Sep 8

THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER sh

‘Delegates to the 14th Annual

in a resolution that the Union
‘set up a committee to seek

Bes “ways to have the assembly line
in the manufacturing plants

humanized so as to relieve
woodworkers from the day-to-
day monotony of the job.

The resolution pointed out
that this had been accom-
plished in other industries
through giving the workers

more leeway, choice. and

responsibility, and the same
could be done in the woodwork-

‘ing industry.

The highly business-like con-
ference dealt with 115 resolu-
tions, approved the Officers’
and Financial Reports and
heard from guest speakers
Regional ist Vice-President
Jack Munro, IWA Pension
Direetor Jack Washburn and
NDP-MLA Lorne Nicholson,
Minister of Housing.

The meeting also elected
delegates to the forthcoming
Regional, International, B.C.
Federation of Labour,
NDP Conventions. Delegates
elected are as follows:
Regional:

Art Damstrom, Carl
Johnson, John Paluck, Lyle
Kristiansen, Wayne Craig,
Klaus Offermann; Willy
Konkin, Harold Leslie, Doug

Shann, Dick Shovar, Dennis
» Gall. :

International:

Jack Munro, Jean Edlund,
Wayne Nowlin, John Paluck,
Klaus Offermann, Dick

held May 26-27 in Nelson, urged”

and .

Shovar, Dereb Webb, Harold
Leslie, Kyle Kristiansen,
Wayne Craig, Alonzo Stuart.

B.C. Federation of Labour:

John Paluck, Maurice Eggie,
Lyle Kristiansen, Art Dam-
strom, Wayne Craig, Klaus
Offermann.

NDP:

Maurice Eggie.

Other resolutions dealt with
called for:

@® Increasing the Union
Strike Fund. .

@ Petitioning the federal
government to lower the UIC
waiting and penalty period.

© The Regional Council to
give top priority to a dental
plan in next year’s negotia-
tions. t

® The Provincial Govern-
ment to pass stricter legis-
lation on the control of
pollution from industry.

The Officers’ report showed .

that the officers and business
agents had had a busy year
looking after the problems of
the membership on such
matters as UIC and Com-
pensation claims, organizing a
number of unorganized opera-
tions and general adminis-
trative duties.

The Financial Report indi-
cated that the Local was in a
healthy position and could look
forward to even greater ser-
vice in the future.

The Local’s Annual Banquet
and Dance held in conjunction
with the Annual Meeting was
its usual success with every-
body enjoying the affair.

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KLAUS OFFERMANN from the Kootenay Plywood Sub-
Local speaking on'‘one of the resolutions.

Jack Munro
Regional 1st Vice-President