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THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER

“NO GOVERNMENT VOTE”

government-supervised strike
vote, if requested, and since
the employers have requested
such a vote, I must respect-
fully ask that such a vote be
taken as soon as possible, but
in no case to be held up until
our Agreement has expired.”

Moore also took Premier
Bennett on for stating that
this was not the year to de-

mand “a pound of flesh” fol-
lowing his announcement that
a commissioner had been ap-
pointed.

In a curt statement Moore
said, “For reasons which may
yet be shown to relate to an
antiquated formula for set-
ting stumpage rates, the So-
cial Credit Government is
acting in a manner which is

creating the suspicion that it
is in collusion with the em-
ployers to stall or defeat me-
diation and provoke Interior
woodworkers into an illegal
strike which will invoke
heavy monetary penalties.
The IWA in the Interior of
the province faces a life and
death struggle to maintain its
present bargaining strength.”

TEACHERS SEEK RIGHT TO

Gaining and using the right
to strike is a “world-wide de-
sire among teachers”, accord-
ing to a French educator.

Pierre Desvalois, former
secretary-general of the
French national teacher or-
ganization, said the strike is
an efficient weapon for organ-
izations forced to use force
in discharging their profes-
sional responsibilities.

Addressing the World Con-
federation of the Teaching
Professions in Vancouver, he

said: “Those who
strike weapon are
to have it taken
and it seems on a
there is a will to
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ONLY ANSWER

Wife (to her logger-hus-
band sneaking in at 2:00 a.m.)
— “Is that you, Will?”

Logger: “It better be!”

‘MATCHLESS