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Local 1-71 IWA Convention Sets Out Togeers’ Demands

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“Union-Busting’ Laws Fought

ech made by U.S. before the recent AFL-CI on the part o

e res ventior fter the

con I aay ‘ele te legislation to ait the vement in securing

d all

Labour Secretary James P. Mitchell convention has prompted action Tau ign

neh a re-vitalized campai

Labour's

proposals to weaken unions under ihe” pretext a eas the members of the eu: S. 1958 Pr rogral tary puts Caled what the Ad: <dminis| istra- 53. He

tion, strictions on union erie ach vity.

1 SI “ioe “accountng for Bey ane nes

ig list of Sec Ta-

bor Tene some of which

ce dorsed the AFL-CIO pro- t

Program Safest

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WAGE HIKES ASKED

Resolution endorsed at the recent AFL-CIO Seaton announced licy for

se

x ae H kkk Delegates Ask Restoration

Union Steamship Service

as *

iecine were rey

* nety-three resolutions originati: sub- orted upon by the See Baul ee ‘the t two- in anh convention of Local 1-71

mber 20-2

1 IWA held in the Stry

year’s administra ion of the Local Union's affai

t Demands

intrac Majority of the resolutions re-

5 sei) Bia

a po consumer buyi

“The general economic climate te as been deteriorating,” said fhe solution, “and a decline in busi ness activity is often iia

r | tighter bargaining condit

istions jvoramnltes dealt with the ract mands of members in ee camps. These

wil ibe feud to the ap- Dist _ Conventi ion,

contract demands from all se

"| had mcedicied the downward

end

slackening makes it doubly im- perative that unions gain sizable

buying power and thereby provide eacedidisti i

c-

tions of the jumber industry, in accordance with the custom of th IWA

ecisions Made

Chief items of business decided

ohne Gore and Federation of Ebon whisk he stated, would adequately the necessary eee aas ty hush Nee

and mine One pro} impose Bicioranr an ee to

cret bal

he resol olutio ion cna with she subject adhered to the simple p:

pt ition that tt favored | ‘ave whieh

the Fed- eral and Provincial governments. He peed continued and united support of the* made b the F oe Cabinet and those of

Congress to the Federal Cabinets Housing Urgent Beene oe Steen. se im- t of a nati Hiobal ba ing

an ad registered Eproition to pro: posals that damage in the aus

yr two years

See “PROGRAM”

the economy.

Intensify Bargaining

intanielediem of contract He on mane matters as wages,

fare allowance, travel time, camp “The worsening of the general }Condition:

economic situation and pressures |house and bunkhouse employees,

n [ies bia in wage bargaining work

t be overcome by intensified for crews, seniority, proba

eeieie. efforts.” tionary clause, working foremen,

protection, contract rates, for

“The labour movement can: ae and will not re: Hs on pescee

day's pa or yesterday’s liv- ing standards.”

secure in the knowl- cca in vigorous will ben efit

LY;

ents balance between greater produc- ive power and © pur-

chasing power.

Sime, “Hog hall supervision, pen- , MSA and combination

Declaration in favour of the principle - of the 32-hour week to

oe loggers available.

ision to ask the District

fay a ee to the former practice

of holding a Wages and els See toca

BARNETT, M.P.

<|AGAIN ASKS

EXEMPTION

Tied reading of th

amend the Income Tax Act as

resend introduced in Comm:

the loggers similar to those aan construction workers,

The pein by quoted from

Hansard, and i ie ortion of the speech mi ‘om Barnett on

ate e| the, pel ‘ead of the Bill. He

In discussing, clause He had som the ini

1 the min-

2328 of sae rd for Di 13, 1957,

Ican ae say to him—

December

(He was replying to a suas tion asked & the hon. mem ber for Cartier.)

the interpretation

fied that gnetiow i plac ple Hepceen upon Now, we are faced with the pre tten a this Het is ing to out of the hands See “BARNETT” Page 3

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