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Congress Cleared Union
Of False Charge Erects
Criticism voiced in an editorial of the “Observer™ the Centr e
official organ of the United Church of Canada, charging the
Canadian Labour Congress with indifference to the plight of} Construction of an IWA

the South African natives, has heen refuted by CLC Presi-

dent Jodoin in a letter to the “'

A statement was also issued by
President Jodoin on behalf of the
Qs: Council of the CLC
ondemning the policy of Apart-
heid and racial persecutions as
practiced by the South African
Government,

This statement called on the
Prime Minister of Canada “to
raise the matter of apartheid and
the slave laws and regulations
prevailing in South Africa at the
forthcoming meeting of the heads
of Commonwealth nations. Should
such efforts fail, the CLC will call
for the exclusion of South Africa
from the Commonwealth of
Nations.”

In refuting the charge of indif-
ference, President Jodoin pointed
out in his letter, “that the Con-
gress is a founding member of the
ICFTU, which embraces 131 af-
filiates in 96 countries and terri-
tories with a membership of about
56 million wage earners.

Seminar
Probes
Politics

Five-day Political Educa-
tion Seminar conducted by
the IWA Regional Council in
Kelowna, November 16-20
attracted representatives from
_ all Local Unions in the proy-

ice, and was rated by them
a complete success. Main
achievement was a clearer
on questions of trade
political action.

(See Seminar P-3)

Observer's” editor.

The South African trade unions
are not members of the ICFTU
precisely for the reason of their
racist policies. The same applies

to other trade union centres in
Africa.”

“Congress,” “President Jodoin
stated, “refuses to accept their
reasoning that they are forced to
live with the laws of South Africa
although many of them are
iamed of the constitutional pro-
ions and practices of their
organizations,”

He concluded by saying, “that
as a matter of fact the ICFTU
had at. its last Executive Board
meeting, at which the CLC was
represented, welcomed the de-
cision to establish an independent
inter-racial trade union committee
for the purpose of organizing all
South African workers, regardless

of race, colour or creed and will
help financially not only in the
establishment of such a com-

mittee but also in the defence of
the victims of racial persecution in
South Africa.”

building to house the activi-
ties of Regional Council No.
1, and Local 1-217 IWA,
commenced on November
19th, with a sod-turning cere-
mony at which Regional Pres-
ident Joe Morris officiated.
On the

Marble Ltd.
will

The building’ which

be jointly owned and oper-

ated by the two organ

located at 2875 Commercial.

Wood Products Used

son that the building

ations is

an organization of
woodwork:
ed

product:

it will be construc
Bic,
Glue-laminated

principally of timber

posts
beams will form the frame-
work, while the interior will be
finished in a variety of hardwood

and

same date,

officers met with the

Local 1-217 IWA, and_ jointly
signed the agreements with the
architect, Samuel Collins and the|/
contractor, Hodgson King and

(See “BUILDING” P-2)

Referendum

Returns

Incumbent Officers

Returns of the membership referendum for election of

International Office

re-elected President

A. F. Hartung

for the fifth successive term as chief executive of the Inter-

national Woodworkers of America, it was reported by the

International Tabulating Committee,

PRESIDENT A. F. HARTUNG

Also.

cumbent officers

re-elected were the in-
James E. Dicey,
Claude
Ballard as Second Vice-President;
nd William Botkin
H. E.

the

s - First; :V:

Pre

dent;

Secretary-
Geiger won the
of

Treasurer.

contest for post Inter-

national Trustee.

Pre!

ident Hartung defeated
William Savage with a handsome

1ST VICE-PRESIDENT J. E. DICEY

majority. Vice-President James E.
Dicey defeated Wm.
decisively.
Claude
Botkin
ballot,

Hendershot
Second Vice-President
Ballard William
were the
and encountered very few

and

unopposed on

write-ins.
The newly elected officers will

be installed

years,

for a term of two

(See Also P-8)

Collins.

Council and Local 1-217, IWA.,
cost of $200,000, at 13th Street and Comm
15th. Others in photo are left, Mr. Maguire, George Mitchell,

ial Ave.,

SOD-TURNING CEREMONY is performed on the site of the new joint headquarters of the WA Regional
by IWA President, Joe Morris. The new headquarters are being built at a
in Vancouyer, and should be cor

'd by April

Stu Hodgson, Al Busch, Joe Miyaxawa, Mr.

fst and Last Thursday