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2 B.C. LUMBER

2nd Issue, August

LOCAL 1-80

FIXED RETIREMENT
DECLARED UNFAIR

Protest was made at the recent membership meeting of
Local ee IwA, Duncan, against the _Prac' etic eucllowe d by |p
several orkers at the of 65,
eects er or not these employees were capable of eeeeaaiee
their duties Sempeteatly, Further action is contemplated by
the ae al Uni

A member brought. this
ae into general “dezuston Be they were entitled by their service

to the oe for at least a

tent er rs of ihe union eid further five years.
been retired at that age for no| ‘The contract states that
other reason than they had] shail be Sesaloved as long as hey
reached the company retiring age. | are oie eter .
Another member pointed out ‘he iat ft tat Es it be-
that the Crown-Zellerbach Com- came eatin to at 65,
pany official retiring age was 67;
but tha pany would not] form their work, then it might
retire a man until he had reached | yecome an accepted practice. :
a et paeronle suse Hoste Protection Needed FIRST TORN C ONTARIO SUMMER SCHOOL, held at the Nipigon Bungalow Chalet on Lake Helon
e aid: “I's only| miles perieest at Fort William, was evidently enjoyed by, both students and staff, who de ght to put in an
pension. : mber said: “It's only! extra inion’ label incelothing ith an) ACWA, poster in their group photograph, Hie ns
Hardship Incurred svelling t ie senile Gat pension- rpc ie Cae innclddedh thcaellanet helt penertindaceryfratee! fautee/s heralaabuildinciecerieesiona
In the case of other companies Sy with fit men to do ‘hie These} railways. The enthusiastic students urged that the northern Ontario CLC Summer School be held annually,
who were retiring men early they | older yea need the protection
ive th an the younger men be- 5
pension, other than that to which | cause they re in a minority.” Tunis Meet Plans MORRIS
ag O EN KA SKY, pie B.C. TEST
Or a n ization oo aaa of International Affai an idwest pain Counell No
, meeting in Minneapolis July
g Canadian’ Labor’ Congre 7, was addressed ig,
if . i The orth-African na-|vention that it was aiming to| District President ris,
Webb, arco a te mance eo eee paced Paisieeincigas te host as raise during the next three years| with @ full account of negoti-
U ae pepe OsrAL. F the Fifth Wo at ce gress of the $1,000,000 as its contribution aoe a4 organ zation metho:
ported by the Local Union indicated International eee serie tot tol the fmnd! Cat trade-union-
organizing conducted throughout the western portion of its Free Trade neon The Congress ists support this aia as well as had a bearing on
Bene dieto: t essions were held in the magni. 1 activiti 1e now under way
He sai ficent new Bourse du Travail, Grnurd hrough the ¢ orchid nw pogeds (SIagSE
the Tegal Galen's “activi i a 2 ter contract embodying the sam headquarters of the Tunisian cent a month os member |!" t
“Business agents of Local 424 ae aad conditions contained in | trade-union pevsment ype ona oie per capita
se in the past few weeks organ-| all o1 IWA contracts coming ectural beauty and of i 95
zed several operations in the ater othe funediction of R the grow- Canadians at ICF’ in B. 1 a
Bu urns Lake area, As a result of| Northern Interior Lumbermen’s |ing strength and prestige of t The Canadian Labor Congress number of lessons to be learned.
i A ‘iation. rade-union Ravencat in many of | was represented in Tunis by Chief speaker at the convention
ment was ee last Tuesday} “Application for certification] the less-developed parts of fs delegates: President Jodoin, Sec- | 2S Tnternational President A, 7.
with Decker Lake Lumber Com-|has been made for one of the ped a retary-Treasurer MacDonald, Bill tne, who called fg ‘or a contin-
pany Limited Lake.|major companies in the Vander- Congress met in Tunis| Mahoney, E. P. O'Connor, George |#¢4 effort on the part of the
Approximately 25 employees are|hoof area. Local pee aitves trom July 5 aa July 13 and was Hutchens and Fred Dowling. tink nion’s: membership i solve the
ted and the terms and condi-|in accordance with plan: ie most ident Jodoin and Sceretary-|Ptoblems facing organized labour
ions of the agreement are identi-| lated cael last spring, are carry- ga tapas in bie history ‘ Treasurer MacDonald were re- on every hand,
ey to those o} i a ts a ing out as much organization as the ginternation al 1: the ICFT —_————
cifect as negotiated between the} possible in the western area el attended ia mae two Hee xecdhivenboard: es Tek Gai ° °
Northern Interior en's | this local. dl clays Atl SERRE) Ht ERE eee prominent wt |Credit Unions
Associatior the A 6 trade union organ-in the deliberations of the Fifth P
“Negotiations have ins lumber workers in the Burns Lake | izations from 58 comin with a] World Congress he ICFTU, ae er
oncluded with a firm as|area informed the IWA represen-| membership of cl ‘0 50,000,000. | They, together with the represen. ADISON, Wisc. (CNS)
Gaitral ad pe laners in 1 Prince aoe reece the many prob- Ui ae ae iled tatives of more than fifty million Sani union Paps and deposits
George, with the signing of a mas-| lems which are apparent. PNticnent the- delegates’ came rkers of the free world, gave| grew 26 per cent duri ring 1956 to
ate inspiring expression to the basic $3.7 billion in the 22,414 credit
program of the 4 ro + peace Junions in the Western Hemis-
DUNCAN BUSINESS GUIDE ike erase comet engage phere, according to the 1957
redit Union Yearbook, recently
s published ba he Credit Union
OUTET AGENCIES LTD. me ‘ National Association,
INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE able degree of unanimity on a Mitchell i us m| bership is ay mil-
? 131 Jubilee St. whole range of ‘problei The on, sory with 9,9 on 4
Petes. ea neh tet $. Shore Road || resolutions and decision sof the Attends an a a eo vile ate
fongress dealt with an ix per member rose fan
hssenermanty organization noe the Idaho Meet $300 oY ee The nies of
unorganized | on scale, sede increased by 7 per
HANEY BUSINESS GUIDE |peeeiegensiec iss: ln einen itnnte Gn cot Deed
ers’ international s rity, safe-

