FROM PAGE ONE "LOCAL 1-85 ANNUAL MEETING" be conducted prior to the April meeting and elected of- ficers will be installed at th April meeting. She nternational President Ron Roley addressed the meeting and pointed out that many jobs are now being exported to low-wage areas ... such as the plywood industry’s tre- mendous expansion in the Southern United States. He emphasized the need for CH THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER strong international unionism to deal with the large con- glomerate companies in our industry that are financed by capital from all over the world. Regional Director Jack Moore, Regional Di- rector, gave a report on the status of présent negotiations in which he emphatically stat- ed again that the industry will not be given the right to de- ANNUAL COMMITTEE men’s Banquet and dance followed the Annual Meeting of Local 1-85. Pictures show some of the members with their wives and friends enjoying the social affair. aa LOCAL 1-85 President Waiter Allen and Mrs. Allen are shown with 3rd Vice-President Mike Kokura and Mrs. Kokura on the dance floor. 1750 East Kent @ FLAME HARDENING Cooper Tool and Die Co. Ltd. Phone: 327-4629 @ EXPERT CHAIN SAW BAR REPAIR SERVICE Vancouver 15, B.C. termine who will sit on our side of the bargaining table. Over the years, we have never objected to the company hav- ing representatives seated as observers in negotiations con- ducted by the various unions representing workers in the forest products industry. He also stated that the IWA Re- gional Negotiating Committee will continue to attempt to get negotiations under way again. Officers’ Report The comprehensive Officers’ Report, after dealing with the problem of the members los- ing their jobs through me- chanization and the industry’s use of contractors, sub-con- tractors and owner-operators, went on to give a brief com- ment on negotiations. It stated in part: “We are all fully aware tha the forest products industry is drawing from our natural resources far more profits than it rightfully is entitled to. In fact, it is now making so much profit that it can no longer reinvest it all in British Columbia. “As in other years, spokes- men of industry have already indicated that they are not prepared to share their exces- sive profits with woodworkers in B.C. “As in past years, we will AUTO SAFETY SCORED Speaking in the House of Commons, New Democrat Barry Mather said that U.S. auto standards are not good enough for this country. Dealing with the govern- ment’s Motor Vehicle Safety bill, Mr. Mather proposed “safety features peculiar to the Canadian climate.” “Canadian auto safety standards will be set in Wash- ington where the consistent opposition of the industry has slowed down progress in this field and where U.S. authori- ties too often have tended to -accept the standards the in- dustry dictates.” PART OF THE over-flow crowd that attended Local 1-85’s Annual Meeting. Guest speakers included Regional President Ron Roley, International President Jack Moore, Regional 3rd Vice-President Jack Munro. only get from the industry what we are strong enough to take away from it through united and militant action by all members.” Seven Fatals Deep concern was express- ed in the Report over the number of fatalities in the Lo- cal Union in the past year. During the year there were six fatalities in the logging section and one in sawmills. In the past ten years, 51 members were killed on the job in the Local. The Report stated that the officers were satisfied the Safety Committee Members were doing an excel- BROADWAY PRINTERS LIMITED printers and lithographers since 1911 115 EAST 8th AVENUE VANCOUVER 10, B.C. Telephone 876-2101 CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE MAIL When you use our special bank-by-mail service there’s always a branch of the Commerce as close as your mail box. black accident picture must be a lack of proper communica- tion in presenting safety pro- grams to the crews. The Report gave a_ brief comment on the Local’s Politi- cal Action activities, its par- ticipation in various educa- tional affairs and concluded with the number of adminis- tration problems faced by the officers during the year. GLOVE PROBLEMS? SOLVE THEM WITH THESE WATSON GLOVES AND MITTS ‘MILL-RITE* “GREEN CHAIN’ ‘LUMBER LOADER’ cer) JOHN 3 8 Se” WATSON LTD.