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of.the €&n£dim Ki^-KI^CcH^^Jiavc• been'engaged in ssfe&ssnf /the-eff'ectjvcness of bur/Union.-'in Canada and >^»<tfrtKoiwv fif the Canadian section of -the Union. Officers' discussions with the vie the further strengthening^! .. • djiri**3^3Ei.. •, essrp!^*is£d ' ^'iaalima&k rights of'the. ' Ca&a&iaa awabctship "to" elect - their owe leadership, -be re- ."' «p^$Me f o r their own ergani- ''. utioft, adasiMster- • their own • f-aads.» . arfch. properties " and --faa&e^pwe^aea* j ^ t s - ve^ed. -• ..ia. ...the":'Canadian.....' mem1»rsbtp, Uaioft m.tte United States, and •.• they will have oar support in .Canada..;'We are confident that the people of the U s i i c d States •fcvill -eve d u a l l y ^defeat this iegls-.1 iaSooP and that the trend to Fascism in that country w i l l be reversed; —:—— aod to advaaee^p^ieie* in con- However- at the same time, every effort mui! be exerted to tp be conformed to, and subjugated by VS, •legislation. ,Thaseunions i n Canada which are- dominated by their VS. leadership can no longer be considered International Unions, but rather the Canadian sections -have became mere colonies ^af- Uxv&ty with their 6*3 ^siionai., g t t j ^ m ^ their ^roocratk needs >-aad. aiqHraiiaas-ft was fvriht ttitt *h% ina4«t**«hif» o# OaSea, In bcth the Stat** and Canada, will net fa** privileges, and their right to evolve policies in their own national interest, be secured to the Canadian mem&ership, f r ee from any efforts of this legis-the United States unions. Our Union has retained its TntemaffomlWm over t h e se years, i n its-true sense, because , Caotinuad on peg* 5 s o n o n B o nn VANCOUVER: All officers of the B.C. District .Union were acclaimed at the 12th Annual Convention inuary 1°. Ken Smith was returned again as president^ and Les Walker as ^secretary-treasurer, with George W. Anderson again District 1 Board mem-, ber, and Rod Black for a second time Board member for District 3. Only change is in District 2, where Clem Thomp*. ^ n ^eptkced^V^ an international representative, as Board member for that district. Brother Thompson is pic&ident of "Local «r«f# thm JmiB*rt***o« into Cea- . u t i o n aod consequent domination by the United States gov-era& enL • TOO MANY EXAMPLES We have seen too many ex- •«mp!es in Canada where "the United -States dominationof ou> trade anions,..enforced .by .Taft-' 'Hartleyite union officers who atsa «f any of the awacta T*H H*rti*y «nd BrownoIMSut- \mr aafUaimr lobulation of «h* Khut*4 Sister « H M theCaa-arfien eflleees end attmbarshta tfceuJd not bo subjected to or otanlaefed by the toffsfatioa of • feroi&a country. - ~^3^r^.i!dt'-HirtffT^am1 iBf*™rn ' • hnvr*-- ^ m c ... ms*n>m<>nt& of ~ • e&Wier" . lef&latioa • with- its US.--government policies, has ';aal&*aaced '• iatetiliojr of eisfofe- •. restricted the .rights of Cana*. • Sc4\. conformity ' by .the "trade' dlan . u n i o n i s t - and enforced ' • a a k a •"• toovtn*& with'" the '.pre- polities detrimental -to the; Can-* "vailing p c i k k » ; of Mhe' United-.;' adian workers and.|heir national. .Rates' fwerament. cr'Tace de^ . interests. iVf®timtc!'W&i -;fee- vig^rodsly re— - 1 We will-.'' not stand for. "Hie ;. listed 6y the a^berahip'.of • oar Tights of the Canadian people ' C o o p e r a t i o n , N o t D VANCOUVER: Fifty d^Ic^atcs, and some dozen visitors to the | 2 t h Annual Convention of the B.C. I^s|rict Union of MincMill heard International President John Clark review the r ^ Won 1?ut extens^ optimistic note for the/future. The convention wa^opened a()ays, went over into a tight by John Stehr o>^Local 289, four, with all committees work- Metal and Chanlcal Workers . „ t of this c i t y ^ e host-ibcal. and >ng overtime to finish within alihough/projected for three that l i m i t ^ "I would be disappointed if we weren't the focal point of reaction in the struggle for the . ... - f • • ' • . '/ Continued on page 5 .5 -a- Delegates to l^thi ^
Object Description
Title | B.C. district union news, January 1, 1955 |
Language | eng |
Subject | Miners--Canada |
Publisher | International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers [Canada] |
Date | 1955-01-01 |
Type | text |
Format | application/pdf |
Rights | Some rights reserved |
Identifier | BCdist550101 |
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Title | Page 1 |
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of.the €&n£dim Ki^-KI^CcH^^Jiavc• been'engaged in
ssfe&ssnf /the-eff'ectjvcness of bur/Union.-'in Canada and
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