= Gatica met Local 1-85’s Ed Eskola (I.) and Tom Russell.

Confederation president visits BC coastal locals Following both the IWA Council and District 3 confer- ences, held in Winnipeg in early October, CTF president

Harder and his fellow officers and business agents as they held a staff meeting. One of the topics - how the local pro- motes organizing —

special interest to the Chilean

Gatica a tour of the office and historic photos in the union

Local 1- 363 Stan Beech took Gatica out on a logging tour of a TimberWest contractor,

== CTF

CTF

CTF starts to build new headquarters

THE NATIONAL Confederation of Forest Workers of Chile (CTF) has undertaken project of building a new office and Education Centre in the city of El Coronel, about 40 km from its current makeshi headquarters in Concepcion.

This past winter the roof of the build-

ing the CTF was in partially laa eae torrential CHF) 22 had to get out, for aa ia ag toa nearby temporary headqu:

Last year the eee ope a

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lot in El Coronel from the Chilean govern- ment and this past August the CTF held a sod turning event to mark the first phase of construction.

The building will be an impressive two floor facility with offices, meeting rooms and a kitchen on the first floor, along with a large hall that will be the Education Centre. On the second floor will be a com- mon area, with 10 double-bunk rooms, each with washroom facilities.

The IWA Council has approved a spe- cial appeal for donations from local unions. Several have already responded.

Confederation marks major progress in past few years THE IWA COUNCIL’S southern partn in ae the CTF, has made a lot of ie g the past few years as it has

fr bo to over 9,00 er cent or oe ae workers. To grow, the CTF i

all affiliates fax

a massive organizing campaign.

International Building of Wood Workers aes the aunt and Woodworkers International). As the CIF grows in size it has recently supported

= CTF members and families marched in

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affiliates in winning major contract gains. Through the joint CTF-IWA Council Education Centre several collective bargain- ing courses have been held and more are planned for the future

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