12 THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER AUGUST, 1970 EEE as IWA Regional 2nd Vice- President Wyman Trineer stressed the vital need for complete co-operation and support -by the membership in backing up the union’s contract demands in the Southern Interior, when he addressed the 12th Annual Delegated Meeting of Local 1-417 IWA, April 25, in Kamloops. The one-day meeting was attended by eighty-five delegates, representing all areas of the Local Union, who dealt with 13 resolutions, four by-law changes, three of- ficers’ recommendations, approved the officers’ report, elected delegates. to various conferences and listened to five guest speakers. Other speakers were Ray Haynes, B.C. Federation of Labour Secretary- Treasurer; Bill Schumaker, Local 1-423 President; Art Damstrom, 2nd Vice- President of Local 1-405, and Max Salter, President of Local 1-363. In his address Trineer commended the local union for passing the International per capita tax increase. He pointed out that for unions to do the job expected of them they had to be properly financed. He then reported on the problems the IWA was ex- periencing with the Canadian Pulp Workers Union. He described how the IWA had attempted to get the Canada Pulp group to agree to co- operate with the IWA and other forestry unions in co- ordinating its negotiations. These attempts, Trineer stated, were broken off when Canada Pulp indicated by raiding operations in the IWA’s jurisdiction, that it was not interested in unity of any kind. He concluded with a warning that while the IWA had always believed in trying to get along in harmony with other union organizations, it had no intention of allowing anyone to attack its traditional jurisdiction. Ray Haynes, who was on a speaking tour of the Southern Interior, stated that he wished to congratulate Labour Minister Peterson for speaking out honestly on the relationship between wage increases and inflation. He said, in the April 13th issue of the Journal of Commerce Peterson was quoted as saying, ‘‘. . . There is no theoretical evidence to suggest that rising wages are a major cause of inflation even where wage increases precede price increases. “A wage increase,’’ “followed by Z price increase may be partly an excuse on the part of the firm affected as some price increases are often greater than the in- crease in labour costs. He suggested that efforts aimed at making better use of manpower resources would inflationary The last three speakers, Art Damstrom, Bill Schumaker and Max Salter, brought fraternal greetings from their local unions and wished the delegates well in their deliberations. Following are the names of the delegates elected to the various conferences: B.C. New Democratic Party Convention Jack Kerssens Frank Wilson L. Dupuis Pete Kvinlaug Ist alternate B.C. Federation of Labour Convention Sonny Alexandre Bob Schlosser .......... Ted MacDonald WiGWas ts eta alee ce Henry Wakabayashi .... Jack Cameron .......... Ist alternate Standing. Delegates Conferences D. Keven Kelly .......... Henry Christianson BilleHoObbse.2....2......: Ken Schneider Frank Wilson Jack Kerssens .......... Ist alternate Larry Jensen .......... 2nd alternate 1970 Regional Convention D. Kevin Kelly Sonny Alexandre ........ Henry Christianson IBMISHODDS <2. .2....50... Frank Wilson .......... Ted MacDonald Dick Morgan ............ Ist alternate Larry Jensen ........... 2nd alternate Vic Fast 3rd alternate Larry Viers was elected to a 5-year term as trustee. The three Officers’ Recommendations approved by the delegates were: That a third business agent be maintained on the local’s payroll. Y ¥ That Job Stewards Schools and educational seminars be held. That the local union con- tinue to support the political action programmes of the B.C. Federation of Labour and the Canadian Labour Congress. Resolutions dealt with ranged from the subject of car insurance to pollution and safety. - Resolutions seeking to change the locality of the local office from Salmon Arm to Kamloops were defeated after lengthy debate. The detailed officers’ report covered the activities of the local during the past year. Subjects covered in- eluded the members _par- ticipation in Political Education, the progress made in arbitration and grievance cases, and in organization. Following the meeting the local sponsored a_ banquet and dance in North Kamloops which was attended by ap- proximately four hundred members, their wives and friends. to — a a ~ < THE SUSPENSION of three members of Local 1-71 I!IWA employed by Canadian Forest Products Ltd. at Beaver Cove, for refusing to unload scow load of “hot” oil brought in by the scab operated towboat Scimitar, triggered the walkout in the company’s Englewood Logging Division, May 25. 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