4 STRIKE PICKET NEWS

From Page 3

“We're Building A Stronger IWA"

unions generally try to the last moment to prevent them. But just as
cert tainly ame e of these gains could have been eae cea ve seals
“S lo pay.

W. P.
843 alles
New Westminster.

We've Got Lots Of Friends

of the dirtiest tricks pulled by some employers is the sneaky
atte: See i spread a rumo or it the strike fund will soon be exhausted
and that ee strikers ay ir families will be left
Of dead c

thing, the aes may be dead certain. A g and repre-
sentative Pane: Committee is. guarding that situation carefully an
states that there is no cause for alarm. Wisely, the Union decided at t!
itset to conserve t! funds in ev. possible, in preparation for

a long fight. These methods of conservation are paying
proved most reassuring to all concerned. Every striker can Troms this
rumour baakn into the CRIME i

the IWA is highly BAe
i Gan forelont

other Unions. In addition, ieee other Union in Canada is aware thai a
the IWA is bea Pane the brunt of he organized employers’ attempt to
smash all big union:

So, anyone ce wants to doa see estas can easily foresee
that the trade union movement as a wh not going to let the IWA
suffer for lack of funds, while their treasuries are full.

ne Community Spirit Shown

neighbours of IWA members are now finding out that IWA
eer can ae relied upon for a good community spirit.
One anding example is reported by Local 1-80. Repeatedly,

members Be ee Local Union’s sub-locals have turned out on vorting

rti
cone ‘tion of the parking lot for a local hospital, ‘an improvements
th ‘w Exhibition grou: :

pal me Local Union rane with thanks the aid of the —
fishermen, Sie distributed a large catch among the families still living
at Renfrew, Harris Creek, and Bear ai elk.

The Youbou Sub-local has been staging “social nights” > movies
and dancing in their nig community hall to liven things up for the —
sik fe their famili

10 means ‘signifies that the more serious business in hand
is ee. nee The Lake ee Sub-local meets jointly with the
e Ci Bay Sub-locals every Tuesday evening

ded that they oe aa biota of pies Es
sti = pear to conduct a eek Educa :
up the BER Union's wctona eet ‘ogram,
ihe Subjects of
b the bese
of selected tae eae up oe Joe va paige Educatios
and Resi

will be held throughout the

When simi ilar pigs from other Local Unions are examined, one
can readily believe, what has been so often claimed, that a strike always
builds a stronger and better IWA organization.

Get The Facts From
The Union —Not The
Employers

CANVASSING COMMITTEE of Local 1-217, WA, pose outside their Central Strike Headquarters, with the truck used by them to iso ~ ‘Lee
ges.

donated by sympathetic city merchants to the IWA strike relief. Names
Jr.

MeLachlan, Joyce Stewart, Doug Evans, Ricky Evans,

of the donators are listed elsewhere on these pages. Group are, left: