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WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER

Assessment to Aid

Members Arrested
On Picket Lines

Over-whelming approval of a decision to levy a one
dollar membership assessment for a defence fund in the pres-
ent labour crisis was given by members of Local 1-217, IWA,
at their local meeting November 18, in Woodworkers’ House.

The assessment will raise an estimated $6,000 of which |
$1,500 will be given to the B.C. Federation of Labour and
the balance retained by the Local Union to aid any of their |
own members facing charges on the picket lines.

Regional President Jack Moore who attended the meet-
ing to install the newly elected Local officers warmly sup-
ported the assessment proposal in his address to the members.

Local President Syd Thompson in seeking support of the |
assessment warned the meeting that while organized labour |
had won two great victories at Allied Engineering and Cole’s |
| Bakery, the battle was far from over. He pointed out that :
two of their own members faced charges of unlawful assembly (| : H i

: at this time and more could follow. For this reason alone, PRESIDENT SYD “THOMPSON of Local 1-217 asks for the members’ complete support on the proposed
he stated, it was necessary for the Local to have a strong assessment. Group (from left) C. P. “Paddy” Neale, Stu Hodgson, Syd Thompson, Tommy Clarke, Jack

defence fund ready. Moore.

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DOUG EVANS: “... no right-thinking trade unionist JOHN BUSCH: “... this defence fund is a sound HARRY: JAECK: “... we must protect our members and the rights

could possibly vote against the assessment.” idea and must be supported.” of the labour movement.”

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