"Gala day for IWA families in tl age itan area is De- Local 1-217, IWA, will hold Christmas Party ‘f . ‘and families in the Audi- the same afternoon ope 1-357, Bed stage ir party in the Arenex, New Westminster. Vol. XIX, No. 77 <> Dee. 7, 1950 Se per copy Vancouver, B.C. LAWRENCE VANDALE, Finan- JOE MORRIS, President, Local HUGH D. McKENZIE, executive JOHN SQUIRE, Financial Secre- cial Secretary, Local 1-357, IWA, 1-80, IWA, candidate for ze- board member of Sub-Local 1-80, tary, Local 1-85, IWA, and can- candidate for aldermanic honors election as alderman, Ladysmith. TWA, and candidate for alder- didate for re - election as in New Westminster, man, Ladysmith. alderman, Port Alberni. VANDALE REPORTS C.1O. PROGRAM Vital influence of the growing strength and prestige of the CIO upon national and international affairs was the background of the constructive program outlined by the 12th Constitutional CIO Convention in Chicago, November 20-24, reported B.C. District IWA Delegate Lawrence Vandale of New Westminster upon his return. “The record of outstanding achievement, the spirit of the convention, as well as the object- ives defined by the delegates gave evidence that after ten long tur- bulent years, the CIO has built an organization which has be- come a bulwark of our democ- racy,” stated the delegate elected by the IWA International Con- vention, in Minneapolis, to repre- sent the IWA in B.C. at Chicago. “The claim that no single or- ganization has brought so much good to so many people was fully justified by undeniable facts be- fore the delegates of wage and welfare gains obtained by mili- tant struggle and improved social security legislation resulting from political action,” he added. Major decisions of the conven- tion were summarized by the B.C. delegate as follows: The CIO acted to,— Re-elect Phillip Murray as President, with an ovation in tribute to his decade of leader- ship. Expand CIO-PAC to continue the fight for “Fair Deal” legis- lation and the repeal of the Taft-Hartley Act. Continue the fight against pore cpr anges of trade unions, provide democratic organization for loyal members 3 ee expelled from the WHAT'S INSIDE Support UN resistance to Communist aggression, and pro- mote world economic recon- struction. Back the WCFTU in a’ pro- gram of uniting trade union forces in the non-communist countries as a force for demo- cratic action. Fight all violations of civil liberties, and all forms of racial discrimination. Promote adequate conserva- tion of natural resources for the public use. Authorize continued confer-. ences leading to organic unity between labor organizations on this continent. Present Congress with a com- prehensive legislative and mo- bilization program to protect labor’s basic rights and stan- dards, and strengthen national security. Demand improved provisions for old age, industrial acci- dents, unemployment, health, and education, by Federal goy- ernment action. Enforce better standards of industrial health and safety. Demand restrictions on cor- poration profiteering, as an alternative to wage control. Support co-operative organi- zations. Gain equal pay for equal work, Secure farmer-labor unity. Demand better housing and rent control. Promote use of the union label. Press for a proper Forest management policy. GREEN GOLD Announcement is made that the name of the popular Van- couyer dentist, Dr. R. Llewellyn Douglas, will again be asso- ciated with the presentation of the IWA radio program “Green Gold”, Thursdays, CIOR, 7:00 p.m. All Set For Loggers’ Ball Plans are complete for the Annual Loggers’ Ball, under the auspices of Local 1-71, TWA, in the Pender Audi torium, 339 Pender St. West, December 29. Music by Knights of Harmony — attractive prizes. |Roy WHITTLE, Financial Sec- |retary, Local 1-118, Victoria, |aldermanic candidate in the City lof Victoria. CCL CONVENTION FOR VANCOUVER The 11th Annual Convention of the Canadian Congress of Labour will be held in Vancou- yer, September 17-21, 1951, it was announced by IWA District President J. Stewart Alsbury, upon his return to Vancouver from the recent meeting of the CCL Executive Committee in Ottawa. Premilinary prepara- tions to hold the convention in the Hotel Vancouver have al- ready been made by local CCL unions, who hailed the an- nouncement with gratification. “The decision of the CCL Exe- cutive to bring the Congress con- vention to the Pacific Coast was made in response to the demand voiced by CCL union members at | the last convention in Winnipeg,” | stated President Alsbury. “It af- |fords recognition of the growing jstrength of CCL unions in this | province, and will furnish an im- portant ‘stimulus to further ex- | pansion of organization. | IWA MEN RUN FOR OFFICE B.C. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS Nil \ Aldermanic Candidates Five well - known and highly-esteemed members of the IWA have entered the field of municipal politics and are candidates for alder- manic honors in approaching civie elections. ~~ — On_motion of District Secre- tary-Treasurer George Mitchell, the Vancouver Labor Council, at its last meeting, directed atten- tion to IWA candidates in the ‘|field and asked the support of trade unionists. This followed the endorsement of the New Westminster Local Union of the IWA for the candi- dature of Lawrence Vandale. A resolution of the Council also pledged support for the CCF slate of candidates in Vancouver City in the civic elections, direct- ing attention to trade union can- didates Nathan Sadler, G. Green- away and Arnold Webster. The candidates mentioned have pledged themselves to support the aims of organized labor in civic administration. They are; President Joe Morris, Local 1-80, Ladysmith; Executive Board Member Hugh D. McKen- zie, Sub-Local 1-80, Ladysmith; Financial Secretary Lawrence Vandale, Local 1-357, New West- minster; Financial Secretary Roy Whittle, Local 1-118, Victoria; and Financial. Secretary Jack Squire, Local 1-85, Port Alberni. ALDERMAN JOE MORRIS, who is presenting himself for re- election in Ladysmith, already has four years service on the Ladysmith ‘Council to his credita To this he added the duties of President of Local 1-80 IWA, and Vice-President of the B.C. Dis- trict Council IWA. Before accepting full-time or- ganization responsibilities on be- half of the International Union’s organization department he was employed as a scaler with the Comox Logging and Railway Co. HUGH DONALD McKENZIE is a logger of 13 years’ experi- ence, and has resided in Lady- smith for 10 years. A former trustee of the Ladysmith Sub- Local, 1-80 IWA, he is now a member of the Sub-Local Execu- tive Board, He is also Secretary of the Local Fish and Game Pro- tective Association. 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