B.C. LUMBER WORKER

THe ISSUE

COMMENCING Monday, March 18, opening me
of negotiations for the revision of the Coa:
a ea agreeme! nt, the attention of the oe
Union will b tted on develog ts at the
ese table.
first step will be the presentation of the
by the ieee ee re ne

A
assurance that they are prepared to exert the ut-
most effort to secure the demands stated by the
Union.

iB mands originated with the Pen,
and were formulated under the most
aethods avaible: The all-
now is well-organized support of the demands.
e barrage of propaganda now directed to-
the empl

ing 0} y I
chief mee gaining weapon.
inte) nded vee eaken the siete spirit of the
Union’s membership.

The best ae fo be followed is that of the
inion. Disregard all such eo propaganda.
Get the facts from the Uni
The employers no ae have a monopoly | on

facts. All available ig

possession uf aie Union
idered time abe geen were shaped by
the ee deleg:
ge Huctintions in prices, and shipments ae
verse conditions arise fro

such facts is at the bargaining table, with con-
sideration oh al the facts as such, and not dis-
torted 0

The ie, most important precaution on the
part of the dncrvidnal eas is that -he should
the basic issues.
Nothing that the ae aes ae say should dis
tract ne ecenuen from the reasons for the
Union’s demands.

The wall te is that the huge nro accumu:
lated b:

still pyramiding, 3 re
fpae d in the fei off iner Sead wage income for
the workers.

time has arrived wasn the employers can

workers s luction
and inerensed ae out of their ee eardand
ges.

ore mber workers have been compelled to

wait a years for the proposed wage adjust-

ment. in, 1954, th aiv de-
a)

a modest antes 0
naan m the nitiativ

e of the membership, w:
which aheste

nc oiig theix income.
gumde taken by “ enolate in regard
a rye

oS aay on one hand what was won on

ee was one of the motives behind the mem-
bership ‘nabiriotlanis to bargain for and secure

such benefits as fare rilerianee and travel time

for the eee S, ‘stand- -by time for shingle sawyers|
and packers, Pie oy job évaluation, category
rate aie oe other such ben
ny i ana Pete respects the
the Uni aio were protecting their income then sub-
jected to a whittling away p: procesy under condi-

tions imposed by the euploge

ination e Union’ 's demands in the
ene nditions oo actually prevail in the
i ia. roti
tify ns now contemplate tl Al;
officers bargaining tal , and vidal:

at
oe caved | support for this action by a united mem:

Hartung Scores
Raiding Tactics

Vigorous denunciation of the raiding and strike-break-

The Edi

nization wholes sed
support hey extende ae the

lents Universi
ee nee for additions
fu an from the Government.

or as a whole came out

salty for tis; Buerthe IW Aue
conspicuous as our most aoe nt
supporter. The coverage given to
pis te

roblems iaiyath aera
the visit by Mr. Hans Jonsson
and the time on your “Green

pe ae cently helped
publici

In addition, a re a ed copies
ot “sasaki passed by many of

ing tactics employed by officials of the Brotherhood of x locals in support of our re-
Carpenters and Joiners at the Fir-Tex insulating board bi sts and forwarded to the
lant, St. Helens, Ore., y he highlight of a rousing|Premier and Minister of Educa-
speech on the i mediate abieetives of the IWA delivered | tion. There is no doubt ir
by International Presi A. F. Hartung at the Annual|mind that the IWA’s solid sup-
District Convention. t was one of the main reasons
His panel remarks had | cific Honhves States, aud ad-| for our success.

vanced the opinion that closer ‘bi

co-ordination of effort was now | much ifs in yore eect banat

possible as the contracts now ex- Rta daseyor

eka
shop aac to betray 279 | dates.
faithful and loyal trade unionists} In ee flght ahead, he declared,
left shanded on 4 the Hest line. | we mu: prepared to meet

‘Eva ctic: strength arith engi, and big-
ness with bignes:

a we on approximately the same \,

newsletter to all your scala
sal extend the heartfelt thanks
e Great Trek committee and
ie aes student ate at UBC.
Ben Trevino, Chairman,
My Tien,
econd Great Trek Com,

isfied Wi

the progress now «being made in
top-level discussions with the ®
Pulp & Sulphite Workers and the

“No Racketeering”

e Union’s top officer placed
himealt squarely on the side of

A Real Union Shop
And No Mistake!

in TEN unions work in harmonious
association ser the pecnouemneas of The Van:

the recent AFL- C10 efforts to ae
rid the trade union movement in
he United States of eu som sot

f Western

Canada’s leading newspaper that go into two out
of sires BABES Columbia homes. The on is eee

Seer ing in lati

IWA,
pared fs batet “that a ‘woul
find ‘cothold the
aioe
effects) of fnti-inflationary
roduced es

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