THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER

OFFICERS OF LOCAL 1-71 trom left to right: W. H. Wilson, Secretary Treasurer;
E. L. Freer, President; W. Kozij, 2nd Vice President; B. Thompson, Ist Vice President;

and R. B. Pickering, 3rd Vice President.

INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT
Al Hartung in his address strong-
ly emphasized the need for mem-
bership participation in political
action in order to prevent govern-
ments from “taking away by leg-
islation the rights and conditions
the Union won at the bargaining
table.” In comparing the rates of
pay and fringe benefits in fully
unionized industries with the rates
of pay and fringe benefits in our
industry the International Presi-
dent. made it abundantly clear
that “an all-out drive to organize
the unorganized in the woodwork-
ing industry” is an “absolute
must” in order to maintain and
better our standard of living.”

REGIONAL PRESIDENT Jack
Moore — Chairman of the Coast
Negotiating Committee — inter-
rupted a hectic schedule of meet-
ings to inform the Local Officers
and Delegates of the latest de-
velopments in the current con-
tract negotiations. In his address
the Regional President expressed
his satisfaction with the resound-
ing vote delivered by the mem-
bers of Local 1-71 and _ stated,
“Now it is up to the Negotiating
Committee to use the mandate

you gave us to the best possible
avail.”

1-71 LOGGERS

HOLD SUCCESSFUL
“J ANNUAL MEETING

On Saturday May 28, 1966,
Local 1-71 held its 16th an-
nual delegated meeting in
Vancouver.

In reporting to the well-at-
tended meeting the Local Of-
ficers reviewed the major
problems and activities over
the past year in relation to
Firiances, Administration, Or-
ganization, Safety, Political
Action and Education. The
Officers expressed their ap-
preciation for the services
rendered by the Ladies’ Aux-
iliary in the Terrace area and
concluded their report as fol-
lows:

“We can look back over the
past twelve months as being
a year which had its share of
problems, but also a year in
which the Local continued to
make significant gains in
strengthening our organiza-
tion. These gains were only
possible because of the assist-
ance and cooperation of Camp
Committees and the Member-
ship.”

The meeting adopted five
proposed by-law changes deal-
ing with the following sub-
jects:

(1) change in the jurisdic-
tional boundaries be-
tween Local 1-71 and
Local 1-424.

(2) change in by-law lang-
uage to provide for the
establishment of Local
Headquarters in the City
of Vancouver.

(3) change in “pay for lost
time while on official bus-
iness for the Local Un-
ion” up to a maximum of

$25.00 per day.

(4) change in the present
salary structure of the
Local Union President,
Financial Secretary and
Business Agents, retro-
active from May 28, 1966.

(5) change in the date of
elections for sub-local
committees.

The delegates — by motion
—expressed their feelings of
gratitude towards the Officers
and Membership of Local
1-424 for their cooperation in
changing the jurisdictional
boundaries.

Visitors included: Interna-
tional President A. Hartung,
Regional President J. Moore,
Regional Officers F. Fieber
and D. Pratt, Officers from
Local 1-424 (R, Inglis and G.
Hurlbert) and Officers from
Local 1-357 (J. Hachey and
N. Kelly).

The following delegates
were elected to attend the
next Regional Convention: W.
Kozij, E. Gill, W. Wilson, R.
Pickering, W. Penner, B.
Thompson, F. Millar, G.
Stiles, R. Gibson, H. Holdt,
A. Bingham, R. Jowsey, G.
Philips and EB. Ollenberger.

Alternates: J. Ray, D. Otto
and C, Munson.

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