All the top officers of Local 1-118 IWA Victoria were re- elected without opposition at the Local’s 31st Annual Meet- ing November 26, in Victoria. Elected were Murray Drew, president; Joe Fowler, 1st vice-president; Al Carle, 2nd vice-president; Roger Lewis, 3rd vice-president; Ed Haw, financial secretary; Jack Groves, recording secretary. Henry Nielsen and Balbir Singh Manhas are contesting the position of conductor, and Larry Sloat and Bob Munro are contesting the position of warden. Their names will go out on a referendum ballot to the members. The one-day meeting ap- proved an extensive Officers’ Report and three officers’ re- commendations. These were: 1—That the Local Union continue the lc per capita to the ICFTU for another year. 2—That the Local Union go on record as continuing to en- dorse the policies of the Can- adian Labour Congress, the B.C.- Federation of Labour, and Regional Council No. 1, in the field of political action. 3—That the incoming Local officers be instructed to in- vestigate the practicability of acquiring new headquarters for the Local Union. The Officers’ Report listed the progress made by the Lo- cal Union during the past year. It noted that nine job training programmes had been negotiated and were either completed or in the process of being completed. These included the Mill- wrights Training programme (which the Report mention- ed with pride the fact that the Local Union had the high- est number of applicants pass of any Local Union in the IWA); the Electricians pro- STRONG CONFIDENCE VOTE LOCAL 1-118 RE-ELECTS TOP OFFICERS gramme: Machinists pro- gramme: Welders programme; Heavy Duty Mechanics pro- gramme; Automobile Gas MURRAY DREW fitters and Pipefitters pro- gramme; Carpenters Con- struction Millwrights pro- gramme; Filers Training pro- gramme. Grievances and Workmen’s Compensation cases processed THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER during the year kept the of- ficers busy and ranged from settling seniority problems to fighting with the Compensa- tion Board over rejected ED HAW claims, the majority of which involved back injuries. Notwithstanding the fact that the officers were forced to devote considerable time to other activities, the import- ant problem of organization was not overlooked. The Re- port showed that five new ap- plications for certification were granted to the Local which added new problems for the officers in attempting to sign collective agreements. Attempts are also being made at the present time to organize six operations in the Victoria area, and five in the ‘Sooke area. The Report concluded by drawing attention to the low membership attendance at the monthly meetings. It appealed to the members to attend as many as possible of the meet- ings in future and actively “participate in the function of this great union of ours.” A separate report on edu- cation was made by Jack Burt, chairman of the Edu- cation Committee. This report cited the various educational seminars held by the Local Union during the past year which were well received by the members. It also reported that the Annual Shop Stewards’ and Committeemen’s Banquet has -been tentatively set for Feb- ruary 17, 1968. This banquet is held each year in apprecia- tion for the work performed by these committee members on behalf of the Local Union. The Education report in conclusion recommended that the officers study the feasi- bility of establishing a discus- sion group on Saturday morn- ings for the purpose of bet-— ter acquainting the member- ship with the aims and aspir- ations of the trade union movement. It stated in part: “We strongly believe that without educated leadership and an enlightened member- ship, the trade union move- ment cannot progress and be- ‘come the vehicle that is nec- essary to better wages and working conditions for the people in the labour move- ment.” $3,000,000 REPORT “PIGEONHOLED" OTTAWA — The predom- inant fact which emerged from the introduction of a mini-budget by federal fin- ance minister Mitchell Sharp November 30th is that he has pigeonholed the recommenda- tions of the Royal Commission on Taxation headed by Ken- neth Carter. 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