Unions Urge Repeal “Bill 43”

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Restrictive Features Menace

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its majority in the Legisl.

VOL. XXVI NO. 5 aij 1st ISSUE MAR., 1959 - one B.C.

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Events Cast
Their Shadows

Be igson Reports
N'FL'D Struggle

e-scene report of conditions on IWA picket

lines in sere indland which appe. Ww, Wi
from Dist! re 2nd Vice-President, Stuart M. Hodgso:
was despatched to the eastern provi

District Coun No. 1 with the co-operation of the Inter-
national Union and Local 1-217 IWA.

Hank Skinner, one

Ed mar

that must b

caer Neve

foundland Development mp-
See “Hodgson” Page

WHAT'S
INSIDE

Poge

wn opposi
in the ee eine wie Premi
sitting. The Bill

Earlier, the B.C. weceration
°:

ine plans to eee

. th

lature to ‘steam roller’ second

used
Fat bee Bill 43, popularly known as “A Bill to Smash

ition of trade union members
er insisted UDO aaa all- night

passed second reading at

suoulel pe organized in protest.
oe was taken on this

District President Joe

Morris
was spokesman for the Feder
am,

a ae “conference eee the

fore the public
daily

Action iprogran Adopted

All Local Unions were otetted
to convey information regard-
ing the Bill to the membership,
and long range plans were auth-
ori aed

om several quarters,

propos yas made that a ge

ral of brief duratic

e Bill.
favow

by means of|of di
display advertisements in the
pre: od

oe

the injustice On the ‘Bill. As a

result, a i n on a TV program, in which

made Joe Morris, was des-|he and Rollo Gervin were inter-

pata ched to Victoria to place|viewed by Sun reporter Doug
rade union oes betes the Colts, _On this occasion, the

Minister of Labow esid

bers of the re eentsiatu ould not commit himself on
Complete unanimit ry. ‘prevailed the subject 0 x

na radio address, District
President Morris warned that
ne ral when passed would be

0 hamper the Union’s neg-
stations which open on March

disc “Bill 43” Page 2

Board Ra

At the opening o'
Negotiating Committee

Union's eight- -point program

present contract term:

fF bargai WA
and Forest Industrial Relations Ltd.

he
employers pro-

Employer Propose

te Boost

ining talks between the |

act by

producing ten proposals largely designed to weaken the

-| $4.00 per diem, and that Havel
time should be paid ae ane ea
nor labour rate. One
employers proposed that ai oH
erence to a minimum basic rate
See “Employers” Page 3

Bill 43 ..ccesereee 2

IWA PIX ...... 5-8

REPOR’ elai used
er cle lines at mre ne substantiated by this hota which shows clearly eases we
riainly not

clubs on the IWA members guardin;
eapons carried by the Mounties ‘are

7

Safety ssn. 6-7
Federation... 9
Hodgson ........ 10

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