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IWA Tackles Vital Problems

@® OL. XXVI NOS Sad Ist ISSUE FEB., 1959°- VANCOUVER, B.C.

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Smallwood Challenged

Standing and unanimous vote of approval was given
the resolution introduced by the District Executive Board
at the !WA Annual Convention demanding action at all

ement against Premier Small-
wood in his attempt to break the strike in Newfoundland
fag weing ‘ugh ett ane IWA”

AS.

ened members of the IWA faa ‘strike in the woods acetone ‘of
that Gn ie ae tae calculated to break the present strike,

and destro; h
AND WH 3 nal oodworkers of America
is legally established as a legitimate ad union in all the pro-
inces of mi a of the
iC)

vi f the Dominion, and is an integral pa: Canadian
Labour Congress, the ‘L-ClO, and the
AND WHEREAS, the workers now on strike in Newfound-
east ana one strict requirements laid down by the New-
fou ernment to

gain Ceara of their protest
saint “ntaerable living and working conditions,
BREAS, ee lange and P yealtity corporations in-

the type of organization now proposed by
od was formerly rejected by the workers be-
mili

mpany domination.

y emphatically
ieicais the statements mince ‘by Premier suattvoed eqoues
the Canadian Labour Congress, ane, requests that the ws of
aS labour in Canada be c musa? ted to I Mr: Se ily wood.

BE at di i

“Decisive
Year
For WA"

“This is a decisive year for

e Nee pledicks d District
siden Morris in his
Bes cheat Brass to the
2nd Annual rete Con-

cis
referred are the pending wage
STOLE y political action,
sey, ment, and the

ion’: to reconstruct
its administrative structure.

approve ans

a a
welcome
those delegates who, 2
few days ago, were on the

District Convention
Plans Forward Moves

With few formalities, one hundred and fity delegates
attending the 22nd An nual Conven' ntion of District 1, IWA,
‘ancou' ebruary 9th,

took a business-like approach to a we vari ety © of problems
Wit the obvious intention of making this a decisive year
r the WA. mee they promised, would be made a good

ote for the
| Ligne

President William Hayes, Lo-}
cal 1-367 officiated at the open-

ul deliberations.
Bis Worship, Mayor pom a

HAYES, President of local

to
dustrial peace in this | roca! is
not Ua restr rictive labour
legislation.
on i

ntion, welcomes the

District ie ae jonye!
delegates on the morning of Feb-

loyers insist [ruary a.
e for a

Ingram; Co-ops, C. Gisslen;
eo. SAU ETsOn of the Sal | Sergeant aa cerns L piset Of
\rmy prounced the invo- | ficers’ Tol

esha ow. Gra:
In his address Barone the con-
nister of Labour

's on the
- {vention the Mi

at all

‘ectiv
ey Es eetoutis nd, and that to this end the Ts be eed atone
kein British Trades Union Congress, Hed AFL-CIO, and the Inter-

ode a aa of Free Trade Unions.
‘tT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we urge our bro
ce at Reatoundla id to remain firm in defence of Bhuils
eased ite to the
of

2 utmost

ern Interior. cone
sisters in that ar
lant fight, aaa ven, ‘ite
conditions. It was th

id
President ewe ERS to
Be Feder ‘ation of Labour Fae ‘on.

nister

Interior Strike
Wins 16c “package”

that won
terms of sei much. bet-
ter than ieee pttared by the
aman throughout the nego-

Newfoundland Crisis

and ae sriniscionek Gov n this respect.
chard, Workmen’s a commissioner Chris.  Prit-
tion Board. chard announced his retirement.
Chairmen named for conven-|from the Board, and received a
von committees were: Resolu-|standing ovation from the con-
ns, Ed Haw; constig ution and|vention in tribute to his cham-
Be Jaws, R. C. Ros: jee slays: pionship of labour's ar
Wm. Wilson; Oraaitent n, A.lduring his term of offic

At this time we boule not be
of desperate
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Delays Explained

he Southern Interior strike ended on the eve of the |woods operations « of Newfound:

i Ai ual: District Convention when the Union's negoti- land v ve already advis'
ators, headed by District President, Joe Morris, gain Sane » A ine ae and o Owing to circumstances beyond the control of the
acceptance of a “‘package’’ which omens a wage increase wi Seer Res Ae Eattorial Board, the publication of recent issues of the
of 16 cents an hour across the boar: ead over a two-year |we are proud of the fact that mber Worker s been unavoidably delayed, This
period, and other contract faphovernents ready the trade unions in this ee ibae en due to a jurisdictional dispute involvi

Within pen Bu, ss Balicy Committee were recom- panne see: our own Lo-| bers of the printing trades in Vancouver shops.
gs rate ee oul ded for acceptance by the |cal ee 'D haye contribute: d

y will ‘6 a ”

ey ate gained union shop "See Interior’ P.2 “Decisive” 3

conditions
ow antl icipated that the
operators in the North-
on mn Inter! jor will have no alterna-
tive but to sign an agreement
which ate the same level
out vad ae oe ae
Di og

‘The repor' de aN the Dist
riet Officers to rine anm

vention stated;

“Immediately — prior S stile
tte ne aera ides
noes Fs

ttee succeed
tte a iattlersent:
with the geornars: representa-
tives which after referral to the
WHAT'S
INSIDE

2-Newfoundland
IWA PIX ..

Annual eaaveAtion,

District 1 — 1959

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