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EIGHTEENTH. ANNU

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THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER

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AL DELEGATED MEETING OF LOCAL 1-71 IWA

"1-71 DELEGATED MEETING"

Nelson who praised the demo-
cratic set up of the delegated
meetings, and Regional 2nd
vice-president Del Pratt who
made an up to date report on
Coast Negotiations.

Delegates elected to attend
the Regional Convention in
Vancouver in September
were:

Gordon Davis, R. B. Picker-
ing, E. H. Gill, Jack Cook,
Ben Thempson, Walter Kozij,
Waldemar Penner, W. H. Wil-
son, Glenn Phillips, George
Stiles, Arwin Annis, Curtis
Munson, Bert Parker, Harold
Holdt.

Alternates elected were:
Frank Millar, Rick Milligan,
Tony Mayer.

A resolution submitted by
Twinriver-Terrace, to in-
crease the wages of officers
and business agents by $20 a
week was turned down by the
delegates after the resolu-
tions committee recommended
non-concurrence.

In explaining the recom-
mendation of non -concur-
rence, resolutions committee
member Walter Kozij, Local
2nd vice-president, stated that
he and his fellow officers had
received a wage increase last
year and would also receive
the industry increase this
summer. For this reason they
believed any further increase
was not necessary at this time.

Another resolution calling
for an increase in the initia-

tion fee from $10 to $25 which
the resolutions committee had

GLENN PHILLIPS, Local board member, speaking on the

resolution condemning the provincial
highways department for the

on the coast.

government and
inadequate ferry service

also recommended non-con-
currence was over ruled by
the delegates.

In a lively debate, the ma-
jority of the members made it
obvious that they considered
the present initiation fee too
lew and that a $25 initiation
figure was more realistic in
this day and age.

Fourteen resolutions calling
for greater income tax exemp-
tions and deductions were
submitted from the various

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HARVEY NELSON
Region 3 president

concern of the loggers on this
subject:

The delegates approved one
resolution to have the Local
Union press towards having
basic exemptions for indivi-
duals raised to $3,000 and de-
ductions for dependents raised
accordingly.

The second resolution deal-
ing with deductions called for
the Local to prepare a brief,
outlining the tax reliefs de-

sired and to submit the brief
See “1-71” Page 3

Sub-Locals and indicated the

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BILL BOTKIN
International
secretary-treasurer

DEL PRATT
Regional 2nd vice-president

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HEALTHY FINANCIAL RESOURCES and an active year
for the officers and business agents were reported by Local
1-71 officers shown here during the Local’s 18th Annual
Delegated Meeting May 18, in Vancouver. From left are
Bob Pickering, 3rd vice-president; Walter Kozij, 2nd vice-

president; Ben Thompson, Ist vice-president; Ernie Freer,
president; Bill Wilson, secretary-treasurer.

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