B.c. LUMBER WORKER

Ist Issue, September

an:
a tribute t em t they successfully sur-
j aA ea

The Priorit
‘HE BASIS found for unanimous agreement
during the discussions on proposed Inter-
national Union structural changes at the recent
District Delegate Conference is worthy of
special comment.

eg there was aut acu non of per.
mediate Huioae,
mere svetied by the effort to agree. on the
Belicinles involved, and avoid disruption of
effort by premature attention to controversial
ils

ship set the tone of the del ate, if the same spirit
lif districts, the
probe will bear good 1 results.

Most significant was the determination, re-
_ peatedly declared, that the. members in this dis-

which have proved to be the main source of the
Union’s strength in British Columbia and
Alberta.

9) d their insistence upon
the retention of th iE ip bal-
Wee nclect offi Aldeteai eer

changes

_ in policy on finances.

unanimity achieved in pot 1 will
n. is-

eir cence regarding the efficiacy of tke
Principles of organization followed and now
. More generally advocated.

It will be seen as the aed proceeds, and
ne decisions are made, that an administrative
hi i

S
aoa as ct answer to the demand for
izatio:

Be able

Wes SoS VISIT to Vancouver of Latin

the IC. romoting international goodwill
in a A ays.

at the significance of their visit was recog-
bia a local trade unionists in appropriate

ways stands to the credi e B.C. pene
tion. They rose to the ee with a warm-
hearted hospitality, that met with a touching

response on the part of the eae

At was ose that pear eae

ealize

more age their ‘ele ‘ae Praia. with the

plantati orkers, bauxite miners, and ma og-
(ce

color
and creed to make this brotherhood unmis-
takably clear.

It was good oi Pt de fed ae to
realize that in 3)

SEMINARIO

A COLOURFUL POSTER derianed by Harry Kelman of the CLC's Education Deparsmenty racrks the ICFTU
seminar to be he di et Bai eee Pinot a English and

P
Bnieedeitertd (deniociacwrevera he y be pre served and extended through interdependence of all
peoples Copies ofthe poster will iia ‘orovided to the 80 students to the seminar and val U eventually find
places on bulletin boards in some 35 countries, carryin g the message of Canadian friendshi

-|the Christian Church toward
le He C

ace conditions in their own lands, found rea-

to eDereuie 2 oan fe uate unionism has won : (Delegates

for them in this

All agree ne aus — of es one T § kk
take place ofte aT ost important tha O ee
workers aoe forge the onde which will feet .
trends leadin; | TUC Change

All agree ae that the organizational activi-

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ties of the ICFTU, loyally sup Dor rted by the A thousand legals se

: Fs ing more workers
IWA Local Unions, is bearing rich fr ea A are to be asked to authorize a’new
spreading the gospel of trade a ion dem look at trade union structure in

and _eooaet ll in depressed and dnuerasyelogel Britain,
1957, Trades Union Congress

a ir
seas wn ii

he fi tembe! in

Oo fe seeking their support are several

itchell Replies ee ae ae

ing for an inquiry to

‘esent Mies on

T Pp ] it Cc iti the moraine is fitted for the
i hi do.
© Pulpi ritic hae 0 do

d Shown
These moti ir on
Criticism voiced by Rey. Emlyn Davies, president of the | preliminary agenda for the 1957
Canadian Council of Churches, to ihe effect that trade unions | Congress. The first document to
ey

we

on this continent have cease be a democratic movement | appear as part of the preparations
was declared to be contrary t the evidence by IWA District or this annual Pa of
retary George Mitchell in a radio S ritain’s organized workers, this
ace ® _——__________| agenda gives some, but not all, of
1e IWA official: the clues to the scope of the dis-
“Evidently Mr, Davies regards NOTICE cussions that will take place there.
the chi arges recently made with Membership meeting of Lo. |] The reason is that side by side
respect gfe we an ions in the |} cal 1-80, IWA, will be held with the preliminary agenda,
Untied: States Senate ae Ase Suinday, September 29, com- || which each of the 186 tiated
Piollysteieland mate soptcable mencing at 10:30 asm, in he || ano) ay contribute two mo-
to all trade unions and a IWA Hall, Brae Road, Dun- ||tions if they wish, there is the
union officials. It is to be Ebola can, long annual report of the TUC
that an official of the Canadian Business will include elect- |} General Council, presenting the
Council of Churches should deal |] ing ceignies to represent the || Fecor of a year's work in such
so carelessly with the evidence,|| Local Union at the Second || fields as economic policy,’ social
and utter’such a sweeping con-|} Annual B.C. Federative of ||insurance, production, interna~
demnation of Canadian trade|| Labour Convention, tional affairs, education, and ize
unions, where no evidence of cor- union organization and practic
ruption or lack of democracy
been fo: As a tt f fact,
ie wiknaparean circa 15 OUR
merely ‘epetiig Tie prejudiced
Statements of big business. prope- AUTO INSURANCE RATES DID
gandists, in a stronghold of big NOT increase on August 1st
business autocracy, without
FRaSUEG Re athe Satine TO SAVE ey POLLARS, PHONE EM 3710
upon the unions by the greed of or write
big business to fight for allevia- Co-Operative Fire & Sasualty Co.
tion of conditions of degrading
enslavement and needless poverty |J__°© “AST BROADWAY NCOUVER, B.C.
in ths zi st of plenty. His state-
ment has created a stir

CREDIT UNION DIRECTORY

IWA Credit Unions oe other Credit Unions
er supported by IWA Local
spokesmen eran Chirehevii niona in B.C.

ow a better understanding of

ry ei Credit Union, 209 Argyle Street, Port Alberni
issues involved.” At

aus -217 Foleo Broadway & Quebec Streets, eaVoneea ver 10

ns (N.W.) Credit Union, Room 21, 774 Columbia Street,
New Wi inster
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Chemainus & District are 298, Chemainus
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