12 THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER i” WORKER 38,000 copies printed in this issue. Published twice monthly as the official publication of the INTERNATIONAL WOQDWORKERS OF AMERICA Western Canadian Regional Council No. 1 Affiliated with AFL-CIO-CLC 2859 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, B.C. Phone 874-5261 Editor — Pat Kerr Business Manager — Fred Fieber Advertising Representatives — Elizabeth Spencer Associates Forwarded to every member of the IWA in Western Canada in accordance with convention decisions.. Subscription rate for non-members $2.00 per year. Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post.Office Department, and for payment of postage in cash. ea SEASON'S GREETINGS Ror most trade unionists, the holiday season offers a welcome respite from the turmoil and confusion of industrial strife. This is not the case for five thou- sand of our brothers in the Interior of the province who are still fighting a grim eco- nomic battle to win wage parity with coast woodworkers. It is a crime that the lumber operators failed to show interest in amicably settling the contract dispute before it marred the festive season for so many. This, how- ever, has not deterred the strikers who have made it abundantly clear that they are prepared to pay any price to achieve justice. IWA members elsewhere should take pride in this heroic struggle their fellow members are waging. Their victory would be a victory for the entire Union and one which would place the organization in a better bargaining position in next year’s coast negotiations. As we have stated before, the IWA has never taken strike action lightly. We recognize our responsibility to the public CO-OP HAS but in doing so, we also recognize the greater responsibility of protecting the wages and living standards of our mem- bers. The road we must follow to achieve this goal is bound to be studded with ob- stacles and detours. We will always have to battle anti-union employers and pro- business politicians. We will always have to contend with restrictive labour laws and an unsympathetic press. We can prevail against these. adversaries only to the extent that we remain united against them. On behalf of all the elected officers and staff of the Regional Council, we ex- tend to all our members and especially those on the picket line, best wishes for the Holiday Season. These greetings carry with them the earnest wish that the present impasse in the Interior will be resolved to the satis- faction of the strikers and that all of them will enjoy a Merry Yuletide, and find greater happiness and prosperity in the ’ New Year. “TIGER BY TAIL" PETERBOROUGH — Or- ganizers of a proposed serv- ice-fee consumers co-opera- tive for the Peterborough area oy they have a ‘tiger by the tail, A total of 110 families have expressed a desire to join the co-operative since word of it appeared in the local press, said Stan Rouse, one of the prime movers in the organiza- tional drive. Letters and telephone calls have been received’ from nearby centres such as Lind- say, Hastings, Fraserville, Cavan, Lakefield, Millbrook, and from all areas of the - city. Many of those inquiring of- fered to help in forming the co-operative, which is an in- dication of the bond of associ- ation needed for its success, said Mr. Rouse. Some even had suggestions on where the store could be located. Members of the steering committee have been busy these past few days mailing literature on the co-op to the prospects. They will receive ‘intent-to-join’ forms, a ques- tionnaire, and an information bulletin. At the initial meeting, heads of about a dozen fam- ilies were told of the unpre- cedented success of the Co- operative Supplies Depot of Ottawa Ltd., whose 800 mem- bers are buying food and household items at the rate of $1 million a year. Members of the Ottawa co- op save from 25 to 30 per cent on supplies by buying at wholesale prices, and paying $1.75 a week service fee to cover operating costs. A Toronto group planning a service-fee co-op will go by GET THE MOST FROM YOUR SAW POWER! . professional quality “SAW CHAIN If you use your saw to make money — make more when you cut with tough, long-lasting Sabre chain! Available trom dealers across Canada. SE-3 bus to Ottawa where they will be guests of the capital city group and be permitted to buy $30 in goods without paying the service fee. A Hamilton group which has been organizing over the past three months will open a consumers depot in two weeks’ time. A fee-for-service co-op is being organized in Kitchener also. THIS YEAR ... IN ORDER TO KEEP OUR CHRISTMAS PARTY DRINKING WELL UNDER CONTROL... THE COMPANY’S CHARGING SIX BITS A SHOT - WHAT’S YOUR PLEASURE? ALLOWANCES PROPOSED FOR FULL-TIME MOTHERS OTTAWA — A proposal to pay allowances to women who make a full-time job of moth- erhood was made in the Com- mons by Grace MacInnis (NDP, Vancouver - Kings- way). In a private members’ no- tice of motion, Mrs. MacInnis said every woman should have the right to decide whether to work in the home, outside of it, or both. She said she did not pro- pose bonuses for all mothers but only for those who were prepared to stay home and make a full-time job of moth- erhood. “Many women in careers are able to arrange good care for their children while they are at work,” she said. “But what about those wo- men who are the sole support of their children — widows, or wives who are separated, divorced or deserted? And what about those who must add their pay cheque to their © husband’s if their family is to . have a modern standard of living?” She said the choice facing | these women was either a pay — cheque or poverty in the home. Mrs. MacInnis also stated there was growing concern about the bad effects on fam- | ily life of the pressure of city living and on work in a highly ~ industrialized society. Her idea was opposed by James Byrne, parliamentary secretary to Transport Minis- ter Hellyer, who: estimated the cost of Mrs. MacInnis’ suggestion at between $200,- 000,000 and $500,000,000. Support came from Credit- iste Henri Latulippe, who said the importance of family life could not be overstated. Families should be protect- ed by the government against poverty, he said. branc experience. h this week.