ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING OF LOCAL 1-424, IWA, Prince George,
approved scund administration of the Local Union’s affairs, and laid plans to

deal vigorously with pressing membership problems.

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REGIONAL PRESIDENT JACK MOORE appeals to Annual Meeting of Local
1-424 IWA, Prince George, to maintain unity of organization and political strength.
(From left) Recording Secretary, Steve Spicer; Business Agent, Howard Webb;
Ist Vice President, J. R. Inglis; Regional 2nd Vice President, Jack Holst; Regional

President, Jack Moore; Assistant Director of Organization, Clayton Walls.

LOCAL 1-424

Northern Interior Local Expands

Delegates travelled distances as great as 200 miles to help
swell the large attendance at the Annual Membership Meet-
ing of Local 1-424 IWA, Prince George, held January 19-20.
The representative gathering of Northern Interior wood-
workers heard and approved reports of progress in the past
year’s activities, planned next year’s program, and nominated
Local Union officers for the ensuing year.

The Officers’ Report and
audited statements disclosed
the Local Union’s affairs to
be in a healthy state. Econ-
omies effected in administra-
tion had provided an excess
of revenue over expenditure.

PROGRESS MADE

Substantial gains were re-
ported in organization and
certification of new opera-
tions. Two blanket certifica-
tions had been secured during
the year ... In a number of
instances, the Local Union
had successfully opposed un-
fair labour practices by em-
ployers. New territory had
been surveyed, and plans
undertaken for expanded or-
ganization.

The Local Union had been
compelled to take five griev-
ances to arbitration, and
gained one favorable decision.

The complaint was made that

in some instances, wholly in-
competent chairmen had been
appointed.

Excellent results had been
secured through the Local
Union’s public relations pro-
gram. Regular broadcasting
programs had been sponsored,
and the Cariboo Logger and
special bulletins had {been
used to inform the member-
ship. Stress had been laid on
political action, with outstand-
ing results.

Speakers Heard

Guest speakers were Regional
President J. Moore, and Assist-
ant Director of Organization,
Clayten Walls. President Moore
addressed the Saturday session
of the meeting, giving a brief out-
line of trade union history and
progress to date. He stressed the
necessity for even greater unity
and organization, in order to pre-
serve and improve our present
standards of living.

Sunday’s session heard Direc-
tor Wall’s address, at which time
he pointed out the importance of
erganization. He stated that, in
unorganized camps in various
parts of Manitoba, workers were
being paid wages as low as 61
cents per hour. He emphasized
the need for continued organiza-
tion, due to the advent of auto-

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CANADIAN CORPORATION
PROFITS before taxes increased
about three per cent in the sec-
ond quarter of 1962 from the
$942,000,000 in the first quarter,
Last year’s second-quarter figure
was $841,000,000.

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Workers
Suffer

Exposure

Compulsion exerted by
employers on Northern in
terior IWA members to
work in sub-zero tempera-
tures ranging as low as 45
degrees without adequate
protection was vigorously
protested by the Annual
Meeting of Local 1-424,
Prince George.

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A resolution, unanimous-
ly adopted, pointed out that
in many instances members
had suffered frozen faces in
the recent severe cold
wave. Some who failed to
report for work in the ex-
treme cold had been pen-
alized by two weeks sus-
pension.

The Local Unicn decided
to invoke the grievance
procedure, and, if neces-
sary, arbitration, on behalf
of the suspended members.
It was also resolved to ne-
gotiate a contract clause
that would offer protection
for workers in sub-zero
weather. The inhumane de-
mands of some employers
was brought to the atten-
tion of the public.

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mation and mechanical changes
in the industry.

Regional 2nd Vice President, J.
Holst, gave a report to the dele-
gates in regard to the action
taken by the Board’ of Industrial
Relations in exempting most of
the loggers from the protection of
the Hours of Work Act.

Recommendations Approved

Officers recommendations to
the Annual Membership Meeting
were adopted. These included:

1. Officers recommended that
prior to the next negotiations a
study be made by a Committee
to consider the procedure to be
followed in establishing a single
arbitrator as part of the machin-
ery for grievance procedure and
arbitration.

2. Officers recommend that we
again hold Safety Seminars in
the various centres of the Local
Union, in order to reactivate the
IWA safety program, and these
include the assistance of the Re-
gional Safety Director. :

Dues. Increase
The delegates attending the
meeting concurred unanimously

in an Executive Board recom-
mendation that the Local Execu-
tive Board take a referendum
ballot to the members for a dues
increase of one dollar when
deemed necessary.

Nominations

Nominaticens for election of Of-
ficers for the next two-year term
were as follows: For President, J.
R. Inglis and S. Ball; Ist Vice
President, C. H. Webb; 2nd Vice
President, J. Bott and M. Ross;
3rd Vice President, T. Mogensen;
Financial Secretary, R. Tweedie;

Recording Secretary, S. Spicer;
Conductor, C. Mueller; Warden,
W. Koshman; Six-Year Trustee,
E. Kelley and E. Baker. Regional
Conference delegates were: J.
Bott, W. Koshman, B. Ellison, G.

Hurlbert, S. Spicer, R. Tweedie
and C. H. Webb. Tabulating Com-
mittee members elected were H.
Johnson, G. Bunce, W. Rudeloff,
J. Schmising, and F. Ibis. Dele-
gates to Safety Conference were
T. Mogensen and J. Bott. Region-
al Board member, R. Inglis and
alternate R. Tweedie.

MEET THREE GENERATIONS
OF THE /’aris FAMILY

A DYNASTY OF SHOE CRAFTSMEN

Social Evening

All delegates, members, and
friends attended a Social and
Dance Saturday evening, which
was first held during the Annual
Meeting in 1962, and proved to be
such a huge success that it was
decided to make it an annual af-
fair. This year saw an even
larger attendance, and a very en-
joyable evening was had by all.
Numerous prizes, donated by
both merchants and mill opera-
tors were given away, as door
prizes, spot dance prizes, etc.

STEVE — ROGER — MIKE — PIERRE — GREG — GEORGE — RICHARD

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