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2nd Issue
Nov., 1965

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THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER

SPECIAL MEETING of B.C. union representatives was called
by the B.C. Federation of Labour to hear the issues in the
oil workers strike and to plan aid for the Oil Chemical and
Atomic Workers in their important struggle for job security
protection in the automating oil industry. More than 300
attended the meeting and a decision was reached to dis-
continue use of petroleum products for 48 hours from mid-
night Nov. 24 and for unions not directly involved in the
use of petroleum products, to withdraw their service for

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WAS UNANIMOUS

SUPPORT FOR THE OIL WORKERS

the same period as a token of support, if no settlement was
reached by that time. At the meeting in the Labor Temple
in Vancouver, the issues were explained by (left to right)
Robert “Buck” Philp, international representative of the
OCAW; Fred Geddes, president Local 9-601; George Johnston,
chairman of the Federation strike committee; Jack Moore,

IWA regional president and Federation first vice-president;
and Pat O’Neal, Federation secretary,

LOCAL UNIONS throughout the province rallied to the
support of the oil workers at special membership meetings
called quickly to discuss the dispute and the recommenda-
tion for labor solidarity proposed by the B.C. Federation .
of Labour. IWA locals pledged strong support and large
turnouts were recorded in all areas at meetings, such as this
rally of members of the New Westminster Local 1-357. The

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oil workers dispute was settled by a last-minute proposal
by the B.C. labor minister which was acepted by both the
union and the oil companies and the Federation called off
the mass two-day demonstration that had been planned. The
explosive issue of automation in the oil dispute brought the

greatest show of labor solidarity in recent B.C. history.