sae a THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER MARCH, 1979

March 16-17, Vancouver

LOCAL 1-217 |
SHOP STEWARDS’
SEMINAR

A highly successful two-day Shop Stewards Seminar was
conducted by Local 1-217 IWA, Vancouver, March 16-17, in the
auditorium of the B.C. Government Employees’ Union, Burnaby.

Instructors included Denny Scott from the IWA’s International
Research staff; Frank Wall, Regional Education Director; Gerry
Stoney, President, Local 1-357; Clay Perry, Regional Legislative
Director; Doug Evans, Local 1-217 Financial Secretary.

Local President Syd Thompson made the opening address
and welcomed the students to the course. Verna Ledger,
Regional Safety Director, spoke on the IWA’s programme to
improve safety conditions in the forest industry and the
important role workers on the job could play.

Erich Ewert, Local ist Vice-President, was the seminar’s co-

ordinator.
The Local paid the wages of the students for the Friday and SS : =
provided free lunches and coffee for the two days. LOCAL 1-217 PRESIDENT Syd Thompson making the opening address at the Seminar while Erich Ewert,
From the response at the conclusion of the seminar it was Local 1st Vice-President; Doug Evans, Local Financial Secretary; Denney Scott, International Research

; x oe staff; and Frank Wall, Regional Education Director, look on.
clear that the students had enjoyed attending and were looking 2

forward to more such conferences.