“UNIONIZED. Joggers and

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“on whether: to- drop. their
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insufficient”: .resoiirces: decided. to: pursue: a merger a
eventually: doesn’ t provide: ith a Jarger, union, sion
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put pressure on: ‘operations
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ternational ‘Woodworkers: -:the:« end of July.”

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“Wong: “said he's. accep
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the world is. merging” to ° ‘members aten’t happy. Steelworkers” -union : has:
“Some peoplé-say, ‘I've almost. always had ‘a Ca: no
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shareholders. or to. répre-; can’t really..see- going,” “The merged.- u ' on. of America, before break-.. - If. approved the. merger ~
sent workers, and'at some .”he’ said: “It’s: not an easy would” represent. Conn ing away:in the mid 1980s. would: be’ formalized ‘Sop.
point you. have to-do the: ‘issue. to et by. But the °245,000° members in Cana- © _ "Wong and other union : | ws ”
same’ thing,” ssaid “IWA - > rr OU
local 2171 president: Darrel
‘Wong. :
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strike’ situation ‘was eing
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‘Wong, ‘whose - local: re-
présents mill ‘workers: and.’
loggers | in ‘Terrace, said he-,
is recommending: ‘they: vote:
in favour of the. «merger...

Joining “the 600,000

the former’ IWA: ‘to--tap
more money, power. and ”

maintaining . local: Auto-
nomy, Wong said. cme

The Steelworkers’ ‘strike’ .
fund, for example, is $140.;.

IWA’s $10, million,
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Steelworkers.

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