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FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1959
Vol. 18 No. 28

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VANCOUVER, B.C.

LABOR UNITES [0
BEAT BACK ATTACK

British Columbia labor flexed its muscles and locked arms this week
to beat back an all-out attack on labor launched by the bosses and their
stooges in high places. Showing a united front in the face of company
provocations, importation of goon squads, and the use of injunctions to
cripple labor's traditional rights, striking unions succeeded in winning
some partial victories which may pave the way for ultimate success along
the entire line. (See stories on pages 7 and 8).

Biggest development of the
week was the walkout of 27,-
000 coast woodworkers Mon-
day, following complete break-
down of last-minute negotia-
tions between the Internation-
al Woodworkers of America
and Forest Industrial ' Rela-
tions, which bargains for the
operators. é

Tied up are 203 operations
of 138 companies on the coast.
The IWA has a $2 million
strike fund and is digging in
for a long, hard strike with
complete confidence of vic-

Picket lines like the one above have been thrown around the 203 lumber

tory in the end.

The IWA strike will also tie
up most of the 364 tugboats
in the coast fleet, whose op-
erations are closely connected
with the woods industry —
hauling logs, supplying fuel
oil to mills, etc.

Highlight of the current in-
dustrial struggles in B..C. is
the degree of unity and soli-
darity displayed by all the
unions directly involved, and
by unions which are giving
the striking loggers, the lock-

ed-out longshoremen and the
battling fishermen their sup-
port,

Best expression of this sup-
port is the 24-hour line of
“spectators” (see story on
page 7) outside Northland
Navigation.

This solidarity is having its
effect. Cracks are appearing
in the anti-union front of em-
ployers. Soon the _ entire
bosses’ offensive may crumble,
and the 1959 anti-labor drive
will be smashed.

—Fisherman Photo

operations affected by the strike of 27,000 ‘coast woodworkers this week, and
‘will remain there until a settlement of the dispute is reached. Largest proportion
of the strikers are employed.in 104 operations in the Vancouver-New West-
minster area. } :

__IWA officials will draw no pay for the duration of the strike. Union
members in need of money will draw $14 a week for a married man, $3 addi-
tiona] for each child, and $9 weekly for a single man.

Six small firms not represented by Forest Industrial Relations have al-

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ready signed contracts with the IWA granting the 20 percent wage increase
demanded by the union. When the strike ends rates will be adjusted to the
contract level.

Vancouver strike headquarters has been estalilished at the Russian
People’s Home, 600 Campbell Avenue.

Retail lumber yards in the city, which failed to stockpile this year be-
cause most owners thought a last-minute settlement would be reached, are be-
seiged with orders as builders and business firms scramble for supplies,