A POLITICAL ACTION

By JACK MacKENZIE

Regional 1st Vice-President

UR Regional convention
gave good trade union
reasons for trade union direct
political action in the current
federal election campaign.

The resolution adopted after
a stirring address by Brother
Tommy Douglas, unanimously
approved the social and eco-
nomic policies for industrial
workers proposed by the New
Democratic Party.

All our Local Unions were
urged to participate in the
campaign to elect New Demo-
cratic Party candidates in
every B.C. federal riding.

As we discuss campaign is-
sues with our fellow workers,
it would be wise to stress the
points made by our conven-
tion. They are, in brief:

1 National policies to be de-
termined in the November
8 election are of vital import-
ance to industrial workers.

2 Necessary social adjust-
ment to technological
change in industry presently
requires new and more ade-
quate national policies to en-
sure greater job security.

3 Huge, monopolistic corpor-
ations are financially sup-

porting other parties, hoping
to restrict free collective bar-
gaining and strike action.
They also propose deflation-
ary measures that will breed
more unemployment.

4 Liberal and Conservative

policies of recruiting skilled
workers in other countries
with misleading propaganda
before training resident work-

ers for new job opportunities
should be ended.

5 Policies for full employ-

ment, job security, man-
power adjustment and train-
ing, pledged by the New
Democratic Party, have been
formulated on the advice of

organized labour.
The poll takers now esti-

mate that 40% of the voters
are at present undecided. The
majority of these undecided
voters are industrial workers,
of which 17% are trade union
members. They are mostly 40
years of age, and live in cities
of 100,000 or more.

These statistics certainly
indicate that trade unions
have an important role to
play in this election campaign.

To be more specific, this is
what trade unionists in B.C.
are urged to do.

In Burnaby-Coquitlam, re-

elect Tommy Douglas. In
Burnaby-Richmond, ' re-elect

Bob Prittie. In Cariboo, elect
Fred Atkinson (Beverage
Dispensers & Culinary Work-
ers). In Comox-Alberni. re-
elect Tom Barnett (IWA). In
Esquimalt-Saanich, elect Len
Stephenson (Barbers’ Union).
In Fraser Valley, elect Mark
Rose. In Kamloops, elect Ver-
nor Jones. In Kootenay East,
elect Jim Patterson
(M.M.S.W.U.). In Kootenay
West, re-elect H. W. Herridge.
In Nanaimo, Cowichan, the
Islands, re-elect Colin Cam-
eron. In New Westminster, re-
elect Barry Mather. In Oka-
nagan Boundary, elect Alex
Turner. In Skeena, re-elect
Frank Howard (IWA). In
Vancouver-Burrard, elect Dr.
Ray Parkinson. In Vancou-
ver-Centre, elect Lyle Kris-
tiansen (Office Employees’
Union). In VWancouver-East,
re-elect Harold Winch
(IBEW). In Vancouver-
Kingsway, elect Grace Mac-
Innis. In Vancouver - South,
elect Norman Levi (Commun-
ity Chest Employees’ Associa-
tion). In Vancouver Quadra,
elect George Trasov.

Nominations are pending in
Coast - Capilano, Okanagan -
Revelstoke, and Victoria. Now
is the time to make trade
union influence felt on our
bread -and-butter political
issues.

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IWA REGIO

SERGEANT-AT-ARMS COMMITTEE

NAL SAFETY CONFERENC

E DELEGATES

James Lehman, Local 1-71; W. Tickson, Local 1-80; N. Storry, Local 1-85;
Dick Emerson, Local 1-118; Stan Capp, Local 1-207; H. Poirier, Local 1-217;

G. Lumb, Local 1-357; N
L. Fietz, Local 1-405; Te

1-423; Ed Baker, Local 1-424.

ick Chernoff, Local 1-363; J. Theriault, Local 1-367;
d MacDonald, Local 1-417; Mike J. Wishlow, Local

THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER

TWO INTERESTED VISITORS to the Convention were

REGIONAL PRESIDENT Jack Moore welcomes T. C,
“Tommy” Douglas, Federal Leader of the New Democratic
Party to the 28th Annual Convention of Regional Council
No. 1. Group left: Jack Moore; T. C. Douglas; Fred Fieber,
Regional Secretary-Treasurer; Jack MacKenzie, Regional
1st Vice-President; Jean Mohart, private secretary to the
President. :

TOM BARNETT, NDP-M.P. for Comox-Alberni, and a long-
time member of Local 1-85 1WA, discusses the forthcoming
Federal election with New Democratic Party candidate for
Vancouver Centre, Lyle S. Kristiansen.

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Mrs. Carl Mueller left, and Mrs. Jack MacKenzie.

LOCAL 1-71 IWA CONVENTION DELEGATES