THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER International 1st Vice-President (by acclamation)” International President (by acclamation) W. BOTKIN International Secretary Treasurer (by acclamation) THE ABOVE PICTURED OFFICERS were elected by acclamation for a two-year period — during the twenty-fifth constitutional convention held in Portland, September 11 - 15, 1967. The position of 2nd Vice-President is being contested by Keith Johnson, President J of Local 1-207, Edmonton (Alberta), and an American from Springfield (Oregon). The entire membership of the IWA will make the decision by secret ballot in the near ? future. ; 2 ALEX ARCHIBALD ie FROM PAGE 1 “Archie” was born in Scotland and moved to Canada SUBJECT: SPECIAL ASSESSMENT a in 1929 where he worked in the lumber industry for a vat : ; 3 short period. WHEREAS: There is a very real possibility of a general strike in the Interior ee He subsequently worked as a longshoreman on the A h f d New Westminster waterfront until the 1935 strike during in the near tuture, an = which strike he was one of many arrested for picket A 5 ; 2 a 9 i line activities. WHEREAS: The Interior membership are attempting to get parity in wages After the strike he went to work at the Fraser Mills . : - Division of Crown Zellerbach in New Westminster where between the Coast and Interior, and 5 pee Bites me. oven certification Was. won by WHEREAS: When Interior membership get parity in wages, it will materially . 4 Upon his return from the European war-scene Alex assist membership in other areas to improve wages, and became active ie Local 1-357 of the IWA and served on ; h - the Fraser Mills’ Shop Committee in various capacities. } ° H ’ lumber industr ave operations He has held the position of Warden, Ist Vice-President, WHEREAS: Many of the Companies ae the be ind y/ ESCP ve 3rd Vice-President in his Local Union and has represented throughout the various areas in Region 1, now es his Local Union at Regional and International Conventions THEREFORE - since 1949. He became Business Agent in 1965. ss He is presently the Local Union’s representative on the Regional Executive Board and has served on various - committees appointed from the Board. When the New Westminster and District Labour Coun- bal cil received its charter from the CLC Alex became the Chairman of the Legislative Committee. He is married and with his wife and two children resides in one of the - suburbs of New Westminster. BE IT RESOLVED: BE IT FURTHER _ the duration of the strike, and RESOLVED: ; NEW INTERNATIONAL TRUSTEE "IT'S NOW OR NEVER! That in the event of a general strike in the Interior, this 30th Annual Regional Convention authorize the Regional Officers to conduct a Regional-wide Referendum: ballot for a $5.00 per member a month assessment, this assessment to continue for % That this assesment be placed into the Regional Strike Fund. ! - LOCAL 1-71 RESOLUTION - WINS ROLL CALL VOTE ions having a large geographic area to hold Delegated Meet- ings; and WHEREAS: There were no provisions made for a roll call vote at the Delegated Meet- ings; now THEREFORE BE IT RE- benefits: FOR MANIPULATING STRIKE VOTE In a press conference held Act,” added Mr. Haynes. SOLVED: That Article VIII, Section 14 (b) 3 be deleted and substituted with the fol- lowing: “In addition to elect- ed delegates, members in good standing may attend delegated meetings with voice and vote. Local Unions may use a roll call vote procedure, but must first submit this matter for approval by referendum bal- lot to all of the Local Union membership, On questions go- ing before delegated meet- . ings, the delegates may be permitted to vote the mem- bership they represent. Other members present at the meet- vote.” ing shall be permitted one (1) September 21 the B.C. Feder- ation of Labour strongly criti- cized the provincial govern- ment, stating it was guilty of extremely faulty judgment and, in some instances, gross interference in its handling of the present lumber dispute in the northern and southern in- . terior, “The manipulating which has taken place in the present IWA dispute has brought to a head a terrible situation which exists in the govern- ‘ment’s labour department,” said Secretary-Treasurer Ray Haynes. “T have collected numerous “They have perverted the conciliation procedure includ- ing the sections on the gov- ernment - supervised strike vote and industrial inquiry commissioner, to further the government’s own narrow policy with no regard for the drastic results it is now hav- ing on labour-management re- lations. “T have examples that show that the labour department has been totally inconsistent in the appointing or not ap- pointing of conciliation boards,” said Mr. Haynes. “I have been advised by numer-. ous labour leaders that there is considerable unrest within the labour’ department be- cause of the pressures being _ exerted on conciliation officers Your Negotiating Committee reminds you that on the recommendation of the Regional Finance Committee, the Regional Executive Board adopted the following figures for strike $36.00 for married members, $24.00 for single members, $3.00 for each dependent. B.C. FED CONDEMNS GOVERNMENT to amend and reverse their conciliation reports: “The farcical manner in which the government-super- vised strike vote is manipulat- ed to work to advantage of the employer is entirely out of keeping with the intent of the legislation,” said Mr, Haynes. “When the concilia-. tion officer recommends n board, the employer has 18 days to do anything he wishes to defeat the union, while the union is forced to sit back waiting for a government- - supervised strike vote. The government of this province has a sorry record in its deal- ing with labour-management relations and an even worse record in its attitude toward the labour movement in this province.” , We meee eee ee