4 ; STRIKE PICKET NEWS.

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THE MOST SAM OTROS: Poe se ‘on the continent boasted the officers of Local 1-217-IWA when these charming young ladies, all members of the Local Union, voli

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red
for special picket duty at t, — Bridge Lumber, Mitchell Island, Company officials hiding inside the plant could not possibly accuse these IWA ladies of intimidation.

eel 1-363 Courtenay Reports

e plans under the direction of the strike committee were
dure aes into effect at the outset of the aan without any hitch
and matters proceeded without incident until a number of injunctions
were served on the Leech Union’s officer:

Meo on all booms in the vicinity, Having, es a qui Bey se

especially for this purpo: Local Union.

s the Local Union’s ee and str: ae committee members are
nae pone busy and on the move attending to their ake ates,
it hi en difficult for ieee process servers to find them. At s this
bee the appearance of a large group Ret a AGE gam a one
stage the court’s pee attempted to he restraining ee
members he si eee staff. ie thie meere that the sal

circumstances ae in this Local Union’s jurisdiction have created
eel problems. cee have eeICe! mer eeu for which the
ie present time.

equal up t

Twenty-four operators, bargaining independently eo signed in-
terim agreements with the Local Union, making provision for the 20%
wage increase, and other IWA co: nonce demands. No single operator
found the ke de ae excessive.

As of the members on strike also have. interests in small
farms antl ‘anes boa ae eee has been made enabling the surplus
of members required for picket duty to take up their secondary occupa-
tions.
The fighting. spirit scum Lay ee as and their families at thi
the respect of the community.

Local 1-367 Haney Reports

The strike has been made Sane in all large operations at the
main ors as well as in the Pitt Lak and Harrison Lake areas. Special
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a
pee where
ae strategy employed by non-union plants has been to raise eee
equivalent to the Gy per cent Lie San ath eee e IWA, an
t
‘o date, See operat rs eo eeaae erate have signed

interim agreements wit ie Local Union, and have readily agreed to
pay the twenty per ae ‘wage increase, plus the other contract benefits

demanded. They find that these contract terms do not unduly hamper
fitabl saya. Gl fecadiet
P

he offi £ th, 1e Local Uni. ‘i jal

roughout the Hope area, where some hostility to
the Union’s interest has be een GREE, Evidence of the Bacco:
Sarat wanes the

all the ae plants and logging nae morale is good among
ir families. This is show: the enthusiastic deter-
have been meee strike
the present, % Local Union has had no difficulty with the
eee in the area.

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on a Local 1-357 picket line in New Westminster. Picket captains take pains
to assign strike duty with comniey impertalitys At some points pickets are on duty
for eight hour shifts around the

Nail These Lies

Union members should at all times be prepared to “nail down” the
Hes © in GROMER, © as ogee from ane banter sow ECE Dy giving the

neighbours,

lie in circulation can be denied by ee it oe to ae

that qoue with regard to contract demands we: lways made

completely democratic fashion

vention. They wie e not Gheeven! by any small official {2 252, for the
is one of

aul major GEBETORE 3 by conneaaant pare this strike were idetenmdned by

nother lie can be answered by making it known that the ae es
oe me Union do not receive any pales for the’ duration of the stri

y
h footi = or eh ke i a
bers are on Fe to income.