_ JANUARY, 1978 THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER 9

IWA WINTER SCHOOL

imately thirty [WA members from all the IWA Local
Unions in British Columbia attended the week-long IWA School
held in conjunction with the CLC-B.C. Federation of Labour
Winter School January 15-20, at Harrison Hot Springs.

+  IWA Regional Education Director Frank Wall was in charge of
the School and Regional 2nd Vice-President Bob Blanchard gave
the opening address and attended a number of the sessions.

5 Instructors included Frank Stich, Regional Director of
Organization who instructed on Organizing Techniques; Tom
Fawkes, Regional Public Relations Director, covered Public
Relations and the News Media; IWA Pension Director Jack
Washburn discussed the IWA Pension Plan and Tony Van-

derheide, Regional Technical Advisor, discussed Job Evaluation
and Rate Determination.

The Region’s inhouse Lawyer Bob Blasina, was to have in-
structed on Grievance Procedure and Arbitration but un-
fortunately took ill with the flu which forced Frank Wall to im-
provise on the course through the use of tapes on the subjects.

The students indicated they were happy with the courses and
what they had learned which has proved to be the case with
previous students fortunate enough to have attended this annual

school. Regional Organizing Director Frank Stich discussing the finer points of organizing the unorganized.

THE STUDENTS SHOWED INTEREST. . . ASKED NUMEROUS QUESTIONS. . .

LEARNED TO GIVE...

AND GAINED KNOWLEDGE ... OF SOME COMPLEX SUB

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