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Acceptance of the Deutsch formula as a basis of settlement in the longest strike experienced
in the history of the IWA in British Columbia, enabled 27,000 lumber workers to return to work
Sept. 14th with important contract gains which could not have best won except pprough strike
action. The end of a strike in which the IWA bership displ larity and
militancy, found the Union with unimpaired morale. Atl iectaninate conferences, the Union’s

legotiating Committee was able to secure agreement that the Deutsch formula would be fully

implemented. The following comparison between this formula and the earlier report of the
Conciliation Board gives the full f progress made as a result of seventy days on strike.

Board's Report

Deutsch Report

members in the coast area decisively Although the Deut t did e Un-

rejected the report of the Conciliation Board, they ion all the contract fects required under the cir-
did so for two main reasons. The wage proposal was - cumstances, it was written by a man who had taken
too low and the balance of the report contained no the trouble to gain an insight into "he problems of
other direct contract benefits, but opened the way the industry, i of the employers. His

for main proposals were clear-cut, and with few loop-
It contained | proposals which of themselves fur- holes for subsequent watering dow: n by the employ-
nished reasons for strike action. Any com par ison ers. Quite obviously, Dr. Beach decided to write
now i ai ct that a report that would be mid-way between the views
had the Union accepted the Conciliation on d’s of the Union and the employers, and thus make it
terms, it woul: ve been forced to give up r ights difficult sal pither party to ree after along strike.
peoeuly won. The strike wiped out these nina” Dr. sch proposed a wage increase of ten
proposals, st uepplssed them with eontre values. cents an feat: across the board the oe yea, and an

“BOARD REPORT” P. 2—Col. See ‘DEUTSCH REPORT” P. 2—Co

seers re

Fed. Con.
Oct. 5th

Fourth Convention of the
B.C. Federation of Labour will

_ gion Hall, Vancouver.
Labour legislation and pol-

‘Canada and the U.S. will at-
tend the week-long conyen-

WHAT'S
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sng tonigsl “rigs E wos taken by officials of Local 1-217, IWA., Van h f fide rs i Hots during
the voting on the Deutsch settlement formula conducted by the Local in the Kerrisdale A 7

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