Vol. XXIV, No. 12 QR ** 2nd ISSUE, JUNE 1957 - VANCOUVEI

95% Major

"NO OTHER ANSWER”

| "THERE'S no other answer but “Yes” for lumber workers who vote on the ete meneemaervined id ze n=

Sol es mal ing poseiblity 0 of i: anne a better etc, “Sait proper wi

An ou aiken on the part of the Union to bar- gain with the employers was scuttled by the. employ- ers’ de! termined opposition to ) every me ‘oposa]

d. ecuise tiie employers’ representatives ignored the evidence pre- sented by the Union. Their sole Riedine Manne the

prove ove the 1 master agreement.

Conciliation failed for the further reason that the document we Rood the views of the majority of the Board’s haa ors ined nothing but an outright evasion of ‘the

Rejection of th the majority report was a “must”, for pol be completely shorn of its

hout,

majority on the Conciliation

other avenues of s ent, we those which may now be opened by a arate ees

tration of the workers’ readiness to strike, if neces-

sary.

ublic discussion of

es pi for eae nee arr to va

a down. A strike yote calls for a settle-

et ‘Ss ae settlement, the fight is on. . if the w rs’ don’t fight, there'll be no ous ment of > LOM Ham bat on the terms dictated by the em. ployers. The choice is plain.

VOTING DATE JUNE 26

une 26, has been fixed by fue Department of Labour as the date on which it will

supervised strike vote re- ‘orest eae , on behalf of

ration of poll

‘a pre] made necessary, Notice

Sc PER COPY GAO and with ai a

me one oe ne ca Union’s record 0: embership Gallodine

rity Given

ee ressive Cee in the

» IWA m

ection by the Union if deemed neces

ren ye ‘amber work

“We Must Either

Fight Or Quit”

e has co:

. Morris we must either fight or

“The me when ous” Lae District ort nt Joe Morris when in his ra arent panpecyivetl strike vote, he urged a solid “Yes”

report to the Union, preparatory to the govern-

eae remained for

Dis ne Office officials an- n eee ‘that the majority ee instructed rejection of th) | exceedec a ob eran in all cal Uni Ate slight jaiations) hie Sari: aut, ing Tete ee gave the yer-a

CO. re Broken

Members of the District 7 woliey

ommen we spokesmen, that the re- ort should be rejected. ane at-

‘s, he contend- determination to fight to a fin-

par foe fair deal.

face a total shut- oes et the in- dustry. He said i

every coast

ssible ui v to surrender spiusleatly to the rai

n_ of thei: ds. A solid “Yes” vote next Wed- ion of strike action would com- | nesday is th ly language that Bal the operators, either to dis-| our employers understand, as ex- perience has shown. Up to ae

point, they have in effect sa

give our employees Gone Ppaey in; ee ate pee mliie ate! On lumber worker to

Wedne say, W

» | our yee votes "to the Dae [ers “Diseuss a fair settlement 2 | immediate cite, aye possibil-

attitude expressed, left anuehenniridlatlsieetyerst that the prevailing sentiment was that of aeute indignation at the attempt to trick the Union out of all op- portunity to win a wage hike or strike in tae against the em- ee dictate

ing of the series eld. ee the eae er Mainland, and across Vancouver standin ras ae el

nel cown ot the industry, until you are ready to settl

It is the rig] Mets n to withhold their ee S veonditiong

piles

reser quit. This |°f employment are unsatisfac- pra nuonfenihs reed upon | tory: The “employers pe shown us by the employers, They be- | that they intend their lieve that the lumber workers | &¢onomi pot wer: won. the in the coast area are not will- | °Wnership of the tools of produc- ing to fight for better wages | tion, to deny the eee de and working conditions. The |™ands of the workers.

= Saeinhera, oF ain Union, in lat equally the right of the workers

ense ante ere!

re- ented the audience with the rec- ommendation of the Union’s ne-

¢ “FIGHT” Page 3

e “STRIKE” Page 3

VOTING IWA MEMBERS thronged the bellot boxes of the Conciliotion Board and authorize strike action.

at pg huge New W estminster IWA mecting to register their rejection of the majority report

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7:00 p.m. Thursday ¢ CKPG - fst and

CJAV - 6:30 p.m. Thursday

3rd Thursday - 6 p.m.