province is the most highly | Re :
unionized af all Cansdianetvceinees . This adds to our responsi- Uaioe ond ed get bac
bi but it al Prey vides us with through | Workers. : President
whieh Wve may pre legislative protection of our own interests ge Meany ex} P

oes a atonal and unified morenen that “the owners of the three

unions—the rank and file mem-
ee pees about a thor-
ough hous

For instance, since the CPR strike, a determin ffort is being| ated thes erecta has heat rec-

made to stampede Feviament into the enacti cnt of laws provid- ereneren

ing for compulsory arbitration to depeite trade unions of the righ A as e sub-committee,

to strike. It is impo. tant that our membership shot e alerted} head age or Paul Doug-

to the dangers of such legislation. It would mean a catastrophe las (Dem m. ” Tlinols) La nets

ae trade unions, and i: 80 intended. Compulsory arbitration would igating the handling o: certait
Place organized albor completely at the mercy o} ‘upulous it

employers, and aveveke: industrial unrest on an unprecedented of 1955 and the results of this

investigation were handed on to

See “WARNING” Page 8

We
diate nite needs this year but ree
ments five to ten years hence. ater agreement no longer’
represents a aes ay Naaiastea on a year to year
basis. Tt is now, and in the future will be more e so, a developing
f our economic

eed) and our aay as citizens of a ne

ic Changes ig!
It would be vai to ignore the technological Dupeovements
heat a evidence, whi ee are, aving the v aa or sure oma’ aon

will chan;
wien ot area Dra The capital structure "of “the Tambet
ind show ater concentration of wealth aud
NAO ETN os result of si

of our members adequately,

the rapid tempo of modernization in industry. As we set the con-
tract requirements for this next y must also pa a

i contract requirements ten years hence. With such
long-range view, we are better able te path off te aoe tor a
retreat this year and demonstrate the advis: aay of constant
upward adjustment to a rising pr Bs a cap:

Our attention to these matters today may casily determine
the degree of job security we command tomon:
‘ion of the

fronting us will be solved more rea ey in company with other
Canadian Unions. The strength and influence of our pen Union

GNP NOW AT
30 BILLION

OTTAWA (CPA)—A record
gross national product (value

alee: last year’s GNP of $26.8

rae contributing to the
latest ee in the GNP are wages

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