B.C. LUMBER WORKER

» [closed down. This, he said, pointed.
to the need for a better distribu-
tion of purchasing power. He
spoke of sections of the industry
where profits were still soaring,
while production was held at 70
per cent of capacity.

The IWA guest speaker spoke
in approval of the action taken
by the AFL-CIO. to maintain
ethical practices, and purge the la-
bour movement of all forms of
racketeering and corruption.

Proud of IWA

In this respect, he declared, the
IWA could hold its head up with
pride that no trace of such prac-
tices had been known in its ranks.
“We are justly proud of our rec-
ord,” he declared, In reference to
the recent expulsions, he reminded
his audience that action was di-
rected only against a few of the
top officials.

«++ proud of the IWA

In his references to the ap-
proaching special international
convention, he gave the assurance
that every effort would be con-

partment. He urged that the 5

problems involved be faced
a spirit of unity, and with a de
termination to serve the best in-

terests of the Union's member
ship.

tinued to minimize the organized
strength of the LWA in every de-

1-80 Offers Bursary

A Scholarship to the amount of $300.00 is being offered by
Local 1-80, IWA, to the boy or girl receiving the highest stand-
ing in the written examinations of the Grade 12 University Pro-
gramme, conducted in June by the Department of Education
for B.C.

To be eligible for the award, the applicant must be either a
son or daughter of a member of Local 1-80. Another qualifying
feature is that an applicant cannot be a recipient of Scholarships
from other sources, in which the total amount equaled or ex-
ceeded $300.00.

in the B.C. Teachers Federation building. Group left, front row: Mrs. M. Cottingham, President B.C.T.F.;
Howard Conquergood, C.L.C. Director of Political Education. Back row, left: Stan Evan, Assistant General
Secretary, B.C.T.F.; Joe Miyazawa, IWA Associate Director of Research and Education; Percy Lawson, CLC
Organizer; George Home, B.C. Federation of Labour Secretary.

Hartung Assails
Profit-Takers

Trade union members must develop techniques which
will enable them to combine political action with economic
action in order to meet the threatened onslaught of the com-
bined employers on this continent, declared International
President A. F. Hartung, when he addressed the 21st Annual
District Convention in Vancouver.

workers to tighten their belts,
while themselves grasping for still
larger profits.
Buying Power Vital

In his review of conditions
throughout the lumber industry
across the Pacific Northwest, he
deplored the fact that a large
number of operations had been

The social progress desired by
organized labour will never be
achieved, he declared, “if the

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workers stay at home sitting on
their har instead of taking di-
rect participation in their own pol-
itical affairs by voting.

The International President
spoke in complimentary terms of
the manner in which negotiations
had been conducted in District 1
last midsummer. The results had
not been obtained by magic, he
believed, but rather because of the
solidarity in IWA ranks and the
adequate preparation made in ad-
vance.

Out of Balance

He expressed himself as being
uneasy because of the great atten-
tion given the missile program in
the United States while too little
attention was given the alarming
increase in unemployment. Con-
trol of inter-stellar space might
prove of little value if it was ac-
companied by economic instabil-
ity, and inadequate provision for
the masses of the. people, he
claimed.

The speaker delivered some
heavy broadsides against the large
corporations, who are urging

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W. McMath, 1-71; A. Butler, 1-80 Chairman; H. Jonsson, 1-85; D. Hall, 1-118; C. P. Neale,
Green, 1-252; N. Kelly, 1-357; J. Downey, 1-363 Secretary; J. Allison, 1-367; Cecil Heagy,
Zurba, 1-417; W. Schumaker, 1-423.

1-217; Tom
1-405; W.

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