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Local 1-71 IWA Convention
Sets Out Togeers’ Demands

VANCOUVER, B.C.

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“Union-Busting’
Laws Fought

ech made by U.S.
before the recent AFL-CI
on the part o

e res
ventior fter the

con I
aay ‘ele te legislation to ait
the vement in securing

d all

Labour Secretary James P. Mitchell
convention has prompted action
Tau ign

neh a re-vitalized campai

Labour's

proposals to weaken unions under
ihe” pretext a eas the
members of the
eu: S. 1958 Pr rogral
tary puts Caled what
the Ad: <dminis| istra-
53. He

tion,
strictions on union erie ach
vity.

1
SI “ioe “accountng for
Bey ane nes

ig list
of Sec Ta-

bor Tene some of which

ce
dorsed the AFL-CIO pro-
t

Program
Safest

d labo

WAGE
HIKES
ASKED

Resolution endorsed at the
recent AFL-CIO Seaton
announced licy for

se

x ae H kkk
Delegates Ask Restoration

Union Steamship Service

as *

iecine were rey

*
nety-three resolutions originati: sub-
orted upon by the See Baul ee ‘the t two-
in anh convention of Local 1-71

mber 20-2

1 IWA held in the Stry

year’s administra ion of the Local
Union's affai

t Demands

intrac
Majority of the resolutions re-

5
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Bia

a po
consumer buyi

“The general economic climate
te as been deteriorating,” said fhe
solution, “and a decline in busi
ness activity is often iia

r | tighter bargaining condit

istions jvoramnltes dealt with the
ract mands of members in
ee camps. These

wil ibe feud to the ap-
Dist _ Conventi ion,

contract demands from all se

"| had mcedicied the downward

end

slackening makes it doubly im-
perative that unions gain sizable

buying power and thereby provide
eacedidisti i

c-

tions of the jumber industry, in
accordance with the custom of th
IWA

ecisions Made

Chief items of business decided

ohne Gore and
Federation of Ebon whisk he
stated, would adequately
the necessary eee aas ty hush Nee

and mine One pro}
impose Bicioranr an ee
to

cret bal

he resol olutio ion cna with she
subject adhered to the simple p:

pt ition that tt favored | ‘ave whieh

the Fed-
eral and Provincial governments.
He peed continued and united
support of the*
made b the F
oe Cabinet and those of

Congress to the Federal
Cabinets
Housing Urgent
Beene oe Steen. se im-
t of a nati Hiobal ba ing

an ad registered Eproition to pro:
posals that damage in the aus

yr two years

See “PROGRAM”

the economy.

Intensify Bargaining

intanielediem of contract
He on mane matters as wages,

fare allowance, travel time, camp
“The worsening of the general }Condition:

economic situation and pressures |house and bunkhouse employees,

n [ies bia in wage bargaining work

t be overcome by intensified for crews, seniority, proba

eeieie. efforts.” tionary clause, working foremen,

protection, contract rates, for

“The labour movement can:
ae and will not re: Hs on pescee

day's pa or yesterday’s liv-
ing standards.”

secure in the knowl-
cca in vigorous
will ben efit

LY;

ents
balance between greater produc-
ive power and © pur-

chasing power.

Sime, “Hog hall supervision, pen-
, MSA and combination

Declaration in favour of the
principle - of the 32-hour week to

oe loggers available.

ision to ask the District

fay a ee to the former practice

of holding a Wages and els
See toca

BARNETT, M.P.

<|AGAIN ASKS

EXEMPTION

Tied reading of th

amend the Income Tax Act as

resend introduced in
Comm:

the
loggers similar to those aan
construction workers,

The pein by quoted from

Hansard, and i ie ortion of the
speech mi ‘om Barnett on

ate
e| the, pel ‘ead of the Bill. He

In discussing, clause
He had som
the ini

1 the min-

2328 of sae rd for Di
13, 1957,

Ican ae say to him—

December

(He was replying to a suas
tion asked & the hon. mem
ber for Cartier.)

the interpretation

fied that
gnetiow i plac
ple Hepceen upon
Now, we are faced with the
pre tten a this Het is
ing to out of the hands
See “BARNETT” Page 3

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