fi Report ing of he eae Annual Distr the Uni re Beant a Beeaiic: of the The_audit Pa istrict Geunci i iders the Bien Is is enlar include Saskatchew. Although net Rescaaihin es had increased, due to a wider range of activities, the revenue of the District had increased by a corresponding amount. Strike Sound Position Epo tabled el the [WA District Officers at the o} financial iShetenicnte Heated eat the in a sound ge ss fudistiction as a region and Manitoba. B. C. LUMBER WORKER 9 Reveals trict Convention disclosed that ‘ained its ate ength unimpaired, despite the financial po: it con- perio oF He peat pli Sar ing activities. el aeaieed ‘information poeer guaranteed pms ee a The report oe he a the officers to last year’s con- mtion, it was resent will be furnished by the Dn of the union’s Research Depart- Jater i ar. mber in- Evan as 2 pall as in other in-| Alberta I.W.A. Delegates of Local 1—206 and 1-207, line-up at dic Registration Desk to rece eyes has shown a marked] eive their Convention badges from District Staff member Marge Smith,left front and increas Shirley O'Reilly during the 22 ndAnnual I.W.A. District Conv ention. culties because of eee ic] Hoi cds juilding in Canada and rends then in the making. Un- une rues States has increased jortunately, ca have vindic- a end lous pacer provid-} MacKenzie, S M. Hodgson, J.| nominee, recommended no wage] On August 14th, Commissions led those predictions. ing an "expand ing market for| Madden, and W. Hayes, opened | increase. The Board also yielded| er Sloan eachminendedta fori Unemplosment of Pine pro-| BC. er. Biisiness activity | bargaining talks on March 17th to the 2 ern ers preps nat ula for settlement, whic! iid portions was ele in Gindda has ear a steady| with the eit guigle Biss ae provision: t include a wage increase, but a out the ae i n the the e down. which did include improved con- iow reached a tener’ ae than ‘ospects for the De lespite the convincing evid-| tract conditions. It was made Bediriencea last winter. A most Hi recovery is 1959, Mass un- ma concer ence arecentaatn upport of ene evident that no further gains se eriol Bus feature of this situation| employment is still the most her puese Aves ae union's case, our amet ls were] could be obtained through nego- aci feature of the pres-| applica in] almost completely ignored. The tiation. The facts were fully re- rs have been deprived of ne eit situation. April ce f Conctation rons Pleas Relley, Committee unan-| ported to the membership. The Betcrnity te re-establish thei Throughout these difficult cir-} No progress wa: le toward usiy sultael was confronted sa a entitlement i i rene, ran, pesie Ss settle. of vie choice between acceptan: of Bhi irance Patty. tained its membership strength nt at this stage, because of | auth ation hes Sinan formula or Aes ac: unimpaired. The IWA has tak- the feneliasees, sleDlaves et by | tion. “The majo rd- Empl loyers’ Campai a an influential part in all] the cmployets to grant a on- | ed, on this occ: OH September 4th, the results rade union activities required oa ns, ¢ dispute w ee oe eae action was 82% Also the eds union move. us combat unemployment, and|red to a. Conciliation Board, the question peter tet "0% ment of this i vince was ey to offset the effects of ees at whose ceedings commenced 5 J Vot favoured accep’ jected to a lous campaign of| tack upon pieaaeet labor made |on upervised Vote Sloan formula. re ae. one an ieprecentation by the o onan by the emp! nt-| tract was thereupon signed wit ized ee rs. Mt Ans the IW. as the aie min yee seal on t The majority report of the Coast alae s Conciliation Board si; Bue iby ‘The Union's Negotiating Com- | the Chairman, Dean mittee, comprised of ‘Brothers J. | Forestry Dees ee ee rests ae “this ballot, as tabu 1 h Lg employers! represeniatived n the basis of the Sloan form- sla ‘ana ie cipal targets. This bara patgn reach ei, vii ight of subsequent Morris, F. Fieber, W. Allen, J.|George Robson, the employers’ y aly ppeanens events tne District Officer: x 's .be- ————— = ee art ully anal by theltieve that the decision viewed District Policy pes ti 0 ee an de ne 5 Negotiating determine the will of the mem: sup he ovincial Governee pares discussions Withiethe | |torethe-Union'simnembers inthe employers’ representatives ai circumstances. di he chairm of the Chief Conciliation Officer, Wil- Interior Negotiations liam Fraser, but those discus- The important fact to note a i 5 vines sions pr quent to this the District Policy| ern Interior has been pecan Committee was called into ses-| to gain considerauen of the sion, and decided to meet with} ion’s deman the Pacific Northwest Negotiat- Bargaining ‘talks which com. i i rtland. lata ae Meaneen or | their proceedings in September, Sloan as a nega sGorieateaianee each with Mr. Phillip Fleming to mediate the dispute. of Victoria as Chairman. re) n August 3rd, a District Del-| The Board for the outer egate Conference, summoned to| Interior recommended a bee a report on the Union's pol-| year contract with an increas ‘y gave unanimous approval to at af he first year, and an ad- GENERAL AGS derma Be the zat pa et ees Federation, oe Fennell, he actions of the Policy and eer increase of 3% the sec- (centre) ee George Mi the guest Saal er, CREDIT UNION DIRECTORY = IWA Credit Union od cnr hee” ||| LOGGERS’ AND LUMBERMEN'S CHOICE |)"32"cuy tor sw now 209 IWA 1-217 Soving: IWA ae “creat Union Room 21, 774 Columbia Street, Local bac 1118 ery ani ia), 904 wus & District Credit Long fee me Chemeainus St strict Secretary-Treasures, |Negotiating Committees. There- saa, year. It is significant that he sand Dis Siding Ne TW.A. Stati HE in a Legion Hall, ay Which he was [UPOM Negotiating, Comnlla enaeu oiee couscerscon . Wag et again entered ‘0 discus- ra a long-term contract ls pone nae the employers under |in the naples of the Commis- consequently the Union was ae given the opportunity of con- a revision of its de- mands » with a two-year period “th he ae same Chai Argyle Street, Port Alberni For Over 35 Years ae recommended that t wages 4 be frozen at the piarent level for other year t area. Watson's Leather |j "iv instances ihe istic Street, Victoria Courtenay Credit Unien, Box 9} Dist [ rejection and the authorization ¢ Cowichan, B.C. loves of strike action. In h areas, Made by the Union's vote gave an over- Union Ma all majority for rejection of the Cred Un ‘te i, ogee ay majority reports, and for auth- ce George JOHN WATSON LTD. |fjorization of strike action. In aa ea hee Nn imo both areas a majority was ob- VANCOUVER, B.C. Il tained in favour of strike action, | to be continued