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nae ae Union 1-252 in
Van

jens ae activities in the

‘That nion not only
any its song in tem ms of
finances,

mn,

Peietiert tae namber of
TWA representation at vital
merger conventions both national
numerically
a.

n
Bales
a vi

anti-union employers in the in-
dustry.

Congress Nguresanieh On

development an
It should be noted here that
the IWA has frequently extended

of Locomotive Firem

id En-
ginemen, was given effective ae

port by the IWA in a number of
essential strategic requirements.
Your Officers desire to
mend the Local Unions Be ‘the
given during the past
year to the social requirements
poeaneerenie T
ful Chri

ooted
desire to foster a happier and
more secure family life, for the
members,

Ladies' Auxiliaries

Biateneiy enievCtiey fhave
Fell to promote wholesome
0 the Union’s

m
The member:
fepeciilly appreciative of fhe
faithful attention given
needs of injured woody rake
ers, confined to hospitals.

The Union is also indebted
yond measure to ‘the wives of the
Union’s members on strike, for
rasta Teen enioyeitey elt-eacrt-
ficing support, and courage to
endure, that all families might
through this struggle be assured
of peer conditions for the fu-

In accordance with the instruec-

mn
by the promotion of greater effi-
Pcreiatietacminication of
its affiairs.

i eae 5

e plan of ae au-
sae by District

worked

PETE Te ite past

strike duitsations: This, in itself,
indication of the

leasing to note that all
shies aBeAIeU alone “have again
met their obligations in respect

Mee oe by the aan

f per
increased efficiency in the

duet efetieal Unto ‘haters ag
coverage of bperatfans by: the

business age) ents, nd attention to

master s have not
anita won the approbation of the

them Sndifferent i trade union

interior organization suc-
e1 severe tests
A seriou

ther All these
problems, reported upon regu-
larly to the District Office re-

quired frequent visits ie In-

th
tetie by the District Officers to
consult ae and assist the Bae

bers of the Union’s staff in
Prep important decisions won

iy Gun ein ay eS TE TE

lustrate more clearly than

in the Interior organization.
The aise pone Vavenby was
eY~

elie Popul ulated

over their bargaining rights.
Three

the eases

able to report th

eerie din Gondies vantah ‘began an
-| with the att by

empt made

na long overdue in that sec-
tion of the lumber industry.
The results of Sibert
i Alberta are more evident

y | under one bani

splinter
membership of this District out
of the IWA. The WIUC can no
longer function successfully a:

lu aber worker union. The ae
major. ie lumber workers
in ae ee are now united
mer.

this final completion 0 of “ap

ie _pro-

T
them
sd. of bargaining

transfer

2 Officers extend a hearty
‘ylnne to the IWA_ members
from these newly oeettied opera-
who have now fr

ant

Since secession was eaeernied obligations of IW.
by the WIUC in 0c is ben 848, membership will be assured of
that erenieatign a|the enjoyment of all ae privi-

mall number of cetications leges of that membershi;
within the jurisdiction of Lo Othar inembansicoe my

resulting sit vation ay be assured that eheute:

ae year grew intolerable, both tions pe on behalf of the IWA
for the IWA memberEhip in that

or those who had re-
he WIUC.

g critical periods of neg-
otiatons the iste ence ie a sep
‘ate woodworker: za

e interior sraueeran created a
division ‘whieh was exploited by
emplo

bargaining was hampered seri-
pualy by the existence of the

WIUC Ends

far compromise with on
prune of the IWA Constitu-
tion or convention decisions,

Sree

‘or better wages, opposed bit-
terly ie employers, the
fight ha menced for We

It may be said thet the Union
iieey sea, captured #
in the Alber

industry for the IWA in the early
future.

delegates attending the
f the Cana-

for ft
figs celegation from British Co-
lu

this| delewetion’ geyayuncuala
fied support to the merge, and
fiuential in helping to

tion in
fice sea "progressed “toring
1956.

As esponsibility for the
ganization of lumber workers in
at area actually rested upon
the IWA developments made it
ee for the Union
pass oper: i

re
WA organizers on
pr eeeeneiiiien tniactenaita die

bership opinion, and encouraged

more W: ae participation in
A a

IW.

The gains =: by the IWA
in the 1956 rane re re-

euss the situation with the em-
ployees in those miner The
result was that these employees
demanded representation votes,
and one by one these operations
requested that the IWA take

of the time of the
aft maintained in Alberta. Thi
results have vindicated that ef-
fort in terms of | membership
th and in the additi
ection established for the BG
organization.
Local 1-207, by virtue of its

207,
position in the Alberta lumber in-
dustry has shown the most strik-
ing growth in strength, as was

indicated at its recent annual
meeting.
The long strike in the

onaioeithe Seed Taanee Cos
was a severe test for this ney:
formed Local Union. The success

monton are setting a new wage

Tne B.C.
LUMBER WORKER

the new uni-
fied national organization. Your
District President was elected as
one of the regional vice-presi-
dents, representing British Co-
lumbia,

same degree of support

Our Union was granted adequate
representation on its newly-el-
ected Executive Council when

ec
your ws Basriden t was’ el-
ae d as ice-president,
two WA mbers were
ae on we Federation's execu-
tive counci
The TWA pee actively assisted
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