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THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER

"COAST PARITY"

negotiated between Forest In-
dustrial Relations Limited
and the IWA become part of
the new Interior agreement.

e All logging categories to
be revised in line with the
Coastal area.

Negotiations for the new
contract will open early in
June, likely in the City of
Kelowna. While the North
and South will bargain sepa-
rately, complete coordination
between the two groups of
negotiators will be main-

tained through Regional pres-
ident Jack Moore.

Moore will also head up
the Southern negotiations for
the Union aided by Local
1-405 Ist vice-president Jack
Munro; Local 1-417 president
Bob Schlosser and Local
1-423 president Bill Schu-
maker.

Regional 1st vice-president
Jack MacKenzie and Local
1-424 president Ross Inglis
will conduct negotiations in
the North.

LOCAL 1-423 2nd vice-president Jack Welder voices his
approval-of the proposal to go all out to win Coast parity.
To the left of Welder is Local 1-423 financial secretary S. A.
“Bill’ Muir arid 3rd vice-president Sonny Alexandre.

INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH and education director
Walter Simcich presents his statistical information on the
state of the Interior forest industry. With him from left,
are Regional officers secretary-treasurer Fred Fieber, 3rd
vice-president Maurice Corbeil, 2nd vice-president Del
Pratt, president Jack Moore, 1st vice-president Jack Mac-

Kenzie.

LOCAL 1-405 PRESIDENT Art Damstrom suggests an

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alternate approach to a difficult subject which was readily
accepted by the conference. Flanking Damstrom are two
of his members, Jim Inglis, left, and Wayne Craig.

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LOCAL 1-424 1st vice-president Gordon Hurlbert states his j
opinion on one of the resolutions submitted as the rest of <
the Local 1-424 delegation listen closely. Seated to Hurl-
bert’s left is Local president Ross Inglis and across the 2

table Local financial secretary Toby Mogensen.

IWA INTERIOR PLYWOOD plant review committee members and Local officers
meeting for a two-day conference in Kelowna May 14-15, at the Aquatic Building in
the city’s park, are shown honouring the picket line set up by striking |BEW members
at the park’s gate. The IBEW has been on strike against the West Kootenay Power
and Light Company which services the City of Kelowna. The Union picketed all the
city’s projects for two hours from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. May 15.

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PLYWOOD PLANT REVIEW committee members in the Interior at the two-day ply-
wood conference in Kelowna. Purpose of the conference was to brush up the members’

knowledge in dealing with plywood problems. Instruct i
Al Busch, left, and Tony Vanderheide. ructors: ware Region! ac