LUMBER WORKER Guest Editorial CONSPIRACY AGAINST IWA The “strike nol nee Ae ed” and which has para- lyzed the coast lumber Fup oon is “actually the es ened.” uld not wit ich should never have happ It wor ve happ pened if oat ing to ac the outcome of genuine coutiiadan: or if cept the large ‘nber ea PyTnUCeS had acted reasonably to- w. directed pee the IWA from ch workers, with the only remaining weapon in its aneael le Si a re, officers of the IWA have indicated their aware- ness oe ae effect of the strike on the provincial economy nays I the strikers and their families will endure the greatest sacri- fice, but they have chosen to do so rather than sabaut ite the unfair contract conditions insisted upon by the Pployers. The Union has stated with some reason; “The o: 's. The empiones have indicated that ed would marca ‘fight the Union investor: The events of the last two days have pr ses caatactis that the workers have no other defence of their rights than the use of the strike weapon.” The Minister os abel ur has been unable to explain away his “about-face” on a promise given to the Union. This was when he ee ptorily ordered reference of tl pute to a Conciliation Board, at a when t! Conciliation Offi jad a settlement in the making. He ap) nee as Chairman of the Conciliation Board a mem- - ber ie UBC Faculty without it any Previous experience ant 0% the office now held by Principal Norman Mac- Ken: The Minister gave ground for the ae icion voice ane Union, that the Sorerment wi juite wi aise e the eport prepared by t ¢ Conciliation Officer discussed as it was not Pees to wealthy campaign co! nerd ees the Union, all is aaa able to share We | ee ata with tl workers yam means of a more generous distribution Be eotpo: ati ic on an average of 2. 25 is inv tories are at-the lowest point; | orders S on hand are t! the h ighest for re costs per unit of production Thave been lowered; ‘profits are again soaring. Thei poreument cone ney. repeated by hi out of the export market. See Next Column Sol J. Sm ith, ee Gea of St. Peter's ee Be “ntti | Relations, oe "ommend magazine entitled “Labor's Wroi —and Right: THAT CORRUPTION has wormed oe si, way into id Determination "Labour's Weonae an rm & fk / ec Lea vonace ("sates the framework of an han that has happily Pe volved a crea to sounethia bling an ordered industrial he labor ° of unsavory witnesses before the Klieg lights, va snatches of See ywad Dae are a t mi coy 1E CL They should be cut down to size.’ ent malice nhs highlighte ed this phase of hole. the sul ut of BiG propor' measuring rod i: The aah nee of the pic- | o! ba an life, stat nding” alone agement may think ture should either be minimized solar seer ceaLrs a is part labor,” but th nor concealed. They exist. But to cultural whole. it is M present this caricature as the E ND. FACT about the bilit ior image of organized labor is a| labor movement which seems to]*! ras distortion of the fact. cause concern to the public re- ee nions and corruption are not] volves around what anti-union | th synonymous trems, and to at-| critics call “the monopoly powel oe membership, tempt to identify the misdeeds of | of labor.” “The unions have be- ie the minority with the good deeds| come too strong, too powerful,” ok He majority is to do violence|is a common complaint, “They | Sesse 2 tice, 0 operation or in a has lonopoly on evil, a copy- oe rade unions did not origin- | © ight on corruption) ore fie) 23| -) uals gaol aint clusive rights to the ill e! ss system. They have been compelled level, , it is clearly both the blic aut! < | of bargaining ities they found in ane corrective legislation. I be a grave inj a right to scrutinize and evaluate | billion at the top. The economic, UBLISHER’S NOTICE zWA will continue to publish ty) issues ach month, In order that the readers of these, and other leser giants, is al too evident. It see talk poate “cuttin down to size” wi ie. America. There as e | profits of the big “anton counter- parts in industr; IN A which whole of American society. orker may have a full report as quicl ckly as possible o1 si Caalancas the dates of publication will be. te red to give the _DEMOCRACY such as thing isolated, ad findings of the McClellan com-| 1° market place. The giant union is, ee the direct an ties snvestestion thatthe entire natural rreaction to the giant cor- imply a distortion of the law of |? a 5 logic. To infer further that the ¢ present time we have His unions and they, alone. ea commercial and financial Ao oxophy. Tt ‘wou tes in coal symbolize sin in American life tite mpt om simpl: surrender of reason. asset S run sa a billion at the | econ port of labor is Obviously, the public today has | lowest rung of ite ladder to $20 snap a protest and expand ly pre-usurped Domes a Pe pene tes of organi ent, for need one (to qualify as | Am ane scot ‘the Ne sociatio3 Manufacture il osophy eee indivi or doctrinaire, ‘anti uated econo an within the in Porell ssible service in this regard after each event. For this is issue is describ: bed as. “Birst Strike Issue eal and “second,” etc., within ae months ‘indicated, for the duration of the stri a C. a Wornen PUBLISHED TWI An Ose FIRST AND THIRD International Woodworkers of foerion (AFL-CIO-CLC) District Council No, 1 a CE M eS DISTRICT OFFICERS: sident he Vice- Pr “esident e-President Secretary treasure ‘one = Gateshall Anternational Board r F. Allen ress all Saale gee to cEoRGS = eas eee Sesretaty stress R 4. ul vi Authorized as Second Class Mall, Pos! 27,800 COPIES PRINTED IN Oftiee De ae ‘Ottawa ‘THIS Iss) aE There has been no wage increase since 1957, yet have aied prices more than 25%, while the sales Yalu has steadily risen. The pricing Policy for the lumber ee is based solely on their estimate of what the eee nt the domestic and off-shore demand for B.C. ee eae ods bids fair to break all records. The t} yee barons are sondsniyye expecting another spollings their export | ales, = Pe ft BOR UNIONS MUST bs See — economic, that very form of mode sala pies ie bgt If an of the trade io to ry “the poe h bee the insistent demand ee by the employers dicing egotia 3» The; ey asked that the Union be seed ired to frrego e igh 52) Senaere tract form, rm. The} ey e the aes might c! eck off per c: api Aas as in the ae Kingdom, fora aoe ll party of nite o} obviously, the large corporations anata to administer the aspirations of the iosbee organized workers must fi political and economic meai Tt is equally aes ‘that he ae these designs with both eoeited from CCF News) be recta out of the movemen’