Del
nual convention of the Inland
e Dit

guards of trade union rights and i ‘
" WEAR economic and social problems| p™P¢ Dis Sear ae
Bast, by automation and atomic] District 1 Secr: etary Treasurer
Complete 454 Coe ae eo Dress Clothing energ) George Mitchell slate the dra.
ag STORE WITH THE POPULAR BRANDS” Ongeixing the Unorganized | matic ave slop a ale, oc-
BRITISH COLUMBIA reports of the Secretary} curred in B.C istal region
emphasized a new phase| during ‘the MOS? Be esadore and
ICFTU activities — the estab-| settlement,
lishment of machinery to pioneer convention proceedings
PORT ALBERNI BUSINESS GUIDE ie eae) Be pace ‘thie acto [2 lunch what may well prove to
b test 4
is now headed by the Director of section SEADEEEROTE ee
MacGREGOR’S MEN'S We Can Afford [| Organization, C. H. Millard. The| the incumbent Seerctanvslrenne
For Everything A Man Weare To Sell The... {I | plans regional activities, for| o George Dimico was unopposed,
+ WORK, SPORT or DRESS * BEST For LESS! Be erueieation of moarganizedl
intensified education: In. describing the ane aae
Beceaeiiia (pa Africa, Cental which won | substantial increases
WOODWARD STORES _ tsi ss Aneic, were was 39m wore Bc Mice
mously anprove ed, ell laid stress on the
h in counteracting ie ae ate
_ (PORT ALBERNI) LTD. eee Mev caitee Honda |er.prone wan
; ; establishing the ICFTU Inter- ae al: lealt with developing
“ F nal Solidarity Fund, for the Hey for pate postions ag i
Your Family Shopping Centre’ se of rendering swift sup-|formed his audience of the fret
‘ ni victims ae a number of

of
me throughout the world.
Hours: 9 - 5:30 The British Trade-Union Con

Ww WA members

are now seated in et and

the pretiaeial Tents lature Paites
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re Blairmore Saw-
mals, Burin
and Bodie ae Co.

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Resouoney,

ALWAYS 100K

FOR THE
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