PICTURED ABOVE are members of Local 1-423 of the |.W.A. in attendance at their regular quarterly meeting held on July 6 in the “Aquatic” in Kelowna. Because of the resignation of Vic Fast (formerly Ist Vice-President) Local Union President W. Schumaker appointed Mike Wishlow to the position of 3rd Vice-President and Josh Aura to the position of Conductor. Jack Welder and Sonny Alexandre auto- THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER 2 convention are: : uir (International Executive Board member). matically moved to the positions of 1st and 2nd Vice-President respectively. Members in attendance elected the following persons as delegates to the 1968 Regional Con- vention: George Arishenkoff, Sonny Alexandre, Jack Welder, Bob Settle and Noel Gooding. Automatic delegates to this Executive Board member) and S. A. M W. Schumaker (Regional - BOOTS, BOOTS, BOOTS By JOHN SQUIRE Recording Secretary Local 1-85 Trust the companies to carry things to the extreme, and when things get to the extreme they border on the ridiculous, cs Union Safety Committees have, for the most part, co- operated with Management Safety Committees on the use of safety-toed shoes to the point where the wearing of such is accepted as a part of the safety program. However, no rule ever ac- cepted, whether it be man- datorily or voluntarily ap- plied, will fit every situation, and this is where manage- ment blunders in its attempt to get absolute conformity on a mandatory basis. A little common sense would tell them this is impossible. For a worker to follow the recommendation to buy one pair of safety-toed shoes is one thing, but when a group of workers, such as the boom crew at A.P.D. end up with three pair—and all for differ- ent working conditions—then nonsense has taken over from reason. Leather caulk boots for one season, rubber caulk boots for another season and standard safety-toed boots for an alto- gether different purpose—all at the cost of the employee— isad...d expensive game. Seems as though the boom crew gets ahead on its bark- ing requirements and are used, on occasion, to spend time cleaning up the barking area. This barking area is a spanking new twin log-haul unit complete with steel cat- walks, decks and _ ladders. Need any more be said then fed net JOHN SQUIRE to remember that caulk boots are required on the boom as a safety measure. Our message to this employ- er and all other employers dealing with matters of this kind — use a little common sense. No worker should be asked, let alone be required to keep on hand three pairs of work shoes, at his own ex- pense, just to satisfy one vol- untary factor of a safety pro- gram. Like we said — you can’t make one rule to satisfy every situation. If you want men to do other than their regular employment then, in the interest of safety and common sense, see to it that the necessary equipment is supplied by the company. UNIONS TO MERGE Two international unions with membership in the United States and Canada are scheduled soon to merge into what will be the seventh largest organized labor organization on the North American continent. At a joint convention to be held in San Diego, Cali- fornia, July 12, the Amalgamated Meat Cuters & Butcher Workmen with 390,000 members and the United Packing- house Workers with 90,000 members are expected to endorse a merger agreement entered into by the officers of both organ.zations last June 6. FOR IMPRESSIVE CAMPAIGN DOUGLAS PRAISED BY EXECUTIVE The federal executive of the New Democratic Party meeting in Ottawa June 29th made no bones about the fact that the campaigning of fed- eral leader T. C. “Tommy” Douglas in the recent federal election was probably the very best in his distinguished career in Canadian politics. Federal President James Renwick, M.P.P., issued a statement saying, “Mr. Doug- las’ impressive and vigorous campaign was largely respon- sible for the public accept- ance of the New Democratic Party as a truly national party, and for the gains in seats and popular votes that the party made despite the massive campaign by the Lib- eral Party.” Greatest Asset Federal Secretary Clifford Scotton, himself lauded by the executive for his role as campaign director, voiced his opinion that, while many can- didates, campaign managers and party workers deserved great credit for their efforts, “Tommy represented the greatest single asset of the New Democratic Party and its most potent vote-getter in the campaign.” Mr. Douglas crossed Can- ada four times, travelling about 50,000 miles in visiting about a hundred constituen- cies. The party vote held to its 1965 record and increased its seats by two, due largely to the urban, working class, trade union vote, said the fed- eral secretary. The federal leader himself informed the executive that he would not accept offers made to him by elected NDP candidates to withdraw to al- low him to run, but said he might consider contesting a by-election if a vacancy oc- curred. To Continue In consultation with the ex- ecutive, he decided to con- tinue as federal leader. He also said that he will not be a candidate at a leadership con- vention to be held next sum- mer in Ottawa. Immediately after the exec- utive meeting, Mr. Douglas appeared with other party of- ficers on the national CBC network program Newsmaga- zine where the party’s cur- rent position was thoroughly aired. Caucus Meeting Mr. Douglas has called a federal NDP caucus meeting in Winnipeg for July 20th and 2ist. Federal Secretary Scotton also prepared for the execu- tive an analysis of the elec- tion results. The NDP vote went up in the five provinces from Ontario to British Col- umbia, with Saskatchewan, where the party gained six seats, doubling its vote be- tween 1963 and 1968 from 18.2 percent to 35.9 percent. British Columbia again pro- duced a very solid NDP vote, 30.3 percent in 1963, 33 per- cent in 1965 and 32.9 percent in 1968. The wholesale switch of Social Credit votes to the Liberals probably accounted for the NDP’s failure to. win more seats. A New High The NDP vote in Manitoba was 25 percent, a new high, but still the party won only the three seats it previously held. But in this province the BROADWAY PRINTERS LIMITED printers and lithographers since 1911 <> 115 EAST 8th AVENUE VANCOUVER 10, B.C. Telephone 876-2101 Conservatives lost a few seats to the Liberals. In Ontario the party in- -creased its vote somewhat, but its percentage of the vote went down from 21.5 in 1965 to 20.1. 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