Former Local 1-1000 member is killed in Quebec trucking mishap

Raymond Duquette

driving wes hit by an empty logging left.

Raymond and another worker were

thrown from their vehicle but the

h McCarter, who presented a eulogy to a funeral mass of 350 in Campbell Bay, which included Raymond's wife Dana and two teenage sons, said Duquette was a well respected union

mill surge yard which handled over-

flows of logs. “He was always fight-

ing for the members for what was fair

and what was the right thing to do,”

says McCarter. At the time of his

death, Raymond wees 2 cee ss CERI

Norm Rivard (m) participated in yeahs parade at BWI convention. 50s marten:

[> IWA Council attends found- ing BWI Congress In December of 2005, IWA Council chairperson Norm Rivard and Local 1-405 presi- dent Bob Matters were in Buenos Aires, Argentina to participate in the founding Congress of the Building and Woodworkers International. The Congress saw the formation of a new global union federation for building, wood and forestry workers by merg- ing the IFBWW (International Federation of Building and

the elt Ze the former in and our ec union em Is McCarter. “He

The new billboard is near Edson, Alberta

Alberta local ae new Sen Local 1-207 have put up a new bill- board outside A Edson, encourag-

Why not fix the one you’ve got?”

) and the WFBW (World Federation of Building and Wood Workers.) On December 9 the BWI was christened, with more than 12 million workers in more than 130 countries. The BWI was created to form greater international solidarity to take on corporate-driven globaliza- tion. “The BWI will be a more pow- erful organization, uniting resource sector workers, factory workers and construction workers around the planet,” says Rivard, who will remain active as the USW-IWA Council’s rep on the Forestry Committee. Brother Matters says the BWI is an important body to be a part of. “It’s strategy of organizing a stronger union movement, which is strong and democratic, negotiating better

working conditions, in all their forms, and campaigning for free trade union rights in all countries, is one that will make the global labour movement stronger,” he said. Brothers Matters and Rivard met with an delegation from the CTF (the National Confederation of Forest Workers of Chile), also a for- mer IFBWW affiliate that the former IWA and now IWA Council has been working with since the 1990s. (see International Solidarity page 37).

Terry Tate is the Forest and

Environment Committee’s new chairperson. Loca 1-425 [> Williams Lake officer appoint-

ed as new Chair At the WA “1, Rae

held in Edmonton in May, Williams Lake, BC Local 1-425 financial secre- tary Terry Ta was ratified as tine new Forest and C

chairperson. Tate brings a wealth of experience in dealing with land-use issues in the Cariboo Chilcotin region.

y tee has never been more relevant than today, given the wide array of issues that are impacting on workers and the environment, including the Harper- Bush softwood deal, the growing pine

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