‘ B.C. LUMBER WORKER eS a aes 4 meeting of Local 1-80, IWA, “We have, in the past four years, at the express wish of the membership, consolidated our on- the-job security in lieu of sub- stantial wage increases,” the Union’s spokesman told the meet- ing. “This year,” he said, “we are in the position to reap the bene- fits from our past decisions.” The IWA Negotiating Commit- tee is, in his words, “one of the best ever to face the employers,” he said. “It was as yet too early to state positively, what the out- come of negotiations will be. It is my opinion, the employers will have a rough ‘row to hoe’ to pre- vent the Union from achieving its goal.” The IWA Negotiation Bulletin —copies of which were distrib- uted during the meeting—aroused keen interest among the mem- bers, President Morris was ques- tioned closely on the 19 proposals made by the operators, and re- ported upon. * In answering questions, he told his audience bluntly that “the Union must take a good look at the operators—because they have taken a good look at the Union’s position.” ‘ He suggested that the opera- FREE CONTINUING CREDIT No Interest or Carrying Charges MEN! Buy your WORK OR DRESS CLOTHES this easy, easy way.~ Absolutely no money charged for interest or carry- ing charges. Just pay the pur- chase price and no more . . Choose from a large selection of UNION MADE MEN'S WEAR. Drop in now! 45 EAST HASTINGS Negotiating policies followed, and decisions won, dur- Fit sy g the past four years have now placed the Union in a pee to press for the wage increase included in the n’s 1957 demands, declared District President Joe Morris, reporting on negotiations to the annual general TO BENEFIT BY PAST DECISIONS” ——- March 24th, at Duncan. a JC SE tors were seeking to entrench themselves behind flimsy propa- ganda barriers, but that they could not conceal the unprece- dented size of their accumulated profits. The operators, on the other hand, were hoping to employ their usual tactics to discourage any show of militancy among the Union’s members. The Union’s bargaining posi- tion was sound, and could be justified at the bargaining table, with the evidence in possession of the Research Department, he af- firmed. He urged clear thinking and well planned action on the part “of the membership, closely co- ordinated with developments at the bargaining table, DISTRICT PRESIDENT JOE MORRIS repo: to the Annual General Meeting of Local 1-80 IWA, Duncan, on the progress made in negotiations, and warns the assembled members to get their facts from the Union. & LOCAL 1-363 NOMINATES Annual membership meeting of Local 1-363, IWA, Courtenay, held Mar. 16, nominated the fol- lowing officers whose names will go out on a referendum ballot to the members. President, Wm. Granoukos; Ist Vice-President, Joe Beres; 2nd Vice-President, Wm. Gur- ney; 3rd Vice-President, Wal- ter Cowden; Recording Secre- tary, Gerald Kruetziger; Fin- ancial Secretary, Jake Epp; Conductor, Alex Sprogis; War- den, Ernie LaFleur; Trustee, Ben Falk; Balloting Commit- tee, M, Holt, F. Dunnigan, Wm. Wellenbrink. ALBERNI NOMINATES . Nominations received during the Annual Meeting of Local 1- 85, IWA, Port Alberni, held Mar. 10, and placed on the ballot for the pending membership refer- endum ballot are as follows: For President, Walter Allen, Robert Muir. For 1st Vice- President, Maurice Corbeil, un- opposed. For 2nd Vice-Presi- dent, Len Randall, Stan Parker. For 3rd Vice-President, Gil Ingram, unopposed. For Finan- cial Secretary, Jack Moore, un- opposed. For Recording Secre- tary, John Squire, Carl Ans- helm, For Warden, Fred Whipp, George MacKnight. For Conductor, Frank Allen, Alf Carroll. For Trustee, Paul- ine Toly, Art Schmitz. From Page 10 CAMP INSPECTOR month of a safety calendar put out by the Powell River Co. and Northern Pulpwood. I think that’s a good idea. Let’s not have people working alone. We loggers sure welcome this new approach to men being asked to work alone. Quite frank- ly I don’t believe them and I won't believe them until I see it in practice. “Here’s What I Heard” Here’s what I heard in Sand- spit. The same company what posted this calendar, allows its boatman to go out on the boat alone. If they believe in safety beyond merely putting up signs they will do something about this man on the boat alone. However, there is a safety meeting there shortly and I’m sure that the Union members on the committee will raise the matter. Reg LaPlante is back cooking at Alliford Bay. George Nikemo just got back to Sandspit after a 3-month visit to Finland. Well, I got a hard day ahead of me in the “sack” tomorrow. There were over eight times as many tractors in use on Cana- dian farms in 1951 as there were in 1921. The number rose from 47,455 to 39,683 in the three decades, the largest increase oc- curring between 1941 and 1951. YOUR UNION MEETINGS / PRESIDENT GEORGE SMYTHE also reports to the Local Union. 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