5

= Bus loads of striking Steelworkers we!
fed and stayed at Local 1-3567’s Langley
headquarters. PHoto NORMAN GARCIA

Bunking over at the Union Hall
Steelworkers’ Locals 480 and 9705
members on strike at the Teck

ig Op Trail,
is 4 eT Vr ee
two
<1 cea
ag 9-day dispute,
Wi ice + Ca ?

re
ete exports to the U.S. during ie
strike. The crew, led by former Local
480 president Rod Audia, et ge
public and held ralli

Cita RC Tithities C

sh
and Teck Com Ho Fe |

Vancouver t

September 16. The locals also came
back to town to leaflet the annual con-
vention of the Union of BC Municipalities
on poo 29 (see page 28 for more
details). B I

workers

ng bags to bunk
over 2 Local Preys union hall in
Langley. The crew was served BEC din-
ners on hoth 1}

with refresh-
ments and |

cf And
no complaints about the rock hard
maple floor were heard! Burnaby-based
Local 2952 also sent a donation to buy
breakfast for their brothers and sisters
from tbe interior. Alll in all, there was a
ee. 1] | id
is Union Jack Steams Ahead
The IWA Council’s number one

w MLA Harry Bains,
business

Local 1-2171 president Darrel k
agent Gai d

third, seventh

i
i
:

—

eigth and thirteenth from left). proto NoRMAN GARCIA

Local 1-2171 opens a new office
THIS SUMMER LOCAL t-2171 marked the end of an era when it moved
_ from the famed “Woodworkers House” on Vancouver’s Commercial Drive
_ to a new facility in South Burnaby. The local union (first known as
Vancouver IWA Local 1-217, and, as of 1998, the
Vancouver portion of Local 1-2171) had been at the
old site since 1960. The local sold the Vancouver
site, bought its new one (at Unit 301 — 8988 Fraserton Court), renovated it,

Tena

and banked the rest. The nearly 3,

aj ity contains a reception

so)

area, four Hie work and

ee.

igs. Many renovations were done by Local 1-271 mem-
ber Bob Turner (see Dieta Sifh from right), whe’ isa ‘agclled tradesman from

and large boardroom which can

| Terminal F ‘head costs for a
_ local union oe has ae eal ee in the Lower Mainland,
| H q! past three decades. The location
| is also nearer f the local’ bership in the Lower Mainland.

u

strong. Union Jack
was a special guest at
the IWA Council
conference in
Toronto in September where he was
given rousing welcome. The former

Niet
Jack Munro

IWA Canada held a constitutional
convention in Toronto in 1991, the
last time Jack Munro would be
appear as national president.
Brother Munro has volunteered to
serve as a District 3’s Board for
SOAR - the Steelworkers
Organization for Active Retirees.

40 | DECEMBER 2005 THE ALLIED WORKER