B.C. DELEGATION AT IWA INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION

PORTLAND, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 9 - 13

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2nd ISSUE, SEPT. 1957 - VANCOUVER, B.C.

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Hartung Acclaims Union's

Convention Decision Retains
Present Membership Control

WA

Major decision of the I
Ly,

20th a a Conven-
opti lan wach
le pre:

Se nt
nion, and incorporate ick changes i in The

will set in motion immediatel.
structur of the
Union’s eae ion.

The orts submitted by th
Internationa Executive Board,
the resolution introduce
te Constit s Committee fol-

throughout all ee ricts is at
eak strength, and that the asse 2

by
Within the p possesion of the Union
e | hav incre

ion: i
7 lowed closely the terms of the] have been greatly in
wenty- Year CNIEVEMMENES sitting M Bisel] “as a mater oft fee
id upon as h the British Co-| experi of growth, together
Predictions BSeeeaing the estoy -making Broweh of the | the industry were working for as Himba eek sere unanintous.) yisth the econ at Heres
rf little as $2.00 a day. One large cor- Mae Report: “CHANGE’ je 3
poration paid (rs workers ;
5 from 25¢ to. 60e_ an hour. ToD] the’ convention rhecolnge De INCUMBENTS
embled Ai the Twentieth Constitutional convention in the Been a pe amps eee trict Ist Vice-President Joe Mad-
me city this year on Sept. 9. 3 den stressed the resentative
Three hundred delegates pres- Sean how, Sheractor of the comeaton, and| RETURNED
ent at the founding Pipestone irene prevailed. Tren attacked big|the constructive h ation: he posts of
learned that the treasury held only | ritish Columbia, the” wan xplanations of inflation. | pressing problems. International Ofiicersma nneares
499. The costs of a five-day con- | was ee en required to fight legis- He said in part: 20th Constitutional
vention nece sitated eli Bais gi ae antes Renee the “Tt is hard ee how “The assembled delegates uae Cor Hannes in Pouandy saw the
six organizers out of thi Raves ae sess a Beata to | Bus ” (e.g. naee and ‘get bene from every section of, the lum! resent incumbents unopposed.
field. aaa ime peril eirtee ee ye fit increases) the e|industry in the Unite ane e ballot issued poe ne re-
Be Oe RRO HESI REAR “At .that tiene, he stat 1, 5 _ ‘anada, and Alaska, some four membership referendum
Local Unions loaned ve i e, he stated, men i fe “HARTUNG” Page 3 hundred: in number. They were| carries the fells names: For
national ne rat ‘ihre 21, om nfronted with some very per- pest 2B ae fae for 1st
piacheree. Bae ote j rane fe exing problems. These were] vice-president, J. Dicey; for
eg ee vanee’ & Fai es tat with in a constructive man-|2nd ee Claude Bal-
$327,500. es were 155 affilia ee ahd ae ye
Local Un throughout. iam euatsy) for trustee, Rae

Special acul

eater Growth Se Be
Inc ete the President poin'

WESTERN LABOUR UNITY

Constructive Outloo!

Eddi
Dis! strict President - Joe Morris

was elected a delegate from the
IWA International to attend the
conventions of the Industrial
Union AFL-

Department, and the
CIO later in the ye:

B.C. DELEGATES DEFEND

to ihe fact t the ineratina The spirit of the assembly ‘was
joeiely es “Zo0 Local Uni ify: Ol Goslitumas th ie tanto!
rict Councils, an one I Z “Solidari ys ie , alternating Spanish and English] and its future. The reports sub-
BGs as ate “% versions, was fot only the “hit” song among the students | mitted by the International Offic
Lae sa =n attending the I CET Banff Seminar, but also proved to be disclosed that membership
a ivele Has Reh the major theme of round table ss ions. Seventy-five
by six tne, ee ee students from 32 different countris ies gave s' triking proof i
a tax has ee aeet nly | their i
by pies ai three fina Saal ae surmounts angus barriers.

in attendance, IWA ae re:

long Se os, ad areata

nstinte
the spirit
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WHAT'S
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the world to people in other parts

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the informatio they received,

of the participants have

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tionship. of people in one part of

See ‘‘SEMINAR” Page 9

PLYWOOD EXPORT STATUS

recently to issue a stateme

Canadian yale tes at the

test’ tari

Unit et sae ites.
e convention was

ution sie fend es

unfair competition
laste queda
productio:

The ohio when adopted, included the words: “Can-

ada excluded.”

correcting the i
Portland convention fai
rimination against plywood imports into the

rrotect garaerican ete products peninst
Canadian:

from
the ae Coward their

giving consideration to a reso~

areas, the

own,

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Green Gold-CJOR

7:00 p.m.
Thursday

CJAV - 6:30 p.m. Thursday
CKPG - Ist and 3rd Thursday -

6 p.m.