B.C. LUMBER WORKER

the soaplayers ta tad to a more

Challenge to the Union
eee this point,

to my Pee soars in the i
dustry. I intend to speak bluntly,
beew

all the facts regarding economic
trends across

Union will vigorously pre
sent ‘Ghesé demands, exactly

the
ors of the wealth Protea by are
th

ki
I address ayeee

hich hi fs ved inj ployers who fir
ee peely press, I say y fel-| tive langua,
workers now, that the de-jnot enjoy

i ye for such practices,

ir Let
ber this when they s

d by the operators is proof
«(fiat they have no Hats of
od fait

2,

any special sanction

us remem-

start talkin; mg
cu:

to the eas with their

tle else but a get-rich-quick
of the province’s

policy out

ae
‘red my ie

continuing to make huge profits.
They are easily able to provide
-|the wage increase demanded, out
of profits, without harm to them-
selves or the industry.

If the:

he
capital eaidision as the basis
ae ei ras in ee
have eel

Apt w ee we aoe
subsidize this capital expansion
out of depresse: ‘frozen’
wages. Al is ieee ee
presented in the press by the

ist Issue, March

“UNION OPENS CONTRACT TALKS"
"MORRIS WARNS AGAINST EMPLOYERS’ PROPAGANDA’

about a weak position, I Fomlbe
my fellow- workers, that we have
built a st a weit, which
xtends the lumber n-
ue of “his Jane as
We art of a still, stronger
Creed ‘ion, in

50% of thi: v=

ince, which are in complet -

pathy wi r aims. We have

ied an a source that we
x had be:

e are oe ol in; ing to Be pushed

labor power hich

ada throughout 1957,

ha
the lumber industry will share in

(FROM A FIGHT,

“WE ARE NOT RUNNING AWAY

IF THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT”

an provid ate
ers keep on “takeing tough”, and
using all the tric ae they can to
fool us, we will collectively take
the necessary steps to meet these

tricks, as you may determine.”

t} stated here, to the employers at

the bargaining a ble. We will re-

pi
perity. ‘The whole trend of in-}w
Yestment points to still further | see

imployers' ans:

expansion in our economy, and to
y is

onsi
ipedeeee? of the

Epes ru the government, and
ugh aoa to be ua

orang it will be to the at 70
ar

vantage of the province as well

aay in secon’ ce with

ns pore S

bat oy the Uni

Rtentent. vrseas d to
the

fre = s by mployers’
representatives yesterday is a
challen; uw ion. I be-
lieve that Ne vil il meet

the challenge. The toe rms used
by the employers spells ee
in anyone's language, and y

are not running away para a
fight, if that’s what they want.

ployers, in effec
aM to set cae, cs if ye
is their attitude then we may a se

while.
‘The threat of lay-offs now em-

resources at the ue of the
peo)

years, made huge profits and are

employers recently is intended
make us believe that they

Position Not We:

alk
Since they have started talking! {

ecmintle

conds flat

ro LABEL SKIT conducted at the 20th Annual IWA District Convention by G
oe ector of the Ee nernan Clothing Workers Union, had the non-
with the willing help of Martha Goddard, Lil Harris and Vic Mauro.

ree
UNION LABEL
GEPARTMENT

eorge Drone
union shirt of Jack oe

‘The Dental Association has for-
gay Dr. R. Jey nye pesos

Dr. R. ae Douglas
712 Robson St. Vancouver 1, B.C.
(Comer )

ee

SPECIAL FINANCE PLANS pene

JOHNSTON MOTOR CO. LTD.

7th AVE. & MAIN STREET
(Right next door to B.C, District Council No. 1)

| IWA DISTRICT OFFICERS
Quue PLYMOUTHS
Fou JOHNSTON MOTORS

The Long, Low ee an xurious
eve 5

AIRE” Rid

GED Eas IWA MEMBERS

VANCOUVER 10, B.C.